My goodness...I get the feeling that this fast paced, crazy busy schedule is only the beginning. Things have been rough around here the past few weeks. Rough, but I still feel very blessed. I'm really not trying to complain about the difficulty, just document it to remember later.
Since I last posted...
We took a family vacation to Mackinac Island which was very fun. It was for K's wedding and it was absolutely gorgeous.
Peanut had a fantastic swim lesson. She participated the entire time, and did a great job. Kicking, scooping with her hands, putting her face in, blowing bubbles, etc.
Little guy started rolling! As soon as we put him down on the carpet he flips from his back to his belly. He also is starting to try to crawl, but right now that just involves putting weight on his feet and sticking his rear end up in the air.
Little guy also loves toys now. His favorites are the squishy ball that he can hold onto because of all the holes in it, the giraffe (his first favorite), and the plastic set of keys.
Peanut has had a few play dates and is getting better at playing with her friends rather than just next to them. We have another play date that we plan to schedule this week at our house.
Little guy has not been sleeping well. At all. I am insanely tired...I should be going to bed now since he actually went down to sleep tonight but it's nice having a little me time without a kid on me.
Coming up we have Peanut's third birthday party (how is she turning three already!), Halloween, and lots of family birthdays to celebrate. I also need to get a head start on Christmas shopping. Ahhh!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
A Week of Firsts!
Wow, what a week last week! Peanut had her first solo gymnastics lesson (no more mommy and me class), her first gymnastics class with a male teacher, and her first swim lesson. We also took both kids to their first Football Game. Let's go through one by one, shall we?
First gymnastics lesson: Was with Miss Lina, and it was fantastic! She did an amazing job and I was so very proud of her. Patient, a good listener, she participated and didn't cause any trouble. Proud Mama right here. I wish I would have brought the camera.
First gymnastics lesson with a male teacher: Again solo, this time was with Mr. Adam. Who did an amazing job with the kids. Peanut was very slow to warm up (expected), but towards the middle of the class started having a ton of fun and was actively participating. Then something happened at bars and she had a total meltdown. Tears, sad face, but she stayed with the teacher and finished out the class. Again, I was really proud. I expected things to go worse than they did. Adam was fantastic; I think we are going to sign up for his class next term.
First swim lesson: This was a rough one. On both of us. All of us actually, my parents went with our family and Peanut cried the.whole.time. :( She went with her teacher at the beginning but things went downhill from there. There were tears, a lot of tears. And begging..."I need my mommy" "I need to go home and play". I was almost in tears myself. Longest half an hour EVER. :( It made me very nervous for preschool and being away from my baby. Thank goodness I have at least one more year before we come to that bridge. I'm hoping week two goes a little better. Please?! I'm also thankful that the session is only four weeks and we're out of town for a week...I know that's horrible of me but she's my baby!
First Football Game: Unfortunately there was a weather delay to start the game, which got things off on a bad foot. The kids did great during the delay and the first quarter and then things turned ugly fast. We left at the end of the first half; they won't be returning for another game before next season. We aren't quite ready for a football game just yet apparently.
Our entire household is sick right now...so fun. Not. Welcome to cold/flu season, even though it's currently 90 degrees and will be until Friday when it drops down to 60. Oy.
Little man is so interactive right now. I love it :) His smiles make me light up. He hasn't been rolling over yet, so hopefully that starts soon.
Love my kids!
First gymnastics lesson: Was with Miss Lina, and it was fantastic! She did an amazing job and I was so very proud of her. Patient, a good listener, she participated and didn't cause any trouble. Proud Mama right here. I wish I would have brought the camera.
First gymnastics lesson with a male teacher: Again solo, this time was with Mr. Adam. Who did an amazing job with the kids. Peanut was very slow to warm up (expected), but towards the middle of the class started having a ton of fun and was actively participating. Then something happened at bars and she had a total meltdown. Tears, sad face, but she stayed with the teacher and finished out the class. Again, I was really proud. I expected things to go worse than they did. Adam was fantastic; I think we are going to sign up for his class next term.
First swim lesson: This was a rough one. On both of us. All of us actually, my parents went with our family and Peanut cried the.whole.time. :( She went with her teacher at the beginning but things went downhill from there. There were tears, a lot of tears. And begging..."I need my mommy" "I need to go home and play". I was almost in tears myself. Longest half an hour EVER. :( It made me very nervous for preschool and being away from my baby. Thank goodness I have at least one more year before we come to that bridge. I'm hoping week two goes a little better. Please?! I'm also thankful that the session is only four weeks and we're out of town for a week...I know that's horrible of me but she's my baby!
First Football Game: Unfortunately there was a weather delay to start the game, which got things off on a bad foot. The kids did great during the delay and the first quarter and then things turned ugly fast. We left at the end of the first half; they won't be returning for another game before next season. We aren't quite ready for a football game just yet apparently.
Our entire household is sick right now...so fun. Not. Welcome to cold/flu season, even though it's currently 90 degrees and will be until Friday when it drops down to 60. Oy.
Little man is so interactive right now. I love it :) His smiles make me light up. He hasn't been rolling over yet, so hopefully that starts soon.
Love my kids!
Monday, September 2, 2013
An Overview of August
Wow was August a busy month for our family! We attended the wedding of a good friend, took a Disney cruise to Alaska, and took a week long trip to San Francisco so my husband could attend a work conference. It was a lot of traveling and a lot of fun, but I'm glad to be home and on to September!
The wedding was a new experience for all of us, as the ceremony was primarily done in a language that was not English. I think it was Greek, but I'm not certain. The reception was very, very loud and the song just kept going... I have never been to a wedding reception like that before. Poor baby kept waking up from the loud noises so we called it a night a little early (still pretty late in the day, but early in the reception) so that he could get some rest. We were all pretty exhausted anyway by that point so we crashed pretty hard!
Our voyage to Alaska was a bit rough, but thankfully we all made it on board the ship. I am so thankful that we ended up on the Disney cruise line because it was very well done and Peanut was in heaven meeting all of her favorite characters. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Max, Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, Belle, the list goes on and on...We have pictures for just about everyone we met so hopefully if she doesn't remember for herself she can look at the photos later on :). So far she definitely remembers and talks about the characters often. We are on a huge princess kick at our house!
Little man was great on the airplane and on the cruise, except for one fussy hour on the flight to Vancouver. In general he was a very happy baby and we had several people comment on how brave we were to travel with a little one so young! He is such a happy guy most of the time that it's been pretty easy on us, though my arms get tired from carrying him because he is definitely a Mama's boy!
Poor Peanut got sick one day on the cruise and on the flight home. I think she had some motion sickness, combined with being overtired, off schedule, and full of foods that we don't eat as often as we were eating them (mac and cheese, chicken fingers, hot dogs, and french fries). She recovered quickly, thank goodness, because we only had a few days in between flights!
Alaska was beautiful. We had fantastic weather most of the time we were there, and we got to go shopping and on a whale watch where we saw a ton of whales. It was a lot of fun. The scenery is amazing. On our whale watch we went to the Mendenhall glacier and took a trail to this beautiful waterfall right next to the glacier. It was a great family experience for us.
When we got home from Alaska late on Monday night we did a lot of laundry and repacked our bags to head to San Francisco early that Friday morning. Boy is it hard on your system to switch time zones so many times and so close together. I was really feeling it. Thankfully our kiddos are pretty easy going because traveling with them was fairly easy. Peanut did have some more motion sickness, but didn't end up throwing up again - thank goodness.
San Francisco was fun to experience - I love getting to travel to new places and think that Ben and I are getting better at it as we get farther into marriage. The first couple of times we ventured out of our hotel we wound up going into a not so great part of the city, but we got some fantastic food. Then we realized that if we turned the other way out of the hotel we would get to Market Street, where there is some good shopping and transportation to get to Fisherman's Wharf. We ended up at the wharf twice while we were there and it was a ton of fun. There were some really cute shops at Ghiradelli Square where we picked up a few souvenirs. We also went to Rainforest Cafe which Peanut liked because of the fish tanks but was a bit freaked out by the thunderstorm and interactive animals. We enjoyed some Ghiradelli milkshakes twice while we were in San Francisco, too....yum!
While we were in San Francisco little man turned four months old...wow! He is getting so big and is such a happy loving guy. Peanut has really blossomed as a big sister. She takes care of him now and talks and plays with him. She's so sweet. He gives her these huge toothless grins. It's awesome to watch them interact, it melts my heart. He's been rolling from back to belly by himself occassionally now too. His first time was the day of the wedding. Today he even sat in the bumbo for the first time! Such big milestones for our little Pumpkin!
This weekend was Memorial Weekend. It has been great to recollect after traveling and get the house in order. I even decorated for fall and we moved Peanut's name to her big girl room, it's been hanging out in the nursery since January - oops! Good thing little man hasn't been in his crib yet since his room isn't ready. We really need to get on that. This month is my month for "projects" around the house. I have a lot in mind that have been put on the back burner for far too long.
Tomorrow we get back into a normal schedule and routine...I'm looking forward to our regular lives for a bit. Yay! Tomorrow also marks the start of Peanut's first gymnastics class where she is solo with her teacher for real - the other times were trial runs in the mommy and me class. Then on Saturday she starts swim lessons solo. I'm crossing my fingers that they are both successful, but I'm nervous. We will see! :)
The wedding was a new experience for all of us, as the ceremony was primarily done in a language that was not English. I think it was Greek, but I'm not certain. The reception was very, very loud and the song just kept going... I have never been to a wedding reception like that before. Poor baby kept waking up from the loud noises so we called it a night a little early (still pretty late in the day, but early in the reception) so that he could get some rest. We were all pretty exhausted anyway by that point so we crashed pretty hard!
Our voyage to Alaska was a bit rough, but thankfully we all made it on board the ship. I am so thankful that we ended up on the Disney cruise line because it was very well done and Peanut was in heaven meeting all of her favorite characters. Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Pluto, Max, Cinderella, Snow White, Ariel, Tiana, Belle, the list goes on and on...We have pictures for just about everyone we met so hopefully if she doesn't remember for herself she can look at the photos later on :). So far she definitely remembers and talks about the characters often. We are on a huge princess kick at our house!
Little man was great on the airplane and on the cruise, except for one fussy hour on the flight to Vancouver. In general he was a very happy baby and we had several people comment on how brave we were to travel with a little one so young! He is such a happy guy most of the time that it's been pretty easy on us, though my arms get tired from carrying him because he is definitely a Mama's boy!
Poor Peanut got sick one day on the cruise and on the flight home. I think she had some motion sickness, combined with being overtired, off schedule, and full of foods that we don't eat as often as we were eating them (mac and cheese, chicken fingers, hot dogs, and french fries). She recovered quickly, thank goodness, because we only had a few days in between flights!
Alaska was beautiful. We had fantastic weather most of the time we were there, and we got to go shopping and on a whale watch where we saw a ton of whales. It was a lot of fun. The scenery is amazing. On our whale watch we went to the Mendenhall glacier and took a trail to this beautiful waterfall right next to the glacier. It was a great family experience for us.
When we got home from Alaska late on Monday night we did a lot of laundry and repacked our bags to head to San Francisco early that Friday morning. Boy is it hard on your system to switch time zones so many times and so close together. I was really feeling it. Thankfully our kiddos are pretty easy going because traveling with them was fairly easy. Peanut did have some more motion sickness, but didn't end up throwing up again - thank goodness.
San Francisco was fun to experience - I love getting to travel to new places and think that Ben and I are getting better at it as we get farther into marriage. The first couple of times we ventured out of our hotel we wound up going into a not so great part of the city, but we got some fantastic food. Then we realized that if we turned the other way out of the hotel we would get to Market Street, where there is some good shopping and transportation to get to Fisherman's Wharf. We ended up at the wharf twice while we were there and it was a ton of fun. There were some really cute shops at Ghiradelli Square where we picked up a few souvenirs. We also went to Rainforest Cafe which Peanut liked because of the fish tanks but was a bit freaked out by the thunderstorm and interactive animals. We enjoyed some Ghiradelli milkshakes twice while we were in San Francisco, too....yum!
While we were in San Francisco little man turned four months old...wow! He is getting so big and is such a happy loving guy. Peanut has really blossomed as a big sister. She takes care of him now and talks and plays with him. She's so sweet. He gives her these huge toothless grins. It's awesome to watch them interact, it melts my heart. He's been rolling from back to belly by himself occassionally now too. His first time was the day of the wedding. Today he even sat in the bumbo for the first time! Such big milestones for our little Pumpkin!
This weekend was Memorial Weekend. It has been great to recollect after traveling and get the house in order. I even decorated for fall and we moved Peanut's name to her big girl room, it's been hanging out in the nursery since January - oops! Good thing little man hasn't been in his crib yet since his room isn't ready. We really need to get on that. This month is my month for "projects" around the house. I have a lot in mind that have been put on the back burner for far too long.
Tomorrow we get back into a normal schedule and routine...I'm looking forward to our regular lives for a bit. Yay! Tomorrow also marks the start of Peanut's first gymnastics class where she is solo with her teacher for real - the other times were trial runs in the mommy and me class. Then on Saturday she starts swim lessons solo. I'm crossing my fingers that they are both successful, but I'm nervous. We will see! :)
Friday, August 2, 2013
wow it has been a while!
Oh my goodness, I cannot believe how time has gotten away from me! I knew it was going to be a busy summer, but I had no idea that it would be this busy. Our weekends have been jam packed and during the week has been filled with picnics, playgrounds, and gymnastics lessons.
Some noteworthy things to catch up on:
-My baby is three months old already! Holy cow! He's usually a happy happy guy but he definitely knows what he wants and when he wants it. He's pretty good at throwing a mean fit to get what he wants, too.
-Peanut is such a good big sister. Little guy absolutely adores her and gives her huge gummy smiles when she talks to him
-Peanut started transitioning to gymnastics lessons without Mommy. She's pretty shy, it's going to be a slow transition. She does listen really well, though, so she has that going for her.
-Peanut weighs 30 pounds now! Crazy how quickly they get big!
That is what has been going on, now here's what were up to the next few weeks:
-Family birthday celebration
-Friend's son's 1st birthday party
-Friend's wedding
-Disney cruise
-Trip to San Francisco
-More gymnastics lessons
Ahhh! Hard to believe that life will continue to get more hectic than it is now!
Some noteworthy things to catch up on:
-My baby is three months old already! Holy cow! He's usually a happy happy guy but he definitely knows what he wants and when he wants it. He's pretty good at throwing a mean fit to get what he wants, too.
-Peanut is such a good big sister. Little guy absolutely adores her and gives her huge gummy smiles when she talks to him
-Peanut started transitioning to gymnastics lessons without Mommy. She's pretty shy, it's going to be a slow transition. She does listen really well, though, so she has that going for her.
-Peanut weighs 30 pounds now! Crazy how quickly they get big!
That is what has been going on, now here's what were up to the next few weeks:
-Family birthday celebration
-Friend's son's 1st birthday party
-Friend's wedding
-Disney cruise
-Trip to San Francisco
-More gymnastics lessons
Ahhh! Hard to believe that life will continue to get more hectic than it is now!
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Busy busy!
And so it begins... a summer of chaos!
There is so much going on this summer...it is unreal. Many events, multiple expenses, just busy, busy, busy. This weekend we declined all invitations to have a family weekend. Next weekend it all begins. Here's hoping both of the kids do okay with the busy schedules!
There is so much going on this summer...it is unreal. Many events, multiple expenses, just busy, busy, busy. This weekend we declined all invitations to have a family weekend. Next weekend it all begins. Here's hoping both of the kids do okay with the busy schedules!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Feeding the ducks & Picnic
Peanut and I took Pumpkin for his first picnic on campus with Daddy and Peanut got to feed the ducks. She loves feeding the ducks, we did it a few times last summer and she had a ball so the tradition continues. Logistically it was a bit harder with an infant in tow but all in all it went well. We're looking forward to doing it again soon!
Sunday, June 2, 2013
Big Sister Present & Baby's Baptism
We decided that when little guy was born, we were going to get Peanut
a bicycle as her big sister present from her new baby brother. We
finally went to get it last weekend, and she absolutely loves it. She
picked the strawberry shortcake bicycle and the Disney princess helmet.
She has been wearing the helmet around our house for the past week and
asks to ride her bike every chance she gets. She's pretty good at it,
actually. She can pedal on her own now, although she has trouble
steering at the same time. It has been a great bonding activity - she's
ridden with me, daddy, and grandma m.
This weekend was little guy's baptism and it went really well. Everyone came to the church this morning and then to our house for brunch after - eggs, bacon, yogurt parfaits, fruit, donut holes, and bagels. We also had cake. I like that big sister was baptized January 2 and little brother was baptized June 2 :).
This weekend was little guy's baptism and it went really well. Everyone came to the church this morning and then to our house for brunch after - eggs, bacon, yogurt parfaits, fruit, donut holes, and bagels. We also had cake. I like that big sister was baptized January 2 and little brother was baptized June 2 :).
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
One Month!
Yesterday marked one month since Pumpkin (aka little man, aka beeble) was born. He weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces according to our scale. We need to take his one month pictures soon and then we have his baptism this Sunday (June 2). I can't believe he's already a month old, time passes too quickly!
Little Man is 4 weeks old & Peanut's Gymnastics Show
Little guy was four weeks old on Sunday! He started gaining weight
at a week and a half and he keeps on growing :). Thank goodness, I was
really hoping to not have to supplement and it looks like we should be
okay for a while. At around three weeks we started establishing a
routine and little guy finally got his days and nights figured out,
which has helped immensely with me not being as overtired.
Current weight 8 lbs 15 oz
Our current schedule looks something like this:
Wake up around 6:00 AM
Nap 3-4 times during the day, with usually 2 alert awake periods where he isn't nursing (he likes to nurse a lot)
Down for the night around 11:00 PM after eating, although he usually sleeps before then in the living room
He usually gets up to eat between 2 and 3 AM
He's really getting good at holding up his head, likes the bath, hates the car seat but usually falls asleep when the car starts moving, and poor guy has horrible diaper rash that we are trying to get under control.
As for news about peanut, she is doing some wonderful things! She is a fantastic big sister and tries to help when she can - giving him a paci, grabbing my cover for breastfeeding when he fusses, etc. She also had her first gymnastics recital recently and really amazed me with how well she did. The kids all had to wait upstairs with the coaches...Ben went with her at the beginning, but was sent downstairs before the show started, so Peanut was by herself with the group of kids and a teacher she didn't know. She has never been without family and I was really nervous when Ben came downstairs and she wasn't with him, but we had no tears! She walked down with her group looking a little nervous, but got very excited once she saw us in the stands.
The group started with a dance together. We've been practicing the routine a lot at home and Peanut was fantastic. She knew the routine better than any of the kids around her. I was so thrilled that she did the dance in front of an audience with no parent help for the first time! Then her group, group A, went to bars. I was nervous about the bars because she doesn't always want to do the flip in class, and I was more nervous after watching the group start. The woman helping the kids on the bar was an older woman who was fairly quirky and not great with the kids, plus they had set up a bar to do a new flip that Peanut had never learned. Fortunately, Peanut's teacher Miss Kristin came over to help her specifically and things were great - Peanut was so happy and proud of herself. I was proud too, she did a great job!
After bars was the beam, and a younger teacher who we've seen before but Peanut has never had helped Peanut. Thankfully, she had no problem doing her tricks with the new teacher and did a great job! She was so proud doing her "ta-da!" at the end of the beam. We hit a snag with the obstacle course when the older lady who was pretty strange tried to take her through, Peanut did not want to participate at all. Miss Lina was called over to help and Peanut finally did the tricks but needed a lot of prompting and "assistance" with things she can do easily.
The final event, trampoline, went well though and Peanut did all of the tricks that the teacher asked her to do! All in all it was a great success!
Current weight 8 lbs 15 oz
Our current schedule looks something like this:
Wake up around 6:00 AM
Nap 3-4 times during the day, with usually 2 alert awake periods where he isn't nursing (he likes to nurse a lot)
Down for the night around 11:00 PM after eating, although he usually sleeps before then in the living room
He usually gets up to eat between 2 and 3 AM
He's really getting good at holding up his head, likes the bath, hates the car seat but usually falls asleep when the car starts moving, and poor guy has horrible diaper rash that we are trying to get under control.
As for news about peanut, she is doing some wonderful things! She is a fantastic big sister and tries to help when she can - giving him a paci, grabbing my cover for breastfeeding when he fusses, etc. She also had her first gymnastics recital recently and really amazed me with how well she did. The kids all had to wait upstairs with the coaches...Ben went with her at the beginning, but was sent downstairs before the show started, so Peanut was by herself with the group of kids and a teacher she didn't know. She has never been without family and I was really nervous when Ben came downstairs and she wasn't with him, but we had no tears! She walked down with her group looking a little nervous, but got very excited once she saw us in the stands.
The group started with a dance together. We've been practicing the routine a lot at home and Peanut was fantastic. She knew the routine better than any of the kids around her. I was so thrilled that she did the dance in front of an audience with no parent help for the first time! Then her group, group A, went to bars. I was nervous about the bars because she doesn't always want to do the flip in class, and I was more nervous after watching the group start. The woman helping the kids on the bar was an older woman who was fairly quirky and not great with the kids, plus they had set up a bar to do a new flip that Peanut had never learned. Fortunately, Peanut's teacher Miss Kristin came over to help her specifically and things were great - Peanut was so happy and proud of herself. I was proud too, she did a great job!
After bars was the beam, and a younger teacher who we've seen before but Peanut has never had helped Peanut. Thankfully, she had no problem doing her tricks with the new teacher and did a great job! She was so proud doing her "ta-da!" at the end of the beam. We hit a snag with the obstacle course when the older lady who was pretty strange tried to take her through, Peanut did not want to participate at all. Miss Lina was called over to help and Peanut finally did the tricks but needed a lot of prompting and "assistance" with things she can do easily.
The final event, trampoline, went well though and Peanut did all of the tricks that the teacher asked her to do! All in all it was a great success!
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Little Man...One Week
Little man is doing great! The only hurdle we have so far is that he's not gaining weight. He is maintaining (7 pounds 14.5 ounces), so hopefully gaining is right around the corner. We have a lactation consult Thursday so we will see what they say. I'm crossing my fingers that we won't have to supplement.
In Labor...
I'm pretty sure I'm in labor...I started having pretty strong
contractions around 6:50 and they've only gotten stronger. Timing isn't
very consistent at this point, but the pain definitely is. They're a
9-10 on the pain scale.
That's what I started writing the night of April 27th...and I was right. At around 9:00 that night we called my mom to come pick up Peanut because I was pretty sure I was in early labor.
I was increasingly uncomfortable until about 11:30 and then the contractions became almost unbearable. At 12:06 they started being 1-6 minutes apart and by 12:30 I told Ben to start loading the car for the hospital. We took our time because I wanted to make sure they had been 1-6 minutes apart for at least an hour by the time we checked in to labor and delivery. On the way, I had a 6 minute break and made Ben pull off in the Burger King parking lot because I wanted to make sure it was the real deal. Once the next contraction came, we were on our way.
At about 1:00 AM we parked in the hospitals parking garage and walked to triage. They assigned us to a triage room and before I could get the gown on and get into bed, my Dr came into the room very excited that I had checked in. I was so glad to see her! I knew she was on call that weekend but thought she was on days, not nights. Yay! She didn't even bother hooking me up to the monitors, she checked me right away -- dilated to a three and zero station! I was so relieved to hear her say, "you're being admitted!". The nurse came in and hooked up the monitors for just a few minutes and saw a contraction. Then we were taken to my labor and delivery room.
The nurse at labor and delivery was awesome. She joked with us and was very friendly, made sure to answer all of our questions. I labored until about 4:30 and then wanted the epidural. I had the nurse check me to see how far I was dilated. Only a 3 to a 4, I was really bummed. However, my bag of waters had come right down instead of high and back like it had been. She had told me that the epidural might slow progress down, so I was disappointed that I hadn't progressed more before asking. The anesthesiologist inserted the epidural and the dr broke my water at 5:00 AM. Shortly after that the baby's heart rate started decelerating and the nurse came in to the room to have me change position. I was feeling pressure, so she checked me. Sure enough, I had dilated to a 9! We called our parents and told them to come in.
Unfortunately, I stayed at a 9 for over an hour. I was getting worried as the nurses were scheduled for a shift change at 7:30 and the drs at 8:00. I so badly wanted my dr to be there when I delivered and time was running out! Just before 7:30 I had finally dilated fully and they set up the room for pushing. I pushed for an hour and at 8:30 AM the little guy was born!! By 9:15 AM everything had been delivered and I was taken care of. I had two minor tears and a second degree tear that required two kits of stitches. Even though her shift had ended at 8:00, my dr had stayed until 9:15 and I am so grateful!
I couldn't have asked for a better labor - the whole experience was much, much different than the first time around!
That's what I started writing the night of April 27th...and I was right. At around 9:00 that night we called my mom to come pick up Peanut because I was pretty sure I was in early labor.
I was increasingly uncomfortable until about 11:30 and then the contractions became almost unbearable. At 12:06 they started being 1-6 minutes apart and by 12:30 I told Ben to start loading the car for the hospital. We took our time because I wanted to make sure they had been 1-6 minutes apart for at least an hour by the time we checked in to labor and delivery. On the way, I had a 6 minute break and made Ben pull off in the Burger King parking lot because I wanted to make sure it was the real deal. Once the next contraction came, we were on our way.
At about 1:00 AM we parked in the hospitals parking garage and walked to triage. They assigned us to a triage room and before I could get the gown on and get into bed, my Dr came into the room very excited that I had checked in. I was so glad to see her! I knew she was on call that weekend but thought she was on days, not nights. Yay! She didn't even bother hooking me up to the monitors, she checked me right away -- dilated to a three and zero station! I was so relieved to hear her say, "you're being admitted!". The nurse came in and hooked up the monitors for just a few minutes and saw a contraction. Then we were taken to my labor and delivery room.
The nurse at labor and delivery was awesome. She joked with us and was very friendly, made sure to answer all of our questions. I labored until about 4:30 and then wanted the epidural. I had the nurse check me to see how far I was dilated. Only a 3 to a 4, I was really bummed. However, my bag of waters had come right down instead of high and back like it had been. She had told me that the epidural might slow progress down, so I was disappointed that I hadn't progressed more before asking. The anesthesiologist inserted the epidural and the dr broke my water at 5:00 AM. Shortly after that the baby's heart rate started decelerating and the nurse came in to the room to have me change position. I was feeling pressure, so she checked me. Sure enough, I had dilated to a 9! We called our parents and told them to come in.
Unfortunately, I stayed at a 9 for over an hour. I was getting worried as the nurses were scheduled for a shift change at 7:30 and the drs at 8:00. I so badly wanted my dr to be there when I delivered and time was running out! Just before 7:30 I had finally dilated fully and they set up the room for pushing. I pushed for an hour and at 8:30 AM the little guy was born!! By 9:15 AM everything had been delivered and I was taken care of. I had two minor tears and a second degree tear that required two kits of stitches. Even though her shift had ended at 8:00, my dr had stayed until 9:15 and I am so grateful!
I couldn't have asked for a better labor - the whole experience was much, much different than the first time around!
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Almost Forgot...Name!
Peanut can spell her name now! She needs help sometimes with the N and Z but otherwise is doing awesome since she has a pretty long name for a 2.5 year old. Yay Peanut!!
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Gymnastics and Pregnancy Update
I have not been feeling so hot the past few weeks, so unfortunately writing updates has fallen by the wayside. There is a lot to update on though...both on the gymnastics front for Peanut and on the pregnancy front for the little guy.
Peanut has been amazing in gymnastics lately. I have said this before, but it amazes me how far she has come in such a short amount of time. She can now kick-kick-flip over on bars by herself (although we spot her just to make sure she doesn't let go for now), she can connect up to four skills on the trampoline (Ex: tuck jump, straddle jump, jump spin, seat drop), and she can do seat drops back to standing (did it for the first time today! and the second, third, and fourth times too so it wasn't just a fluke). She is working on doing the pike jumps on trampoline and last week it was looking much better, although there was still some work to be done.
Her gymnastics show is coming up in about three and a half weeks and she's really doing great with the dance routine. She loves practicing it - I just hope she doesn't get shy when there's a large crowd watching her. It's so great to see her loving the activities - I hope she always has something to make her this happy.
On the pregnancy side, I am now 38.5 weeks pregnant according to the doctor and 39 weeks pregnant according to my calculations. My stretch marks are getting worse around my belly button, baby boy is sitting so low that I am immensely uncomfortable 90 percent of the time, and I feel gigantic. Yay, pregnancy. Ha ha. Originally I was scheduled for an induction this Saturday, April 27th at 8:00 AM (technically it was originally a C-Section but baby boy has been in position for a couple of weeks now and my cervix is almost fully effaced so the Dr decided we could do an induction - yay!!). That induction was postponed to May 1st at 5:00 pm because my cervix is so far back the Dr couldn't strip my membranes at my appointment yesterday. I have another appointment Monday so she can see if things have progressed enough where my cervix has come forward and they can get things moving. Here's hoping little guy comes on his own this weekend while my doctor is on call.
Peanut has been amazing in gymnastics lately. I have said this before, but it amazes me how far she has come in such a short amount of time. She can now kick-kick-flip over on bars by herself (although we spot her just to make sure she doesn't let go for now), she can connect up to four skills on the trampoline (Ex: tuck jump, straddle jump, jump spin, seat drop), and she can do seat drops back to standing (did it for the first time today! and the second, third, and fourth times too so it wasn't just a fluke). She is working on doing the pike jumps on trampoline and last week it was looking much better, although there was still some work to be done.
Her gymnastics show is coming up in about three and a half weeks and she's really doing great with the dance routine. She loves practicing it - I just hope she doesn't get shy when there's a large crowd watching her. It's so great to see her loving the activities - I hope she always has something to make her this happy.
On the pregnancy side, I am now 38.5 weeks pregnant according to the doctor and 39 weeks pregnant according to my calculations. My stretch marks are getting worse around my belly button, baby boy is sitting so low that I am immensely uncomfortable 90 percent of the time, and I feel gigantic. Yay, pregnancy. Ha ha. Originally I was scheduled for an induction this Saturday, April 27th at 8:00 AM (technically it was originally a C-Section but baby boy has been in position for a couple of weeks now and my cervix is almost fully effaced so the Dr decided we could do an induction - yay!!). That induction was postponed to May 1st at 5:00 pm because my cervix is so far back the Dr couldn't strip my membranes at my appointment yesterday. I have another appointment Monday so she can see if things have progressed enough where my cervix has come forward and they can get things moving. Here's hoping little guy comes on his own this weekend while my doctor is on call.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Update
It's been too long since my last update. I am feeling very pregnant at 35 weeks - and having a ton of back pain which is not fun. We did end up in the hospital Tuesday as I woke up with contractions and back pain worse than I had experienced up to that point. Of course, the contractions went away as soon as they hooked me up to the monitors and we got sent home.
Peanut is pretty funny these days and quite the chatterbox. Yesterday we went to Stride Rite and picked up some dress shoes for Easter service and Aunt Olivia's wedding, and Grandma M bought Peanut some rain boots that she's been walking around the house in ever since. She loves that she can put them on and take them off all by herself.
Every day, Peanut surprises me with what she's learned. We've been working on how to play the memory game at home and this morning she set it up all on her own (I did help her make sure she had only pairs in her pile when she started so it wouldn't be a wild goose chase during the game). She flipped all the cards over and spread them all out and started playing memory all on her own. Smart kiddo. She also peed in the potty all by herself this morning. She told me she didn't want my help and she pulled down her underpants, peed, came to get me to help with wiping/disposing and pulled her underpants back up. WAY TO GO KIDDO!
I'm feeling better about what we have done for little man's arrival. We still need to find the cover for the RNP, but the house looks great (once I pick up the toys from this morning it will look even better) and our to-do list finally feels like it's getting shorter. Still a good number of things to accomplish, but it doesn't seem as daunting as it did.
Time to log off and pick up from a certain two year old, then grab some lunch!
Peanut is pretty funny these days and quite the chatterbox. Yesterday we went to Stride Rite and picked up some dress shoes for Easter service and Aunt Olivia's wedding, and Grandma M bought Peanut some rain boots that she's been walking around the house in ever since. She loves that she can put them on and take them off all by herself.
Every day, Peanut surprises me with what she's learned. We've been working on how to play the memory game at home and this morning she set it up all on her own (I did help her make sure she had only pairs in her pile when she started so it wouldn't be a wild goose chase during the game). She flipped all the cards over and spread them all out and started playing memory all on her own. Smart kiddo. She also peed in the potty all by herself this morning. She told me she didn't want my help and she pulled down her underpants, peed, came to get me to help with wiping/disposing and pulled her underpants back up. WAY TO GO KIDDO!
I'm feeling better about what we have done for little man's arrival. We still need to find the cover for the RNP, but the house looks great (once I pick up the toys from this morning it will look even better) and our to-do list finally feels like it's getting shorter. Still a good number of things to accomplish, but it doesn't seem as daunting as it did.
Time to log off and pick up from a certain two year old, then grab some lunch!
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Peanut's First Playdate
Busy, busy week this week and we are feeling a little under the weather at our house. Okay, that's an understatement. My husband and I are feeling very under the weather this week. But life goes on.
Here's a snapshot of our week:
Monday - OBGYN growth ultrasound and follow up appointment
Tuesday - Swimming for Peanut with Grandma
Wednesday - Gymnastics for Peanut, Play date for Peanut, Lunch/Shopping Trip with my mom
Thursday - Cleaning the house and having friends over for dinner
Friday - Eye appointment (Peanut with Grandma)
Today was by far our busy day. It was a ton of fun but I am exhausted. Unfortunately, being sick, I am also struggling to breathe and am not sleeping well. Oy. Not a good combination, I have a massive sinus headache at the moment and I am trying to will myself to fall asleep to get some relief.
Peanut's first play date was with a girl named Ellie from gymnastics. She had a lot of fun, and I appreciated having another mom to talk with and get to know. Hopefully we will be able to get together again so the girls can play - with the baby's due date coming soon a lot of things are up in the air for a while.
Here's a snapshot of our week:
Monday - OBGYN growth ultrasound and follow up appointment
Tuesday - Swimming for Peanut with Grandma
Wednesday - Gymnastics for Peanut, Play date for Peanut, Lunch/Shopping Trip with my mom
Thursday - Cleaning the house and having friends over for dinner
Friday - Eye appointment (Peanut with Grandma)
Today was by far our busy day. It was a ton of fun but I am exhausted. Unfortunately, being sick, I am also struggling to breathe and am not sleeping well. Oy. Not a good combination, I have a massive sinus headache at the moment and I am trying to will myself to fall asleep to get some relief.
Peanut's first play date was with a girl named Ellie from gymnastics. She had a lot of fun, and I appreciated having another mom to talk with and get to know. Hopefully we will be able to get together again so the girls can play - with the baby's due date coming soon a lot of things are up in the air for a while.
Monday, March 4, 2013
Growth U/S
Today was my growth ultrasound because I have been measuring small at my last couple of appointments. They didn't tell me how small I was measuring at 28 weeks, but today at 32 weeks my belly measured 30 weeks. Never fear, the ultrasound showed no reason for concern. Little guy looked great; in fact, he was measuring at 33 or 34 weeks (depending on the measurement)! I make big babies I guess. Peanut was born at 35 weeks and weighed 5 pounds, 6 ounces, which is a good size for a baby that early.
This little guy is already estimated to weigh in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces. Crazy! He also has a large noggin like his big sister. Hopefully things continue to go smoothly from here on out, we scheduled the next five (FIVE!?!) appointments for the next month and a half. That's something new for me, I didn't get to the weekly appointments with Peanut because she was born so early. I am going to feel really comfortable at the OBGYN office soon - ha!
This little guy is already estimated to weigh in at 4 pounds, 5 ounces. Crazy! He also has a large noggin like his big sister. Hopefully things continue to go smoothly from here on out, we scheduled the next five (FIVE!?!) appointments for the next month and a half. That's something new for me, I didn't get to the weekly appointments with Peanut because she was born so early. I am going to feel really comfortable at the OBGYN office soon - ha!
Sunday, March 3, 2013
New Session, New Compliments
Daddy took Peanut to gymnastics yesterday morning as I was already feeling under the weather. It marked the start of a new eight week session, but the classes are still with the same teachers which I appreciate. I really respect the two teachers that instruct Peanut's lessons, I haven't been as impressed with some of the other instructors that we've encountered along the way.
Anyway, apparently a number of the students in the Saturday morning class this time around are new. Miss Kristin apparently mentioned that Peanut was one of her advanced students that she would be pushing a little bit more than some of the other kids. I am so proud of Peanut. She may only be 2 years and 4 months, but she's come such a long way and it's nice that the teacher recognized that. I know it doesn't mean a whole lot in the itty bitty class, but it definitely makes this Mama puff out her chest a little bit and think that's my girl! Love that kiddo and how hard she works/how well she listens.
Wednesday, we have lessons with our other class for week two and there's only one new student in that group. Everyone else is the same as before, which I appreciate as I think it's a nice group of kids/parents for the most part. In fact, Peanut has her first play date at one of the little girl's houses after lesson on Wednesday so we will be heading over there to play. It should be fun!
Anyway, apparently a number of the students in the Saturday morning class this time around are new. Miss Kristin apparently mentioned that Peanut was one of her advanced students that she would be pushing a little bit more than some of the other kids. I am so proud of Peanut. She may only be 2 years and 4 months, but she's come such a long way and it's nice that the teacher recognized that. I know it doesn't mean a whole lot in the itty bitty class, but it definitely makes this Mama puff out her chest a little bit and think that's my girl! Love that kiddo and how hard she works/how well she listens.
Wednesday, we have lessons with our other class for week two and there's only one new student in that group. Everyone else is the same as before, which I appreciate as I think it's a nice group of kids/parents for the most part. In fact, Peanut has her first play date at one of the little girl's houses after lesson on Wednesday so we will be heading over there to play. It should be fun!
Almost 32 Weeks
On Tuesday I will be 32 weeks pregnant and I can still hardly believe it. Tomorrow is our growth scan to check and see how the little guy is doing and then we will have a follow up appointment with the doctor. Hopefully everything is going according to plan! After we see him on the ultrasound tomorrow (and make sure he's still a he!) I will order the bedding for his room. I also need to measure and order the dresser for Peanut's room that will then be Little Man's dresser when he outgrows the crib. We're pretty sure we know what we want now, though. That's a plus. There's a lot of work to be done, including washing all of the baby clothes and baby gear that has been stored in our basement since Peanut was an infant.
Once we order the furniture and it comes in, I can get our laundry situation under control. We have what appears to be a laundry explosion in our house. With the kids rooms not situated yet, I have no place to put their clothing so it's just sitting in piles. Ahh.
To top all of the stress of being unprepared...we are all sick. Yuck. Peanut has a runny nose and a cough, Daddy has a sore throat and generally doesn't feel good, and I have a headache, body aches, runny nose/sore throat, ear pain and all of the goodness of being pregnant on top of it. I've been sleeping like crazy and Daddy has had to pick up a lot of slack around the house, which I really appreciate since he isn't feeling well either.
Once we order the furniture and it comes in, I can get our laundry situation under control. We have what appears to be a laundry explosion in our house. With the kids rooms not situated yet, I have no place to put their clothing so it's just sitting in piles. Ahh.
To top all of the stress of being unprepared...we are all sick. Yuck. Peanut has a runny nose and a cough, Daddy has a sore throat and generally doesn't feel good, and I have a headache, body aches, runny nose/sore throat, ear pain and all of the goodness of being pregnant on top of it. I've been sleeping like crazy and Daddy has had to pick up a lot of slack around the house, which I really appreciate since he isn't feeling well either.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Limitations
My pregnancy is on it's end leg - the last ten weeks. I can tell I'm in the last quarter because my body is refusing to let me do normal, every day tasks. Thankfully, the contractions haven't been as regular as they were with Peanut up to this point, but my pain level is much worse this time around. Today was the first day that I did not help out at her gymnastics class. Lifting a 27 pound kiddo up to the bars or onto the beam is not a wise idea when your body has a contraction from picking up mega blocks or scrubbing a spot on the floor from a spilled snack.
I am getting nervous thinking about how Peanut made her arrival at 35 weeks (only five weeks from now) and how even if this guy goes full term that's only ten weeks away. We have a lot of work to do before he comes. I need to clean upstairs, find a dresser for Peanut, clean out her closet, move girl clothes from the nursery to her new room, put baby boy clothes in the nursery, bring up the baby gear from the basement, clean up that baby gear and get it ready for little man. Oh my goodness, I have a panic attack just thinking about it. I also need to order a new crib skirt, curtains, and crib sheets for a boy's room. Ahhh!
I am getting nervous thinking about how Peanut made her arrival at 35 weeks (only five weeks from now) and how even if this guy goes full term that's only ten weeks away. We have a lot of work to do before he comes. I need to clean upstairs, find a dresser for Peanut, clean out her closet, move girl clothes from the nursery to her new room, put baby boy clothes in the nursery, bring up the baby gear from the basement, clean up that baby gear and get it ready for little man. Oh my goodness, I have a panic attack just thinking about it. I also need to order a new crib skirt, curtains, and crib sheets for a boy's room. Ahhh!
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Baptism Menu Planning
Baptism for our little one is a while away, but it never hurts to plan ahead. Right? This is what I'm thinking of serving after our kiddo's baptism:
Bagels with cream cheese
Fruit
Donut holes
Yogurt Parfait Bar - yogurts (vanilla, strawberry) with granola, berries, mini chocolate chips, etc.
Scrambled Eggs
Bacon
Mimosas
Juices
I'm excited because I think it's a good spread and easy enough to throw together before/after church. Hopefully everyone else agrees with me!
Bagels with cream cheese
Fruit
Donut holes
Yogurt Parfait Bar - yogurts (vanilla, strawberry) with granola, berries, mini chocolate chips, etc.
Scrambled Eggs
Bacon
Mimosas
Juices
I'm excited because I think it's a good spread and easy enough to throw together before/after church. Hopefully everyone else agrees with me!
Friday, February 15, 2013
Gymnastics Update
Peanut has been doing two classes this term (Wed mornings with Miss Lina and Sat mornings with Miss Kristin). She has been thriving. She's starting to be able to jump backwards, she can go across the beam without holding on, she flipped herself over the bar without help for the first time on Wednesday, and she's becoming more confident in her capabilities.
She did have a little regression with regard to hopping on the beam by herself, but other than that I've been so impressed with how far she's come. She has come a long way in taking turns too. She's always been a good listener, but as an 18 month old it was hard for her to understand letting other kids have turns on the trampoline while she had to sit on the sidelines. On Wednesday, she got off the trampoline unprompted - TWICE - and offered her spot to the child waiting for a turn. I was such a proud Mama. At the age of two years, three months, that's awesome in my opinion. I know a number of other kids in her classes that are that age or older that still struggle with listening and taking turns and she's really doing well on both fronts. All kids have their own strengths and weaknesses, and I'm glad that's something that she's excelling at.
Way to go, Peanut!
She did have a little regression with regard to hopping on the beam by herself, but other than that I've been so impressed with how far she's come. She has come a long way in taking turns too. She's always been a good listener, but as an 18 month old it was hard for her to understand letting other kids have turns on the trampoline while she had to sit on the sidelines. On Wednesday, she got off the trampoline unprompted - TWICE - and offered her spot to the child waiting for a turn. I was such a proud Mama. At the age of two years, three months, that's awesome in my opinion. I know a number of other kids in her classes that are that age or older that still struggle with listening and taking turns and she's really doing well on both fronts. All kids have their own strengths and weaknesses, and I'm glad that's something that she's excelling at.
Way to go, Peanut!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentine's Day!
We are having a fantastic time celebrating Valentine's Day this year, even though we're keeping things pretty low key. It's so fun to celebrate with a kiddo that gets excited for all the festivities.
Last night we celebrated with my in-laws, and they brought over some candy, finger puppets, a book, and finger paints, along with a few other gifts. Peanut had a blast with the finger paints and loved all of the attention.
So far today, she's opened up some stickers and hair accessories from her daddy and me. We did an art project this morning with the stickers, she played dress up with her new bows and hair clips, and now she's enjoying a "bubble" bath. A bath where I blew bubbles at her in the tub and she tried to catch them while giggling like crazy. So much fun. After the bath we're making chocolate chip cookies and taking Valentine's Day photos. Then I think she's going to have a swim date with my mom later.
Tonight the three of us are having a "dinner-in" date - grabbing take-out from somewhere local and enjoying dinner without the crowds. I'm excited :). We hope you're having a fantastic Valentine's Day as well!
Last night we celebrated with my in-laws, and they brought over some candy, finger puppets, a book, and finger paints, along with a few other gifts. Peanut had a blast with the finger paints and loved all of the attention.
So far today, she's opened up some stickers and hair accessories from her daddy and me. We did an art project this morning with the stickers, she played dress up with her new bows and hair clips, and now she's enjoying a "bubble" bath. A bath where I blew bubbles at her in the tub and she tried to catch them while giggling like crazy. So much fun. After the bath we're making chocolate chip cookies and taking Valentine's Day photos. Then I think she's going to have a swim date with my mom later.
Tonight the three of us are having a "dinner-in" date - grabbing take-out from somewhere local and enjoying dinner without the crowds. I'm excited :). We hope you're having a fantastic Valentine's Day as well!
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Jump Rope & Hide and Seek
Peanut found a ribbon that was used in my hair back when I skated. It was in my bathroom drawer and she found it when I was getting ready one morning. She decided that the ribbon was a jump rope (I have no idea where she learned about jump ropes, because we've never talked about them before and do not own one...maybe Sesame Street?). Her idea of jump rope is holding the ribbon and jumping around on the floor all over the house. It's pretty funny and very cute.
She also has been trying to play hide and seek, but she doesn't really understand that either. She "hides" objects and then "looks" a few places (saying is it there? nope...) - usually the ceiling, in her play car, and behind the tv, and then "finds" the object exactly where she placed it. Repeat repeat repeat. With exactly the same object and the same locations. Hysterical. She laughs and laughs, and so do I.
Toddlerhood is so entertaining, she is learning new things every day!
One more new thing - asking "what is that?" 10,000 times per day, even when she knows the answer. Oh the joys of endless questions!
She also has been trying to play hide and seek, but she doesn't really understand that either. She "hides" objects and then "looks" a few places (saying is it there? nope...) - usually the ceiling, in her play car, and behind the tv, and then "finds" the object exactly where she placed it. Repeat repeat repeat. With exactly the same object and the same locations. Hysterical. She laughs and laughs, and so do I.
Toddlerhood is so entertaining, she is learning new things every day!
One more new thing - asking "what is that?" 10,000 times per day, even when she knows the answer. Oh the joys of endless questions!
UPDATES!
Wow, it has been a long time since I've updated. My apologies! Let's see...
I'm 29 weeks pregnant today!
Baby #2 is a boy, I'm not sure if I had written that out here yet or not. We announced to both families as we celebrated Christmas. His name is still under wraps (we think we know what name we want to use but it isn't set in stone yet). He looked nice and healthy at my 20 week ultrasound, so that's good - nothing to worry about on that front.
Since then, I've passed my one hour glucose screening (YAY!) but was also measuring small at my 28 week appointment. The doctor ordered a growth ultrasound for my next appointment (32 weeks) to make sure everything is fine. We both think the small measurement is due to the baby being positioned really low, but the scan will just make sure everything looks good.
I've been having some contractions and some cramping which are pretty uncomfortable. I also still have a lot of hip pain, particularly after laying on the couch. Nausea has also increased the past few weeks which isn't fun, but luckily no throwing up as of yet. I'm also eating much less now, probably because the baby is a lot bigger than he used to be so my stomach doesn't have a lot of room for food now.
As for Peanut, she's doing well, although she has had a bit of the toddler dramatics and arguing lately. We're working on that. There have been more tears in our house than there used to be - she doesn't want to listen but doesn't want you upset with her. She wants her way, too, She still has plenty of really sweet moments though, I love that kiddo!
Peanut absolutely loves gymnastics, and she has come so far. In just 9 months, I can't believe the progress she's made. She's one of the best in her class at listening, following directions, staying on task, and working hard. I'm so very proud of her. She also has really been enjoying swim time with my mom. They have grandma and Peanut dates most Tuesdays and Thursdays and swim for about 45 minutes to an hour. In her words, she "kicks her feet in the pool, and splashes, and blows bubbles".
Peanut is also POTTY TRAINED!! She is fully pee trained during the day, and we've had number two success once now. I still put her in a pull up for nap and bed time because she is a heavy sleeper (she gets that from her Mama). I'm so proud of her!
She is very excited for her baby brother and often comes to give him hugs and kisses and tell him that she loves him. She is so incredibly sweet and this little guy is lucky to have such a wonderful big sister.
I'm 29 weeks pregnant today!
Baby #2 is a boy, I'm not sure if I had written that out here yet or not. We announced to both families as we celebrated Christmas. His name is still under wraps (we think we know what name we want to use but it isn't set in stone yet). He looked nice and healthy at my 20 week ultrasound, so that's good - nothing to worry about on that front.
Since then, I've passed my one hour glucose screening (YAY!) but was also measuring small at my 28 week appointment. The doctor ordered a growth ultrasound for my next appointment (32 weeks) to make sure everything is fine. We both think the small measurement is due to the baby being positioned really low, but the scan will just make sure everything looks good.
I've been having some contractions and some cramping which are pretty uncomfortable. I also still have a lot of hip pain, particularly after laying on the couch. Nausea has also increased the past few weeks which isn't fun, but luckily no throwing up as of yet. I'm also eating much less now, probably because the baby is a lot bigger than he used to be so my stomach doesn't have a lot of room for food now.
As for Peanut, she's doing well, although she has had a bit of the toddler dramatics and arguing lately. We're working on that. There have been more tears in our house than there used to be - she doesn't want to listen but doesn't want you upset with her. She wants her way, too, She still has plenty of really sweet moments though, I love that kiddo!
Peanut absolutely loves gymnastics, and she has come so far. In just 9 months, I can't believe the progress she's made. She's one of the best in her class at listening, following directions, staying on task, and working hard. I'm so very proud of her. She also has really been enjoying swim time with my mom. They have grandma and Peanut dates most Tuesdays and Thursdays and swim for about 45 minutes to an hour. In her words, she "kicks her feet in the pool, and splashes, and blows bubbles".
Peanut is also POTTY TRAINED!! She is fully pee trained during the day, and we've had number two success once now. I still put her in a pull up for nap and bed time because she is a heavy sleeper (she gets that from her Mama). I'm so proud of her!
She is very excited for her baby brother and often comes to give him hugs and kisses and tell him that she loves him. She is so incredibly sweet and this little guy is lucky to have such a wonderful big sister.
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