Monday, April 30, 2012
They really love each other!
Tonight I had to take Aidan to the doctor for his 3 year check up. What? His birthday was 2 months ago? Well. I'm pregnant and forgetful and totally spaced off taking my little guy in for his well-check! Anyways, I asked Reese is she wanted to stay home with daddy or come to the doctor with Aidan and I. Her response, "I want to go with to make sure that Aidan is ok and to make him laugh." Awwww! So we get into the car and Reese is telling Aidan how she is going to make him laugh at the doctor and he decides that he needs to make her laugh too! So Aidan starts blowing spit bubbles and making faces until they are both laughing hysterically in the backseat.
The other night as we got into the car to go to dinner, the kids were being very friendly with each other and announced that they were best friends while holding hands. As they are holding hands, they decide that they should also kiss, so they both leaned into the middle seat and tried unsuccessfully to kiss each other! They tried several more times to get a kiss, managing to barely brush lips, all the while still holding hands! It was adorable!
As they are getting older, it seems that these moments are becoming more and more frequent and I couldn't be happier!
Truths
I found and bought a box of boy birth announcements for $0.88........We will definitely have a girl!
I kind of want another girl...............We will definitely have a boy!
Randy swears that the ultrasound tech alluded that she saw a boy............We will definitely have a girl!
Randy is supposed to be out of town the weekend of May 20th........I will definitely go into labor that same weekend!
I would love to go into labor May 26th(the day after school is out and I am done working for the summer)...I will definitly go until my due date, maybe even after!
I have decided that I want the kids to remain in the rooms they are in rather than moving rooms around if we have another boy.....we will have another boy and I will change my mind!
Baby Crap
I recently set up a pack and play in the living room for the baby. Both kids were very curious about it and I explained that it was where the baby would sleep, like a baby crib. They both responded: "Oh, a baby crib" but crib actually sounded more like "crap". Tonight, Aidan was running around the living room and ran into the crib, hitting his knee. He came to me and asked me to kiss his knee because, "I hit it on the baby crap(crib)!" I counldn't help but to laugh!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Hospital bags
While Randy was out of town this week, I ran a few errands and picked up some essentials that we will need before bringing home baby in a few short weeks. Those essentials included baby body/hair wash, diaper cream, a bottle brush and a baby book. With the essentials purchased, I also started putting together some bags for the hospital. I packed up some of the things that I won't be needing until the hospital, such as nursing bras and pads, slippers and pajamas, a baby blanket, the baby book and a few other odds and ends. When Randy came home on Friday and found the bags packed on the floor of our bedroom, he looked at me and asked, "Are you going somewhere?"
To which I responded, "Um, yeah! I am planning on going to the hospital sometime very soon to have this baby!"
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
2011 in pictures
I have been wanting to make a video compilation of all of my favorite pictures from the past year and was so excited when I found out that I had an application for doing just that! I hope you enjoy my first photo video!
Be on the lookout for videos from previous years and years to come!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Mommy's Boy
Though Aidan has always been a mommy's boy, he still manages to suprise me sometimes with his affection. For instance, we were taking pictures of all of the grandkids when my family got together recently for Easter. After getting a few shots with all of the kids together, we all piled in to get a large family photo. As soon as I settled into my spot for the picture (right behind where Aidan had been sitting), he stood up and snuggled onto my shoulder.
I love my affectionate little boy so much!
Pregnancy Gripes
I love being pregnant and would continue having children as long as I could. My husband on the other hand, took some convincing for us to try for a third child and absolutely does not want any more children. With this in mind, I have decided to document some of my pregnancy gripes from my current pregnancy to pull out for future reference when I get baby fever!
1. Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel: I experienced pains in my wrists during my last two pregnancies. During my pregnancy with Aidan, I wore wrist braces for several months. This time it wasn't bad enough to get out the braces, but I did have numbness and pain for a few weeks.
2. Back pain: In the past few weeks, my back pain has been so severe that I can barely walk. I expereinced sharp pains in my back as I stood up from sitting or moved in my chair. Once standing, I walked while dragging my left leg. Besides having trouble walking, it was unbearable to get dressed!
3. Swollen feet: Recently my feet have begun to swell incredibly. Though I have been propping my feet up under my desk, my feet have swollen outside my shoes! The last thing I want to do after sitting at work all day, is go home and sit to prop my feet up, but I can't do anything else!
4. Less time with the kids: As my current pregnancy has progressed, I have not been playing, snuggling, or even parenting the kids like I usually do. When a fight breaks out between the kids, I often let them try to work things out themselves, because I do not have the energy to put myself in the middle of their fight. Also, the kids do not fit in my lap for snuggle time like they used to!
5. Sleeping: It is almost impossible to get comfortable. With pillows between my knees and under my belly, I usually start out the night on one side and rotate at least 4 times (the amount of times that I get up to go to the bathroom!) Each time that I get up to go to the bathroom I carefully make my way to a sitting position on the edge of the bed. Then I sit for a minute as my body registers all of my aches and pains. Finally, I stand up and limp, waddle and wince as I make my way to the bathroom. I am always amazed when I crawl back into bed and spend 10 minutes struggling to position all of my pillows, that my husband has managed to sleep through the whole 25 minute ordeal of me going to the bathroom!
6. Cleaning: I prefer to maintain a clean and organized house, not only because it makes it easier to find things and maintain a schedule, but because cleaning is a stress reliever for me. I usually spend Saturday mornings cleaning the entire house and clean as needed throughout the rest of the week. In the past few weeks, my ability to get around and clean like I usually do has severely suffered. It seems like there are piles of stuff everywhere, clothes sit sorted in the basement and are worn again before even making their way to the kids dressers!, I go to bed with the kids toys strewn all over the living room, etc. It drives me crazy, but just the thought of getting the clothes from the basement to the kids rooms on the second story makes me tired and sore!
7.Nesting: Though I despise the thought of having to exert myself to clean, I do have an urge to make room for the baby and to decorate the kids rooms. I have not "decorated" the kids rooms since we moved into our home 2 1/2 years ago because I knew that I wanted more kids and was not sure that the rooms they strarted out in would be the rooms they would stay in. Reese's room is larger and attached to a half finished attic space that could be expanded to make an even larger room. We planned on having the third child share with either Reese or Aidan in this larger room depending on the baby's sex. I did not find out the baby's gender because I wanted to enjoy this pregnancy since it will likely be my last. I spent the 20 weeks after finding out the sex of the previous two buying furniture, decorating rooms, and finding the clothes and blankets and stuff to fill it all in. Since we have everything for a boy or girl, we will simply need to pull the right items out of the closet and set up. But now the wait is killing me!
8. Social Life: Usually after spending the entire week at work and at home, I can't wait to get out of the house to go out to dinner or do some shopping. Lately, if it is not a necessary trip, I am more than happy to just stay home. I even asked Randy to go out and do the grocery shopping by himself this morning because I just did not want to get dressed and go out of the house. We even skipped our ritual of eating out Friday night and Randy picked up pizzas instead! Family members have been trying to plan summer time vacations and keep asking if we will really be ready to go with only weeks after having the baby, and I immediately respond "Yes!" After spending the next 6-7 weeks at home or at work, I am going to be so ready for a change in scenery!
9.Finally, many family members and friends have been very sweet to remark that I make a beautiful pregnant woman, but I feel more like a beached whale than anything human these days! Here are a few pictures from this pregnancy as evidence: January 2012- 22 weeks
March 2012- 29 weeks
There it is, my gripes about being pregnant and a reminder to myself to look back on when baby fever strikes about a year from now!
1. Pregnancy Carpal Tunnel: I experienced pains in my wrists during my last two pregnancies. During my pregnancy with Aidan, I wore wrist braces for several months. This time it wasn't bad enough to get out the braces, but I did have numbness and pain for a few weeks.
2. Back pain: In the past few weeks, my back pain has been so severe that I can barely walk. I expereinced sharp pains in my back as I stood up from sitting or moved in my chair. Once standing, I walked while dragging my left leg. Besides having trouble walking, it was unbearable to get dressed!
3. Swollen feet: Recently my feet have begun to swell incredibly. Though I have been propping my feet up under my desk, my feet have swollen outside my shoes! The last thing I want to do after sitting at work all day, is go home and sit to prop my feet up, but I can't do anything else!
4. Less time with the kids: As my current pregnancy has progressed, I have not been playing, snuggling, or even parenting the kids like I usually do. When a fight breaks out between the kids, I often let them try to work things out themselves, because I do not have the energy to put myself in the middle of their fight. Also, the kids do not fit in my lap for snuggle time like they used to!
5. Sleeping: It is almost impossible to get comfortable. With pillows between my knees and under my belly, I usually start out the night on one side and rotate at least 4 times (the amount of times that I get up to go to the bathroom!) Each time that I get up to go to the bathroom I carefully make my way to a sitting position on the edge of the bed. Then I sit for a minute as my body registers all of my aches and pains. Finally, I stand up and limp, waddle and wince as I make my way to the bathroom. I am always amazed when I crawl back into bed and spend 10 minutes struggling to position all of my pillows, that my husband has managed to sleep through the whole 25 minute ordeal of me going to the bathroom!
6. Cleaning: I prefer to maintain a clean and organized house, not only because it makes it easier to find things and maintain a schedule, but because cleaning is a stress reliever for me. I usually spend Saturday mornings cleaning the entire house and clean as needed throughout the rest of the week. In the past few weeks, my ability to get around and clean like I usually do has severely suffered. It seems like there are piles of stuff everywhere, clothes sit sorted in the basement and are worn again before even making their way to the kids dressers!, I go to bed with the kids toys strewn all over the living room, etc. It drives me crazy, but just the thought of getting the clothes from the basement to the kids rooms on the second story makes me tired and sore!
7.Nesting: Though I despise the thought of having to exert myself to clean, I do have an urge to make room for the baby and to decorate the kids rooms. I have not "decorated" the kids rooms since we moved into our home 2 1/2 years ago because I knew that I wanted more kids and was not sure that the rooms they strarted out in would be the rooms they would stay in. Reese's room is larger and attached to a half finished attic space that could be expanded to make an even larger room. We planned on having the third child share with either Reese or Aidan in this larger room depending on the baby's sex. I did not find out the baby's gender because I wanted to enjoy this pregnancy since it will likely be my last. I spent the 20 weeks after finding out the sex of the previous two buying furniture, decorating rooms, and finding the clothes and blankets and stuff to fill it all in. Since we have everything for a boy or girl, we will simply need to pull the right items out of the closet and set up. But now the wait is killing me!
8. Social Life: Usually after spending the entire week at work and at home, I can't wait to get out of the house to go out to dinner or do some shopping. Lately, if it is not a necessary trip, I am more than happy to just stay home. I even asked Randy to go out and do the grocery shopping by himself this morning because I just did not want to get dressed and go out of the house. We even skipped our ritual of eating out Friday night and Randy picked up pizzas instead! Family members have been trying to plan summer time vacations and keep asking if we will really be ready to go with only weeks after having the baby, and I immediately respond "Yes!" After spending the next 6-7 weeks at home or at work, I am going to be so ready for a change in scenery!
9.Finally, many family members and friends have been very sweet to remark that I make a beautiful pregnant woman, but I feel more like a beached whale than anything human these days! Here are a few pictures from this pregnancy as evidence: January 2012- 22 weeks
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