Friday, May 27, 2011
Sweetness!
Rocking Ellie tonight and her looking up at me saying, "mommy sing"! Meaning she wanted me to hum to her. I went with Somewhere Over the Rainbow and Hey Jude.
Also cute how EVERY creature is either a mommy, daddy or baby. Her mommy and daddy fish in the bathtub tonight were kissing...
Grandpa is in town and he is the man of the hour!
Friday, May 20, 2011
Baby Update--38+ Weeks!
Well, she's still not here... I know I was FREAKING out at this point last time with Ellie... Craig and I had NO patience and we were so ready. It's definitely not like that this time, since we have an adorable, fun almost 2 year old around, but we are getting pretty antsy.
I want to go on record saying that although my girlfriends pretty much don't hold ANYTHING back when it comes to being pregnant, childbirth, raising kids, etc... ONE detail they forgot to tell me was how HARD it is to be pregnant the second time!!!! Well, actually I felt really good for probably the first 6+ months. I had nothing to complain about. THEN at probably 8 months, that ALL changed. HOLY MOLY!!!!! Since I love lists, let's list it out.
1) I started off just being a little uncomfortable with THE PRESSURE--if you don't know what I'm talking about, ask a prego--preferably someone not pregnant for the first time. If we were talking in person, I'd be happy to give you the explicit description, but I better not type it out for the Internet. This continued to get a little worse each day. It also gets a little worse and worse throughout the day. By the time I try to get out of bed to pee for the first time at night I seriously can hardly walk, let alone stand up!!!
2) Then THE MOODINESS. Ya'll I'm the first to admit that I am not the most stable and sane person on the planet, but I have been BONKERS in the past 8 or so weeks. Like stab my husband with a knife bonkers!!!!! Crying ALL of the time... for no reason in particular except feeling guilty about the fact that I really didn't have anything to cry about. I actually talked to my Dr. about this a few weeks ago and considered starting on an anti-depressant. The mood was really effecting EVERYTHING I did... I decided not to and in the last week or 2 the moodiness seems to MOSTLY have subsided but WOW.
3) The TIREDNESS. It is not even a question or option that I HAVE to lay down in the afternoons. Most days I fall asleep so soundly that I snore and drool. Only a few days have I just been able to relax and lay there.
4) This one is not as important, but THE LARGENESS. I just feel SO much bigger than I did at this time with Ellie and I'm almost the exact same size. Actually a few lbs less... I feel gross, too. I can NOT WAIT to start being able to exercise!!!!!
5) CONTRACTIONS. I had very few Braxton Hicks contractions w/ Ellie. This time I have been having them for months now! This week I have been having real contractions too. To the point of waking me up from sleeping and me truly thinking, "this is it!" and starting to time them... only for them to stop!!
I am sure most of this is normal and I truly don't have a REAL medical condition to complain of like so many of my friends have, so I do still consider myself to be lucky. BUT DANG!!!!!!!!
Everyone keeps saying it is all due to the fact that this time I'm chasing around an almost 2 year old and I know that has a lot to do with it, but I think that one HUGE factor is just that these girlies are so close. I only had a break between nursing Ellie and getting pregnant again of 3 months. I was in a LOT better shape physically when I got pregnant w/ Ellie. I was not skinny by any means, but I was hiking a TON and still working out at that time... I still had a good 20 lbs of baby weight to lose from Ellie before I got pregnant this time, so I started off a lot bigger. I also never found a pre-natal yoga class to go to! There are some around town but they are all at NIGHT... NIGHT TIME WHEN I must sleep!!! I did do a pre-natal yoga dvd religiously until a few weeks ago (at least 3 times a week), but it just wasn't the same as a real class.
So, for the update. As of Wednesday afternoon, I am still 1 cm dialated, but 80% effaced.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Hopefully I'll have a baby but I'm not convinced that will happen :) My Dr. says she'll induce next week at 39 weeks, but I'll probably try to wait it out and avoid the Pitocin as much as possible (I would only get induced if it were for a medical reason like the baby is too big or something).
In other news, everything else is good! Ellie has been pretty clingy to Mommy this week. I guess she can sense something is up. Her and daddy still go out fishing every night, but this week they have been going out to feed the baby ducks in our pond! They are so trained now that when they see Craig they come RUNNING! Which is adorable, for now anyway :)
I want to go on record saying that although my girlfriends pretty much don't hold ANYTHING back when it comes to being pregnant, childbirth, raising kids, etc... ONE detail they forgot to tell me was how HARD it is to be pregnant the second time!!!! Well, actually I felt really good for probably the first 6+ months. I had nothing to complain about. THEN at probably 8 months, that ALL changed. HOLY MOLY!!!!! Since I love lists, let's list it out.
1) I started off just being a little uncomfortable with THE PRESSURE--if you don't know what I'm talking about, ask a prego--preferably someone not pregnant for the first time. If we were talking in person, I'd be happy to give you the explicit description, but I better not type it out for the Internet. This continued to get a little worse each day. It also gets a little worse and worse throughout the day. By the time I try to get out of bed to pee for the first time at night I seriously can hardly walk, let alone stand up!!!
2) Then THE MOODINESS. Ya'll I'm the first to admit that I am not the most stable and sane person on the planet, but I have been BONKERS in the past 8 or so weeks. Like stab my husband with a knife bonkers!!!!! Crying ALL of the time... for no reason in particular except feeling guilty about the fact that I really didn't have anything to cry about. I actually talked to my Dr. about this a few weeks ago and considered starting on an anti-depressant. The mood was really effecting EVERYTHING I did... I decided not to and in the last week or 2 the moodiness seems to MOSTLY have subsided but WOW.
3) The TIREDNESS. It is not even a question or option that I HAVE to lay down in the afternoons. Most days I fall asleep so soundly that I snore and drool. Only a few days have I just been able to relax and lay there.
4) This one is not as important, but THE LARGENESS. I just feel SO much bigger than I did at this time with Ellie and I'm almost the exact same size. Actually a few lbs less... I feel gross, too. I can NOT WAIT to start being able to exercise!!!!!
5) CONTRACTIONS. I had very few Braxton Hicks contractions w/ Ellie. This time I have been having them for months now! This week I have been having real contractions too. To the point of waking me up from sleeping and me truly thinking, "this is it!" and starting to time them... only for them to stop!!
I am sure most of this is normal and I truly don't have a REAL medical condition to complain of like so many of my friends have, so I do still consider myself to be lucky. BUT DANG!!!!!!!!
Everyone keeps saying it is all due to the fact that this time I'm chasing around an almost 2 year old and I know that has a lot to do with it, but I think that one HUGE factor is just that these girlies are so close. I only had a break between nursing Ellie and getting pregnant again of 3 months. I was in a LOT better shape physically when I got pregnant w/ Ellie. I was not skinny by any means, but I was hiking a TON and still working out at that time... I still had a good 20 lbs of baby weight to lose from Ellie before I got pregnant this time, so I started off a lot bigger. I also never found a pre-natal yoga class to go to! There are some around town but they are all at NIGHT... NIGHT TIME WHEN I must sleep!!! I did do a pre-natal yoga dvd religiously until a few weeks ago (at least 3 times a week), but it just wasn't the same as a real class.
So, for the update. As of Wednesday afternoon, I am still 1 cm dialated, but 80% effaced.
I hope everyone has a great weekend! Hopefully I'll have a baby but I'm not convinced that will happen :) My Dr. says she'll induce next week at 39 weeks, but I'll probably try to wait it out and avoid the Pitocin as much as possible (I would only get induced if it were for a medical reason like the baby is too big or something).
In other news, everything else is good! Ellie has been pretty clingy to Mommy this week. I guess she can sense something is up. Her and daddy still go out fishing every night, but this week they have been going out to feed the baby ducks in our pond! They are so trained now that when they see Craig they come RUNNING! Which is adorable, for now anyway :)
Monday, May 16, 2011
Pics: Baby's Room, Children's Museum, Playing Outside & A Large Woman
Here are a few pics of the baby's room! I'm addicted to turquoise, so I was excited to have another reason to paint something a pretty turquoise color. We got the furniture from some friends of mine from IU... bedding I got from Craig's list... curtain from lowes... swag light from lowes... lamp from target... chair from babies r us (the one we used in Ellie's room)... still need to add a few details but I am really happy with it!
See how she is blurry? That is because she RUNS all over the Dora exhibit not knowing what to do with all of the awesomeness.
Loves the tractor in the Playscape.
Playscape.
Eating her popsicle (yes, she likes them cut up!) she got from the Ice Cream Truck the other night! When she heard the music she stopped and said, "Shh! Listen!!!" It was so cute--of course she knew what it was because there is a Dora episode about an ice cream truck. Too bad the ice cream man was probably selling other items out of his truck (think: the movie Friday)! He only had about 3 things available... Ellie didn't care. We thought it was humorous.
Ellie still has trouble w/ "C's" and "G's", so sometimes she calls her FREE-MA.
At Jade's last weekend.
Craig actually playing football w/ Aidan and Taylor! Look how lush their grass is! Good job Todd.
36 Weeks!
Playing!
See how she is blurry? That is because she RUNS all over the Dora exhibit not knowing what to do with all of the awesomeness.
Loves the tractor in the Playscape.
Playscape.
Eating her popsicle (yes, she likes them cut up!) she got from the Ice Cream Truck the other night! When she heard the music she stopped and said, "Shh! Listen!!!" It was so cute--of course she knew what it was because there is a Dora episode about an ice cream truck. Too bad the ice cream man was probably selling other items out of his truck (think: the movie Friday)! He only had about 3 things available... Ellie didn't care. We thought it was humorous.
Ellie still has trouble w/ "C's" and "G's", so sometimes she calls her FREE-MA.
At Jade's last weekend.
Craig actually playing football w/ Aidan and Taylor! Look how lush their grass is! Good job Todd.
36 Weeks!
Playing!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Life Lessons from a Four Year Old by Chris Jordan (on AlphaMom)
HILARIOUS, yet so insightful!! (I so wish I could write like her)
From AlphaMom: http://alphamom.com/parenting/life-lessons-from-a-four-year-old/
Sometimes I look at my younger children and think that I can learn from them. Sometimes they do things which make me look at them and wonder what exactly is going on in their little heads. If my son was able to write, I think that these would be the rules by which he lives his life.
1: Peeling a banana is an accomplishment worthy of cheering for yourself and jumping up and down. Only don’t jump that vigorously or the banana will break in half and fall on the ground rendering it inedible. Also leading to…
2: Crying when you are sad about anything at all is perfectly acceptable. And the level of your sadness and wailing does not have to be at all in synch with the event itself. Crying for the sake of crying often makes things seem better.
3: Don’t commit to any answer. “I don’t know” is a perfectly acceptable answer for any question that you might be asked.
Examples include:“Who dropped an entire roll of toilet paper into the toilet?”“Why are there snack wrappers in your bed?”“Did you even stand close to the water when you bathed today?”“What did you think was going to happen when you threw that rock at the window?”
If you keep answering “I don’t know,” eventually your parents will give up questioning you or die of old age.
4: A cape makes any outfit better. So do swim goggles, tutus, or crowns. There is no such thing as costumes or dress-up clothes. They are all simply clothes.
5: There are only two options when it comes to toilet paper usage. Ignore the toilet paper completely, just pull up your pants and go on with your day. Or use the entire roll. There are no options in between.
6: It is always an appropriate time to sing as loudly as possible. Better yet to sing only one or two lines of a song over and over again. Dance moves are optional, but highly recommended.
7: If you feel tired, just lie down. Where ever you are. The sidewalk, the grocery store, the middle of the street are all examples of acceptable places. Should your parents try to get you up and insist that you walk, make your body go completely limp. They will be forced to carry you. Oh sure, they may threaten to leave you behind, but they won’t. You have a little thing called Child Protective Services on your side.
8: Related to the above, any room which contains a bed is completely out of the question for any sort of laying down and in fact you should avoid rooms like this at all cost, any time of the day or night.
9: Under no circumstance should your ride in the seat in the front of the grocery cart. You are far too old for that. In fact, you should be the one pushing the cart even though you can’t see where you are going. Insist on this. Should you crash into the back of people’s legs and be forced to relinquish your control of the cart remember number 7 above.
10: Utensils are optional. All food is really just finger food.
11: Life is fun. Life is an adventure. Jump out of bed every morning excited to see what the day will bring.
If your child had a book of their personal life lessons, what do you think would be in it?
From AlphaMom: http://alphamom.com/parenting/life-lessons-from-a-four-year-old/
Sometimes I look at my younger children and think that I can learn from them. Sometimes they do things which make me look at them and wonder what exactly is going on in their little heads. If my son was able to write, I think that these would be the rules by which he lives his life.
1: Peeling a banana is an accomplishment worthy of cheering for yourself and jumping up and down. Only don’t jump that vigorously or the banana will break in half and fall on the ground rendering it inedible. Also leading to…
2: Crying when you are sad about anything at all is perfectly acceptable. And the level of your sadness and wailing does not have to be at all in synch with the event itself. Crying for the sake of crying often makes things seem better.
3: Don’t commit to any answer. “I don’t know” is a perfectly acceptable answer for any question that you might be asked.
Examples include:“Who dropped an entire roll of toilet paper into the toilet?”“Why are there snack wrappers in your bed?”“Did you even stand close to the water when you bathed today?”“What did you think was going to happen when you threw that rock at the window?”
If you keep answering “I don’t know,” eventually your parents will give up questioning you or die of old age.
4: A cape makes any outfit better. So do swim goggles, tutus, or crowns. There is no such thing as costumes or dress-up clothes. They are all simply clothes.
5: There are only two options when it comes to toilet paper usage. Ignore the toilet paper completely, just pull up your pants and go on with your day. Or use the entire roll. There are no options in between.
6: It is always an appropriate time to sing as loudly as possible. Better yet to sing only one or two lines of a song over and over again. Dance moves are optional, but highly recommended.
7: If you feel tired, just lie down. Where ever you are. The sidewalk, the grocery store, the middle of the street are all examples of acceptable places. Should your parents try to get you up and insist that you walk, make your body go completely limp. They will be forced to carry you. Oh sure, they may threaten to leave you behind, but they won’t. You have a little thing called Child Protective Services on your side.
8: Related to the above, any room which contains a bed is completely out of the question for any sort of laying down and in fact you should avoid rooms like this at all cost, any time of the day or night.
9: Under no circumstance should your ride in the seat in the front of the grocery cart. You are far too old for that. In fact, you should be the one pushing the cart even though you can’t see where you are going. Insist on this. Should you crash into the back of people’s legs and be forced to relinquish your control of the cart remember number 7 above.
10: Utensils are optional. All food is really just finger food.
11: Life is fun. Life is an adventure. Jump out of bed every morning excited to see what the day will bring.
If your child had a book of their personal life lessons, what do you think would be in it?
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Baby Update - 36 Weeks!, Sleep Issues & Happy Mother's Day!
Went to the Doctor yesterday!
I'm 1 cm dialated, 50% effaced. Which is good (progress is good!), but essentially does not mean anything yet.
Let's talk about the fact that I am dumb and decided it would be a good idea to take Ellie with me to the Dr... even though my friend Jade volunteered to babysit. YEAH that act alone SHOULD have put me into labor! She's not a bad toddler... but she's an almost2year old and it was close to nap time. It was not too fun. Luckily, she was pretty good while the doctor was in there w/ me -- even during the exam, so that's what matters.
Let's also talk about the fact that my kid does not want to sleep anymore?! What the hell????? All of the sudden, she is up screaming after we lay her down at night or for nap and is waking up in the middle of night doing the same thing! I mean SCREAMING for hours. We are trying the "going in there to rock her" routine about every 30 minutes and eventually she just passes out, but it's extremely stressful and exhausting. In fact, I'm too tired to go into any more detail about it right now, but OMG please pray for us that it's a short phase...
In case I don't post again for a few days: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!! All I want is 7-8 hrs of sleep... HA HA HA HA HA HA good joke... I don't think that will be a gift I'll be getting. maybe next year I'll get myself a hotel room by myself.
I'm 1 cm dialated, 50% effaced. Which is good (progress is good!), but essentially does not mean anything yet.
Let's talk about the fact that I am dumb and decided it would be a good idea to take Ellie with me to the Dr... even though my friend Jade volunteered to babysit. YEAH that act alone SHOULD have put me into labor! She's not a bad toddler... but she's an almost2year old and it was close to nap time. It was not too fun. Luckily, she was pretty good while the doctor was in there w/ me -- even during the exam, so that's what matters.
Let's also talk about the fact that my kid does not want to sleep anymore?! What the hell????? All of the sudden, she is up screaming after we lay her down at night or for nap and is waking up in the middle of night doing the same thing! I mean SCREAMING for hours. We are trying the "going in there to rock her" routine about every 30 minutes and eventually she just passes out, but it's extremely stressful and exhausting. In fact, I'm too tired to go into any more detail about it right now, but OMG please pray for us that it's a short phase...
In case I don't post again for a few days: HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!! All I want is 7-8 hrs of sleep... HA HA HA HA HA HA good joke... I don't think that will be a gift I'll be getting. maybe next year I'll get myself a hotel room by myself.
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