Things that make me smile...

I've been having one of those weeks.  You know the kind...everything seems to be working against you, you're always tired, and people just get on your nerves!  I realized I was in this mood, and was thinking about what brings me out of it. 

Here are a few things that make me smile...

• C waking up in the morning.  He really is the best at waking up with a big smile and long snuggle.
• Baby Elmo-my mom has a baby Elmo from when my younger sister was little, and C has discovered it.  He loves walking around with him, huging him, and whispering to him.  So sweet!
• Hubby coming home with a bag of Pretzel M&M's!
• Walking in the door at the end of a rough day, and having C run up to me with his arms out and a huge smile (usually he ends up turning around and running away before he reaches me, in case I try to pick him up, but still makes me smile!)
• Watching C and Hubby together. 
• Feeling the baby kick and know that soon he will be here.
• Knowing that I can come home after a rough day at work to my guys and they will take care of me.
• Snuggling on the couch (with either C or Hubby) and watching a movie.

These are just a few things.  They might not be big, but they help me see the light through my bad mood.  I have another ultrasound this afternoon to check on the baby.  He is moving like crazy these days, and I am so excited to see him!

Randomness

It's Monday....I'm not a huge fan of Monday mornings.  But, today will be a good day!  And I will not fall asleep at work....I hope :)

We had a busy weekend traveling to Mema's house again.  C had a blast and kept everyone on their feet.  Lots of running, soccer, bowling and snacks.  Gotta love Memas!

We started potty training last week.  We're following my moms lead since she's with C most during the day.  Most of my mommy friends are doing the 3-day potty training technique, my mom prefers a more child led approach, which I am all for.  So, C wears underwear, we remind him to sit every 45 min or so, and if he goes great...if not, he gets a new pair of underwear when needed.  Since this is my blog, and I can brag if I want to...last Thursday, C went pee and poop on the potty!  Twice!  That's right, my toddlers a genius at the potty.  However, he was home with daddy on Friday, so he didn't wear any underwear (too many errands to run) and we didn't do the underwear thing at Mema's this weekend...oops.  Also, I might have used a little bribe with my iPhone.  C loves to play games on it, and since I KNEW he had to go, I let him have the phone when he asked to play a game...mommy fail...but he went pee and poopy on the potty, twice! 

My dog stayed the weekend at my parents house while we went to Mema's, I opened his crate this morning at 5:20, and he has yet to come out, it's 6:15.  Tired little puppy!

Hubby took this picture a couple months ago.

Hope everyone has a great Monday!! 

I am NOT having Twins!!

When I first started showing a couple months ago, a couple people made comments that I looked like I was having twins....I was just happy to be showing!  However, yesterday a stranger asked me when I was due.  When I told her in 3 months, she said "Oh, I've always wanted twins!  How fun!"  Aaaahhhhhh!!!!  I am not having twins and don't think I look THAT big.  I've seen people pregnant with twins, I just don't think I look that big.  Maybe it's because I am carrying so low?  I carried C low as well and got a few comments along the way about how big I was.  Baby and I are both measuring on track, so I know we are fine. 

I guess even pregnant ladies having "fat" days where we don't want to hear how big we are!

Note: I tried to find a picture of me so I can show you my "twin" belly, but I don't have any recent pictures of just me!  I think I need to get from behind the camera and start having others take my picture!  Maybe Hubby can take a few pics soon and I can post them up :)

26 Weeks!

26 weeks! Do you know what that means?? It means I have less than 100 days left until my due date! I could not believe it when I got my weekly email from Baby Center. Less than 100 days!! There is still so much to do, what have I been wasting all my time on! I know I still have time to get everything done, but I really need to stop dragging my feet and start at least thinking about what needs to be done. Washing clothes, store our dining room table (we have a small condo, so we are turning our dining room into a play room for the boys,) go through C’s old toys and things to decide what we need to replace and what can be reused, get a hospital bag ready for me and baby, figure out how we are affording my unpaid maternity leave, and figure out plans for C for while I am in the hospital. Eeekkk…and I know there’s more that I am not thinking of right now!


Okay, freak out over (for now)…26 weeks, the baby is getting more and more real each day. I haven’t had the easiest of pregnancy’s, or the hardest, but I am ready to meet this little guy and get to know him. I cannot wait to see Hubby with another baby (I loved, and still love, watching him with C, nothing sweeter than a guy handling a little baby.) I cannot wait to see how C takes to being an older brother. I cannot wait to see what this little guy looks like, what his personality is like, to count all his little fingers and toes, and to smell the new little baby smell!

Let’s see…26 weeks (less than 100 days…ahhhh!) Baby is about 14 inches long and weighs almost 2 pounds. He’s practicing his breathing, developing some baby fat (so cute!) and is starting to listen in to everyday conversations. Some days he’s very active, but some days not so much, he has become fond of using my bladder as his personal trampoline. He still has no name…we’re getting closer! I’m having some Braxton Hicks contractions, never had any with C, so that’s fun and exciting.  All in all, we’re both doing well. But…less than 100 days! Are you sure I can handle two boys!

Baby is the size of an English Hothouse Cucumber, to be exact.

Photo

Happy Friday!

I was looking through pictures last night, and found these.  They made me laugh...

Yes, that is underwear on the OUTSIDE of his pants!

What??  Not one pair, but two!?!

Happy Friday!

Big Boy Bed!

It's been a month since we had a big chagne in the house...C moved to a big boy bed! Hubby and I were all ready for a tough transition. We heard all kinds of stories from other parents about when they moved their kid to a big boy bed. Screaming, refusing to stay in the bed, falling asleep at the door, total meltdowns at bedtimes. However, we were hopeful that since C is such an easy going kid (most of the time) the transition would be easier...and C did not disappoint! He moved to the bed like a champ!


The main thing we did to help ease the transition was go on a family trip to the local Wal-Mart to look at the bedding options. Hubby and I were still looking at the selection when C yells “Yeah!” and starts pointing to the Elmo bedding. I had said that I didn't want Elmo bedding, but it was not for me, so what could I do? We tried showing C some other bedding options, but nope, only Elmo made him beam with happiness. He held onto that bag of bedding for the rest of the trip like his little life depended on it!

So, I think along with his personality, the ownership of having picked out his own bedding (he had been using the same sheets since he was born!) helped with the transition. He loves his bed!

The morning after his first night!  (Taken with my phone, sorry about quality.)

I was able to sneak in and take a picture.

Or not, he's peaking out of one little open eye!

I LOVE my big boy bed!

Note: We are now a month into the big boy bed and C has figured out he can leave the bed all on his own! The last couple of nights have led to him sleeping on the floor by his door! Oh well...maybe he'll start sleeping in his bed again some day :)

Weekend and Water Update!

Wow! What a weekend! I started Saturday off with hosting a book club. I had 3 fabulous ladies over (usually there’s more, but with summer those last minute plans/illnesses take over!) We talked about The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Have you read it? It’s actually a children’s book, but I loved it! I thought it was a great book and really touched on the topic of growing up. There is so much to say, but I don’t want to give anything away! I know the book isn’t for everyone, so I promise if you read it and don’t like it, I won’t be hurt!

Next it was off to a surprise birthday party for my big(gest) sister! Her birthday isn’t until this Saturday, but we figured she would be more surprised if it was early than on the day of! We had a pool party at my niece’s house (her daughter put the whole thing together and did a great job!)

Not to take away from my sister, but did you notice the POOL party part? Remember the water phobia we’ve been dealing with? Well, a couple nights before, we finally got C to take a bath without as much screaming and flailing, all we had to do was sing the song “Goldfish” by Laurie Berkner! Who knew?!?

Anyway, we got to my niece’s house and C saw the pool and was so excited! Hubby and I looked at each other, shrugged, and asked C if he wanted his bathing suit on to go in the pool, “Yeah!” was the response we got. Once again, we looked at each other shrugged. This is what happened….

Fun in the pool with daddy!

I want to get in...but don't help!

He climbed onto the step all by himself!  He actually stayed on the step for awhile, just chillin' and splashin'!

And a cupcake to finish to the day!

We did not leave the pool for the rest of the party! We missed the birthday girl showing up at the party, we almost missed singing Happy Birthday, and we missed talking to a lot of people at the party who didn’t swim. Oh well…C had a great time and did not want to leave! We were just so excited about his excitement that we didn’t want to discourage the water fun!

So, maybe we on our way out of water phobia…or maybe he was just so excited to play with all his cousins, aunts, Poppy, and daddy in the water that that overrode the desire to run as far away as possible screaming from the water on that one day.