Wow...life just gets away with 2 working parents and 2 kids! But I needed to make time to update on life before I forget LOL
Kelby is 10 months old already...can you believe it?? We just had her 9 mo old check up and she is growing steadily just like her big sister. They are almost the same size on the charts at similar ages. She is 17.5 lbs right now...but she feels like 20 : ) Kelby started crawling right at 9 months old and now we cant contain her!Here are 10 things we labout Kelby:
1. She LOVES water! Swimming makes her go crazy and splash and squeal...its so fun to watch. She also loves her bathes and doesn't mind water in her face at all. Macie has always been a little more hesitant in the water.
2. She eats like a horse : ) She has been self feeding for a few months now and really never liked baby food...glad I stocked up early HA.
3. She does this crinkle nose tongue out smile that melts my heart...so cute!
4. When you hold her, or she in her chair etc, she loves to kick her little legs with excitement!
5. She is a climber already! She stands with one hand on furniture....I told her to stop that already, I am NOT ready for her to walk!
6. She LOVES the dog water and food...I will put her at one end of the house and she will crawl like the wind to get to that dog dish...I wonder if dog food will hurt them ?? HA
7. She is NOT a good sleeper...little turkey has her daycare wrapped around her finger..she is held at every nap still! And she HATES to go to bed by herself...we are learning that right now : ) And she still wakes up multiple times a night to nurse, uggg. But I just cant say no to my little princess!
8. She is discovering that Daddy is a cool guy...she loves to tackle him with Big sister.
9. Her hair is SOOO red...we are pretty proud of that : ) But her eyes look like they are not gonna be blue, they might be daddy's hazel color we thing.
10. These girls play already and have a bond indescribable. Its priceless! Macie love when Kelby wakes her up in the morning...and Kelby thinks its pretty darn fun too!
Macie is just getting so big as well. She is almost 4 and i just cant believe it! She goes to preschool and it has been so great for her. A few things about Macie:
1. She LOVES school and learning and her friends. She is such a nice young lady at school and the teachers just adore her.
2. She refuses to wear ANYTHING except dresses and skirts now-a-days. I love it, but OMG where did I go wrong HA. But she hates to have her hair done...go figure! We recently cut bangs for her and she and everyone else just LOVE them : )
3. Macie has a tude...Attitude that is! Wow! You might think she is 13...not 3 HA! We love our sassy little princess though : )
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Our BABY is 6 Mo Old!!
Cant believe how time has flown...Kelby is 6 months already and just growing so fast. I still am luck enough to have her with me at work for a couple more months, and I am so thankful for this. We have had so much bonding time and its just priceless!
Main things that have happened in the last few months:
1. Kelby was diagnosed with Torticollis...a neck muscle issue. But through physical therapy and tummy time things we have been able to make it almost unnoticeable. My poor baby had a serious head tilt for quite a while!
2. Macie started school! She LOVES it and so do we...she has really blossomed and its fantastic to watch : )
3. Things about my 6 month old:
* The way she kicks her little legs in my arms while I am holding her baby style. She LOVES to just rest there and stare and coo at me while kicking her little legs like crazy.
* The language that these sisters have formed together is simply amazing to me already. They can sit and "talk" to each other like crazy! They coo and giggle and laugh hysterically with each other already, it melts my heart : )
* She is starting to get a little hair, not much, but it looks pretty red so far, fingers crossed!
* She loves to play peek a boo and the "I drop it you pick it up" game!
*ONLY boobie will do for this kid....she hates bottles = we are in trouble : )
* We have tried food, but she doesn't want it yet. She thinks she does, and will reach and grab like heck for it, but when I give her bites she chokes, gags and spits it out...what a turkey!
* She rolls over, like a little rollie pollie! Only to the right and back, but I am sure the other side is coming soon! No signs of crawling yet, thank goodness!
* Up until recently, I was 1 and only to this baby...like I have never seen before. And I have to admit, its pretty flattering : ) But I do feel bad for all the people (including her poor daddy) who got their feelings hurt from a crying baby! But that phase is over as quick as it came.
4. We finally bought a new trailer! We are so excited and cant wait to use it : ) Its a 2004 Prowler...32' long...huge popout, bunk beds for the kids and a big kitchen.
Main things that have happened in the last few months:
1. Kelby was diagnosed with Torticollis...a neck muscle issue. But through physical therapy and tummy time things we have been able to make it almost unnoticeable. My poor baby had a serious head tilt for quite a while!
2. Macie started school! She LOVES it and so do we...she has really blossomed and its fantastic to watch : )
3. Things about my 6 month old:
* The way she kicks her little legs in my arms while I am holding her baby style. She LOVES to just rest there and stare and coo at me while kicking her little legs like crazy.
* The language that these sisters have formed together is simply amazing to me already. They can sit and "talk" to each other like crazy! They coo and giggle and laugh hysterically with each other already, it melts my heart : )
* She is starting to get a little hair, not much, but it looks pretty red so far, fingers crossed!
* She loves to play peek a boo and the "I drop it you pick it up" game!
*ONLY boobie will do for this kid....she hates bottles = we are in trouble : )
* We have tried food, but she doesn't want it yet. She thinks she does, and will reach and grab like heck for it, but when I give her bites she chokes, gags and spits it out...what a turkey!
* She rolls over, like a little rollie pollie! Only to the right and back, but I am sure the other side is coming soon! No signs of crawling yet, thank goodness!
* Up until recently, I was 1 and only to this baby...like I have never seen before. And I have to admit, its pretty flattering : ) But I do feel bad for all the people (including her poor daddy) who got their feelings hurt from a crying baby! But that phase is over as quick as it came.
4. We finally bought a new trailer! We are so excited and cant wait to use it : ) Its a 2004 Prowler...32' long...huge popout, bunk beds for the kids and a big kitchen.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Chicken Nugget Noses
Last weekend we took our recycling in and got 40 bucks! So we decided to treat ourselves to dinner for all our hard work. We ended up at the Arcata Brewery...with 2 kids...didn't really dawn on me until we were walking in the door, but I digress!
While we were eating Macie started sneezing like crazy and picking her nose. So I asked her to stop repeatedly but she just kept at it. She finally says to me "But mommy, my nose hurts!" And we asked her why. She answers "because I put that in there (pointing to her chicken nugget) : ) " So Nick and I mildly starting freaking out and trying to look and decipher what we should do. So after much farting around with it, we were thinking that we may have to go have it professionally removed. And low and behold with one final "blow!" here came the chicken nugget flying out right onto the restaurant table HA. I ended up laughing so hard I had mascara running down my face : )
Gotta love kids!
While we were eating Macie started sneezing like crazy and picking her nose. So I asked her to stop repeatedly but she just kept at it. She finally says to me "But mommy, my nose hurts!" And we asked her why. She answers "because I put that in there (pointing to her chicken nugget) : ) " So Nick and I mildly starting freaking out and trying to look and decipher what we should do. So after much farting around with it, we were thinking that we may have to go have it professionally removed. And low and behold with one final "blow!" here came the chicken nugget flying out right onto the restaurant table HA. I ended up laughing so hard I had mascara running down my face : )
Gotta love kids!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Life with 2 Kids...oh boy!
Life with 2...has been every emotion in the book! I am a month into life with 2 kiddos and I love it already...I am just so thankful to have my 2 girls in my life, sisters are priceless. I wanted to share a couple funny bloopers so far...hopefully you enjoy!
When Kelby was only about a week old, daddy was in their room changing her diaper with big sister watching closely of course! Well as he was removing the dirty diaper, Kelby decided to poo and pee and good one, all at the same time...always fun! Needless to say, he was overwhelmed HA. Then Macie turns to him and says "Daddy, baby sister peed on me!" He looked over at her, and sure enough....the side of her face and hair was dripping wet...yuck! Poor girl, but it was a funny story that Macie loves to tell people : - )
Whoever says that boys are the only ones to pee everywhere never met Kelby! She did it to me about a week later also. This time she peed so hard, it traveled about 3 feet and hit the other side of the window seal and everything in its path HA LOL....this girl makes me laugh already!
The latest blooper we had was at the grocery store. The 4 of us went to Safeway, check out, and started to load into the car. I put Macie in, Nick put Kelby in and we headed home. About 10 minutes later Nick asked me where I had put the groceries....I replied "I didnt' put them in the car... oh shit we left them in the cart!!" Needless to say the groceries were still in the cart when he got back thank goodness : - ) I am thankful it wasn't a child we left in the cart HA
When Kelby was only about a week old, daddy was in their room changing her diaper with big sister watching closely of course! Well as he was removing the dirty diaper, Kelby decided to poo and pee and good one, all at the same time...always fun! Needless to say, he was overwhelmed HA. Then Macie turns to him and says "Daddy, baby sister peed on me!" He looked over at her, and sure enough....the side of her face and hair was dripping wet...yuck! Poor girl, but it was a funny story that Macie loves to tell people : - )
Whoever says that boys are the only ones to pee everywhere never met Kelby! She did it to me about a week later also. This time she peed so hard, it traveled about 3 feet and hit the other side of the window seal and everything in its path HA LOL....this girl makes me laugh already!
The latest blooper we had was at the grocery store. The 4 of us went to Safeway, check out, and started to load into the car. I put Macie in, Nick put Kelby in and we headed home. About 10 minutes later Nick asked me where I had put the groceries....I replied "I didnt' put them in the car... oh shit we left them in the cart!!" Needless to say the groceries were still in the cart when he got back thank goodness : - ) I am thankful it wasn't a child we left in the cart HA
Kelby's Birthday Story
Kelby was born on a very cool birthday of 11-1-11...at 2:14 am. Her story began...
When I reached about 38 weeks, the docs noticed I was low on water already so I went onto slightly high risk status, having ultrasounds twice per week and "not-stress-tests" twice a week to make sure baby was ok. The weekend before Halloween we went to the circus that was in town, and I got up Monday to go to work like normal. When I went pee, I noticed something "different" and called the doc who told me to come in that morning to be checked. The results were not conclusive as to whether or not it was my water that had broke or not, so they decided to keep me and induce me at that time due to my low water status anyway.
I had already been having contractions that morning and they progressively got worse throughout the morning. In order to induce me with "cervadil" they had to slow the contractions down, through an IV of lots of fluids. So they began attempting to get the IV in...oh boy! It took 3 sticks, and an emergency room nurse to finally make it happen. By this time it was already 12 pm and the doctors decided that my contractions were too strong to go back, so they started me on pitosin instead at about 2 pm. At that time I was closed completely and just barely starting to thin out. Very discouraging!
After being on the pitosin a few hours, my sister showed up from Chico! It was so great to have her there, Nick and I both needed it LOL. The doctor checked me again and still no progress...uggg. At this point I was starting to get very frustrated because the contractions were getting pretty bad and with very little progress I was starting to think C-Section was in my future! Then the new doctor came on at about 8 pm and we didn't start off on the right foot HA. She wouldn't check me or give me my epidural yet and I was pissed to say the least : - ) I wanted my epidural SOOOO bad and didn't know how much longer I could hang in there with all this pain. I was soooo close to just giving up.
Finally she checked me some time later and low and behold I was 5 cm....freakin YAY!!! So that meant I was progressing great and best part of all, I could have my epidural!!! Unfortunately the anesthesiologist was in surgery and couldn't make it right away so I had to take something else to tide me over. I went with Fentenal, which screws my world up but makes the pain go away for about 20-30 min...thank god. this stuff makes me feel like I am high as a kite! I can't speak clear sentences, my eyes look glazed over, but hey, I am not crying or in pain : - ) So about an hr later I finally got the epidural, but again it didn't work 100%. The same thing happened with Macie, my right side only goes about 1/2 numb, but my left was numb numb. But it was enough to take the edge off and give me a little break before pushing time.
So by now it was about midnight and we knew we were NOT having a Halloween baby! As soon as they checked me again, I was 10 cm and could start pushing when I felt like it. Even with the epidural I was already exhausted and didn't want to be in pain 1 minute longer than I had to be, so we started pushing. I pushed for about an hour and then gave myself a 15 minute break to rest, then we were back at it again. Thank goodness for my laboring crew who helped me through this..I couldn't have done it without them! Andrea, Krista and Nick did such a great job : - ) So after about 2 hrs of pushing, the head was out, but the shoulders were stuck. So quickly the nurses "collapsed" baby's shoulders and out she came in the next push. Phew....it was all over!
She weighed in at 8 lbs 3.5 oz and was 19 3/4 " long, 14" wide shoulders. We fell in love all over again with this new bundle of joy and couldn't wait for Big Sister to meet her! This was only the second time we had both been away from Macie in 3 years, so we missed her terribly. Yolynn brought her to the hospital to visit us and it was slightly dramatic to start! Macie started crying/screaming and demanding to "go home"....but we finally calmed her down and she was in heaven with her new baby sister as well. Daddy decided to take Macie home and stay with her, leaving mommy and baby for a night in the hospital alone.
Its amazing how great I felt almost immediately as compared to Macie. I did have 2nd degree tares, instead of 3rd degree with Macie. But all in all I felt GREAT! The baby slept so good from hr 1 and we got to go home 2 days later. I was back on my feet right away and am still thankful for such a happy and healthy baby girl, Kelby Lynn.
When I reached about 38 weeks, the docs noticed I was low on water already so I went onto slightly high risk status, having ultrasounds twice per week and "not-stress-tests" twice a week to make sure baby was ok. The weekend before Halloween we went to the circus that was in town, and I got up Monday to go to work like normal. When I went pee, I noticed something "different" and called the doc who told me to come in that morning to be checked. The results were not conclusive as to whether or not it was my water that had broke or not, so they decided to keep me and induce me at that time due to my low water status anyway.
I had already been having contractions that morning and they progressively got worse throughout the morning. In order to induce me with "cervadil" they had to slow the contractions down, through an IV of lots of fluids. So they began attempting to get the IV in...oh boy! It took 3 sticks, and an emergency room nurse to finally make it happen. By this time it was already 12 pm and the doctors decided that my contractions were too strong to go back, so they started me on pitosin instead at about 2 pm. At that time I was closed completely and just barely starting to thin out. Very discouraging!
After being on the pitosin a few hours, my sister showed up from Chico! It was so great to have her there, Nick and I both needed it LOL. The doctor checked me again and still no progress...uggg. At this point I was starting to get very frustrated because the contractions were getting pretty bad and with very little progress I was starting to think C-Section was in my future! Then the new doctor came on at about 8 pm and we didn't start off on the right foot HA. She wouldn't check me or give me my epidural yet and I was pissed to say the least : - ) I wanted my epidural SOOOO bad and didn't know how much longer I could hang in there with all this pain. I was soooo close to just giving up.
Finally she checked me some time later and low and behold I was 5 cm....freakin YAY!!! So that meant I was progressing great and best part of all, I could have my epidural!!! Unfortunately the anesthesiologist was in surgery and couldn't make it right away so I had to take something else to tide me over. I went with Fentenal, which screws my world up but makes the pain go away for about 20-30 min...thank god. this stuff makes me feel like I am high as a kite! I can't speak clear sentences, my eyes look glazed over, but hey, I am not crying or in pain : - ) So about an hr later I finally got the epidural, but again it didn't work 100%. The same thing happened with Macie, my right side only goes about 1/2 numb, but my left was numb numb. But it was enough to take the edge off and give me a little break before pushing time.
So by now it was about midnight and we knew we were NOT having a Halloween baby! As soon as they checked me again, I was 10 cm and could start pushing when I felt like it. Even with the epidural I was already exhausted and didn't want to be in pain 1 minute longer than I had to be, so we started pushing. I pushed for about an hour and then gave myself a 15 minute break to rest, then we were back at it again. Thank goodness for my laboring crew who helped me through this..I couldn't have done it without them! Andrea, Krista and Nick did such a great job : - ) So after about 2 hrs of pushing, the head was out, but the shoulders were stuck. So quickly the nurses "collapsed" baby's shoulders and out she came in the next push. Phew....it was all over!
She weighed in at 8 lbs 3.5 oz and was 19 3/4 " long, 14" wide shoulders. We fell in love all over again with this new bundle of joy and couldn't wait for Big Sister to meet her! This was only the second time we had both been away from Macie in 3 years, so we missed her terribly. Yolynn brought her to the hospital to visit us and it was slightly dramatic to start! Macie started crying/screaming and demanding to "go home"....but we finally calmed her down and she was in heaven with her new baby sister as well. Daddy decided to take Macie home and stay with her, leaving mommy and baby for a night in the hospital alone.
Its amazing how great I felt almost immediately as compared to Macie. I did have 2nd degree tares, instead of 3rd degree with Macie. But all in all I felt GREAT! The baby slept so good from hr 1 and we got to go home 2 days later. I was back on my feet right away and am still thankful for such a happy and healthy baby girl, Kelby Lynn.
Summer/Fall 2011
Its been a busy busy summer and fall this year, like always! We have been on the road for 6 weekends in a row and wont be "home" for a weekend until 2 more weeks....exhausting but fun!
Some of the fun things we've done this summer include:
1. A Trip to the San Fransisco Zoo and Sunole with Tiffany and her family. We had a great time and can't wait to join them again sometime soon! Macie had a blast at the zoo...so much to see and do.
2. I cut my hair off! It seems to happen every time I get pregnant LOL I chopped it above the shoulders, and LOVE it! Its easier to do and less weight dragging me down. Plus with a little one short hair is the way to go!
3. Thirty things while 30 lists! Tiff and I came up with a fun idea to create a list of 30 things that we want to accomplish while we are 30...to prove to ourselves that we are young and capable and that 30 is just another number. Can't wait to get started checking things off the list.
4. Trinity Lake Camping! We took our first trip to Trinity Lake this summer with an ex-coworker of mine (Yolynn) and had such a great time. Her and her family and friends stayed on a house boat on the lake with jet skis and ski boats...while Nick and I took our trailer up and our little fishing boat. The boat worked out well after we tried to sink it several times! Nick put the boat in the lake and and took off to go park the truck, leaving me, a 2 yr old and 2 dogs on the dock....when I noticed the boat was filling with water...HA We forgot to put the plug in : - ) Then we set adrift, only to get a few hundred feet from the dock and the motor wouldn't run...then we remembered we didn't put the new ores in the boat...HA...you could say we are a little "green" at the boating scene : - ) We went for a nice little hike in the mountains and then enjoyed some houseboat time. Macie wasn't so hot on the jet skis...she went for a short ride and quickly wanted OFF! But she LOVED the boat rides : - ) She even got to tube with the older girls around the "no wake" zone. Our dogs of course got to come too and were so well behaved sitting on the shore next to the houseboat for hours.
5. Labor Day at the Woods'! We did a big Labor Day shin-dig this year at our house, it was tons of fun and saved us the hassle of driving! GiGi and GiPa Lee got hotel, Dave and Andrea stayed in our house trailer, dad brought his trailer over and housed Dustin, Krista and Gusto as well. We had a fun filled weekend of beaches, agates, motorcycle riding, shopping, dinners and more!
6. Bill Spoon's Wedding - We took a mini-vaca trip to Redding and stayed in a hotel on the weekend of 9-10-11. It was just a quick overnight trip but good to get away. We got to swim in the pool and enjoy some sunshine!
7. Deer Hunting - This year we hunted early season which started 9-17 and we also hunted 9-23. We seen a handful of deer but nobody killed anything...what a bum! Deer Tag stew just isn't very filling! It was HOT and dry, but we just really enjoyed the weekend with dad and Krista/Dustin...its all about those precious moments with family now-a-days.
8. Macie's Birthday Party - We celebrated Macie's birthday a litte early this year since I was only a few weeks from my due date. We did it at Capre Acres this year, the kids loved the park! We had a horse pinata (a bunch of 2-3 yr olds with a bat...scary!), opened lots of presents, enjoyed delicious and oh-so-cute cake/cupcakes made by Micheal, and enjoyed the hot weather!
9. Pumpkin Patch 10-8-11 - through all the chaos this summer we still managed to squeeze in a trip to the pumpkin patch of course. Macie got to ride the mini horse buggy which she was in heaven about. We ended up buying 130 lbs of pumpkin for 50 bucks, wow that's a lot of pumpkin! When we got home, we decided to decorate our pumpkins on the front lawn, Macie loved making the spiders : - )
10. Nick's Mom, Tori and Thomas came to visit! 10-22-11 To end the summer of fun we had Nick's family over for a visit, we had a ton of fun seeing them as always. We went to beach & agate hunted, enjoyed a great dinner at the Steelhead in Klamath, scarfed down Los Bagels for breakfast, made my belly cast, and just really had a great relaxing weekend with friends and family.
11. The Circus - 10-30-11 - The last weekend before baby was due, we went to the Circus in Eureka. It was ok...Macie enjoyed it and thats all that matters : - ) They didn't have many animals, but Macie got to ride a pony in a circle, and the Elephant....which she was so good at! I thought she would get in line and then panic when it was her turn to get on...but she hopped right on and smiled the whole time...it was great!
Some of the fun things we've done this summer include:
1. A Trip to the San Fransisco Zoo and Sunole with Tiffany and her family. We had a great time and can't wait to join them again sometime soon! Macie had a blast at the zoo...so much to see and do.
2. I cut my hair off! It seems to happen every time I get pregnant LOL I chopped it above the shoulders, and LOVE it! Its easier to do and less weight dragging me down. Plus with a little one short hair is the way to go!
3. Thirty things while 30 lists! Tiff and I came up with a fun idea to create a list of 30 things that we want to accomplish while we are 30...to prove to ourselves that we are young and capable and that 30 is just another number. Can't wait to get started checking things off the list.
4. Trinity Lake Camping! We took our first trip to Trinity Lake this summer with an ex-coworker of mine (Yolynn) and had such a great time. Her and her family and friends stayed on a house boat on the lake with jet skis and ski boats...while Nick and I took our trailer up and our little fishing boat. The boat worked out well after we tried to sink it several times! Nick put the boat in the lake and and took off to go park the truck, leaving me, a 2 yr old and 2 dogs on the dock....when I noticed the boat was filling with water...HA We forgot to put the plug in : - ) Then we set adrift, only to get a few hundred feet from the dock and the motor wouldn't run...then we remembered we didn't put the new ores in the boat...HA...you could say we are a little "green" at the boating scene : - ) We went for a nice little hike in the mountains and then enjoyed some houseboat time. Macie wasn't so hot on the jet skis...she went for a short ride and quickly wanted OFF! But she LOVED the boat rides : - ) She even got to tube with the older girls around the "no wake" zone. Our dogs of course got to come too and were so well behaved sitting on the shore next to the houseboat for hours.
5. Labor Day at the Woods'! We did a big Labor Day shin-dig this year at our house, it was tons of fun and saved us the hassle of driving! GiGi and GiPa Lee got hotel, Dave and Andrea stayed in our house trailer, dad brought his trailer over and housed Dustin, Krista and Gusto as well. We had a fun filled weekend of beaches, agates, motorcycle riding, shopping, dinners and more!
6. Bill Spoon's Wedding - We took a mini-vaca trip to Redding and stayed in a hotel on the weekend of 9-10-11. It was just a quick overnight trip but good to get away. We got to swim in the pool and enjoy some sunshine!
7. Deer Hunting - This year we hunted early season which started 9-17 and we also hunted 9-23. We seen a handful of deer but nobody killed anything...what a bum! Deer Tag stew just isn't very filling! It was HOT and dry, but we just really enjoyed the weekend with dad and Krista/Dustin...its all about those precious moments with family now-a-days.
8. Macie's Birthday Party - We celebrated Macie's birthday a litte early this year since I was only a few weeks from my due date. We did it at Capre Acres this year, the kids loved the park! We had a horse pinata (a bunch of 2-3 yr olds with a bat...scary!), opened lots of presents, enjoyed delicious and oh-so-cute cake/cupcakes made by Micheal, and enjoyed the hot weather!
9. Pumpkin Patch 10-8-11 - through all the chaos this summer we still managed to squeeze in a trip to the pumpkin patch of course. Macie got to ride the mini horse buggy which she was in heaven about. We ended up buying 130 lbs of pumpkin for 50 bucks, wow that's a lot of pumpkin! When we got home, we decided to decorate our pumpkins on the front lawn, Macie loved making the spiders : - )
10. Nick's Mom, Tori and Thomas came to visit! 10-22-11 To end the summer of fun we had Nick's family over for a visit, we had a ton of fun seeing them as always. We went to beach & agate hunted, enjoyed a great dinner at the Steelhead in Klamath, scarfed down Los Bagels for breakfast, made my belly cast, and just really had a great relaxing weekend with friends and family.
11. The Circus - 10-30-11 - The last weekend before baby was due, we went to the Circus in Eureka. It was ok...Macie enjoyed it and thats all that matters : - ) They didn't have many animals, but Macie got to ride a pony in a circle, and the Elephant....which she was so good at! I thought she would get in line and then panic when it was her turn to get on...but she hopped right on and smiled the whole time...it was great!
Monday, October 24, 2011
The 3rd Trimester
How time flys!! Can you believe we are in the 3rd trimester already? I can't! But I can definitely feel it LOL...things are getting bigger and bigger and sleep is becoming increasingly more difficult. Rolling over in bed is starting to be challenging as well. Nick is starting to laugh at me already...I look like a beached whale trying to roll on the sand...lovely site!
At our last check up things looked great. The heartbeat was 151...a good strong beat. She said my belly was measuring right on time and I hadn't gained any weight yet. I was down about 10 pounds at one point, but I am back to starting weight at this point and fully anticipate to gain from here on out : - ) We go back to the doc in 3 weeks and then go to every other week check ups!. I can't believe we are already at this point in the pregnancy. Baby is just kicking kicking away all the time, so much fun! Its so comforting to feel her kick, lets momma know that everything is fine. Sometimes if I haven't felt her kick in a while I will poke her and bump her until she wakes up and kicks me a couple time..hehehe. I know it sounds mean, but it makes me feel better!
I am now 34 weeks and still doing very well. I have to say though, #2 is not near as "fun" as #1...because while pregnant with #2 I still have to be a momma to #1! I don't get to sit around and relax when I am tired like before...life doesn't have a pause button : - ) At my last check up I was up about 3 lbs so I still feel great. My belly looks HUGE to me (and most other people) which didn't happen till the last couple weeks with Macie. Putting socks on is NO fun really, and I have gone to slip ons for the most part HA...but hey, I can still get my panties on with no help so that's a plus! The little things are beginning to be BIG things...like shaving, putting lotion on, painting toenails...basically anything below the waste is increasingly more difficult. And sleeping..my beloved sleep is no more. I get up to pee about 2-5 times a night and just can't sleep....uggg! But its just how your body prepares for a newborn I guess : - ) And my ankles and hands are starting to swell a little...I cant wear my rings any longer and my little ankles are showing sock lines now...I think I better slow down!
I am now 38 weeks...but I had an ultrasound Friday and it is showing the baby as already being 7lb 15 oz!!! And that I am getting very low on fluid/water. Her heart beat was 135-138 and we confirmed that "she" is infact a "she" : - ) So I have another check up today and they may possibly induce this week. I have thought that I was further along the whole pregnancy, so I wouldn't consider myself "early" if baby came today : - ) We have had a busy busy couple of months with traveling to Chico and hunting and birthdays so we are ready to welcome this baby and some down-time into our lives! I have only gained about 8 lbs so far...not bad....I started at 245...and am just under 255 now. I am enjoying and savoring every kick, movement and hiccup as I know it will be over very soon! Kelby has not been near as active as Macie was in the womb...she is more of small little movements and mild kicks to enjoy...not full blown karate kicks that I was expecting : - ) We did my belly cast this weekend and it turned out great! Nick and I both realized just how different my belly looks now than with Macie after doing the cast. Macie was much wider and higher(even though we thought she was all out front!) and Kelby is VERY out and in the middle...not wide at all. I can't wait to finish the cast and decorate!
Well this may be it since I am expecting them to induce me sometime very soon! Hope you have enjoyed following my pregnancy and can't wait to write all about my new bundle of joy soon! : - )
At our last check up things looked great. The heartbeat was 151...a good strong beat. She said my belly was measuring right on time and I hadn't gained any weight yet. I was down about 10 pounds at one point, but I am back to starting weight at this point and fully anticipate to gain from here on out : - ) We go back to the doc in 3 weeks and then go to every other week check ups!. I can't believe we are already at this point in the pregnancy. Baby is just kicking kicking away all the time, so much fun! Its so comforting to feel her kick, lets momma know that everything is fine. Sometimes if I haven't felt her kick in a while I will poke her and bump her until she wakes up and kicks me a couple time..hehehe. I know it sounds mean, but it makes me feel better!
I am now 34 weeks and still doing very well. I have to say though, #2 is not near as "fun" as #1...because while pregnant with #2 I still have to be a momma to #1! I don't get to sit around and relax when I am tired like before...life doesn't have a pause button : - ) At my last check up I was up about 3 lbs so I still feel great. My belly looks HUGE to me (and most other people) which didn't happen till the last couple weeks with Macie. Putting socks on is NO fun really, and I have gone to slip ons for the most part HA...but hey, I can still get my panties on with no help so that's a plus! The little things are beginning to be BIG things...like shaving, putting lotion on, painting toenails...basically anything below the waste is increasingly more difficult. And sleeping..my beloved sleep is no more. I get up to pee about 2-5 times a night and just can't sleep....uggg! But its just how your body prepares for a newborn I guess : - ) And my ankles and hands are starting to swell a little...I cant wear my rings any longer and my little ankles are showing sock lines now...I think I better slow down!
I am now 38 weeks...but I had an ultrasound Friday and it is showing the baby as already being 7lb 15 oz!!! And that I am getting very low on fluid/water. Her heart beat was 135-138 and we confirmed that "she" is infact a "she" : - ) So I have another check up today and they may possibly induce this week. I have thought that I was further along the whole pregnancy, so I wouldn't consider myself "early" if baby came today : - ) We have had a busy busy couple of months with traveling to Chico and hunting and birthdays so we are ready to welcome this baby and some down-time into our lives! I have only gained about 8 lbs so far...not bad....I started at 245...and am just under 255 now. I am enjoying and savoring every kick, movement and hiccup as I know it will be over very soon! Kelby has not been near as active as Macie was in the womb...she is more of small little movements and mild kicks to enjoy...not full blown karate kicks that I was expecting : - ) We did my belly cast this weekend and it turned out great! Nick and I both realized just how different my belly looks now than with Macie after doing the cast. Macie was much wider and higher(even though we thought she was all out front!) and Kelby is VERY out and in the middle...not wide at all. I can't wait to finish the cast and decorate!
Well this may be it since I am expecting them to induce me sometime very soon! Hope you have enjoyed following my pregnancy and can't wait to write all about my new bundle of joy soon! : - )
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