Updates

It has been awhile since I've done updates on things Kate has been up to and things that are really going on in our household so here goes....

Kate is like a sponge. She is learning things so quickly I almost can't keep up. She loves to count and she can count to 10 in English and almost to 5 in Spanish. (She is obsessed with Dora and Diego, hence the Spanish). We count everything. She is starting to get more interested in colors and can tell me what some of them are. I know she should probably know them by now but has not had the faintest care about them until now and refused to learn them. Wonder who she gets all that stubbornness from??? Her vocabulary is amazing. We actually have full conversations now. Of course they are mostly about make-believe things, but still they are conversations. Watching Diego has really enhanced her knowledge of animals and we are currently always saving a Sloth or a Whale or Dolphins or other types of animals. I tell you what, I get worn out saving all these animals. It is great when we have to stop and listen because..... we hear something.... It must be Swiper the Fox. That mean old fox is going to swipe our stuff. We had better run around the house!!!!!

I bought her a Dora memory game and she really likes it. She is also very good at it. Sometimes she finds the pieces before I do. She has finally started saying that there is a baby brother in my tummy but still calls him a she. I think she is a little young to understand between he and she things yet. She has hit another growth spurt so now half of her pants are too short. Thank God her jeans were a little long! I don't think she has gained any weight because her pants are continually falling down enough to where if she bends over, you are most certainly going to see crack. Yes, we are raising a carpenter! Kidding! She said the other day that she wanted to fix babies boo boos so maybe she will be a doctor!

I finally think we have hit the terrible threes. I really didn't know if I would make it past the terrible twos, but I can see that the terrible threes are something completely different (but just as horrible). In the terrible twos, they throw fits and whine and cry and kind of do whatever they want (I'm guessing this is to see what they can get away with). The threes are more of a, I know what I'm doing and I know what I want and you can't stop me b/c I'll run from you and do it anyways phase. She is playing Brian and I against each other because if Brian doesn't give in, she thinks I will and vice versa. She is old enough now to where she can now reason with us. It may not always make sense, but she knows what she is doing. She also plays the sad puppy thing with us too. Not only that, but she thinks by loving on me and telling me she loves me or saying that she is sorry for being bad that that makes everything better and she can get what she wants. Yes, Yes, it does sound really cute when she says, "Mommy, I sorry for being bad at the store today!", but it doesn't take away the fact that I would like to strangle her sometimes! She also thinks that if she can get the candy she wants up on the counter at a store, that automatically means she gets it. I could go on and on, but basically the kid knows what is going on and thinks she knows how to work the system. One more thing, she told me yesterday that she needed a Diego movie, because she had a Dora movie but she didn't have a Diego movie and she just needed one. I told her she would have to ask someone else to get it for her and she said in the sweetest little voice.... "My nana will buy me a Diego movie!" so I told her she would just have to ask. She is so conniving!

Baby Boy (no name yet) is doing good so far. I have started feeling him kick lately. The doctor said that he has long legs so I'm sure that will feel good later! Nothing more to update on him until the next appt.

Hubby is in boat mode. He went out on his canoe lately when it had rained a lot and ended up almost killing it. Water was too high and too fast and they went into a rapid and tipped over. Needless to say the water was freezing and I'm really surprised he doesn't have a cold right now. He is really ready to take the ski boat out but I have been postponing this for some time now b/c I don't really think it is warm enough. Plus Kate will want to swim and I don't even want to have to fight that battle! So I think that is it. Until next time.......

It's A Boy!

We found out last week that we are having a boy! I was actually suprised because I just really felt like it would be another girl. But I'm really not disappointed. Just overwhelmed because I know I'm going to have to go through all of Kate's things and get rid of most of the pink. Brian, of course, is very excited and has acted like he is so in love with me for giving him a boy. Even though we know I didn't really have anything to do with determining the sex of the baby.

As soon as we found out I started thinking about what all we would need for this new little one and got right on the computer and started looking up all kinds of stuff. But first and formost, the bedding. Kate's strawberry Pottery Barn stuff wouldn't work, so I researched bedding for probably two days and finally decided on one. I know, quick, but I'm feeling like I need to get it together before I get too big and pregnant and don't want to do anything. So here is a pic of the bedding that we went and got today.....

Isn't it cute? I think so. Brian likes it but isn't so excited because he now knows he is going to have to help me paint the room since it is currently bright green. And as soon as I figure out what bedding Kate is going to get then he has to help me paint that room too. He is NOT excited about painting. But he is excited about the cutest outfit ever that we bought today. It is a plaid short overall with a shirt to go under and a hat that matches the overalls. Too cute!

Ponderings and Reflections

So lately I've had a million things going through my brain. Also questions I'm not sure I can fully explain to my two year old to where she can really understand. Could be pregnancy or just my usual crazy thinking but here they are:



1) How do you explain to a two year old that wiping your nose and then your crotch with the same tissue paper is not acceptable? (This happened this morning and I'm really thinking I'm going to go wash her again, because the thought is really making me sick!)



2) Why do politics bring out the worst in people? I've had several people who don't share my thoughts on politics continually push theirs in my face and it really aggravates me. Yes, I'm a Republican and although we may not have the strongest candidate running, I will still not vote Democratic because there are just too many issues that I don't agree with. However, that is my thoughts and my opinions and I'm ok with you not agreeing with them. I will not push my opinion on you and I want the same respect please!!!!! Also, please do not bash the president. I think he deserves the up most respect because I believe this has got to be one of the hardest jobs ever. The whole world criticises this man every time he makes a decision. He does not make his decisions on his own. He has a whole crew of people who give him advice and information that the public will never see. He doesn't pull this stuff out of his a$$ just because he feels like it. That is not the way the government works. The reason things don't happen is because everything has to go through congress and there are Democrats and Republicans who help make these decisions. Ok, enough of that.



3) I'm almost 30 and I have a kid that will be 3 soon and I'm about to have another child in about 5 months. It has all hit me recently like a ton of bricks. Am I old enough to have two children? I guess I am because I have several friends who are my age that have two kids. But I don't feel like I'm old enough to have two kids and I'm still in shock that I'm about to turn 30. I don't think I'm so upset that I'm going to turn 30, just that time has flown by and I can't believe it is already here.

4)Pregnancy makes me forgetful and indecisive. Will this go away once I give birth?

5) Will I ever get my house cleaned?????

I've written this post three times now and it keeps erasing it so I'm going to stop now. I'm tired and I need to continue to clean and do laundry. Until next time..................

17 Weeks and Counting

So I hit 17 weeks on Tuesday and everything seems to be going well. We get to go to the doctor on Thursday of next week to find out the sex of the baby. Kate is still very excited about the baby. She doesn't understand why this baby can't come out right now though. She wants to take care of it. If it were up to her she would drag all the baby stuff out right now and practice taking care of a baby by using her dolls, because if you know her, you know that her babies are real. She is always talking to them. And all of her imaginary friends. I'm guessing there are at least 30 or more because it is always someone new. However, she really likes to pretend that Swiper from Dora is pushing her or bothering her.

She is really amazing. She says the craziest stuff. She has an imagination that is beyond anything I can fathom. She must have gotten it from her daddy because I have never had a good imagination. I can't believe she will be three in a couple of months. It makes me so sad to think that my baby is getting so big so fast. Time flies by and you don't even realize it. I am just so glad that I have the opportunity to stay home with her and really spend quality time with her before she gets too big to spend time with me.

Week 16 for Baby #2

Your pregnancy: 16 weeks

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How your baby's growing:At 4 1/2 inches long (head to bottom) and 3 1/2 ounces, your baby is about the size of an avocado. In the next three weeks, she'll go through a tremendous growth spurt, though, doubling her weight and adding inches to her length. Her lower limbs are much more developed now. Her head is more erect than it has been, and her eyes have moved toward the front of her head. Your baby's ears are close to their final position, too. Some of her more advanced body systems are working, including her circulatory system and urinary tract. Her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, circulating her total blood volume through her body many times. (By the end of your pregnancy, this will increase to about 190 quarts.) The patterning of her scalp has begun, though her hair isn't recognizable yet. Although closed, her eyes are moving (slowly), and she's even started growing toenails.Note: Every baby develops a little differently — even in the womb. Our information is designed to give you a general idea of your baby's development.

How your life's changing:Have people been telling you how wonderful you look? The "glow of pregnancy" is real, thanks to increased blood flow to the skin. You may be enjoying yourself more, too, now that your hormones have stabilized and nausea has eased up. You're also probably less anxious about something happening to your baby (the risk of miscarriage drops dramatically after the 14th week) which likely adds to your overall sense of well-being.Soon you'll experience one of the most wonderful moments of pregnancy — feeling your baby move. While some women notice "quickening" as early as 16 weeks, most don't until about 18 weeks or more. If this is your first baby, don't be too anxious — you may not be aware of your baby's movements until 20 weeks or so. The earliest movements may feel like little flutters, gas bubbles, or even like popcorn popping. Over the following weeks they'll start to feel unmistakably like kicks.