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Sunday, September 9, 2012
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Lovin' Life
Brennan puts a sticker on a sticker chart everyday as a countdown until Dada comes home. It seems so hard to believe that he's already been gone for a month. Time is truly flying by. I hope it keeps going this fast!
I try to keep busy during the day and I think that has helped make time go by quickly. Here's a little of what we've been up to lately. It might not seem like anything exciting, but I love spending time with this little guy.
He looks so big to me when he wears his KY jersey.
On Friday we helped out a friend by driving her to pick up her car. Three boys in my car (not counting the one in my belly). Love it!
One thing I am super thankful for is that when B wakes up from his nap, he usually wants to do something quiet like a puzzle. Yesterday he opted for his shape sorter.
The quiet, peaceful activities don't last long though. He asked to go play outside and since he was 80 degrees still at 4:30 yesterday it was the perfect opportunity to use his water table. It started out like this; just dumping water in the funnel.
But then progressed to dumping water on his shirt.
And it ended up like this; dumping water right on top of his head. Over and over and over again. Needless to say I think he's going to have a great time in the pool and at the beach when he visit Myrtle Beach at the end of the month!
After drenching himself with water, it was time to climb on the rocks!
This morning we got a special surprise; we were able to Skype with Dada again. I know Kyle is glad to talk to us, but he's ready to get back underway. They've been stuck in Norway for a while. After talking to him, B and I headed to our church's first Upward soccer game of the season. B had a great time running all around and even got to eat a cupcake!
I decided to keep our fun morning going with lunch at McDonald's. Brennan was so happy to go there but then was over the moon when they gave him this ruler!
He had a mini-meltdown as we were leaving McDonald's, but it's so easy to distract him. I just asked him if he could help me read the letters and numbers on the back of my car when we got outside. That's all it took. Major meltdown avoided. This kid just loves letters and numbers. We came home and wrestled; one of his favorite activities!
And even played a little basketball.
Now he's taking a nap! Hoping he takes a good one today!
I try to keep busy during the day and I think that has helped make time go by quickly. Here's a little of what we've been up to lately. It might not seem like anything exciting, but I love spending time with this little guy.
He looks so big to me when he wears his KY jersey.
On Friday we helped out a friend by driving her to pick up her car. Three boys in my car (not counting the one in my belly). Love it!
One thing I am super thankful for is that when B wakes up from his nap, he usually wants to do something quiet like a puzzle. Yesterday he opted for his shape sorter.
The quiet, peaceful activities don't last long though. He asked to go play outside and since he was 80 degrees still at 4:30 yesterday it was the perfect opportunity to use his water table. It started out like this; just dumping water in the funnel.
But then progressed to dumping water on his shirt.
And it ended up like this; dumping water right on top of his head. Over and over and over again. Needless to say I think he's going to have a great time in the pool and at the beach when he visit Myrtle Beach at the end of the month!
After drenching himself with water, it was time to climb on the rocks!
This morning we got a special surprise; we were able to Skype with Dada again. I know Kyle is glad to talk to us, but he's ready to get back underway. They've been stuck in Norway for a while. After talking to him, B and I headed to our church's first Upward soccer game of the season. B had a great time running all around and even got to eat a cupcake!
I decided to keep our fun morning going with lunch at McDonald's. Brennan was so happy to go there but then was over the moon when they gave him this ruler!
He had a mini-meltdown as we were leaving McDonald's, but it's so easy to distract him. I just asked him if he could help me read the letters and numbers on the back of my car when we got outside. That's all it took. Major meltdown avoided. This kid just loves letters and numbers. We came home and wrestled; one of his favorite activities!
And even played a little basketball.
Now he's taking a nap! Hoping he takes a good one today!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
A Few of His Favorite Things
I know I shared this picture of Brennan yesterday, but today I asked him about some of his favorites and asked him what he wants to be when he grows up. I wanted to type up his answers on his picture like I had seen on Pinterest.
Most of these questions he answered himself. I picked his favorite book because his favorite is usually one of the books we currently have checked out from the library, but I went with one of his own that he has loved for a long time.
And I have no idea why he said he wanted to be a queen when he grew up. Maybe because my good friend, Kathryn, sometimes goes by Queen. No idea. But pretty funny.
Most of these questions he answered himself. I picked his favorite book because his favorite is usually one of the books we currently have checked out from the library, but I went with one of his own that he has loved for a long time.
And I have no idea why he said he wanted to be a queen when he grew up. Maybe because my good friend, Kathryn, sometimes goes by Queen. No idea. But pretty funny.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Brennan's First Day of School
Today Brennan started a little preschool class. He'll be going to the United Methodist Child Care Center (UMCCC) on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-11:30. I know it's going to be so good for him. He's a smart little guy, but needs to learn more about sharing, waiting his turn, and other social skills that are hard to teach him as an only child at home.
I'm not 100% sure how I'll use my time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Today I had an OB appointment, so that kept me busy for the first hour. There are also some organizational projects I'd like to work on around the house.
I found this little poem online by Wendy Silva. I know he's just going to school two days/week, but I thought this was pretty cute. I might like it that much more because I'm all hormonal and get weepy reading it even though I am super excited for Brennan!
baby big boy on his first day of school! We started with a fun breakfast of orange rolls!
It was forecasted to rain all day and it rained early this morning, but thankfully we caught a break in weather and ran outside to snap a few pictures. He's such a goober!
We have been talking about school for months now. I had been trying to prepare Brennan for his first day and told him that Mommy was going to drive in a circle and help him out of the car, but then he was going to walk in with his teacher. We talked about some of the fun things that are in his classroom once he gets there too. All the talk definitely paid off. He knew exactly what was going to happen and was a little miffed that we had to wait in the car line; he was ready to go. I was going to take a picture of him walking into school, but it happened so fast. He just grabbed the teacher's hand and walked right in without any tears and without looking back. When I picked him up (in the POURING rain) his teacher said he did great and didn't cry at all. I couldn't be any more proud of him.
Here he is after school soaking wet after getting in and out of the car (and spilling Mommy's water all over himself on the drive home)!
We have talked a little bit about what he did at school. He says that he played and he has tried to sing me a song he learned, but I don't understand many of the words. Something about "hello" I think. He had a snack and he said that he shared. I am so happy he had a good day and I hope he's just as excited to go back on Thursday.
I'm not 100% sure how I'll use my time on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Today I had an OB appointment, so that kept me busy for the first hour. There are also some organizational projects I'd like to work on around the house.
I found this little poem online by Wendy Silva. I know he's just going to school two days/week, but I thought this was pretty cute. I might like it that much more because I'm all hormonal and get weepy reading it even though I am super excited for Brennan!
I wonder what you're doing right now
And if everyone is treating you kind
I hope there is a special person
A nice friend that you can find
I wonder if the teacher knows
Just how special you are to me
And if the brightness of your heart
Is something she can see
I wonder if you are thinking about me
And if you need a hug
I already miss the sound of your voice
And how you give my leg a tug
I wonder if you could possibly understandHere's my
How hard it is for me to let you grow
On this day know that my heart breaks
For this is the first step in letting by baby go
It was forecasted to rain all day and it rained early this morning, but thankfully we caught a break in weather and ran outside to snap a few pictures. He's such a goober!
We have been talking about school for months now. I had been trying to prepare Brennan for his first day and told him that Mommy was going to drive in a circle and help him out of the car, but then he was going to walk in with his teacher. We talked about some of the fun things that are in his classroom once he gets there too. All the talk definitely paid off. He knew exactly what was going to happen and was a little miffed that we had to wait in the car line; he was ready to go. I was going to take a picture of him walking into school, but it happened so fast. He just grabbed the teacher's hand and walked right in without any tears and without looking back. When I picked him up (in the POURING rain) his teacher said he did great and didn't cry at all. I couldn't be any more proud of him.
Here he is after school soaking wet after getting in and out of the car (and spilling Mommy's water all over himself on the drive home)!
We have talked a little bit about what he did at school. He says that he played and he has tried to sing me a song he learned, but I don't understand many of the words. Something about "hello" I think. He had a snack and he said that he shared. I am so happy he had a good day and I hope he's just as excited to go back on Thursday.
Monday, September 3, 2012
B's Lil Bro
Poor B is a little confused. He's said all along that the baby is a "girl baby" so when the ultrasound tech first announced the baby was indeed a girl, Brennan was all excited. Then we had to explain to him that it was actually a boy. I keep asking him over and over what kind of baby is in mommy's belly and he's starting to say "boy baby" more consistently. I took this video on Saturday and asked him what he's going to teach his little brother. In case can't understand, he says "play, paint, and color crayons".
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
It's A...
healthy baby! That's the most important part.
It also appears to be a boy.
My OB does gender checks notoriously late. I remember this from when I was pregnant with Brennan and at my last check-up in August, the midwife at the practice told me he wouldn't do it until at least 23 weeks. I have an appointment this coming Tuesday and I'll be just over 21 weeks, so no gender check until my October appointment.
Kyle and I went to a 3D ultrasound place to find out if B was a boy or girl before my OB would do it because we thought he wasn't going to be home for the later ultrasound. We had considered doing that this time, but then he left suddenly and we didn't have time. On Thursday morning, all of a sudden, I decided I wanted to find out before Kyle left his current port. We are able to talk for a few more days and decided it would be nice to find out and at least be able to tell him on the phone instead of in an email that he may or may not receive.
So I called up the 3D ultrasound place and today was the big day. Val was nice enough to go with me to help entertain Brennan. As soon as the tech began my ultrasound, within what seemed like seconds she said, "Are you ready to know?" Of course I was ready and she pointed to the screen and said, "It's a girl." I was completely shocked because I've thought boy all along. She proceeded to type "I'm a girl!" on the screen and printed out my picture and then said she wanted to look from all the different angles.
As she was looking around and pointing out hands and feet she said, "Wait a minute. What was that that just popped out?" She kept looking and looking and said that the umbilical cord was right between the baby's legs and it was making it difficult for her to see if she had seen something or if it had just been a shadow. She ended up having me get up and walk around to see if the cord would move and then we tried again. She kept looking and looking and the more she looked, the more she started thinking it was actually a boy.
Once she was all done, she printed me out a new picture that says, "I'm a boy!" And I have to say it looks pretty convincing to me. She said he was just hiding it well at the beginning. She also said that no matter what it is, it's gonna be a spit fire and give me a run for my money. He(?) was moving a ton and I guess because he gave her a hard time finding out she thinks he's(?) gonna be handful.
My OB will do his gender check in October and this tech told me not to tell him anything beforehand and see what he says. If he happens to say it's a girl, then she told me to come back and she'll do another ultrasound free of charge.
So for now we're going with boy. But more importantly the baby looks happy, healthy, and hyper!
It also appears to be a boy.
My OB does gender checks notoriously late. I remember this from when I was pregnant with Brennan and at my last check-up in August, the midwife at the practice told me he wouldn't do it until at least 23 weeks. I have an appointment this coming Tuesday and I'll be just over 21 weeks, so no gender check until my October appointment.
Kyle and I went to a 3D ultrasound place to find out if B was a boy or girl before my OB would do it because we thought he wasn't going to be home for the later ultrasound. We had considered doing that this time, but then he left suddenly and we didn't have time. On Thursday morning, all of a sudden, I decided I wanted to find out before Kyle left his current port. We are able to talk for a few more days and decided it would be nice to find out and at least be able to tell him on the phone instead of in an email that he may or may not receive.
So I called up the 3D ultrasound place and today was the big day. Val was nice enough to go with me to help entertain Brennan. As soon as the tech began my ultrasound, within what seemed like seconds she said, "Are you ready to know?" Of course I was ready and she pointed to the screen and said, "It's a girl." I was completely shocked because I've thought boy all along. She proceeded to type "I'm a girl!" on the screen and printed out my picture and then said she wanted to look from all the different angles.
As she was looking around and pointing out hands and feet she said, "Wait a minute. What was that that just popped out?" She kept looking and looking and said that the umbilical cord was right between the baby's legs and it was making it difficult for her to see if she had seen something or if it had just been a shadow. She ended up having me get up and walk around to see if the cord would move and then we tried again. She kept looking and looking and the more she looked, the more she started thinking it was actually a boy.
Once she was all done, she printed me out a new picture that says, "I'm a boy!" And I have to say it looks pretty convincing to me. She said he was just hiding it well at the beginning. She also said that no matter what it is, it's gonna be a spit fire and give me a run for my money. He(?) was moving a ton and I guess because he gave her a hard time finding out she thinks he's(?) gonna be handful.
My OB will do his gender check in October and this tech told me not to tell him anything beforehand and see what he says. If he happens to say it's a girl, then she told me to come back and she'll do another ultrasound free of charge.
So for now we're going with boy. But more importantly the baby looks happy, healthy, and hyper!
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