Emma Update

EmmaLee is 2 and a half years old today!

In the past 6 months she...

• can count to 10
• says most of her ABC's. They are painful to listen to because she skips some of the letters and just adds them in randomly.

ex: A B C D E G H I F K "LMN" O R S T F U V Y Z....sing with MEEE!

• completely daytime potty trained. my trust ends when she sleeps...so night time diaper is a must.
• knows most of her colors/animals/shapes
• Favorite...
• movie: Frozen
• TV show: all of Disney Jr.

• Food: cheeseburgers...McDonalds cheeseburgers. bananas, strawberries, apples. Juice boxes (or as she says "Jew boxes") ....I know I shouldn't encourage mispronunciation of words...but I cant help laugh at the Jew boxes.

• Color: bluepurple color. I just asked her....that was the answer. I am pretty sure her favorite is pink.

She loves play doh

and baby brother

and reading

and listening to music

and baby brother

and Momma

and Momma shoes

and baby brother

and singing

<3 best big sister. love my big girl.



Danny Update

Danny is 2 months old

 

yes, last week

 

Slacker mom ;)

 

 

But I get to snuggle this little man all day long. And he is growing up way too fast. This post sadly started as a "Danny is one month old" post, then changed to "Danny is 6 weeks old" post...and is now a "Danny is 2 months old +" post.

Hopefully I will get it up before he is three months old.

At his 2 month appointment he was...

• 14 lbs 12oz
• 25 and a half inches
• healthy, happy, big boy

He smiled and flirted with the nurses and was happy during a majority of the appointment. The shots at the end did not go so well...he gave me the "what the hell are you doing???" look followed by the "what did I ever do to you??" look. and screaming. lots of screaming. Sorry buddy.

He sleeps from 10 pm to 6 am...every night. Before 6 weeks he never slept at night...then one night he decided to sleep the entire night. Not going to complain. Hopefully typing this will not jinx me.

He is still breastfed about every 3 hours during the day, followed by a 4-6 oz bottle of formula. My boobs hate me. Good thing I live in a time where formula is available...otherwise my babies would be skinny and little...and angry. The only time Danny is angry is when he is hungry. He goes from happy "lets play" to "feed me now damn it" very quickly.

He is in the sleep, eat, play, poop, sleep schedule still. At three months real nap time and structure begins. thank goodness. I am getting out of the 'I have newborn baby' coma and joining the real world again. I might even shower every day this week. holla.

 

Everyday is something new.

oh Baby.

28 weeks!

How many weeks: 28+ weeks
Weight gain/loss: +12 lbs. The doc said I was on my way to gain all of 20 lbs this pregnancy. I told her to just wait...my inner fat kid has come out. I will surprise her in two weeks.
Movement: Still hates anyone pushing on him. Still wakes up in the middle of the night to move around just enough to wake me up them snuggle back to sleep. Thanks buddy.
Sleep: the pregnancy insomnia has arrived. Most of the problem is my heart palpitations. When they cluster for long periods of time I cannot sleep because I feel like I am dying...or at least feeling like I am going to pass out/cannot catch my breath.
Cravings: Cereal. Chocolate Milk. Prunes. Pizza. Chocolate milk. Pumpkin things. Applesauce. Lots of chocolate milk. and green beans. yum.
Symptoms: BH contractions. Heart palpitations. Dizziness. Exhaustion. Leg cramps. Ligament pain. Stretch pain.
My Appointment: Danny was measuring big with a very strong heartbeat. I got my flu shot and passed my gestational diabetes test. woot. I get my Rhogam shot in my butt on Tuesday. boo. I also need to get my epidural consult soon just in case I have to deliver here in North Carolina. two and a half weeks until my heart appointment :) 11 and little more weeks, give or take, until Danny gets here. Time is going fast.

Emma Update

EmmaLee...is 2 years old.

Excuse me while I go bawl my pregnant eyes out.

Okay...deep breath

- She is still very tall and weighs over 30 lbs. Tomorrow at the doctor we find out exactly how much, but the last time we weighed her at the house she was 32lbs

-When her hair is wet it straightens down past the halfway point on her back almost down to her booty. She bites her nails until there is almost nothing left...then she bites her toe nails. And she still does not like being dirty.

-Favorite food: cheese (mac n cheese, grilled cheese, cheese sticks, sliced cheese, cheese burgers...etc.)

-Least favorite food: lettuce (she is not a rabbit. Every time I leave lettuce on a burger or a taco...she looks at me like I am trying to poison her)

-What she is up to:

talking in English. This has been a process maybe because she has known quite a bit of sign language since she was a baby and now is kind of bilingual. Getting her to speak in front of other people using real words and not signing or whining is a challenge.

She is a momma leg holder. When she is in a goofball mood she can be quite a ham....making eye contact with strangers and giving them the "I know I'm adorable" eyes...but her normal out in public demeanor when people say hi or talk to her is 'hold on to momma for dear life' or not look at anyone. Which...I remember being a momma leg holder until...wait...I still don't make eye contact with strangers. Sorry Em, that shyness is from your momma...we all know it is not from your daddy.

 

-Favorite things:

• tricycle. The holy grail of Emma toys. If I let her she would stay outside and ride that thing all day long.

• Kitchen/ tea set: 2nd loves. Every dolly needs a cup of tea and some hot coffee.
• Cinderella. Minnie mouse. Wreck it Ralph. Tangled (she could probably act out every scene).  Little Mermaid. Little Einsteins.

• Her favorite toys are the boxes her toys come in.
• Listening to the radio and having dance parties.
• Band music (she conducts when she hears band music and always gives standing ovations at the end...band nerd in the making)

• She loves hair. Brushing her hair. Washing her hair. Sitting in mommas bathroom getting to blow dry her hair. Hair bows in her hair. But...then she rolls around on the floor and her hair turns back into a fluff ball, wavy, beautiful mess.
• Chalk. Coloring. Painting. Art.

•  Dolls. and all that comes with her "babies"

She loves her Momma

She loves her Daddy

She loves Minnie

She loves her hair

 

She is beautiful