I can feel the baby moving now. Actually, I have been for over a month. Yesterday I noticed that I could see the kicking by looking down at my huge basketball belly. Must take and post new photos for you to gasp and laugh at.
Mike is on an Ultimate Frisbee team and they actually won last night. I think that there record is 2 and 4 (or worse). He wore his new cleats home and I thought that he looked cute, like a soccer player. Did you know that there is actually strategy in the game? I always thought that it was just about running as fast as you can and trying to score. They played against a team recently that was calling out plays..."H1, H1....L23" What is that?! So hardcore.
Tomorrow Lucas will be 15 months old (only 4 months until his new little sibling joins him-Eeeek!). He still is under 20 pounds and is in the below 1 percentile in weight class. Because of that, his car seat continues to face backwards, much to our dismay. Yesterday I started a list of all of his words and calculated that he speaks over 50 of them, his favorites being doggie, dada, truck, which is "uck," and uh oh. He also says "ass" now, which is his way of saying grass. I tried to have him call our new lawn "big grass" or "fat grass," but he wasn't interested. He can also drink real milk now. Yippee!
We are again pondering the other house which is still on the market, since February 1 actually. Today Mike is calling a mortgage broker to see if we can swing it and we will go from there.
Life is good.
5/31/2006
Uh Oh
This is Lucas' word of the day almost everyday lately. I hear it constantly. He drops things, he falls down, he spills on himself and sometimes he says it pre-emptively before he intentionally flings something to the ground.
The other day I left him in his room for a few minutes while I ran downstairs to get us drinks. I came up, heard "Uh Oh" and found him standing on a kid's chair in his room. I had no idea that he could climb!! Uh Oh is right. Needless to say, the chair has been moved to a safer place in his closet.
In that short span of time while I was downstairs, he had also dragged or carried the bathroom scale into his room.
This kid is trouble.
The other day I left him in his room for a few minutes while I ran downstairs to get us drinks. I came up, heard "Uh Oh" and found him standing on a kid's chair in his room. I had no idea that he could climb!! Uh Oh is right. Needless to say, the chair has been moved to a safer place in his closet.
In that short span of time while I was downstairs, he had also dragged or carried the bathroom scale into his room.
This kid is trouble.
5/25/2006
Mom of the Year
Just when I think that I can qualify for this honor, I have a day like yesterday.
It seems like I am always mentioning Lucas' sleeping issues, i.e. waking up too early, not napping properly/normally. I think that teething often effects him, and at his age he always seems to be teething. Why children aren't born with teeth is beyond me. Ok, so maybe they would bite their mothers when nursing, but still.
His naps have been sporatic lately, in fact Sunday he wouldn't go down at all. And his new evil wake up time in the morning is sometime during the 5 o'clock hour. It's pretty crappy and I feel tired most of the time.
Anyhoo, he wouldn't take his morning nap yesterday. So I eventually got him up and we headed to the park for a meeting that I had. He fell asleep in the car. I let him snooze as I met with my friend to discuss the church picnic. I am in charge of the games--fun. The stinky thing is, though I could see the car and wasn't too far away, I wouldn't have been able to hear him if he woke up and started crying. The lawn was being mown as we met making it impossible to hear. Luckily, when I left a half an hour later, he was still peacefully napping. I had to finally wake him when we got home.
In the afternoon, I figured that he would take his nap for sure as his morning one had been interrupted and maybe lighter than usual as it was in a car seat. Maybe he would have, but mommy accidentally sabatoged his slumber by putting the lid on his sippy cup wrong. After an hour of him talking and whinning in his crib, he eventually started to cry. When I went in to retrieve my little insomniac, he pointed furiously to the mattress which was soaking wet and ice cold. His cup that I give him in his crib which was full of ice water was nearly empty. His outfit was soaked through and his feet were little ice cubes from standing in the puddle. My poor kid. How long had he suffered in that? Did he actually try to lay down and sleep? I felt awful.
Later on in the day, he was playing in the family room as I cleaned the kitchen and he started crying hysterically. Did he hit his head or fall down, I thought. I ran out only to find him halfway up our stairs, a fall that could seriously hurt him or worse. I think that he had gotten scared or was tired of climbing and didn't know how to get back down. I must use the gate!!
Mother of the Year I am not.
It seems like I am always mentioning Lucas' sleeping issues, i.e. waking up too early, not napping properly/normally. I think that teething often effects him, and at his age he always seems to be teething. Why children aren't born with teeth is beyond me. Ok, so maybe they would bite their mothers when nursing, but still.
His naps have been sporatic lately, in fact Sunday he wouldn't go down at all. And his new evil wake up time in the morning is sometime during the 5 o'clock hour. It's pretty crappy and I feel tired most of the time.
Anyhoo, he wouldn't take his morning nap yesterday. So I eventually got him up and we headed to the park for a meeting that I had. He fell asleep in the car. I let him snooze as I met with my friend to discuss the church picnic. I am in charge of the games--fun. The stinky thing is, though I could see the car and wasn't too far away, I wouldn't have been able to hear him if he woke up and started crying. The lawn was being mown as we met making it impossible to hear. Luckily, when I left a half an hour later, he was still peacefully napping. I had to finally wake him when we got home.
In the afternoon, I figured that he would take his nap for sure as his morning one had been interrupted and maybe lighter than usual as it was in a car seat. Maybe he would have, but mommy accidentally sabatoged his slumber by putting the lid on his sippy cup wrong. After an hour of him talking and whinning in his crib, he eventually started to cry. When I went in to retrieve my little insomniac, he pointed furiously to the mattress which was soaking wet and ice cold. His cup that I give him in his crib which was full of ice water was nearly empty. His outfit was soaked through and his feet were little ice cubes from standing in the puddle. My poor kid. How long had he suffered in that? Did he actually try to lay down and sleep? I felt awful.
Later on in the day, he was playing in the family room as I cleaned the kitchen and he started crying hysterically. Did he hit his head or fall down, I thought. I ran out only to find him halfway up our stairs, a fall that could seriously hurt him or worse. I think that he had gotten scared or was tired of climbing and didn't know how to get back down. I must use the gate!!
Mother of the Year I am not.
5/12/2006
On Aging
The countdown to 30 is on...only 6 and a half weeks to go. I honestly don't mind turning the big 3-0 now that it is looming on the immediate horizon. I am happy with where I am in life at this point--I had a successful career, married the man of my dreams, and have 1.5 kids. Life is good.
But then I got an invitation to join AARP today. It says that I am "fully qualified" for membership. AARP stands for American Association for Retired Persons or something of the like. Their site claims that: Anyone 50 or over can get all the great benefits of membership in AARP for only $12.50 a year. And membership includes your spouse or partner, free! Well sign me up. What is up with that? How did they get my name? Did some old person steal my identity or something?
But then I got an invitation to join AARP today. It says that I am "fully qualified" for membership. AARP stands for American Association for Retired Persons or something of the like. Their site claims that: Anyone 50 or over can get all the great benefits of membership in AARP for only $12.50 a year. And membership includes your spouse or partner, free! Well sign me up. What is up with that? How did they get my name? Did some old person steal my identity or something?
5/07/2006
Happy Birthday, Mom C.
Our perfect family day, was on my mom's birthday. I wish that we could have all been together to celebrate her.
This photo of Lucas and I in front of the rasta orangutang (he actually had dreadlocks), reminded me of my mom. No, my mom is not a rastafarian or a monkey. Her dad was. We always joked when I was a kid that my grandpa was a monkey. She taught us to say grandpa whenever the gorilla photo came up in our Fisher Price camera. I am sure that my grandpa, always teasing us, really appreciated that.
Happy Birthday, Mom. I had some cake for you. Notice any family resemblance in the photo?
This photo of Lucas and I in front of the rasta orangutang (he actually had dreadlocks), reminded me of my mom. No, my mom is not a rastafarian or a monkey. Her dad was. We always joked when I was a kid that my grandpa was a monkey. She taught us to say grandpa whenever the gorilla photo came up in our Fisher Price camera. I am sure that my grandpa, always teasing us, really appreciated that. Happy Birthday, Mom. I had some cake for you. Notice any family resemblance in the photo?
Perfect Day
What an awesome day we had today! After five days of being very sick and homebound, we journeyed out for a day of fun.
First stop, the zoo. Where Lucas called all of the animals including the giraffe, "doggie."
Here is Lucas riding on his daddy's shoulders. I love his new summer hat!!
And after zooing it up, we lunched (mmmmmm, Swedish meatballs;-) and shopped at our new area IKEA store. This was a three hour excursion alone.
Then we finished off our evening with a trip to the park for some basketball practice and swinging for Lucas.
He had NO problem falling asleep tonight. And I don't think that I will either.
First stop, the zoo. Where Lucas called all of the animals including the giraffe, "doggie."
Here is Lucas riding on his daddy's shoulders. I love his new summer hat!!
And after zooing it up, we lunched (mmmmmm, Swedish meatballs;-) and shopped at our new area IKEA store. This was a three hour excursion alone.
Then we finished off our evening with a trip to the park for some basketball practice and swinging for Lucas.
He had NO problem falling asleep tonight. And I don't think that I will either.
5/06/2006
Sick and Tired
Stomach flu bites. I have had it since Tuesday. Lucas has also had it part of the time. I think that I finally see the end in sight for both of us. I thought that yesterday, too, until I had my first real solid food of heavenly Taco Bell for Cinco de Mayo. I was up sick all night. Luckily I felt ok taking care of him by myself all day today while Mike was out of town.
I am just so sick of getting sick all the time. I should probably get used to it as a mom. Kids are often ill.
I just hope that the noodle bowl will stay down tonight. And that I can eat normally starting tomorrow. If I ever eat another saltine again, I am going to vomit.
I am just so sick of getting sick all the time. I should probably get used to it as a mom. Kids are often ill.
I just hope that the noodle bowl will stay down tonight. And that I can eat normally starting tomorrow. If I ever eat another saltine again, I am going to vomit.
5/01/2006
Nevermind
Well, after meeting with a realtor and starting to prep our house for sale by cleaning and weeding and painting and such, we have decided not to go through with it afterall. We are not moving now and luckily hadn't even put the sign up yet.
Yesterday, I went to see the house that we wanted again to show it to my sister. The seller had recently received an offer that he had accepted and had sent it to his ex wife for her approval. So we had to put something in right away if we even wanted a chance at it. In crunching the numbers again to see what we could afford, we realized that we had left out taxes and homeowners insurance ($5000 or so per year). This made the house a bit out of our already tight budget.
I was very disappointed, but now feel relief. Moving is SUCH a hassle and so much work, and that is when you are not pregnant and taking care of a active toddler. I have been losing sleep at night stressing and thinking about it, what color to paint the new rooms, etc. And last night, my sleep was sweet and deep. Now we are going to make improvements to our home. I am happy now that it worked out this way.
Yesterday, I went to see the house that we wanted again to show it to my sister. The seller had recently received an offer that he had accepted and had sent it to his ex wife for her approval. So we had to put something in right away if we even wanted a chance at it. In crunching the numbers again to see what we could afford, we realized that we had left out taxes and homeowners insurance ($5000 or so per year). This made the house a bit out of our already tight budget.
I was very disappointed, but now feel relief. Moving is SUCH a hassle and so much work, and that is when you are not pregnant and taking care of a active toddler. I have been losing sleep at night stressing and thinking about it, what color to paint the new rooms, etc. And last night, my sleep was sweet and deep. Now we are going to make improvements to our home. I am happy now that it worked out this way.
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