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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Baby and Life Update - 34 weeks

Quick baby status update...I went to the Dr. last week for my 34 week check up, I go again next week for 36 week and then I start my once a week trips....how can it be time for that already?!?! Wowzers! Anyways, baby is doing great by all accounts, seems to be head down (although it doesn't make much difference for our c-section situation) so I get a lot of kicks in the ribs and punches in the bladder. Baby seems to be a stretcher more than a kicker, tons of rolling moments and it feels like the pressure builds and builds and builds and then does a big roll with a great "relief" feeling. Heartbeat was in the 140s bpm range and I generally don't have any complaints or complications other than just general body fatigue due to this added baby weight.

So far I'm tracking pretty close to weight gain trend as I did with Killian, so I'm happy with that progress. My stomach seems to be much more filled out with this baby than it was with my "basketball" belly for Killian; not sure if that is because this is second baby or if it is an indication of a baby sister but we'll know in less than 5 weeks time. Yesterday was technically the start 5 week countdown for "extraction." I generally feel good all day long with the belly and baby really slowing me down after work, just soooo tight and feeling gianormous. I've found that sleeping in my compression socks or even wearing them to work tends to help with my new found swelling ankles. After my sprinkle this weekend my poor feeties and belly felt like they were going to pop, but with a little relaxation and back to work not on my feet we seem to be getting back to normal.

I started my hospital bag last night, that feels really good to have pretty much ready should baby expedite arrival date. Just need to thrown in a couple baby outfits and grab my pillow and nursing pillow and we should be ready to roll to the hospital. I'm ready with a Killian "package" should I need to drop him off at a friends house prior to my mom being able to make it to town, including addresses to school, release for medical care, copies of insurance cards, you name it he is ready. Will pack him a little backpack this week with a change of clothes, jammies and diapers should we need to grab it and go. I'm beyond grateful for friends close to the hospital who are willing to watch him in a pinch. It is also a relief knowing Kyle's brother is so close should something happen in the middle of the night; if things happen early hopefully he would be able to come over in a pinch should we need to get to the hospital in the dead of night. They are due with their own new baby at the end of August but hopefully being early not late would alleviate a conflict.

After our sprinkle this weekend, big thanks to Carolyn, my sister and my mom, I feel like we are definitely in a good place with a very minimal amount of items outstanding before being prepared for the new arrival. I went ahead and moved those items to an amazon registry in order to hopefully take advantage of a little discount on those items. I'm still on the hunt for a deal on a rocker for the upstairs nursery but all in all we are getting ready to call it good to go! Killian loves to say good morning to baby and gives kisses to my belly at night time. He is going to be a fantastic brother, we know there will be adjustments but overall we are super excited to see him interact with our new addition.

I'll stop there with the words and add some pictures on the bump, Killian during 4th of July and the sprinkle of course :-) More fun to come as the day draws near!

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Killian - Books/Night time & Breakfast Snuggles

Night time~

As I added this picture to the last blog post, it dawned on me that I would really like to memorialize our nightly routine at the moment. It is so precious that I want to remember it always. We usually kick it off by having little dude sit and go potty, roll that into jammy time, possibly followed by some ice cream or a cookie treat but not always, wrapping up the prep routine with brushing our teeth. Once all that is done, we ask if he wants Mommy or Daddy to read him books...99.9% of the time the answer is daddy, followed by a very sad and desperate plea for daddy if mommy walks him into his room. After reassurance that daddy will be right in Killian starts picking out his books of choice while mommy shuts down the room, turns on the night lights and sound machine. Daddy and Killian sit in the chair, mommy covers them with his little red blanket (that he stole from me might I add) and Killian then insists "Tucker in!" for book time. He has even gone as far as telling "Kia out" when Sequoia happens to wander into his room during our prep time. Apparently bedtime book time is a boys only activity. A request is placed for mommy to get his juice (mostly water with a splash of apple juice). Mommy brings the juice back, we exchange multiple kisses and I love yous, he gives baby a kiss goodnight and then Mommy leaves the boys to it.

Sometimes I sneak a peak of the happenings on the Killian camera but most of the time I relax and listen for any "Mommy" shots for juice refills. I go in every night before I call it a night, turn on his fan if needed, cover him up and refill his juice in case he gets thirsty in the night. I peek in on the camera before I turn off my bedside lamp and sleep until our morning routine can start.

Morning~

Mornings have become quite possibly my most favorite time of the day. Kyle and I both go about our business getting ourselves showered, dogs fed, coffee made, makeup on, hair done before waking up the "monster." While I wake up the munchkin, Kyle usually gets breakfast pulled together, whether that is cereal or pancakes, yogurt or cereal bar. I get the joy of carrying the peanut out of his room and sitting with him on my lap to enjoy his breakfast. Daddy usually eats his breakfast with us, while I have already eaten prior to him getting up. Most mornings I have to gently re-wake Killian up while at the breakfast table because he just hasn't given into the fact that we really do have to wake up and get the day started. The sweet boy loves his bunny and froggy so much that he makes sure they get breakfast too, every bite needs to first go to froggy, num num num, then bunny, num num num, and THEN Killian. Each morning I get a sweet little finger "honking" my nose to see what my horn sounds like that particular day. Strangely enough when I honk his horn the answer lately has been "broken," HA! the little jokester. He just cracks me up. After breakfast and snuggles, we have him sit on his potty, where he is getting good at peeing on command. He takes such pride in letting us know he has gone. I typically run upstairs while he is on the potty and change my clothes. After he has gone potty he helps us dump it in the toilet and then wash his hands. Off he goes with daddy to get dressed for the day, topping it off with either his fast shoes or fast sandals. Quick tooth brushing, vitamins and an application of sunblock before we all load up in the car to head out. Killian and Mommy drop daddy off at the light rail station with a cute exchange of "love yous" and "miss you daddy" before we head off to school. Once at school, Killian gets a spray down of sunscreen before helping mommy open the door to the school, such joy when the door joys he always squeals. Next he helps me push the buttons on the computer to sign him in to school, says "hi" or "morning" to the front desk lady and off we go to class. Before we get down the hall he is already requesting his teachers "Abby here?" he runs into class and distributes big hugs before sending mommy off with a couple kisses. Second breakfast starts when I walk out the door including a small bowl of cereal to make sure he has energy for all the fun ahead.

We just love the peanut and I am so glad we each have our special time with him. He makes my heart sing with pride and love, we are so luck he is ours and I wouldn't trade him ever!

Status Update - AKA milestones for the next one (should that be in our cards) 30 & 31 weeks

Photos first :-)

Soooo here we are less than 8 weeks from "extraction" date...I can't help but feel like this little baby is growing quicker and bigger every day, yes i know it is but goodness it literally feels like it! While it's fresh in my mind I'll just complain a little bit about swelling, it is new to me this time around, there was no swelling with Killian so when I came home from the grocery store last night with a cankle where my ankle had formerly been I was slightly concerned. Kyle and Killian did an excellent job of letting me kick my feet up and let the swelling recede. They went on a bike ride around the block and daddy made dinner. I'm super happy the evenings have been cooling down so our little house wasn't a little heater box. This weekend is supposed to be in the 100s so we'll be testing our AC out for sure! The central AC works fantastic for the basement and the first floor but I put in a request to install the window unit upstairs to help supplement should the night air not cool down and chill our bedroom. Kyle jumped right on it and the unit is in place should we need it.

Speaking of sleeping, boy is it getting hard for me to get comfortable and get a solid nights sleep. This watermelon is just taking up so much precious space and makes finding just the right position to catch some zzzs nearly impossible. I still won't complain though because Killian is sleeping like a champ and the long stretches in bed are amazing!

On the topic of sleeping like a champ, our little dude is a camping PRO!!! We went camping with Kyle's brother and family for Father's day weekend, it was a blast. Killian love riding his bike with his cousin Maya and got a kick out of throwing rocks into the lake. I found it so interesting to sit and watch 3 grown men and a little boy find such joy in the simple act of chucking rocks into the lake. The little things :-) I don't think it will be all that long before we have to get Mr. K a bike with pedals, he is getting the hang of his balance bike and will be ready for the next step in no time. He is so responsible and grown up, he wears his helmet every time without a fuss, he even asks mom to go on her bike when we go around the block and there is no way he will let me out of the yard without my helmet on. So grown up. Back to the sleeping comment, the last night of camping we were finished with our s'mores and hanging out by the camp fire when Killian asked us to take his shoes off so he could go in the tent to go to bed. Smart little man. Then during the night it started to rain, kept Kyle and I up most of the night wondering when the water was going to breach the waterproofness of the tent and start dripping on us. Thankfully it never got to that point but we were up super early breaking down camp and getting packed up to head home. It was Father's day so we figured let's get breakfast and then hang out at home in the sunshine. Kyle and I broke the whole campsite down and just need to break down the tent but low and behold little dude was still snoozing. He slept until 830 camping, WHO DOES THAT?!?!? silly little boy

I went to my 32 week check up today. I discussed the swelling and Dr. Hansen said it's pretty normal, especially this time of year for pregnancy swelling to happen. She said not to be concerned unless it become painful and red. Otherwise to try and stay cool and put feet up when possible. Moral of the story, if there is to be a number 3, no 3rd trimester during the summer months, no no no. Otherwise baby is measuring just where little one should and heart beat is 145-150, strong and steady. Good news, she said going upstairs to our bedroom after the c-section isn't a problem so no need to live downstairs unless I really want to. BUT that will not stop me from pushing forward and trying to finish painting the downstairs bedroom and getting a new bed in there before my mom and sister get in town for the baby sprinkle. I can do it I can do it! Two more walls to paint and then order the pieces, so close!!! Loving the progress so far.

Killian update, he is mastering going pee in his little potty and has even gone a couple times on the big potty. We haven't convinced him to go poo in the potty yet but we'll get there. No rush in our minds, he is doing fantastic thus far. Killian is a HUGE fan of all things waffles/pancakes, cottage cheese, cutie oranges, cut up apples, hot dogs and "pizza" (pizza to him is pizza, quesadillas and grill cheese sandwiches). Oh and he is a big marshmallow fan, even managed to convince us to give him one with breakfast camping ;-) He continues to blow our minds with all that he says and does, such a smart, tender, spunky and kind boy. He loves playing balloon volleyball in the kitchen and makes sure we have both our hands free to play (he instructs us to put our drinks down on the counter if we have one). Killian and Kyle start soccer this weekend, we got an email from the league last night with instructions on expectations and an introduction to his coach. The level he is in requires a parent's participation so mommy will go and watch while daddy gets to share this experience with him. It is also Kyle's birthday on Saturday so we'll be celebrating with him. Mommy and Killian start swim lessons again on Sunday, he sure is a little fish and I just love sharing that time with him. Before swim lessons we will be meeting up with some mommies and kiddos at a splash pad park to play and beat the heat.

That's a pretty good update for one day. More to come based on events, for know, picture dump :-)