Baby #2 Update

I had my second ultrasound a couple days ago for that neutral translucency check where they can tell wether the baby has down syndrome or any other issues. I didn't have one done for Grayden and It doesn't matter to me either way but I just wanted to see the baby and thats the only reason I booked this ultrasound. Well I was 10 weeks and 5 days so the baby was to small for them to do the measurements but I had an amazing tech that talked to us about everything we were seeing and let us watch the baby for a while. She was the best tech I've ever had. Anyway the baby was just a round blob for the first bit and you couldn't really make anything out. Thats all I expected to see but as soon as she brought Cody in all of a sudden it started to move like crazy!! She was pointing to the arms and then all of a sudden he/she started stretching her arms out and kicking his legs and rolling itself around. It had so much room in there to just move around and it was un believable to see that at such an early stage. I never had an ultrasound like that with Gray. It was so clear and perfect. It was amazing for us to see how much alive he/she was and how developed he was at such a young stage. It was amazing :)

I really wanted to wait until the baby was born to find out the sex but I don't think that's going to happen. I can't wait to find out and everyone is putting their guesses in. I have an ultrasound booked for August 21 to find out so I guess we'll see then. I remember with Grayden I had a strong feeling a few months in that I was carrying a boy. I haven't had that yet with this one but I did have my first dream a few weeks ago. I had a dream we waited to find out and when the baby was born everyone in the room screamed IT'S A GIRL. Cody insists we are having another boy. This pregnancy is the same in a lot of ways but also a lot different. I am a lot sicker than I was with Grayden and instead of being hungry all the time which was the case with Grayden, I am completely the opposite. I have no appetite for anything and the normal foods I am so used to eating make me want to hurl.

I am completely exhausted with this pregnancy. I'm sure that has a lot to do with the fact that I'm still nursing. The lactation consultant I talked to said that would be the case if I continued nursing but that there was absolutely nothing wrong with nursing while being pregnant. She said after the first three months I would start to feel better and I am a few days away from that mark so we'll see.

We can't wait to meet this new bundle of Joy. I can't wait to see Grayden with you and how adored you will be by all. Love you little peanut :)

16 months old :)

This month went by so fast just like I knew it would. I can't believe you are almost a year and a half!! This month was exciting! You met your Auntie Lynnie for the first time and we had so much family down to visit with.

So whats new with you?

You have definitely had a HUGE growth spurt this month. I don't know if its the fact that we cut your hair and started spiking it or if you just really grew. A bit of both I'm sure! Anyway the point is you are huge and I just cannot believe my baby boy is so big.
You have started saying a lot this month but even though you know how to say a lot of words you don't do it very often. I swear I heard you say I love you back to me a few weeks ago. It wasn't exactly "I LOVE YOU" but you were trying to mimic me and it sounded just the same. You say Papa, Airplane, Kiara, HI, bye or bye bye, Pooh, wow, birdie etc. I can't think of them all but you sure have improved in that department. Your signing is going pretty well too. You sign Bath, milk, more, and food perfectly but were still working on a few more.

You did such a cute thing yesterday:
We went for our nightly walk and daddy let go of Kiara's leash. She started walking off so you started yelling her name and chasing after her to stop. You bent over picked up her leash and decided to walk her the west of the way. It was sooo cute! That's the first time you did that or even walked Kiara for that matter :)

Your appetite has increased a lot this month. You used to never really want breakfast so you would have an early lunch and supper. For breakfast you always have fruit. Usually a couple handfuls of blackberries or blueberries and half a banana. Every once in a while you'll have eggs with some toast. I still haven't found a food you DON'T like. You seem to like and eat anything we give you. I let you have some grapefruit the other day thinking you wouldn't like the sourness but you kept asking for more! You FINALLY started using a fork/spoon this month.
You still nurse 4-5 times a day. Some people seem so suprised at that but its because that is the only milk you are getting. You are not on any cows milk or any animals milk for that matter. Just your mommies milk so that's mainly why you nurse so much.

You have such a sweet personality. Your feelings get hurt easily (especially when your tired) and your quick to comfort when you feels someone else is upset. You love to make people laugh especially mommy and daddy and know how to make anyone smile. You light up the room for everybody around you and just a joy to be around.


Papa and Nana came for a visit last week and boy do you have them wrapped around your little finger :) You LOVE your papa and Nana so much!! You have such an incredible bond with your Papa!! You love your Nana but there is somthing about men you are more drawn too. It seriously amazes me how comfortable you are around them and even though you don't see them often you warm up right away. Whenever you get into trouble or whenever you are sad you run straight to Papa. Whenever Papa's close by you would reach out for him no matter who was holding you. Daddy would be holding you and if Papa was close you HAD to be held by him and would rest your little head in his shoulders. What shocks me the most is that you sometimes preferred Papa OVER ME!!! You'd pass me to get to Papa or cry for him when you were in my arms!! THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVER!!! Hahaha only with your Papa. Like I said you have a special bond with him and it just melts my heart to see. I love watching you with them and to see how much they love you and care about you means the world to me.

Your sleeping schedule hasn't changed much but lately you have been missing your 2nd nap of the day. You wake up around 7:30/8am and then your down for your first nap around 11:30am for 2 hours. You usually have your second nap at 4:30 but if you haven't fallen asleep by 5 then you don't get one. Regardless if you take your second nap or not, your asleep by 8:30. If you miss your second nap you just get really cranky come 7Pm so I'll put you down a little earlier. You sleep in your own bed but around 2-3am You wake up and want to sleep with me.
That habbit HAS to break soon because when my belly's huge you will no longer fit in our bed and I can't have you kicking me all night. It's going to be a hard adjustment not only for you but for mel. I just wish we were stronger in the beginning and started putting you in your own crib for starters...... I felt at the time it was our only option for you to sleep and for us but boy did that come back to kick me in the butt......at the same time having you lay next to me the last 16 months have been some of my most special, fondest memories with you so It's something I don't really regret.

Well my baby boy I love you more than you could ever know! Happy 16 month Birthday!!!!!
xoxo
Mommy and Daddy

West Edmonton Mall

So we planned that once Tara got home just our family would take a trip to Edmonton to spend some time and have some fun. Our family has not been together in years so it was really nice to spend that time together. We drove up Friday and did some shopping you loved all the water displays in the mall. Then All 8 of us piled into one 2 bedroom hotel room for the night. We brought a couple blow up beds but it was so much fun. We ordered Pizza and played catch phrase until the wee hours of the morning. We had a lot of laughs!!

The next morning we got ready and took you to the Water Park!! You were so amazed by all the water, water slides and the colorful children's park. Your face was price less when we walked you in there. You kept pointing to EVERYTHING and saying "GOH", "GOH"

You loved going down the water slides the best. You always had a HUGE smile once we hit the water and then you'd clap. We had a lot of fun mommy and Grayden time since I was with you the entire day. I couldn't go on any of the bigger slides because I am prego with your little bro/sis but we had so much fun together.

Papa took you into the hot tub after a few hours and you passed right out on his shoulder. You have such a special bond with your Papa and it just melted my heart to watch your curl into him and rest your little eyes. Papa sat with you in the lawn chairs and you both took a little snooze while the rest of us played and got ready to go. You slept for almost 2 hours.

It was a fun weekend!!

SHE is home!!!

You FINALLY met your auntie Lynnie yesterday!!!!! It was such an amazing day to finally see her and give her a huge hug! she looked so beautiful. She was hysterical when she first saw you. I brought you over to where she was and ....well you saw PAPA so you begged for him haha and she just put her hands over her mouth and broke down into sobbs! It was so emotional for everyone to see that moment when she saw you for the first time. It was so special and I can only imagine what she must have been thinking. You were confused about the whole situation and why everyone was staring at you and she tried to hold you put you kept trying to push her away. You didn't want anyone but Papa and just cuddled in his shoulder. You became extremely shy but she held you for a few minutes for pics and that was about all you were gonna give her. :)

It was such a beautiful day and You are going to become so attached to your Auntie Lynnie :)