we spent the holiday weekend clearing out the bunk room so that we can start making a nursery for the sequel. part of that was moving the bunk bed into the turkey’s room to start transitioning him to a big boy bed. he was so excited and proud of it! we moved it in there on sunday but he didn’t sleep on it until nap on monday. he napped in there the last three days and slept in his crib at night. tonight is his first night sleeping in the big bed and he fell asleep faster than he has all week. so far, so good! he hasn’t even tried to get out of bed on his own yet. after his naps, he’s been waiting for us to come in and get him like a good boy even though we let him wait up to twenty minutes and he knows how to get down. i’m so proud of my big boy!
so proud of his new big boy bed
we were going to try potty training over the long weekend but got hung up by not being able to find training pants his size. instead, we just let him use the potty whenever he wanted, keeping it casual. he asked several times a day and even had a couple good p00ps so i think it was a good trial run. i’m still not 100% sure that he’s really ready for full training but we’re going to give it a serious try this weekend after his training pants come in. pray for us!
3/4 of the way through this pregnancy. i can’t believe how fast it’s flying by. i’m so sad that in ten more weeks, i’ll never feel these wonderful feels again. i can totally see why women have a dozen or two babies. pregnancy is so hard to let go of.
30 Jun 2016
75% baked!
the turkey p00ped in the potty for the first time today. we haven’t even started potty training yet but every time we come in from the beach/pool and str!p him, he runs into the potty and uses it just because he wants to. i’m so proud of my little boy!
i had my first bout of false labor this morning. we were down at the beach/pool with family and i was having strong contractions every five minutes or so for a couple hours. i finally got enough water in me to get it to ease off but it was strange to have it happen so soon. i didn’t have any false labor with the turkey until the last few weeks. this little sequel has eleven weeks to go so he’d better not be getting any crazy ideas about coming out pre-baked!
in other news, the heartburn has also started earlier this time. i’ve been going through tums like pez. when it starts getting bad enough that i can’t lay down at night, i’ll start the prilosec again. fun times. i also had my one hour glucose test last week and have to go back for the three hour next week. i wasn’t surprised this time that i failed the initial though i am hoping that the three hour proves to be as much a non-event as last time. with the turkey, i ate so healthy and i didn’t have to worry about sweets because that was one of my biggest aversions. i couldn’t tolerate anything sweet at all. unfortunately, i have not been so blessed this time. whereas i didn’t have any cravings with the turkey, the sequel craves chocolate non-stop. in real life, i can’t stand chocolate cake or ice cream. now, it’s all i can think about every day. it’s excruciating and i’d like to say that i fight it off but i’ve been entirely too weak and caved too often. when the sequel has ADHD, i’ll have no one to blame but myself 🙁
we’ve been saying meal and bedtime prayers with the turkey since birth. a couple months ago, we started teaching him a simple prayer to say at meals himself. today, he recited the entire prayer on his own with no prompting. i couldn’t be more proud of my little guy. the turkey’s first solo prayer: “Jesus, thank you for my food. amen.” i only pray that this is his first baby step on a path toward finding and following Jesus Christ.
23 Jun 2016
18 Jun 2016
we had a wonderful trip, complete with visits to both families, two graduations, and a family vacation filled with friends, fun, and waterfalls.
and we’re heading out on vacation later today so it’ll be a few weeks before i get to do my next belly pic. i’m guessing there’ll be a pretty significant bump by then.
25 May 2016
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6 May 2016
Over the weekend, the turkey asked for a bible story about God. “Bible. Read daddy. God.” this week, he started saying his own prayers, led by daddy. “Jesus, thank you for my food. Amen.” my heart swells 😀
28 Apr 2016
good gravy! are we really halfway already?!
22 Apr 2016
we had our mid-point ultrasound today. the baby slept through the whole thing, despite me drinking cold water, eating tootsie rolls, rolling around, and poking him. we’re actually going to have to do another one next month because they weren’t able to see all the important things they need to see to make sure everything is healthy.
snuggling the placenta pillow
so, although lazybones was uncooperative with what the dr felt was important, i was able to roll around just enough for the tech to get up under the legs and see that IT’S A BOY!!! the turkey is going to have a little brother and they’re going to be best buddies! i feel so incredibly blessed.
baby brother!!!!
I spent the night last night hanging out with my daddy. We talked and laughed and shot pool together. He knew about the sequel and was happy for us. He laughed about the turkey’s shenanigans. I yelled at him for leaving a day too early. We hugged fiercely when it was time for him to go and Eskimo kissed until my nose hurt. I woke up feeling his presence… And his absence. I miss that man so much but I’m grateful that he reaches out to me when I need him most.