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Excited for the new baby

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Guess what Lex told me this morning at breakfast? He said, “Mom, I’m so excited for the new baby. Then there will be FOUR people in this house for me to hug and love.” Isn’t that sweet!?! He told me he would hug the baby gently and he could could carry the baby if I needed help and he would always have lots of books ready to read while I nurse. Yesterday he asked if the baby would have birthday cake and, if so, would the baby share with him :) Eve has decided she needs to learn how to read so she can read stories to the baby (she isn’t actually making much effort that way though!) She also includes the new baby when she’s divvying things up. Sorting fabric pieces the other day she said, “One for me, one for Lex, one for the baby, one for mommy, and one for daddy.” I love how these thoughts come on their own, not in relation to conversations we’ve just had or anything, but all on their own. They make me happy.

Water confidence

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After today’s swimming lesson I noticed a marked change in Lex’s water confidence. Until now he’s been very happy in the water, eager to play, but clings to me like his life depends on it (it does!) when we are in deep water. Eve will put on a floaty and happily bob along in the current pool, but Lex clings. He loves it, but maintains that death grip! Today he was much more relaxed in the current pool. He still refused the floaty (bummer!) but held on much more loosely and even let go of me once or twice, as long as I was still holding on to him! :) He was also very eager to show me a trick they learned in class to dive for rings at the bottom of the pool. We went into a small area with bench in the water and he happily dropped the ring and then “swam” to the bottom to retrieve it. Very cool. I helped him find his way back to the bench a few times, when he needed it. Overall he was so much more confident in the water than I’ve seen before. Yay!

Playground!!!

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Do you know what I miss most during the winters? Besides sun, of course. I miss being able to stop at the playground on a whim. Being able to kill 20 minutes (or an hour!) at a playground instead of driving around or going somewhere to eat. We went grocery shopping today and my un-napped, crazy energy, boy chose to ride in the cart the whole time. I had promised him a show after grocery shopping (a new DVD from the library), but by the time we got done shopping he was bouncing. Then I had a brilliant idea… the playground!!! It was 55° at 5:30pm and the sun was still shining. What a day!  We stopped at a nearby playground and I ran them!  They wanted to sit in the sandbox and I said no way!  They climbed and slid, and swung, and we ran and ran.  It was great!

Lex on the playground

Look at that happy face!

Eve climbing on the playground

She is so strong! She did all of the big kid things today with minimal help from me!

Quick checkup

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We had our first baby checkup today. Mostly a meet-n-greet with the midwife. Eve was nervous that the appointment was for her, but got very happy when I told her it was for the new baby :) All is good. I’m going in next week for an early ultrasound to try and more precisely date the baby, since I was a week and a half late before finally (FINALLY!) getting a positive pregnancy test and since both of the other kids were overdue, the midwife thought it would be good to try an early ultrasound. They did the same thing with Eve, settled on the original due date, and she came 6 days late anyway :) We’ll see if the date changes with this little bean. Not much else to report. I scheduled my next two appointments (early ultrasound and first exam with heart beat) for afternoons so Lex can come too. He was very pleased when I told him. I love how excited they are :) How excited we all are!

Dry nights

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I’m a little nervous to write this and jinx us, but Lex has now gone six nights in a row without wetting the bed!  Could he possibly be done with diapers?  He has been marking D on his calendar each morning that he wakes up with a dry diaper and Alan told him that when he gets four Ds in a row he can try sleeping with no diaper.  This week that happened!  And then two dry, diaper-free nights followed!  Yesterday Alan promised Lex a trip to the playground today if he had another dry night.  This morning Lex was dry but the weather outside was most certainly not.  Somehow, in Lex’s mind, that reward trip to the playground morphed into a trip to the “ice cream store” (the village store) and then when Alan woke up the plan became lunch at Friendly’s with ice cream to follow.  I suggested a trip to the science museum afterwards to burn off the ice cream!  The boys went out and had a great time!  Eve wanted to go, but Lex decided this was his special treat (which was fine because she really needed a nap anyway).  She was sad to see them go.  Here’s  a little video.  Sorry again for the sideways.

Saying goodbye

Eve watching the boys drive away. She decided she need to wear Lex's hat and mittens to wave goodbye :)

We had fun, somewhat, at home without them.  I was pretty tired so we ended up cuddling in the big bed and taking a nap together.  Morning sickness and exhaustion both hit this week and I’ve been happily napping with the kids each day.  I love naptime!  I woke up and exercised and Eve woke up an hour later in tears because I wasn’t in bed with her anymore.  Oops!  A few cuddles later she was fine.

Anyway, back to Lex… done with diapers?  I’ll keep you posted!  (and I’m sure I’m ruining it just by writing this!)

Silly girl

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Alan brought in Eve’s spare carseat from his car yesterday and she has been having a blast playing in it.  Doesn’t she look like such a big girl!?!?  This was her baby car seat that she technically still fits in, but we moved her up to a different one in the primary car.

Eve in carseat


Sorry this is sideways. I thought I could rotate it, but now I can’t figure out how!

Goodbye Weight Watchers… at least for now.

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It’s with mixed emotions that I said goodbye to Weight Watchers today.  I’m really, REALLY tired of doing it.  I’m so close to my goal (only 5lbs!) but it occured to me the other day that I’ve been so close to my goal since mid-summer!  Ugh.  I’m so tired of it.  I was hoping that maybe a little morning sickness would help me lose the last few pounds, but 5lbs is a lot to expect.  I lost about 3lbs from morning sickness with both kids.  I started getting nausea on Thursday and Friday, all day, and so far what keeps it at bay is a small, but steady supply of food.  Eek!  I’ve been eating a ton of bananas and apples, but at 2pts each even they can throw off your daily points allotment.  I went to the meeting today and gained a bit and decided it was time to call it quits.  I feel like a bit of a failure because I’ve been unable to shed these last few pounds for SO long.  I’ve been doing WW for almost 2 years now (seriously!!) and I have lost a lot of weight, so maybe (this is what I tell myself) I just need a break.  Maybe I’ll be able to come back and reach goal after this next pregnancy.  Hopefully!!  For now I’m going try to keep eating healthly, but stop stressing and agonizing over food.  I’m really tired of it! 

(Today I celebrated with a big piece of birthday cake and it was GOOD!)

A quiet afternoon at home

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After Tuesday’s disastrous trip to the toy store and yesterday’s swim adventures we decided a quiet afternoon at home was in order.  We built giant block towers (I tried to get a picture of a great one Eve built, but she knocked it over before I got the camera!), flew and crashed Alan’s fancy Lego spaceships, and played games on the Doodle Pro.  That thing is on it’s last leg and still a favorite toy in this house.  Thanks Joyce!  The kids loved hangman (though I confused Lex when I drew flowers instead of gallows) and then we played the box drawing game.  Anyone know what this is really called?  You start with a bunch of dots and take turns connecting them to build boxes.  Whoever makes the most wins.  Know what I mean?  Lex likes the game a lot and today Eve decided to play too.  She was surprisingly good at it!  All of that followed by a nice dinner (mine was awesome and theirs was even moderately healthy!), happy bath, and easy bedtime.  Life is good.

Eve drawing

Eve takes her turn.

A box!

Ok, she's good, but not great at it yet! She thrilled herself by drawing a box. See her backwards E in the middle? With the doggie next to it? Ts and Ls are clear, everything else is Eve's :)

Lex drawing

Lex takes his turn. He was happy when he noticed the top three boxes spell a word.