Had a midwife appt today. Everything still looks great! Jude is still measuring ahead, but that is normal for me, I just have big babies. I think I have gained a total of 12 pounds so far this pregnancy. Which is great, that just means much less I have to lose after he is born!
The really neat thing was that Julia wanting the midwife to listen to her belly too, so the midwife had her get on the table and put the doppler over Julia's heart so Julia could hear her own heartbeat!! Julia was super excited about that! How wonderful of a midwife is that?!? This is why I use a midwife and not an OB.
Oh, I am 33 weeks tomorrow.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Hic-ups, dr. appts., and baby gear
This pregnancy has just flown by (except for those first anxious weeks before we saw a heartbeat). It is hard to imagine that NEXT month we could be having a baby!! Although, I really believe it will be more like the first week in August.
By this far along with Julia, I think I already had the baby furniture bought and assembled, and had the room mostly set-up.. I think I also had most of the major baby stuff bought (car seat, swing, etc..). I also had my showers right around this time, so I had all that stuff too. I remember not having much to buy after that point. This time around, we really have not done much of anything. I FINALLY made some baby purchases last night. I really wanted a new camera (although that is not really baby related). We also needed a new baby monitor since the one we have is on it's last legs. Luckily, most of the major baby items were gender neutral, so they can all be used again, but they are still in storage. Julia's new room is still not even close to being done (Jude will take her old room). I do know we will have to get new furniture for Julia's new room too. Frankly, I am not too stressed about it. I keep thinking I have plenty of time to do it. I guess I don't have as much time as I think. Maybe I need to think about going through Julia's old stuff. I also need to make a trip down to Babies "R" Us to pick up several things. But, if it is not all done before he comes, it is not that big of a deal.
In neat baby news, last week Jude got the hic-ups for the first time. He has had them several times since. I know hic-ups are a good sign of lung development and Julia had them a lot too towards the end of pregnancy. It is just such a funny feeling when he has them.
I have a midwife appt again tomorrow. They are getting more and more frequent. I am also seeing my chiropractor a lot more now that I am farther along. Both just sigh and shake their heads when I tell them all that I am still doing. I have been seeing this chiro for over 10 years and he also seen my dad for a number of years, so he knows that sitting around is just not in my nature. My midwife did say I should really give up mowing grass, but as long as I am not having any pain or contractions, I could contiune to be as active as I want. Good thing because I have been busy! Jerrod has finally taken over mowing (although, I am very tempted to do it because he waits too long to do it and then does a bad job of it). But I am still cleaning, planting flowers, walking to the library, chasing after Julia, etc... On the days I am really tired or sore, I will try to take it easy and do more sitting and resting and less work. The belly is starting to get in the way of me doing things. I can no longer bend over to give Julia a bath, Jerrod now does that.
I am starting to get really excited.
By this far along with Julia, I think I already had the baby furniture bought and assembled, and had the room mostly set-up.. I think I also had most of the major baby stuff bought (car seat, swing, etc..). I also had my showers right around this time, so I had all that stuff too. I remember not having much to buy after that point. This time around, we really have not done much of anything. I FINALLY made some baby purchases last night. I really wanted a new camera (although that is not really baby related). We also needed a new baby monitor since the one we have is on it's last legs. Luckily, most of the major baby items were gender neutral, so they can all be used again, but they are still in storage. Julia's new room is still not even close to being done (Jude will take her old room). I do know we will have to get new furniture for Julia's new room too. Frankly, I am not too stressed about it. I keep thinking I have plenty of time to do it. I guess I don't have as much time as I think. Maybe I need to think about going through Julia's old stuff. I also need to make a trip down to Babies "R" Us to pick up several things. But, if it is not all done before he comes, it is not that big of a deal.
In neat baby news, last week Jude got the hic-ups for the first time. He has had them several times since. I know hic-ups are a good sign of lung development and Julia had them a lot too towards the end of pregnancy. It is just such a funny feeling when he has them.
I have a midwife appt again tomorrow. They are getting more and more frequent. I am also seeing my chiropractor a lot more now that I am farther along. Both just sigh and shake their heads when I tell them all that I am still doing. I have been seeing this chiro for over 10 years and he also seen my dad for a number of years, so he knows that sitting around is just not in my nature. My midwife did say I should really give up mowing grass, but as long as I am not having any pain or contractions, I could contiune to be as active as I want. Good thing because I have been busy! Jerrod has finally taken over mowing (although, I am very tempted to do it because he waits too long to do it and then does a bad job of it). But I am still cleaning, planting flowers, walking to the library, chasing after Julia, etc... On the days I am really tired or sore, I will try to take it easy and do more sitting and resting and less work. The belly is starting to get in the way of me doing things. I can no longer bend over to give Julia a bath, Jerrod now does that.
I am starting to get really excited.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Colic
I have been thinking about this for a long time and I think I just need to write it out.
I am scared to death of going through colic again.
The 3 day, pitocin induced, labor with no pain killers (or at least any that worked), does not phase me a bit. I could do that again in a heartbeat. But going through colic again has me terrified.
I waited YEARS to become a mother. We tired so hard to become parents. We thought it may never happen, or at least not unless we adopted. I think this is the ONLY reason I did not go insane during the almost ENTIRE YEAR of colic! I was just so glad to finally be a mother. Because of colic, Julia was almost an only child. I just could not imagine trying to juggle another kid with as demanding as she was, and when she finally outgrew the colic, I could not imagine going through it again!
Colic was also really rough on our marriage. I know a lot of couples who say that the colic had brought them closer, but not us. Julia's first year of life was the ONLY time in our almost 9 years of marriage that both Jerrod and I considered divorce. We were both just so frustrated, tired, and upset that we took it out on each other. We both said some pretty hurtful things to each other. I didn't think we would every work things out. But eventually, the colic got better and the strain on our marriage eased up. It took awhile to repair the damage, but we did and then some. We have had many long talks about what the colic did to our marriage and have both admitted to making mistakes. Our marriage is now much stronger than it was before we went through the colic, but it almost tore it apart in the process.
Colic was also really hard on me as a mother. I constantly felt like I was doing something wrong. My baby was screaming constantly and nothing I did made her better. I did all the right things during pregnancy; I never drank, smoked or did drugs, I took all my vitamins, I watched what I ate, I stayed away from ANYTHING that would be harmful to the baby. Even after Julia was born I continued to do everything "right"; I breastfed, I took proabiotics, eliminated all the food that could be upsetting her tummy from my diet, I swaddled her, I wore her in a baby carrier, etc., but nothing helped. I would take her to the pediatrician and beg for her to make Julia better. They would take blood and try several types of medicine, but nothing helped. The "old school" dr. in the practice (not my normal dr.), told me once that it was just colic and she would eventually get over it. Easy for him to say, he is not the one dealing with a screaming kid.
I "wore" Julia a LOT doing this time. I would put her in the baby wrap carrier and spend my time trying to soothe her. The wrap carrier was about the only thing that even remotely helped. I would walk and walk and walk, while singing to her to try to calm her down. I remember eventually laying her in her crib each evening so Jerrod and I could eat supper in relative peace. She would scream the ENTIRE time! It just broke my heart! Night times were just as bad. She would wake up every 30-45 minutes screaming. I was so grateful that I breastfed, because I would get her to latch on and then fall back to sleep. Julia would eventually nurse herself back to sleep too. Then 30 minutes later we would start the process over again. I know a lot of people frown upon co-sleeping, but it really worked for us. I could not imagine going through that without co-sleeping. Some nights I was lucky to get 1-2 hours of sleep TOTAL for the night. Then I had to try to function at work the next morning. And just forget about getting any work done around the house, that just did not happen.
I just wanted everything to be perfect for Julia, especially after everything we went through to finally be parents. I just could not understand where I had failed so badly to cause the hell we were going through. I really did feel like a failure as a mother. I did not think motherhood was supposed to be so hard. I would look at the mothers around me and not understand what I was doing wrong.
Even after the colic finally went away, Julia was still a "high-needs" baby until she was about 18+ months. Then she finally started to mellow out and became a "happy child". Now she is a wonderfully joyful toddler to be around. She is just so happy and playful (most of the time). I really hate to think that Julia was miserable for those first 18 months of her life.
I know we could deal with the colic again if we had to. We have survived it once, we could do it again. We also learned a great deal in the process. I don't think it would be as rough on us a second time around, but that does not mean it still does not terrify me! I have also mellowed a lot as a parent and am more laid-back about my parenting.
All that said.....I am REALLY looking forward to having a tiny baby in the house again! But PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, let Jude be more easy going as a baby.......
I am scared to death of going through colic again.
The 3 day, pitocin induced, labor with no pain killers (or at least any that worked), does not phase me a bit. I could do that again in a heartbeat. But going through colic again has me terrified.
I waited YEARS to become a mother. We tired so hard to become parents. We thought it may never happen, or at least not unless we adopted. I think this is the ONLY reason I did not go insane during the almost ENTIRE YEAR of colic! I was just so glad to finally be a mother. Because of colic, Julia was almost an only child. I just could not imagine trying to juggle another kid with as demanding as she was, and when she finally outgrew the colic, I could not imagine going through it again!
Colic was also really rough on our marriage. I know a lot of couples who say that the colic had brought them closer, but not us. Julia's first year of life was the ONLY time in our almost 9 years of marriage that both Jerrod and I considered divorce. We were both just so frustrated, tired, and upset that we took it out on each other. We both said some pretty hurtful things to each other. I didn't think we would every work things out. But eventually, the colic got better and the strain on our marriage eased up. It took awhile to repair the damage, but we did and then some. We have had many long talks about what the colic did to our marriage and have both admitted to making mistakes. Our marriage is now much stronger than it was before we went through the colic, but it almost tore it apart in the process.
Colic was also really hard on me as a mother. I constantly felt like I was doing something wrong. My baby was screaming constantly and nothing I did made her better. I did all the right things during pregnancy; I never drank, smoked or did drugs, I took all my vitamins, I watched what I ate, I stayed away from ANYTHING that would be harmful to the baby. Even after Julia was born I continued to do everything "right"; I breastfed, I took proabiotics, eliminated all the food that could be upsetting her tummy from my diet, I swaddled her, I wore her in a baby carrier, etc., but nothing helped. I would take her to the pediatrician and beg for her to make Julia better. They would take blood and try several types of medicine, but nothing helped. The "old school" dr. in the practice (not my normal dr.), told me once that it was just colic and she would eventually get over it. Easy for him to say, he is not the one dealing with a screaming kid.
I "wore" Julia a LOT doing this time. I would put her in the baby wrap carrier and spend my time trying to soothe her. The wrap carrier was about the only thing that even remotely helped. I would walk and walk and walk, while singing to her to try to calm her down. I remember eventually laying her in her crib each evening so Jerrod and I could eat supper in relative peace. She would scream the ENTIRE time! It just broke my heart! Night times were just as bad. She would wake up every 30-45 minutes screaming. I was so grateful that I breastfed, because I would get her to latch on and then fall back to sleep. Julia would eventually nurse herself back to sleep too. Then 30 minutes later we would start the process over again. I know a lot of people frown upon co-sleeping, but it really worked for us. I could not imagine going through that without co-sleeping. Some nights I was lucky to get 1-2 hours of sleep TOTAL for the night. Then I had to try to function at work the next morning. And just forget about getting any work done around the house, that just did not happen.
I just wanted everything to be perfect for Julia, especially after everything we went through to finally be parents. I just could not understand where I had failed so badly to cause the hell we were going through. I really did feel like a failure as a mother. I did not think motherhood was supposed to be so hard. I would look at the mothers around me and not understand what I was doing wrong.
Even after the colic finally went away, Julia was still a "high-needs" baby until she was about 18+ months. Then she finally started to mellow out and became a "happy child". Now she is a wonderfully joyful toddler to be around. She is just so happy and playful (most of the time). I really hate to think that Julia was miserable for those first 18 months of her life.
I know we could deal with the colic again if we had to. We have survived it once, we could do it again. We also learned a great deal in the process. I don't think it would be as rough on us a second time around, but that does not mean it still does not terrify me! I have also mellowed a lot as a parent and am more laid-back about my parenting.
All that said.....I am REALLY looking forward to having a tiny baby in the house again! But PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, let Jude be more easy going as a baby.......
Rocking to sleep
When Julia was a baby, I would nurse her to sleep while I rocked her. After I finally weaned her from the bedtime nursing (which was the last to go), I still rocked her for awhile. Then I just started putting her straight to bed without being rocked. This lasted for a couple months until she got sick this winter and just wanted held. After she got over being sick, she still wanted to be rocked before putting her in her bed. I finally decided that she is only going to want me to do this for so long, so I might as well enjoy it.
Normally, I will rock her for about 10 minutes and then tell her it is time for her to go in her crib. BUT on very rare occasions she will actually fall asleep while I am rocking her. It is so rare that she does this, that I find myself rocking her for 15 minutes or longer after she has gone to sleep, because I find holding her while she is asleep such a precious thing. I am trying to soak up all that I can. I know she is quickly getting to the age where she is no longer going to want to do things like this.
Rocking her is quite funny, because she usually has request for which songs I sing to her (I sing to her while I rock her). Most of the time she sings along with me. I have found that Amazing Grace is about the only song she will actually fall asleep to. I think that is because I sang it to her over and over and over for hours on end when she was in the mist of colic and I was trying to get her to calm down.
Normally, I will rock her for about 10 minutes and then tell her it is time for her to go in her crib. BUT on very rare occasions she will actually fall asleep while I am rocking her. It is so rare that she does this, that I find myself rocking her for 15 minutes or longer after she has gone to sleep, because I find holding her while she is asleep such a precious thing. I am trying to soak up all that I can. I know she is quickly getting to the age where she is no longer going to want to do things like this.
Rocking her is quite funny, because she usually has request for which songs I sing to her (I sing to her while I rock her). Most of the time she sings along with me. I have found that Amazing Grace is about the only song she will actually fall asleep to. I think that is because I sang it to her over and over and over for hours on end when she was in the mist of colic and I was trying to get her to calm down.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Sleeping with Mommy and Daddy
Julia is always asking to sleep in Mommy and Daddy's bed. It has been a LONG time since she slept in bed with us. (We co-slept when she was a baby.)
So last Saturday night we decided that she could sleep with us. We even brought up a pillow and blanket for her. She thought it was really neat being in our bed, watching an Elmo DVD.
Unfortunately, things did not end well. She got restless and just would not stay in the bed and go to sleep. At one point she was so tired that she laid down on the floor and said "crib, crib". She just wanted in her crib to sleep.
Then last night, she was still wide awake, while Jerrod and I were tired. So I told her that she could lay in bed with mommy and daddy, but she had to laid down and if she got out of the bed she was going to be put in the crib. She actually did fairly well. She stayed in the bed. She finally conked out around 10pm. Unfortunately, she had to sleep pressed up against one of us, so we did not sleep well. THEN, she woke up at 4:30am and refused to go back to sleep. So it was an early morning for us and we ALL had naps this afternoon.
I don't think we will be letting her sleep in our bed anymore. She can lay between us for awhile if she wants, but she will be sleeping in her crib.
So last Saturday night we decided that she could sleep with us. We even brought up a pillow and blanket for her. She thought it was really neat being in our bed, watching an Elmo DVD.
Unfortunately, things did not end well. She got restless and just would not stay in the bed and go to sleep. At one point she was so tired that she laid down on the floor and said "crib, crib". She just wanted in her crib to sleep.
Then last night, she was still wide awake, while Jerrod and I were tired. So I told her that she could lay in bed with mommy and daddy, but she had to laid down and if she got out of the bed she was going to be put in the crib. She actually did fairly well. She stayed in the bed. She finally conked out around 10pm. Unfortunately, she had to sleep pressed up against one of us, so we did not sleep well. THEN, she woke up at 4:30am and refused to go back to sleep. So it was an early morning for us and we ALL had naps this afternoon.
I don't think we will be letting her sleep in our bed anymore. She can lay between us for awhile if she wants, but she will be sleeping in her crib.
Friday, May 29, 2009
First swim of the season
Today was the first swim of the season.
Sure, Julia has been taking swim lessons for most of the winter, but this is the first time this year that she has gotten to go swimming freely in Jerry and Debbie's pool.
Unfortunately, the water was still really cold. Only Mimi braved going in with Julia. Poor Julia, her teeth were chattering after about 15 minutes, but she REFUSED to get out.
Since she did so well swimming by herself in her float suit last year, this year we thought we would try arm wings. I wanted something a little better than the typical plastic arm wings and found some that are made from life jacket material and has an additional band that goes around the chest.
Here she is in her new "icky bug" floaty....
She did not like this contraption at first. I think it was odd for her to have something on her arms.
But she quickly got used to them and figured it out.
She thinks floating is pretty neat too!
She continues to want to play with this boat she used her first summer swimming. We keep telling her she is too big for it and Baby Jude is now going to use it. She figured out her own way of using it, even if she was too big for it.
Julia had a BLAST swimming. After about 2 hours I finally had to DRAG her out of the pool. Her teeth were just a chattering and I was afraid of her getting sun burned. (I did put sunscreen on her)
I think we will be spending a lot of time at Mimi and Bappa's this summer swimming! Good thing they are both going to be retired!
Sure, Julia has been taking swim lessons for most of the winter, but this is the first time this year that she has gotten to go swimming freely in Jerry and Debbie's pool.
Unfortunately, the water was still really cold. Only Mimi braved going in with Julia. Poor Julia, her teeth were chattering after about 15 minutes, but she REFUSED to get out.
Since she did so well swimming by herself in her float suit last year, this year we thought we would try arm wings. I wanted something a little better than the typical plastic arm wings and found some that are made from life jacket material and has an additional band that goes around the chest.
Here she is in her new "icky bug" floaty....
She did not like this contraption at first. I think it was odd for her to have something on her arms.
But she quickly got used to them and figured it out.
She thinks floating is pretty neat too!
She continues to want to play with this boat she used her first summer swimming. We keep telling her she is too big for it and Baby Jude is now going to use it. She figured out her own way of using it, even if she was too big for it.
Julia had a BLAST swimming. After about 2 hours I finally had to DRAG her out of the pool. Her teeth were just a chattering and I was afraid of her getting sun burned. (I did put sunscreen on her)
I think we will be spending a lot of time at Mimi and Bappa's this summer swimming! Good thing they are both going to be retired!
Building her room...
Last Saturday we put down the new sub-floor in what will become Julia's new room. Julia had a BLAST helping out. When Jerrod was this age, Jerry and Debbie were in the middle of building their house. Apparently Jerrod carried around a hammer and helped a lot in the building process. According to Jerry and Debbie, what Julia was doing Saturday was a spitting image to what Jerrod did 30 years ago!
She is hammering the sub-floor with her plastic Handy Manny hammer...
She HAD to have ear protection just like Bap-pa does. So I found old earphones for her to wear.
Making sure it is hammered just right!
Tomorrow we are building the closet for the room. This closet is ALL Julia has been talking about since we first told her this was going to become her new room.
She is hammering the sub-floor with her plastic Handy Manny hammer...
She HAD to have ear protection just like Bap-pa does. So I found old earphones for her to wear.
Making sure it is hammered just right!
Tomorrow we are building the closet for the room. This closet is ALL Julia has been talking about since we first told her this was going to become her new room.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Purple toes!!!
No, I don't mean the bruised kind!
Jerrod always paints my toenails. I don't think I have painted my own toenails since we have gotten married. This is something he picked up from his father (who always paints Debbie's toenails). It is kind of fun to be pampered and have someone else paint them. I really only have my toenails painted in the summertime, so it was time for Jerrod to do them again.
He painted them purple for me the other night. Well, the next morning Julia saw them and kept saying "pretty toes". I told her that daddy painted mommy's toes. So then she kept talking about how "daddy made mommy's toes pretty".
Since Julia loved my painted toenails so much, we thought we would try and do her's too.
I was amazed!! This is the girl how REFUSES to let you cut her toenails, but yet, she sat PERFECTLY STILL and let Jerrod paint them!!! I think it helped that Elmo's World was playing on TV and she was interested in that!
Julia LOVES her purple toes!! This morning she woke up and when she got out of bed, she noticed her toes and said "I have purple toes!". I think she forgot overnight that Jerrod painted them.
I think Jerrod is going to be painting a LOT of toes for years to come!
Here are Julia's pretty purple toes!! (The spots on her feet are from the shoes she wore that day)
We really hope with painting her toes, she will get used to us messing with her toes and let us cut her toenails without a struggle soon!!
Jerrod always paints my toenails. I don't think I have painted my own toenails since we have gotten married. This is something he picked up from his father (who always paints Debbie's toenails). It is kind of fun to be pampered and have someone else paint them. I really only have my toenails painted in the summertime, so it was time for Jerrod to do them again.
He painted them purple for me the other night. Well, the next morning Julia saw them and kept saying "pretty toes". I told her that daddy painted mommy's toes. So then she kept talking about how "daddy made mommy's toes pretty".
Since Julia loved my painted toenails so much, we thought we would try and do her's too.
I was amazed!! This is the girl how REFUSES to let you cut her toenails, but yet, she sat PERFECTLY STILL and let Jerrod paint them!!! I think it helped that Elmo's World was playing on TV and she was interested in that!
Julia LOVES her purple toes!! This morning she woke up and when she got out of bed, she noticed her toes and said "I have purple toes!". I think she forgot overnight that Jerrod painted them.
I think Jerrod is going to be painting a LOT of toes for years to come!
Here are Julia's pretty purple toes!! (The spots on her feet are from the shoes she wore that day)
We really hope with painting her toes, she will get used to us messing with her toes and let us cut her toenails without a struggle soon!!
More potty training stuff
Julia definitely prefers diapers. Each morning it is a fight to get her into underwear and not a diaper (she wears a diaper at night because she is still wet most mornings).
If she is wearing underwear, she is almost perfect at using the potty. (Still not great about pooping in the potty everytime) Once the underwear is on, she loves it and refuses to put a diaper back on. But as soon as we put a diaper (or pull-up) on her, she thinks she no longer has to use the potty.
I think she really fights for the diaper some days because she just wants to be lazy and it is easier to just go in the diaper.
When around home, she will always have underwear on. But I am just not comfortable leaving the house without her wearing a pull-up or diaper. I guess I will just have to be brave and start taking her out with underwear on. She will have a few accidents at first, but I think it will be the only way she will become 100% potty trained. Otherwise she will never learn that she has to use the potty when we are out of the house too.
If she is wearing underwear, she is almost perfect at using the potty. (Still not great about pooping in the potty everytime) Once the underwear is on, she loves it and refuses to put a diaper back on. But as soon as we put a diaper (or pull-up) on her, she thinks she no longer has to use the potty.
I think she really fights for the diaper some days because she just wants to be lazy and it is easier to just go in the diaper.
When around home, she will always have underwear on. But I am just not comfortable leaving the house without her wearing a pull-up or diaper. I guess I will just have to be brave and start taking her out with underwear on. She will have a few accidents at first, but I think it will be the only way she will become 100% potty trained. Otherwise she will never learn that she has to use the potty when we are out of the house too.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Seeing Mimi at school
Jerrod's mom is retiring from teaching after 35 years. Her last day is tomorrow. Julia and I were going to surprise her at lunchtime tomorrow, but then we found out that the teachers were having a surprise luncheon for her today, so we went today instead.
Julia and I baked a cake this morning to bring and Julia put the sprinkles on it.
Debbie was definitely surprised to see us!! Julia was excited to see Mimi at school. Even Aunt Ninnie came up to surprise Debbie! Julia was BEYOND excited to she her Aunt Ninnie!
Waiting is hard to do.....
Come on, MOM!
Sitting with Mimi..
Cake was her favorite part of the meal!
Sitting with Mimi and Aunt Ninnie!
Happy Retirement Debbie!! Hope you enjoy it!
Julia and I baked a cake this morning to bring and Julia put the sprinkles on it.
Debbie was definitely surprised to see us!! Julia was excited to see Mimi at school. Even Aunt Ninnie came up to surprise Debbie! Julia was BEYOND excited to she her Aunt Ninnie!
Waiting is hard to do.....
Come on, MOM!
Sitting with Mimi..
Cake was her favorite part of the meal!
Sitting with Mimi and Aunt Ninnie!
Happy Retirement Debbie!! Hope you enjoy it!
Baby Jude
Julia is ALL about Baby Jude lately. It is "baby Jude" this and "baby Jude" that.... She talks about him or to him constantly.
The other day she pinched her finger. Both mommy and daddy gave it a kiss to make it feel better. That is when she decided that Baby Jude had to kiss it too. So she stuck her finger in my belly button and I pinched what skin I could around it, to make it seem like Baby Jude was kissing it.
The neat part is that Baby Jude REALLY responds to Julia. Anytime she plays with my belly, or talks loudly, Baby Jude gets all active. She talks to my belly and he responds by giving her some good kicks. She is already talking about when he comes out. Although, I don't know if she is going to like him as much then....LOL!
The other day she pinched her finger. Both mommy and daddy gave it a kiss to make it feel better. That is when she decided that Baby Jude had to kiss it too. So she stuck her finger in my belly button and I pinched what skin I could around it, to make it seem like Baby Jude was kissing it.
The neat part is that Baby Jude REALLY responds to Julia. Anytime she plays with my belly, or talks loudly, Baby Jude gets all active. She talks to my belly and he responds by giving her some good kicks. She is already talking about when he comes out. Although, I don't know if she is going to like him as much then....LOL!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Climbing out of the crib
Julia finally discovered yesterday that she could climb out of the crib. I am sure she could have done it MUCH sooner if she had ever tried. Considering that she is almost 2 1/2, I think that is pretty good. I also think it is a good thing we are moving her to regular bed in a few weeks.
Yesterday at nap, this morning, and again today at nap, she climbed out of her crib. I guess there is no keeping her in if she wants out!
It is really funny to see how she climbs out. She sticks her feet through the bars of the crib and pushes on the wall until the crib rolls over to the padded rocking chair (there are hardwood floors in her room). Once the crib is up against the rocking chair, it is an easy climb up and over the side and a gentle plop down into the padded rocking chair!
She is so proud of herself for figuring this out too!
Yesterday at nap, this morning, and again today at nap, she climbed out of her crib. I guess there is no keeping her in if she wants out!
It is really funny to see how she climbs out. She sticks her feet through the bars of the crib and pushes on the wall until the crib rolls over to the padded rocking chair (there are hardwood floors in her room). Once the crib is up against the rocking chair, it is an easy climb up and over the side and a gentle plop down into the padded rocking chair!
She is so proud of herself for figuring this out too!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
More pictures
The first set of pictures are going to really embarrass Julia some day... But I was just so proud of my little girl learning how to use the potty!!
Well, she is already somewhat embarrassed about me taking pictures of her on the potty! LOL
The cats love to sleep on the back of the couch. I guess Julia figured that if the cats could do it, she could too....
Playing in the park!
Well, she is already somewhat embarrassed about me taking pictures of her on the potty! LOL
The cats love to sleep on the back of the couch. I guess Julia figured that if the cats could do it, she could too....
Playing in the park!
Loving these pictures!
I am in LOVE with this picture! I love the setting and the outfit.
Here are two more. I like them as well, but not as much as that first one!
Julia looks so grown up in these pictures!!!
Here are two more. I like them as well, but not as much as that first one!
Julia looks so grown up in these pictures!!!
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Off my mommy!
Often when Jerrod and I will hug or cuddle together, Julia will get jealous and want Jerrod to get away from me. "My mommy" she will say. She also quite frequently gets mad when on of the cats sit on my lap. She will start crying for them to get off "Julia's mommy".
Well, it seems Baby Jude has started the same thing already!!! Jerrod tells me every time he hugs or cuddles me, he gets constantly kicked by Baby Jude. I know he loves to kick his big sister when I am holding her too.
I guess mommy is the prized possession! I am going to soak it up now, because in a few years, they are going to want nothing to do with me....
Well, it seems Baby Jude has started the same thing already!!! Jerrod tells me every time he hugs or cuddles me, he gets constantly kicked by Baby Jude. I know he loves to kick his big sister when I am holding her too.
I guess mommy is the prized possession! I am going to soak it up now, because in a few years, they are going to want nothing to do with me....
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Ballerina
Lately, Julia has become obsessed with being a ballerina. She has two outfits that she considers "ballerina" outfits. One is an actual ballerina outfit and the other is just a dress with a big, puffy, tulle skirt. These two outfits get CONSTANT use! They are either being worn, or in the laundry. I think I might have to see if I can find another ballerina outfit or two.... Julia will even spin, and spin, and spin when in these outfits because that is what a ballerina does! I think I need to teach her to hold her arms over her head while she spins, though, like the real ballerinas do.
Here is my little ballerina. (Complete with a juice spill on the outfit!)
Here is my little ballerina. (Complete with a juice spill on the outfit!)
Sunday, May 17, 2009
30 week belly picture
Took a belly picture today. I am officially, 30 weeks and 2 days pregnant! You can also see my new haircut. It is a lot shorter than I am used to, but I am liking it.
Baby Jude seems to be continuing to grow nice and strong. I know his kicks and stretches are starting to hurt me now! I have not weighed myself in 2 weeks, but I don't think I have gained much (if any) weight. Jerrod has been telling me for the last week or so just how thin I am looking. LOL I am not sure how I can look thin with a big belly sticking out in front, but he says I am. He is not talking about the belly, but the rest of me.
Baby Jude seems to be continuing to grow nice and strong. I know his kicks and stretches are starting to hurt me now! I have not weighed myself in 2 weeks, but I don't think I have gained much (if any) weight. Jerrod has been telling me for the last week or so just how thin I am looking. LOL I am not sure how I can look thin with a big belly sticking out in front, but he says I am. He is not talking about the belly, but the rest of me.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Walking on the road
A couple weeks ago Julia got spanked TWICE within a couple days of each other because she ran away from me to go walk on the road by herself. Jerrod and I explained multiple times to her why she was not allowed to walk on the road and how she could get seriously hurt if she did.
After that weekend, she seemed to get the hint and was much better about holding our hand when close to the road.
Now she constantly tells us that "bad kids walk on the road" and how "they need to hold their mommy's hand". We never told her "bad kids" walk on the road, just that she was not allowed to walk on the road without holding mommy's or daddy's hand. Somehow she equated that to only bad kids walk on the road without their mommy. She especially says this when she sees some kids walking down the road. It is just too funny to hear!
She was/is fascinated with walking on the road because our road does not have sidewalks, so any Julia and I walk anywhere, we have to walk on the road until we get to a main street. Luckily, she now knows she has to hold our hand our stay in the stroller when close to the road.
After that weekend, she seemed to get the hint and was much better about holding our hand when close to the road.
Now she constantly tells us that "bad kids walk on the road" and how "they need to hold their mommy's hand". We never told her "bad kids" walk on the road, just that she was not allowed to walk on the road without holding mommy's or daddy's hand. Somehow she equated that to only bad kids walk on the road without their mommy. She especially says this when she sees some kids walking down the road. It is just too funny to hear!
She was/is fascinated with walking on the road because our road does not have sidewalks, so any Julia and I walk anywhere, we have to walk on the road until we get to a main street. Luckily, she now knows she has to hold our hand our stay in the stroller when close to the road.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Potty trained?
I don't want to jinx it, but I think Julia is officially potty trained. AND it only took 3 days!!!!
I decided last week that it was time for her to be potty trained. So this Monday morning we did away with the diapers and went straight into underwear. Things went MUCH better than I thought they would. I had been explaining to her for the days leading up to potty training that she is now a big girl and she was going to wear underwear and she was not allowed to pee in the underwear and get it dirty, she had to pee in the potty. This really seemed to help her. I think that is just her learning style. I found that if you explain things to her, she does MUCH better with it. So anyway, I put the underwear on her and had her sit on the potty every 30-60 minutes. I think we had about a 50% success rate that first day. On Tuesday morning I was ready to throw in the towel, though, she was peeing in her underwear right after I just had her sit on the potty. But by the afternoon/evening she did much better. The accidents she did have were on the bathroom floor, so she tried to make it in time. Yesterday was really good. Only one pee and one poop accident all day! And the pee accident was once again in the bathroom, so she almost made it. Then today she was been accident free!!!! Well, she did have one at nap time, but I did not hear her yelling for me to let her out of the crib so she could use the potty. So I blame myself for that one and don't count it. I have started putting underwear on her at naptime, but still sticking with a diaper at bedtime for right now. Oh, I very rarely have to tell her to go use the potty. She has figured out on her own when she needs to go, and just goes to the bathroom and does her thing.
I am so BEYOND EXCITED!!! I am so proud of my big girl. You can tell Julia is very proud of herself too! She loves wearing her underwear and tells me diapers are for babies. I hope she does not regress when Baby Jude comes. Sure, I know she will still have the occasional accident, but that is to be expected.
I decided last week that it was time for her to be potty trained. So this Monday morning we did away with the diapers and went straight into underwear. Things went MUCH better than I thought they would. I had been explaining to her for the days leading up to potty training that she is now a big girl and she was going to wear underwear and she was not allowed to pee in the underwear and get it dirty, she had to pee in the potty. This really seemed to help her. I think that is just her learning style. I found that if you explain things to her, she does MUCH better with it. So anyway, I put the underwear on her and had her sit on the potty every 30-60 minutes. I think we had about a 50% success rate that first day. On Tuesday morning I was ready to throw in the towel, though, she was peeing in her underwear right after I just had her sit on the potty. But by the afternoon/evening she did much better. The accidents she did have were on the bathroom floor, so she tried to make it in time. Yesterday was really good. Only one pee and one poop accident all day! And the pee accident was once again in the bathroom, so she almost made it. Then today she was been accident free!!!! Well, she did have one at nap time, but I did not hear her yelling for me to let her out of the crib so she could use the potty. So I blame myself for that one and don't count it. I have started putting underwear on her at naptime, but still sticking with a diaper at bedtime for right now. Oh, I very rarely have to tell her to go use the potty. She has figured out on her own when she needs to go, and just goes to the bathroom and does her thing.
I am so BEYOND EXCITED!!! I am so proud of my big girl. You can tell Julia is very proud of herself too! She loves wearing her underwear and tells me diapers are for babies. I hope she does not regress when Baby Jude comes. Sure, I know she will still have the occasional accident, but that is to be expected.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Her new room
We are making Julia a new room. We are turning the junk/cat room into her new room. It is bigger than her current room. Baby Jude will get her old room.
We got the room cleaned out, but have stalled for the last couple of weeks because of having to do other things.
After we cleaned it out, Jerrod took Julia into it and pointed to the wall where we will be building a closet and said "That whole wall will be full of Julia's dresses and clothes". Julia really took this to heart.
Now anytime we are in that room she lifts her arms in the air towards that same wall and said "all of Julia's dresses go there" or "wall of Julia's clothes". It is so funny to hear.
Then today while I was making lunch, Julia walks into that room holding her baby doll. I hear her telling her baby doll all about the "wall of Julia's clothes". LOL She was really getting into it too. Carrying on an entire conversation with her baby doll about it!
We got the room cleaned out, but have stalled for the last couple of weeks because of having to do other things.
After we cleaned it out, Jerrod took Julia into it and pointed to the wall where we will be building a closet and said "That whole wall will be full of Julia's dresses and clothes". Julia really took this to heart.
Now anytime we are in that room she lifts her arms in the air towards that same wall and said "all of Julia's dresses go there" or "wall of Julia's clothes". It is so funny to hear.
Then today while I was making lunch, Julia walks into that room holding her baby doll. I hear her telling her baby doll all about the "wall of Julia's clothes". LOL She was really getting into it too. Carrying on an entire conversation with her baby doll about it!
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