So with this pregnancy, I found myself wishing that I had better documented my pregnancy with Paxton. I keep wondering if I'm feeling and experiencing things at the same time or not. Because of that, I am going to try to do a better job of documenting this pregnancy in case there's a third.
Feeling? I'm feeling tired and hungry...and thirsty. I drink water alllll day and pay for it with very frequent bathroom trips. I have been having to get up during the night less than in the first trimester but it still happens. I can still sleep on my stomach comfortably, so no pregnancy pillow yet. I have been feeling baby movements for two weeks now. They are not consistent yet, and they are very gentle. I'm not sure how I missed them for so long last time, I wonder what I thought that was. I have started getting that heavy and almost crampy feeling in my lower stomach that I remember worrying about last time until I read something about all the extra blood in that area and it made total sense.
Cravings? I still want fruit some of the time, but this week my strong craving has been bacon. Non-pregnant Caitlynne doesn't even like bacon that much, but pregnant Caitlynne NEEDS it which I think is hilarious. The pasta from Cici's is another thing I can't get enough of (which is probably why I gained 4 pounds this month). With the fruit cravings, I was definitely thinking girl, but now that they have shifted, I am back to undecided.
Baby Progress? I finally heard the heart beat at my appointment today. Last month, she couldn't find it and had to do an ultrasound. It was 160 bpm which is exactly what Pax's was at this point. I had the quad screen blood test today and pending the results of that, we can schedule the gender reveal ultrasound in two weeks! I think knowing the gender will make everything a lot more real.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Fountains and Hats
After our weekly Friday lunch with Jared last week, we decided to go by the fountains downtown. We never made it to a splash park with Pax this summer, and since it was a warm day, it was perfect.
He liked the fountains:
And he did much better than I expected about staying dry. He just put his hands in, he never ran through them or anything.
On Saturday night, we played at the park. Paxton still hates the slide, but always insists on going down...
And lately, every single time I get him out of his car seat in the garage, he feels like it's time to play outside. Since he usually is dressed with shoes on, I mostly let it happen (also a massive fit ensues if I refuse).
His newest trick is to put pieces of food in his hair and say "hat". We probably egged it on with our laughter, but it is hilarious.
His hair now has a constant sticky spot from various food.
And on Sunday night, he tried it with a sucker. It got stuck and he was not happy. He kept shaking his head trying to get it out and then he bent over and tried to rub his head on the ground to get it off.
Once I finally stopped laughing long enough to help, I just took him to the sink and rinsed it out.
He also did three things yesterday that I thought were pretty cool. First, he had his Elmo book about bubbles with him at breakfast. He was flipping through it while I made his breakfast. He turned to the page where it talks about the bubbles going "pop pop pop" and yelled "POP POP POP!" I don't know how he knew that was the right page, but he definitely did.
Secondly, while we were outside playing, cars would drive past and each time he would deliberately stop what he was doing and say "car".
Thirdly, he picked up a piece of the snack he was eating off the floor, pulled a little hair off of it and popped it in his mouth. It was cool to see him notice the hair and be able to pull it off.
He has also learned who Elmo is and can point him out in all of his books with Elmo in them.
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He liked the fountains:
And he did much better than I expected about staying dry. He just put his hands in, he never ran through them or anything.
On Saturday night, we played at the park. Paxton still hates the slide, but always insists on going down...
And lately, every single time I get him out of his car seat in the garage, he feels like it's time to play outside. Since he usually is dressed with shoes on, I mostly let it happen (also a massive fit ensues if I refuse).
His newest trick is to put pieces of food in his hair and say "hat". We probably egged it on with our laughter, but it is hilarious.
His hair now has a constant sticky spot from various food.
And on Sunday night, he tried it with a sucker. It got stuck and he was not happy. He kept shaking his head trying to get it out and then he bent over and tried to rub his head on the ground to get it off.
Once I finally stopped laughing long enough to help, I just took him to the sink and rinsed it out.
He also did three things yesterday that I thought were pretty cool. First, he had his Elmo book about bubbles with him at breakfast. He was flipping through it while I made his breakfast. He turned to the page where it talks about the bubbles going "pop pop pop" and yelled "POP POP POP!" I don't know how he knew that was the right page, but he definitely did.
Secondly, while we were outside playing, cars would drive past and each time he would deliberately stop what he was doing and say "car".
Thirdly, he picked up a piece of the snack he was eating off the floor, pulled a little hair off of it and popped it in his mouth. It was cool to see him notice the hair and be able to pull it off.
He has also learned who Elmo is and can point him out in all of his books with Elmo in them.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
Enough
Last night, after my second bathroom trip (pregnancy is hard), I was lying in bed thinking about what I want for Paxton's future. Jared and I have talked about this several times before. We know that a big part of how he turns out will be based on our parenting choices and the experiences we provide for him. We have talked about letting him make his own choices, like what sports he wants to play, what kinds of activities he wants to be involved in, and even whether or not he wants to go to college. Obviously we have preferences in each area, but we really want to be mindful of not pushing him to be the son we think we want.
I want a lot of things for Paxton. I want him to be active in church, to be a good friend when it is easy and when it is hard. I want him to be good at sports and sweet to his little sibling. I want him to be a successful adult with a wife that I love and kids of his own. I want him to have watched Jared and I together and know how to treat his wife. I want him to believe that marriage can last. I want him to be an involved Daddy like his is. I want him to have enough money, enough love, enough everything. But, I think the most important thing I want for him is for him to be content, to know that exactly what he has is enough.
So that's my parenting goal: to teach him to be thankful for what he has right now, to not always be chasing the next thing. One way we have talked about teaching him this is to take him to the Salvation Army tree at the mall each year before Christmas. We will let him pick a name and pick out presents for his kid. We will tell him that he is going to have one less present because he is going to give it to this child that is having a very different Christmas than him. At first he will probably fight it, kids like presents, but hopefully as the years pass, he will start looking forward to blessing another child, and realize that he already has enough.
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I want a lot of things for Paxton. I want him to be active in church, to be a good friend when it is easy and when it is hard. I want him to be good at sports and sweet to his little sibling. I want him to be a successful adult with a wife that I love and kids of his own. I want him to have watched Jared and I together and know how to treat his wife. I want him to believe that marriage can last. I want him to be an involved Daddy like his is. I want him to have enough money, enough love, enough everything. But, I think the most important thing I want for him is for him to be content, to know that exactly what he has is enough.
So that's my parenting goal: to teach him to be thankful for what he has right now, to not always be chasing the next thing. One way we have talked about teaching him this is to take him to the Salvation Army tree at the mall each year before Christmas. We will let him pick a name and pick out presents for his kid. We will tell him that he is going to have one less present because he is going to give it to this child that is having a very different Christmas than him. At first he will probably fight it, kids like presents, but hopefully as the years pass, he will start looking forward to blessing another child, and realize that he already has enough.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
Shhhh!!!
Paxton learned how to say "shhh" yesterday and it is probably the cutest thing ever.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Election 2012
We started the morning off with some powdered sugar donuts...that is completely irrelevant, but I love how big he looks in this picture.
We went to vote right around noon, which I knew was a bad idea because everyone would be voting on their lunch break at that time. Fortunately, my little voting buddy was pretty happy.
Sure enough, we pulled up to a line out the door of the church and around the corner. I had packed lots of snacks, books and toys (and maybe some Halloween candy) in anticipation of the wait.
We walked up to the end of the line and an official-looking man came up and asked what neighborhood I lived in. I told him and he said, "Well, I have good news. This isn't your line. Walk straight in the door and to your right. That's your line." As I was walking past all those people, I felt a little guilty and a little bit like a rock star...we got inside and turned right and there was no line...zero. There was one single person standing at the table, being handed his ballot. I walked straight up, signed in and voted before I even gave Pax his first snack. We walked out, finished, and the people who were in front of us when we first got in line had moved about six steps. It was amazing.
I decided we needed a little treat on the way home for doing our civic duty, so we stopped at Sonic. Paxton got a tiny orange slush, and even though it took him all afternoon and evening, he actually finished it!
Jared and I watched the election coverage most of the night. It is crazy to watch the votes tally up in states where votes count. It is also amazing to watch something so huge be decided, regardless of which candidate wins.
I had to take a picture of Paxton with the election coverage because I had a heart-sinking moment where I realized that the next time we're doing this, he'll be in KINDERGARTEN!!!
Since he was still up, talking in his crib, when the winner was announced, we got him up for a picture. Again, regardless of which way it ended up, it was a huge moment in his life.
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We went to vote right around noon, which I knew was a bad idea because everyone would be voting on their lunch break at that time. Fortunately, my little voting buddy was pretty happy.
Sure enough, we pulled up to a line out the door of the church and around the corner. I had packed lots of snacks, books and toys (and maybe some Halloween candy) in anticipation of the wait.
We walked up to the end of the line and an official-looking man came up and asked what neighborhood I lived in. I told him and he said, "Well, I have good news. This isn't your line. Walk straight in the door and to your right. That's your line." As I was walking past all those people, I felt a little guilty and a little bit like a rock star...we got inside and turned right and there was no line...zero. There was one single person standing at the table, being handed his ballot. I walked straight up, signed in and voted before I even gave Pax his first snack. We walked out, finished, and the people who were in front of us when we first got in line had moved about six steps. It was amazing.
I decided we needed a little treat on the way home for doing our civic duty, so we stopped at Sonic. Paxton got a tiny orange slush, and even though it took him all afternoon and evening, he actually finished it!
Jared and I watched the election coverage most of the night. It is crazy to watch the votes tally up in states where votes count. It is also amazing to watch something so huge be decided, regardless of which candidate wins.
I had to take a picture of Paxton with the election coverage because I had a heart-sinking moment where I realized that the next time we're doing this, he'll be in KINDERGARTEN!!!
Since he was still up, talking in his crib, when the winner was announced, we got him up for a picture. Again, regardless of which way it ended up, it was a huge moment in his life.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Omniplex!
A few days (weeks) ago, Aunt Teighynne and Aunt Mal were going to the Omniplex with Kaleb and asked if Pax and I could come. I had been wanting to take him anyway, so we went.
The boys are only eight months apart which is starting to seem like less as they get bigger.
They shared a snack in the wagon before we hit the kid's area.
We found kind of a secret section with gymnastics memorabilia. More importantly, it was an area we could contain them in with lots of mats to play on and some room to run. Paxton thinks Kaleb is pretty cool and tries to follow him around a lot.
And he almost mastered the somersault.
We also did the kid's area where Paxton was obsessed with climbing these stairs:
And both boys loved the water table.
On the way out, we found an area with a huge table and chairs:
We ended the morning with lunch at McDonald's and a little time in the play place. It was a fun afternoon, and I'm glad Paxton has an almost-cousin so close to his age.
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The boys are only eight months apart which is starting to seem like less as they get bigger.
They shared a snack in the wagon before we hit the kid's area.
We found kind of a secret section with gymnastics memorabilia. More importantly, it was an area we could contain them in with lots of mats to play on and some room to run. Paxton thinks Kaleb is pretty cool and tries to follow him around a lot.
And he almost mastered the somersault.
We also did the kid's area where Paxton was obsessed with climbing these stairs:
And both boys loved the water table.
On the way out, we found an area with a huge table and chairs:
We ended the morning with lunch at McDonald's and a little time in the play place. It was a fun afternoon, and I'm glad Paxton has an almost-cousin so close to his age.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Dressing Up
As Halloween approached, we were busy planning costumes for both Paxton and Jared (Jared has a theme at work every year and has to dress up on Halloween for the work day). Jared's theme was Oscar-winning movies and his original plan was to be Mrs. Doubtfire. We borrowed a wig from Granny...
And got some old lady glasses at the thrift store:
But we decided the wig wasn't right, so he decided to use it to be Mark Zuckerberg from the Social Network. Paxton loved bringing us the wig and the glasses to put on him.
The night before Halloween, we decided to go to Haunt the Zoo. I had worked a booth in college as community service for my sorority, and remembered that it seemed fun. We loaded our puppy in his wagon and headed out. The beginning was rough. It was super crowded and once we got in, we were literally just stopped in a huge group of people. Paxton was already over the wagon by that time, so we were trying to take turns carrying him, but all he wanted was to walk. There were way too many people for that to happen, so Jared was carrying him and singing Halloween songs to him as we tried to navigate through the crowd. Somehow, I got stuck with his candy bag and wagon and got the privilege of going up to the people handing out candy and trick or treating, pulling an empty wagon.
As it started to clear out, we got Pax back in the wagon with a sucker and a snack and things improved immensely. We made it through, but vowed that if we go back next year, we will go later.
Zoo treats:
My sweet puppy and Mark Zuckerberg:
Scarlett wasn't sure what to think of Pax's puppy costume. She kept trying to play with him.
On Halloween night, we decided to put Paxton in his Boomer costume that he got for Christmas last year. We were planning on driving around to different family member's houses and the puppy costume doesn't fit in the car seat.
We went to my mom's were she had a special bucket ready for him. He got a book, some Little People, m&ms, a football, a pumpkin Skittles dispenser and a cool Halloween straw. He was way more in to the candy she was handing out to trick or treaters and kept going to the bowl and grabbing handfuls.
He did not get the concept of trick or treating at all. He refused to carry his bucket and when someone would open the door, he would just walk right in.
We went to Granny V's house next. She and Aunt Maddy were getting ready to go trick or treat when we got there, so we went to Ray and Tommie's house with them (relatives of Jared). Then, we piled in our car and drove to Granny's house. Paxton was done after that, so we went home to pass out candy to trick or treaters and get some dinner. Paxton liked the trick or treaters, he would run to the door every time to see them.
Since Halloween, he has been getting into the candy almost every day...no matter where we hide it.
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And got some old lady glasses at the thrift store:
But we decided the wig wasn't right, so he decided to use it to be Mark Zuckerberg from the Social Network. Paxton loved bringing us the wig and the glasses to put on him.
The night before Halloween, we decided to go to Haunt the Zoo. I had worked a booth in college as community service for my sorority, and remembered that it seemed fun. We loaded our puppy in his wagon and headed out. The beginning was rough. It was super crowded and once we got in, we were literally just stopped in a huge group of people. Paxton was already over the wagon by that time, so we were trying to take turns carrying him, but all he wanted was to walk. There were way too many people for that to happen, so Jared was carrying him and singing Halloween songs to him as we tried to navigate through the crowd. Somehow, I got stuck with his candy bag and wagon and got the privilege of going up to the people handing out candy and trick or treating, pulling an empty wagon.
As it started to clear out, we got Pax back in the wagon with a sucker and a snack and things improved immensely. We made it through, but vowed that if we go back next year, we will go later.
Zoo treats:
My sweet puppy and Mark Zuckerberg:
Scarlett wasn't sure what to think of Pax's puppy costume. She kept trying to play with him.
On Halloween night, we decided to put Paxton in his Boomer costume that he got for Christmas last year. We were planning on driving around to different family member's houses and the puppy costume doesn't fit in the car seat.
We went to my mom's were she had a special bucket ready for him. He got a book, some Little People, m&ms, a football, a pumpkin Skittles dispenser and a cool Halloween straw. He was way more in to the candy she was handing out to trick or treaters and kept going to the bowl and grabbing handfuls.
He did not get the concept of trick or treating at all. He refused to carry his bucket and when someone would open the door, he would just walk right in.
We went to Granny V's house next. She and Aunt Maddy were getting ready to go trick or treat when we got there, so we went to Ray and Tommie's house with them (relatives of Jared). Then, we piled in our car and drove to Granny's house. Paxton was done after that, so we went home to pass out candy to trick or treaters and get some dinner. Paxton liked the trick or treaters, he would run to the door every time to see them.
Since Halloween, he has been getting into the candy almost every day...no matter where we hide it.
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