Let's See What Life's Gonna Hold: June 2013

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

In the summertime when the weather is hot

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Caught ya bein good!

For the past couple months, we've been trying something different with Bella. Instead of doing time outs or pointing out the "bad choices" she makes, we've been trying to focus on positive reinforcement.
Every time we catch her doing something good (getting up and getting dressed without being hounded 50 times, making her bed in the morning, helping set the table without being asked, going to bed with no whining, etc), we give her a marble. We told her when she got to 30 marbles, she would be able to pick out a cool prize. Whether it be a night at Chuck E Cheese, a trip to a waterpark, a day at Six Flags with just me n daddy, whatever - the choice was hers! She had been aiming for the Chuck E cheese thing all along, but as she neared 30 marbles this week, she changed her mind and said she wanted a new bike and would do Chuck e cheese next time. She got her final marble this past weekend and we just picked up her brand new bike last night! She us pumped about it, and rightly so! She has done great. We are going to continue the Caught You Being Good thing, only we switched to pom poms for this next round. Once again, thank you Pinterest for the awesome idea.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Father's Day

Posting a lil late, but here's our Father's Day pic this year.

Boy oh boy

So we had the big ultrasound on Thursday...turns out we're having another BOY!!! I was convinced that U2 was going to be a little girl. I actually said, "Are you SERIOUS?" when the nurse pointed out the 'parts' in the ultrasound! I am still in shock to be quite honest with you. I was all gung ho on having a girl and having her and Bella share a room in the new house, so now I'm totally thrown off. Don't get me wrong, of COURSE I am thrilled about the baby, and I am thankful that he looks healthy and everything is on track developmentally. That's a given though! I think every parent (well most of them anyway), given the choice, would choose to have one boy and one girl so they can experience both. Maybe I can convince Lenny we need to try onnnne last time for a girl in a couple years. If not, I'll just have to get my girly fix every other weekend when Bella is here! Hey Bellz, wanna fix our hair, put on some makeup, do manis and pedis, and go out and buy a bunch of cutesy girly clothes? Okaaaaaaaaay!

As I mentioned, baby boy is looking good. The heartbeep (as B calls it) was 136bpm. His heart, brain, kidneys, and everything else are right where they are supposed to be. He has two cute hands and two adorable feet, and nurse said it doesn't look like he has a cleft lip at all. They also said that when a baby has Downs Syndrome, they have a very short nasal bone and an extra thick neck, and it doesn't look like U2 has either of those. That is a relief to hear! I think that's always a one of the biggest worries for mothers-to-be, especially the older you get. Reassuring to hear that he looks good and everything is on track.

He's been kicking up a storm the past few days, and although Lenny has yet to feel it, I think that he probably could feel the kicks on the outside of my belly now. Maybe sometime this week!

Here are some u/s pics of baby boy #2. I wonder if he will look like Alex?

Scratching his head

I can already tell he is gonna be cute :)

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

20 Weeks

HOW FAR ALONG ARE YOU: 20 weeks

MATERNITY CLOTHES: Yep, for the most part all my pants/shorts are maternity now. Still have a couple pairs of "normal" pants I'm able to fit into. Usually have to leave them unbuttoned and wear a belly band with those though.

STRETCH MARKS: No sir! I'm trying to stay oiled up and lotioned up so I don't get any!

SYMPTOMS: Started having some heartburn in the evenings the past couple days. Fun stuff. And I threw up the other night, but I think that was like a 24 hour bug thing, not necessarily related to the pregnancy. I can't imagine having morning sickness and throwing up every single day like some other moms do. I really feel for them.

SLEEP: No longer able to sleep on my belly. :( Boo. But other than that I am sleeping well.

BEST MOMENT THIS WEEK: Taking the day off Monday and getting in lots of quality 1 on 1 time with my baby (well, my big boy now!). We hit up two different parks/playgrounds, had a picnic lunch, and then spent the rest of the afternoon playing in his baby pool in the backyard. He looooooves splashing around in that pool! He kept trying to squirt me with his little squirty toys, then he would giggle up a storm. Stinkpot!

HAVE U TOLD FAM/FRIENDS: Yep. Everybody knows now. Old news. lol.

MISS ANYTHING: Sleepin on my belly. Working out hard core. Drinking frozen drinky drinks.

MOVEMENT: Yep, feelin this lil puddin pop move around quite a bit now! Lots of "popcorn kicks" (feels like popcorn kernals going off inside your belly) and I even thought I could feel the kicks on the outside of my belly a couple times too now!

FOOD CRAVINGS: Still all about the sweet stuff. Have a feeling I'm going to be packing on the pounds this time around because I've been eating so much dang ice cream. I'll get the weight off eventually though. I'm determined!

ANYTHING MAKE YOU QUEASY: I did get kinda car sick and nauseous the other day for some reason. Probs due to Lenny's crazy driving!!! ;) I made him pull over so I could drive though. Felt a lil better once I was in control of the car. It was strange.
STARTED SHOWING YET: Oh yeah. I think I "popped" right around 18weeks. Definitely have a lil belly now.

BABY IS A-----?????? WE WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW! (as long as the baby cooperates anyway) Ultrasound is at 11am! I feel like it's a girl. I looked at the Chinese gender prediction chart and it said I'm having a girl too. If the Chinese chart says so, it MUST be true. ha. I'll keep ya posted!
BELLY BUTTON IN OR OUT: In. Kinda starting to get flush with my belly though.
WEDDING RING ON OR OFF: On

LOOKING FORWARD TO: The ultrasound tomorrow of course. And also looking forward to picking a design for the kids' rooms, nursery, and play area/loft in the new house. Oooh the possibilities are endless!