Someone has discovered the joy of dipping in ketchup. And he didn't even make a big mess. (He also really likes to point at things).
Perhaps someone can enlighten me on this tradition. Maybe I'm not thinking clearly, and I'm sure I must not be seeing all view points. But when/why has it become improper to throw a baby shower for someone who is having their 2nd boy or 3rd girl, or whatever? Why do we only throw baby showers for the first boy or the first girl? I don't really understand this tradition. I promise I'm not bringing this up just because I feel sorry for myself for not having a baby shower every time. It just seems like all babies should be celebrated. I mean, we don't avoid throwing birthday parties for our 2nd son or 3rd daughter just because they weren't first, right? So why are baby showers any different?
I know this seems like another whiny vent post, but I woke up at 2:30 a.m. thinking about it, and I couldn't go back to sleep. Hello, pregnancy insomnia. LOL I'm really curious as to why it is so taboo. I'm sure it's partly on my mind because I'm missing my cousin's baby shower today. :( (You miss out on a lot of stuff when you have a husband who works evenings and weekends and no budget for a babysitter).
If only this "bump" were all baby. (Sorry, you get no face/head because I don't feel so beautiful these days. LOL).
Wait. Or will everyone else be wearing stripes too? Kohl's was having a big sale online last week. (Though, I think they're one of those stores, like Children's Place, that is ALWAYS having a sale. Basically, they mark up their "original" prices so that people think they are getting a huge deal on stuff.) Anyway, I have decided that when it comes to shopping for clothes it's best to plan ahead. My new plan is to buy the boys' clothes, coats, shoes, etc at the END of the season (or during the off-season) when everything is on sale. So instead of waiting until August to buy all of Hayden's school clothes for next year, I bought them now. I also got some really nice down jackets for the boys for next winter (hopefully the next two), and because it's almost spring, they were 50% off. Why didn't I think of this sooner!?
It's been warmer lately and we are so excited for spring. The boys have been outside riding their bikes more and they'd rather do that than anything else most days.
Torrin started soccer Tuesday. It's his first season and we are looking forward to it. He is one of the smallest/youngest on his team. So, even though he is pretty quick for his age, he may spend a lot of time trailing along behind the other kids, and that's fine! It was the same thing with Hayden for his first season. They group the kids in pre-K/K (in Kindergarten and going into Kindergarten), and then they do 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th, etc. It's through parks & rec, so I'm sure it's different than AYSO.
One of the kids on Torrin's team is in Hayden's class at school, so I probably could have signed both boys up for the same team, but Hayden decided he wanted to do swimming this spring instead. He'll start that at the end of the month, so it'll be M/W-swimming, T/Th-Soccer. I'm starting to see how moms with older kids do so much running around. Add Cub Scouts at age 8, and music lessons or whatever, and I may never be home once my kids are all school-age.
Last spring I spent a lot of time studying about how to make our lawn thick and green, and how to prune and take care of roses & grapes (we have a ton of them). I also spent WAY too much time trying to manually thatch the front lawn with a thatching rake (Talk about back breaking work!). Having limited resources, a baby, and a very busy husband meant I didn't get to spend as much time as I wanted to on the yard. We didn't get to plant a vegetable garden (probably a good thing because there was just no time), but I was able to plant a few bulbs in the front yard. I'm looking forward to having more time for yard work this spring; and there is a LOT of work to do.
It's from his friend, Aly. Seriously. Can you get any cuter?
Most parts of pregnancy are not fun or glamorous. Heart burn, bloating, constipation, morning sickness, nausea, swelling (gosh, I hope I don't swell this summer like I did with Hayden!), sciatica, etc, etc. I am 14 weeks along and my morning sickness and dry heaving (for the most part--I still get some nausea here and there) has been replaced with the infamous 2nd trimester headaches--EVERY day. BUT feeling that little lemon-sized baby do somersaults inside me makes everything worth it! I tend to feel my babies early (maybe because I have a tilted uterus, or maybe because I'm just hypersensitive to movement--I can also feel myself ovulate and felt my ectopic pregnancy pretty early, when the ER doc told me it was too early to feel one). Anyway, I felt Hayden move at 16 weeks, Torrin at about 14 weeks, and Grayson and this baby at 11 weeks. Now that he/she is getting bigger, the fluttery movements are starting to feel more like kicks, jumps, and somersaults. This is by far my favorite thing about pregnancy! I've also had some of my energy return, which is awesome! I'm still going to bed early most nights, but I have energy to do more around the house, and I even went to the gym twice this week so far. I haven't really done any exercise since December, so it feels good to be doing something active again.
And can I just say? I LOVE my midwife, Gretchen Faucett at Avenues Midwifery. Every time I go in for an appointment I feel like I'm her only patient. She talks to me like a friend and spends as much time with me as I need. When I first switched to her at the end of Gray's pregnancy, Allen was a little skeptical about going with a midwife. But she was amazing during the birth, and now Allen is completely converted. LOL She came in on her day off and spent time with me--rubbing my back and helping me get comfortable (Ha! Well, as comfortable as one can get while in transition.) It just makes me sad that we will probably move to another state before I have this baby. :( Wish I could take her with me!
