Height: 38.5in
Weight: 36lbs
75% for both.
He's one of the best "talkers" the Dr. had ever seen. He's got great sentence structure and a huge vocabulary. He even got a shot but understood that it would only hurt for a minute.
Birthday presents included (from mom and dad):
Scooter
Giant Iron Man 3 figure
Iron Patriot Mask and figure
Darth Vader Mask
Brave boy triplets and baby bear figures
The Incredibles DVD
Yo Gabba Gabba bath toys
Yeah, he got a lot. His birthday night was great; 3 is my new favorite age. We watched the Incredibles while opening other toys, he voluntarily took a bath to play with his new gabba toys, scooted around the kitchen, blew out candles, and happily went to bed.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Random Catch-Up
I've been a bad, bad blogger. So here's the random catch-up.
Rogan:
Rogan is awesome, most of the time. He's at a great age. He's smart as a whip. He's funny. He's loving. Taking him out on an "adventure" to the museum or the zoo is now more enjoyable and less "work" for the parent. We can have conversations with him, and he has the memory of an elephant. I love watching him learn, and learn so fast. He's working on being potty trained, and the goal is to be out of diapers by the time he's 3 or right after. We will get more serious after the holidays. Best characteristic: His fun personality
He's also definitely an alpha male. He's stubborn and wants things his way, he will roar at you if he doesn't get his way. Yes, literally ROAR like a lion. And he's rebellious, telling him not to do something usually takes a few times, a warning, then a time out to get the point across. He doesn't eat anything, and could care less if he goes to bed without dinner. Worst characteristic: He will ask for something, I will say no, and he will keep asking... over, and over, and OVER. he will ask until I cave (there's only so many times i can hear "mommy, come up here!!!"), or he will get pissed I'm ignoring him and throw a fit.
Reid:
Such a joy. Such a happy baby. He sleeps through the night. He goes to bed between 6:30 and 7am. then will wake up around 6:30am and talk to himself until we go get him. He eats like a horse. Definitely like's fruit more than veggies when it comes to babyfood. He wants whatever Rogan has, or sometimes just Rogan will do and grabs his shirt. He's almost crawling... we call it inch-worming. He has 2 teeth, and he chews on everything! (Rogan never put anything in his mouth, to the point that I didn't know why teething rings were so popular because my kid didn't like them). But Reid needs 3 teething rings within arms reach at all times, or else he'll go for Iron Man and use that instead!! The nature of man-on-man defense, Reid thinks Ryan is the best thing ever. While Rogan prefers me right now.
Me:
I'm racing to finish Reid's stocking for xmas. I'm excited to go home for the holidays, more excited because Rogan will be fun to watch at xmas now that he understands it. I really really want to sleep in... every mother's dream, I guess. Rogan still wakes up to get me probably 6 out of 7 nights. I'm up at 5:30am for work, and Rogan is usually 6:30 on weekends. So I would love to know that I could sleep in, then I could consiously stay up late at night, then get up past 8am. Someday.
Rogan:
Rogan is awesome, most of the time. He's at a great age. He's smart as a whip. He's funny. He's loving. Taking him out on an "adventure" to the museum or the zoo is now more enjoyable and less "work" for the parent. We can have conversations with him, and he has the memory of an elephant. I love watching him learn, and learn so fast. He's working on being potty trained, and the goal is to be out of diapers by the time he's 3 or right after. We will get more serious after the holidays. Best characteristic: His fun personality
He's also definitely an alpha male. He's stubborn and wants things his way, he will roar at you if he doesn't get his way. Yes, literally ROAR like a lion. And he's rebellious, telling him not to do something usually takes a few times, a warning, then a time out to get the point across. He doesn't eat anything, and could care less if he goes to bed without dinner. Worst characteristic: He will ask for something, I will say no, and he will keep asking... over, and over, and OVER. he will ask until I cave (there's only so many times i can hear "mommy, come up here!!!"), or he will get pissed I'm ignoring him and throw a fit.
Reid:
Such a joy. Such a happy baby. He sleeps through the night. He goes to bed between 6:30 and 7am. then will wake up around 6:30am and talk to himself until we go get him. He eats like a horse. Definitely like's fruit more than veggies when it comes to babyfood. He wants whatever Rogan has, or sometimes just Rogan will do and grabs his shirt. He's almost crawling... we call it inch-worming. He has 2 teeth, and he chews on everything! (Rogan never put anything in his mouth, to the point that I didn't know why teething rings were so popular because my kid didn't like them). But Reid needs 3 teething rings within arms reach at all times, or else he'll go for Iron Man and use that instead!! The nature of man-on-man defense, Reid thinks Ryan is the best thing ever. While Rogan prefers me right now.
Me:
I'm racing to finish Reid's stocking for xmas. I'm excited to go home for the holidays, more excited because Rogan will be fun to watch at xmas now that he understands it. I really really want to sleep in... every mother's dream, I guess. Rogan still wakes up to get me probably 6 out of 7 nights. I'm up at 5:30am for work, and Rogan is usually 6:30 on weekends. So I would love to know that I could sleep in, then I could consiously stay up late at night, then get up past 8am. Someday.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Perfectly Content in My Normalness
I read several other blogs regularly.
Two of which are from mom's documenting their lives with children with special needs
Ryan knows them from college, and she is a brilliant writer and her son is amazing and cute.
http://www.heatherhelvey.com/
The other one I stumbled upon because a friend of mine posted about it on facebook. Her daughter has an incredibly rare skin disorder, and she speaks about the ups and downs honestly and openly. And her kids are also just blain adorable.
http://blessedbybrenna.blogspot.com/
Another blog I read is from two of my HS friends who got married while in college. Then after college moved to Mexico to plant a church. They now are raising 2 boys in Mexico with a 3rd on the way.
http://mexicomercy.blogspot.com/
And then there's me. And my family. In Naperville.
Our kids are totally normal. Walking down the street, playing at the park, my kids are the ones the special needs blogs above find themselves being jealous of. My kids are what their kids were "supposed to be".
My perfectly normal kids are then able to go to perfectly normal daycare, and it allows Ryan and I to continue to work, providing more for our family. The special needs mom's above are both stay at home moms, whether it's 100% their choice or because of their kids' needs isn't for me to say, but I assume it's a large deciding factor.
My family lives in a comfortable home, if it's hot, there's a.c. If we want to take a bath, we'll make sure there are extra bubbles. We don't have to worry about germs or diseases that accompany living in Mexico, and we're fortunate to have great medical coverage and a great pediatrician.
Ryan and my profession does not have a direct impact on other people's lives (other than our kids). We are not spreading religion, healing the sick, or giving to the poor when it comes to our jobs. We are paid to provide a service, as many many other people are. Ryan engineers transfer chutes so that mines and such can work more efficently. And I work in finance, a greedy profession by nature, making money by making money. Pension funds, insurance companies, wealthy individuals, you name it, can invest in a company like mine and we will do our best to make them some money while taking a little off the top.
But thinking about all this, my normal kids, my comfortable home, our jobs, I am convinced this is exactly where I should be. I shouldn't be in Mexico, that wasn't my calling, and I get a little cranky without A/C. I would love my kids regardless of what special needs they have, but I'm super thankful everyday for my normal kids. And even when they drive me freakin' crazy, they are mine. And Ryan and I are doing our best to raise them how we feel is best. Should I be working in another industry? No. I love my job. It's challenging and fast and I've always been good at numbers. So what if I'm making the rich richer? I also might be helping a pension fund give money to retirees or helping insurance companies pay to help victims of hurricane Sandy (i'm just specualting, our list of investors is quite long)
So there it is. I'm perfectly content in my normalness. Enjoy the ride, folks.
Two of which are from mom's documenting their lives with children with special needs
Ryan knows them from college, and she is a brilliant writer and her son is amazing and cute.
http://www.heatherhelvey.com/
The other one I stumbled upon because a friend of mine posted about it on facebook. Her daughter has an incredibly rare skin disorder, and she speaks about the ups and downs honestly and openly. And her kids are also just blain adorable.
http://blessedbybrenna.blogspot.com/
Another blog I read is from two of my HS friends who got married while in college. Then after college moved to Mexico to plant a church. They now are raising 2 boys in Mexico with a 3rd on the way.
http://mexicomercy.blogspot.com/
And then there's me. And my family. In Naperville.
Our kids are totally normal. Walking down the street, playing at the park, my kids are the ones the special needs blogs above find themselves being jealous of. My kids are what their kids were "supposed to be".
My perfectly normal kids are then able to go to perfectly normal daycare, and it allows Ryan and I to continue to work, providing more for our family. The special needs mom's above are both stay at home moms, whether it's 100% their choice or because of their kids' needs isn't for me to say, but I assume it's a large deciding factor.
My family lives in a comfortable home, if it's hot, there's a.c. If we want to take a bath, we'll make sure there are extra bubbles. We don't have to worry about germs or diseases that accompany living in Mexico, and we're fortunate to have great medical coverage and a great pediatrician.
Ryan and my profession does not have a direct impact on other people's lives (other than our kids). We are not spreading religion, healing the sick, or giving to the poor when it comes to our jobs. We are paid to provide a service, as many many other people are. Ryan engineers transfer chutes so that mines and such can work more efficently. And I work in finance, a greedy profession by nature, making money by making money. Pension funds, insurance companies, wealthy individuals, you name it, can invest in a company like mine and we will do our best to make them some money while taking a little off the top.
But thinking about all this, my normal kids, my comfortable home, our jobs, I am convinced this is exactly where I should be. I shouldn't be in Mexico, that wasn't my calling, and I get a little cranky without A/C. I would love my kids regardless of what special needs they have, but I'm super thankful everyday for my normal kids. And even when they drive me freakin' crazy, they are mine. And Ryan and I are doing our best to raise them how we feel is best. Should I be working in another industry? No. I love my job. It's challenging and fast and I've always been good at numbers. So what if I'm making the rich richer? I also might be helping a pension fund give money to retirees or helping insurance companies pay to help victims of hurricane Sandy (i'm just specualting, our list of investors is quite long)
So there it is. I'm perfectly content in my normalness. Enjoy the ride, folks.
Monday, October 29, 2012
reid 6 month post
19lbs, 5oz. and 27.5"
he's a big lovable boy! he's right on track. he can't sit up yet, but he's getting close. he's such a smiley, chill baby. as of today he has 1 tooth!!!!
mood: very content. if he wants to be held, he will let you know. but usually he is content to play around on the floor, in his execs acre, his bouncer, or whatever. he prefers if big brother is close by playing too.
sleep: he goes to bed between 6-7pm, wakes up for a snack between 9-10pm, downs it in the dark, and he's back out for the night. he will wake up for good between 6-6:30am.
eating: no more nursing! hes a bottle man now, and doing a great job. he still likes his milk warm, and usually eats 5-7oz at a time. he also loves rice cereal and just started on baby food.
likes: big brother, grabbing anything, tickles, looking at himself in the mirror, playing with his toys.
dislikes: teething, mommy walking away to make dinner when he is grumpy, and being cold.
Sunday, September 30, 2012
potty time!
This morning we kept Rogan naked from the waist down, and he used the bathroom, properly like a big boy. I'm a proud mommy. The key is to keep him naked, which after a while he wants a diaper and pants back on, and if that's the case he won't let us know when he has to go. So this will be a process, but day 1 went awesome. And he was so pleased with himself.
Friday, August 31, 2012
He's Not Just Cute, He Does Tricks, Too...
That's kind of how I feel sometimes talking about my kids. "Well, what can they do???" And I start rattling off the milestones that my kids have reached. It's hard for parents of similar aged kids to not compare one to the other, it happens, and it doesn't really bother me.
Reid, as of Monday, can roll over. Though I have never SEEN him do this yet.
First time: Picking him up from daycare he was down for a nap upstairs. I went up to find him on his tummy, sucking his thumb. I asked A if she put him on his tummy to nap, she said no, on his back. So that seals it, he rolled over.
Second time: Last night, he was on the playmat, I was in the chair with Rogan. I looked down and he was on his tummy. I missed it again! hrmph.
He's getting so big so fast!!
Rogan, is also getting big. He has quite the vocabulary. Funny words he says are
it's slippity (slippery)
crack-late (chocolate)
to infinity, and beyond!! (buzz lightyear is huge in my house)
Reid, as of Monday, can roll over. Though I have never SEEN him do this yet.
First time: Picking him up from daycare he was down for a nap upstairs. I went up to find him on his tummy, sucking his thumb. I asked A if she put him on his tummy to nap, she said no, on his back. So that seals it, he rolled over.
Second time: Last night, he was on the playmat, I was in the chair with Rogan. I looked down and he was on his tummy. I missed it again! hrmph.
He's getting so big so fast!!
Rogan, is also getting big. He has quite the vocabulary. Funny words he says are
it's slippity (slippery)
crack-late (chocolate)
to infinity, and beyond!! (buzz lightyear is huge in my house)
Monday, July 30, 2012
Baby Laughs
Reid started laughing this weekend. Cute little chuckles, I love it. He's such a laid back, happy baby. Unless he's tired. But usually he's totally go with the flow. He'll start chuckling if you laugh at him. or if you take his shirt off and start to tickle him. Hopefully I can get something on video soon.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Adult Time / Parent Time
First ... Reid ate 10 OUNCES at daycare on Friday. He usually eats about 4, so this was HUGE. Way to go lil man. (Monday (yesterday) he ate 5, but still more than the norm, so I'll take it!)
Yesterday Ryan and I took off work. Our kids still went to daycare. We went and saw Dark Knight Rises in IMAX at 9am. After we had a relaxing sit down breakfast. And we followed the movie with a relaxing sit down lunch (adult beverages included). It was so nice to talk. So nice to just be us. So nice to not be responsible for any one else, for just that short time. We have been very lucky that our family is close enough that they usually babysit for us when they come into town so Ryan and I can get out for dinner or a movie. It really helps reset everything. I missed the boys a ton. But I also got an awesome nap, a nap with no baby monitor to wake me up. And it was great sleep. I think getting out to do adult activities away from your kids is important. Important to parents' sanity and to a marriage.
After our morning / early afternoon of independence, the boys were picked up and we were back in family mode. Both boys are a bit Mommy-centric. Rogan just flat out prefers me to Ryan right now, and I know that's hard for Ryan. Rogan will yell at Ryan, saying things like "no, not YOU!!", "go away!!", and the inevitable "i want mommy". We are trying to work on this. And I think it's gotten a tad bit better, but not a lot. And Reid is still nursing, so that requires me too. So I take whoever needs me the most, and Ryan runs defense, dealing with a possibly upset boy who's not with me. When the boys are around, and now that we have 2, both of us are pretty much always in "parent mode".
Parent mode: hearing improves to listen for curious toddler getting into things they shouldn't be or babies starting to fuss. eyesight improves to react quickly and tell curious toddlers that they should NOT be doing whatever they are doing. reflexes like a cat: to catch whatever is being knocked over.
Last night Rogan put both Ryan and I through the ringer, deciding he was "not sleepy anymore" at 1:30am. ugh. His mid-night desires included: juice (ok), being rocked while standing (ok until my arms give out), sleeping in our bed (errr... no), going downstairs (NO!), and the ipad (which we eventually gave to get him to lay back down in bed). It took over 2 hours to get him back to sleep. He's only done this a few times. He's usually a very good sleeper. So my night was: asleep at 10pm, Reid up to eat at 12am, Rogan up at 1:30, Reid up to eat at 3:30 (Rogan yelled at Ryan most of the time), Rogan asleep at 3:40, me asleep at 4 (after my nerves settled back down), alarm goes of at 5:20 for work. yuck... yawn.
but... after all that... i still really miss them right now. ahh the joys of parent time.
Yesterday Ryan and I took off work. Our kids still went to daycare. We went and saw Dark Knight Rises in IMAX at 9am. After we had a relaxing sit down breakfast. And we followed the movie with a relaxing sit down lunch (adult beverages included). It was so nice to talk. So nice to just be us. So nice to not be responsible for any one else, for just that short time. We have been very lucky that our family is close enough that they usually babysit for us when they come into town so Ryan and I can get out for dinner or a movie. It really helps reset everything. I missed the boys a ton. But I also got an awesome nap, a nap with no baby monitor to wake me up. And it was great sleep. I think getting out to do adult activities away from your kids is important. Important to parents' sanity and to a marriage.
After our morning / early afternoon of independence, the boys were picked up and we were back in family mode. Both boys are a bit Mommy-centric. Rogan just flat out prefers me to Ryan right now, and I know that's hard for Ryan. Rogan will yell at Ryan, saying things like "no, not YOU!!", "go away!!", and the inevitable "i want mommy". We are trying to work on this. And I think it's gotten a tad bit better, but not a lot. And Reid is still nursing, so that requires me too. So I take whoever needs me the most, and Ryan runs defense, dealing with a possibly upset boy who's not with me. When the boys are around, and now that we have 2, both of us are pretty much always in "parent mode".
Parent mode: hearing improves to listen for curious toddler getting into things they shouldn't be or babies starting to fuss. eyesight improves to react quickly and tell curious toddlers that they should NOT be doing whatever they are doing. reflexes like a cat: to catch whatever is being knocked over.
Last night Rogan put both Ryan and I through the ringer, deciding he was "not sleepy anymore" at 1:30am. ugh. His mid-night desires included: juice (ok), being rocked while standing (ok until my arms give out), sleeping in our bed (errr... no), going downstairs (NO!), and the ipad (which we eventually gave to get him to lay back down in bed). It took over 2 hours to get him back to sleep. He's only done this a few times. He's usually a very good sleeper. So my night was: asleep at 10pm, Reid up to eat at 12am, Rogan up at 1:30, Reid up to eat at 3:30 (Rogan yelled at Ryan most of the time), Rogan asleep at 3:40, me asleep at 4 (after my nerves settled back down), alarm goes of at 5:20 for work. yuck... yawn.
but... after all that... i still really miss them right now. ahh the joys of parent time.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Big Chubby Baby
I just bought size 3 diapers for my 12 week old. Oh my. He's quite a lovely little chunk.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Bottles vs. Nursing
When Rogan was a newborn, he wanted nothing to do with nursing. He was never great at it, and after he had jaundice and we had to supplement him with formula, there was no changing his mind. So I pumped for 10 weeks and then he was given formula until he turned 1.
Reid is the complete opposite. A nursing champ, and always has been. I wanted to keep it that way, so we didn't give him a bottle until he was 4 weeks old, and now, he's 12 weeks, and he's still not a huge fan. argh.
And because I had 1 boy who did nurse and 1 who didn't, I totally don't judge ANYONE who does one or the other. Really. Sometimes nursing works, othertimes it doesn't. And that's ok. It's a personal decision everyone has to make themselves, and sometimes it's out of your hands. And they shouldn't be pressured to do one or the other. I felt a ton of pressure when Rogan wouldn't nurse. And a sense of "failing" that I think really hindered me from enjoying his first few weeks. And look at him... he's FINE. More than fine, the kid's awesome and smart and funny. ok, back the the post.
I feel like he's slowly getting better, especially with Ryan and I. He'll usually take a bottle from me, maybe a little more of a fuss from Ryan, but he'll drink at least SOME.
But at daycare he's definitely not drinking a lot. 4 oz typically in a span of 10 hours... that's not enough. it should be more like 10-12. I haven't weighed him since he started at daycare, but he doesn't seem to be losing any weight. So that puts my mind slightly at ease. And he nurses in the evenings and throughout the night so I know then he's getting all he needs. But it's FRUSTRATING! I don't like knowing that my baby is possible hungry all day. EAT, LITTLE BOY, EAT! I have been assured that he's not crying all day (thank goodness), and he's generally a happy baby. And he is all those things when he's with me, too. So I don't think any damage is being done by him not taking a bottle well. Hrmph.
He will be 3 months next week, and at 4 months we will start introducing rice cereal and eating from a spoon. So even if he still hates bottles then, at least he'll get a little more by being spoon fed then.
Then the other issue is: when can I stop nursing? I love the ease of it in the middle of the night. Yes, we bond, but I don't think it's any more of a bond than I had while feeding Rogan a bottle. The closeness is still there with both. And while it's super easy to nurse him in the middle of the night rather than make a bottle, it's a PAIN other time. (TMI warning) It's messy! Pumping at work is annoying. Having to wear tops with support or bras at all time is annoying. Having your boobs HURT because you've been away from your kid/pump too long is annoying. So when will I stop??? Well I definitely can't stop until Reid likes bottles a lot more. Do I wait until he sleeps through the night so I don't have to make bottles half asleep? hmm. I'm just taking it 1 week at a time.
Reid is the complete opposite. A nursing champ, and always has been. I wanted to keep it that way, so we didn't give him a bottle until he was 4 weeks old, and now, he's 12 weeks, and he's still not a huge fan. argh.
And because I had 1 boy who did nurse and 1 who didn't, I totally don't judge ANYONE who does one or the other. Really. Sometimes nursing works, othertimes it doesn't. And that's ok. It's a personal decision everyone has to make themselves, and sometimes it's out of your hands. And they shouldn't be pressured to do one or the other. I felt a ton of pressure when Rogan wouldn't nurse. And a sense of "failing" that I think really hindered me from enjoying his first few weeks. And look at him... he's FINE. More than fine, the kid's awesome and smart and funny. ok, back the the post.
I feel like he's slowly getting better, especially with Ryan and I. He'll usually take a bottle from me, maybe a little more of a fuss from Ryan, but he'll drink at least SOME.
But at daycare he's definitely not drinking a lot. 4 oz typically in a span of 10 hours... that's not enough. it should be more like 10-12. I haven't weighed him since he started at daycare, but he doesn't seem to be losing any weight. So that puts my mind slightly at ease. And he nurses in the evenings and throughout the night so I know then he's getting all he needs. But it's FRUSTRATING! I don't like knowing that my baby is possible hungry all day. EAT, LITTLE BOY, EAT! I have been assured that he's not crying all day (thank goodness), and he's generally a happy baby. And he is all those things when he's with me, too. So I don't think any damage is being done by him not taking a bottle well. Hrmph.
He will be 3 months next week, and at 4 months we will start introducing rice cereal and eating from a spoon. So even if he still hates bottles then, at least he'll get a little more by being spoon fed then.
Then the other issue is: when can I stop nursing? I love the ease of it in the middle of the night. Yes, we bond, but I don't think it's any more of a bond than I had while feeding Rogan a bottle. The closeness is still there with both. And while it's super easy to nurse him in the middle of the night rather than make a bottle, it's a PAIN other time. (TMI warning) It's messy! Pumping at work is annoying. Having to wear tops with support or bras at all time is annoying. Having your boobs HURT because you've been away from your kid/pump too long is annoying. So when will I stop??? Well I definitely can't stop until Reid likes bottles a lot more. Do I wait until he sleeps through the night so I don't have to make bottles half asleep? hmm. I'm just taking it 1 week at a time.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Yes, I'm alive, and Reid William is (has been) here!
He's here! Born 4/24/12 at 6:31pm, 8lbs 8oz, 20 inches long. I'm very happy to be the mom to two healthy boys, and to not be pregnant anymore! And 99% sure not to be pregnant ever again! Our family feels complete. Reid's birth: They broke my water and started pitocin at 9am, epidural around noon, epidural started to fade around 4pm, argh, and after 15 minutes of pushing he was born!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
So we have a plan....
A little part of me is saying this pregnancy went really fast, and I can't believe it's almost over. A bigger part of me is yelling "YAY I WON'T BE PREGNANT ANYMORE!!!" It's just not my favorite thing. But my boy(s) are, so I am more than willing to do it, of course.
Yesterday 4/17: NST and OB appt. Was checked and not even 1cm dialated. No biggie, didn't expect anything.
Friday 4/20: Hopefully my last NST (non-stress test). Making sure Baby #2 is still all good. The OB will check dialation again.
Monday 4/23: 9AM amnio to confirm lung maturity. Will hear results that afternoon. Depending on results there are 3 possible scenarios:
1) lungs are mature, but still not dialated, so going into the hospital Monday night for some extra induction prep and induced Tuesday morning 4/24. My mom comes up to be with Rogan Monday night.
2) lungs are mature, dialated more, don't have to go into the hospital until Tuesday morning 4/24. My mom still comes up to be with Rogan Monday night.
3) lungs aren't mature... induction put on hold for maybe a week. ugh. My mom gets to stay home. I become quite grumpy.
Hopefully 3) doesn't happen. But if it does, that's ok, it's for the best. I'm going on leave from work this Friday regardless. It's just the way it worked out. Plus, if I get news that will keep me pregnant another week I don't think many people will want to be around me. haha.
So I could have 2 boys in 6 days?!?! Crazy.
Yesterday 4/17: NST and OB appt. Was checked and not even 1cm dialated. No biggie, didn't expect anything.
Friday 4/20: Hopefully my last NST (non-stress test). Making sure Baby #2 is still all good. The OB will check dialation again.
Monday 4/23: 9AM amnio to confirm lung maturity. Will hear results that afternoon. Depending on results there are 3 possible scenarios:
1) lungs are mature, but still not dialated, so going into the hospital Monday night for some extra induction prep and induced Tuesday morning 4/24. My mom comes up to be with Rogan Monday night.
2) lungs are mature, dialated more, don't have to go into the hospital until Tuesday morning 4/24. My mom still comes up to be with Rogan Monday night.
3) lungs aren't mature... induction put on hold for maybe a week. ugh. My mom gets to stay home. I become quite grumpy.
Hopefully 3) doesn't happen. But if it does, that's ok, it's for the best. I'm going on leave from work this Friday regardless. It's just the way it worked out. Plus, if I get news that will keep me pregnant another week I don't think many people will want to be around me. haha.
So I could have 2 boys in 6 days?!?! Crazy.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Rainy Weekend
This weekend we had very little going on. I was hoping to fill it with outdoor activities for Rogan, but then mother nature decided to rain on us intermittently all weekend. argh. So no park, no zoo.
Rogan did have sports class with Ryan, as they will for the next several Saturday's that I know he enjoys. And we got to the grocery store, where he likes to ride in the cart and run around. Yesterday after his nap we were headed to the park (it hadn't rained since the middle of the night), and it literally started up again as we walked out the door. Rogan and Ryan went outside first and I heard lil man "it's raining!"... argh. But no worries, we went to Airtastic instead. It's a fun building of inflatable slides and obstacle courses for kids to climb on. We hadn't been in months. Primarily because he was still on the younger side to go there. But this time he proved he can (and wants) to hang with the big kids. While there are 3 or 4 jumpers that are built for kids his age, yesterday Rogan quickly wandered over to the big kid stuff and (literally) dove in. He had a blast.
He also let me just sit and watch him, running over to give me a sweaty hug every once in a while and tell me what he just did and to make sure I saw it. Very cute. Ryan, on the other hand, was running around with him making sure he could handle the new big kid stuff.
Here is an example of the big kid stuff he fearlessly tried. Climbing up the inflatable stairs like a monkey...
Sliding down! The blurriness should show just how fast he was going... not a slow slide! He did this at least 10 times.
Rogan did have sports class with Ryan, as they will for the next several Saturday's that I know he enjoys. And we got to the grocery store, where he likes to ride in the cart and run around. Yesterday after his nap we were headed to the park (it hadn't rained since the middle of the night), and it literally started up again as we walked out the door. Rogan and Ryan went outside first and I heard lil man "it's raining!"... argh. But no worries, we went to Airtastic instead. It's a fun building of inflatable slides and obstacle courses for kids to climb on. We hadn't been in months. Primarily because he was still on the younger side to go there. But this time he proved he can (and wants) to hang with the big kids. While there are 3 or 4 jumpers that are built for kids his age, yesterday Rogan quickly wandered over to the big kid stuff and (literally) dove in. He had a blast.
He also let me just sit and watch him, running over to give me a sweaty hug every once in a while and tell me what he just did and to make sure I saw it. Very cute. Ryan, on the other hand, was running around with him making sure he could handle the new big kid stuff.
Here is an example of the big kid stuff he fearlessly tried. Climbing up the inflatable stairs like a monkey...
Sliding down! The blurriness should show just how fast he was going... not a slow slide! He did this at least 10 times.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
LIttle Devil / Little Angel
4:20am ... Rogan falls out of the bottom of the bed (I don't know how, he was at the top when I put him to bed). I go in to soothe and help... "mommy I want juice, I want to go downstairs."
thus starts a 70 minute battle. "no, it's night time, you can't go downstairs, we need to go back to bed, come lay down with me"... all while he's screaming at Ryan and I in his room.
5:30am rolls around, Ryan goes to take a shower, I reach the point where I know the time it would take to MAYBE put him down would be worthless since he needs to be up by 6:20 or so anyways, and I'm supposed to be out the door to work by 6am. so we go downstairs... and he's quite happy about that. argh.
so we have a very grumpy, tired child on our hands.
But... as I was leaving, late, since Ryan wasn't done until almost 6am and I still needed to shower. Rogan was very sweet asking for a kiss and a hug, and then ANOTHER kiss and hug. Though I think it was just a ploy to try to get me not to go to work, it was very cute and made the past 2 hours seem not so bad. Rogan, I love you, even when you're screaming your head off at me at 4:30 in the morning.
thus starts a 70 minute battle. "no, it's night time, you can't go downstairs, we need to go back to bed, come lay down with me"... all while he's screaming at Ryan and I in his room.
5:30am rolls around, Ryan goes to take a shower, I reach the point where I know the time it would take to MAYBE put him down would be worthless since he needs to be up by 6:20 or so anyways, and I'm supposed to be out the door to work by 6am. so we go downstairs... and he's quite happy about that. argh.
so we have a very grumpy, tired child on our hands.
But... as I was leaving, late, since Ryan wasn't done until almost 6am and I still needed to shower. Rogan was very sweet asking for a kiss and a hug, and then ANOTHER kiss and hug. Though I think it was just a ploy to try to get me not to go to work, it was very cute and made the past 2 hours seem not so bad. Rogan, I love you, even when you're screaming your head off at me at 4:30 in the morning.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Bedtime Dance
It has to be me. Currently, if I'm in the house, I'm putting Rogan to bed. And I'm getting up in the middle of the night. 1) because Ryan doesn't hear him through the monitor and 2) because Rogan screams for me if he tries and it's harder to listen to that than just do it myself. But it's wearing on me. After 3 months, I'm tired. And now on top of it I'm uncomfortable and moody and don't want to be pregnant anymore. So I'm grumpy. And the dance that Rogan makes us do... Ugh! Moving me from one side of the bed to the other, rearranging pillows, blankie and then no blankie, talking, singing, sitting up, laying down, rolling, and heaven forbid there is a toy or stuffed animal to also throw into the mix. Oh, and occasionally he rolls with all his might and we bonk heads really hard, which sucks so bad. This dance the past few night has taken over 45 minutes. 45 min of me laying there uncomfortable, and I can't yell cause that won't help anything, so he just does his thing, and I'm stuck. Until he's asleep, then I pull my huge pregnant self off his bed and out the door. Not a fan.
Tonight just wasn't the night for it. I wasn't in the mood. I love you, but go to bed, and stop rolling on top of me and handing me pillows you demand to be put back where they were 2 seconds later. So now I'm an even more moody mess than I was before. Argh... Going to bed. Hopefully tomorrow I'm in a better mood.
Tonight just wasn't the night for it. I wasn't in the mood. I love you, but go to bed, and stop rolling on top of me and handing me pillows you demand to be put back where they were 2 seconds later. So now I'm an even more moody mess than I was before. Argh... Going to bed. Hopefully tomorrow I'm in a better mood.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Easter 2012
We had an early Easter lunch on Saturday with my family. I cooked ham, mashed potatoes, and made seven-layer salad and deviled eggs. Traditional easter faire. It's what we would have had if my Grandad was still around, and I like keeping up the tradition. My mom also brought fruit salad, rolls, and carrot cake. Pretty much everything was devoured. And Rogan sat and ate with us most of the time... though he only ate potatoes and bread. oh well.
After lunch Rogan played outside with my mom, and then took a nap with the other guys (my dad and Ryan slept too) while the women (my mom, sister, and I) went to the outlet mall. My sister got new Kate Spade gear, I looked but didn't buy a Coach Diaper bag, and we also stopped at Ralph Lauren and J. Crew for them. By the time we got home Rogan was up (he slept for over 2 hours!) and it was time for cake and egg coloring! Here are some highlights. I couldn't find the camera, so apologies on quality, these are from my phone. But some is better than none!
After lunch Rogan played outside with my mom, and then took a nap with the other guys (my dad and Ryan slept too) while the women (my mom, sister, and I) went to the outlet mall. My sister got new Kate Spade gear, I looked but didn't buy a Coach Diaper bag, and we also stopped at Ralph Lauren and J. Crew for them. By the time we got home Rogan was up (he slept for over 2 hours!) and it was time for cake and egg coloring! Here are some highlights. I couldn't find the camera, so apologies on quality, these are from my phone. But some is better than none!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Baby Month!
Well, hopefully. If I'm still pregnant in May... I will not be happy.
I'm now going to the OB twice a week, ugh, for NST's... non stress tests... where every time the baby moves I push a jeopardy button and they make sure his HR is going up and down with his movements. It's a minimum of 20 mins, could take a long time if the baby decides to take a nap. But so far he's been cooperative... and I like to nudge him to get him to move.
My ankles have vanished. Bye Bye shoes... hello flip flops. Flip flops that start the day nice and loose and comfy, and by 1pm are as tight as can be around my feet... and my little toes that were little to begin with are swallowed up by my huge feet. And it's not just my ankes, it really goes all the way up to my knees, if not farther. Elevating doesn't really do anything, going to ask for addition remedies tonight.
Getting to the point where i'm REALLY ready to not be pregnant anymore. I know he shouldn't come out YET... but if he wants to come out exactly at 37 weeks (which is technically full term), I definitely won't fight it. Hoping the induction isn't any later than 38.
Rogan is being a great big boy. He doesn't understand the concept of having a baby brother, but he will. And I think he'll transition ok. He's just glad he can play outside now. That's really his only goal in life right now. That, and watching Gabba or Dora.
We took him out to eat 2 weeks ago on a Friday night... BWW's. He was great! He sat with us the whole time and ate his food. I was a very proud mama. He did do a little talking/flirting with the group of girls behind us, but they didn't seem to mind. I'm thinking we'll take him out again this week or next to another family friendly place.
I'm now going to the OB twice a week, ugh, for NST's... non stress tests... where every time the baby moves I push a jeopardy button and they make sure his HR is going up and down with his movements. It's a minimum of 20 mins, could take a long time if the baby decides to take a nap. But so far he's been cooperative... and I like to nudge him to get him to move.
My ankles have vanished. Bye Bye shoes... hello flip flops. Flip flops that start the day nice and loose and comfy, and by 1pm are as tight as can be around my feet... and my little toes that were little to begin with are swallowed up by my huge feet. And it's not just my ankes, it really goes all the way up to my knees, if not farther. Elevating doesn't really do anything, going to ask for addition remedies tonight.
Getting to the point where i'm REALLY ready to not be pregnant anymore. I know he shouldn't come out YET... but if he wants to come out exactly at 37 weeks (which is technically full term), I definitely won't fight it. Hoping the induction isn't any later than 38.
Rogan is being a great big boy. He doesn't understand the concept of having a baby brother, but he will. And I think he'll transition ok. He's just glad he can play outside now. That's really his only goal in life right now. That, and watching Gabba or Dora.
We took him out to eat 2 weeks ago on a Friday night... BWW's. He was great! He sat with us the whole time and ate his food. I was a very proud mama. He did do a little talking/flirting with the group of girls behind us, but they didn't seem to mind. I'm thinking we'll take him out again this week or next to another family friendly place.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Rogan Prenatal Stats vs. Baby #2
Ok so I found Rogan's stats:
28 week growth ultrasound:
Rogan: 3lb 14oz
Baby #2: 3lb 7oz
32 week ultrasound either I didn't have one with Rogan (which I think is what happened) or I didn't write it down.
But I had one at 36 weeks, Rogan was estimated at 8lbs 2oz (though this is total crap, he was born 10 days later at 8lbs 6oz).
So we shall see what 36 weeks brings!
Rogan's funny comment from last night:
He loves to be pushed outside on his "cars" or his trike. Usually it's the trike. He's not really into pedalling, so he has been letting his shoes drag on the ground. This weekend Ryan told him a few times not to do that because he was hurting his shoes. I, though, didn't really care, he outgrows the shoes way faster than he could wear them out, but whatever.
Last night Rogan is on his trike and he tells me, "mom, I gonna hurt my shoes". meaning he wants me to push him while he's dragging his feet. I thought this was hilarious. My response: "well, at least you listen when daddy's talking.". Ha. At that moment Ryan got home too so he could hear Rogan tell of his desire to hurt his shoes too.
28 week growth ultrasound:
Rogan: 3lb 14oz
Baby #2: 3lb 7oz
32 week ultrasound either I didn't have one with Rogan (which I think is what happened) or I didn't write it down.
But I had one at 36 weeks, Rogan was estimated at 8lbs 2oz (though this is total crap, he was born 10 days later at 8lbs 6oz).
So we shall see what 36 weeks brings!
Rogan's funny comment from last night:
He loves to be pushed outside on his "cars" or his trike. Usually it's the trike. He's not really into pedalling, so he has been letting his shoes drag on the ground. This weekend Ryan told him a few times not to do that because he was hurting his shoes. I, though, didn't really care, he outgrows the shoes way faster than he could wear them out, but whatever.
Last night Rogan is on his trike and he tells me, "mom, I gonna hurt my shoes". meaning he wants me to push him while he's dragging his feet. I thought this was hilarious. My response: "well, at least you listen when daddy's talking.". Ha. At that moment Ryan got home too so he could hear Rogan tell of his desire to hurt his shoes too.
Baby #2 Update
Name Update:
Well I think we finally decided on a name... we've had the first for a while, it was the middle name that was giving us some trouble. Ryan liked one, I liked another. And in the end we decided to compromise since our 2nd favorite was the same. So I can cross that task off my list, as small as it may be. Most family knows, but it won't be revealed publicly until after he's here.
Growth Update:
As of yesterday Baby #2's head was the average size of a 35 week old, abdomen of a 34 week old, and legs of a 33 week old. (note he's really in between 32 and 33 weeks right now).
This is all very normal, and reminds me of Rogan. Rogan's legs lagged in ultrasound measurements too, and now he's the 90th% with long legs. So it doesn't mean much. Also, the last ultrasound we had with Rogan before he was born his head was "off the charts", since the growth chart only went up to 42 weeks, and he was supposedly above that. He ended up with a large, but not freakish head. So I take that measurement with a grain of salt as well. All it means to me is that baby #2 is growing a LOT like his older brother, and is healthy, which is priority 1.
All this sums up to an estimated weight of 5lbs 7oz right now. I WISH I could find Rogan's stats from this time. I know I have them somewhere. I will look today.
5-6 weeks left to go (hopefully).
Well I think we finally decided on a name... we've had the first for a while, it was the middle name that was giving us some trouble. Ryan liked one, I liked another. And in the end we decided to compromise since our 2nd favorite was the same. So I can cross that task off my list, as small as it may be. Most family knows, but it won't be revealed publicly until after he's here.
Growth Update:
As of yesterday Baby #2's head was the average size of a 35 week old, abdomen of a 34 week old, and legs of a 33 week old. (note he's really in between 32 and 33 weeks right now).
This is all very normal, and reminds me of Rogan. Rogan's legs lagged in ultrasound measurements too, and now he's the 90th% with long legs. So it doesn't mean much. Also, the last ultrasound we had with Rogan before he was born his head was "off the charts", since the growth chart only went up to 42 weeks, and he was supposedly above that. He ended up with a large, but not freakish head. So I take that measurement with a grain of salt as well. All it means to me is that baby #2 is growing a LOT like his older brother, and is healthy, which is priority 1.
All this sums up to an estimated weight of 5lbs 7oz right now. I WISH I could find Rogan's stats from this time. I know I have them somewhere. I will look today.
5-6 weeks left to go (hopefully).
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
3 for 3!!!
Rogan sleeping through the night, that is. Three nights, no interuptions. Amazing!
I checked the calendar this morning, and Rogan has been "crib free" since Jan 8, 2012. So the whole process took about 2 months, but he has done so well!
The past few nights I've heard him rustle in the night. Sometimes he says something, sometimes I just hear a lot of rolling around as he resituates. But the key is that he put himself back to sleep. He didn't get up looking for me, and didn't need me to make it through the night. He has been putting himself back to sleep by himself since he was 6 months old, so we know he knows how to do it. It was just a matter of him getting back in the habit in a new bed. And dealing with his newfound freedom.
On top of his awesome sleeping through the night, he is also sleeping LATER!! We are definitely back to after 6am, which is all I ask for. This morning according to Ryan was 7:15, which he has only done a handful of times. I think the new warm weather and running around outside is contributing to his better sleeping. He's certainly growing up.
I checked the calendar this morning, and Rogan has been "crib free" since Jan 8, 2012. So the whole process took about 2 months, but he has done so well!
The past few nights I've heard him rustle in the night. Sometimes he says something, sometimes I just hear a lot of rolling around as he resituates. But the key is that he put himself back to sleep. He didn't get up looking for me, and didn't need me to make it through the night. He has been putting himself back to sleep by himself since he was 6 months old, so we know he knows how to do it. It was just a matter of him getting back in the habit in a new bed. And dealing with his newfound freedom.
On top of his awesome sleeping through the night, he is also sleeping LATER!! We are definitely back to after 6am, which is all I ask for. This morning according to Ryan was 7:15, which he has only done a handful of times. I think the new warm weather and running around outside is contributing to his better sleeping. He's certainly growing up.
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