Pregnancy wise I felt a lot better yesterday, thankfully. I got a good nights sleep and tried to take it easy most of the day. Kaili is sick so there isn’t too much we can do anyhow. As soon as I think whatever contractions were happening last weekend are gone bamI get one. I am chalking them up to Braxton Hicks but I’m not exactly sure what I should do, if anything. I know the nurse said to head to the hospital if they came back but having 1 every once in awhile doesn’t warrant hours in Triage…does it? And the fact that I am getting them at night is just plain inconvenient. Advice? I guess I will call the Doc back and see what they suggest.
Meanwhile.
Kaili has been showing more interest in the potty. She seems to be grasping the concept, when she says she needs to go potty she does. I find that if I initiate it with a timer she gets discouraged so as of now I am following her lead. I need to bite the bullet and pull the diaper but I don’t want to jump the gun either. Advice?
Have I bragged about how great my daughter is lately? No, Okay here I go…
Two and a half and she surprises me daily. She wants to please and is a great helper. Almost always upbeat, it takes a lot for her to cry and when she does it breaks my heart. She ran herself into the corner of the wall the other day and went down crying but quickly got up and said “I’m ok.” She had a big knot on the side of her head and the top of her ear lobe was purple and swollen. I tried to tend to it but she assured me she was fine and went on with her day. She also showed me up in the flu shot department. After getting my first flu shot I was preparing her for hers by explaining what was going to happen. When we were at the Dr office I left the scene because I hate to see her in pain. I mean the shot was not painless for me, why would it be for her. Less than 5 minutes later she came trotting out to the waiting room with dry eyes. Shane said she didn’t even wince. The girl is stronger than I am.
She loves to describe her food as “DELICIOUS” and says it “tastes yummy in her tummy”. She is a pretty good eater with hummus, mac n’ cheese, berries and chocolate topping the favorites list. She says her favorite food is chicken nuggets but she lies.
We caught up with her speech therapist and she likes where Kaili is at. My only concerns for her were that Kaili sometimes speaks in the third person and leaves out words in songs and sentences. This should resolve itself by the age of 3, or in Kaili time 3 and 5 months but I am already seeing improvements.
She is not a homebody by any means and is used to ALL of the attention. Having a sibling is going to be a wake up call for this one. She is a very quick learner, say something once and she will remember it and then repeat it to her advantage. Luckily swear words haven’t been an issue…yet.
We hit the “how to prolong bedtime” milestone last night, first she wanted medicine {tylenol} then she wanted a drink of water and the third time she told me not to put her gate up. I thought to myself, isn’t it too soon for this but what do I know?
We had been putting the baby gate on her door at night so she wouldn’t wake up and wander around the house at 4 or 5 a.m. which worked like a charm. We continued with the gate on nights we were watching the Walking Dead so she didn’t come down the hall to see a Zombie get his head bashed in. Good parenting award.
Is she done yet?
Almost. I also got her the Teach Me Time alarm clock. It has a lot of features that she will grow into but for now we are using the “ok to wake” green light. You can set the light to come on at your desired time in the morning and it has been working great. She knows she needs to stay in her room until it comes on. The neighbors can probably hear her screaming “it’s green, it’s green” each morning. Does she wake up before it? Sure sometimes, but a gentle reminder for her to wait until the light comes on works like a charm. She is still sleeping as I write this and the light came on 10 minutes ago. Worth every penny.
Kaili is such a good spirited little girl with a big heart, I am lucky to be her mom.
I have my first appointment with the perinatologist scheduled, I got a load of blood drawn Friday, a flu shot on the calendar for Kaili and I picked up my Harmony prenatal test, once our insurance updates I can go get it taken care of.
We spent the weekend watching football of course but looking through my photos it also revolved around food.
I actually bought strawberries at Costco to make fruit roll ups but this ended up happening. Sorry, not sorry.
Does she look 2 here? I’d say more like 2 1/2 right?
We woke up Saturday morning and made banana bread. She quit on me early.
Fresh squeezed orange juice, it tasted as good as I hoped.
Hummus is one of K’s favorite things to eat so instead of buying stock in it I decided to make some. I used this recipe, recipe approved.
Sunday morning we hit Miramar resevoir for a glimpse of the ducks and a short walk.
I managed to stay off all social media last night so that I can enjoy the Golden Globes all alone this morning. A few of our shows started back up and I can say I really missed Shameless and I think True Detective is going to be some good T.V. You should watch it.
Kaili is starting to grasp the concept that there is a baby in my belly, well when she wants to that is. She started talking to to my stomach, “hello baby”. I told her that when the baby gets bigger she can talk to it all the time and maybe sometimes she will see it move. She then said, “open tummy”, in due time kid.
The nausea pills seemed to make a lot of difference yesterday, in a good way. Now if it just goes away on its own here in a couple weeks, oh who am I kidding a couple weeks is TOO LONG to want to puke all day. I would rather not have to take anything at all but whatever works, am I right?
With my moms help I was able to do some purging around the house aka make room for baby and since the weather has been just lovely we spent some time at the park. Speaking of purging, did you ever see that movie The Purge? Creepy!
I have a first trimester blood screen test Friday, still have to find out if the MaterniT21 blood test is covered by our insurance, need to make an appointment with my Perinatologist and maybe take a trip to “Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don’t know, I don’t know if we’ll have enough time.” See what I did there?
I have been making these salads since Shane’s birthday. Two a night, one in his size and one in her size. Mixed greens with arugula of course, strawberries or apples, goat cheese or gorgonzola and candied walnuts. It really doesn’t matter what you put in it because it’s always good but I have to share the dressing with you. I usually just whisk together a good balsamic and olive oil and call it done but I decided to add in a little jalapeño jelly and it blew my mind, it was that good, sweet, a tad spicy just delicious. Why have I never thought of doing this before? Jalapeño jelly, pepper jelly or even a berry jelly. Just try it.
On the pregnancy front, no news is good news? Things have been seemingly uneventful which is good I think. So uneventful that dare I say the morning sickness might be going away? Don’t jinx it.
Kaili was happy to go back to school and Shane and I spent the morning watching episode after episode of Breaking Bad, let’s hear if for holiday marathons.. The weather has been ridiculously nice. I assume winter will hit us sometime soon so K and I took advantage of the warm sunshine.
Gah, she is CUTE.
Hope you all have a rockin’ New Years eve. We might go a little crazy and watch a movie and I will be snug as a bug in bed before 10:00 so say hello to 2014 for me.
I am having more side effects this time around. My face seems to break out more and more each day, I don’t know if it’s the pregnancy or the 6 birth control patches on my stomach…or both. I am ready to be done with them. I am super itchy and sneezy, part of me wonders if I have a mild allergy to something I am taking. I am not sleeping great but can’t seem to keep my eyes open past 9:00pm. I visit the bathroom 2-5 times a night already and get really thirsty out of the blue so I must have water within reach at all times.
Ok, enough with my whining…whine= wine..which I would like a glass of….
Tuesday I picked up my in-laws at John Wayne airport. After some Thanksgiving day grocery shopping we took them to Sushi Deli down the road for some non-Walla Walla food. Kaili devoured the entire bowl of garlic edamame, ate the crust off the calamari and dove head first into the rice. She just discovered soy sauce and would probably drink it if we allowed her to.
We spent part of yesterday morning at SeaWorld, we all had passes so we didn’t feeling guilty once we saw what we wanted and split. AKA 2 hours later. They have the Christmas season going on complete with Santa and his reindeer.
Kaili was happy to see Penny Penguin…
But when Shamu creeped up on her she was over it and ran away.
After a big lunch we took a walk to the store to pick up all things forgetten from yesterdays trip. I spent the evening baking. The amount of food we will have tomorrow is nauseating. But eating until we make ourselves sick and then killing someone over a T.V. on black Friday is what the USA is all about, am I right?
I am thankful for our baby maker Dr. Garzo, without him our hearts and home would be empty. I am thankful for my husband who works so hard to give us a nice life and pays the good doctor the big bucks to knock me up. I am thankful for my daughter who has shown me what true love really is and makes me smile every time I look at her.
I have been dodging a cold for the past few months but for whatever reason it got ahold of me and hasn’t let go. It has taken all my energy to get through the days, let alone start them at 4 a.m.
Kaili came bouncing out of her room at that time this morning. I ushered her back to room countless times. I tried the silent approach, the reasoning approach and the firm approach. None of them worked and we were still at it at 5:30 when I finally gave in and let her come into my room and watch Little Bear. Big fat FAIL. Tell me I am not the only one dealing with this.
Morning walkDuck crossingGiddy upneighborhood strollMake a wish“I did it”Two artists
Oh and I taught Kaili to put on her own damn jacket. This trick has been working since the 90’s.
I have never said that before, I totally aged myself.
It’s taken a couple of weeks but Kaili has finally come to the realization that she can get out of her bed any time she wants.I was woken to the pitter patter of feet then she demanded I “get up” at 6 this morning. I knew it would happen but I hoped it wouldn’t, at least that early.
I am going to give this Ok to Wake clock a try. I was explaining to her that her new clock will turn green when she can get up and leave her room. Well I didn’t realize that the light on our bedroom clock is green so now I have screwed myself because it’s “time to get up” all night long in our room. She comes in a says, “green, get up”, so I think she will grasp the concept but will she actually follow it?
Speaking of following directions. I got her progress report yesterday…yes they do that in preschool. It’s more of a developmental checklist and since it’s the one I chose for the school I can’t complain. She is right where she should be, not behind, not ahead. There are certain things she knows but doesn’t master consistently and it’s time she learns how to hold and use scissors, hopefully with all her hair in tact.
After school we took a stroll along the bay.
We stopped at each playground and chased some birds for good measure.
Along with Kaili’s early rising she has also lost her taste for breakfast. Before heading to school I asked her if she wanted to eat something, “yes chocolate!” Damn kid, it’s 8 in the morning.
Our school had a Halloween party and I went to watch help. I walked in and caught K “playing” a game.
Her and her bestie had fun together playing the piano, dancing, playing and I led the kids in The Spooky Walk….It’s like I never left.
Kaili was highly intrigued with the story time/ puppet show set up. So much so, that she inserted herself into the show.
After a gourmet lunch of pizza, I dragged her home for a much needed nap.
We took Kaili out trick or treating with some friends and she outlasted us. She wasn’t quite sure what was happening in the beginning but she quickly caught on. All said and done I think she liked the free candy thing but every dog she came across was way more intriguing.
The Art of Thyming 