June 2015

June Updates 2015

Katelyn: 

This girl is absolutely hilarious some moments:
Everytime she goes poop: "Mommy? It's STANKY in here!"

Bedtime as daddy puts her to bed:
Kate: "Daddy, I'm scared"
Daddy: "Why are you scared?"
Kate: "Because i don't want to go to bed"
#Truth

Daddy: (Trying to get her to say please): "What the magic word?"
Kate: "meeska, mooska, Mickeeeeey Mouse!"
(Watch mickey mouse clubhouse intro to understand)

Library times (see video at the bottom): Kate loves to be in charge of library times at home where she'll mimic the story times at the library.  She'll read a book, then have Luke and I stand up and she'll sing a song that's interactive, often made up, then sit and read another book, then another song...

Luke:

Starting to really communicate more!  Instead of whining (praise the Lord!), he'll say "mama?" to get my attention followed by a word to show me what he wants which can include:
"toe, tun-nel, dir-ty, no?, poop-ee, head, fall, spill, kit-ty, conk-conk (truck), cah (car), too (toot)" and more that I can't think of. (Video of my favorite of his words below)

Pooped on the toilet: Okay, this was totally mommy initiated/forced but I keep trying to catch him so that maybe (maybe?) we can avoid that all to famous boys afraid to go poop?  I don't know.  It's a shot in the dark and just something that while we have the time and ability, may as well just try.  He was pretty excited and now tells us when he goes!  Sometimes he'll be playing and suddenly says "poop-ee" and I know he's gone!  Although sometimes he confuses toots with poop-ee but he's learning already!  I've decided I am not going to even attempt potty training until baby #3 is sleeping through the night and hopefully that's when he'll be ready (he'd be 2.5ish?).  We'll see but I am not pushing it like I did with Kate. 

Baby #3- 24 weeks gestation

Notice the coloring above?  That was on purpose!  Baby #3 is a girl.  We learned that a month ago and just never got around to officially announcing it.

Some of the info we've learned the past few weeks:
She's 95th percentile (what else is new- according to the dr, we just have big babies!).  She's not as proportional as Luke and Kate were though (everything on them was the same percentile).  This baby girl has a big belly and long legs, according to the technicians.
She's very active at night.  I feel her all day here or there, but once it hits 10:30/11:00, holy COW.  Dance party up in there!  I'm pretty sure she's mostly sideways as I feel her kicks on my right side most often.  I know that'll change as I get bigger.
Speaking of bigger... sheesh.  I don't remember being this big so early!  Part of it is the baby weight I never lost, part of it is a big baby, and part of it is just the way my maker made me I guess!
Morning sickness has turned into actually that, MORNING sickness!  It's awesome!  It only lasts in the morning, some days are better than others, and usually (not always), I can make it better by eating almost anything.  Even bagels, protein, fruit, whatever I can get my hands on.
I have never been so ready in my life to have the baby!  With Kate I was a little bit terrified of having her as I knew nothing about babies and how to raise a child!  With Luke, I was terrified of having irish twins and wanted Kate to at least turn 1 before he was born so I was okay with him staying in longer, but this one?  I just want her in my arms.  Maybe part of it is the rough pregnancy, but I am enjoying her kicks, but I think I'm just a little restless and ready to see her.  Snuggle her, let her feel my heartbeat on the outside, introduce her to Luke and Kate, and just be a family of 5.  Of course we are nowhere near having her and I want her to stay in there safe as long as is best for her health, but I've never been so anxious to hold her!


We'll leave with some pictures of our sweet baby girl. (the "pillow" that she has her face smashed up on is my placenta.  Luke used to do this in utero too- pretty sure that's why he loves smashing his face into blankies, people, beds, really anything)