Sunday, April 25, 2010
Updated Shutterfly
I just took the time to update Shutterfly. A couple extra hundred pictures have been added. (Grin.)
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Big Update
We had our super-duper ultrasound yesterday at the hospital. The great news is that there was nothing that came up as out of the normal. Bone structure is proportional, heart has been properly formed, looks like he isn’t polydactal like Laine and Daddy, etc.
He is 6 ounces, which is small for being 18 weeks. However, during the first ultrasound when we were 8 weeks my doc said he was measuring 5 days smaller. The lady doing the ultrasound said the same thing yesterday. So, if he comes into the world late, no big whoop.
He was asleep at the beginning, so the lady had no issues getting pictures of him. Then he started tapping his left foot and woke up. He got very active and decided to roll over. By the time the doctor came in the little one decided to give him a run for his money.
Oh and if you couldn’t tell already… he is a boy! Yay! In all my dreams of him he has been a boy. Except for one dream where he was a girl; I looked at her and said, “Sweetheart, you were supposed to be a boy.” So, it looks like I was right after all. (An aside: Have you noticed how many times I have typed s in this post? I have. Mostly because my keyboard has not recognized half of the ones I have typed.)
He received his first gift last week from Lindsay and Ack. It is an adorable little onesie with a little frog on it.
Yes, I have started feeling him. Mostly when I am laying down on my side. I try to go to sleep while he is tickling me.
Laine has been a little spitfire as well. She blabbles and every once in awhile will appear to throw a real word in there. She is certainly picking up words even if she doesn’t always use them. “Kitty” is no longer “key-key,” it is hard k sound, almost Yiddish sounding. Laine handed Daddy a toy last weekend and he said, “Thank you” and swears Laine then said, “You’re welcome.” This morning Laine sneezed and said something with two syllables that sounded a lot like “bless you.”
Laine’s newest trick? I taught her how to go “Aaaa” then tap her mouth with her hand. By taught her, I mean that I did it once and she copied me. She won’t do it on her own but when she sees someone do it, she will do it too.
Laine is a certainly a free spirit. I can’t count the number of times I have gone to pick her up from daycare and have had to take time to scan all the babies playing in the center of the room and think to myself, “Where is she?” Once I found her against the back wall making out with herself in the mirror. I usually find her investigating the high chairs, which are in the front corner of the room.
For those who were wondering, I took my three-day Introduction to Fondant cake decorating class last week. Pictures can be found here. Use the same password as if you were going to go look at pictures Laine.
He is 6 ounces, which is small for being 18 weeks. However, during the first ultrasound when we were 8 weeks my doc said he was measuring 5 days smaller. The lady doing the ultrasound said the same thing yesterday. So, if he comes into the world late, no big whoop.
He was asleep at the beginning, so the lady had no issues getting pictures of him. Then he started tapping his left foot and woke up. He got very active and decided to roll over. By the time the doctor came in the little one decided to give him a run for his money.
Oh and if you couldn’t tell already… he is a boy! Yay! In all my dreams of him he has been a boy. Except for one dream where he was a girl; I looked at her and said, “Sweetheart, you were supposed to be a boy.” So, it looks like I was right after all. (An aside: Have you noticed how many times I have typed s in this post? I have. Mostly because my keyboard has not recognized half of the ones I have typed.)
He received his first gift last week from Lindsay and Ack. It is an adorable little onesie with a little frog on it.
Yes, I have started feeling him. Mostly when I am laying down on my side. I try to go to sleep while he is tickling me.
Laine has been a little spitfire as well. She blabbles and every once in awhile will appear to throw a real word in there. She is certainly picking up words even if she doesn’t always use them. “Kitty” is no longer “key-key,” it is hard k sound, almost Yiddish sounding. Laine handed Daddy a toy last weekend and he said, “Thank you” and swears Laine then said, “You’re welcome.” This morning Laine sneezed and said something with two syllables that sounded a lot like “bless you.”
Laine’s newest trick? I taught her how to go “Aaaa” then tap her mouth with her hand. By taught her, I mean that I did it once and she copied me. She won’t do it on her own but when she sees someone do it, she will do it too.
Laine is a certainly a free spirit. I can’t count the number of times I have gone to pick her up from daycare and have had to take time to scan all the babies playing in the center of the room and think to myself, “Where is she?” Once I found her against the back wall making out with herself in the mirror. I usually find her investigating the high chairs, which are in the front corner of the room.
For those who were wondering, I took my three-day Introduction to Fondant cake decorating class last week. Pictures can be found here. Use the same password as if you were going to go look at pictures Laine.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Bad Baby
So my daughter likes to get into mischief. Who woulda thunk it? Oh wait, I did! (Rolling eyes.)
Electrical outlets? We have them all covered, but the fact that they look different from the rest of the wall surface just makes Laine gravitate towards them. She can't keep her hands to herself. If you say, "No!" there is no reaction. If you sternly shout, "Laine Marie!" she will suddenly turn, put her hands on her lap and give you the "I wasn't doin' nuffing" look.
The cats' water dish? Laine gets up on her knees so that she to reach in and put her hand in the water to splash around. (We have the water dish in a bucket because the cats also like to splash their water around.) Yesterday, I told her that she was not to do that and I wiped off her hand with a paper towel. I moved her away from the dish and gave her a toy to play with. She dropped the toy, crawled as fast as her little arms and legs could carry her back to the water dish, dipped her hand in, then sat down and held her hand out so that I would dry it off again. *Sigh* Oh, she also had a smile on her face once she held her hand up to me. *Double sigh*
The cats' food dish? Laine only tried to eat the food once. However, she knows she is not supposed to be around it. So... it is now a game. She goes for the food dish, stops, sits up to see if anyone is watching. If someone is watching, she smiles and continues to crawl to it, but stops short of the dish waiting to be scooped up or to have her feet grabbed. Both cause her to laugh hysterical. If you grab her feet she will instantly drop to her tummy and wait to be pulled back. If you are slow to pull her back, she will start to push herself backwards. Now, you may read this and say, “Oh, just ignore her if she goes for the food dish.” Yeah, well I tried that. To get your attention she will put her hand in the food, knock it around, and pull it out.
Trash cans? Laine loves to go into boxes, buckets, and trash cans to take out whatever she can reach. She pulls out her dirty clothes in her hamper (hamper = a storage tote we keep on the floor in her room) and makes a giant pile on the floor. We have a box upstairs that has all the cats’ toys in it. Laine also loves to pull these out and play with them. She has now discovered that the tall garbage cans can be knocked over so that she can more easily get at the paper and receipts in it. (The kitchen garbage is in a cabinet behind childproof locks and it is the only garbage we put stuff that might be harmful for her in.)
Diaper changes? She cries, flips over, and tries to crawl away… even when she is on the changing table. You try catching a half naked baby that is in the process of sticking her foot in a dirty diaper!
Electrical outlets? We have them all covered, but the fact that they look different from the rest of the wall surface just makes Laine gravitate towards them. She can't keep her hands to herself. If you say, "No!" there is no reaction. If you sternly shout, "Laine Marie!" she will suddenly turn, put her hands on her lap and give you the "I wasn't doin' nuffing" look.
The cats' water dish? Laine gets up on her knees so that she to reach in and put her hand in the water to splash around. (We have the water dish in a bucket because the cats also like to splash their water around.) Yesterday, I told her that she was not to do that and I wiped off her hand with a paper towel. I moved her away from the dish and gave her a toy to play with. She dropped the toy, crawled as fast as her little arms and legs could carry her back to the water dish, dipped her hand in, then sat down and held her hand out so that I would dry it off again. *Sigh* Oh, she also had a smile on her face once she held her hand up to me. *Double sigh*
The cats' food dish? Laine only tried to eat the food once. However, she knows she is not supposed to be around it. So... it is now a game. She goes for the food dish, stops, sits up to see if anyone is watching. If someone is watching, she smiles and continues to crawl to it, but stops short of the dish waiting to be scooped up or to have her feet grabbed. Both cause her to laugh hysterical. If you grab her feet she will instantly drop to her tummy and wait to be pulled back. If you are slow to pull her back, she will start to push herself backwards. Now, you may read this and say, “Oh, just ignore her if she goes for the food dish.” Yeah, well I tried that. To get your attention she will put her hand in the food, knock it around, and pull it out.
Trash cans? Laine loves to go into boxes, buckets, and trash cans to take out whatever she can reach. She pulls out her dirty clothes in her hamper (hamper = a storage tote we keep on the floor in her room) and makes a giant pile on the floor. We have a box upstairs that has all the cats’ toys in it. Laine also loves to pull these out and play with them. She has now discovered that the tall garbage cans can be knocked over so that she can more easily get at the paper and receipts in it. (The kitchen garbage is in a cabinet behind childproof locks and it is the only garbage we put stuff that might be harmful for her in.)
Diaper changes? She cries, flips over, and tries to crawl away… even when she is on the changing table. You try catching a half naked baby that is in the process of sticking her foot in a dirty diaper!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Waving
Laine is doing a great job of mimicking our movements. Waving is her newest trick.
If you wave to Laine, she will study your hand and pick up her hand to make the same movements. She will glance back and forth from her hand to your hand to ensure she is doing it right. Then she smiles a great big smile when she knows she has it right.
So there you'll be, waving at Laine... and she will be waving at herself too.
If you wave to Laine, she will study your hand and pick up her hand to make the same movements. She will glance back and forth from her hand to your hand to ensure she is doing it right. Then she smiles a great big smile when she knows she has it right.
So there you'll be, waving at Laine... and she will be waving at herself too.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Oh my, it is hot
Today is the second day that has reached 90 degrees. That isn't my excuse for not posting for awhile but regardless it is too hot down here. An update from our world:
1- I have puked many times since that last post.
2- The youngest one had a heat beat rate of 160 during our last appointment. We should hopefully find out if he/she is a he or a she on the 23rd.
3- Laine can kinda sorta link sounds with items. Basically she has been ability to say "key-key" when you point to a kitty and say "kitty."
4- We taught Laine to cluck with her tounge the other day. Now she crawls around while clucking. Really, it is quite funny.
5- Laine has become a fast little crawler when she wants to be.
6- Laine can turn lights on and off... provided that you hold her up to the light switch and ask her to turn it on or off.
7- Umm... I am sure there is more but I can't think of anything else off the top of my head.
1- I have puked many times since that last post.
2- The youngest one had a heat beat rate of 160 during our last appointment. We should hopefully find out if he/she is a he or a she on the 23rd.
3- Laine can kinda sorta link sounds with items. Basically she has been ability to say "key-key" when you point to a kitty and say "kitty."
4- We taught Laine to cluck with her tounge the other day. Now she crawls around while clucking. Really, it is quite funny.
5- Laine has become a fast little crawler when she wants to be.
6- Laine can turn lights on and off... provided that you hold her up to the light switch and ask her to turn it on or off.
7- Umm... I am sure there is more but I can't think of anything else off the top of my head.
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