More baby stuff

Baby's 'room' is getting nearer to being done. Yes, there is one letter missing as we still are quite unsure what it will be. Dennis thought I was spelling out the whole name so he was quite confused when there was an M and D on the wall. Silly guy, I didn't want to waste THAT much money on not knowing her first name! Although, that would be adorable! I took the same yarn that I wrapped the letters in and braided it for a good place for all her bows and barrettes. That is the long funny looking thing next to the diaper holder.

The diaper holder, I never used with Will but since we are cloth diapering, I figure it may be easier. You may also notice the packages of disposables next to the un-put-together crib. I have no idea how long it will take me to get into a routine with having two kids and getting into the habit of doing laundry every night so, I will use disposables for the first few weeks of her life.

In this picture, her clothes were in the dryer, so they are now all clean and put away!! Very exciting to have all this stuff done.

I think that with Will, I was starting to pack for the hospital at about 34 weeks not knowing when I would go into labor. Now knowing that I will more than probably cook this girl until she is well done, I'm not too worried about it. I may just wait until the crib is put together so there is a place to put the suit case.

Another thing that I will have to do to the crib after it is put together is wrap a soft blanket or something around the leg to avoid the stubbed toes. This next weekend Dennis and I will have a little dinner date with some friends in Manhattan to get their crib mattress that they are kind enough to let us have!

Lastly, another picture update. I took this this morning so I am 33 weeks and one day. I'm not sure where this girl is hiding because I think I look kinda tiny! I feel huge but I don't think I look like I have 7 weeks left. I know being so tall she has lots of room to hide, even being a big girl she will not fully show her huge self until the last several weeks.

P.S. I got my results back from the re-test I had to take for my urine and all looks great so nothing to worry about!!!

Thanks Tara!

A while back, my beautiful sister, Tara made some Dulce De Leche and gave me one! I'm glad she did. It is so very tasty! I think it would be amazing in some coffee... This time however, I decided to put it in something else. Ya, your right, cupcakes. Who would think I would do something else?

I made a basic spice cake (although I added all my good stuff and made the box cake taste pretty amazing!) Because the Dulce De Leche was so thick I thought I needed to thin it out a bit. I added just a little milk, but I think I added a little too much because it just went all threw out the cupcake. Not that that was a bad thing by any means.
Once filled, I added a cream cheese frosting. There was another item I was wanting to try out that I had received as a gift. It's a frosting plunger thing (I'm not sure what the actual name is...) that I got for Christmas. It seems pretty cool really but I think my cream cheese frosting was too thick and it wouldn't come out the tip.

I am excited to try this frosting plunger thing out again on some butter cream and see how it works. I know from others that say they love it, it will be a pretty cool thing once I know how to use it and with what kind of frosting.

Ta-Da! Pretty darn tasty cupcakes! At least that is what my taste testers, Will and Dennis seemed to think. I do have a little of the Dulce De Leche left in the fridge at home and I'm very excited to try it in some coffee!!!

32 1/2 weeks with Baby #2!

Less than seven weeks left before this baby will make an appearance into the world. We are so very excited to meet her! At this appointment earlier today, I am proud that I only gained 1lb! That leaves me at 28lbs up. I told my doctor about all the Braxton Hicks contractions I have been having lately. Last week I know I had about 15 by noon when I was working day shift. I thought that if they didn't slow down then I would make a call into my doctor and see what she thought. Because of the amount I had been having, she wanted to check just to make sure that they were not doing the job of real contractions. Luckily, they are indeed just the annoying Braxton Hicks contractions, and not making any change.

I was measuring 33 1/2cm and that is great. She is also head back down!! Very good thing for that. Her brother will just have to walk a lot more so that he doesn't sit on her and flip her over again...

A little different thing happened too, my blood pressure was a bit high for me. It was 107/88. I normally am lower than 110/mid 60's. So the bottom number is something to keep an eye out for I guess. With the blood pressure being a little high, and finding just a little protein in my urine, it made my doctor want to keep an extra eye on things. So, I have to give another urine sample by Friday to check the protein levels. She thought it may be because I was a little dehydrated. When I work nights, I wake up at and eat a bowl of cereal (this day it was noonish) and then I had just a little soda on the way to my appointment. So, not much to drink at all. I knew I was dehydrated so lets hope that is the reason for the protein. I have been ordered to drink a lot more water. For some reason, this is hard for me to do!!

I go back in two weeks for a few tests and blood work to go along with my normal check up appointment. The tests are the Group B Strep test, nothing big, just a swab check to see if I have it, if I do then I have to get anti biotic during labor. I was negative with Will so I'm sure that I will be again but if so, no biggie. I will get some blood drawn and I'm not sure what they will check with this besides my platelet numbers to see if I am good to get an epidural. I wasn't ever worried about that with Will as I am not this time either... Although, I better be able to get one of those things!!

Next time I wright an update on Baby #2, I will be almost 35 weeks along. Can you believe that? And here I thought that Will's pregnancy went fast. Now my baby is almost two years old.

On a side note, I told him he was almost TWO and I said it funny with my two fingers out. Now he has started to go "TWO" but instead of having his fingers in the V shape, he has them crossed. It's pretty cute, I need to get a video of that one and put it up here.

Baby decor...

Since the baby will be sharing a room with us, she doesn't have much for her own decorations. I did finally join the pintrest madness and saw something like this. I thought they were cute and would look great hanging above her crib. I took down the picture that we had there and have yet to hang anything but it will come. Since we are still unsure on her first name, I will show you her other initials, Margaret Deters. The first name is up to two names and we will decide once she is born what she looks like. (Pretty sure I know what it will be but the option is still there.)

Visit to Pet Land

"I want this one, Mom!"

Will did keep going back to the beagle but we got out the puppy that Grandma and I liked best! The so adorable Cocker Spaniel. She was the sweatest little girl and very new.

Will 'hugging' the puppy. I did my best at protecting the poor thing from strangulation but Will just LOVED playing with the puppy!

Checking out all the other cute puppies! I'm so glad that we took the time to go to Petland with Will. I think I will have to try to make time to do this once in a while, just Will and me.

Big Brother in Training.

Will is really getting the hang of this big brother thing... At least he's trying. For a couple of days now, he will carry his baby doll around and just rock her and be a good brother. I don't remember what it was he was doing but it made me think he was trying to feed her. So, I asked if he was going to give her a bottle. He got up, walked to the kitchen and stood to where we keep the bottles (not yet cleaned for baby but out and ready), just stood there and pointed. I gave him what he wanted, a bottle.

He has since then been rocking her and feeding her like a big brother should. Since he was doing this, I taught him how to burp the baby after she is done feeding. It's so flipping cute at how he treats this doll. His Dad and I know for sure he will be a great big brother. He's very excited to have a baby sister.

Just so cute!! I'm not sure what made him put Dennis' shirt on like this but he did. He put his head threw the arm hole.

Addicted?

I really don't think that I have an addiction but I just couldn't resist buying this diaper! Look how stinking cute it is!! There was actually a girly one up there that I really wanted but since this brand fits bigger kids, I figured that Will could wear this one as his night time diaper and one of the tighter fitting ones could go to his sister.

Seriously, so flipping cute!!

Big Boy Bed!!!!

Last night was the first night in the big boy bed. Will did great for such a big change. He cried for about 20 minutes off and on at first and finally went to sleep. He stayed in his bed though and I think that surprised his Dad. At about 1:15 he did fall out of bed and as soon as he fell back to sleep he fell again. I kinda figured he would since he was quite close to the edge. After Will fell asleep that second time he slept until morning.

And yes, I grabbed my camera before going in to get him. This is what I walked into this morning. One happy big boy! Thanks to the greatest Dad in the world for making his Grandson a frame for Wills bed! Dennis thought it needed something to go around it to keep the mattress from sliding around though. Overprotective Dad he is... Dennis did think he was fine sleeping on the floor on the mattress and so I asked my Dad to do this for Will.

30 week update:

30 Weeks and 5 days to be exact!!! Can you believe that? 9 weeks left from yesterday until baby time! I am beyond ready and excited. Okay, so we're not READY as in crib and everything clean ready, but physically, I'm ready.

Yesterday I had another appointment and pleased to update that everything is going well. I was measuring right on track so no issues that we know of. She has turned into a transverse position though and that makes you measure smaller. I can even tell you the day she changed from head down to sideways. It was last week when Will was having a needy day and wanted held a lot. So, I was carrying him around and while I was not letting him 'sit' on my belly he was putting quite a bit of pressure on my belly. Later that night I was feeling her kick in different spots and felt the side of my stomach and it was not nearly as hard as it had been. I knew I had been feeling her back and butt as hard as it was and the spots she was kicking. She has plenty of time to turn back head down though so just keep your fingers crossed she knows what she is supposed to do, and her brother doesn't make her move again!!!

As I am getting bigger and bigger, it is getting very hard to take care of Will anymore. Last night while I was giving him a bath, I could hardly breath as I was bending down to wash him. I'm sure it will only be a few more weeks when Dennis has to take over bed time routine. I don't know if Will is teething or if he just knows he is soon to not be the only one in the house, as he has been quite clingy lately. Of course, I don't mind, this morning I got to snuggle and rock him back to sleep for about 20 minutes before work.

A new symptom that I have, has just started is when ever I sit on anything hard, it feels as though my tail bone is broken! It hurts so badly and trying to stand up is excruciating. This never happened with Will so its an all new experience for me. Trying to keep a toddler out of trouble while trying to alleviate the pain is a challenge.

I gained eight pounds this last month!!! OUCH! That was a hard one to see. The most I ever gained in one month with Will was seven. That makes my total weight gain of 27lbs. I may be just a little over what I gained with Will at this point but I'm not to sure. I know that my total with him was 40. So, as long as I keep it in check I SHOULD be able to keep it right around that if not a little less. They say a pound a week is good. If I keep up with that then I should be below the 40 lb mark and that was my goal for this pregnancy. Although, not sure why I say that since I eat whatever I want and whenever I want when pregnant.

Back to Will for a minute. I want him to be able to say his sisters name. I know that he will eventually be able to if he can't at first but its still something I want him to be able to say. We are down to two different names for this little girl that I think we will end up waiting until she is born to decide for sure but I was trying to get him to repeat me saying the name. Last night he said one of the names twice!!!!! I was so happy and shocked that he was able to say the name. So, now we have to work on getting him to say the other name as I'm thinking that will be the final decision.

A new belly picture is a must I think but I don't have one right now. I do start going to the doctor for check ups every other week now! That should speed the time up after holidays and third trimester pains a little. I will leave you with the hopes of this little girl flipping around and staying that way!!!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!!!

I know, it's a bit late but I hope you guys had a great evening. We spent the weekend in Kansas City to watch this adorable couple get married!

Although Will refused to sleep much in the hotel that weekend, it was a great time. We aren't sure if it was the hotel or if Will was just truly sick. He woke up with such a dry cough. He was up about 2 hours each night. We left the wedding early and I felt bad about that but with the little amount of sleep Will got, I was glad that we did leave early.

Earlier in the day we wanted to go swimming. We were quite shocked to find out that the hotel did not have an indoor pool. Can you believe that, we went swimming OUTSIDE on New Years Eve!! It was about 60* outside so warm compared to normal January weather in Kansas but the pool was heated. The pool was about 80* or a little warmer, it felt like a cool bath. I didn't think it was all that bad but Mom said that Wills head was purple. Him being half albino, it doesn't take much!! (Just kidding, but you can't get much more white and blonde hair than him). So, we went inside and sat by the hot tub as I splashed the hot water on Will and I to warm up. He warmed up quickly as did I. So, this is my sister Tara, Logan her son and our Mom swimming on NYE!!!
We stayed at this nice hotel that is attached to a shopping center. It was so nice that we didn't leave the the hotel the entire weekend except for the wedding. We ate lunch at this place called Fritz. It is a little Rail Road place that has little trains deliver your food to you. It was so cute and Will and Logan loved it. Will is probably distracted by a train. Trains come close to his favorite things at the moment, but I do think puppies win!

I hope that you leave 2011 with great memories, and the new year brings you even better ones. It is hard to believe that in just a little over nine weeks we will have another child. Will is going to be a great big brother. I am excited for him to have someone to play with, fight with, and love.