Then and Now

Sleeping in; a pot of coffee; reading the newspaper cover to cover.

Up at 630; 1 cup of coffee reheated 5 times in the microwave; glimpse at the headlines.

Reading a novel; long naps; lazy afternoons

Reading 'Snuggle Puppy'; a silent prayer for long naps; dishes & laundry; "did we have an afternoon?"

Gourmet dinners, a bottle of wine, relaxing on the couch
Spaghetti; a sippy cup of milk; cleaning gum off the couch

Independent; happily married; incomplete
Depended upon; happily married; totally fulfilled.

Mouth of Babes

When you have a newborn, your language filter has not quite kicked on yet. You are able to speak freely, watch R rated movies, and drop an occasional curse without fear of influencing this very impressionable being.
As the child grows you become so used to having him or her around that you sometimes forget that they are beginning to comprehend more and are developing their own language.
Neither Matt nor I have "foul mouths" but on occasion we, like everyone else, use expletives that may not always be appropriate, especially to a toddler that listens and absorbs everything.
It's not just the listening that one needs to be aware of it's the repeating of such phrases and/or language that we fear.
Chloe was playing with her match cards the other morning while Matt & I were drinking a cup of coffee and having our own conversation. She dropped her cards and very matter of factly cries out: "Oh S**T, I made a mess!"

...mommy will take the blame for that one :)

Bloody Nose

On the Friday after Thanksgiving my family got together at my parent's house to celebrate Thanksgiving together and help Dad decorate the tree. Unfortunately my mom was not there. Her brother -in-law passed away and she was in Illinois helping her sister for the week.

The kids had a great time playing together and Dad fixed an awesome dinner, complete with stuffing and cranberry sauce...all by himself :)

At some point before dinner the kids were playing up and downstairs, running all over the house. Chloe tries her best to keep up with her cousins. She is still navigating stairs and ended up taking a backwards header down the bottom flight. She was fine but had her first bloody nose, which Matt of course took a picture of :)

Daddy's Girl

Chloe's 2nd birthday was November 7th. She, unfortunately, was home sick that day with a nasty cold :( She did however get the treat of spending the day with her Daddy, who called in sick to take care of her. She apparently has picked up more habits from him then we realized. Matt took this picture that morning.


She was also watching T.V. at the time :)

Sick Mommy :(

(not for queasy eyes)
On Sunday I started a nasty flu. By 8pm I couldn't keep anything down or in so I called the doctor. We were instructed to come into the hospital right away to get IV fluids so neither I, nor the baby, would get dehydrated, which was my main concern. She said to plan on staying the night.

By the time the doctor actually returned the phone call and we were able to pack a quick overnight bag, it was close to 10pm...so what to do with Chloe?

We decided to take her with us and have my mom meet us at the hospital, that way she could drive Chloe to daycare in the morning and we would disrupt her routine as little as possible.

Poor Matt wasn't allowed to stay the night because A.) I had a roommate and B.) I wasn't in active labor. So off he went after I was settled (at 1 in the morning) to sleep at my parents. Totally exhausted, but as usual, never complained.

I ended up with 5 bags of fluid, tons of contractions, a roommate who moaned and watched T.V. the entire night, and no visit by the doctor on call...but luckily I was allowed to come home early Monday afternoon.

I camped out at my parent's house until Tuesday night so Chloe wouldn't get sick. I am finally feeling better today and was able to eat a little,...no fun.

On a lighter note: on the way to the hospital we were stopped at a light, next to a few cars and while Matt is trying to get us to the hospital quickly and safely, I was dry heaving into a garbage bag and Chloe was in the back seat singing "If You're Happy and You Know It." :)

Early Baby?

Yesterday I went to my 34 week check up and my last fetal fibernectin (yippee!) . I have had a lot of pressure lately (welcome to the third trimester) and some spotting. Upon examination the mid wife said I am 50% effaced! AAHH!

She was much more laid back about than I. She said if I went into labor at any point from now on they would not try and stop it. Apparently she forgot that fact that Christmas is 4 weeks away and I have a ton to do to get ready...the baby just needs to wait until his or her due date :)

The good news is that she thinks the baby is head down but I have an ultrasound next week to confirm.

Turn Baby Turn

I had my 32 weeks check up last week and the baby is still breech :( The doctor says that if the baby remains breech at 35 weeks she will give me some homepathic things to try. If the baby has not turned by 37 weeks then we will discuss a version. It sounds pretty painful and somewhat risky but the alternative is a c-section...I'm not crazy about either option.

As of my last ultrasound (last Monday) the baby was 4lbs 2oz...so he/she is running out of space. Keep your fingers crossed that he/she will turn and we can avoid any intervention :)