Bull Riding

Learning to ride bulls already??

Mama heard a squeaking noise from the kitchen and peeked around the corner to Dylan riding his cow!  When he falls off, he says CRASH!

Here are the funny videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS0mG34t1jc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCtKzAOGq_E

Big Slide

We had a blast today at the park!  Dylan went down the big boy slide all by himself, loved it and of course wanted to do it again!!  We walk up the smaller slide to get to the top (with help from Mama).  

Cheese!  I love driving.  Where's the music?

Funny Videos of the slide:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGSR7MIlrGg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BV2sxM_U5M

Rolling

Caught Dylan imitating daddy rolling out!! With as much running as he does he needs to roll out! Glad he is learning to love this early on! Silly boy!

HBD Dylan 16 Months

The monthly picture is a CHALLENGE but I got one!!  We may be getting really creative until his 2 year bday!!  2 YEARS???? WHAT?  Geez, time is flying!

Not to mention catching his moments with the camera.  Hence, less pictures.   He is soooo fast!!

Mama, what are you doing?

Headstand.

Really, again?

Cheese!!  I have 12 teeth!!  Look at my poor mouth rash.  Trying to figure out what it is from?  Dairy?  Blueberries?  No, I love blueberries!

At 16 Months:

Jan 13, 2012

23 pounds, 6.5 ounces, 50% - 75% (gained 2.5 lbs)31 inches, 50% (grew 1 inch since 1st birthday)

Head 46.5 cm, 50% (grew .5 cm)

How many words - lost count, running - YES, Climbing - YES.  

2 shots - cried but not for long.  Tough boy!  Doctor made his appointment game oriented so he had fun and wasn’t scared!

• Crawling & climbing into and onto everything.  ie. Dogbath, attempting trees, toybox, chair, slide at park
• Testing the boundaries more - hitting, pushing, tantrums for his way
• Saying “all done” when done at meals
• Repeating most words you say
• Using fork & spoon
• Swimming in bathtub & officially blowing bubbles
• Pee Pee in his potty at night 1/6/12 Went to turn hot water heater switch on & came back and he had peed then peed 2 more times.
• Poo poo potty - 1/11 & 1/16 in the morning
• Going potty in his potty at least 2x day
• Carries his tub to his big tub & tries to toss it in there
• No more bottles - about 3 ounces am & pm (sometimes) of soymilk.  He will ask for his milk.
• Teeth - top in, Bottom molars came in, has 12 teeth.
• 1st Jui Jitsu class - took 20 min warm up then didn’t want to leave
• Loves to hang on monkey bars (little gym)
• Knows elmos, all done, recognizes tiger, giraffe, & other animals (in books, on his sheets & rug, wall, etc), body parts, abcs (a few of them), 1-10 english & spanish (says & knows when they come in order: dos, tres, seis, diez, 2, 5, 10)
• Hitting when mad - say give hug or ignore and helps, Screaming in high pitch, making low monster like noises
• Touch toes, reach to the sky
• Singing along to music CD (ball song favorite)
• Push ups & head stands
• Forming tiny sentences, asking for and/or pointing to what he wants usually saying please (more then point, milk please, bath, shower, no nap, etc)
• Says Dinosaur, yum, milk, more, pautamas for hippo amongst all his other words (lovey, baby, mama, dada, truck, ball, car, drive, eat, wawa, potty, close, poopoo, sadie, doggie, benny, bath, shower - just to name a few).
• Repeating every word, recognizing vehicles, animals, objects, etc
• Climbing, testing his balance & boundaries
• Saying & reaching (points out) body parts on himself & other (including the dogs - yes, discovering the no no areas!)
• Finished Swim Lesson at Emler & received a ribbon.  Started swim lesson at Lifetime.
• Loves to dip.  Toast in yogurt in the mornings & bread in hummus, sweet potatoes in ketchup.  Anything!
• Imitatating most things mama & dada do (drive, music, dance, rolling out on ball, downward dog, q tip in ear)
• Saying yes/no to questions of what he wants.
• Calls people/objects by their names (loves calling for mama in the morning), babi, michelle. He loves his sitters!!  
• Having to spell words because if we say sushi we will be eating sushi...etc!  
• Loves to drive, dance, walk dogs, go on walk, hike, feed blue jays, go to park, swim, trains, school buses, trucks, drawing, getting/eating ice.
• Official Hair cut - took mama about an hour and all over the house, in both bath tubs.
• Walking up the slide at park (help mama) then sliding down big slides by himself.
• Favorite foods: sushi (will eat a 10 piece roll), blueberries, toast, oatmeal, smoothies, pouches, snack bars in the stroller, yogurt raisins, grapes (any fruit), will pick veggies over meat

The baby

Dylan loves the baby we made him at The First Four Years class we took at Waldorf. Learned so much about child development and how to support it in the first four years! Love the Waldorf school and Dylan loves the baby! Perfect for getting him ready for the baby we will be bringing home soon!

Wearing out a toddler

Over the past few days we have been wearing Dylan out. From staying at Grammies so mommy could have a girls night to park days, hikes, walks, sushi & ice cream to playing basketball with daddy.

Don't mention sushi unless you are ready to go eat it!! Dylan loves sushi!!

Snack

I love snacking and saying snack! Apple and almond butter...yum!!! My favorite! Making 'a mess' for mommy and I to clean up!

Flooding

We walked down to check out the flood in the creek that runs behind our house. Wa wa!!! Lots of wa wa!

Hiking with Babi

The Weather has been amazing!! One of our favorite things to do...hiking then sushi!! This time Babi went with us!

Babybean is 16 Weeks

Babybean is 16 Weeks (17 now) & Growing Rapidly!  

16 Weeks (already bigger than this!)  This may be a BIG baby?

12 Weeks:

8 Weeks:

4 Weeks:

First Trimester Summary

The first trimester is over! I can't believe I am 16 weeks (now, 17 weeks)!

I have been keeping a journal of this pregnancy too, so thought I would share a summary each trimester. 


It is wordy & detailed so BEWARE!




Pregnant Again!?!

October 26, 2011 - Found out I was pregnant.

I went on a 10 mile run with Justin and hit a wall at mile 7.  I wanted out of the sun, I felt so tired and weak.  We walked about a mile then ran the remaining way.  When we got home, Justin mentioned I should take a test.  I knew my period was suppose to be around the end of the month but wasn’t sure exactly when.  I decided to go ahead and take one because I couldn't understand why I was feeling so out of shape when I was running, out of breath, and needing to take naps (very unlike me!).  + it was...at first I thought it was negative so I gave it to Justin to look at and he clearly said, nope our life is about to change!  My mom and Robbie were both at our house to watch Dylan. We debated whether or not to tell them and quickly decided absolutely...I took the test out to my mom, handed it to her and asked her if it was positive?  Ha, she couldn't believe it either. She wasn't sure what I was handing her. YAY!!!  We were all very excited.  Justin and I then went to Barton Springs to swim and then to eat dinner to celebrate at Olivia.  

We had been contemplating 2 kids for the past couple months and officially decided this month we did want 2 kids and that we felt ready to start trying but not trying. We were not sure how long it would take since Dylan took a year and a half with trouble along the way. Well, surprise!  It happens when you least expect it!  We are so happy and wouldn’t have it any other way!  It was a wonderful surprise and honestly, we were thinking it may take a while.  Glad it didn’t.

The 1 and only Home Test:

Really?  Look closer?  The one & only test!

First Trimester:
October - First Month (Weeks 1-4):

Appointment - Confirming the Pregnancy:

October 27th - Went to doctor appointment to confirm pregnancy & patient intake. My urine test was NEGATIVE?!?  I had to go so bad before the doctors that I couldn't hold it! So, then decided I better chug a lot of water and had a little coffee so I would be able to go again in 30 minutes. The nurse and I both were very confused. I was sad & very disappointed. My doctor ordered a blood test and I had to anxiously wait until the afternoon to hear the results. Finally, the nurse called and sure enough it was POSITIVE! I was PREGNANT! The test had been diluted. Luckily, I know I can chug some water!

Implantation Bleeding - While waiting patiently for my results, I started spotting. I figured that it was my time of the month and maybe the test was right that I wasn't pregnant. Come to find out after speaking with the nurse it was implantation bleeding and a great thing! YAY! Looking back a week before I found out I was pregnant, I had gone for another long run and had some spotting on that day too when I went to the bathroom.  I thought it was beets I had eaten but now looking back, I wonder if it was implantation bleeding too? Looking back, now I know why the dogs were acting strange, I was feeling winded, out of shape while running and at bootcamp, tired (falling asleep while reading and unable to keep my eyes open), gums were bleeding, nauseous and really hungry, peeing frequently (thought I had a bladder infection).  Justin mentioned the dogs were acting weird and I thought Dylan was acting really clingy too.  Justin just got done saying that he really wanted two kids (while driving to veloway).

Feelings:

• Frequent Pee
• Hungry, Nausous
• Bloating, gassy
• Fatique, Tired - feel like can’t get out of bed, falling asleep, had to take naps
• Extremely cold, can’t get warm
• Face breaking out
• Dogs acting territorrial towards me (growling at other dogs on trail), acting distant and staying away then needy
• Cramping
• Urg to change something
• Waking up at 3:30 and 5:30
• Stuffy nose, nose bleed
• Gums bleeding when flossing
• Thirsty

Cravings:

• Craving meat, eggs (protein)
• Craving muffins & mate tea from Whole Foods after bootcamp, sweets after eat

Measurements:

• 104 at home, 108 at doc; naval 26, hips 32.5, R and L leg 18, L arm 9.25, R arm 9.5.  Size 0, 24-25

Vitamins:

• Rainbow Light Just Once Prenatal
• Nordic Naturals Prenatal DHA

November - Second Month (Weeks 5-8):

Appointments - Patient Intake & First Ultrasound:
November 3rd - Patient Intake & Blood work. November 15, 2011 - Exam & First Ultrasound. Ultrasound showed baby measuring smaller than expected based on due date from my expected period. Gave due date of 7/4/2012 versus 6/29/12 based on expected periods. Baby heartbeat in 140s.  
Weight - 107 lbs, 104 @ home

Feelings:

• Pimple on tongue
• Breasts feeling engorged & heavy
• Nauseous
• Tired
• Cramping
• Out of breathe
• Dizzy
• Food aversions - broccoli, salads, veggies
• Feeling sick after I eat
• Breasts hurt to touch bra, shirt
• Nauseous
• Feeling sick to stomach after I eat
• Can't eat spicy foods or onions, only bland food
• Headache
• Weird taste in mouth, extra saliva
• Winded walking and stairs, feeling out of shape & dizzy (standing up from sitting)
• Irritable
• Tired, not wanting to get out of bed in the mornings
• Food aversions - broccoli (can't think about or look at it), chicken, brussels sprouts

Cravings:

• Eating wheat thins, pimento cheese & stuffing
• Loving cheese & crackers, sandwiches, cereal

Measurements:

• 107 at doctor, 104 at home, 26 at naval

Exercise:

• Reduced running to 4 miles only, stopped bootcamps & bikram yoga. Walking most days, yoga, weights

Memories:

• Trip to Florida

December - Third Month (Weeks 9-12):

Appointment - Second Ultrasound:

December 21, 2011 - Second Ultrasound to see baby's measurements since first ultrasound was measuring small. Baby was measuring back to normal due date based on period, June 29, 2012.  

98/57 BP, 109 weight, 62 pulse, 150 Baby heartbeat

Feelings:

• Nails Breaking, splitting, peeeling
• Emotional/Hormones making me crazy, outbursts, short fuse, cranky
• Tired a lot
• More food adversions (chicken, broccoli, grossed out easily)
• Bloated after eat
• Constipated
• Sinus infection/allergies
• Breaking out on chin & back
• Increase in the female D
• Sciatica, left leg pinch and going numb
• Pain in left side after eating fried food, nachos- St. Croix
• Burping
• Red tint to hair
• Very edgy
• Feeling baby move, flutters
• Intense feeling when move quickly or raise hand above head and around belly button
• Starting to show slightly
• Nausea decreased unless hungry

Cravings:

• Sweets - Serena's homemade sugar cookies, dessert after eat
• Chicken, corn, avocado salad had in St. Croix
• Sushi

Measurements:

• 108 in St. Croix doctor, 28 at naval

Memories:

• Trip to St. Croix
• Ring test said Boy
• Chinese Gender Chart - Girl

Architect air

We had a blast at architect air...A luminarium experience that came to the long center. It is a sculpture you enter to be moved to a sense of wonder at the beauty of light and colour. The radiance of the daylight transmitted by the colored pvc.

Dylan really enjoyed waiting in line sine we went with Babi and Daddy. Chex mix and walks kept him busy while we waited an hour in line. Glad we did because we enjoyed the experience. Very neat.