on the injured list

David drew his first serious blood a couple of weeks ago (right in time for 2 year old pictures! :) ). He tripped and scraped up his forehead with a plastic medicine bottle cap. It looked far worse than it was, but there was a LOT of blood from a surface scrape. Poor boy did not want to keep the bandaid on, but it was gushing for a while. We finally found a bandaid he could not get off.

Lions and Tigers and Bears

Nursery Chairs--

One of the chairs is South America,

One of the chairs is a ship at sea,

One is a cage for a great big lion,

And one is a chair for Me.

When We Were Very Young, A.A. Milne

in the family way...

and no, I do not mean pregnant!

David seems to be keeping up the Brown family tradition for naming things.

He has taken to calling Michael by his first name half of the time. (guess he hears it from me regularly) However, instead of being able to say "Michael," he says "Bacu." It is quite cute! And here is where the similarity seems poignant. One of my family members is the self-proclaimed "Racu," another is "Boku." David seems to be just carrying along the family naming pattern.

PS my family has always come up with multiple, funny nicknames for each other--these are just nicknames.

Vivid Nights

I have heard that you dream most vividly when you are in a light sleep right before awaking. Perhaps all my early morning bathroom trips have led to very vivid dreams this pregnancy. Almost every morning I awake with a full color dream on my mind. One night my poor son (even at age two) was imprisoned for robbing a bank (until I convinced them that a two year never could have done the job). I have had people chasing me in other dreams. Random people show up in real life scenarios where they would not normally fit. Last night I dreamed we won free pizza for 6 months. I am sure Michael would be disappointed to wake up after that dream!

Madness and Mayhem

We did have a wonderful time at the Houston Children's Museum a couple of weeks ago, but what prompted us to go on Friday's free day???

My sister-in-law and her boys, Caleb and Colin, met us at the museum. David enjoyed his time, but I quickly discovered that he is in the funny in between stage. He is too big for the toddler area (although he loved the cars!!!), but he is still a bit too small for the older kid area. It didn't help trying to keep up with him (out of the stroller--he was not content sitting; who would be?) while pushing a big stroller among the sea of bodies.

I really enjoyed my time-especially with Susan--but next time I will not take the stroller in. And perhaps wait another year or two until David is a bit older?

the curse of smell (and the blessing)

The most common question any woman gets when pregnant is, "How are you feeling?" I always hated that question when pregnant with David. Not only did I feel fine the entire time (except swollen ankles at end), I ran out of creative ways to tell people that nothing had changed-- I still was pregnant and no, I was not feeling bad at all.

On that note, both for my record for the future and to answer the age-old question...

I had an ultrasound and saw the heartbeat at 7 weeks. It was still so hard to imagine that God had answered our prayers. It seemed even less real in some ways since I felt not a bit pregnant and maintained the same weight etc... Then 7 weeks 1 day hit.

I still have nothing to complain about! I have asked for many prayers for strength though. Last time around, I was mainly just more tired than usual at night--beginning as early as 7:00 pm. All at once at 7 weeks 1 day, I found myself winded all the time: carrying David upstairs, lifting him onto his changing table, or even more, fighting him into diaper or clothes. I started eating a bit more and feel a bit better now but still exhausted ALL the time! Perhaps it is as much keeping up with a very active toddler too??? :)

And the smells? Not one minute of nausea with pregnancy #1. This time, I can smell any and everything--and it all smells so strong! I feel a tiny bit nauseous opening the fridge every time I get out David's milk...multiple times a day. (Michael says it does not smell). The smell of dinner, wet wipes (especially at the FLC), air fresheners--it all makes me a bit nauseous since it is so strong. I really know it could be far worse because it is only a mild nausea throughout some times of the day--morning and early evening seem worst. But definitely different than when pregnant with David!

I do crave the same spicy food though! The spicier the better... Other similar things: frequent trips to the bathroom all night (and day) and the tingling in my fingers when I sleep. I have been awoken many nights because my hands have fallen completely asleep too.

So in response to "How are you feeling?", I have felt better but am so blessed to have this little one growing--causing the exhaustion and heightened sense of smell!

According to Seuss

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Coming Soon - Spring 2011 (March 12, 2011)