Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
not quite Irish twins
NounI was first made aware of this term by my sweet husband. When I looked up the definition, it does not actually apply. But in case you are wondering, YES, we are expecting again! Surprise! (to all of us)Irish twin (plural Irish twins)
1.(slang) Either of a pair of siblings born nine to 12 months apart, especially if born within the same calendar year.
As most people know, we had years of praying for David before we got pregnant with him. We did several years of fertility treatment and eventually did get pregnant. Many people do not realize though (since E and D are so well spaced) that we had to do fertility treatment with Elizabeth too. We were not on any form of birth control the entire 2 years it took us to get pregnant and actively trying for one year. Decided to just head straight to fertility treatment with her. Thus it was a complete shock to find out that we got pregnant without any fertility treatment when E was just 6 months old. This puts our babies at 16 1/2 months apart, technically not irish twins. On Halloween evening, I realized I might be late and 15 minutes later I was taking a test. For a girl who needs time to prepare for changes, this was not quite what I would have planned, but God...
Each one of our children is a gift from God in such a unique way. David, prayed for for 5 years was such a little miracle. Elizabeth was as much a miracle. And Baby #3, another huge unexpected blessing from the Lord!
To get the first question out of the way: We are due on July 3, 2012.
#2. I am feeling great--even less pregnant than with the other two. The ONLY symptom I have is my complete exhaustion by 7:30 at night. I will happily go to bed then and sleep until 7 am but run all day long. Can't wait until the evening exhaustion is over though as I am tired of being jealous of Michael getting to watch all sorts of fun movies while I catch 5 minutes and am out for the night. :) The only other odd thing is my taste in food. Judging by my complete lack of sickness and my taste in food (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the saltiest stuff; no to sweet), I am guessing a boy right now. But D keeps telling me he is getting another sister. We would be quite happy and can see positives either way.
I saw the little heartbeat on a 1 minute ultrasound on Friday and as of now, it seems unlikely there are "real twins." :)
Looking forward to meeting you, new baby of mine!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Bigger each day
You still wear size 2 diapers, but are outgrowing those (just want to use the rest up). You suddenly have outgrown most of your smaller clothes (although can still wear many of them) and are more comfortably fitting size 9-12 months. And most of the baby socks are too small for you now.
Perhaps it is a growth spurt, perhaps it is a pacifier-type thing, but I have upped your bottle intake to 4 bottles of 8 oz. a day. You almost always eat breakfast now...always consisting of yogurt (your all-time favorite!) and occasionally dinner. In order to get you to start eating your veggies this month, most breakfasts are a bite of yogurt followed by a chosen vegetable or fruit. You are OK with most of them but definitely do not seem to like carrots as much as the others: sweet potato, squash, peas, green beans, pears. Where you used to gag at all puffs, now if I feed you 1/2 a puff, you will make a face of distaste but will chew on it until it is gone. You far prefer soft breads.
You still spit up more than anyone I have ever met!!!! A geyser, quite literally, at times! The doctor declared you to have a benign acid-reflux which is not worth medicating.
You love bathtime! You are so content splashing away in the water.
You are crawling everywhere now and pulling up on everything, including tentatively climbing a stair a few days ago. Uh oh! You will also occasionally cruise furniture, but are more content just standing there or dropping, crawling, and restanding.
No doubt about it, you are most definitely a mommy's girl!!! But now you will grin a big grin upon seeing your Daddy too. You also will grin at your brother-if you are in a cheerful mood. He makes you laugh very well! You are interacting with him/playing with him a bit better this month although, it is normally only a matter of time before the tears flow.
No teeth yet, but you love to chew on everything. Your favorite things to chew on, other than paper, are rubber toys. Your all-time favorite is a berry teether that is shaped like a pacifier.
You still don't sleep too well, but at least you are content playing in your crib. One day this month, you woke up at normal time of 7 am, took no naps, starting screaming of tiredness at 5 pm but would not go to sleep when dropped off at the church for PNO. You were up and lively at 10 pm and no nap when we picked you up!
Life is ever busy now and we have to keep a closer eye on you, but you are also now a bit more cheerful when you are well-rested. You even got a good report from GDaddy who came to visit this month!
Thank you, Lord, for another new day with this precious girl!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Happy Thirty-Five/Thirty-Nine.
He is an odd mixture of big boy and little baby. He often tells me he wants to remain a baby, but then he is so eager to help push the stroller or the shopping cart at Krogers. It helps that they have carts his size.
Some cute pictures of my "Boy boy" (big boy, a la David):
His lack of naps has caught up with him many days. I have often found him crashed on the floor right behind his door. In fact, one day he even refused to get in bed and just told me he wanted to sleep on the floor.
Perhaps because of the opportunities to dress up this month, David has carried it on even further.
David still adores his Daddy.
David has spent much of this month singing. (except when he was supposed to with the BSF children's program! :) ) His favorite songs this month that he repeats over and over (without me prompting) are "Jesus Loves me", "Row, Row, Row your Boat," and the "the Pokey, Pokey" (translation: Hokey Pokey).
David spends lots of time with his sister...this first picture says it all!
David loves bathtime with sister!
Everyone was the guinea pig while Mommy played with photo apps.
We spent some time with GDaddy this month, up on a surprise visit from Georgia.
We spent some time at the park in the beautiful weather.
