Almost a Threenager

She's almost 3 and we see signs of it daily, both good and bad. There's drama over everything, complete conversations, lots of "I want to do it myself", and lots of meltdowns. 

Last night she didn't want to wait for me so she went and got undressed, climbed into her bath and turned the water on! Hard to believe in 3 short years she's turned into a person. When she's being sweet and lovely we have the best conversations, she cracks me up. Love our little family <3

2 Months Old

Time is flying, Ethan is 2 months old already. I'm still home full time but that time is ending soon. We are getting into a bit of a routine now which is great. He sleeps and naps in his crib, otherwise big sister likes to wake him up!

He smiles and laughs now, you can see his dimples are adorable! I just want to squish him, he's so sweet and mellow. He isn't going any longer then 4-5 hours between feedings but I'm hoping one day soon! He goes to bed at 7 and we feed him usually twice before getting up for the day around 8-9. Now if only Audrey would sleep until then...

He's eating 6 oz bottles now and only formula. He likes ceiling fans, the piano play mat, being held, and baths. He doesn't dislike too much other then being hungry! He's awake a bit more now, and taking 2-3 naps a day as long as we are home.

Big Guy is 1 Month

And big he is! At his 5 week pedi appointment he measured 12lbs and 24.25"!! Now we know why he eats so much! He's been taking 5 and 6 oz at a time recently and I was worried about over feeding him. The pedi said as long as he's not spitting up a ton, then he's probably just hungry.  

Right now Ethan

-- sleeps 4-5 hours at a time and we just started doing a "bedtime" with him around 7-8pm. He goes down in the RnP in our room and wakes up only to eat and then goes right back to sleep. Mostly. Sometimes he wants to cuddle after the 3am wake up.

-- eats 5-6oz every 3-4 hours

-- likes cuddling, tolerates tummy time, and narrowly avoids being injured by his over excited sister multiple times a day

The transition to 2 has been interesting and challenging. Audrey likes to help with him and when he cries she runs right over and says "Don't worry buddy. It's ok baby Ethan" with this concerned look on her face. It's adorable.

He's Here!

Only 3 weeks late but Ethan George arrived on 3/24 at 7:12pm at 9lbs 6oz and 22" long. I was scheduled for a c-section the next day (because of his size estimate) but much to my surprise, my water broke Monday morning!  So we dropped A at school and headed to the hospital. To wait. And wait and wait. I wasn't having contractions and the baby was tolerating things fine so we kept getting bumped!  The worst part was having no food for the entire day.

I wasn't scared until they wheeled me in the OR. I got the spinal and my legs were numb within seconds it felt like. Overall it wasn't bad, just some shivering from the anesthesia. The OB took his time stitching me up too which is partly why I healed so well I think. Chris went with Ethan to the nursery and to see my mom then we met up again in recovery. I was still a little out of it and the ice chips the nurse gave me tasted like the best things ever!

Once I got feeling back in my legs they let me go back to my regular room where just continued nursing and napping and getting checked by nurses for the next few hours. 

24w Updates

Yay for viability day! I wasn't really ever too concerned with this milestone until the bleeding episodes I've had this pregnancy. Everything was fine and non interesting until the beginning of Nov. We were away in Hershey to see Disney Jr Live and I woke up pouring blood. Like a ton. It was gross and scary. I called the OB while heading to the ER. They luckily weren't very busy so they were able to get me in and seen relatively quickly. Standing in the ER I felt a huge huge gush and I honestly thought my water had broken and I was going to lose the baby. I was only 19w so I knew they wouldn't have been able to do anything for me if my water really had broken. So I was freaking out but trying to stay calm on the outside for Chris and Audrey.

They got me in and situated then took some blood and did an u/s which showed baby boy bouncing away. Cervix was fine, placenta was fine and miraculously baby was fine. Turns out it was a SCH that had burst. They told me to take it easy and go see my OB. The OB sent me to the MFM for an anatomy scan that week. I thought I was going to get to skip him this time but apparently not!  He showed me where it was and said it was pretty big. Usually they resolve and go away on their own although mine doesn't seem to be doing that. It *shouldn't* cause me any problems but I'll be grilling him about that next appt since it isn't resolving.

Which I know because I started bleeding red again Thanksgiving Eve leading to a L&D visit Thanksgiving morning. Fun times. Luckily everything was fine again and I did get to watch the parade while drinking coffee :) I just prefer to do it at home next year!

We just got back from 4 days in Disney and luckily everything was ok there too, which I was worried about. So I'm continuing to try and not pick Audrey up too much and it seems likely I'll be on restricted activity and pelvic rest for the forseeable future. Hopefully not, but I'll find out more Christmas Eve.

We also found out at the a/s that baby boy's kidneys were mildly dilated so we're hoping that goes away by the next u/s also. Fingers crossed.

We have the room painted and rug bought, but that's it so far. Christmas and Disney have thrown off my schedule but we'll get there. I'm hoping to register next week or this weekend since I'm having a sprinkle sometime in January. Yay for cake and presents!!  Really I do just think its nice to celebrate each baby with cake at least!

It's a Boy!

We opted to do an elective ultrasound (by opted I mean I begged until Chris agreed). As soon as the tech put the wand on my stomach, I could see. Boy. Alllll boy. To say we were shocked is an understatement. I don't know if it's like that for everyone, but having had one girl we both just figured this would be a girl also.

Took a few days to process but now we've closed in on a name, I think, bought a going home outfit and told everyone :) I was always excited but seriously in shock. I would't have thought that would be my reaction though. It will be great for Audrey I think to have a little brother, I can't wait for them to play together <3

My real anatomy scan is at the MFM on Nov 19th. I'm anxiously anticipating it, I just want them to say everything is healthy.  For now, I just enjoy the few kicks/movements I feel!

Potty training

So Audrey decided to potty train herself! Exciting and a bit daunting, I wasn't quite ready for this yet. So far she's doing great at home, hasn't tried it yet at school on in public. I'm excited she's doing it so well though, hopefully she will be fully trained by Christmas!