Sophie's New Thing: Sophie loves to say "Whee". Sometimes it is very appropriate, as in when she is spinning in a circle or jumping off something. At other times it is completely random such as when we will be driving along and suddenly hear a "whee" from her in the back seat. She might be our amusement park rider one of these days!
Grace's New Thing: Yesterday, Grace counted to three for me several times. One. Two. Three. She always stops at three. I am thinking that maybe I count to three too much for when I want her to stop and listen to what I am asking her to do. Maybe I need to expand my counting so she will expand hers.
Little Guy's New Thing: Little guy has decided to be a pain in my HIPS. Oh my. This is a brand new level of pregnancy pain. Monday of this week I could hardly walk. I thought I was past it on Tuesday but apparently that was just a reprieve from the pain that I have encountered the rest of this week. If another person tells me I look I am due any day when I have 5 weeks left, I might just lose it. Oh and please don't tell me how big he is going to be based on my belly size either. Trust me, I am more than ready to be done but I know he has a little more cooking to do. So stay put little guy but maybe be a less of pain in your mommy's hips, ok?
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Sugar, Sleeping Beauty, and a Little Guy
My Sophie Moment: "I'm Sugar". This is Sophie's newest catch phrase. She points to her tummy when she says it. Sometimes when you call her by her name, she will turn around and say "I'm Sugar" and won't do what you are asking her to do until you call her Sugar. The other time she says it is when she does something she is proud of doing by herself such as climbing the stairs to go to bed. We still wonder how long she will be Sugar but it does seem to be sticking for now.
My Grace Moment: "Sleeping Beauty" pronounced "Sleepin' Boooooty" has arrived at our house. While Mermaid is still queen, I do believe Sleeping Beauty is giving Mermaid a run for her money. Grace loves to show off Sleeping Beauty on her panties if she wearing a pair that has Sleeping Beauty on them. She also loves to announce that is what is on the movie. She got choice after her first dentist appointment last week (which she did really good going to with daddy!!) of getting a Sleeping Beauty doll or a Mermaid doll. Mermaid was handed off to Sophie and Grace kept "Sleeping Beauty". Sorry Mermaid!
Little Guy Update: I wonder how long I can call him "little". hmmm. I had a growth check ultrasound at 31 weeks, 4 days. His head measured over 37 weeks. His body measurements were 32 weeks, 4 days. All of that averaged out to a 34 week, 2 day (I think) overall average size estimate. His weight estimate at the time was 4 lbs. 9 ounces. The OB declared he should be 8 lbs. when he is born based on average weight gain between that appointment and expected delivery. I will believe that when I see it. Overall, his measurements were within "normal" so they were pleased and so were we! Now if only I can figure out to squeeze into these maternity clothes another 6 weeks. I am in the biggest maternity clothes I own already. These are normally the ones I break out the last few weeks so I am thinking these won't be fitting come 4 or 5 weeks from now. aye.
My Grace Moment: "Sleeping Beauty" pronounced "Sleepin' Boooooty" has arrived at our house. While Mermaid is still queen, I do believe Sleeping Beauty is giving Mermaid a run for her money. Grace loves to show off Sleeping Beauty on her panties if she wearing a pair that has Sleeping Beauty on them. She also loves to announce that is what is on the movie. She got choice after her first dentist appointment last week (which she did really good going to with daddy!!) of getting a Sleeping Beauty doll or a Mermaid doll. Mermaid was handed off to Sophie and Grace kept "Sleeping Beauty". Sorry Mermaid!
Little Guy Update: I wonder how long I can call him "little". hmmm. I had a growth check ultrasound at 31 weeks, 4 days. His head measured over 37 weeks. His body measurements were 32 weeks, 4 days. All of that averaged out to a 34 week, 2 day (I think) overall average size estimate. His weight estimate at the time was 4 lbs. 9 ounces. The OB declared he should be 8 lbs. when he is born based on average weight gain between that appointment and expected delivery. I will believe that when I see it. Overall, his measurements were within "normal" so they were pleased and so were we! Now if only I can figure out to squeeze into these maternity clothes another 6 weeks. I am in the biggest maternity clothes I own already. These are normally the ones I break out the last few weeks so I am thinking these won't be fitting come 4 or 5 weeks from now. aye.
Monday, June 8, 2009
so what name do you have?
Grace's Moment: Last week, Grace had a break through and I become "Mommy". Brian became "Daddy". She still says mama and dada but she is tossing in the mommy and daddy more. It is too cute and sure made us feel special.
Sophie's Moment: Sophie is trying her best to say Grace's name. It normally comes out "Gra" or something like that. The other day I was trying to get her come downstairs after her nap and said "Sophie come on". She looked at me and said "I Sugar". She wouldn't come until I called her Sugar. Needless to say, she knows her nickname that Grace gave her.
Little Boy's Name: I have already shared but his name is Matthew William. Grace will say Matthew if you ask her. Sophie still won't say his name but does still like "bubba" when I tell her that Matthew is her little brother. He still has some time cook here but it will be interesting to see what name his older sisters decide to call him when he arrives.
Sophie's Moment: Sophie is trying her best to say Grace's name. It normally comes out "Gra" or something like that. The other day I was trying to get her come downstairs after her nap and said "Sophie come on". She looked at me and said "I Sugar". She wouldn't come until I called her Sugar. Needless to say, she knows her nickname that Grace gave her.
Little Boy's Name: I have already shared but his name is Matthew William. Grace will say Matthew if you ask her. Sophie still won't say his name but does still like "bubba" when I tell her that Matthew is her little brother. He still has some time cook here but it will be interesting to see what name his older sisters decide to call him when he arrives.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
A Few of My Favorite Things ...
I was thinking about what the girls like the other day and it made me think about how their favorite things change as they grow ... well some of them change and some of them are hanging in there longer than I expected. So this post is about their favorite things right now.
Grace's Favorite Things: Little Mermaid, burp clothes (as her lovey), pasta, rice, icing ... forget the cupcake because she is happy with just the icing, dresses ... we still can't get her to wear pants, her blue "croc" shoes ... these are the only shoes she will wear these days, Disney movies, her soccer ball, her baby dolls, hiding in pillows on our bed, helping with whatever you are doing (feeding the dog, making something for dinner, etc.), letting Buddy in and out of the house, her winter knit hat which she refused to wear all winter but loves to wear now that it is 80 degrees outside, naps in the car
Sophie's Favorite Things: bunny (her lovey), her car sound on the noise machine, meat ... any meat will do, ok any food will do which includes the icing and the cupcake, her pink "croc" shoes since her shoes have to be like her big sister's, sitting in your lap and maybe even a nap if you are lucky, any balls, climbing up high, jumping on the couch or the bed, hats, books
Shared Favorites for both the girls right now are oo-oo's (Curious George fruit snacks from Sam's Club), "chocolate" which equals chocolate milk, and the "Happy book" (the Birthday Usborne book.)
And for good measure ...
Little Man's Favorite Things: when mommy gives in to yet another meat and cheese sandwich and coke for lunch, when mommy takes a minute to just sit still and enjoy him moving all around
Grace's Favorite Things: Little Mermaid, burp clothes (as her lovey), pasta, rice, icing ... forget the cupcake because she is happy with just the icing, dresses ... we still can't get her to wear pants, her blue "croc" shoes ... these are the only shoes she will wear these days, Disney movies, her soccer ball, her baby dolls, hiding in pillows on our bed, helping with whatever you are doing (feeding the dog, making something for dinner, etc.), letting Buddy in and out of the house, her winter knit hat which she refused to wear all winter but loves to wear now that it is 80 degrees outside, naps in the car
Sophie's Favorite Things: bunny (her lovey), her car sound on the noise machine, meat ... any meat will do, ok any food will do which includes the icing and the cupcake, her pink "croc" shoes since her shoes have to be like her big sister's, sitting in your lap and maybe even a nap if you are lucky, any balls, climbing up high, jumping on the couch or the bed, hats, books
Shared Favorites for both the girls right now are oo-oo's (Curious George fruit snacks from Sam's Club), "chocolate" which equals chocolate milk, and the "Happy book" (the Birthday Usborne book.)
And for good measure ...
Little Man's Favorite Things: when mommy gives in to yet another meat and cheese sandwich and coke for lunch, when mommy takes a minute to just sit still and enjoy him moving all around
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
matching, another big girl, and a touch of blue
My Grace Moment: Brian decided last week the DVDs didn't need to have the extra sleeves on their cases for the kid movies. He has been letting the girls play with them though and they have been happy to do so even though it drives me NUTS to pick them up daily. This afternoon, Grace decided to put them back on the movies. I watched her match up the sleeve to the dvd boxes. She got them all on the first try minus one that wasn't even the drawer! Made me think about how much I loved the Memory games as a kid and how it will be fun to play those with her before too long. (She has a couple in hiding until her birthday ... shhh.) I have to say if she is like her mom though, you won't want to take her on in those games.;)
I should add the girls are on a Disney movie kick. They hardly want the tv on. They want movies on. We are working on taking turns on who picks out the next movie. Don't worry, Mermaid is still a favorite (at least we have three of them to rotate through now!)
My Sophie Moments: Sophie is now in her twin bed! We took her crib apart on Sunday. She is such a big girl and is very happy to get in and out of her bed by herself. Bed time now takes much longer since the girls both end up getting out of their beds as soon as we shut the bedroom door but they are both sleeping their own twin beds in the same room. Such big girls who are growing up so fast!!
Sophie has used the little potty twice now. She isn't tell using when she has to go but if we put her on there she will sometimes go. Yesterday she got her first potty treat. She was so proud of herself. I need to find the motivation to work on her telling us when she needs to go.
Little Boy Blue: Little boy will have a blue room. He will! We bought blue paint this past weekend. Maybe Brian will get time to paint on Friday ... maybe. I feel so behind on his room since the girls' rooms were done SO early.
I should add the girls are on a Disney movie kick. They hardly want the tv on. They want movies on. We are working on taking turns on who picks out the next movie. Don't worry, Mermaid is still a favorite (at least we have three of them to rotate through now!)
My Sophie Moments: Sophie is now in her twin bed! We took her crib apart on Sunday. She is such a big girl and is very happy to get in and out of her bed by herself. Bed time now takes much longer since the girls both end up getting out of their beds as soon as we shut the bedroom door but they are both sleeping their own twin beds in the same room. Such big girls who are growing up so fast!!
Sophie has used the little potty twice now. She isn't tell using when she has to go but if we put her on there she will sometimes go. Yesterday she got her first potty treat. She was so proud of herself. I need to find the motivation to work on her telling us when she needs to go.
Little Boy Blue: Little boy will have a blue room. He will! We bought blue paint this past weekend. Maybe Brian will get time to paint on Friday ... maybe. I feel so behind on his room since the girls' rooms were done SO early.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Happy!! and good night!
"Happy" Moments: Happy moments are some of the favorites around this house these days. Any event where you say "Happy " is a happy event here. So that includes birthday, holidays, you name it. Brian recently had a birthday. I got him a few little boy hats for his birthday from the girls. We wrapped them while he was out getting our veggie share. I explained to the girls they were for Daddy's "Happy Birthday" that was tomorrow. As soon as Brian walked in the front door, Grace yelled "Happy da-da!" Needless to say, that was the only present her daddy needed for his birthday as seen by the smile on her face. Since Sophie repeats most of what Grace says, they spent the evening saying "Happy da-da!" We got him happy birthday balloons or as Grace say "happy oons". We had a "Happy cake" that they got to help blow the candles out on. The happiness continued on Mother's days where I was wished "Happy mama!" and my mom was told "Happy Grandma". It probably doesn't help that their favorite book is birthday themed picture book so it has all of the fun birthday stuff in it like balloons, cakes, games, and hats. They were very excited to have so many "happy days" all together here recently. So if you get wished a "happy", know it is a special day for you indeed!
Good night baby: Brian got what was Grace's toddler bed built back into a crib over the weekend. He got the blue crib skirt, yellow sheet, bright bumper pad, spit up pad all set up. I set the little collection of blue blankets in there. The girls were very interested in all of this. (Grace can climb the edge to look into the crib.) We told them the crib was for the new baby to sleep in. Well all they heard was baby sleep in crib. Grace ran to their bedroom and got baby dolls. She came in and gave one to Sophie and then she put the one she had in the crib. The one Sophie had went in next. Some mornings, Grace runs in the nursery and will put the babies to bed in the crib and shut the door. We get told to not open the door because the baby is ni-ni. At night, she will go get the babies out of the crib so they can go back to bed with the girls. It is all very cute. We still have to paint ... well Brian has to paint. But little boy now has a dresser full of blue clothes and a crib that definitely says "boy!" so that is a pretty good start.
Good night baby: Brian got what was Grace's toddler bed built back into a crib over the weekend. He got the blue crib skirt, yellow sheet, bright bumper pad, spit up pad all set up. I set the little collection of blue blankets in there. The girls were very interested in all of this. (Grace can climb the edge to look into the crib.) We told them the crib was for the new baby to sleep in. Well all they heard was baby sleep in crib. Grace ran to their bedroom and got baby dolls. She came in and gave one to Sophie and then she put the one she had in the crib. The one Sophie had went in next. Some mornings, Grace runs in the nursery and will put the babies to bed in the crib and shut the door. We get told to not open the door because the baby is ni-ni. At night, she will go get the babies out of the crib so they can go back to bed with the girls. It is all very cute. We still have to paint ... well Brian has to paint. But little boy now has a dresser full of blue clothes and a crib that definitely says "boy!" so that is a pretty good start.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
and hello to you too!
Sophie and pregnant mommy: Sophie was thrilled when I came home from work on Friday. She was standing on the bed as I stood next to her. She lift up my shirt to see my ever growing belly. She said "hi" and then gave my belly a love slap. I tried to explain to her that we don't hit our brothers but she just laughed and ran away.
Grace and pregnant mommy: Grace came up to my while I was sitting on the couch yesterday. I thought she wanted a hug but she didn't. She just crawled up next to me, leaned over and kissed my belly, and said "hi" then ran away.
What a difference 15.5 months and two totally different personalities makes, huh?
Little boy update: Little bit has been moving up a storm the past few days. Brian got to feel a great dance/karate/kickboxing display the other morning. The OB got a few kicks when he measured a heart rate of 155 on Thursday and seemed quite surprised the little guy was that active. It has been decided that this little man will have a blue room with green dots. Now we must buy paint so Brian can start painting.
Grace and pregnant mommy: Grace came up to my while I was sitting on the couch yesterday. I thought she wanted a hug but she didn't. She just crawled up next to me, leaned over and kissed my belly, and said "hi" then ran away.
What a difference 15.5 months and two totally different personalities makes, huh?
Little boy update: Little bit has been moving up a storm the past few days. Brian got to feel a great dance/karate/kickboxing display the other morning. The OB got a few kicks when he measured a heart rate of 155 on Thursday and seemed quite surprised the little guy was that active. It has been decided that this little man will have a blue room with green dots. Now we must buy paint so Brian can start painting.
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