It really does come in spurts.
Back at the beginning of Summer, Joshua's 2T pants were too short but we couldn't find any pants since all the stores only carried shorts. We got our first couple 3T pants from Nana just as soon as Target put out the fall line. Since then, I've bought several more pairs of 3T pants and packed the 2Ts away. For awhile I was rolling the cuffs. And then, all of a sudden, those 3T pants are high-waters. Looks like I'll be buying a second set of pants in one season.
Monday, November 7, 2011
More gratitude
Saturday we went to the Seymour Discovery Center at Long Marine Lab. It was kind of cold out so it was nice to do something inside. They have a small touch center where we touched some sea stars but Joshua didn't like the hermit crab at all. And they have some sharks one can pet. I did. Joshua did not. Saturday I was grateful to live somewhere that has a discovery center where 3 year olds can be entertained without too much chasing.
Sunday was a lazy day. Joshua didn't want to get out of his jammies, so we didn't. We played a lot of Memory, and then we played some games on the computer, and we did about 50 thousand puzzles. Joshua also found that he is good at jumping from the coffee table to the couch. I had to watch him do it about 100 times. Yesterday, it was just nice to not have anything to do. Yes, I was grateful for the chance to be lazy.
Today is day number 7. Tonight we're going to a friend's house for dinner. Yay for days when I don't have to cook. Today I am grateful for whatever food Melissa puts in front of us because I did not have to prepare it. :)
Sunday was a lazy day. Joshua didn't want to get out of his jammies, so we didn't. We played a lot of Memory, and then we played some games on the computer, and we did about 50 thousand puzzles. Joshua also found that he is good at jumping from the coffee table to the couch. I had to watch him do it about 100 times. Yesterday, it was just nice to not have anything to do. Yes, I was grateful for the chance to be lazy.
Today is day number 7. Tonight we're going to a friend's house for dinner. Yay for days when I don't have to cook. Today I am grateful for whatever food Melissa puts in front of us because I did not have to prepare it. :)
Friday, November 4, 2011
November 4, day 4
This is probably going to get old pretty fast so I might end up saving up my thankfulness all week and just post them once a week.
Today was a long and rather thankless day. By the time I got home from work and picking up Joshua, I was exhausted. Since Brian was at work, I didn't really feel it necessary to come up with a real meal (is that awful?) and instead, focused on something that was quick, easy, and I knew Joshua would eat. Today I am thankful for microwaveable macaroni and cheese! (yes, I know that's awful, but sometimes you do what you have to to get by.)
Today was a long and rather thankless day. By the time I got home from work and picking up Joshua, I was exhausted. Since Brian was at work, I didn't really feel it necessary to come up with a real meal (is that awful?) and instead, focused on something that was quick, easy, and I knew Joshua would eat. Today I am thankful for microwaveable macaroni and cheese! (yes, I know that's awful, but sometimes you do what you have to to get by.)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
30 week appointment
Only two slightly interesting things came from my 30 week appointment which took place on Tuesday. First, I have now gained a total of 4 pounds. Yay! And second, the doctor says that it feels like the baby's head is down, meaning he should be hanging out upside down for the remainder of my pregnancy.
Yeah, I said they were only slightly interesting!
Next appointment is scheduled for the 15th, but I may have to reschedule that as I have also tentatively scheduled family photos for that day, depending on the weather, which, if it stays as it's been the past week, should be absolutely gorgeous. We're meeting Celeste Duran up at Wilder Ranch State Park. Here's her website, if anyone wants a preview of what our photos might end up like: http://celesteduranphotography.com/#
Yeah, I said they were only slightly interesting!
Next appointment is scheduled for the 15th, but I may have to reschedule that as I have also tentatively scheduled family photos for that day, depending on the weather, which, if it stays as it's been the past week, should be absolutely gorgeous. We're meeting Celeste Duran up at Wilder Ranch State Park. Here's her website, if anyone wants a preview of what our photos might end up like: http://celesteduranphotography.com/#
This whole gratitude thing
My sister is doing a "30 days of gratitude" thing on facebook, and I thought I'd follow her example but do it here rather than there. I also thought that I'd focus more on the day to day and what I'm grateful for in a particular point in time.
I missed the first couple days of the month, so here's a recap of what I'm grateful for so far this month:
Tuesday, November 1st: I went to lunch with a friend at a Sri Lankan restaurant at her suggestion. I had never tried Sri Lankan food, not because I have anything against it but because we only have one Sri Lankan restaurant in Santa Cruz and it's kind of a whole in the wall that I just never think of when trying to come up with where to go on those nights that we eat out. So, I had lunch there and it was delicious. On that day I was thankful for the good company and the good food.
Wednesday, November 2nd: Both Brian and I had the day off and we got quite a bit done including pulling boxes of baby stuff out of the rafters of the garage (Brian's job) and going through them (my job). It was an exhausting day and by the end of it, my back just ached. Like enough to put me in a grumpy mood. So I went and curled up on my bed to try to relieve the pain. So, yesterday I was grateful that Brian had the day off and took care of Joshua and got him ready for bed and for my nice comfortable bed.
I missed the first couple days of the month, so here's a recap of what I'm grateful for so far this month:
Tuesday, November 1st: I went to lunch with a friend at a Sri Lankan restaurant at her suggestion. I had never tried Sri Lankan food, not because I have anything against it but because we only have one Sri Lankan restaurant in Santa Cruz and it's kind of a whole in the wall that I just never think of when trying to come up with where to go on those nights that we eat out. So, I had lunch there and it was delicious. On that day I was thankful for the good company and the good food.
Wednesday, November 2nd: Both Brian and I had the day off and we got quite a bit done including pulling boxes of baby stuff out of the rafters of the garage (Brian's job) and going through them (my job). It was an exhausting day and by the end of it, my back just ached. Like enough to put me in a grumpy mood. So I went and curled up on my bed to try to relieve the pain. So, yesterday I was grateful that Brian had the day off and took care of Joshua and got him ready for bed and for my nice comfortable bed.
Today, Thursday, November 3rd: We've been sleeping in past 7:30 recently. Which is nice, except on days when Brian has to be at work at 9. On those days, he jumps straight into the shower and then heads off to work by 8, leaving me to get myself and Joshua ready for the day. It used to be that on these days, I would get up and get ready at 7 so that I'd be ready before Brian had to leave. But I just can't make myself get up anymore (I'm already getting up multiple times during the night to go to the bathroom or to tuck Joshua back into bed). So this morning, I'm grateful for Scooby-Doo movies that hold Joshua's attention for at least 20 minutes so that I can enjoy a hot shower in peace. For me, an interrupted shower just doesn't start the day in the right way!
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| Yay for Scooby-Doo and the gang! |
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
28 weeks along
We had our 28 week appointment yesterday. I got my rhogam shot with a giant needle, but nothing else too exciting happened. My gestational diabetes test came back fine, but my blood work showed anemia, so I'm on iron supplements, same as I was with Joshua.
Though you might be entertained by a pregnancy survey:
How far along: 28 weeks
How big is baby: Should be about 3 lbs and 17 inches long
Total Weight Gain: 2 lbs
Stretchmarks: Not really
Sleep: Waking every couple hours either because Joshua has called for me or because I have to pee
Maternity clothes: Mostly, but today I'm wearing regular pants (my favorite work pants that fasten under my belly) and regular shirt (long enough to cover the belly)
Best Moment This Week: Having that scale tip to the positive
Movement: A lot. More shimmers and shakes and rolls than punches though.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button: Kinda even
Food cravings: fruity carbonated beverages
Food aversions: The only thing that I really have an aversion for right now is unagi. That texture just didn't sit well. Mostly I just don't feel like eating anything.
Symptoms: Some heartburn, anemia
What I Miss: champagne and fruity cocktails
What I am Looking Forward to: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas
Next appt: November 1 - we're now going every two weeks!
And if I could find the USB for my phone, I'd post a 28 week picture (the same one as on fb).
Though you might be entertained by a pregnancy survey:
How far along: 28 weeks
How big is baby: Should be about 3 lbs and 17 inches long
Total Weight Gain: 2 lbs
Stretchmarks: Not really
Sleep: Waking every couple hours either because Joshua has called for me or because I have to pee
Maternity clothes: Mostly, but today I'm wearing regular pants (my favorite work pants that fasten under my belly) and regular shirt (long enough to cover the belly)
Best Moment This Week: Having that scale tip to the positive
Movement: A lot. More shimmers and shakes and rolls than punches though.
Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button: Kinda even
Food cravings: fruity carbonated beverages
Food aversions: The only thing that I really have an aversion for right now is unagi. That texture just didn't sit well. Mostly I just don't feel like eating anything.
Symptoms: Some heartburn, anemia
What I Miss: champagne and fruity cocktails
What I am Looking Forward to: Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas
Next appt: November 1 - we're now going every two weeks!
And if I could find the USB for my phone, I'd post a 28 week picture (the same one as on fb).
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
My little black book
The daycare provider at the gym gave me a little black journal awhile back and said it was for me to write down things that Joshua says. (I thought that was really nice of her. I guess she liked both Joshua and me enough to go out and spend money on us!) In it so far are lists of words I wrote down as Joshua's vocabulary grew. There have been a few cute phrases too (things like, "put the jacket on the book; it's cold"), but I haven't been very good at recording stuff.
Today I'm wearing black pants and Joshua is wearing blue pants. He told me that "our pants are not the same pants, but our pants are sim-li-la." I'm definitely adding that to the book. I knew he knew 'same' and 'different,' and that I have used 'similar' in talking to him, but his using it on his own was quite the reminder that he is such a little sponge and absorbs things we say and do without us having to actually "teach" him.
It's also a reminder that I really should write this stuff down since every day he grows up and understands more and changes so much.
Today I'm wearing black pants and Joshua is wearing blue pants. He told me that "our pants are not the same pants, but our pants are sim-li-la." I'm definitely adding that to the book. I knew he knew 'same' and 'different,' and that I have used 'similar' in talking to him, but his using it on his own was quite the reminder that he is such a little sponge and absorbs things we say and do without us having to actually "teach" him.
It's also a reminder that I really should write this stuff down since every day he grows up and understands more and changes so much.
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