33 week doctor appt

Dr's appointment went well. Baby is measuring small still, but within normal range. Dr said she's just going to be little like Taylor was. She won't expect her to be over 7 lbs again, but we'll see! She was very active when we listened to her heartbeat, and she's still head down. Woo hoo! :) I asked her about the feelings I get every now and then, out of nowhere it feels like baby is head-butting my cervix and trying to scratch her way out. She said that's probably exactly what she's doing, and mom's feel the baby on the cervix directly more with subsequent pregnancies. OUCH! But, the good thing is she says it usually helps dilate faster.

I had major hot flashes after leaving the dr's office. I had to take off my sweatshirt and coat in the car because I was sweating. Yuck! It's gone now, for the most part.

On a positive note, I talked to Taylor's babysitter for a long time when I dropped Taylor off. She is letting go of the 4 year old boy she has because his parents have "forgotten" to pick him up several times and yell at her when she asks them repeatedly to make sure they get him by 5. So, she is thinking really hard about keeping Taylor and the baby. That would be great! She's not sure yet though, since she's never allowed newborns before. I am planning on returning to work Mon-Wed 8 weeks after baby is born, and right now we don't know who is going to watch them.

AGH!

Snow, snow, go away! and
Don't come back until next winter!
I am so sick of winter, it's not even funny.

Yes, I know, this doesn't rhyme, but
we had snow falling this morning!
AGH! Don't stick! Don't stick!

Someone at work said it was 71 degrees
today last year. How sad does that make you?
LOL, ok. I'll stop.

I'm actually in a really good mood today,
as I had yesterday off and spent it
snuggling and shopping with Taylor :)

No one can bring me down today,
though they are trying their hardest at work!

Hope you are all having a good week.
Wish I had "spring break" from work, as
all the kids are on spring break around here this week.

A Peek Into Me

I've been tagged, and consider yourself tagged if you have a blog.
Finish the sentence:

1. Maybe I should.. learn better to live each day to the fullest and stop wishing it would go faster.

2. I love my.. life and family, even though it's hard sometimes.

3. People would say that I'm... a good mom, I hope :)

4. I don't understand... a lot about this world, but I'm making it through.

5. When I wake up in the morning... the first thing I do is peek at Taylor because she is an angel when she sleeps. (and all the time)

6. I lost... my love of winter, bring on spring!

7. Life is... a box of chocolates?

8. My past... is my past, and I wouldn't change anything because it might've changed where I am now.

9. I get annoyed when... my boss asks me the same question 30 minutes after I answered it the first time - plainly.

10. Parties are for kids!

11. I wish... I could be a stay at home mom - someday.

12. Dogs are great, especially ones that get along so well with kids.

13. Cats are cool too, but they seem to have an attitude whereas a dog could care less.

14. Tomorrow is tomorrow... you can't predict it.

15. I have low tolerance for... stupid people either.

16. I'm totally terrified of ...being alone in the house on a dark and stormy night.

17. I wonder... what another 5 years will bring to my life.

18. Never in my life have... I ever loved anything more than I love being a mom.

19. High school was... fun while it lasted, but I'm glad it's long over.

20. When I'm nervous... I bite my inside of my cheeks and sometimes my eye twitches a little bit! Actually, I think that's stress-related.

21. One time... I wished I would be a marine biologist. I'm so glad I didn't do that because I'd still be in school!

22. Take my advice: take life as it comes and make the best of it.

23. Making my bed.. is something I do every day or it makes my room look even messier.

24. I'm almost always.. awake before anyone else in the house.

25. I'm addicted to .. chocolate, but I have an excuse.

26. I want someone to send me... flowers! I miss getting flowers from my husband...

Weekend Pictures

We had a fun-filled weekend. Taylor and I tagged along with Mar, Jr & Ben as they went down to Lake Geneva for the snowmobile races. We dropped them off and spent the day at Grandpa & Grandma's house. Taylor had fun with all of the "new" toys again. The ones she hadn't seen in a couple weeks are new again to her!
The first pictures are from Friday night of Taylor playing in her baby tunnel thing. She likes it more now than she ever did when she actually fit in it! :)

Next, Taylor was modeling her new dress from Grandma for Cooper - she was getting mad at him Sunday when he wouldn't sit still and look at it (and her shoes)! She also wore her cool leopard fleece and hat from Auntie Shelley for the first time and was "roar-ing" everywhere she went.

Then, she was having fun playing with Daddy Sunday night because he didn't really get out of bed until then and wasn't feeling well. Hope you all had a good weekend too!












Notice: Cinderella jammies :)

Playing Outside

As previously mentioned, we all have Spring fever pretty bad. When I got home from work last night and the temp read 50 still, Taylor and Daddy decided to play outside with Cooper for awhile. She had so much fun, but of course got her snowsuit soaking wet. Probably our last time playing in the snow this year!


Watching the birds.

Combing Mommy's Hair

Combing my hair has become a routine for Taylor. I have to quick brush through it first, or she'll get it in some extreme knots! She doesn't like it if I sit on the floor either, she has to stand on the bed and do it. Silly girl.

31 weeks and counting...

Yes, I'm still alive :) I have about 9 weeks to go, but it seems like they are going really slow all of a sudden. I've been sick the past week with ear aches, sinus aches, snot, sneezing, coughing, you name it! I'm ready to not be sick anymore, and ready for this baby to come! I can't say that I'm sick of being pregnant because I know how much I will miss feeling the little wiggles in there all the time. Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still here, just counting the days and seconds left until spring and baby!



P.S. Shouldn't there be a little baby in this bed? :)

Day 2 (knock on wood)

Guess what? Taylor pooped on her potty chair again last night! She was trying to poop so I asked her if she wanted to sit on her potty chair and she said "yeah", so she was just sitting there playing with her bath toys.. doing nothing. Then, I told her she had to push and made grunting noises. Sure enough! She pooped again! lol, she was kind of worried if she was supposed to poop in there though until I praised her and gave her high five! Then, she ran and gave Daddy a high five! Hey, we gotta start somewhere..so if it's just #2 on the potty chair, that's fine by me. I'm not holding my breath yet, but seems like she will train herself when she wants to.

Taylor's Potty Chair Experience!

For the past two months or so, Taylor has been wanting to sit on her potty chair. Ok, no big deal. Usually she doesn't even sit there for more than 10 seconds. Last night she was sitting on it and grunting, not unusual because this is what she does when I tell her to go potty. Then, all of a sudden she stands up and starts yelling, "POOP! POOP!" Sure enough, she was pooping but half of it ended up on the floor because she was kind of unsure if she was supposed to be doing that or not outside of her diaper! I think it scared her a little, but she was very excited the rest of the night. She kept telling Daddy she pooped on the floor! I know, it's probably just a fluke and I'm not holding my breath.

Here is Taylor this morning, drinking her milk, sitting on her horse, playing her keyboard, and watching Daddy get ready to go to work.

New toy box

Here is the Disney princess toybox we bought Taylor last night for her room. She loves it, of course!

Happy Birthday Melissa!

Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear Mel, Happy Birthday to you!

Hope you have a great 24th!

21 Months Old

Taylor turned 21 months old yesterday! I didn't sit her down to take her picture for it, so these will have to do for now. I can't believe our little girl will be 2 before we know it!

We had a fun weekend at Mom & Dad's. We did a little sledding and playing in the snow Saturday morning, then to Madi's 2nd birthday party in the afternoon. Overall a fun weekend again!

Who can resist a picture of the little footprints in the snow?

I've never denied it, she is a cheeseball :)

I can't believe how long her hair is getting.

Taylor loved learning how to sit-n-spin at Grandma & Grandpa's. Guess we need to get one now!