Superwife's Adventures

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

- Size 3 Diapers
- Around 15 lbs on our home scale
- Size 6 month clothes
- Lots of smiles and the start of a laugh
- He started using and enjoys the doorway bouncer
- Blake has mellowed out a lot very recently. He spent plenty of time being fussy and having his "witching hour" in the evening, but lately he has much more happy awake time.
- Along the same note, he has definitely discovered his toys and likes to watch them and hit them with his hands. I think his favorite is still that crazy-looking Whooz-It.
- He is also enjoying munching on his hands and the buckets of drool that follow!
- Things that would scare or bother most babies get his biggest smiles: something suddenly being in his face and startling him, squishing his cheeks, tickling him, or loud in-your-face Peek a Boo. But don't do any of those up in the air, feel like you're falling moves. Those will reduce him to tears in a moment.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Blake - 2 Months

From 2011 - 12 - December

- Size 2 Diapers
- Between 3 month clothing and 6 month clothing
- First smile: November 21st. He smiles occasionally now!
- Tried his first bottle on November 19th and it was a great success! Daddy gave it to him and he didn't hesitate.
- Also on November 19th, he ROLLED OVER from front to back during tummy time!!! I think it was a bit of an accident, but it definitely happened.
- He rolled over for a second time on December 5th and a few times since. I guess he really can roll.
- Can stand up while we hold only his hands. He likes this a lot.
- Still doesn't like to be cradled very much. He enjoys being held upright to look around (and the reflux may play a part in this, too.)
- Reflux: We took Blake into the pediatrician shortly after his 1 month appointment because I suspected he was having issues from acid reflux. Even though he was gaining really well, he had a LOT of the classic symptoms and was obviously in pain. Let's just say there was a lot of screaming going on. :( The doc prescribed Zantac and we started to see a difference in less than 2 days. Within a week, he was obviously feeling MUCH better.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Blake - 1 Month

From 2011 - 11 - November

Blake is 1 month on 11-11-11!

Here are a few things about Blake right now ::

- Likes to be held upright or over a shoulder.
- Moves and wiggles all the time. He's a "diver," so we have to make sure we have a good hold on him in our arms!

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Big Sister : Nap Enforcer

Yesterday, all 4 of us were hanging out at home and Blake was awake and quite fussy and crying. Madison comes up to us on the couch and says, "Um... I think he needs his big sister." I replied, "Okay, come sit down." She does and I put Blake in her arms. He almost instantly calms down and then proceeds to fall fast asleep! I guess she was right.

She held her sleeping brother until he was in a deep sleep and then declared her work done. We transferred him out of her arms and he took a great nap. This could really come in handy!

Monday, October 17, 2011

Sad Dream

10.17.2011

*Maddie sits down next to me (Mom) at the park and looks up at me.*
her: Mommy, I missed you.
I: Missed me? I haven't left. When did you miss me?
her: I dreamt you leaved me. :(
I: Last night? Is that why you wanted so many snuggles this morning?
her: Yeah, I was sad.

Monday, September 26, 2011

37 Weeks

Full term! The little guy made it to full term!

At my appointment last Wednesday, the OB said I was starting to progress a little and that he has dropped. Madison didn't drop until right before she was born (literally), so this is definitely a different sensation. The contractions are still present and often crampy/painful. I tend to just ignore them, though, since that has been my normal.

As I mentioned in my 35 week post, everything is ready for him to arrive, but I'm not sure I'm emotionally ready, yet. This is likely my very last time being pregnant and I don't feel like I've had enough time to soak it all in. I'm going to try to be "in the moment" for however long I have left and savor the pregnancy, as physically challenging as it can be at times. :)

I have an appointment on Wednesday afternoon where my OB will also estimate his size. This will determine if I will be induced at 39 weeks or not. I'll update with those results and some belly pics soon! (FWIW: I think he's much smaller that Mads was at this point. We'll see!)

Monday, September 12, 2011

Maternity & Family Photos

Let me tell you something I've known for a long time: I have incredibly talented friends! One of them is Ava Hristova of Zemya Photography. On the 3rd, we met up with her at Vasona Park in Los Gatos to get some photos of our family of 3 and a half. We're SO pleased with the results! Check out some of the highlights below:

From September 12, 2011

35/35 :: 35 Weeks Down & 35 Days Left

I'm admittedly very skeptical that it'll be 35 (or more) days until he's here, but J and I are trying to prepare ourselves for the wait. We've spent so much time preparing for his possible early delivery, that now we're working on preparing ourselves for the fact that he may arrive on his due date or later!

Speaking of preparing... I'm not kidding.
- The hospital bags are packed.
- All of the gear is set-up with fresh batteries, clothes are washed, sorted and organized onto shelves.
- His "closet" in our room is neat and tidy and filled with all of the essentials.
- The crib is sidecar-ed to our bed with the sound machine and nightlight perched nearby.
- The glider has been moved to the living room.
- His car seat is installed next to Madison's.
- And much much more. I definitely feel prepared for his arrival.

Here are a couple belly pictures at 35 weeks.

From 2011 - 09 - September

And just for fun, here's a comparison photo of me at 35 weeks with both kiddos!

From 2011 - 09 - September

I think my tummy is about the same size? Possibly smaller? I feel much more uncomfortable this time around, but I don't feel bigger than the first time. I'm hoping I don't have another 10 and a half pounder baking in there, but we'll see. :) My OB is going to do a size estimate at my 37 week appointment and possibly discuss induction.

Contraction-wise, I've been doing okay! More good days than bad and the OB says I still haven't progressed at all (YAY!) The cx have been waking me up at night and make napping almost impossible, so I'm definitely tired and a bit bored, but good other than that! It could definitely be much worse.

I'll be able to be a little less cautious next week and will be full off restriction in 2 weeks. Bring it on!

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Some Good Days & 34 Week Update

The great news is that my contractions stopped being so consistently close together! They're pretty predictibly active in the evening (apparently due to a natural increase in oxytocin?), but I have been having some really good days.

On Saturday morning, we did our family photos / maternity photo shoot with Ava of Zemya Photography. We were planning to do the shoot at Vasona Park with our house as a back-up, but I was really really hoping to do them outdoors. Luckily, The Boy must have wanted the same because I was feeling great and even took a decent walk around the park to shoot a variety of locations. I'm so excited to see the results!

The rest of our calm 3-day weekend went pretty well, too, and it was great to spend all of that time as our little family of 3.

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Hello Bed Rest

Well, between being recently furloughed from my job and now this, I guess I'll have plenty of time to catch up on this blog!

I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions since about 17 weeks. They have started getting more and more frequent. 2 contractions an hour was my lowest normal rate and they've been ramping up to over 8 an hour recently. My doctor wants them under 6. If they go over that after I've hydrated and been laying down, I'm supposed to go into labor & delivery at the hospital. I have been barely able to keep them at that rate while on bed rest sometimes, so we've had a couple close calls. When I'm active/up, they generally start getting closer together. Because of that, I'm mostly stuck on the couch. :(

I've gone through a roller coaster of emotions about the whole thing, but the reality is that I'm 33 weeks along and don't have much longer to go until The Boy is full-term and I can welcome the contractions. I'm obviously most worried about Maddie and how having a Mom glued to the couch effects her. Luckily, my friends and family have already been amazing at helping out and entertaining the kiddo and the hubs is picking up all of my household slack while keeping us all fed and taken care of.

Here's hoping The Boy stays put for a few more weeks and that I get some breaks from the contractions to be out of bed and off the couch!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Summer Camping Group Trip

Last weekend, we packed up our little car and left the hot August valley heat in favor of the cold wet mountains West of Gilroy to Mt. Madonna County Park for a couple nights of fun and tents!

It was definitely cold and definitely wet, but we ended up having a blast!! This pregnant lady with the built-in heater sure appreciated the change in temperature, stunning surroundings, and fantastic company.

Mads "helped" set up the tent.