Saturday, January 31, 2015

19/20 weeks!

Half way there! These weeks are flying by...both a blessing and not ;) Feeling great and happy to report that Finale is now a full-blown kicking machine. Mostly in the am, but he/she wakes up right at 745 with the alarm and goes wild. Randomly I gets kicked while on the floor with Colin.

 
Growing bigger and bigger! No weird food cravings or aversions still, sleeping good minus some nightmares (had them with C too), and having no ligament or back pain. 15lb weight gain so far, wahoo! I was at 30lbs last time, ha. I just am good at growing uterine mansions! Overall, minus the first 12 weeks of nausea and fatigues, I love pregnancy and would probably do it 5 more times if I could give the babies away to others :)

C wanted to get in on the picture taking too :) Sharing his mixed emotions of having a baby bro/sis!

Last week we had our anatomy scan at the OB. They have a huge screen there and its was so neat to see Finale swimming all around. No matter how many times your pregnant or how many ultrasounds you've seen, its still amazing every single time! Everything measured perfect and we got to see him/her thumb-sucking and kicking me. 

They turned off the big screen when she did the gender scan- still a surprise!
 
Feet in the air! Cute button nose!
 
Hitting the gym this week. Got a good run in and felt great. D and I also got massages afterwards at the spa! It had been too long! So relaxing. 


Friday, January 30, 2015

CTP is 15 months!

Our little nugget is 15 months, what?! This last month he has changed so much and this is by far the best stage so far! He is so funny and is learning new things each day!
 
Ellie comes with us everywhere
 
His happy place is outside, just like his parents. He loves the park, the wagon, his push car, anything outdoors. He's really enjoying the McWayne Center too and wants to be very hands on. He will point out dogs and cats while we're out and just loves animals.

 
He is talking all the time (his special language)...but can say- bye, mama, dada, book, up, moo, cat, and yeah all consistently. He shakes his head no when he's done eating/drinking. He's great at sharing food and toys if you ask him to. He points where he wants to go (usually up the stairs:)) and will go to the door or his hi-chair if you tell him to. He's particular about which book he wants before bed and will shake no until he finds the one he wants. He loves books! He points at his tummy now too.

 
He is walking great now and thinks he's a big boy at the park. He even does the biggest tube slide on his own as of yesterday. Got to keep up with Eli :) He finally prefers walking over crawling and is quite proud of himself! He likes holding one of our fingers to walk too, so precious.

Feeding the ducks yesterday, he loved it! He also loved eating the old bread too ;)
 
This boy loves his mama when he's tired or hurt, but so much loves his dad and says dada all day long. They will for sure have lots of dad/son adventures in the future, especially this summer when Finale comes. He gets so excited to see us pick him up from school and seems to really have fun there. He still hates being dropped off or being left at home with anyone but us.
 
He loves to give kisses now...with tongue...of course! He leans in and everything, haha.

We went to see Dr. Soong Tuesday and this boy is growing good! He took his shots like a pro too. He weighed 25.10lbs (66%), is 33in tall (94%), and his head is 86% (getting more proportional)! He's going to be tall and slender like his dad. He is on track with his development and speech too. He's eating great and sleeping great too. We've been dealing with possible night terrors a few nights this week which were pitiful. After changing his bedtime routine last night, he slept sound and hopefully those will be over for now. He's still taking a great 3 hour nap everyday too. He's so sweet when he gets up from bed or nap, just sits there quietly playing with his lovie and Ellie until we come get him :)

This face..so many expressions all day long. He's obsessed with these Mardi Gras beads this week.
 
We're excited to head to Blue Ridge and Chattanooga tomorrow for 4 days! It's probably been since September since we've visited either place- wayyy too long for us! We'll get to catch up with lots of family and Chatty friends :) Here are a few more walking pics from today- he is already trying to run!


Sunday, January 25, 2015

Laughing is good for the soul

This child of mine...knows how to make me laugh out loud. Except for that I pretty much have to laugh inside, because he's usually being naughty... :)
 
Saturday, he got kicked out of the nursery for crying non stop. There were definitely too many kids and too few workers, so I don't blame him. At least I got in a good 25 minute workout! Please leave separation anxiety, 3 months is too long, ha!

We played basketball while Derek finished his workout. He wanted so badly for the teenagers to pass to him, one did :)
 
Miss K definitely has a feisty side. Soon she'll be a true match for these big boys.

Grocery shopping yesterday. He then sits up and laughs loudly at himself. I just love him :)

Trying to share :) Colin walking crouching and using the window to walk..ha

Why not climb on the window and try to stand on the Zany Zoo!?

Lil Mason has taken steps before, but walked multiple times last night when they came over and all the way across the room! So cute, Kendall- you're next!!

Friday, January 23, 2015

Play Week

This week has been a blast and reminds me how lucky I am to be at home. Not only do I get to spend so much time with my little man, but it's perfect for Derek's schedule. He had Tues-Thurs off this week and went back today to work the weekend. Pics from the week-
 
We met Amber, Maddie, Liz, and Cole at the McWayne Center. They are all around the same age and all toddling around, it's so cute. I love C's face to Cole getting in trouble, ha. Those eyebrows...
 

Fun at the indoor pool at the gym! This boy is a splash machine!

Thursday we had date day while Colin was in school. We went to Mr. P's, got stuff for beer brewing, and got Derek a new guitar!
 
Cole sent us a king cake from New Orleans! We haven't found the baby in it yet :) He also asked Derek to be his best man! Can't wait for their wedding this fall!!

Lots of cousin play at home! Colin wore his Nana shirt to school Tuesday :)

A LOT of outside time! Back to the park a few times after school and playing around the neighborhood with Marjorie and her kids.

This kid is becoming more human each day! Feeding himself with a fork and dipping his chicken in ketchup on his own were this week's tricks. He's so proud.

Monday, January 19, 2015

Family weekend!

I love long weekends! Especially when you only have fun plans and have caught up on cleaning, laundry, etc! Derek was off for 3 days and we stayed busy with fun things the whole time. Colin is at a great age for trying new places, everything amazes him...even if we have to live through him yelling in the car the way there and back :) We started Friday off by going to check out the McWayne Science Center downtown. It's been years since D and I have been. They had a variety of little kid activities and Colin loved it.
 

Water table was #1! I know what this little guy will be getting this summer for the back deck!

Bubbles! The fossil exhibit was a hit too.
 
A light-bright wall! #2 greatest thing that day.
 
After lunch at Newks, we came home for nap and just rested and were bums all evening. Saturday morning we woke up and felt like Cracker Barrel. So yummy and so close to our house now! We all ate too much! Then we went to pick up Finale's dresser :) So cute! Then it was back for nap and with 60 degree weather- park time!

He was a natural ;)
 
Big guy was so happy to be outside and played so hard!

Hair cut was next on the agenda. Per usual, he did great. He loved his sucker of course :) Unfortunately, the lady made his hair crazy so we had to fix it at home.

Looking so big with short hair!


Caitlin's family was in Hville all weekend, so we had date night Saturday night while Jamie came over to play with Colin. Mexican food +bowling = best date :)
 

Love being goofy with this guy! Derek even showed off my getting over 100 left handed!
 
Sunday we went to church and after nap got to go see B and Steve from college days. Its been at least 6 years since we've seen them! It was nice to catch up! Then we went to Seth and Jess's for dinner and play! Colin had to show them his walking! He's gotten faster now and probably did about 12 steps in a row there. Kirby showed off his walking skills too! We were very impressed, they are working hard with him on walking! Colin really loved laughing and pointing at Kirby when he barked this time...I'm sure Kirby was really thrilled by that ;)
 
 
Today Jess and I got to go shopping all morning and we both got some awesome home and sweater deals for the MLK holiday sale. Now Derek's sleeping for work tonight. Just 1 night then he's off 3 more days. Such a strange schedule, but glad for the extra time at the end of this month!