Zach update

Since I am too lazy to blog, I'm just trying to send weekly emails to folks now...I was just sending it to non facebookers, but I don't want to leave anyone out.

Below is a pic I snapped of Zach being cute after I read him a story. His bed has been a blessing and a curse, lol. He can get in and out by himself and he really loves it...but now he isnt trapped and he gets up a few times at night before calling it quits.

I bought this little workbook and Zach and I do some of the exercises each night. He thinks it's fun and I can feel good about tv time afterwards, lol. He really is very smart. He is goi to move to preschool next week. I eager to see how he adjusts and how much he learns.

Zach did the rectangles after I showed him and then he decided to write the only letter he knows to write, H. No luck on the letters I tied to get him to do. But he did draw a rectangle, which is an improvement because he has only done circles thus far.

Finally, Melanie is coming along well. I think she will be dearly because there is no way she is going to fit much longer! We are setting her room up this weekend which includes buying a new stroller!!! I can't wait to get all the clothes we've been given out and separated so I can get some peace of mind!!!

More later!

Zach got a big boy bed!

Zach turns three this week. Today is Alaska-made bed got delivered and he got to experience it for the first time! We practiced a lot with the ladder and he's a pro at it, though you may notice I was a little nervous. He doesn't get the ladder a night time. He went right to sleep, he was so ready for his big boy bed!

Zach turns three this week. Today is Alaska-made bed got delivered and he got to experience it for the first time! We practiced a lot with the ladder and he's a pro at it, though you may notice I was a little nervous. He doesn't get the ladder a night time. He went right to sleep, he was so ready for his big boy bed!

I have had numerous requests to update this blog. So I shall!

Getting pregnant:
We had a very specific plan and somehow that plan was executed exactly as we hoped. Part of the plan was we wanted a baby by December. And because it was planned we know the exact date of conception. Weird. 

This is Chris' face when I told him. I told him by showing him a shirt I bought for Zach that said "Big Bro." He was surprised and happy!!What we didn't think about was the fact our baby would have a bday so close to Christmas!!!  I guess we shall see how that goes!

Pregnancy thus far:  The first trimester was really terrible. I was throwing up several times a day, which takes a toll both physically and mentally. That was the first inkling it was a girl. The doctor also suspected it web at the first ultrasound!  All is well now. She is very active- I feel her all the time!  Nausea is gone, though acid reflux/heartburn is not great!

It's a girl: I really wanted her to be a girl. And just like with Zach, I got what I ordered!  I had an ultrasound done while in Virginia and we got to watch her moving for about ten minutes!  It was so neat. (I did not opt for 3D bc that creeps me out!) She moves even more than I feel!  She was sucking her thumb and also I think she was hitting herself in the face, lol. The tech commented that she was one if the most active babies he'd seen (I attributed that to a piece of candy I had just eaten). He also said the amniotic fluid looked great (okay...). 

The very next stop from the ultrasound was for Nana (Kathy) to buy girl clothes! She favors purple. I favor lots if colors in one pattern. Either way, Melanie has quite a bit to get started with as I also gas a surprise baby shower while in Virginia!!  It was just great!

That's it for now. More to come-another doctor's appointment next week.   22 weeks. :)