Archive for February, 2008
Well, I am finally feeling like a normal person again. At least as normal as someone who is growing a huge belly and appetite to boot. The good news is all the irrational anxieties I have been having have seemed to melt away (the rational anxieties are still there, but not as debilitating). I have a much happier outlook about this pregnancy and the expansion of our already wonderful family.
We have been talking up the baby more and more to Aiden and he is taking it fairly well. The other day I had him help me wash out his baby tub and we talked about how the baby will be taking a bath in it. I showed him pictures of when he was little in the tub and he was amused. Now all he talks about is giving the baby a bath in the baby tub - all by himself. Not sure if that’s the best idea, but he is excited about helping, so I haven’t burst his bubble just yet.
For those moms out that there who have to suffer the whole pregnancy not feeling well - I feel for you. I thought for sure that I would be one of them, but am completely grateful for the reprieve. It feels so good to be back on board the mommy bus.
February 29th, 2008
What a week. It started out with an ultrasound, 2 playdates and ended with a snow day. Let’s just say that I was ready for a pajama day, so it was about time it snowed.
Playdate number one was wonderful. Aiden had a fun time playing with autumn and Noah, such a good time in fact that we stayed well passed naptime. That was where I made my biggest mistake of the day. Aiden had a fit when we got home because his normal routine of watching a movie while I take a nap and then helping me make dinner was totally shot. He only had time to watch a measly PBS show and was devastated when Chris came home. After much screaming and crying, I was able to calm him down, get dinner ready and head out to work.
Playdate number two was not as successful. We thought Aiden and Justin would enjoy a fun time at the Uptown Playground (an indoor playground), boy were we wrong. Aiden wanted nothing to do with Justin and even pushed him when he sat in his seat. Not a good scenario when I really like the mom and had to apologize for my son’s behavior. No harm done though, once Aiden ate some lunch he warmed up to Justin and they were able to salvage some good playtime together. I made sure he had proper movie time before dinner, so no outbursts.
Sleeping is a novelty as Aiden has been waking up several times a night. Sometimes it’s 1-2 times and the other night it was at least 5 times. I think the last time I went a week having full nights sleep was before I was pregnant with Aiden. As I have mentioned in many a posts, I don’t do well with broken sleep. I’m trying to be patient with Aiden, but it is difficult with my current mood.
By today, I was thrilled that Chris had a day off due to the snow. About 6 inches fell over the course of the morning and I was shocked when Aiden did not want to go out and play. We realized that he has a stuffy nose and that could have attributed to his behavior this week. We had a fabulous day hanging out in our pajamas enjoying daddy being home. This was a really nice start to the weekend after a busy week.
February 22nd, 2008
Well, today Chris, Aiden and I headed over to the hospital for my 20 week ultrasound. We still don’t want to know what we are having, although I thought it would be nice to give Aiden a definitive, “You are having a baby brother/sister.” Other than that, I am ok not knowing.
The technician was gushing over the baby, saying how beautiful it was. Now, we saw the profile, the heart, the hands, a foot and yes, it was indeed a baby. In my opinion it was hard to distinguish how beautiful the baby was, but I guess since she does this for a living she would know!
Aiden understood that he was seeing the baby in mommy’s belly, but after about 10 minutes of watching the screen, he wanted to play with his dinosaurs. He warned them to stay away from the “shampoo” on my belly. I tell you that kid is too cute!
So, all in all, the baby is healthy and beautiful. That is good to know.
February 18th, 2008