The Boy

So here are some pictures from our ultrasound. The first one is a crotch shot, which I debated putting on but then decided that if people were weirded out by an ultrasound shot of a penis in utero there was no hope for them.

So here is the "boy" shot:



A profile:




The somewhat freaky but also somewhat cool 3D shot of his face.



And man, oh man this kid moves around a ton but he's still small enough that I don't feel every movement- even though I feel a lot. But when we could see how much he was moving around it was crazy. This kid is already hyperactive, kicking and punching and having a grand old time in there. The ultrasound tech kept commenting on how he was such a mover.

Still debating names here. It's kind of fun. Usually you get one that just feels "right," that's what happened with Sadie's name. So we're trying different names on  for size to see if one fits.

It's a...

BOY!

I promise I am working on getting those ultrasound pictures up here. It involves an old printer and drivers and such issues. 

I will prevail, though!

For now, feel free to brainstorm some names. We've thought of a few tonight, but we're looking for more suggestions.

Egg Hunt

Sadie's first egg hunt at her friend Aiden's house was a hit. 

At first she didn't get it. Then she spotted an egg and had a ball finding more. And seeing what was inside them. She ate 6 Cadbury Mini Eggs in a row. Crunch, crunch, crunch. 

I can't believe she took a 2 hour nap after all the candy she's had today.

Oh, and the Bunny came and brought her some toys and chocolate. As for whether or not he peeked at us while we were sleeping, I'm hoping no. I'm just glad I'm blissfully unaware if he did.

Oh, and for those who don't know, we have our big ultrasound on Tuesday. That's the one where, as long as the baby's cooperating, we find out if it's a boy or a girl.

What do you think?
Most are saying boy, with a few girl holdouts. Me? I'm not sure, which is weird because I was so sure with Sadie. 

I will be updating the blog on Tuesday when I know!

Spring Bunny

So Sadie knows that Sunday is Easter. And that a bunny comes and brings you treats. And, yes, she is excited for those treats. My kid does not turn down chocolate. Ever.

We even had some friends over to decorate eggs the other day. I told her that the bunny will hide them for her to find. And that he does this all while we're sleeping.

And, of course, he brings bubbles too.

So tonight while brushing her teeth she told me that the Easter Bunny was going to come and "peek at us in bed while we're sleeping." 

Now I'm scared.

No, seriously, where does she get this stuff? I laughed and laughed. She gets to be more fun every day.

 

Adios

We have a routine every night. Dada gives Sadie her bath. Then they do "muscles," which is a massage with some delicious oils and essential oils I mixed up, then pajamas. Oh wait, somewhere in there we have "Nakey Baby" for a few minutes. This is where Sadie runs out to me (sitting on my fat butt enjoying the fact that I am not the one doing her bath) and yells Nakey Baby! and snuggles with me. 

Sometimes she asks for Baby Buyyito (Burrito), where I wrap her in a big blanket like a burrito and we snuggle and sing songs. 

Then when it's time for bed we go into the bedroom and Sadie gives Dada kisses goodnight. She has to be the one to close the door, of course. But what kills me is what she tells Dada. Here's a rundown:

Goodnight Dada!

Lush You!

Wait, I has to kiss your eyes. Wait, I has to kiss your forehead.

OK, Dada, you can play with my toys, Dada. OK?

another kiss or 10...

Goodnight!

OK, Dada, you can play with Ruby and Mr. Bird, Dada. (the cats)

But don't chase them, Dada. No chasing Mr. Bird and Ruby. You can walk with them Dada.

Dada agrees and they give some more kisses. Then she watches him walk down the hall and yells, really loudly, ADIOS!

I love the adios! It never fails to make me laugh. She just does it on her own. 

Then she and I read some books. And she has Chocolate Booboo- the left side, don't ask, this kid is crazy. Then, god willing, she goes to sleep. 

Anyway, here are some pictures from the yard the other day. She was walking with Ruby, a favorite pastime of hers. The line between walking and chasing is easily crossed 'round these parts, though. But this time Ruby was following Sadie around the yard.

Whale Watching

We went to the coast to try to see whales. Since at this time of year they are often 5 miles off the shore they were difficult to see. Or they would have been, had any passed while we were there.

We're thinking we'll try again in May, when the mama whales and baby whales swim north closer to shore. My midwife even said that she and her kids saw a baby whale having booboos one year. Whale booboos!!

Sadie would plotz if she saw that.

Anyway, here are some shots from that day.

March's post

Since I seem to be averaging one post a month these days, here is March. I am feeling somewhat better but still a bit nauseous and sapped of energy and go-get-em-ness. And many of you know I wasn't born with a huge streak of the latter, anyway.

But I did take some pictures today!

Due to an initial snafu with the focus they weren't all in focus. I included one pretty blurry one, but I had to, since I love her expression (the first picture). 

She is now 27 months! Can you believe it?

Oh, and we were playing with one of my friend's newborn baby today and Sadie was very gentle and said she was going to help with the one that's coming. 

We'll see, if it's any indication of how she'll feel, that mama's 1st kid is shopping around for a new mom- he keeps calling everyone around him mama. Too funny.

Some People

Well, I haven't got a new picture for you as I still haven't been feeling well enough to take any and then put them on the computer. But seeing as how I am typing from the comfort of my couch at the moment I thought I would share something I find amusing.

Some People.

Sadie is always talking about some people- they are going to play with her toys, they take stuff, they help with things. They are not always bad or anything, but they sure do mess around when we're not looking.

Today I asked her where a toy was, she said Maybe some people took it.

Who are these people? I have no idea. 

Either my child has a great imagination or I'm going to start getting Sixth Sense vibes. *shiver*

Greetings from Pukeville

So, yes, I'm sosososososo sorry that I have disappeared off the face of the Earth. Most of you know that I have an almost 12 week old fetus inside me that is making me unable to move due to extreme nausea.

If you didn't know it, then I have to tell you something: I have a an almost 12 week old fetus inside me that is making me unable to move due to extreme nausea.

I'll tell ya, this is the last time. I am so jealous of those women who are brimming with life while PG and feel great. Not me.

OK, pity party over. Well, that's not true- but my public blog pity party is over for now.

I stress, for now.

Anyway, here are a couple of pictures of Sadie in the lovely hat that her Fairy Godmother made. I am trying to get myself psyched to use my camera and beautiful new lens, but it hasn't happened yet- maybe in a few weeks.

Anyway, enjoy. And I'll attempt to be back soon.

Fun in the Sun II

Some more of my monkey on the beach in her new tutu.

Which she LOVES.

Fun in the Sun (Part One)

Well, we're back! And here are a few pictures from the Dominican Republic. I will be posting more soon. I am working on getting them all sorted out.
Enjoy!

Two Years Old!

It's hard to believe that Sadie is two years old. We had a great birthday day. When she woke up we gave her the guitar (really a ukulele) that we got her. She really likes it, which is most gratifying.





Then we emptied out her piggy bank and took all the money to the bank and put it in her account. For those of you who don't know, Sadie is obsessed with her Dollar Pig and loves getting dollars to put in. She even goes in my wallet and steals out dollars and asks me Put dollar in pig?

Then we decided to be as completely middle America as possible and take Sadie to Chuck E. Cheese. Well, actually, she spent all week telling me I like pizza! so we thought it would be cool to go get a pizza there and play some games.

She liked this one:



She didn't really like this one:

My favorite, Skee Ball. Hey, looks like she has the hang of it:

Good job, Sadie. You pick one ball up and then you..



Um, just one ball...Hmmm, maybe she isn't getting the hang of it:

Oh, it doesn't matter. Skee ball is fun!

Even if I did have to retrieve one of the balls from 4 lanes over.

Having fun and pizza:


And then we went to the movies. She didn't last through the whole thing but we had a good time.

A Sadie Glossary

I know that other people's kids are hard to understand when they're two. So I've created a glossary to help you all along when speaking with Sadie.

Moin: More

Too Heavy: Too hard. Or too heavy, but usually it means it's too hard for her.

Guy: Man. As in "Moin guy" and "Where guy?" after the exterminator leaves.

The letter "F": Is pronounced as "Sh." So the following words are:
Shore: Floor
Shish: Fish
Sheet: Feet
Shun: Fun
"I no shall osh!": I no fall off!
You get the picture.

Yain: Rain. All "R" sounds are "Y."

Booboos: I think we're all aware of what that means.

Nope: No. She has stopped saying no. It's now Nope.

Nope. Just sharting!: Sadie's answer when you ask her if she's pooped in her diaper. Now, just switch out the "sh" for an "f" like mentioned above and you'll know what she's saying.

Too far (shar) away: Can't reach it.

lonnie: Laundry, which is usually scary. So "lonnie scawy."

Nakey Baby: Wants to run around naked.
See Mommy Nakey: After Dada gives her her nightly bath she has to run nakey out to me. Why? So I can see her nakey, I suppose. Don't ask, I have no idea.


I'm sure there's more, but those are the standouts. What a crazy kid. What a crazy 2 years old tomorrow kid. Wow.

Painting

I was painting the other day and Sadie wanted to paint as well. So I loaded up a plate with some of my acrylics, showed her the cup of water and paper towel blotting thing and let her get to it.
I got an extra 1/2 hour of work done and Sadie had a ton of fun. She painted again the next day. And she's got an easel waiting to get set up for more painting, courtesy of Auntie M and Uncle E. I have no doubt she's going to love it.

Thanksgiving

We had a great one, thanks. We had a delicious dinner sans turkey.
My cheesecake got rave reviews. Sadie ate a bit of everything.

And Rachel, Sadie and I watched The Sound of Music. And when we sang Climb Every Mountain Sadie joined in. It was very inspirational. You should have been there.




Rachel, Tristan and Sadie have a snuggle on the couch.