Baby Girl Update

I have yet to post a pregnancy picture this time around because let's be honest.... I feel like a blimp... because well, I am one.  But I posted so many with my last pregnancy that I'm starting to feel guilty.  So in an effort not to totally neglect our baby girl, here are a few not-so-flattering pics.

18 weeks

22 weeks

27 weeks

Trust me when I say my belly is much bigger at this point than it was with Trey.  Ugh!

This pregnancy has been different than with Trey.  With him I was nauseous to the point of having to hover over a garbage can or a toilet much of the time.  With this one it was more like a constant, annoying nauseous but not quite to the point of throwing up.  I was definitely sick during most of the first trimester and well into my second like with Trey, but thank goodness it was a little more bearable.  I'm definitely more tired with this one.  I don't know whether that's because I worked through my whole first pregnancy and didn't have the choice of sleeping in or taking naps, but I seem to notice a difference.  Plus I'm sure it doesn't help having a toddler to chase after all of the time.  That's exhausting even when you're not pregnant.

My body is taking this pregnancy much harder.  My hips and tailbone hurt and I am way more uncomfortable sleeping.  I really don't remember having much of a problem sleeping last time.  I suppose with each pregnancy it gets a little more wearing.  I'm trying hard not to complain too much because I really am so grateful for this baby girl growing inside me.  Every time I feel her move it gets me more and more excited to finally meet her.  I can't wait to snuggle her and kiss her chubby little cheeks. (Because if she's anything like Trey, she's gonna be a chunk.)  Only 13 more weeks to go!  I can't believe it!

Trey got an Ouchie

Trey had a little bit of an accident the other day.  He was running around our living room playing with Jeff and he tripped on my shoe and landed face first into the edge of our couch.  His poor nose and mouth were bleeding and he was very upset until we actually gave him some tylenol.  Poor little guy.  His face is looking much better now, but for a while there he was pretty banged up.

Here are his battle wounds.  

This was a few hours after it happened.

And this was a couple days later.  It seemed to keep getting darker the more it scabbed up.

Don't worry, C will hug him all better.

Aside from the fall, we've been battling some major cold germs over here for what feels like weeks!  If this is any sign of what's to come in the following months, I'm definitely not looking forward to it!  I HATE flu season!!!

Trey snuggling up with Daddy.

Poor little guy's had a rough couple of weeks, but he sure loves his Dad.

18 Months

Trey is now more like 18 going on 19 months.  I'm a little behind...

Trey is getting quite the personality and is such a joy to have around!  We just love him to death!
 The silly boy still hasn't figure out how to talk much yet.  Instead he's learned to communicate using different grunts and noises.  Despite our many efforts, he refuses to use words.  He often says Dad and usually only says mom when he's sad or upset.  It goes a little something like this, "Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma" (in a sad and whiny voice).  You'd think with his obsession of balls that he would have figured out how to say ball by now.  But no, nothing even remotely close.  Hmph.  Maybe one day he'll surprise us all and start talking, but for now we'll just have to settle for his sign language and distinct grunting responses.

Trey is still super helpful when I ask him to do something for me.  Despite his lack of speaking, he is one smart cookie and seems to understand most things I ask him to do.  It often surprises me how much he picks up on.  He loves to help me clean and copy everything I do.  Sometimes it's a little counter-productive but at least he is TRYING to be helpful.  :)  Every time he thinks we are going somewhere he gets Jeff and I our shoes and then brings me my purse and the keys.  We can't fool him.

Trey loves to go outside.  If I even mention the word he is at the door trying to open it.  He LOVES walks.  I don't know what I'm going to do all winter!  I think I'm in trouble.  {Any fun indoor activities with an almost-2-year-old would be much appreciated!}  He still loves to watch Barney.  That is pretty much the only show that he will actually sit through the entire thing.  Otherwise his attention span isn't very long.  He loves it when we read books to him.  Lately he's been a little obsessed with reading books about airplanes, cars, trains, boats, motorcycles, basically anything that runs.

Lately, Trey has been a great little sleeper.  I hesitate to say that for fear of jinxing myself but it'll be nice to compare when my next little one comes along.  He sleeps on average 11-13 hours each night and usually takes a 2-3 hour nap.  I'm trying to soak it all in now because my days of getting a full nights sleep are limited.  I'm not quite ready to embrace the newborn stage yet.  It's sneaking up on me quick.

 {Our car is in the shop so we've had the carseat in the house for a few days.  It's been a nice little seat for him to watch TV.}

I took Trey to his 18 month appt and let's just say it was a bit of a nightmare.  The second we got in the room and the door was closed, Trey was hysterical.  He was pulling on me with all of his might towards the door.  I felt so bad.  In between the times that the doctor and nurses come in and out, I had to take him out in the hall just to get him to calm down.  I'm certainly not looking forward to any future appointments.  He's never loved the doctor but he's never been quite that bad.  When I had to lay him down on the table to get his shots he clung to me with all of his might.  Thank goodness that was the last of his shots until he is 5.

His Stats at 18 months:
Weight:  28 pounds 6 oz.  (75%)
Height:  32.5 in.  (50%)
Head:  20 in.  (95%)

He's definitely slowed down in his height and weight.  He's been in the same size clothes since the beginning of the year.  I don't think he lasted more than 2 months in each size the first year of his life.  It was crazy!

Trey really has fun when he has other little friends to play with.  He's been so cute with little babies lately and loves to give them their binky and bring them a toy.  I'm hoping he'll still be that way when his little sister comes.  I'm getting nervous about having another little baby around to steal all the attention that has previously been on Trey.

We are so in love with this little guy it's hard to imagine having that much love for someone else.  I can't wait to welcome a baby girl into our home.  It's going to change things around here for sure but I know it will be for the better.

Visitors!

My brother and his wife and their little sweet little boy came to visit us last week.  It's been a while since we've had visitors so it was definitely fun to have them.

We took them up the Duqesne Incline and took some pictures overlooking the city.

Followed by dinner at Giovanni's.

 The next day we took them to the strip district.  We couldn't resist the reese's covered popcorn.

My brother and his wife rented a car and headed off to DC for a few days while these two little munchkins got to spend some much needed cousin-bonding time.

  My nephew(who is going to remain nameless) was enthralled by Trey and would often just sit and laugh at him, and Trey loved having a little friend around to play with.

I took them to the park a couple of times and they both loved the swings.

They also liked getting in each others cribs after nap time.  Hey, it kept them entertained for a while!

My nephew is 9 months and Trey is 18 months, so before long they will be the best of buds and be chasing each other around.  Trey couldn't figure out why he couldn't ride on his cousins back while he was crawling.  Silly boy.

Trey also wanted to lie next to him while he drank his bottle.

Coordinating cousins.

Going on a walk to get some ice cream.

The morning that they left, we took them to Pamela's for breakfast.

Thanks for visiting guys!
We loved having you!

Summer Break in Utah

Like always, our summer break was spent in Utah.  Oh how I love the summers in Logan.  They are absolutely the best.  (Okay, I don't have a lot to compare it to but I can't imagine it gets much better than Logan.)  

Because we visited so late in the summer, we missed all the family reunions and all the regular summer festivities.  That made for a nice and relaxing break where we pretty much did whatever we felt like.

We had originally planned to spend two weeks in Logan and had booked our flights accordingly.  But it turns out one of Jeff's classmates wanted to switch him days in the Emergency clinic so we were able to switch our flights and come home a week earlier.  We kept it a secret from my family so we could surprise them...  And surprise we did!  It was fun to see the look on their faces when we showed up at my parents house.  We ended up putting Trey on my parents door step while Jeff and I hid.  My nephew Carson answered the door and stood their for a second just looking at Trey, and finally said, "Hi Trey!"... Trey pushed himself right in and greeted the rest of my family in the living room where they were totally confused as to who this child was and why he looked SO much like Trey!!  Haha.  I think my mom was so shocked she was at a loss of words.  All we could hear her saying was, "Oh my gosh!!  Is that TREY??  Is that Trey??  Trey??  TREY'S HERE!!"  It was pretty hilarious.  Anyway, I'm glad we were able to surprise them because our last attempt had been a complete failure.  {Ahem... Cortney}

We were able to go to the Cache County Fair a couple of times that weekend.  Trey loved looking at all the animals and watching all the people.  I personally like to go for the food.

All four grandkids at the fair.

Of course I spent some quality time with my friends.  This is the only picture I got and it's not even of my friends.  (Sorry guys)  We got together and made dinner and stayed up chatting into all hours of the night, and the following day we went to "The Help"  then picked up some dinner and went to Stacey's afterwards.  This is when Trey came over and was less than pleasant company.  At least the dog kept him entertained for a bit.

We spent some time at the Splash Park. (which is much different than the ones here in Pittsburgh)

Utah needs to step it up!

Did I mention Trey LOVES basketball hoops!?

And also the riding lawn mower, the wheel barrel, and the horsey...

Trey was actually terrified of the horse (pictured above), for about the first two weeks.  Every time we'd walk by it, he'd freak.  Then one day he decided to give it a try and what do ya know... he LOVED it and always wanted to ride it.

We went up Logan Canyon with my family and had fun making tin foil dinners and roasting marshmallows.

We took a trip down to Bountiful one morning to go visit my Grandma Western.  I always feel bad we don't get to spend more time with her.  My brother and his wife met us there and we all enjoyed some lunch together.

Playing with cousins at Grandma Kathies.

We celebrated Jeff's birthday. (multiple times)  He is now the BIG 29.  He is getting so old!  :)
On this particular celebration, we had dinner and cake and ice cream with his family.
We also had a birthday dinner with my family but there is no picture.

We spent an afternoon over at Angie's playing on her blow up water slide.  It was a hit.

Birthday celebration #3.  Jeff and I went out to dinner at Indian Oven.

And birthday celebration #4.  Went to dinner at Firehouse.

And last, but certainly not least we spent a few days up in Bear Lake at Jeff's condo.
The first night we had some good friends from Pittsburgh come stay with us.  They just graduated this last year and we miss them dearly.  :)
Our kiddos had a good time together.

It was the perfect time to go because there was hardly anyone there.
The boys (and Hallie) played some ball out on the lawn.

We spent some time at the beach.

Swam at the pool...

Played games, went to La Beau's, and had a great time.  Oh yes, and Tiffany lost in a bet and had to act like a monkey.

The second night we had some of Jeff's friends and their wives come up.
We pretty much did all the same things that we had done the previous day.
All three of us wives have a little boy and one on the way.  So far two of the three are gonna be girls.  So fun to have babies around the same time.

These pictures were taken at my Grandma's the day before we left.
Bryn and Trey became good little pals.

 

The End.

What a Boy

Jeff and I broke down and ordered a basketball hoop for Trey.  We just couldn't resist.  It arrived yesterday, just in time for us to get home from our trip to Utah.  I set it up this morning and I think Trey thought it was Christmas.  He probably played with this thing for a total of 3 hours today.  I'm just hoping the excitement doesn't wear off in a couple of days.  It's a great babysitter!

In other news...

For those of you who haven't heard... we are expecting a BABY GIRL!!!

Bring on the dolls and the girl clothes!!!  We can't wait!!