Tuesday, June 2nd, will be my due date. It's weird...I'm actually having fewer BH and nothing seems to be happening. Only change is I've started feeling slightly nauseated mid-morning.
We're doing well camped out here in Greenville. Jeff's mom has been great. We've worked out a schedule with Benjamin where he plays in his pool on the porch, plays with his Matchbox cars, and goes for walks with Mom and Gma in the evening. Jeff is here this weekend, and Benjamin is overjoyed to be able to spend time with his Daddy!
It would be just perfect if the baby could come this weekend. However, I keep reminding myself that God's timing is best!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Discoveries
Since I'm sure that soon a lot of my time and attention will be focused on the newest little one, I thought I'd do a post now about how amazing life already is watching Benjamin grow up! I never knew how much fun it could be to watch him discover the world. Bugs (and the words for them...there's generic "bug," "moth," "blie"--butterfly--"beetle," "pider" and "ant") became and still are a fascination a few months ago. How amazing for him to realize the little black dots on the ground move! The squeals of excitement make us as parents appreciate how amazing God's world is all over again.
Yesterday it was frogs. We had a good rain, and we could hear the frogs calling to each other. Then we saw a big 3-inch toad on the patio. More squeals of excitement as he watched it hop! We found a little inch-long toad and he held it on his hand (and we loved watching the conflicting desires to run away or scream in delight play out on his face!)
Sounds are another source of delight and discovery. The school bus comes through our neighborhood 4 times a day. Then there's the trash truck on Wednesdays and Thursdays. He hears them and asks me, "Hee? Hee?" which is his way of asking to go see. (He has trouble with initial "s" sounds.) There's the magical moment when I opened a window and we heard the rat-a-tat of a woodpecker. I hopped on youtube and showed him a video of woodpeckers busily pecking at a tree. Now one of his favorite things to do is tap with his fingers on a flat surface or make the sounds himself. Last week we heard the beautiful song of a whipporwill at dusk. It was so loud, right outside our door! I haven't shown him what one looks like (you rarely see them anyway, they're so shy!) but he knows it's a bird. Of course dogs barking have been a favorite for a while now, and he knows what an "ambulance truck" sounds like.
Benjamin is a talker. Jeff and I counted up how many words he can say (or sort of say.) It's 185 and counting! He's also a little actor, as we're finding out. He'll pick up his toy bus and then put it down as if it's really, really heavy, huffing and puffing and sagging his shoulders like a jock who just made the winning goal and is trying to look nonchalant. When he's trying mightily to communicate some word I don't quite understand, he'll let his arms fall to his sides, roll his eyes a little, and sigh in frustration.
The hyperactivity we sometimes saw there has started to give way to some self-control. (Yay!) Last night he had a bit of a meltdown while I was teaching a piano lesson at home. Jeff tried in vain to calm him, and then finally just stuck him in his crib and calmly told him to stop crying, and then they could go have fun. He struggled and then got control of himself (he was exhausted...no nap...busy day). He's becoming easier to take places, since he'll obediently hold my hand while we walk across the parking lot or wait in line.
Having kids really is a source of fresh delight every day. They are like little flowers slowly opening. You think each stage is amazing in itself, and then they surprise you with an even more delightful one.
Of course, I'm remembering Benjamin's first three months of life and (I have to admit!) hoping our next baby is more settled and less in pain than he was, but when the tough times do come, I'll know from experience that they give way to times of wonder and delight!
Yesterday it was frogs. We had a good rain, and we could hear the frogs calling to each other. Then we saw a big 3-inch toad on the patio. More squeals of excitement as he watched it hop! We found a little inch-long toad and he held it on his hand (and we loved watching the conflicting desires to run away or scream in delight play out on his face!)
Sounds are another source of delight and discovery. The school bus comes through our neighborhood 4 times a day. Then there's the trash truck on Wednesdays and Thursdays. He hears them and asks me, "Hee? Hee?" which is his way of asking to go see. (He has trouble with initial "s" sounds.) There's the magical moment when I opened a window and we heard the rat-a-tat of a woodpecker. I hopped on youtube and showed him a video of woodpeckers busily pecking at a tree. Now one of his favorite things to do is tap with his fingers on a flat surface or make the sounds himself. Last week we heard the beautiful song of a whipporwill at dusk. It was so loud, right outside our door! I haven't shown him what one looks like (you rarely see them anyway, they're so shy!) but he knows it's a bird. Of course dogs barking have been a favorite for a while now, and he knows what an "ambulance truck" sounds like.
Benjamin is a talker. Jeff and I counted up how many words he can say (or sort of say.) It's 185 and counting! He's also a little actor, as we're finding out. He'll pick up his toy bus and then put it down as if it's really, really heavy, huffing and puffing and sagging his shoulders like a jock who just made the winning goal and is trying to look nonchalant. When he's trying mightily to communicate some word I don't quite understand, he'll let his arms fall to his sides, roll his eyes a little, and sigh in frustration.
The hyperactivity we sometimes saw there has started to give way to some self-control. (Yay!) Last night he had a bit of a meltdown while I was teaching a piano lesson at home. Jeff tried in vain to calm him, and then finally just stuck him in his crib and calmly told him to stop crying, and then they could go have fun. He struggled and then got control of himself (he was exhausted...no nap...busy day). He's becoming easier to take places, since he'll obediently hold my hand while we walk across the parking lot or wait in line.
Having kids really is a source of fresh delight every day. They are like little flowers slowly opening. You think each stage is amazing in itself, and then they surprise you with an even more delightful one.
Of course, I'm remembering Benjamin's first three months of life and (I have to admit!) hoping our next baby is more settled and less in pain than he was, but when the tough times do come, I'll know from experience that they give way to times of wonder and delight!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Not the real thing!
Well, the contractions continued until I went to bed, but were gone in the morning. I guess things are back to normal! I did pack my bags though in case it starts again. We're getting excited. :)
Friday, May 08, 2009
False labor? Hopefully.
After running errands this morning, I noticed the Braxton Hicks were more than just noticeable, they were making me stop and sit down. I drank lots of water, lay down and called Jeff. Benjamin and I hung out outside while he played with bugs and his dirt pot and I sat on the lawn chair. Now they've subsided in intensity but are still there.
I think it's false labor but I'm definitely going to pack my bags just in case. I might pull a Kimberly and miss my shower tomorrow! I hope not.
I think it's false labor but I'm definitely going to pack my bags just in case. I might pull a Kimberly and miss my shower tomorrow! I hope not.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Shower pics
Last weekend we drove to Sumter for a shower. It was SO much fun and so nice to see everyone again! Here are some pictures (more on Elizabeth's blog).
Baby Update
I think this one won't be late. I had a checkup today and the baby has dropped and I'm 2 cm. Of course that doesn't mean anything really...many people walk around for two weeks at 2 cm, but then again it could mean something. I was carrying this baby low anyway, and now it feels like she's in my lap! I've lost two pounds, which sometimes happens in the last month. And...the Group B test came back positive, but I feel pretty sure we can get rid of it before the birth (we were successful with Benjamin).
It will be interesting to see how things turn out with the timing!
It will be interesting to see how things turn out with the timing!
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