And Baby makes 5

November 27th- wasn't feeling well, I have felt sick for the last week.  I had a feeling of nausea and fatigue.  I really had no idea what was going on, my only guess was I ate way too much over thanksgiving!

December 4th- I was so sick of feeling sick, so I sent Ryan to the store to get me some pepto and the thought occurred to me, maybe he should pick up a pregnancy test (just to ease my mind)  but there was NO WAY I was preggers!  NO WAY!
I took some pepto and casually went up stairs to pee in a cup.  I dipped the test for 10 seconds, replaced the cap and was ready to wait the 3 minutes, but it only took 3 seconds before the positive line showed up.  My jaw dropped!  WHAT! HOW!  I was so nervous to tell Ryan, who was lounging in his chair watching football.  I just knew he was going to freak out.  I walked downstairs, test in hand, and showed ryan the results.  He was ear to ear with excitement! and then I started to freak out!!!!  You can only imagine the panic and the "how are we going to…." that went through my head.

December 7th- took another pregnancy test…yup, still pregnant.  I called the doctor to schedule a check-up but they can't see me until the 29th of December, so we have to wait until then to find out how far along I am.  (I have been nursing Tate and don't have any way of knowing when this happened)

December 12th-  I am feeling SO SICK…miserable, to say the least.  I never felt this bad with the boys.  That night I passed out and am unsure why.  I took a drink of OJ and felt really strange, told Riley to go find daddy…ryan found me on the kitchen floor.  Trying to take it easy.

December 13th- called the Dr. to see if I can see anyone sooner, but they said I don't need to come in, I probably passed out because of low blood sugar and I need to eat smaller more frequent meals…I don't buy that.  I think I have been throwing up and can't keep down my pre nantals and my blood supply is going to the baby and my iron is low…but what do I know…i'm just the mommy :)

December 21st-  My belly just keeps getting bigger, I have gained 4 pounds and sodium is starting to have it's effects on me again.  I don't feel sick anymore, but I am hungry and in the mood for a BIG BBQ BURGER, which Ryan is loving cuz he loves burgers.  My tummy is obviously protruding and I'm doing my best to keep it covered, baggy shirts and a spanx tank…which now is starting to roll up.  I still have a week until my first doctors appointment and it couldn't come soon enough.
I told Riley that there was baby in my belly and he said this "no mommia, I want to be the baby in your belly…"  I said, "buddy your too big to be in mommy's belly!" so he put both hands on his head and started grunting and said, "mommia help me…help squoosh me down…I need to get smaller!"  I said, "riley if you were a baby, you couldn't eat pizza with grandpa Nile on friday…"   he said, "Oh, I don't want to be a baby!"  So there you go!
At this point I think I am around 12-15 weeks pregnant, just based off how I feel.

December 24th- We were going to wait to tell family until after we had our ultra sound on the 29th, but I was feeling sick and was having to cover up my belly with sweat shirts (which were making me have the pregnancy sweat glow)  So we decided at the last minute to tell the family.  Their reactions….Shock! then happy…kind of like our reactions.

December 27th-  SODIUM….I hate you.  It's started the dreaded reaction to sodium.  I had some string cheese and I felt my hands swell and I got light headed.  I also turn into a super grumpy pregnant troll when I eat way too much sodium rich food.  So of coarse the holiday weekend really did me in.  All I want to eat are Mike and Ikes, Cheese and Coke…I still get nauseous but am feeling better.

December 29th-  Well today is the day we find out how far along I am…I am going to be really irritated if I am only 8 weeks along and I have 4 more weeks of 1st trimester!  I keep having dreams that I am not really pregnant, and we have to tell everyone.

December 29th…again…We got our ultra sound and we are 11 weeks (I was close!)  and our due date is  July 21st 2012.   I will of coarse blog about this pregnancy as best as I can.

I am going to try to keep the rest of my updates short and sweet, and to keep the same format for easy reading.

• Negative Nancy: nauseous, hungry and moody…not a good combo
• Positive Polly:  We got our first ultra sound and baby waved "hello"
• Waistline: regular jeans…thank god! Gained a couple pounds
• Cravings: Mike and Ikes, French Fries (that I can't have)
• What I miss:  I got a taste of what life was like not to be pregnant…wine and energy
• What I am looking foreword to: finding out the sex
• Ryan:  ...is hanging in there
• Riley and Tate- Riley wants a baby in his belly too and Tate is just enjoying being the baby!  

Tate 9 Months

Tate turned 9 months on the 16th and we had his wellness check up yesterday.  He has changed so much in the last 3 months, I can't even remember what he was like at 6 months…oh yeah I do quiet!  Tate likes to screech, scream, growl and cackle to get attention.  He only likes foods with chunks…none of that baby crap…and I try to get food that looks like what the rest of the family is eating…because he will refuse to eat until he gets what mommy is eating (cue the screech)  He is a fun smiley baby and his "Michael Strahan" smile is infectious.  He gets excited to see Riley and Daddy and its a race to see who can hug daddy first after work.  We started Tate on Formula about 2-3 weeks ago, he just decided it was time to move on to the bottle.  I only made it 4 months pumping for Riley, so making it almost 9 months nursing exclusively is a huge accomplishment in my book.  The bottle has been an adjustment, but it has helped with a sleep routine, because I can tell how much he has eaten, so no unexpected midnight snacks and he holds his own bottle which has given me time to multi-task making Riley's meals while Tate has his bottle. He crawls everywhere and is into everything, even Riley is on top of what Tate can't have and what doors to keep shut.  Nothing is safe, he pulls down the DVD player, gets in the dog water, eats the dog food, opens the cabinets, crawls up the stairs, touches plug-ins, pulls at the christmas tree, hides in the curtains, bites the vacuum cord, plays in the toilet yanks, grabs and eats EVERYTHING!  He has also started trying to get Riley's attention.  If Riley is watching TV on the floor, Tate will crawl up to Riley and sit in front of him, patting Riley's lap or smacking him on the head.  Most of the time Riley just moves to the couch, sometimes Riley gives Tate what he wants and growls at him or tackles him.



He is 21 pounds and 29 inches long.
He wears 18-24 month clothes and just started wearing size 4 diapers.
Stands alone momentarily (the longest was 10 seconds)
Cruises along couch and table
Goes to Bed at 7pm-7am, Nap #1 @ 9am-11am, Nap #2 @ 1pm-3pm----really good sleeper!
Eats chunky foods-spaghetti, mac and cheese, green beans and peas- bananas and pears… good eater
Has 4 teeth -2 top-2 bottom
Started saying "no!" and he listens, sometimes?
Loves bath time
Hates getting dressed and getting his face wiped
Like to throw balls and carry around little toys while he crawls around
Very daring and mischievous
Doesn't like to sit still, wants to play and be in the action

Ultimate Dog Tease

Food Gawker!

I discovered (thats right, I single handedly discovered this website) from pinterest.com  http://foodgawker.com/popular/favorites/    I seriously salivate while GAWKING (hence the name) at all the wonderfully delicious foods.  I have started a collection of my favorites, print and hoard them in the back of my cook books.  Here are a couple of my favorites!


White Chicken Enchiladas!
http://letsdishrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/02/white-chicken-enchiladas-with-green.html

Frozen Hot Chocolate

http://dineanddish.net/2011/03/cooking-connections-sweet-treats-class-recipe-frozen-hot-chocolate/

Honey Beer Bread

http://gimmesomeoven.com/honey-beer-bread/

Mozzarella Sticks

http://www.foodpeoplewant.com/mozzarella-sticks/

Christmas

Message From Santa

Riley has been a little on the naughty side lately and I think Ryan tells me on a daily basis that he's taking back all of Riley's gifts :)  So we decided we needed an intervention with Santa...

Colorado Part II

Our trip to Colorado included a quick visit to Garden of the  Goats Gods and a tour of the fire department.  To fully understand some of the video, you need to know that the car ride to Colorado was full of lots of questions from the accompanying 3 year old…but the main question was "where's colorado?"

Let me paint you the picture: 3 adults, 1 toddler and 1 baby in a car.  Jesse driving, mom in the passenger and I in the back with 2 car seats.  I spent most of my time pumping, feeding Tate puffs and coming up with answers to entertain Riley….as so it goes.



"…Mommia….? Where's... Where's Colorado?"

how do you explain an 11 hour trip to a 3 year old…?
"Riley, we won't see Colorado until after breakfast….after lunch and after dinner…okay!?"                          


silence and the hope that that answer was satisfying enough to put him asleep………













"Mommia….."

"what riley…" with the hopes it was a different question

"where's Colorado?…."

Knowing my son's imagination, I decided to plant a little picture in his head to give him something to think about…this couldn't possibly back fire on me, right?

"riley, you will know we are in Colorado when you see uncle boots in the mountains, sitting on a mountain goats saying "yodelayheehoo!"

"oh! okay!"






Silence and the hope he was falling asleep dreaming of this silly idea I planted.




"mommia?"

"yes, Riley"

"Where's…where's the mountain goat?

and so the fascination the the mountain goat began, for the rest of the 11 hour trip we searched for the infamous mountain goat, claiming that if Riley sang "yodelayheehoo!" a mountain goat would respond. The idea entertained Riley and kept us adults sane.  Of coarse Uncle Jesse fueled the fire and kept the spirit of the mountain goat alive, pointing out goat sitings, goat tracks and even goat poop.  Riley ate it all up.  Jesse even got Riley a stuffed mountain goat and Riley stills sleeps with is every night.


The fire station changed Riley's life forever, he loved it.  We even got to take a ride around the block in the big rig.

So now that you are caught up enjoy the video.

Wordless Wednesday