I am so glad it is November and today I am 28 weeks, that means only 12 weeks until my due date! Next week is the beginning of my biweekly week check ups too...YAY! I love the last trimester of pregnancy. The end is so close and I can hardly wait. We are waiting until the birth to see if we are having a boy or girl and I couldn't be happier about doing so.
We still need to get things together as far as the things we need for the baby. We are hoping to have a baby party but that is for celebrating the baby but not to expect any gifts. Maybe diapers, haha.
More good news, Scooter is going to be going to Pre-K at our local district school. I am so glad. I will be headed over to the school next week to get him enrolled. Thankfully he already had his 4 year check up so no immunizations will be needed and he is up to date. Once he is enrolled he'll be off riding the school bus like a big kid and we'll get to go school shopping. I have no idea what Bug will do without he big brother. Looks like we'll be having a very crafty and artsy winter without him.
On another note, I am so excited for Thanksgiving. It is truly my favorite holiday of all the year. I don't even get this excited about my birthday. Side note; to me birthdays are just another day. Christmas is my least favorite. I don't like dealing with greedy people and children. People that only care about buying as much crap as possible and giving it to their kids and putting themselves in debt. No thank you! The true meaning of Christmas is for me and my family. But Thanksgiving, that's the holiday that is about people, love, being thankful and FOOD! I love food. I sometimes wish we could have two or three thanksgiving dinners in one day just because of how much I love the food. Mmm I can already smell the rolls and stuffing.
Gobble! Gobble!
24 weeks, can you believe it? I can't! Its only 16 weeks to go. Wow!! I really can't believe I have made it this far, there have been moments and days where I felt like I couldn't go on. But here I am, writing about it and realizing time it going by and how quickly it does pass. We take for granted the time we have and just try to get through things to move on to the next. Its my new goal to try to enjoy this experience, after all, it will be the last time I am ever pregnant. So here's to staying optimistic!!
My new goal is to defy the si joint dysfunction, exercise more and try to eat more healthy. I have gained more weight then I wanted and with 16 more weeks to go, that also means I should put on 16 more lbs, a pound a week. I do not wish for that to happen, at least not 16 lbs. I want the baby to gain the weight, not my thighs. So I am going to trying to switch my family, ALL of them, to eating healthier. Not just so I can watch my weight gain but so they all can benefit and be healthier too. Our menu this week consists of more lean mean like grilled chicken, pulled pork. and whole wheat homemade pizza. My goal is to not only eat better but to eat less take out. It appears that a majority of our spare money goes to unhealthy take out...well unless is it sushi and miso soup. I don't think that is ever a waste of money. But it is also my goal to make more scratch made snacks to match my pregnancy cravings like homemade nachos and homemade potato skins.
On another note, our four year old is improving with his speech and development. Though not as much as I personally would like, but baby steps right? As some of you may know, it has been determined that he is on a 2-3 year developmental age level in most things. But as each day passes, I see him improve. We are working mostly on sounding out his words right now. I really wish we could potty train but he isn't ready. When it comes to potty training I have the view of the old saying, You can take a horse to water but you can't make the horse drink. Well this saying definitely applies to our 2 1/2 year old and 4 year old. Speaking of our little princess, as each day passes she becomes more and more defiant and strong willed. But as each day she goes down this path, I also become more strong willed. I can definitely tell you, she inherited this trait from me.
I hope everyone has a great autumn weekend and I hope everyone gets family time together.
So excited to be able to go have our ultrasound this week. We will be able to find out if we are having a little boy or a little girl. Its almost bittersweet because we are looking forward to seeing our little one on the screen. Its almost hard to believe that we are almost at the half way point.
Now to just prep the older kids on being ready for their little sibling. How do you get a 4 and soon to be 3 year old ready for a newborn. For the most part they are still in their own world and aren't ready to share mama or anyone else for that matter. Any tips on how to prepare two preschoolers for a newborn?
We also need to figure out how to manage our space and rearrange things so that everything will fit a newborn's stuff and the rest of us. I think we are going to soon be bursting at the seams. Anyone have suggestions on how to accommodate everyone in what feels like a small space?
