It's me

Got this in my 10 weeks pregnant newsletter from Babycenter.com. So true!

Fair Time

Yesterday we took Caelen to the Sonoma County Fair and everybody had a really good time which is usually hard for my family as our ideas of a good time are all so different. Caelen had opted out of her morning nap, deciding instead to talk to herself in her crib for 1 1/2 hours. We HAD to go though, one of my girlfriend's husbands was going to be in the sheep shearing competition and we didn't want to miss it!
She never complained about her lack of sleep and enjoyed riding around in her stroller most of the time.

We checked out the kiddie area (she was way too small for any fun rides and the area for small babies looked like a day care so we moved on), the flower show, and the main pavilion.


But I had told Caelen that she was going to see animals and she was holding me to it. So we saw all the cows and sheep. She mooed along with the cows and made a grand enterance into the sheep pavilion by throwing her head back and BAAAA-ing so loud everyone had to look and laugh.



We got some free ice cream from the Clover stand and at first she didn't want to have anything to do with it. When she's tired she's not very adventerous and gets nervous about everything. Well she'd never seen ice cream in a cone before. Finally I peaked her interest with it, she had one taste and confinscated my cone and ate the whole darn thing. It's OK, I was done with it and was hoping she'd finish it for me :)


At 2:00 we made our way toward the sheep sheering ring and met up with Angie and Abby, and the Dows. Johnny competed in two heats. They wear these really funny mocasins that look like elf boots but Angie was saying that as they sheer, they have to go up on the sides of their feet sometimes and soled shoes would really be a probelm. Caelen enjoyed watching the sheep get a "hair cut" and she cheered along with Abby, "Go Daddy!"


We got some lunch as my morning sickness was starting to kick in. Caelen and I shared some chicken & fries. She just wanted more and more BBQ sauce.

Then I got a snow cone and Thomas got more ice cream which got dropped on the ground after a couple of licks. We checked out the rabbits before we decided it was time to head home. And the Budweiser Clydesdales (and the Dalmation!) went by a couple of times.



Caelen fell asleep in the car of course, but this time she didn't wake up we we got home!

She slept in the car for another half and hour before we decided to go get her. Poor thing. And she was so tired she could fall asleep that night until almost 8:15. But it was worth it I think. We all had a fun time.

Ultrasound

Today was the day I thought would NEVER come! When I found out I was pregnant on June 17, I called to schedule my first appointment. When they told me July 21, I still had my last miscarriage at the forefront of my mind and I wasn't sure if I would be able to carry this baby that long.
Thank God I did! And today came and was a great day. The ultrasound always makes it so much more real to me. To actually see the baby in there is a very exciting but strange thing. It's so nice to know I'm not just throwing up for the fun of it!

Here's the little peanut. The heartbeat was really obvious on the ultrasound as was the umbilical cord (the little tail thingy on the picture.) On the first picture their head is on the right, on the bottom picture it's on the left.

I'm technically due on February 23, 2009. My 27th birthday is the next day! I'm happy about sharing my birthday if that's what happens. We get to find out the sex at the end of Sept. and I'm really excited for that! i have no preference but I love finding out.

Caelen has no clue what's going on. Thomas told her I had a baby in my tummy and so she kissed it and said, "All better!"

The rumors are true

I must apologize for the lack of blogging on my part. We are in fact pregnant again and I am in fact nauseated (and feeling the result of it) all day long. Therefore I spend most of my time laying on the couch in misery if not in the bathroom and if I do feel well for a bit then I have to take advantage of that time and get something done, like laundry, dishes etc. You really should see my house....
Anyway, we are THRILLED besides and our first ultrasound is tomorrow! So I will be doing my best to post and just know that we haven't fallen off the face of the earth. Love to all!

What's next? Algebra?

I thought I was going crazy or maybe just hearing things but I'm pretty good at interpreting my child's English and I was pretty sure of what I was hearing. Turns out I wasn't going crazy; my 19 month old was just counting to 10.
It goes like this: She was looking at all my wallet pics of family and friends and I heard what sounds like, "six, seven, four, two." I've never heard her say those words before and she was doing it as she placed each picture down. Finally I asked her in astonishment, "Are you counting?"
I said, "One...."
She smiled up at me and said, "Two."
I said, "Three"
She said, "Four."
I said, "Five"
She said, "Six."

I then asked her what comes after that and she said, "Seven."
I helped her along with "eight, nine, ten." and when we repeated it, she counted every other number all the way to a triumphant finish and a big grin with "Ten".

I'm seriously with this girl 24/7 and I've been wracking my brains to figure out how she heard these words. The only thing I can come up with is one of her Wonder Pets episodes has Moose and Zee counting the arms of an octopus. That would explain the missing nine and ten in her vocabulary.

All Better!

While Caelen and I were looking at all the pictures in her "Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes" we came across a picture of Jesus showing the apostles His scars in his hands and feet from the cross. I explained to Caelen that Jesus had "Owies" on His hands and feet so she bent down to the book and kissed them! I wanted to cry it was so cute.

Caelen still remembers the zoo. If you ask her what she saw she'll say, "Animals." If you ask her what the hippo was doing she says, "Night night".

A Zoo Day

Every first Wednesday of the month the San Francisco Zoo is free so I decided that would be a really fun outing for us stay at home moms with no money. But with various vacations, swim lessons etc. every mom had to back out except me and Adria. So we loaded up in my Sequoia and went down there this morning. Thank goodness we got there early because we would have never found parking otherwise. I think next time we'll go when kids are in school! It was really crowded.
Caelen was really excited because she just loves animals of all kinds. On the way she kept saying, "Zoo, Giraffe, Tiger." Once we were there and she had missed her nap she was super mellow but I think she was really absorbing it all and she would smile occasionally.
The only things she hated was the Train! Of course we thought riding the little kids train around the zoo would be fun and Tyler was all about it. Caelen thought she was until we got closer to the front of the line and she saw the steam and heard the air brakes. Man that girl clung to me like a koala and I thought she was going to cut off my air supply. We rode it, but she had her arms around my neck and her eyes shut the whole time. I think she would have been able to handle it had she not been missing her nap. She was no worse for the wear though and said, "Bye bye choo choo," as we went to find the bears.

Here are the kids (Austin is in the carrier part of the stroller) waiting for us to finish our bathroom breaks before we got started for the day.

Caelen loves birds and she didn't want to be moved away from these huge guys!

The blankie, better known as the "Bauchie" had to come along to the zoo of course! She's Linus.

More birds

She thought this rhino was pretty cool but I think she loved the peacock that was hanging out in his pen more.

Penguins, mom's favorite!

The giraffes and zebras were probably the highlight and the last thing we saw on our way out. She has chili cheese fries all over her face for this shot. But there wasn't time to primp, we had to grab a spot on the fence as soon as it cleared!

Here's my sleeping angel after a long day!

They played hard today!

If I get more pictures from Adria I'll put them up :)