sick baby (er, toddler) ...

Yes, out of the blue Zoe just woke up sick with a cold/flu thing.  She woke up Tuesday morning with a raging fever.  She went back to sleep for a bit and woke up without a fever but with a runny nose.  And it only got worse.

Then she got this awful sounding cough (phlegmy) and the runny nose got worse.  She ran a fever off and on for a couple of days but luckily nothing too major.  She's on the mend now, but had to miss a birthday party yesterday and Church today.  Still too germy.

Here are some new pictures!

Enjoying a snack with a monkey.

While sick Zoe did a lot of sleeping in our bed.

She's discovered more than one way to sit in her Elmo chair!

She does love to share...Hubby now has it!  I, by some miracle, have not caught it ... Yet.  I'm expecting to wake up one of these mornings all stuffy.  I'm hoping that doesn't happen, but I can't be that lucky.  Haha.  At least hubby can take medicine...Being preggers means no medicine! 

busy busy!

Last week was an oddly busy week...Good..But busy!

Thursday I had another appointment with my midwife.  I'm up 4 pounds total so far..Not bad considering I only have 16 weeks left.  Yikes.  Only 16?

My blood sugars are still not normal...Very borderline.  I thought after my last appointment and the test they ran, I was fine.  But apparently not.  Sooooo...Friday I had a 2 hour glucose test.  Which ended up being 3 hours because the lab was so insanely busy.  I hate the drink they make you take..It's like drinking syrup and it was orange flavored and you only have 5 minutes to drink it, on an empty stomach.  Not fun.  Then I had to have my blood drawn 3 times...Which isn't such a big deal except I have awful veins.  Luckily, I had a very nice and experienced lady who wasn't intimidated by my bad and uncooperative veins.  I'm a bit bruised, but once this test is over, it'll all be over.  If I pass this test, I'm fine...I should still be careful of what I eat, but I won't have gestational diabetes.  If I don't pass, then I do have it and I'll have to monitor my blood sugar.  At this point, I just want to know either way!

We hit a big milestone last week...Zoe is now sleeping in a big girl bed!  No more crib.  I really thought she'd have a harder time with it, but she slept just fine first night, no crying or anything.  She hopped right in and slept like a ... well ... baby.  This made me both happy and a little sad.  She's definitely growing up...Fast.

I've been cleaning out Zoe's stuff...Didn't realize how much of her clothes I kept.  But since I know I won't be needing them, I've gotten them washed and ready to sell.  I have a friend in Arizona who has a son that is exactly 2 months older then Zoe and she is pregnant with her 2nd baby, a girl, who is due just a few weeks before Noah.  We're going to do a trade since we each have things the other person needs!  We're doing flat rate boxes to keep it fair...I just wish we lived closer since our kids will be so close in age!

Papa and Grandma Gist in Indiana sent Zoe some fun stuff for Valentine's Day including an Elmo chair, which she loves.  Proof:

Her hair isn't so cute in this picture...I'm able to get it into REAL pigtails now, but it's kind of a fight to get her to sit still long enough to let me do it.  But she looks adorable with her hair done.  When it's down, like in the above picture, it looks weird.  It's still short in the front but long in the back and sides.  Kinda mullet like.  :)

Anyway, I guess that's it for now.  Feel like I'm forgetting something though....Hmmmm.

Pictures and other things...

If you haven't heard of Pinterest, it's amazing.  It's basically this 'pin board' (or multiple pin boards) where you can organize all the things you love on the web.  You follow your friends and when they pin something to their board, if you like it, you can pin it to your board.  I have discovered so many recipes and craft ideas because of it.  One of the items I have discovered are these adorable onesies that I'm making for Noah.  They are too cute.  And more importantly, very easy to make!

via here.

I'm going Monday to pick out the items I need to start making them!  :)

Here are a couple pictures of Zoe I took over the last couple of weeks...I finally remembered to crack open the Color Wonder markers and paper I got her for Christmas..She loved them.  As did I..NO mess!  Grandma, Papa, and Grams should expect a pretty picture in their Valentine's day cards!  :)

She took a break from drawing to have a snack and a little small talk with the dog...(The dog wasn't so much into the conversation as she was waiting for Zoe to drop a cracker.)

It has been an amazing couple of days here in OR.  GORGEOUS weather!  The SUN is out!!!  I see blue sky!!  It's a miracle.  And I can't tell you how happy the sun makes me. 

Hope you have a happy and fun weekend! 

Noah's Registry!!

Hey everyone!

On Monday we went ahead and did Noah's baby registry.  Of course Target is under construction because they're adding their new grocery section, so it was hard finding everything, but I think we managed.  :)

There are a few big items on the registry and I promise I wouldn't have put them on there if we didn't think we really needed them!  There is a great resale store in Salem that I love and I'm hoping maybe I can find a couple of things (like the swing and possibly a crib) there.  Zoe loved her swing when she was an infant but the one we had was given to us and had already been through 2 babies before Zoe used it...By the time she was done with it, it pretty much died.  The one on the registry is awesome because you can plug it into an outlet...I can't tell you how many D batteries we went through with Zoe.  It gets expensive!

The reason I asked for new bottles (instead of using the ones Zoe used) is because the pump I plan on using requires those bottles.  And the bottles we used for Z had the liners and that also got expensive but they were nice when we went to Salem or Portland for the day.  So anyway, that's that.  :)  And of course there are a million girl items out there, but not too many boy items.  Bedding was a little hard for us to decide on.

Here is the link to the registry online. 

http://www.target.com/baby/registry/emXAWR9GPsKh-AR9Z2Tzpw


You can also search by either one of our names (I used Tony instead of Anthony).


I also went thrifting this weekend and found some like new (and one outfit was new, still with tags on it from Gymboree) clothes that I'm really excited about!  I think the most expensive thing I bought was $1.97...Can't beat that! Zoe loves helping me pick things out..I'll hold it up and ask her if it's cute and she'll either say "No" or "Oh cute!".  She's a great little helper!


Tony's home from his work trip to Seattle...Must say I'm glad he's home for good.  No more work trips in the foreseeable future.  Zoe really notices when he's gone and she gets super clingy...Can't blame her though!  She wasn't so aware of it this weekend because it was kind of a quick trip, but she did peek out the back door and look for daddy and say "Where daddy go?" a few times. 


Well, I think that's it for now...Zoe's napping so I better get some cleaning done.

21 weeks and counting...

I am 21 weeks along (although I'll be 22 weeks on Friday)...It's really FLYING by.  And that makes me a little nervous.  I have yet to buy one outfit for this kiddo.  But next week we'll do our baby registry and I'm sure I'll find something I have to buy.  :)

At my last appointment everything was fine minus another diabetes scare.  At my previous appointment, before this one, they were supposed to test my blood to see if I had diabetes..But apparently they didn't do the right test.  So, they tested my blood sugar and it was fine..A little high but not out of the normal range.  So then they decided to do the test to see if I had a history of diabetes and didn't know it (the test they were supposed to do last time).  And that test came back with a negative..I do not and have not had diabetes.  So no more diabetes testing for me!  Yay!  My numbers came back really well.  My appointments have been in the morning, shortly after breakfast, so I guess my breakfasts have just been a little too sweet???  (I just have cereal in the mornings..)

I gained 5 pounds in about 4 weeks, which put me back at my pre-pregnancy weight.  So far, I'm even on the weight...And considering I'm halfway through, that makes me happy.  But I've noticed my appetite and cravings have really kicked in, so I HAVE TO start being more careful.  Zoe likes to watch me do my prenatal workouts and she even tries to do some of the moves with me..Especially the yoga moves.  It's quite funny.

We have decided on a first name..Noah.  It's a name I've had in my brain from the get go.  Even before I knew (officially knew...) he was a boy.  I believe in feelings and instincts so when the name Noah just appeared in my head, I knew it was the name for him.  And it means 'rest', which makes me hopeful that he won't be quite as 'lively' and crazy as Zoe.  :)

We haven't yet decided on a middle name...Although we feel that since we went Japanese with Zoe we should stick with Japanese for Noah.  There are many wonderful men in my life, both present and past, that I would love to name Noah after.  But I feel it wrong to choose between those men, and it is important to us that the kids have something to represent their Japanese heritage..(Since they don't look it..Hahaha, just kidding.)

I am still pushing for Hiroshi because it means 'generous' and again, I believe in the meaning of names.  I will be sure to keep you posted on the middle name....

My next appointment isn't until the 2nd week of February.  So stay tuned!

Silly Girl!

Zoe never ceases to surprise me.  She's always coming up with the funniest things to say or do. 

She has lately been OBSESSED with brushing her teeth...She would brush her teeth 20 times a day..Which is a good thing, hygiene wise.  She doesn't say 'brush' her teeth.  She asks to 'wash' her teeth.  Still cute. 

Zoe is getting better about putting actual sentences together.  She says "Go bye in car?".  Or "Bye! See you later!"  She notices when Tony's gone and she'll say "Where daddy go?" or "Daddy go bye bye".  It's fun to hear her say new things.

I've been trying to talk to her about the new baby, but she mostly stares blankly at me.  Which is fine..But we try to call him by name so maybe she'll pick up on it.  Maybe.  :)

Here are the latest pictures:

She loves to put on daddy's hats.

Yogurt is impossible for her to eat without making a huge mess.  And she also thinks it's hand lotion.  Ugh.

She's been having a blast helping daddy in the kitchen.  She even did some stirring!

Tony's in San Diego!

Tony is spending this week in San Diego/Camp Pendleton for work.  He's there with a reporter Beth and they get to experience a little bit of what recruits go through at boot camp.  (Which is cool since my brother spent some time at Camp Pendleton when he was in the Marines..)

If you'd like to follow what he's up to, you can check it out on KVAL'S blog here. Once they get home and aren't working 12-15 hour days, they'll be putting everything together in video format as well.

I know, I know I have some updating to do including ultrasound results!  We didn't get a good look at the face, because baby wouldn't turn around, which also means we didn't get a lot of good measurements.  So, I'll have to go back in about a month.  But luckily we did get gender.  :)

For now, I'll share a picture of the foot.

 

All is good with the babe and due date is the same, June 1st. Oh and yes, already have a name picked out.  I wanted to keep it a secret but it's hard to keep saying "the baby" instead of a name.  So, once we reveal the gender, we'll reveal the name too!  

Zoe is good...Crazy but good.  And growing up fast! 

Bye for now but promise, more details to come soon!