Baby #2

I had my big u/s this morning and the baby looks great. He's still kicking everyday and I'm still surprised how much I feel this baby. I did find out that my placenta is in the back this time versus the front with Lake which may be why I feel more earlier (he doesn't have anything to have to kick through.) Anyway, you'll see some pictures below.

The Wheels on the Bus

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Lake enjoys the song "The Wheels on the Bus". He actually has liked this song since he was 5 months and would light up with a smile when we would sing it. Now he does some of the hand motions with it. He lost interest in this video right after we started with the babies on the bus, but he did a little of it as you can see. He opens and closes his hand by his eye for the "waa" part.

Merry Christmas!

Lake is napping now after his big morning so I thought I'd upload a few videos and pics from today. You can't upload very long videos here so you'll only see very short versions. He has no clue it's Christmas, but he was pretty cute opening his gifts. He was interested in opening about two and then just wanted to play of course. We had a great morning and lots of fun!

Lake at 16 months

Lake turned 16 months on Monday so I thought I'd share a few of his latests and some of his sweet moments. Also, Lake has been extra clingy lately for some reason and even acting shy now in public putting his head on my chest when someone comes up to him. I decided that maybe letting him have a blanket to sleep with and take around might help a little bit. So far, he loves it when he naps and goes to bed. He loves putting it to his face.

Latest:
Uses the following words unprompted:
1. Mama
2. Dada
3. Dog
4. uh-oh
5. hey
6. tries to say "hello" when putting the phone to his ear

Will repeat a few things, but mostly the following:
1. "ank you" for thank you
2. bye
3. touchdown

Sweet moments:
- Lake runs to the gate when Jeff walks in and says "Dadadadada"
- I was at the sink the other day and Lake came up behind me and started patting my leg very sweetly like "I love you Mommy" - at least that's how I took it :)
- Lake loves to sit in your lap and snuggle when he's getting tired
- He likes to hug and be affectionate
- Everytime I get him at school he runs straight to me and falls into my arms
- He tries to feed you, but pulls the food away right when you are about to get it and laughs
- He dances in the car with you and smiles the biggest smile
- I love his smile - the big one where he shows both upper and lower teeth and the sneaky smile like he's about to do something he knows he's not suppose to
- I love his laugh - the squeaky giggle when you chase him and the silly one when you tickle him
- I love his rendition of "Wheels on the Bus". He tries to roll his hands for "round and round" and then for the babies on the bus, his "waaa, waaa, waaa" are his little hands opening and closing right by his eyes.
- One more thing I love is how when you are playing with him sometimes and he wants you to do it again, he'll come and grab your hand (or hands) and put them back where they were to do it again.

I'm sure there are many more I'm not thinking of right now, but I wanted to capture a few memories.

I hope everyone has a great Christmas!

Mommy hurt my feelings!

I dropped Lake off at preschool this morning and since I had some extra time, I stayed for a few minutes to play with him in the floor with the other babies. I sometimes do this, but haven't in a while. Lake immediately sits in my lap for about 5 minutes and then warms up and starts to get up and play with the others. Then it becomes musical babies in my lap - they swarm you when you sit in the floor. So one of the babies sat in my lap and Lake walks over. Another baby was standing next to me and had her arm out and Lake pushed it back. I told him "don't push" (mind you another baby was sitting in my lap too) and he got his feelings hurt so bad. He ran over to the corner and was so upset crying. I put the baby next to me and told him to come over and he did. However, the damage was done, he was so hurt :( He seemed to stay upset while I was there so I left shortly after. I checked on him through the video monitor and all was well! I can't believe how upset he got though. I felt awful that I hurt his feelings so badly!

2008 Christmas Party

We had Lake's Christmas party today. I ended up being the only Mom that went, but I wouldn't miss it for anything! Here are a few pics...

Let's be honest...

Spaghetti can be messy for adults to eat not to mention a 15 month old. Lake insisted on feeding himself tonight so I let him. Then of course it became entertainment!

First time with Santa

We had pictures made with Santa this morning. Lake was not excited by this experience. I don't know if it was watching every other kid cry when they sat with Santa or what, but Lake followed suit. It was actually pretty funny. I tried to bribe him with a cookie, but he just held it. Enjoy!

I have a kicker!

I started to feel this baby move really early this time for some reason. I felt the first movement around 12 weeks and then it started to pick up at 14 to 15 weeks. I feel the baby move probably at least once a day now. This morning he started kicking when I was taking Lake to preschool and turned on the holiday music. It's so funny to feel this so early. Lake of course took his time before he was consistently kicking. So now I have one laid back baby and this next one is already setting the stage for being quite the opposite!

Lake is going to have a little...

BROTHER! Yes folks, not a girl for sure (see pics below). The doctor definately didn't have a good angle yesterday to see (probably why he wouldn't say definitively). I decided to go to the place where I had my 3D with Lake and get a gender scan because it was going to drive me nuts for 3 weeks not knowing for sure. That was the best decision I could have made. Could you imagine thinking girl for 3 weeks and the shock to find it's a boy?

Anyway, needless to say, I fell in love with this little thing - just look at the profile picture. It made me remember my little bitty Lake when he was born and how much I just adored him (and still do!).

So, I guess it will be me and the boys for now!!

Can this be any more clear?


Look at this sweet face!

Maybe it's a.....

Girl??? Everything went fine at the appointment this morning and all is well. I asked my doctor if we could get a sneak peek to see what we were having and although he said determining the sex is not his expertise, he let us take a quick (unscheduled) look. Based on what he could see, his guess is that we are having a girl. However, we'll know definitively on 12/30 at my big ultrasound. I'm no expert either, but you definately couldn't see any little boy parts yet if it's a boy :)

So, we're not buying baby girl stuff yet, but maybe soon. We'd be so happy with a boy or a girl so we are looking forward to finding out for sure either way. It will be a fun start for the new year!

O Christmas Tree...

We picked out our Christmas tree Monday and then I snapped a few pictures this morning with Lake. I can't wait until Christmas morning to see Lake tear into presents!

Actually, Lake and Mommy sat in the car while Daddy picked out the tree! It was sleeting and freezing!

36-0 Baby!

I went with my friend Melissa to the Al-Aub game Saturday (who's about two weeks ahead of me expecting her first baby) and we had a great time even though the weather was ugly. We got to catch up with a few friends and watch Alabama finally shut out Auburn! Here are some pics...

News!

Now that things seemed to have settled with the events of the past few days, I thought I'd catch those of you who don't know up on things. Lake is going to be a big brother! We were trying to tell our family in person this time if possible and we were able to tell Jeff's parents in person over Thanksgiving. I'm 15 weeks along and we are hoping to find out the sex of the baby next Monday. I've uploaded a few pictures from the 8 and 12 weeks ultrasounds. I'm due May 25th (Memorial Day). We are very excited and time is flying since we have a 15 month old to chase around right now!




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Update

Lake's last blood test came back fine as expected! He is still favoring his leg a little, but he appears to be fine otherwise.