So our house is clean and orderly, laundry is caught up, some meals are prepared, and we are just waiting...
Waiting for our new arrival to join us. I'm scheduled to be induced on Wednesday, which is partly because I'm ready to have this baby and partly because the sooner I can have this baby, the sooner I can start my break from work. The doctor won't let me go more than a week past my due date so it was just easier to schedule, particularly since I had a relatively easy induction with Maeve since I went past my due date with her too.
It really has been crazy busy, for both Ryan and I, and we are both looking forward to the perfect little excuse for us to pause and just relish in the quality family time ahead of us. Plus, I wouldn't mind being able to sleep in my back or stomach again and to partake in a beer or glass of wine. I'm constantly counting my blessings at how I or the baby haven't had any health issues, but this 2nd pregnancy was definitely more tiring than the first. I'm guessing it's some combination of being a couple years older and having a 2 year old to keep up with. I've pretty much given up tub duty since Ryan's traveling has stopped. Bending over a bath tub to wash Maeve sounds like I'm climbing Mt. Everest, as does flipping over in bed from side to side.
As for Maeve, she's constantly keeping us moving. Unfortunately, one of her teacher's, Miss Denise, resigned a week ago. She was Maeve's favorite and it breaks my heart as each day since she's been gone, Maeve has brought her up. We've tried to tell her the truth, but you can tell it doesn't set in. Fortunately, Miss Denise's daughter Amanda is our babysitter so we are hoping to schedule a playdate soon so Maeve can get in some Miss Denise time.
Other than that, just keeping busy. I'll keep you all posted regarding Baby #2...
Monday, March 24, 2014
Saturday, March 8, 2014
Ready for Spring
As much as I do enjoy winter and beautiful white snow, I'm getting alittle tired of bitter cold and squeezing into my warmest puffy coat with this growing belly. But I digress, a lot continues to happen around here but most of it revolves around keeping up with Maeve and counting down until Baby #2 arrives. I've been having issues with my laptop which is why no blogging has happened lately. So no pictures for now, but working on it.
Sp to catch up... We had a wonderful Christmas, spending lots of time with family and friends. Unfortunately, we had a lot of one-off things happen that caused some headaches: Ryan got into a car accident in my car so I was without it for about 2 1/2 weeks (fortunately he was not hurt), everyone in the house was dealing with colds, we had a roof leak that came through the family room ceiling, a frozen pipe during the bitter cold streak (but nothing burst), etc, etc, etc. We started waking up each day just asking what was going to happen today. Fortunately, nothing tragic or major and we are happy to move into 2014 with optimism for another good year.
Lately we've all been so tired with work and this cold weather that when we are home, we aren't doing much. Ryan's been on a travel bender so has been out of town about half of the time the last 6 weeks. He took yesterday off so they could have a Maeve/Daddy day, which was great. Maeve wouldn't stop talking all week leading up to it. They went to the Science Museum and I went and met them for lunch. Then they both took naps and played the rest of the day... a perfect day.
Our little girl continues to be downright funny most days. I was talking to her teacher the other day, who confirmed my belief that she is a woman in a 2 year old body. She talks like an adult, which is probably a reflection of how Ryan & I talk to her. She often tries to quiz us on letters, numbers, and colors when she's in the tub just like how we quiz her. When she does have her bad moments, it's typically a meltdown after we turn off the tv or tell her it's time for bed. She fully transitioned from her crib to a twin bed in her new bedroom a couple weeks ago and has done pretty well. It's a bit of a battle as she was so, so easy to put to bed before and we didn't have to worry about her climbing out of the crib and exploring during the night. Now she wants to go in her "big girl bed" but it usually includes extending the bedtime routine with requests for milk, another story... you name it. But she's been in there for over a month now and doing pretty well. She's scared me a couple times by coming into our room and startling me awake but she hasn't fallen down the stairs or anything like that so all is well. She did fall out of bed one night and fortunately she went back to sleep and didn't fall out again, but we might need more pillows to block her in.
Her imagination just blows my mind. Every day she's coming up to us in the middle of playing with some animal (a lion, bear, a fox, you name it) that is over there or around the corner. She isn't scared just animated and very serious about how we have to run or stop it. She's like a sponge in terms of her vocabulary. She remembers lines from tv shows and memorizes books we read. She'll recall them at the funniest times. Needless to say, we laugh alot... it's a fun, but exhausting age.
Baby Daley #2 is due to arrive in less than three weeks. The doctor told me last week to make sure my bags are packed... baby is head down and low. Maeve was the same way and I had to get induced so not banking on an early arrival, but happy we made it through Ryan's busy travel so that he will be there for baby's birth. I'm definitely counting down the days... I'm dealing with some hand/ankle swelling and a sore back and am pretty exhausted at end of the work day and especially the work week. Looking forward to how this arrival will change things around here...
Sp to catch up... We had a wonderful Christmas, spending lots of time with family and friends. Unfortunately, we had a lot of one-off things happen that caused some headaches: Ryan got into a car accident in my car so I was without it for about 2 1/2 weeks (fortunately he was not hurt), everyone in the house was dealing with colds, we had a roof leak that came through the family room ceiling, a frozen pipe during the bitter cold streak (but nothing burst), etc, etc, etc. We started waking up each day just asking what was going to happen today. Fortunately, nothing tragic or major and we are happy to move into 2014 with optimism for another good year.
Lately we've all been so tired with work and this cold weather that when we are home, we aren't doing much. Ryan's been on a travel bender so has been out of town about half of the time the last 6 weeks. He took yesterday off so they could have a Maeve/Daddy day, which was great. Maeve wouldn't stop talking all week leading up to it. They went to the Science Museum and I went and met them for lunch. Then they both took naps and played the rest of the day... a perfect day.
Our little girl continues to be downright funny most days. I was talking to her teacher the other day, who confirmed my belief that she is a woman in a 2 year old body. She talks like an adult, which is probably a reflection of how Ryan & I talk to her. She often tries to quiz us on letters, numbers, and colors when she's in the tub just like how we quiz her. When she does have her bad moments, it's typically a meltdown after we turn off the tv or tell her it's time for bed. She fully transitioned from her crib to a twin bed in her new bedroom a couple weeks ago and has done pretty well. It's a bit of a battle as she was so, so easy to put to bed before and we didn't have to worry about her climbing out of the crib and exploring during the night. Now she wants to go in her "big girl bed" but it usually includes extending the bedtime routine with requests for milk, another story... you name it. But she's been in there for over a month now and doing pretty well. She's scared me a couple times by coming into our room and startling me awake but she hasn't fallen down the stairs or anything like that so all is well. She did fall out of bed one night and fortunately she went back to sleep and didn't fall out again, but we might need more pillows to block her in.
Her imagination just blows my mind. Every day she's coming up to us in the middle of playing with some animal (a lion, bear, a fox, you name it) that is over there or around the corner. She isn't scared just animated and very serious about how we have to run or stop it. She's like a sponge in terms of her vocabulary. She remembers lines from tv shows and memorizes books we read. She'll recall them at the funniest times. Needless to say, we laugh alot... it's a fun, but exhausting age.
Baby Daley #2 is due to arrive in less than three weeks. The doctor told me last week to make sure my bags are packed... baby is head down and low. Maeve was the same way and I had to get induced so not banking on an early arrival, but happy we made it through Ryan's busy travel so that he will be there for baby's birth. I'm definitely counting down the days... I'm dealing with some hand/ankle swelling and a sore back and am pretty exhausted at end of the work day and especially the work week. Looking forward to how this arrival will change things around here...
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