Phobic

Ok, so I understand, "I scared dinos" or gorillas (they are awfully big) and hippos (and the scary roaring noises they make), but banana peels and chestnuts (ok the outsides are all spiky, but still)? Quin is in a funny "it's scary mama" stage. He's nervous about masks (like our old Chinese man), worms, and occasional storybook characters. I can't but help but think it's so cute when his eyes get all big, he shrugs up his shoulders and says, "oooo scary". Someday he'll be all big and tough and I'll have to remind him of the day he was halfway through eating his banana and looked at me, pointed at the peel, and said, "what's that mama? it's scary!" with those cute big eyes.

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Well this is a day late, but with my green background I couldn't resist posting it. Hope you all had fun yesterday!

Lacrosse Dreamer

Awww, Quin fell asleep on the way home from watching a lacrosse game with Papa Todd this afternoon, asleep with the stick in hand.

It's A...

GIRL!
We are pretty excited around here.
Ok, so I know anyone who would read this would likely already know we're having a girl, but now I can at least post her first terrifying picture here! The ultrasound went very well, but the technician wasn't so good at capturing Little Miss Squirmy being still and posing for the camera (silly girl doesn't yet know how much she'll be posing in the future). So, thus the sort of creepy alien face picture. Ooo, just for saying that she's giving me some 20 weeks in utero kicks, with those oh so sweet little feet of hers, also pictured.

Baby Kicks

As I'm sitting here I'm enjoying the little kicks of this sibling to Quin and I know that he/she will likely be just as active a kiddo as he is! ;) I love it!

18 weeks

Well I had a successful 2nd Dr. Apt with Dr. Vu, though had to do a little too much pregnancy magazine reading while waiting... results of our quick visit: I will get to have my ultrasound in the next week or two, I'm at same weight I was with Quin at this same point in pregnancy, cervix looking good (phew), but placenta low (which I'm told by many including nurse Cassie and others could very well shift up), and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat (142) which was thrilling!

So, I'm scheduling the ultrasound for the soonest time I can get in the next week or so, at the hospital since Dr. Vu's office is so busy, and hopefully that way Todd can come for sure and we'll get to find out what his baby is. I don't really have a good prediction yet (no dream etc.) but would honestly be thrilled either way, a little brother for Quin would be great (and I see myself as a mom of boys) but a little girl would also be a treat! This being a "La Nina" year perhaps I'll follow Anna's trend of having a girl baby!

14 weeks

Feeling much better this week, with the exception of a bothersome cold. We have a busy week with Alex and Cal over early in the week, and the Solhaugs boys later in the week. In fact this next month and a half I'll be overlapping families I care for, so we'll be busy indeed! It's so much fun though it doesn't often feel like "work" painting, cooking, reading books, and building trains together. Quin has been a little needy though, commonly saying "I need Mama!" This is great baby sibling training.