A few days ago, I picked up some cupboard locks to keep Evelyn out of the low cupboards and drawers. It's a never ending battle to keep telling her to put things back and close the door. The locks I got had to be installed with screws into the door. I didn't think it would be a big deal to put them on our six doors while I waited for Evelyn to get tired enough to take a nap. I didn't even get one door done before I realized that I would be much better off waiting for nap time.
If she wasn't grabbing the to-be-installed locks and carting them around, she was trying to get inside the cupboard. As soon as I set down the screwdriver, she picked it up and sucked on the end. When I needed to partially close the door to see if the two pieces were lined up, she wanted to open the door. When I needed to open the door, she tried to close it. When I tried to screw in one of the pieces, she came and stood on my leg, and holding onto my shoulder with her head tilted over tried to watch what I was doing.
I decided we would be better off going in her room to read some books until nap time and finishing the project then. It was a good decision. All six doors now have locks nicely installed just waiting to be tested out when she awakens.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
I Just Needed Some Lettuce
Three days ago, I had the most exciting grocery shopping trip of my life. It all started in the car on the way to the store.
Evelyn has these old stretched out elastic bracelets that I had gotten at a thrift sale last summer. She loves to play with them (she's such a girl), and had one in the car. We were almost to the store when she pulled it too hard and broke it. Just after she broke it, my phone rang so I was distracted talking and not watching her. In the meantime, she was shoving those beads into her mouth like candy. When we finally got to the store, she spit out about a dozen of them along with the string.
Since I just needed to pick up some lettuce for dinner that night, I decided not to grab a cart, but to just carry Evelyn. I got the lettuce, and then heading towards the check-out I walked past the health food section and remembered that we needed some granola. I set Evelyn down so I could pour the granola out of the dispenser. By the time I had the bag full, I looked down and here she was eating raisins out of one of the bottom bins. I quickly snatched her up reminding her that we don't eat those at the store, grabbed my lettuce and granola and again made my way toward the check-out.
It was just then that I remembered that my sister Katie had spotted the first robin of the year, so I owed her gummy worms. I decided to just check the candy aisle to see if they had any that she could eat. (She can't have anything with maltodextrin, modified food starch, or that was processed in a factory that processes wheat). Because I couldn't hold the lettuce, granola, Evelyn, and read the candy labels, I set Evelyn down hoping she would stay close by and look at the other candies. Nope. I should have set the food down instead and held on to her. She took off down the aisle and was at the opposite end in seconds. She entertained herself by pulling food off the shelves, and smiling at other shoppers. I finally found some worms that would work and went to grab Evelyn. The only problem with this is that she hasn't learned to 'come' yet when we tell her to. Every time we come after her, she thinks it's the "I'm gonna get you" game and she takes off running. This time was no different. She had two little snacks in her hands and took off running. 7 months pregnant momma with her arms full of granola, lettuce, and gummy worms chased after her.
We finally made it to the checkout, but because my arms were still full, I left Evelyn on the floor standing next to me. She eyed a big bin of balls not too far from the checkouts and decided they were much more interesting than the gummy worms I had let her hold. She dropped the worms and headed for the balls. I was anxiously trying to watch her with one eye, and wait for the conveyor to be open so I could set my things down. The man in front of me graciously let me set my stuff down so I could go get Evelyn. By the time I got to her, she had three balls out on the floor and when she saw me coming, started running away with a fourth. I snatched her up, and determined that I should NOT set her down again.
A valuable lesson was learned this day: Always get a cart, even if you only need to get some lettuce.
And the count is up to 3 beads that I've found in her diaper from the broken bracelet.
Evelyn has these old stretched out elastic bracelets that I had gotten at a thrift sale last summer. She loves to play with them (she's such a girl), and had one in the car. We were almost to the store when she pulled it too hard and broke it. Just after she broke it, my phone rang so I was distracted talking and not watching her. In the meantime, she was shoving those beads into her mouth like candy. When we finally got to the store, she spit out about a dozen of them along with the string.
Since I just needed to pick up some lettuce for dinner that night, I decided not to grab a cart, but to just carry Evelyn. I got the lettuce, and then heading towards the check-out I walked past the health food section and remembered that we needed some granola. I set Evelyn down so I could pour the granola out of the dispenser. By the time I had the bag full, I looked down and here she was eating raisins out of one of the bottom bins. I quickly snatched her up reminding her that we don't eat those at the store, grabbed my lettuce and granola and again made my way toward the check-out.
It was just then that I remembered that my sister Katie had spotted the first robin of the year, so I owed her gummy worms. I decided to just check the candy aisle to see if they had any that she could eat. (She can't have anything with maltodextrin, modified food starch, or that was processed in a factory that processes wheat). Because I couldn't hold the lettuce, granola, Evelyn, and read the candy labels, I set Evelyn down hoping she would stay close by and look at the other candies. Nope. I should have set the food down instead and held on to her. She took off down the aisle and was at the opposite end in seconds. She entertained herself by pulling food off the shelves, and smiling at other shoppers. I finally found some worms that would work and went to grab Evelyn. The only problem with this is that she hasn't learned to 'come' yet when we tell her to. Every time we come after her, she thinks it's the "I'm gonna get you" game and she takes off running. This time was no different. She had two little snacks in her hands and took off running. 7 months pregnant momma with her arms full of granola, lettuce, and gummy worms chased after her.
We finally made it to the checkout, but because my arms were still full, I left Evelyn on the floor standing next to me. She eyed a big bin of balls not too far from the checkouts and decided they were much more interesting than the gummy worms I had let her hold. She dropped the worms and headed for the balls. I was anxiously trying to watch her with one eye, and wait for the conveyor to be open so I could set my things down. The man in front of me graciously let me set my stuff down so I could go get Evelyn. By the time I got to her, she had three balls out on the floor and when she saw me coming, started running away with a fourth. I snatched her up, and determined that I should NOT set her down again.
A valuable lesson was learned this day: Always get a cart, even if you only need to get some lettuce.
And the count is up to 3 beads that I've found in her diaper from the broken bracelet.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Girl or Boy?
With this second pregnancy, we decided not to have an ultrasound to determine the gender. That said, it's been a fun guessing game as to which it will be. I've been thinking pretty much from the beginning that it is going to be another girl. This pregnancy has been so similar to the last, that I just have this feeling that it's going to be a girl.
Some similarities I have noticed:
*Very minimal morning sickness
*Similar weight gain patterns
*No swelling in my hands or feet
*My face broke out to the same face wash
*Overall health and feeling well
There have also been a few differences:
*I broke out to my hair gel
*I've had very minimal acid reflux this time where with Evelyn it seemed like I had it every day
*With Evelyn early on, I would wake up in the middle of the night and sometimes have trouble falling back asleep. That hasn't happened once this time.
*Although my finger nails grow quickly, they are still brittle as they were before pregnancy. With Evelyn, my nails were super strong.
So, after listing out the similarities and the differences, it looks like there really isn't much different between the two pregnancies. The things that are different are so small that I don't know if they could be contributed to the opposite gender. Plus almost everyone I've talked to says that they were definitely sicker when carrying boys. If anything, I was LESS sick this time. So it's gotta be a girl, right?
Well, then we went to our appointment with the midwife yesterday. After she listened to the baby's heartbeat she said that if she had to take a guess, she would say that we're having a boy. A boy? A BOY?!? What if we really do have a boy? This kind of threw me for a loop. I've been thinking all along that it's another girl, so to think about it being a boy is kind of strange. It got me really excited to have this baby and find out which one it is.
If it is a boy, or if it is a girl, it really doesn't matter to me. As long as there is a healthy baby, I will be overjoyed to meet him/her. Only 7 weeks to the due date, and the days are flying by. This little one is going to be here before we know it.
Some similarities I have noticed:
*Very minimal morning sickness
*Similar weight gain patterns
*No swelling in my hands or feet
*My face broke out to the same face wash
*Overall health and feeling well
There have also been a few differences:
*I broke out to my hair gel
*I've had very minimal acid reflux this time where with Evelyn it seemed like I had it every day
*With Evelyn early on, I would wake up in the middle of the night and sometimes have trouble falling back asleep. That hasn't happened once this time.
*Although my finger nails grow quickly, they are still brittle as they were before pregnancy. With Evelyn, my nails were super strong.
So, after listing out the similarities and the differences, it looks like there really isn't much different between the two pregnancies. The things that are different are so small that I don't know if they could be contributed to the opposite gender. Plus almost everyone I've talked to says that they were definitely sicker when carrying boys. If anything, I was LESS sick this time. So it's gotta be a girl, right?
Well, then we went to our appointment with the midwife yesterday. After she listened to the baby's heartbeat she said that if she had to take a guess, she would say that we're having a boy. A boy? A BOY?!? What if we really do have a boy? This kind of threw me for a loop. I've been thinking all along that it's another girl, so to think about it being a boy is kind of strange. It got me really excited to have this baby and find out which one it is.
If it is a boy, or if it is a girl, it really doesn't matter to me. As long as there is a healthy baby, I will be overjoyed to meet him/her. Only 7 weeks to the due date, and the days are flying by. This little one is going to be here before we know it.
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