Update on the kiddos

So far, not much has been happening, I'm just trying to balance my time between chasing Sophie around parks (she's quite the climber), and getting as much time as possible to sit down. At my last Dr. visit (I am now 25 weeks), I mentioned to him that I have been having a lot of Braxton Hicks contractions, sometimes more than 4 an hour....which means that I need to rest more. I don't think he really understands that Sophie doesn't even know the meaning of REST! So, hopefully those will slow down. Also, I was told, that to keep my amniotic fluid level high I need to be drinking TONS of water, which I hate. But since that was the reason why Sophie had to come into the world so early, I know that I need to take that advice. Good news is that I passed my glucose test, which I failed with Sophie, and painfully had to do the second 5 hour test. I'm glad to not be stuck chugging a delicious (that term used very loosely), orange drink again for yet another test. Plus, now I can eat all the carbs I want for the rest of my pregnancy, which is all I'm craving these days! Lastly, I go back to my Dr. in a month (late Feb.), and at that point he will do an ultrasound so check my amniotic fluid, and do a growth check with some new and fancy growth scan machine. That way he can make sure that the baby isn't growth restricted, like Sophie was, and let me know that he will be a healthy, big boy at birth.

As far as our little princess Sophie goes....she's on the last medicine that her GI Dr. wants her to try, and I can't really say if it works or not. It will be wonderful for a week or more, then she will spend 3 days straight spitting up. I am talking to the Dr. tomorrow to see what she feels we should do next. I will say that this med. has worked better than any of the others, so at least that's something. Other than that, she just keeps getting more grown up each day! She's very independent and could probably do more things by herself, if I'd only let her. These days she can feed herself, as long as I get the food on the utensil. She also takes a bath now without her beloved seat she use to always use. She's learning and doing more sign language everyday, and loves to dance and throw a ball to you (she has a very cute technique for that!) No more news past that.

Sitting with grandpa at X-mas....sorry, no recent pics!

Updates for the New Year!

Well, I can't believe it's already 2009....I will be writing 2008 until March I'm sure! Our New Year was fun, although it reminded me that I am getting old, because honestly I wanted to celebrate the New Year with NY and go to bed. That will surely happen next year!

So, news on the.....smallest one in our family, I'd call him by his name, but do you think Nick and I have agreed yet?? NO! At my last ultrasound, which was right before X-mas, he was 12 oz. which is normal and my amniotic fluid was at a normal level. Good news, since I had to be induced 6 weeks early with Sophie due to low amniotic fluid. So, everything is good with him so far. We have a brilliant friend painting a mural on the walls of his room as we speak. Pictures will soon go up of his room, because we are exciting about how it's coming along! I'm just sorry that we didn't meet these friends sooner.

As for Sophie, she had a horrible cold over X-mas, and we started her on a new medicine for her reflux at the same time. So, once she got over her cold, we realized that the way she was acting was due to her new medicine. For future reference, if anyone hears of the medicine Reglan (it's not just for kids, or reflux even), don't put a drop of it in your mouth or anyone else's. We were aware of the possible side effects, but what we experienced with Sophie were different ones and very horrible to deal with! Needless to say, I regret ever having put her on Reglan, and I took her off after 2 weeks of it and now she's resumed her happy, normal life. Her GI Dr. has now put her on Bethanecol, which is supposed to help her keep things down, just what she needs. It also has no side effects that are bad, so that's a plus! So, we sit and wait another 2 weeks to see what happens to out little one, but so far so good. Sophie will be starting a toddler music class next week that's being offered at Second Baptist Church, then she will start her swim lessons on March 2nd and go everyday for 3-4 weeks. It's starting to look like we will be kept busy until this next baby comes.

Everytime I think about having 2 little ones in the house I get a little anxiety, well use to. But over the X-mas break I found out that 5 of my friends that already have 1 little one, are now pregnant with their 2nd as well. Plus I have a few friends who have recently had their second baby, fairly close within age to their first. So, I have started to feel that I will have a great support system once the new one arrives. A little thank you to all my friends with 2 kiddos, that have expressed to me that things will be okay........so I now feel comfortable enough to call you when I'm at home by myself and freaking out with the 2 kiddos! So, don't even think about acting like I'm being irrational....I'm warning you now.....just listen to me cry and freak out! Thanks guys.

Until next time, some new pictures.....I think.

Sophie, when she was sick, looking all pitiful. I don't think she moved from that spot for days!

Playtime in the tub, she looks like she's feeling much better!

Posing for a picture at Aunt Julie's B-day at Outback Steakhouse