Happy Mother's Day to me

Alex woke up with a low grade fever. Shortly after, he threw up. Thankfully it has seemed to subside and he's acting normal but he's very mischevious. I guess that can be attributed to Ross as well.

Ross is doing good...during the day. Seems that he has no concept of nighttime. For him to sleep, either Patrick or I have to be holding him. During the day he sleeps for a few hours at a time without being held. He'll sleep in the playpen, swing, or vibrating chair. At night we've tried all of the previously mentioned things and he's not having it. So, we have taken to sleeping in our recliner. I'll take one shift...usually 3-4 hours, Patrick will take another 3-4 hours.

Alex was so different so we're trying each night to figure out what kinds of trick will work to get him to sleep. We've also added a vibrating element under the co-sleeper to see if that would work. It seemed to work for 30 minutes or so.

Tonight we may try to turn on the bedroom lights and TV to see if that will work.

Ross was born on 4/29

http://babynoble1.shutterfly.com/ross after you view these pictures, at the top click "What's New" and there's more.

Enjoy the pictures of our new addition!

My water broke around 5:30am on Friday, April 29th. 3 hours later, at 8:42 am, Ross Lucien was born. He was 8 lbs 14.5 oz, 19 inches long.

I was due May 15 and had a scheduled c-section for May 11. Ross was born at 37 weeks, 5 days.

Every potty has a pooper, that's why we invited Alex!

After months of struggling with pooping on the potty, he finally pooped tonight. We've gone days with no poop because he refuses to poop on the potty and we refuse to put him in a diaper. After 3 days of no poop I had to put him in a diaper the other day.

Also the other day I put a diaper under the toilet lid in hopes he would poo in to that. That was not a success. In fury I posted on some forums and asked for suggestions. One of the suggestions worked tonight. Here's what I did.

Today I scoured Toys R Us to find the right motivator. I happened to find a huge red remote control car that looks like Lightning McQueen. It was only $20. When Alex said he had to poop I showed him the car. But told him he could not have it, touch it or play with it unless he pooped on the toilet. Patrick said he could see the wheels turning in Alex's head. Alex sat on the toilet and I sat next to him playing with the remote. I wouldn't let Alex touch the car. About 15 minutes later he pooped in the toilet.

I hope this is the end but I fear it might not be. At least we're one step closer to a fully potty trained boy!

5/11/11

My c-section is scheduled for May 11, 2011 :) I wanted May 6, 2011 (5+6=11) and it's my grandpa's birthday but it's in my 38th week of pregnancy and they won't do "elective" sections before the 39th week.

It will be an elective c-section because I already had a section with Alex and this baby, like Alex, is transverse....sitting in a hammock in my belly. It is 99% unlikely that Ross will turn head down.

And if you're curious, I'm miserable. I'm bigger than I was when I delivered Alex. I have carpal tunnel really bad. I have bad sciatica and when I lay on my side (the only way that's remotely comfortable) I feel like my crotch is going to split in two. I toss from left to right side all night long because the pain of the weight of Ross wakes me up. If that doesn't wake me up, heartburn does. On a happier note, I'm wearing the same 5 outfits every week and they're sooo comfortable. All of my pants and shorts roll down my big belly and the shirts aren't long enough to cover. So I have 3 long cotton dresses and 2 pair of stretchy gaucho pants that cover my belly. I wear a few shirts with the pants because the panel in the pants come up so much I have more shirt choices. My shoes are a different story. I'm wearing croc flip-flops that are getting tight and some Clark's Privo shoes that are a wide. I haven't tried tennis shoes in about a month. I'm scared.

All in the name of a healthy baby, but I can't wait to be miserable from being up all night with a newborn.

Belly Pictures

Here are pictures of me at 35 weeks pregnant now and then:

Now, with RossThen, with Alex.

I cannot believe I neglected to this this time around. I guess I can contribute the forgetfulness with my hectic onset of pregnancy, taking care of a busy 3 year old, and pregnancy brain.

some belly pictures

35 weeks

34 weeks

33 weeks

33 weeks

31 weeks
30 weeks @ Endymion Extravaganza

30 weeks

29 weeks

28 weeks

27 weeks

25 weeks

24 weeks

23 weeks

22 weeks

21 weeks
20 weeks
19 weeks
18 weeks
17 weeks

Easter Pictures

We took pictures for Easter with a live bunny. Alex loved the bunny, but he was a pain at listening to directions. He almost refused to smile.

Here's a sneak peek the photographer (Jenni Jacob) posted for me.

not baby, just Alex

I usually answer Alex with "my baby" or "my Alex". Today he asked something and I said, "Wait until Daddy gets home, okay my baby."

He says, "Not baby, just Alex."

Alex's new bed

Alex has a new trundle bed. His old bed is now Ross's crib, as the crib was Alex's full size bed. It was necessary to downsize because I think we have the entire boy section of Toys R Us in his room. With Ross coming, Alex needs more space to play.
Thanks Nana and Grandpa!

Catching up...

Today was a great day! I have some dirty pictures to prove it :)

Alex getting some serious air.

Who? Me?

This is how I made the fun mud puddle.

Mom caught the splash on film.

Action shot!

Ginny Stone

Grandpa's work had an open house (boat) and we got to see the inside of a tug boat. This boat had many bedrooms, a lounge, an exercise room, and more. The people that work on this boat spend 30 days on and 30 days off.

The Ginny Stone
In the Captain's chair.

It took us a long time to convince Alex to get on the boat. Once he got on he was very nervous about going down the stairs.

In the Galley.

Playing outside

Alex loves riding his bike. He also loves playing with Oreo, however, Oreo doesn't feel the same way. If you can see it from the pictures, the poor dog is trying to get away from him.

Check out the dirty face.

some Alex-isms from the past week or so

This kid is getting funnier every day.

• The other day we went to get snowballs but Alex kept calling his a snowman.
• ‎"Mommy helllllppppppppp!" Alex calls from the bathroom. "Alex, how did you get one foot in the toilet?" I still wonder.
• ‎"oh no, I'm stuck." so mommy walks to see where he's stuck. The foot in the toilet again.
• Alex shoved paper in his underwear and pulled it out and put it right in my hand.
• "Alex, people do not drink from dog bowl." Alex proceeds to get on hands and knees and bark like a dog. Then, after I think I've established NOT to mess with the dog water, he's in it like he's scrubbing for surgery.
• Alex said, "Aw shit, Thomas is off. Aw shit, I need to turn Thomas on."
• ...and just today, Alex went to use the potty and I walked in after him...he didn't use the stool and I had to clean pee up that was all over the toilet seat. I wonder if he tried to sit or stand.

An adventurous day!

Alex has been defeating the childproof lever lock we have on the doors that go to the outside (the street). We had to go to Lowe's and get dead bolts that lock with a key on the inside. He is a pro at unlocking the door locks as well. On our way back from Lowe's we stopped and got snowballs. We went to this place by his daycare and as Patrick slowed down, Alex said, "Don't stop daddy." He thought we were bringing him to school. As we were eating snowballs, Alex was convinced that his was a snowman. He kept saying his snowman was yummy.

Once we got home, Patrick started installing the locks. Alex refused to come inside. I was sitting inside and Patrick could see him from the door. Next thing we know, Alex walks to the middle of the driveway, pulls his pants down and pees.

It's Carnival Ti-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ime!

Here's a little post of cute mispronunciations courtesy of Alex:

Parade= Parafe
Banana= puh-bana
octopus= op-uh-puss

And instead of floats, he calls them trains.

Parading

Here's Alex at the parades.

Endymion

Patrick scored free tickets to the Endymion Extravaganza. Here are a few pictures from the night. We did not take a picture together :(

A long-needed update

Alex has pretty much been fine since the flu. Last week he had a small fever at night then the next 2 days only ate breakfast and he had lots of gas. His farts sounded like a grown man's farts. He was fine after 2 days.

So, Patrick and I are going to the Endymion Extravaganza and I got a pretty, teal formal dress. I tried it on so Patrick could see it and I came out of the room and Alex had a huge smile on his face and said, "Hey Barbie!"

It was so cute. He thought I was Barbie! Makes an overweight, swollen pregnant woman feel really good.

48 hour flu?

Wednesday, the day he ran through the yard, Alex came down with a high fever. First of all he fell asleep around 6:50pm Wed. night and that is highly unusual. Midnight he woke with a fever then threw up the drink Patrick gave him. At midnight he had 102.7, we gave him Motrin and he had fever around 6am as well. He had fever and we gave him Motrin again. I called the dr to just see what they wanted to do with him, should I just monitor him, etc. They wanted us to come in that day.

He threw up at 11am, right when we were trying to leave for the dr., then threw up around the corner from the dr office. When we got to the office he had 104.7 fever and they gave him Advil and he threw up about 5 minutes later. They gave him more Advil and he kept it down. They took his temp a few more times and also gave him some pedialyte. They swabbed his nose for the flu and it came back positive for strain B. Alex and I both had the flu shot back in Oct. or Nov. I guess the life of the vaccine is short.

He spent all Thursday sleeping, sitting like a zombie, or throwing up. He woke up at 3am Friday morning with a 99.3 temp., gave him some more Motrin.

Finally at 8am Friday morning his fever broke and now it's 2pm and it's still gone. He slept from about 9:30-11:00 then woke up and wanted juice, milk, cereal, waffles, crackers/cheese (Lunchables). I gave him some Lucky Charms, sans charms. He ate 3 very small bowls of dry cereal. About an hour later he wanted waffles, so I gave him a waffle.

He's bouncing around like normal and wanting to play with his toys and go outside (but it's too cold for mommy's taste). He seems normal. Let's hope this stays.

The fun life of a SAHM

Well, it's been interesting. Decided to log in and tell you the newest. Alex has to help us let Oreo outside or a major meltdown ensues. After letting Oreo in the backyard, Alex decides to run outside...barefoot...into our boggy marshland of a backyard. Even the dog has enough sense not to go in that muck.

When I finally get Alex to come inside he has mud all over his feet. I pick him up and he asks for a paper towel. I just toss him in the tub and rinse his feet off. When he's done, he says, "Oh thanks, mommy. Now I all clean."

Yeah son, I did that just for you :) What a stinker.