Like mother, like daughter

I guess you start turning into your mother at a much younger age than I thought.  I was in the living room doing some cleaning and realized Mady was being awfully quite.  I went into the kitchen to investigate and found her sitting at the table browsing the weekly grocery ads.  She got up there, grabbed the ads, and opened them up all on her own.  She even made sure to have the phone nearby.  She sat there quietly for a while just browsing.  They really do watch everything we do, don't they?  I'm so proud ;)

Little Gymnast

We have a little gymnast in the house.  I signed Mady up this fall for eight weeks of toddler gymnastics at the Rec Center.  She loves it!!  It's nothing too involved, just songs and stretches followed by playtime through an obstacle course, the bars, balance beam, and vault.  She gets so excited when she finds out it is time to go to class, and she practices her flips and bear crawl all over the house. This little one is full of energy, so this is a great outlet for all of that.  In addition to that, she's fearless which can make for a nervous mommy.

The only thing we need to work on is being patient through the singing and stretching because she is ready to just hit the bars and balance beam.  We also need to work on sharing and realizing that not everything is "mine" which is her favorite word right now.  My little mess...

It's a....

BOY!!!!  We had the 20 week appointment/ultrasound today and found out we have a little boy in our future!  Just like with Mady, Nick called it before the ultrasound tech even said it.  Of course I had no idea what I was looking at, so I looked to her for confirmation and sure enough, he was right.  He had the biggest grin on his face, haha.  I could see his brain filling with thoughts of baseball games, football watching, and a little golf buddy swirling around.

 Mady came with us to the appointment, so she got to see a glimpse of her new baby brother too.  She wasn't near as interested in him as she was in the fish in the aquarium in the waiting room.  Her exact words were "That be very cool!!".  During the ultrasound she got scared when she heard the baby's heartbeat and started crying.   The tech said that reaction was a first for her, and she's been doing that for quite a while.  Considering we were there for over an hour, she did really well, so we rewarded her (and mommy and daddy) and celebrated with a trip to DQ!

Little boy is doing great, and looks normal and healthy.  I have been telling Nick for a couple of weeks now that this baby moves a lot!  I am constantly feeling him move, and sure enough, during the ultrasound he did not stop moving.  The tech could not get a good measurement of the spine because he was moving so much, so at the next appointment we need to have another ultrasound to get that measurement.  Another chance to see him!

I cannot believe we are at the halfway mark.  Nick and I were debating on whether to wait and let it be a surprise as to whether it was a boy or girl.  The planner in me got hold and I just couldn't do it, but I'm ok with that.  I now have 4 months to have fun planning for our new arrival!

Sucking his thumb

Isn't he cute!?!

Latest Happenings

We've been a bit busy around here with school starting for the fall semester last week.  Let's recap...

I am now four months along.  How did that happen?!  Definitely do not fit in any of my pants anymore, so I have busted out my maternity clothes.  Elastic waistbands are awesome!  This month, I felt our little one move for the first time, which is about two weeks earlier than when I felt Mady for the first time.  In the past week I have felt movements everyday, and it's the best feeling.  This little one is a mover and shaker.  Nick has been able to feel baby move too!  I am feeling great, besides occasional back pains, but nothing to complain about!  Cannot believe we have only five months left!

Mady started preschool last week, same day as I started classes.  We are back to our Tuesday/Thursday schedule, which I love much better than summer.  It's a slower pace for us, and I get more time with my favorite little girl.  She loves going to school though, and does not even look back to tell me bye when I drop her off.  Her new teacher for this year, Ms. Amanda, is so sweet and I think it's going to be a great year.

Potty training is still going well.  We haven't had one pee accident since day 2 of the 3 day method.  #2 is another story.  She did it for a couple of days, and I thought we made it through potty training, but I was wrong.  She will not do it anymore, and I've tried everything.  I've heard this is pretty common, so I am loading myself with patience and trying to get through this hurdle.

Mady's vocabulary has grown so much in these past couple of weeks.  She is talking in full sentences, and picking up so many words.  It blows my mind that I can have full conversations with her.  One of her big phrases right now (which is not my favorite) is "Nope, not doing it" when I ask her to do something.  She also learned a couple of days ago how to turn the knobs on the doors to open them.  We need to be extra cautious about that now.

And of course, we kicked off Aggie football season with a win, Whoop!  This little aggie loves Aggie football and gets excited when it comes on.  She can say, Whoop,  and Gig 'em Aggies.  She also knows who Johnny Football and Reveille are.  So much more to learn, but you have to start somewhere ;)