Friday, June 29, 2012
Thursday
Thursday evening
Nate and I had dinner at the St. Paul Grill
to celebrate us finding a house and finding out the sex of the baby. It was a fabulous night to ourselves with amazing food.
We opened the envelope...
Looked at the ultrasound pictures and determined...
We're having a BOY!!! Ava will be getting her little brother that she told us she wanted.
We ended the dinner with a delicious dessert with what else but a blue candle to celebrate.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Out of sight, but not out of mind
I don't have any pictures to post because I've hardly seen my baby girl in the past week. Ava left Thursday afternoon with Mema and Boppa and headed to the cabin. She made sure to get them up bright and early Friday morning. Daddy joined them Friday evening while I spent the weekend at work. Ava enjoyed her time visiting everybody including Grandpa Ed (the neighbor at the cabin), helping Boppa mow, and riding the pontoon. She can't wait to help Boppa mow again is what she told me earlier this week. She was in bed by the time I got home Sunday night.
Monday Ava spent the day at daycare with her friends and got to spend the evening with Lauryn and Dave while Nate, Mema, and I headed to Apple Valley to pick out flooring, counters, etc for the new house. It's finally becoming real! I just wish that the building would start now. They don't break ground until August. Ava and I did get to spend a little time together Tuesday morning. It was gorgeous out and we headed to the park in the morning. That afternoon we were off for another road trip...to IA. We met Aunt Lisa and Zack in Clear Lake for dinner and then Ava went home with them until Friday. Zack and Reece requested that they get to spend a couple of days with her. They will all be coming up on Friday afternoon so that we can spend the weekend together at the cabin.
I have to say that I almost cried when I left the parking lot in Clear Lake. I've been away from her for 3 days before, but she was with her Daddy. She's never been away from both of us for this long before. I know that she's having a great time with her cousins. There are days when I think that I would do anything for a few days by myself. However, when she's not here I can't help but think about her constantly and hope that she's having fun and is happy (I have no doubt that we're missing her more than she's missing us right now). I called Lisa earlier today and the kids were in the pool, she was having a blast. Nate called her tonight and she answered the phone, "I'm so tired, I need to go to sleep" in her whiny voice. Hopefully she sleeps well and wakes up refreshed and happy in the morning.
Nate and I are going to take advantage of our time alone tomorrow evening. We made reservations for dinner and will be taking the sealed envelope off the counter and opening it to find out the sex of the baby. I'm hoping that the ultrasound tech put a note in their to clarify the sex, rather than just the pictures. We'll keep you all posted on the results.
Monday Ava spent the day at daycare with her friends and got to spend the evening with Lauryn and Dave while Nate, Mema, and I headed to Apple Valley to pick out flooring, counters, etc for the new house. It's finally becoming real! I just wish that the building would start now. They don't break ground until August. Ava and I did get to spend a little time together Tuesday morning. It was gorgeous out and we headed to the park in the morning. That afternoon we were off for another road trip...to IA. We met Aunt Lisa and Zack in Clear Lake for dinner and then Ava went home with them until Friday. Zack and Reece requested that they get to spend a couple of days with her. They will all be coming up on Friday afternoon so that we can spend the weekend together at the cabin.
I have to say that I almost cried when I left the parking lot in Clear Lake. I've been away from her for 3 days before, but she was with her Daddy. She's never been away from both of us for this long before. I know that she's having a great time with her cousins. There are days when I think that I would do anything for a few days by myself. However, when she's not here I can't help but think about her constantly and hope that she's having fun and is happy (I have no doubt that we're missing her more than she's missing us right now). I called Lisa earlier today and the kids were in the pool, she was having a blast. Nate called her tonight and she answered the phone, "I'm so tired, I need to go to sleep" in her whiny voice. Hopefully she sleeps well and wakes up refreshed and happy in the morning.
Nate and I are going to take advantage of our time alone tomorrow evening. We made reservations for dinner and will be taking the sealed envelope off the counter and opening it to find out the sex of the baby. I'm hoping that the ultrasound tech put a note in their to clarify the sex, rather than just the pictures. We'll keep you all posted on the results.
Monday, June 18, 2012
A plan
We finally have a plan regarding where we will be living in a few months, and I couldn't be more relieved This has been hanging over our heads for the past month and I was stressed beyond belief. After quite the ordeal, Nate finally called me on Friday
and said that we had a deal. We will be building a new home in Apple Valley. We should be signing papers today to get this show on the road. The big downfall is that they won't start building for another 4-6 weeks which means that the house won't be done until November. Believe me, I am not happy about not having our own house to bring
my baby home to. However, I have to try to think more long term and know that we will eventually be in there and will love it. We close on our town home at the end of July and will then be moving in with Mema & Boppa until the new house is complete. Now it's time to start packing and looking for a new daycare.
We had our ultrasound on Wednesday morning. Everything looks great. I would post a couple of pictures from the CD that we have, but I have yet to look at all of the images since I know that there are a few on there that show the sex of the baby. As of right now, there is a sealed envelope with the pictures on the counter downstairs. We had said that once we bought a house we would go out for a nice dinner to celebrate the new house and find out the sex of the baby. Maybe we'll have some time to do that later this week. In all honesty it's not killing me to find out like I thought it would be. I thought the sealed envelope would taunt me every time that I walked by, but it hasn't. Perhaps it's because we've just been so busy. Also, we didn't find out if Ava was going to be a boy or a girl and I didn't think that was a big deal. If we weren't moving and trying to make each transition a little easier on ourselves, I'm not sure if we would find out the sex or not. Either way, it's exciting.
We were gone again this past weekend. Ava & I left with Mema Friday morning for the cabin and Nate worked from St. Cloud so that he would have a shorter commute to the cabin on Friday evening. It was great, he was there in time for dinner on Friday. That sure beats arriving at 11:00 at night with a toddler who gets her second wind after sleeping in the car. Our friends Josh, Kate, and Tate joined us on Saturday and stayed until Sunday. The weather left a bit to be desired, but it was great to get to spend some time with them and catch up. Tate is adorable, and may be the most laid back and happy baby that I have ever met. Ava woke up nice and early on Sunday to make sure that she was the first to say Happy Father's Day to everybody. Thankfully she took a nice long nap and was very good on the way home.
We hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and a belated Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!
The water was definitely chilly, but when you're two I guess it doesn't bother you even if your teeth are chattering. She was also super pumped to use her Mickey floaty.
Daddy & Ava playing in the water
This girl can not get enough fruit.
No better way to spend the day than a picnic on the pontoon.
We had our ultrasound on Wednesday morning. Everything looks great. I would post a couple of pictures from the CD that we have, but I have yet to look at all of the images since I know that there are a few on there that show the sex of the baby. As of right now, there is a sealed envelope with the pictures on the counter downstairs. We had said that once we bought a house we would go out for a nice dinner to celebrate the new house and find out the sex of the baby. Maybe we'll have some time to do that later this week. In all honesty it's not killing me to find out like I thought it would be. I thought the sealed envelope would taunt me every time that I walked by, but it hasn't. Perhaps it's because we've just been so busy. Also, we didn't find out if Ava was going to be a boy or a girl and I didn't think that was a big deal. If we weren't moving and trying to make each transition a little easier on ourselves, I'm not sure if we would find out the sex or not. Either way, it's exciting.
We were gone again this past weekend. Ava & I left with Mema Friday morning for the cabin and Nate worked from St. Cloud so that he would have a shorter commute to the cabin on Friday evening. It was great, he was there in time for dinner on Friday. That sure beats arriving at 11:00 at night with a toddler who gets her second wind after sleeping in the car. Our friends Josh, Kate, and Tate joined us on Saturday and stayed until Sunday. The weather left a bit to be desired, but it was great to get to spend some time with them and catch up. Tate is adorable, and may be the most laid back and happy baby that I have ever met. Ava woke up nice and early on Sunday to make sure that she was the first to say Happy Father's Day to everybody. Thankfully she took a nice long nap and was very good on the way home.
We hope that you all had a wonderful weekend and a belated Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there!
The water was definitely chilly, but when you're two I guess it doesn't bother you even if your teeth are chattering. She was also super pumped to use her Mickey floaty.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Tantrums and a tummy
The title of this post is what's been going on in this house over the past week. That is, a tummy for me and tantrums for Ava (ok, maybe I've had a couple of tantrums as well). We'll start with the tummy...
No, I don't have any belly pictures to post. I'll be honest, I think that I look better at this point in dim light rather than a bright flash drawing attention to my oddly proportioned body. I had to break out the maternity clothes for the first time this past week. Yes, I pulled on the ruched short sleeve shirt. My mom and I went shopping a couple of weekends ago for maternity clothes while she was here. I hate shopping for maternity clothes for so many reasons. I must say that the top two reasons are
1. I hate spending money on clothes that I'm going to wear for only a few short months.
2. Why must everything have either ruching or the shirt ties in the back?!? The ruching I have come to embrace because I have to. The ties in the back, I just can't do it. They scream "look at my belly and let's accentuate my growing breasts while we're at it". I don't need something to make me look more pregnant than I already am. Granted, one would think that I would like to accentuate my growing breasts since I only have them for a few short months during my entire life. However, I've also come to embrace the fact that I don't have boobs and am quite comfortable with it. Still don't need the ties!
I feel as though the belly has expanded this weekend (I'm sure that the multiple cookie bars that I made and ate at work didn't help). This means that I'm most likely going to have to bust out the maternity shorts. Yep, the ones that don't have buttons or zippers, only a giant piece of stretchy fabric that goes up and over the belly. Nothing makes you feel sexy like a pair or maternity pants.
Now, on to the tantrums. I have to say that today was tantrum free so I can't say that this is an everyday thing, but it has become quite frequent. This is where I tell Ava that we have to go inside or do something that she obviously doesn't want to. She'll bend over at the waist, squat down to the ground, and start yelling. Now, I don't really acknowledge it much. I just pick her up and go on, trying to explain why we must do something. However, sometimes this is impossible. For instance, the other night when she wanted to wear her clothes to bed rather than change her diaper and put her jammies on. This was not just a tantrum, this was a full blown meltdown. There was the kicking, screaming, pushing, and sobbing to point where I was fairly certain she was going to vomit. After a mommy & daddy team effort we got the diaper changed, pjs on, and daddy got her calmed down. I guess she did something similar to this at the cabin this past weekend for Mema & Boppa. The thing is, the next minute she can be the sweetest little girl (the one that we are used to). Perhaps it's because she senses a lot of change going on in our house. I'm not sure, but the changes aren't going to stop anytime soon so I hope that she finds a better coping mechanism.
No, I don't have any belly pictures to post. I'll be honest, I think that I look better at this point in dim light rather than a bright flash drawing attention to my oddly proportioned body. I had to break out the maternity clothes for the first time this past week. Yes, I pulled on the ruched short sleeve shirt. My mom and I went shopping a couple of weekends ago for maternity clothes while she was here. I hate shopping for maternity clothes for so many reasons. I must say that the top two reasons are
1. I hate spending money on clothes that I'm going to wear for only a few short months.
2. Why must everything have either ruching or the shirt ties in the back?!? The ruching I have come to embrace because I have to. The ties in the back, I just can't do it. They scream "look at my belly and let's accentuate my growing breasts while we're at it". I don't need something to make me look more pregnant than I already am. Granted, one would think that I would like to accentuate my growing breasts since I only have them for a few short months during my entire life. However, I've also come to embrace the fact that I don't have boobs and am quite comfortable with it. Still don't need the ties!
I feel as though the belly has expanded this weekend (I'm sure that the multiple cookie bars that I made and ate at work didn't help). This means that I'm most likely going to have to bust out the maternity shorts. Yep, the ones that don't have buttons or zippers, only a giant piece of stretchy fabric that goes up and over the belly. Nothing makes you feel sexy like a pair or maternity pants.
Now, on to the tantrums. I have to say that today was tantrum free so I can't say that this is an everyday thing, but it has become quite frequent. This is where I tell Ava that we have to go inside or do something that she obviously doesn't want to. She'll bend over at the waist, squat down to the ground, and start yelling. Now, I don't really acknowledge it much. I just pick her up and go on, trying to explain why we must do something. However, sometimes this is impossible. For instance, the other night when she wanted to wear her clothes to bed rather than change her diaper and put her jammies on. This was not just a tantrum, this was a full blown meltdown. There was the kicking, screaming, pushing, and sobbing to point where I was fairly certain she was going to vomit. After a mommy & daddy team effort we got the diaper changed, pjs on, and daddy got her calmed down. I guess she did something similar to this at the cabin this past weekend for Mema & Boppa. The thing is, the next minute she can be the sweetest little girl (the one that we are used to). Perhaps it's because she senses a lot of change going on in our house. I'm not sure, but the changes aren't going to stop anytime soon so I hope that she finds a better coping mechanism.
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