Three weeks later… ha!
Here is my push team! Brad…
my Mom…
and the sister!
Ta da! 6 pounds and 13 ounces!
My most favorite doctor ever! He was SO EXCITED when we told him that he and Cason shared a name!
My first time holding him!
Brad’s first time holding him!
Big brother time! He was a weeee bit excited! And soaking wet from playing in the water fountain…
Opening his Big Brother gift from Cason. The OCTOPOD!
Our new family of FOUR!
We got to the hospital at 5:45am Thursday morning. The nurses immediately put us in a room and got us settled. I didn't expect much to happen for a while because with Noah, they didn't start my pitocin until around 9:00am and I didn't see my doctor until around 10ish. Well around 7:10am, my doctor walked into my room and was not happy that I didn't have an IV yet, so he got a nurse to come and start that. Shortly after my IV was in, my doctor came back and broke my water! He was obviously ready to get the party started! After he broke my water he said, "Well prepare for a long day. It probably won't happen until late tonight." That was NOT what I wanted to hear! Apparently Cason was still pretty high up and my cervix wasn't as thinned out as he thought it would have been.
Sorry if things look a little different on here...I'm officially on maternity leave and blogging from my new iPad mini! Thanks to my hubs for an early Christmas present! :)
How far along? 39 weeks, 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: Up 42 lbs.
Maternity clothes: All the time
Stretch marks: Oh yeah.
Sleep: Awful! I have horrible insomnia these days. Not to mention the aches and pains that come with laying down. I feel like getting out of bed at 39 weeks pregnant should be an Olympic sport! It takes mad skills!
Best moment this week: Thanksgiving! We spent the entire day stuffing our faces and were surrounded by family!
Movement: Not much. He has just run out of room in there. I did have a little tickle session with him in church this morning though! I would scratch my belly and he would kick back!
Food cravings/aversions: I am craving sweets a little, but really nothing sounds good anymore. I'm hungry but don't really want to eat anything.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: A couple BH contractions.
Belly button in or out: O.U.T.
What I miss: Jimmy John's....I can't wait to eat that again soon!
What I am looking forward to: Doctor’s appt tomorrow! Last week he said that I was at 1 cm, but he wanted Cason to drop a little more and wanted me to thin out more. I definitely feel like he's dropped significantly this week. So I'm expecting to get an induction date when I go in tomorrow! Best case scenario, he will tell me to be at the hospital Tuesday morning!!
Weekly wisdom: Walk and rest!
Milestone: Less than a week until my due date and prooobably my last weekly bumpdate! Come on baby Cason!!!!
How far along? 38 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 41 lbs.
Maternity clothes: All the time
Stretch marks: I’m scared to see what I will look like after having this baby!
Sleep: What’s that? I sleep really good from about 8pm-11pm, then I wake up about once an hour and toss and turn the rest of the night.
Best moment this week: My Sunday school class threw a shower for me! We got a lot of cute stuff! :)
Movement: I had a little scare one night this week where I couldn’t get him to move for about 30 minutes, but thankfully he eventually woke up! Scared me to death! His movements have definitely slowed down in general though. No more room in the inn!
Food cravings/aversions: I haven’t really been craving anything in particular this week, except pizza last night. Still gagging when I smell bbq.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: A couple BH contractions.
Belly button in or out: O.U.T.
What I miss: Having the energy/ability to do things like clean my house, dry off when I get out of the shower, play hide and seek with Noah…
What I am looking forward to: Doctor’s appt today. Crossing my swollen fingers that we schedule an induction date!!
Weekly wisdom: I have no wisdom….at 38 weeks pregnant, my brain no longer functions properly.
Milestone: This is my last week to work!
Another thing that I love about Noah’s new school is that they have special programs/lunches throughout the year that parents can come to! Who wouldn’t want to see their little dressed like an indian and singing Thanksgiving songs??
Is he not the cutest?!? He was so nervous the morning before the program. He normally is very outgoing and likes to be the center of attention so we couldn’t figure out what he was so nervous about. But as soon as he walked out and saw us sitting on the front row, he smiled the BIGGEST smile!
He has been practicing the songs at home for a while now, so I knew a lot of the words. At one point, he wasn’t singing so to encourage him, I started mouthing the words of the song to him. He smiled and said, “Oh good job, Mommy!!”
If Brad is ever concentrating on something, he sticks his tongue out and chews on it. See little Brad below. :)
His thankful turkey below says he is thankful for puzzles, cars and Mickey, going to the (football) game with Daddy, candy corn, the clock in the bathroom, sleep, staying home with Mommy and Daddy, school, pizza (he HATES pizza!), pumpkins, colors, home and toys.
We are SO thankful for Noah! And his school!
How far along? 37 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 40 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Oh yeah!
Stretch marks: Yes sir!
Sleep: Better this week. Supposedly I’ve been snoring… And I keep waking up in a pool of slobber, so that’s fun. And a soaking wet shirt…
Best moment this week: Showing a teeeensy bit of progress
Movement: This week he has had his feet under my left ribs and it HURTS!
Food cravings/aversions: Anything. I’m just HUNGRY. All the time! I’ve really been into sweets this week…Christmas tree cakes!
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Just a few contractions here and there
Belly button in or out: O.U.T.
What I miss: Being skinny
What I am looking forward to: Doctor’s appt today….I’m hoping for more progress!
Weekly wisdom: Find some comfy shoes because at this point your toes look like sausages.
Milestone: FULL TERM!!!! Wooty Woooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
How far along? 36 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 37 lbs.
Maternity clothes: Oh yeah!
Stretch marks: I can’t really tell if I have any new ones or not. I guess we will find out after the baby gets here!
Sleep: Ok. The longer I lay down, the more pressure I put on my hips. It’s no fun limping to the bathroom in the middle of the night!
Best moment this week: Game night with friends on Friday night!
Movement: He has finally slowed down a bit.
Food cravings/aversions: I’m no longer craving ice! My doctor said I am anemic, so I’ve been taking an iron supplement and I guess it’s working! Last night I craved a cheeseburger. But mostly everything just tastes funny these days. I’ll get a craving for something and as soon as I bite into it, it tastes weird to me.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Welllllllll, I started having contractions yesterday during church. After we ate lunch, I decided to lay down to try and get them to stop. They continued for an hour or so and I decided I better start timing them. A few were even taking my breath away. At first they were every 5 or so minutes apart, then every 2-3 minutes. I had about 18 contractions in the hour that I timed them. So I called my doctor and he told me to go to labor and delivery. We got there, they strapped me in, and BOOM. Three little teeny contractions in an hour. Why does that always happen??!?! But I am a fingertip dilated now so at least I’m making some progress. The baby is still really high so I need to start doing jumping jacks or something! :)
Belly button in or out: Out
What I miss: Nothing really. I’m just excited for Cason to get here!
What I am looking forward to: Ultrasound today to track baby’s growth! I’m hoping I’ll get to sneak in a quick 4D shot.
Weekly wisdom: It’s a good idea to have your bags packed by now! I need to finish up on that…
Milestone: One week until full term!
How far along? 35 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: I have no idea. I didn’t feel like weighing myself this week. :)
Maternity clothes: Even my maternity pants are getting a little snug.
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: It’s been better. When I actually do sleep, it’s pretty good. But I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night wide awake! And I stay awake for a few hours which makes for a long day.
Best moment this week: Trick-or-treating with my family was fun!
Movement: My insides stay sore from him kicking all the time! Yesterday Brad and I were laying in bed and Cason kept kicking Brad in the arm!
Food cravings/aversions: Crystal Light, ice (I didn’t get to see my doctor last week to ask him about being anemic, so I’ll find out this week), salad. AND for some reason this week, I really don’t like the taste of Mountain Dew?!?!? My taste buds are all out of whack!
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: A few little braxton-hicks
Belly button in or out: Out
What I miss: Being able to get a good breath
What I am looking forward to: Doctor’s appointment today!
Weekly wisdom: Sitting down to get ready in the mornings saves a lot of energy.
Milestone: I’m as pregnant as my mother-in-law was when she had Brad!
How far along? 34 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 32 lbs. At this point with Noah, I had gained 44 lbs!
Maternity clothes: Yes please! I can’t wait to fit back in to my old clothes again!
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: Awesome. One night this past week I was really restless and hurting so I took some Tylenol PM and that conked me right out!
Best moment this week: We had our annual fall festival at church yesterday. Noah had so much fun! This year he decided he wanted to be Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates!
This is the best picture I could get out of him. He was ready to go get some candy!
And Cason decided to be a pumpkin this year!
Movement: Constant! He loves to keep his feet on the left side of my belly.
Food cravings/aversions: ICE! I think I must be anemic. I will be talking to the doctor about this on Wednesday! I just want to crunch it all day long. And at 1am. Also, since Brad and I have been trying to cook more, I constantly smell onions. It’s weird. And I’m loving strawberry flavored Frosted Miniwheats. Yum!
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: A couple BH, but nothing bad.
Belly button in or out: OUT
What I miss: As much as I love the belly, it’s starting to get in the way a lot now. So I miss not having the belly, but when it’s gone I know I’ll miss the big belly!
What I am looking forward to: Starting weekly doctors appointment’s this week. Home stretch!
Weekly wisdom: ALWAYS keep Tums handy. I had to send my poor husband out at 3am to go find me some. I thought I was about to breathe fire like a dragon! It was awful! Thankfully, I have an awesome husband!
Milestone: The car has been cleaned out (thanks again to the hubs!!) and the carseat base is installed! Eeeek!!
How far along? 33 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 30 lbs. If you are keeping tabs, that’s 3 lbs in ONE WEEK! I am just starving lately. Obviously.
Maternity clothes: No not at all. I wear my size 4 pants all the time.
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: Great! Cason still loves to drag his foot across my belly and kick the bed.
Best moment this week: Having an uneventful week!
Movement: He’s still moving all the time. I figured by now he would have slowed down, but he hasn’t!
Food cravings/aversions: Strawberry orange banana flavored Crystal Light with CRUSHED ICE!! Yum that makes me want some. Chocolate. A grape slushy from Sonic sounds good, too. And fajitas.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Just a few BH.
Belly button in or out: Out. Noah wants to look at it every once in a while and he just says, “Aww. Does that hurt?” :)
What I miss: Having a lot of energy and being able to do things without needing to rest so often
What I am looking forward to: Cleaning out my car and installing the carseat! This is my goal for the week!
Weekly wisdom: I’m fresh out of wisdom today!
Milestone: Only 4 more weeks until we are full term!!
How far along? 32 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 27 lbs. At this point in my last pregnancy, I had gained 37 lbs!!
Maternity clothes: I had to start packing away some maternity clothes that are TOO SMALL now!
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: Great this week. I usually wake up a few times to potty and I wake up once around 2-3am starving and I have to eat, but I can normally go right back to sleep.
Best moment this week: Celebrating my grandmother’s 85th birthday!
Movement: Still moving around a good bit. Sometimes he likes to get his little foot and draaaag it down the side of my belly. Ouch!
Food cravings/aversions: Strawberry orange banana flavored Crystal Light with CRUSHED ICE!! And I still can’t stand the smell of bbq. Yuck.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Still having a few BH contractions, but not as bad since I’ve been resting a lot.
Belly button in or out: It keeps poking out further and further.
What I miss: Not having fat-face and an ice cold Red Bull!
What I am looking forward to: Finishing up the nursery and installing the carseat!
Weekly wisdom: For me, a lot of walking causes contractions and a lot of sitting causes hip pain. So sit mostly and take stretch breaks to prevent both!
Milestone: Just a few more weeks and it could be any day!
How far along? 31 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 26 lbs
Maternity clothes: Yes! I can’t even wear my old t-shirts anymore.
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: I’ve been sleeping really well, but having CRAZY dreams….Cason being born with 26 toes on one foot, birthing a dachshund instead of a baby, you get the idea.
Best moment this week: We snuck in another ultrasound and got to see our sweet boy sucking his thumb!
Movement: All the time! I’m going to miss that.
Food cravings/aversions: I’m still craving fruit!
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: I haven’t had as many BH contractions this week, thankfully. My doctor said that if I have several in a row, to lay down and drink two big glasses of water and that should make them go away. It’s worked so far! I'm trying to really take it easy though.
Belly button in or out: Out!
What I miss: Not having fat-face
What I am looking forward to: Cason getting here! Labor, delivery, everything. I’m ready to do this!
Weekly wisdom: Blue jeans are highly uncomfortable at this stage!
Milestone: Curtains hung in the nursery. It’s slowly getting done!
I’ve been wanting to do one of these posts for a while, but never made the time to actually do it until yesterday!
2:00am-I wake up to pee and realize I'm pretty hungry. I grab a Chobani yogurt (blueberry!) and get back in bed, turning on the tv to watch Chopped. After the yogurt, I'm still hungry and I can tell Cason isn't going to sleep anytime soon. Back to the kitchen I go for a pack of little muffins and a water. That fills us up. I continue watching tv and fall back asleep around 3:00am.
5:45am-My alarm goes off. Snooze!
5:54am-The alarm goes off again. I get up and start getting ready for the day.
6:15am-Time to wake up Noah. I go to his room and he pops right up and says, "Well hey Mommy!" I hug him and carry him to my bed. He kisses his Daddy and I turn the tv on to what he requests-Jake and the Neverland Pirates. He also asks for some juice and a cereal bar, so I bring him that. Brad gets up and I finish getting myself ready, along with Noah.
6:50am- The boys are leaving for work and school. I give kisses and hugs and they leave. I fix myself a bagel and let Bella outside, then put her in her room. I'm out the door by 7:00am.
7:00am- My drive to work consists of listening to Rick and Bubba on the radio and scarfing down my bagel.
7:10am- I get to work, check emails, Facebook, balance our checkbook, work on this blog post :), and mentally prepare myself for the day ahead. And I also drink my morning Mt Dew!
8:00am-My ride-around buddy arrives and we head out to check on some jobs.
8:40am-I'm back at the office, doing some paperwork. I make a trip to Lowe's with a subcontractor, go with my Dad to look at some properties we are thinking about buying, do some more office work.
11:00am- Time for lunch! April, Brooks and I head to Newk's to meet our Dad.
11:45am- We leave and head to the gym to check on things there.
12:20pm- Time for my 4D ultrasound! April, Brooks and I meet Brad at the hospital. We find out that someone had to have an emergency surgery that required the 4D machine and the two other 4D probes are being worked on. Dang! So we do a regular ultrasound instead. Our sweet boy weighs 3 lb 4 oz, was sucking his thumb and has a huge package! :)
1:00pm- We get back to the office.
2:00pm- I head to my doctor's appt!
3:15pm- Everything is looking fab with the baby. I'm hungry so I head to Chick-fil-A and order a salad and a lemonade.
3:40pm- I get back to the office, eat my salad and do some more office work.
4:45pm- It’s time to leave work! I head to Noah’s school to pick him up. His class is blowing bubbles on the front steps of the church and when he sees me, he gets super excited! I get a big hug and we head to the car. He tells me he had an accident today…. I tell him that we are putting his toys up when we get home! We head to McDonald’s to get something to eat before church. I roll down the window to order and the smell of french fries makes me want to gag! I order him a happy meal and he eats it on the way to church.
5:30pm- We get to church and still have about 10 minutes to kill before I want to drop him off at his class, so he watches The Incredibles while I play Candy Crush on my phone.
5:40pm- We walk inside and I take Noah to his class, then walk alllllllllll the way across the church to my class.
7:00pm-Church is over and I go pick Noah up and we head home. Brad goes to another class that is located off-campus, so a few minutes later he calls to tell me he is heading home too.
7:15pm- Daddy is home! We all talk about our day, then we change Noah into his jammies.
7:30pm- We put Noah to bed. He wants to watch Little Einsteins tonight. We get big hugs and sugar and tell him good night.
7:40pm- Mommy and Daddy are starving! Brad makes himself some sandwiches/grapes and I make myself a wrap/nectarine and we settle in front of the tv to watch Survivor!
8:00pm- I’m tired of sitting up, so we move to the bedroom to finish watching Survivor.
8:30pm- Survivor is done and I can barely hold my eyes open. Brad always stays up later than me and watches tv, so I tell him I love him and I’m out!
And there you have it! :)
How far along? 30 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 24 lbs. I have been freaking out since yesterday because I thought I gained four pounds this week, but luckily I just miscalculated and have only gained ONE pound this week! Haha
Maternity clothes: Yes please!
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: Good for the most part. I’ve always been a stomach sleeper and so far with this pregnancy, I’ve been able to sleep half way on my stomach, propped up on a body pillow. But now, he’s getting so big that sleeping on my belly at all is uncomfortable. I HATE sleeping on my side! He also has a new trick of kicking the bed when I’m laying down, so that’s been keeping me up as well. :)
Best moment this week: Brad and I had a date night Friday night!
Movement: Absolutely! I’ve been trying to get him dancing around on video, but you can’t ever see it as good as you can in real life!
Food cravings/aversions: Fruit, sour candy. I am an avid Mt Dew drinker, but this week I just haven’t wanted it that much.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: I’m still having a ton of Braxton-Hicks. They are a bit concerning to me, especially when I have 5 in 30 minutes or one contraction that lasts ten minutes, but every time I call my doctor’s office they tell me not to worry until they stay in a regular pattern. Luckily I have a doctor’s appointment Wednesday, so I can talk to my doctor about it. My blood pressure was also slightly elevated this morning at 129/80. Mine is usually 110/50ish. I’ve also been really sore from contracting so much.
Belly button in or out: Out and so strange!
What I miss: My pre-pregnancy body!
What I am looking forward to: My doctor’s appointment this week!
Weekly wisdom: Sour Patch watermelons are really yummy! :)
Milestone: Only 10 more weeks to go! I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!
How far along? 29 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 23 lbs.
Maternity clothes: All the time
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: I slept really good this week for the most part. I sleep SO good for the first hour or two. And I’m not waking up as often to go pee so that’s been awesome!
Best moment this week: Getting a day FULL of rest on Saturday! It was much needed.
Movement: All the time! He has the hiccups at least once a day right now. I’ve also felt him have the ‘heeby jeebies”
Food cravings/aversions: Nectarines! I can’t get enough. I’ve been craving fresh foods this week like salads, cucumbers, etc. Probably from all the junk I’ve been eating lately!
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Lord yes. I have been having a TON of Braxton Hicks. They started Wednesday afternoon. By Friday afternoon, I had 6 in an hour and I was so sore from having them so often. I called my doctor’s office to find out how many BH were too many and they said to go to the hospital if they got into a pattern or became too painful. We had dinner plans that night that I really didn’t want to cancel, so I left work early to go home and lay down for about an hour. After that I didn’t have any more. Then Saturday I made sure to stay in bed ALL DAY LONG. I haven’t had any contractions since then, thankfully. I started to get a little freaked out on Friday, though!
Belly button in or out: Out!
What I miss: Being able to get a lot of things done.
What I am looking forward to: Seeing this sweet baby! Now that it’s getting so close, I’m getting really excited to meet my sweet boy!
Weekly wisdom: SLOW DOWN
Milestone: Last week in the 20s! It won’t be long now!
Noah’s pediatrician said that I should take him for his first dental check up this summer. I put it off until he got back in school and in a routine. We went yesterday!
I made sure to really talk it up and explain to him what all they were going to do and he was a little apprehensive, but seemed to be ok with going.
Before the hygienist started, I told him that I wanted to take his picture. He said, “Well let me do my mad face!”
Haha! I asked him to smile and this was all I got…
He wasn’t sure about the whole process at this point! :)
The hygienist looked in his mouth, brushed and flossed his teeth, and put fluoride on his little teeth. He did so good! They asked him if he had ever seen floss before and he said, “Yeah! My Mommy used that once!” Hahaha. Oops.
He held onto the chair for dear life! I was so surprised that he wasn’t shy and he just let them do whatever they wanted!
Then the dentist came in!
Noah loved him! He gave him a hug and a high five after his appointment!
He got a bag FULL of goodies, including a new dinosaur toothbrush. Noah said his favorite part of going to the dentist was riding the dental chair up and down. :)
Afterwards, Noah requested a trip to Walgreens to pick out a toy so I happy obliged! He’s such a big boy!
How far along? 28 weeks, 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: Up 21 lbs.
Maternity clothes: All the time
Stretch marks: Same ones
Sleep: I slept ok this week. I have AWESOME sleep from about 8:30pm-9:30pm every night. After that, it’s hard to get deep sleep.
Best moment this week: We had a house FULL of people over Saturday to watch the game. I ate a ton and we had a great time!
Movement: He’s like the energizer bunny! And I can still always count on him to do some aerobics from 7:30-8pm each night.
Food cravings/aversions: I’m still craving Crystal Light, strawberry orange banana to be exact. And nectarines. I still can’t stand the smell of bbq.
Gender: Boy!
Labor signs: Nope
Belly button in or out: Ok, ok. It’s out.
What I miss: Being able to breathe.
What I am looking forward to: Doctor’s appt this week!
Weekly wisdom: I’m fresh out this week!
Milestone: Third trimester!!!! Yay!
And a funny….
This morning, Noah was telling me bye before he and Brad left the house. He gave me a kiss, then kissed Cason. He stared at my belly for a few seconds and then said, “Mommy, your belly is REALLLLY big! Cason is just gonna pop outta there!” Haha! I’m glad he thinks he has this all figured out. I’m not prepared for questions yet! :)
It’s been a long time since I gave an update on my little man!
Have I mentioned that he is the LIGHT OF MY LIFE?!?!?! Seriously. I couldn’t possibly love anything more than I love him.
School:
We (reluctantly) changed preschools at the start of this school year. He has always gone to our church’s preschool and we loved it there. The main issue we had was that they operated off the county school system schedule and were closed during summer and all the other school holidays. It was very inconvenient for us since we both work full time. I had friends and family that could keep Noah for me when school was closed, but I hated always feeling like I was burdening someone else with my problems. So we made the decision to switch schools. He is now attending the school that his three older cousins all attended and honestly, I couldn’t be happier. He is learning to eat new foods because the school serves a hot lunch to the kids (his previous school didn’t). He is learning so much. Just the other night, he was in the bathtub and recited the Pledge of Allegiance perfectly, I didn’t even know they were working on that! I feel like his new school is really investing in him and getting him ready for Kindergarten in ways that his other school didn’t. All of his teachers have really been working hard with us to get Noah completely potty trained as well! (More on that below!)
Potty training:
Two of the scariest words in the dictionary. Ha! I finally feel like I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. This has been the longest, most tedious process in my parenting journey so far! So back in February (his 3rd birthday), we ditched the diapers/pull-ups and went to underwear and only wearing pull-ups at night/nap. The problem we ran in to was that his previous school’s policy was once they had two accidents, they were put in a pull-up for the rest of the day. This obviously caused major issues in my potty training plan. So for the rest of the school year, that’s what we did. Honestly, I think that’s the main reason that it took us so long to get him potty trained. We didn’t have the support we needed from the people that cared for him for the majority of the day. That’s another reason we switched preschools. Through the summer, Noah stayed with a friend of mine sometimes and my mother-in-law sometimes. He started using the potty more and was peeing in the potty most of the time, but would NOT poop in the potty at all. Once he started preschool (at the new school), I had a few talks with his teacher about his potty history and the issues we were currently having. She told me that if he had 10 accidents a day, they would just keep working with him and KEEP HIM IN UNDERWEAR no matter what. Hallelujah!
Noah loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates and had been eyeing a toy named Bucky from Target for the longest time. We always told him that once he pooped in the potty, we would buy Bucky for him. His teacher suggested that we go ahead and buy Bucky, but sit him out of Noah’s reach but in eyesight, to be more enticing. So we bought Bucky, sat him on the top of the fridge, and explained to Noah that he could play with him once he pooped in the potty. It wasn’t long after that that one night Noah said out of the blue that he needed to go poop! We sat him on the potty, let him watch a show on the iPad and BOOM! Haha! It was glorious. We all jumped and screamed and celebrated and then we all played with Bucky! Since then, he has pooped in the potty several more times and understands now when he needs to go! He still has accidents sometimes, but for the most part I’d say we are potty trained! :):):):)
Becoming a big brother:
I will be the first to tell you that Noah is a Momma’s baby. I made him that way and I have no shame! He is my heart and I spoil the dickens out of him and don’t discipline him as much as I should. :) So I knew it would be a BIG adjustment for him to have to share me. Luckily, pregnancies last 9 months so we will have plenty of time to warm up to the idea of a little brother. He wasn’t too thrilled with the idea at first, but these days he talks about Cason like he’s already here with us! I’m sure he will be less likely to be so happy about it once Cason actually gets here, but for now he’s starting to like the idea of baby brother! This past Sunday, his Sunday school teacher was helping him draw a picture of his family and Noah made the teacher draw Cason in my belly!
Sleep:
The kid loves to sleep. I don’t know where he gets that from…. Right now, we usually put him in his bed at 7:30pm (I know it’s super early compared to most kids his age, but it’s what works for us!) and let him watch tv for about an hour and a half. He never comes out of his room once we put him to bed. He sleeps with a lamp on, so a lot of times he will get up and play with some toys for a while and then get back in bed. He still sleeps with his brown blankey and I don’t see that going away for a long time. We have had no problems with his big boy bed. I can’t believe he hasn’t ever fallen out. But he has requested a few times to sleep on the floor, so we oblige! He still naps from about noon-3 or 4ish on the weekends and takes a 2 hour nap during the week at school. He also still sucks his thumb when he sleeps.
Eating:
He is the world’s pickiest eater. And I was the exact same way when I was little so I can’t blame him! He loves chicken nuggets (some days), rice and beans, crackers, pretzels, “Yucky Charms”, and any kind of fruit or applesauce/yogurt. Other than that, you are lucky if you can get him to even try it. He tells me all the time that his teacher makes him try his lunch at school which THRILLS me because I know it’s not things he normally eats. I’m glad he at least likes fruit, though.
What he’s in to:
He loves to watch tv, so we have several shows that he likes right now. Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Paw Patrol, Doc McStuffins, Chuggington, Handy Manny, Dora, I think that may be it. His favorite toy to play with would either be his remote control Lightning McQueen or his train tracks/trains. He’s also been really into puzzles lately. This could also be up in the potty training section, but another trick that helped us was once he had an accident, we would lock up every.single.toy. in the playroom. Once he successfully used the potty, he could pick out a toy to play with. If he had another accident, any toys he had out would go back in the playroom to be locked up. Worked like a charm!
He also reallllly loves cutting the grass with his Daddy and riding his powerwheel out back.
He is my sweet sweet boy and I wouldn’t trade him for the world!
