Round 2

For those of you tht don't know, Victoria is now walking....all over the place. There is atleast one video of it posted in with the pictures. She is very proud of herself, as she should be. She likes to be barefoot, but can walk with shoes on...though the second she gets the chance to take her shoes off, she's all over it.

Words for this month:
Goggy
dadada
mamama
ducky ( to some degree)

Victoria has also learned to shake her head yes and no...she even answers questions...though it may not always be the answer you were looking for! She has also learned how to hold her sippy cup up so that she can get a drink of either milk or water...that was a huge thing for her, that and walking.

Now, as some of you may know...or don't know, the second pregnancy has been kind of rough. Just like with Victoria...I hit the third trimester and it hit back, though not as hard as it did with Victoria. I have been getting sick in the morning and left with nausea all day long. I have been perscribed some meds, but the side affects turned out to be worse than being sick, so i decided not to take them and just deal with being sick all day long. On the upside I am sleeping through the night, though I am up every morning before 7am for breakfast, and that's just to get rid of the indigestion.

Yes, the Doctor has run some tests, no, I don't yet know what the results are. Yes, I am tired of being sick and unable to do much moving around. The indigestion and the sleeplessness I can deal with...happily, but the nausea I cannot. The question on many minds is will I make it to May 21st (the scheduled due date) or will I end up delivering early. Believe me, I wish at this point I had the answers. Life would be oh so much better if I did, but I don;t so at this point I just have to wait and see what happens with both the remaining weeks and the test results that await me at my next ob visit.

The joys of traveling

So beanie and I made it safely to Rochester for almost 2 weeks of snow, cold and fun. Traveling with her over the past year I have learned a few things.

1-the bulk head is your friend. Beanie can get down and move a little without being too squished.
2-if someone offers to help carry something...the answer should always be yes!
3-flight attendants rock. Beanie has gotten milk, cookies (goldfish) and various other things before the rest of the passengers just for being cute...and sometimes a little loud.
4-our stroller has become my best friend. Even when traveling with Michael. It makes it so much easier to get around...I wish I had figured that out months ago.
5-it doesn't take much to entertain her for hours on end...a few books, a clean diaper, a blanket and some snacks and she's good to go.

Now...we get to Rochester and the weather is all nice and non windy...the weekend...yeah...not so fun anymore. When we walk outside beanie takes a breath and always has the look of shock on her face at the coldness. Me...I'm loving it. I love the cold...well for now that is. I have to remember that just because I'm comfy at 20 degrees doesn't mean that she is.

Beanie is having a wonderful time hanging out with Nana and seeing what things she can get into and which one of us will stop her first. Today it was the plug...uncovered. She has never bothered with them before...but that was before and today was a new day for new things. She learned quick. Both mom and I jumped up and grabbed her before anything major happend. Thankfully we were downstairs waiting for aaa so she won't be seeing that plug except in passing.

Every morning she wakes up and asks for Dada...then sadly I have to tell her that Dada is still at home and will be up wednesday. FOr this news i get a frown and a quiver of the lip, but then Nana comes in and I am forgiven for giving her such bad news so early in the morning. She goes to play and I go back to sleep for a few minutes.

We have not taken her into the snow yet, we have picked some up and let her touch it to which she has no desire to do so. It's cold and wet...no thank you. I am hoping to make some snow angels with her and Michael when he comes up, that will be a sight to see indeed. In the mean time she looks at the white blowing stuff and laughs...I'd laugh too if I didn't have to walk through it or brush it off the car every 20 minutes. It's great to be a kid!

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!