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Thursday, December 23, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Regan- One Month Old
Regan turned a month old on December 5. Since she does not have a doctor's appointment for another month, I weighed her on my scale, and she is about 8 pounds. Quite a difference from the 5 pounds 13 ounces she was at her appointment when she was a few days old. Regan is a great eater, obviously. She has the chubbiest cheeks and round little belly. Ryan, at this age, was so skinny and so tiny. There was not a chubby roll to be found on his body.
I am also happy to report that, for the most part, she is a great sleeper. She woke up one time last night. However, I must also add that she sleeps cuddled up next to me in bed. Yes, I know it is a horrible habit, but I can't resist that face especially in the middle of the night. Ryan was also in our bed for quite some time as a baby, but sleeps great now in his own room so I am not too worried.
I am having a great time shopping for her and cannot resist all of the pink girly, frilly things out there. I am a sucker for bows, hats, dresses and all things that are not practical for a baby. What can I say? I have the best of both worlds, a boy and a girl!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Introducing Regan
Regan was born on Friday, November 5. She weighed in at 6 pounds 7 ounces. Ryan is one proud big brother!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween
For the first time this year I let Ryan choose his own costume. We went online and I showed him many costumes. He chose to be a doctor. I think this may be because we have been to the doctor so much this year that he wanted to be one. We got our money's worth out of the costume this year. He wore it to music class, to school, and finally on Halloween.
The gathering of friends before heading off to the Halloween Frolic in town, followed by fun bouncy houses at the frolic.
The gathering of friends before heading off to the Halloween Frolic in town, followed by fun bouncy houses at the frolic.
Pumpkin Patch
Usually before Halloween Sanjay and I like to take Ryan to a farm about an hour from our house. It has acres of pumpkins, hayrides, mazes, and animals. At 37 weeks pregnant, I was afraid to go too far from home. We ended up at our local pumpkin patch which was just as much fun. Ryan was able to ride trains, ride a horse, and chose some pretty great pumpkins.
And, there is a picture you rarely see. Me, in front of the camera, with my big boy as opposed to behind the camera capturing the memories.
And, there is a picture you rarely see. Me, in front of the camera, with my big boy as opposed to behind the camera capturing the memories.
Fall Fun
We have been very busy lately, but always find some time for fun. Back in September we enjoyed the fair in our town. Ryan, as always, had to ride on the train, but also wanted to go on a swing ride by himself. This made me very nervous, but Sanjay reassured me that he would be just fine. What do you know? He had a great time!
Sanjay has season tickets to Bruins football. Ryan and I were able to make one game. Of course, it just happened to be one of the hottest games. Ryan had his frozen lemonade, watched Joe Bruin, and waited patiently for the marching band (which he loves) to perform at half time. Although the game was a lot of fun, we had to leave after half time. A pregnant mama could not handle the heat and a toddler needed a nap!
Look at the similarities between those two! Judging by the shared expressions on their faces, yes, indeed they are related!
Ryan joined a multi-sports class recently. It is 6 weeks long and focuses on basketball, t-ball, and soccer. I constantly have to remind myself that he is only 2years old. I expect him to go out on the court or field and excel, then he runs away from the coach and wants Sanjay or me to do the skills with him. I'm sure in due time he will pick up the skills needed to play these sports. Until then, I just sit on the sidelines drink my coffee, breathe deeply, and laugh a lot! It is actually quite funny to watch when I don't take it so seriously.
Sanjay has season tickets to Bruins football. Ryan and I were able to make one game. Of course, it just happened to be one of the hottest games. Ryan had his frozen lemonade, watched Joe Bruin, and waited patiently for the marching band (which he loves) to perform at half time. Although the game was a lot of fun, we had to leave after half time. A pregnant mama could not handle the heat and a toddler needed a nap!
Look at the similarities between those two! Judging by the shared expressions on their faces, yes, indeed they are related!
Ryan joined a multi-sports class recently. It is 6 weeks long and focuses on basketball, t-ball, and soccer. I constantly have to remind myself that he is only 2years old. I expect him to go out on the court or field and excel, then he runs away from the coach and wants Sanjay or me to do the skills with him. I'm sure in due time he will pick up the skills needed to play these sports. Until then, I just sit on the sidelines drink my coffee, breathe deeply, and laugh a lot! It is actually quite funny to watch when I don't take it so seriously.
Monday, October 4, 2010
35 Weeks and Freaking Out!
This week I will be 35 weeks pregnant. Having an older child that I have to focus all my time and attention on has made this pregnancy fly by. Ryan was born 15 days early so I am a bit nervous about this one showing up early too. As if we don't have enough going on right now, we are moving again. This is the second time we will have moved during this pregnancy. We have only been in our current place for about 6 months. We saw a great opportunity to buy a place and jumped at the chance. Needless to say, escrow closes next week and we are moving the following week. With all the added stress of a move, Ryan in a new preschool that he is having a hard time getting used to, and being pregnant, I really hope this baby can hold off at least for 3 weeks or so. I am having many Braxton Hicks contractions and hoping that they will remain Braxton Hicks contractions and not turn into the real thing.
This baby is much more active then I remember Ryan being, especially at night. That is not a good sign. This one will probably not be a great sleeper. I am trying to prepare myself for the lack of sleep, but really it is impossible. The baby weighs about 4 1/2 pounds as of 2 weeks ago and the dr. says I am looking at a 7- 8 pound baby. Ryan was a tiny 6 pounds 6 ounces so having a much bigger baby scares me a little.
Ryan has been talking to my belly quite a bit. He will put his face right up to it and say, " Hi Baby, I'm your big brother, Ryan. I'm going to help Mommy take care of you. I sing to you" He will then sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" to my stomach. It is really cute. He is still convinced that he is having a sister. I think many of our family members are convinced that I am having a girl. I think it may just be that they all want us to have a girl so badly that they feel this way. I have not had any indication either way but think it may be another boy.
Since Sanjay and I cannot agree on any names, we have been asking Ryan if he likes either of our favorite names. He is so funny, he will say," I like that name," when I ask him about my favorite girl name. Sometimes he will say, "No, I do not like that name, that's silly." I think we will both take our favorite girl and boy names to the hospital and choose after the baby is born. After all it did take us a day or so for us to actually call Ryan, Ryan. We were not completely convinced that was the name we wanted, okay, I wanted that name, Sanjay did not. Now he loves the name Ryan and can't imagine him as anything else.
These next five weeks are going to fly by. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that we are so close to having a second child. I think Ryan is going to be a huge help when I come home with the baby. But, what I am really freaking out about is what to do with Ryan while I am giving birth??? I want him at the hospital in the waiting room with our families, Sanjay wants him at a friend's house. Yet another big dilemma. Guess we will decide what to do when the moment comes. Wish us luck, as we have a lot going on in the next few weeks!
This baby is much more active then I remember Ryan being, especially at night. That is not a good sign. This one will probably not be a great sleeper. I am trying to prepare myself for the lack of sleep, but really it is impossible. The baby weighs about 4 1/2 pounds as of 2 weeks ago and the dr. says I am looking at a 7- 8 pound baby. Ryan was a tiny 6 pounds 6 ounces so having a much bigger baby scares me a little.
Ryan has been talking to my belly quite a bit. He will put his face right up to it and say, " Hi Baby, I'm your big brother, Ryan. I'm going to help Mommy take care of you. I sing to you" He will then sing "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" to my stomach. It is really cute. He is still convinced that he is having a sister. I think many of our family members are convinced that I am having a girl. I think it may just be that they all want us to have a girl so badly that they feel this way. I have not had any indication either way but think it may be another boy.
Since Sanjay and I cannot agree on any names, we have been asking Ryan if he likes either of our favorite names. He is so funny, he will say," I like that name," when I ask him about my favorite girl name. Sometimes he will say, "No, I do not like that name, that's silly." I think we will both take our favorite girl and boy names to the hospital and choose after the baby is born. After all it did take us a day or so for us to actually call Ryan, Ryan. We were not completely convinced that was the name we wanted, okay, I wanted that name, Sanjay did not. Now he loves the name Ryan and can't imagine him as anything else.
These next five weeks are going to fly by. I still cannot wrap my head around the fact that we are so close to having a second child. I think Ryan is going to be a huge help when I come home with the baby. But, what I am really freaking out about is what to do with Ryan while I am giving birth??? I want him at the hospital in the waiting room with our families, Sanjay wants him at a friend's house. Yet another big dilemma. Guess we will decide what to do when the moment comes. Wish us luck, as we have a lot going on in the next few weeks!
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