This weekend we finally moved Addie out of her crib and into a big girl bed! While she's done really well in the crib, we decided we wanted to get this out of the way while we didn't have a newborn to worry about as well. Last night in her crib!
I was a little skeptical about how it would go and kept my expectations really low. I really expected it to be a battle to get her to stay in her bed and I was really worried about losing her nap!
I'm happy to report that Addie has done extremely well with this transition and she loves her pink (sheets) big girl bed! I know it's only been a few days, but so far, we have had no problems at bedtime, she has been sleeping like normal and she's still taking her naps! First night in her big girl bed! So proud!
She's getting to be such a big girl. It's a little sad to see this "baby" chapter of her life closing! She looks so small in that big bed! We are so proud of her! We love you Addie! Her new, big girl room!
Her most important stuffed animals!
Next up and last few things to do.....no more pull-ups at bedtime (only have a few left) and get rid of the binky!! Yikes!
The other day, we were running errands when Addie looked at me and said, "Mom, what's that guy mad about?" I looked over to see a guy with what I can only describe as angry eyebrows (very furrowed in their natural state) that made him look angry and/or mad.
Gotta love kids and their honesty! All I could do was hope that he didn't hear her!
It's been awhile since I posted anything about the baby/pregnancy so I thought I'd give everyone an update on where we're at.
I'm currently 35 weeks. I've been feeling pretty good- just the typical late pregnancy symptoms I dealt with last time, heartburn & swelling feet/ankles! This pregnancy has gone by pretty fast for me. It seems like we were just telling people and finding out what we were having!
So far, he is healthy, VERY BUSY, loves to kick and stretch- especially into my rib cage or my bladder. He is still measuring about one week ahead but anything within the 1-2 week range is pretty normal. He is in the head down position but still pretty high so no progress there yet. We are still working on the name, but thanks to Clay, he is most often referred to as Frodo. Poor kid.
My due date is October 21st. Depending on how things go the next few weeks, we may induce a few days early but I'm not really sure I want to have two kids any sooner than necessary so that is still up in the air. While being pregnant isn't always the greatest, it's much easier to take care of him in my tummy!
We still have quite a bit to do before he gets here, so we'll probably need all the time we can get. We've got some furniture rearranging to do so he has a place to sleep, organizing, a few more things to buy and we are getting ready to move Addie out of the crib into a twin bed. We think we are in for a pretty rough transition there so wish us luck!
Less than 33 days to go! It's hard to believe he's going to be joining our family so soon!
For Labor Day weekend we headed to Moab for yet another family reunion. This time it was Clay's family! Moab at the end of August is not the ideal place for someone who is seven months pregnant! It ended up not being too bad though.
We drove down Friday night and then Saturday we went to the reunion. It was a typical family reunion- at a park with a potluck meal and all the individual families still clustered together. We stayed for a few hours, took pictures, then it was getting hot and it was naptime so we decided to leave.
We headed back to the hotel and went swimming at the pool. It was nice and a great way to spend the hottest part of the day. Addie pretty much wouldn't let go of me while we were swimming and anytime I tried to let her go with her floaties on, she'd get mad and cry.
After we'd been swimming for a few hours, everyone but me, Gaga and Addie had gone inside to get cleaned up. Colton left his lifejacket out with us so we decided to try it on Addie. Within about 10 min., she was doggie paddling/floating between me and Gaga. As she gained more confidence, we got further and further apart and she was doing awesome swimming back and forth between us without any help. She was so excited. She swam back and forth and around the pool with us for about an hour! Too bad that was probably our last swim of the season and we'll have to start from scratch next year.
That night, we went out to dinner and she was so tired, she actually fell asleep in my arms while we were waiting for our table to be ready. Those of you that know Addie know that this RARELY happens!
Sunday we went to visit Clay's Grandma, then stopped by her house to pick up a few treasures before she sells her house, then headed home!
Clay found these beautiful shoes:
Addie found a magnifying glass that she wanted:
It was a fun little trip and so nice to be back home in time to relax on Labor Day.
On Wednesday, Clay came home for a little bit to hang with Addie so I could go to my doctor's appointment. I was on my way home when I received a call from him saying we might have to head back up to the Dr.
He thought that Addie might have broken her arm. They were out playing on the slide (yes, he was on the slide too) when somehow, her arm got caught and he heard a pop and she started crying. Any movement of her arm resulted in tears of pain.
Since her arm was not disfigured, we waited to get in to her pediatrician. We kept telling her that the doctor was going to make her arm feel better but she didn't want to go.
On our way to the doctor, Addie said to Clay, "Daddy, don't pop my arm again". As if he didn't feel bad enough...
The physical exam was inconclusive- it didn't look broken but there did look to be a little swelling in her wrist. We went off to have it x-rayed which despite it just being pictures of her arm, she was not happy. According to the x-ray, there was no break anywhere in her tiny little arm.
So, she was diagnosed with a sprained wrist, a splint was put on to keep it from moving around too much and we were sent on our way. She was not loving the splint and on the way out, she said, "My arm doesn't feel better".
After a little more sulking on the couch, we finally got her up and moving around (you would have thought she'd broken her legs with the way she was acting)! She perked up after a visit from Grandpa and Grandma and she's already figuring out all sorts of ways to make use of the arm and thumb despite having her fingers and hand all wrapped up.
We are glad it was just a sprain as the splint is mainly for her comfort and only has to stay on for a week at most and we can take it off for baths! On to the next adventure! This little girl keeps us on our toes!
