Trick or Treat

Happy Halloween! Tonight, I took Brody around to a few houses and he was so cute. He said trick or treat, thank you, night-night, and when people put the bowl down on his level, he only took one piece of candy. It was so cute. Unfortunately, our weather today was in the 80s and he was sweaty-mcsweaty in his halloween costume. I posted a picture of him after we took part of his costume off and you can see how hot he was.

Here are some pictures. I also posted a video of him dancing at the end. I can't get enough of him dancing and I loved his reaction when he saw that I was videoing him.

Here is the video......

Sickness

I think now is definitely the time for sickness. The Thursday before last, which just so happened to be the day I got my flu shot, I started feeling pretty crappy and didn't want to take any chances, so I went to the doctor to make sure I wasn't getting the flu. Not to say I was getting it from the flu shot itself because they say you can't get the flu from the flu shot, but I just felt icky. So, they checked me out and said I ha an upper respiratory infection and prescribed me an antibiotic. I thought I was better on Friday and Saturday, but started to feel worse on Sunday and Monday so I stayed home last Tuesday and went back to the doctor. Well, what started out as an upper respiratory infection turned in to the beginnings of pneumonia! Fantastic! They prescribed me a more potent, yet safe for the baby, antibiotic to try and knock it out. I initially got scared because they say pneumonia in pregnant women is pretty bad and can become worse if it is associated with the flu. So I stayed home Tuesday and Wednesday and went back to work on Thursday, feeling better, but not 100%. I finished my antibiotic on Saturday and still feel a little congested, but better than I was. I have a doctor's appointment on Friday and I am going to say something to him. I feel like now I have an ear infection so hopefully he can check that out for me. I don't want to go back on antibiotics....want to give baby girl a break!

To make matters worse, we were supposed to have Ethan this past weekend, but his mother texted Ted on Thursday saying he had a fever and chills and she was taking him to the doctor. Essentially, they said while he tested negative for the flu, they pretty much diagnosed him for that based on his symptoms. He still had a fever as of Sunday night, which meant he was out of school on Monday but I am hoping he was able to go back today.

Luckily, knock on wood, Brody seems to be doing good. But, Ted leaves to go out of town in the morning and won't be back until Sunday, which means Brody will probably end up getting sick! I swear he has some separation anxiety issues when Daddy goes out of town! :)

I will leave you with this. Tab sent this picture to me this morning, which has been on her phone for a while. I think it is such a cute pic that I have made it my background at work! I swear, what a cutie! I can't believe we are getting ready to have another one like him in 8 short weeks!

Happy Birthday Nana

This weekend, my Grandma turned 96! Can you even imagine having your 96th birthday? I can't. And she is still getting around, pretty lucid for the most part, and has a memory like an elephant! We went out to dinner Saturday night to celebrate and she said this would definitely be a birthday she would never forget. I do hope she can say the same thing next year! :)

I have to say, as the days and months go by, I am starting to get more and more uncomfortable. Even though they say little Molly is only in the 45th percentile for weight and is less than 3 lbs., I feel like I am carrying around a ton of bricks. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that I am carrying her soooooooo low. Basically, when they did the ultrasound, she was chilling right on my cervix, so you know that is really comfortable. I just can't imagine getting bigger than I already am, but I know it will happen. I have started to have this feeling that I won't make it until Dec 21st. Not sure what that is about, but I just feel like she might come earlier. But, as long as she is healthy, I don't really care when she comes. We only have a few more things to get for her room and we have pretty much everything else, so if she decides to make her grand appearance earlier, we are prepared. I never realized how hard it is to be this pregnant and take care of a 1 1/2 year old. But, I have nothing to complain about. I am so thankful for what I have I can't even begin to describe it. For someone who thought she would never have kids and was starting to come to that startling realization a couple of years ago, the fact that we have a healthy 1 1/2 year old, a healthy baby getting ready to make her appearance, not to mention a pre-teen who is starting to really notice the ladies :), I thank God everyday for what I have!

Other than that, our summer has pretty much passed us by. It has been so cold the last week or so, with temps in the 40s yesterday and today. I do love this weather though. I love fall and winter. People think I am crazy, but I like the cold. I hate getting sick, but I love bundling up and having the heat on!

I haven't taken many pictures of Brody recently. I am going to have to start getting back into the mood of taking pictures once Molly is here. I have so many pictures of Brody from birth to atleast a year that I can not slight her. I wouldn't want to do that to her.

I am off to watch a movie with Ted. Night-Night!

28 Weeks

I went to the doctor this morning for my 28 week appointment. I had an ultrasound, my glucose test and saw the doctor...what fun! They scheduled the ultrasound to see if my placenta had moved since it was considered low lying and on the tip of my cervix. It moved so that was good. Even if it hadn't, my doc said it wouldn't be an issue since I am having another c-section. It would have only caused issues if I wanted to dry and labor with this one, which I am definitely not going to do. They also measured her, which she is measuring perfectly. The ultrasound tech said she is measuring about 2 lbs. 9 oz, which is in the 45%. Ted and I joked that we don't know anything about being in that percentile since Brody has never been on the weight chart. I will be curious to see how she grows over the next couple weeks. I am going to have another ultrasound at 36 weeks to see how big she is at that point.

She also checked to make sure that she didn't grow an additional body part since my last ultrasound. Luckily, no extra goodies were in there. I told her we have her room 1/2 done so that definitely would have thrown us for a loop. So, all in all, the appointment went well. I will be curious to see what the results of my glucose test will be. Hopefully, I won't have to take the 3 hour one like last time.

Here are a few pics. She was all balled up and we had a hard time getting good pics of her. I told the doctor that she moves ALL the time...I swear this girl never sleeps. He said looks like I have an active little one---great. Spunky newborn and terrible twos---at the same time. What did we get into? Just kidding. I am so blessed that we have healthy children and there is nothing I can complain about.

We are going to have a 4D ultrasound done in a couple weeks which is exciting. These two are of her side profile. I can't wait to meet her!