So What! Wednesday

It's Wednesday and I can finally say that the germs have left our house. This has already been a long week. I'm linking up with Shannon @ L.A.I.D for SWW.  Today I am saying SO WHAT if...

• I am terrible at just sitting at home all day? AWFUL. That's like torture to me. We were stuck at home for 4 days this week...G and I were a tad stir crazy.
• I want to eat a whole box of Thin Mints? 
• I kind of want to cry over the fact that G probably won't wear his cute longalls again this winter because of that dang cast? I love his clothes & nothing we own fits over his arm. We have borrowed lots of 2T shirts temporarily. 
• I have major mama guilt over that dang cast?
• warmer weather makes me miss my blonde hair? Don't worry, hair, you'll be back this spring! 
• I think Blake Shelton was either a) on drugs or b) threatened by his wife on The Voice this week when he picked that awful RaeLyn girl?  "You 2 did great but 1 did it better." Um, yeah, one girl WAS better and you clearly did not pick her.
• I think Christina Aguilera's boobs need their own chair on The Voice? How embarrassed are you for her son?! Cover. The. Girls. Up. 
• I am now obsessed with the app "Draw Something?" Pictionary on my iPhone AND I get to draw things like Lil' Wayne?! sign me up! 

Happy Hump Day! 

18 weeks with Baby Dos

*How far along?: 18 weeks 1 day

*Total weight gain?: up 7 pounds. boohiss.Can I go ahead and say I think a few of those pounds may be in my bra? Just sayin.

*How big is baby?: a sweet potato
*Sex: we find out on FRIDAY! Everyone is saying it's a girl, so obviously it's a sweet little boy!I'm putting it out there that my official guess is BOY. :) Ben swears up and down that we are having a girl. We'll see!
*Maternity clothes: wearing all maternity pants and hating them.
*Stretch marks: Nope.
*Sleep: Not great, but that is because we have a sick little boy at our house. I've gotten great practice with being up in the middle of the night!
*Symptoms: nothing...feeling great!
*Best moment this week: I got to hear that sweet heartbeat last Monday! It took the doctor a few minutes to get a good reading because guess what? This baby is really active. Ha!! Just what we need! :)The heartbeat was 148...lower than G's average!
*Movement: not yet but I keep waiting!
*Food cravings: fresh mozzarella & balsamic vinegar...random? I've been eating lots of salads this week!

 *Labor signs: hopefully not anytime soon!
*Belly button in or out: in
*What I miss: not being SO exhausted by 7:00 every night
*What I'm looking forward to: Friday. Friday. Friday! 

a little Sunday blurb

I called it. Earlier in the week I said I was just waiting on G to get sick after we were surrounded by hacking children last Saturday. 

Well, on Friday he got a low-grade fever. (and we survived horrible weather by hiding in a closet with all the dogs...not kidding)

Yesterday? Still a lowish fever, coughing nonstop, drippy nose...BUT, wanting to play.

Then last night it all went downhill. G felt terrible and barely slept & has been miserable all day. I thought he was getting a little better this afternoon & then his fever spiked to the highest it's been. My mama heart is sad. I wish I could be sick for him.

Today I am 18 weeks pregnant. I forgot until I looked at my phone this morning. For some reason 18 weeks seems like a big deal. All of a sudden I am almost halfway there! Ben was talking about something this week and referred to us having 2 kids...shut the front door. I mean, I know that in late July I will have 2 kids but I have never verbalized that. 2 KIDS. That seems real.

No bump update today, you can thank me later. After a terrible night of sleep & no makeup, trust me, you don't want to see me today. 

Here's to hoping that my little boy feels 10 times better tomorrow! ...and that I get out of my yoga pants for the first time all weekend:)

So What! Wednesday

It's Wednesday (and Leap Day!) so it's time to link up with Shannon at L.A.I.D for So What! Wednesday...

This week I am saying SO WHAT if...

• it is February and I have already turned on our AC? Yep, this mama is already hot. 
• it totally stresses me out when me out when the doorbell rings because my dogs go absolutely crazy? I'm talking out of control barking and jumping crazy...and it is almost impossible for me to answer the door.
• I made buffalo chicken eggrolls last night for dinner but couldn't eat them because they were that spicy? Apparently I went a little crazy with the hot sauce. 
• I want to make a paper chain countdown for the actual BIRTH day of Baby Dos? I know, it's not until July...but did I mention that we SCHEDULED THE C-SECTION?!
• it is driving me batty that we don't have a boy name picked out? I loved going to our gender ultrasound last time and knowing what the name would be either way. This time? Girl name is ready. Boy name? not so much. Baby Dos can't be Baby Dos forever!

This week has been so crazy and I feel like my brain is mush. Hopefully next week will be more uneventful! Happy Hump Day!

a big blue cast

Grayson had a rough night of coughing, whimpering, being uncomfortable, yadda yadda the night before last. I swear he was surrounded by a sea of sickies at the pediatrician on Saturday, so I am kind of waiting to have a kid with a broken arm AND a virus. 

Yesterday he woke up at 5:40. in the morning. His bandage was undone and I knew his arm hurt. Poor baby. Luckily, the orthopedic office squeezed us in at 9:00 that morning. It worked out perfectly because I had an appointment at 10:15 for Baby Dos! 

G did great in the waiting room!  He looked out the window, ate goldfish, tried to steal a girl's crutches (seriously.), & was enamored with the empty wheelchairs. Then they led us to the back area where they do the casts. Not a great idea. G was a wild man surrounded by lots of expensive medical equipment...dangerous combination.

Thank the Lord for latex glove balloons. You know the kid loves to throw things!

The doctor finally came back and said the splint looked great...I disagreed.  I wanted a cast that the little houdini COULD NOT remove. So, he begins the process and then looks at me and says, "Is this shirt important?" .....

.....you mean his darling SheSheMade personalized birthday shirt?!?! YES. Important. {cue "mama feels like an idiot for letting G wear a cute shirt while getting a cast" moment} So, I did what every mama would do and I stripped down my child and he had to wear a youth medium tshirt from the doctor's office..haha! 

notice the change in wardrobe? :)

G did such a good job when they were putting his cast on! Seriously, I was impressed. The doctor loved that he kept yelling : "TOUCHDOWN!" every time he asked about football. Such a ham! 

The doctor said that since Grayson is so young his bones should heal really quickly. Silver lining? Sure, why not. We go back in 2 1/2 weeks to get another x-ray & hopefully it will be completely healed.

...and here he is: The brave little boy with a big blue cast!

So far, he has done great! He was able to take a really long nap yesterday & he's adjusted really well with playing. However? Still climbing. What in the world?! This boy is such a mess. I hope this isn't a glance into our future with many broken bones...ha!

internet friends and a broken arm

If you are on The Twitter, you most likely know that it was Blissdom weekend here in Nashville. What's Blissdom you ask? I still don't really know...but it is some sort of big social media conference. In other words, lots of my favorite bloggers were coming to town!

This was also the weekend I would finally get to meet Jen! It was kind of like a blind friend date/I feel like I've known you my whole life moment. She and Carsyn came to play at our house on Friday afternoon. Grayson & Carsyn had SO much fun together. It was so fun!

These 2 were born on the same exact day, 3 hours apart. Jen and I are due with #2 within a week of each other. Crazy!

We had plans on Saturday morning to attend a 1st birthday party and then spend the afternoon with Jen & Carsyn. Grayson had other plans apparently. While we were getting ready for the party, he decided to climb on the couch upstairs. Not only did he climb on to the couch, but he decided to stand on it. Then? He fell.

Grayson landed on his right shoulder and arm & was crying so hard. We thought he popped  his shoulder out of place. After about 20 minutes of crying, we decided to take him to our pediatrician to do an X-Ray. The doctor looked at his collar bone & shoulder...all fine. Then he said the dreaded words no mama to a 17 month old ever wants to hear: "I think he may have a fracture in his lower arm." After some X-Rays (which sweet G hated) it was confirmed that he did indeed fracture at least one bone in his lower right arm.

They splinted it & then bandaged it. The doctor also said to "reign him in a little bit so he doesn't fall on it." HA! Famous last words.

We go to an orthopedic doctor tomorrow to hopefully (fingers crossed) get a real cast. This whole velcro bandage thing isn't working out too well since G knows how to undo it. Our little stunt man was so brave & has been such a good sport with his bum hand. He is still even playing basketball! And trying to climb everything...oy.

So, after our 2 hour ordeal, we missed the party & had a VERY sleepy boy on our hands. I had originally planned to spend the night with Jen at the Opryland Hotel on Saturday & Ben promised he and the gimp child would be okay...so I went. First night away from the child & I survived! 

Ben sent me this picture on Saturday night before bed. I think it is safe to say that Grayson had a great night at home with his daddy!

Jen & I in the jungle at Opryland

We had a blogger brunch planned on Sunday with some local girls I had never met in person and some girls in town for Blissdom. We went to The Copper Kettle downtown and had such a great time. It was seriously like we had all been friends forever & we just talked for 2 hours! That is why blogging is so fun.

 Now if I can just figure out how to get these out of towners to move to Nashville, then it would be perfect!

left to right: Lauren (with sweet Claire), Annie, AP, yours truly (still get shocked when I see myself with dark hair), Elizabeth, Jen, & Amber (with sweet Abby)

It was such a fun weekend, broken arm & all!

Now? I need a weekend to recover from my weekend.

17 weeks with Baby Dos

Just because I like to compare, here is what 17 weeks looked like in 2010 & here is what 17 weeks left in 2012. I had not gained any weight yet at this point with Grayson AND this was right when I bought my first maternity jeans...and they were huge. Also? I miss my long, blonde hair when I look at this. 

*How far along?: 17 weeks

*Total weight gain?: up about 6-7 pounds

*How big is baby?: a turnip. About 5 1/2 inches long!
*Sex: We find out on March 9th!
*Maternity clothes: wearing all maternity pants and hating them.
*Stretch marks: Nope.
*Sleep: I am having the hardest time with waking up in the middle of the night and then not being able to fall back asleep. One little boy woke me up at 3am one night this week shouting "TOUCHDOWN! TOUCHDOWN!" I'm not kidding.
*Symptoms: nothing...feeling great!
*Best moment this week: meeting some great blog girls!! 

Can I include a worst moment? Okay, thanks. G broke his arm this weekend. More on that tomorrow.
*Movement: not yet but I keep waiting!
*Food cravings: spicy, spicy, spicy! 

 *Labor signs: hopefully not anytime soon!
*Belly button in or out: in
*What I miss: a mimosa would have been nice at brunch this morning!
*What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what this baby is next week. And? Hopefully getting The Toddler a real cast tomorrow.