WAAAAAY Over Due

Yup... that's what this post is, way over due (though there are days that I feel like that's what this baby is even though I've got 10 weeks to go). I guess it's become a bit routine lately, posting every few weeks instead of every week. We've just been busy with work, traveling, Tegan, working, etc. I don't even know where to begin!

Hm... well, as my last "post" noted, Brendan and I celebrated 5 years of marriage on Saturday and even though our original plans changed (several times) we did have a nice day together. Tegan was SO nice to us and slept through the night Friday night, so that alone was a gift in my eyes. Thanks, Buddy! Then, being that we were at G'amma and Papa Moore's house, we had multiple baby-sitters so we basically had a day free from having to keep a watchful eye on the big T at all times. :) We made a mid-morning trip to "The Shop" to make a return and we ended up leaving with a new "diaper bag", though it wasn't originally intended to be that by it's designers I'm sure. Then we spent much of the afternoon doing... well... not too much at all. Brendan spun on the bike and I tried to nap, though without success. Still, it was nice to have the option. Finally, around 6pm or so we went to The Canadian Honker for a relaxing, but not too fancy, dinner.

OK.. I know, I know. You don't log on to this thing to hear about what Brendan and I are up to, do you? No, you log on to see what the Big Man (T) and his future side-kick are doing. Well, let's see what I can tell you. Tegan is becoming more and more independent daily. I don't think I ever realized how sly and sneaky nearly 2 year olds could be until I had one of my own. Tegan definitely has hiding spots that he goes to when he does something that he knows he's not supposed to OR when he's avoiding doing something he doesn't want to do. Currently these locations are between the love seat and the fake tree in our main floor living room. He'll go there to hide AND to do his business, HA! The other main spot he has is behind the rocking chair/glider in his bedroom when it's time for pj's and bedtime. I'll have to try and get a pic of him hiding sometime, because it's cute as can be as I think T doesn't realize yet that even when he can't see you, you can still see him (kind of like the ostrich hiding his head in the sand image we see in cartoons).

T has a few new sayings that he uses a lot are pretty cute too. One of these is "NO, not me!" (spoken in a very cute and innocent voice) and usually in response to questions such as "Did you go poop/make stinks?" or "Are you hungry/need breakfast/lunch/dinner?" Another one is his way of calling himself "Captain Tegan"... it usually comes out something like "Cat-nin Teenan". That one started when he made off into the kitchen and living room sans a diaper one night after his bath. I don't know where I came up with the nick-name but I did and called him that and it just tickled his funny bone, I guess. He also has enjoyed singing a version, HIS version, of ONE holiday song this year. It goes something like this (in his mind), "Jingle bells, jingle bells... ALLLLL-WAAAAY!" He enjoyed serenading ALL withing earshot (which is a pretty big area when he gets to the "ALL-WAY" part) at our Super Target last week. Thankfully, though, all around us (that I could see) were in good spirits and seemed to find the song beautiful. ;)

OK... one more update and then I'll be done for tonight and continue tomorrow or Wednesday. Last Tuesday brought with it our daycare Christmas party. We were curious to see how T would react to Santa as I think he wasn't too excited about him last year. Well, Mr. Social was MORE than friendly when Santa arrived and was MORE than upset when the other kids didn't want him to basically be Santa's "helper" and give ALL the presents BACK to Santa after he had handed them out. HA!

Tegan showing Santa his juice box :)

It was a sight to see and it gave all us adults a good chuckle to say the least. Thankfully the tears from T were more from having the other kids try to take their gifts back and not from being freaked out by the big guy in red. :)

Tegan Explaining to Santa that he's holding a present
Tegan ready to take the present and OPEN IT!

OH, cute encounter with another parent at our daycare during the Christmas party. A preface is that this man and his wife have pretty, um... subdued children, for example, unlike Tegan they usually walk to their destinations. Well, the conversation went something like this:
Father: "So, do you know what you're having?"
Me: "Yup, another boy."
Father: [whose son is sitting quietly on his lap and is the same age as T] Looks over to Tegan, who is running like a MAD MAN in circles around the room and laughing to the point of breathlessness, & looks back at me. "WOW! You're really going to have your hands full aren't you?!"
Me: "HA!"

BABY... I suppose you want an update on Baby, too. Well, we are still tossing around a few names, so nothing is set yet, and I have the feeling that we'll need to see this little guy in person before the final decision is made. At last check his heart rate was in the mid 140's, so getting slower, which Daddy is VERY excited about. We figure it's from hitting the [bike] trainer so much in there... it sure feels like he's training for something on most days, though I'd argue that it's gymnastics or something that involves lots of turns and spins. :) I've been having TONS of Braxton Hicks contractions lately. I've been trying to stay super hydrated, but that also causes the need to use the restroom ALL THE TIME so I've been staying hydrated but not overly-so. Thankfully nothing painful, just sometimes takes my breath away and becomes uncomfortable. Speaking of, there's one now...

All for now, more to come.
Love to all!
~j

5 Years Ago Today!

Happy Anniversary to my love! I can't believe how fast it's gone and I can't wait to see what the next 5 years brings to us! (this isn't my favorite picture, but our wedding pics aren't downloaded to the computer...)

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!!!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Another Tegan...

Ultrasound Pic vs Tegan at 2 weeks old

I wanna start with an apology... I know I didn't post this week. It's been a crazy one for me with conferences 3 of the 5 work days and then I woke up feeling extremely ill this morning, "ordered" a sub (we use an online sub system) and basically slept the day away. This is just a quick update on Baby Boy Moore:

So, we had our 2nd ultrasound today; a follow up to the first as Baby Boy had a slightly enlarged/dilated kidney. All is back to normal as far as kidney size, so our prayers were answered. We even got some more "3D" pics of the little guy and we think he looks just like T-go did when he was born... minus a little facial fat, what do you think? We don't have a scanner at home, so the best I could do was take pictures of the images... enjoy!

Belly Pic Update

Here's me at just over 26 weeks along... my hair looks funny but it's really not my hair, it's a wreath hanging on the door behind me. HA! Also included are a few pics of T and I having fun :)
In this next one Tegan is singing the song he made up about Thomas [the Tank Engine]. It goes like this, "La-la-la, la-la-la, Tho-mas!" It's too cute when he sings it. :)

Sleep update, too: Tegan has slept through the night EVERY night this week! What an awesome answer to prayers! YAY!!!

Hope you're doing well and staying warm (it's COLD here!). Love to all!
~j

A Long Few Weeks

Well, it's been a bit of a long few weeks at our house... especially between the hours of 10pm and 7am as T has had a rough time sleeping since he got his Flu shot about 2 weeks ago. I doubt it was the flu shot that did it, but that's the same day that the bad sleep started. Let's just say T went from waking up 1 or 2 times a night to COUNTLESS times and most nights, for about a week there, he ended up in our bed by 2 or 3am... basically I would just decide I was sick of waking up to him crying and being upset. We think that there were a lot of things that compounded around that time including the flu shot, movement of his 2 year molars and a bit of a cold/cough, oh, and then we've traveled for the past 2 weekends, so that could have added to things, too (not sleeping in our own beds). Regardless of whether or not these things were causes or coincidences, it has been rough. Thankfully, days haven't been so bad as T has been taking naps well.

OK... on to happier things :) The weekend before Thanksgiving found us traveling down to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa to visit Brendan's paternal grandparents. Other than the long car ride (which Tegan handled FABULOUSLY) the weekend went well. T even got to go swimming in the hotel pool in his diaper and sweatpants (we forgot to bring his swimsuit). Unfortunately, as soon as I got the camera out T decided swimming was done. However, word on the street (aka according to Ga'ma, Papa & Daddy) is that T was jumping from the side into Daddy's arms and kicking his legs to "swim". What a big boy! (So upset I didn't get any pics of that!)

Time at Great Ga'ma's and Great Papa's house was nice too. Tegan was definitely the life of the party! It was so great to see the smiles and joy that my little man brought to the lives of his great-grandparents. Pics will come soon, but they are on my other camera.

Thanksgiving Day found us up in Shoreview visiting Ga'ma and Papa Eastwood. Aunt Amanda joined us, but T seemed to have her on his black list as it took hours for him to warm up to her. It finally took Auntie Amanda's offering of sharing "her" ice cream with Tegan to get him to even let her touch him. I guess it's just a sign that we need to spend more time together :)

On Thursday evening we drove down to Rochester to spend the rest of our Thanksgiving break with the Moore side of the family, as we don't get to see them as much as the Eastwood side. For Thursday night and most of Friday Tegan had Ga'ma and Papa Moore, Aunt Becca and Uncles Bradley and Ben all to himself. Needless to say he thoroughly enjoyed all the attention. We were a bit worried about what might conspire once Aunt Bri, Uncle Joe and Cousin Aubrey arrived (in terms of sharing attention) but we were relatively pleasantly surprised by Tegan's excitement in sharing all of "his" toys with Aubrey. He was NOT excited about sharing the attention from Ga'ma and Papa, but like I said, we expected as much... and he became more tolerant of sharing that attention as time wore on.

Sunday was Aubrey's 2nd birthday, so we got a good laugh out of her opening her presents and Tegan taking SUCH an interest in them. Let's just say that Aubrey is VERY MUCH a girl and loves all things girly and Tegan seemed to be very in touch with his feminine side. HA!

Well... I think that brings us back to the present day. I'm sure I've missed plenty, but if anything comes to me I'll post it next time. Hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving and remembered the reason for the holiday. God bless and love to all!
~j