This should make you smile

So this morning when I got home from work Savannah and I were playing a bunch before I got up to get something out of the kitchen. In the seconds she was in the other room she managed to poop and then stick her hand down the back of her diaper. I was not aware of this, but she soon followed me into the kitchen and asked to be picked up. Immediately she wiped something on my face and then my shirt and kept picking at her finger nails. She likes to "wash hands," as she puts it, so after her asking I turned the water on and while helping... I smelled it, looked in the mirror and knew my child had just put poop on my face. I feel so loved. I quickly got her into the shower with me and scrubbed her nails and my face very well. I hope this made someone laugh, cause I sure thought it was funny.

Baby Turned!

So I was in so much pain last night and Noah had no idea what to do, but amidst it all our little guy became head down. Even though my tummy felt like a giant bruise and every time he moved I wanted to throw up or scream, I am very excited that he is head down and I am 1 cm. The 1 cm makes me nervous because once I started dilating with Savannah, she was here 6 days later. We will just have to see. :) At least my hospital bag is packed and his bassinet and clothes are ready

Wish I Could Freeze Time

So after I got home from work this morning Savannah was so excited to see me. We played and sorted laundry, she led me to the fridge so she could get a drink for herself, got me a diet coke, and then we watched the rest of the Hanna Montana movie. I can not tell you how much I love my little girl. I seriously am having little emotional moments every day wondering what I am doing having another baby because life could not be more amazing right now. Sure we could have a house and make more money, but I would be happy if everyday was just like this morning.

Savannah sat in my lap and then would get up and dance. She is an awesome dancer and makes me smile so big every time. Today she had to strip down naked and then clap over her head and sway like the audience did in the closing concert of the movie. I don't know why it had to be done naked, but it sure made me laugh. I wish she would stop growing right now and stay this age forever. It makes me sad to think that she will change a lot from this stage and will probably hate me in 12 years. I just want her to stay my amazing, funny, beautiful little princess forever.

She is starting to get into babies A LOT! She carries her cabbage patch, my old one she has now adopted, or any other baby she can find, anywhere and everywhere if possible. She likes to dress them, feed them and push them in her stroller. It warms my heart and I know she is going to be a great big sister. I hope she carries them around forever and never stops pretending and using her little imagination. Little figurines are now dancing and talking thanks to her, and she even pretends she is a cat or a dog and crawls on the floor making noises. I seriously never ever want her to get bigger because she is perfect right now. Sure she does not listen often and keeps me on my toes, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Savannah does her own baby proofing

Savannah is such a funny little girl. We moved a few weeks ago and so far she has not gotten into the cabinets in the kitchen until the past few days. Friday she pulled out all the cake pans and had a little drum session going. I was ok with that, but last night when she discovered the cleaning products under the sink was a different story. It became time to put up the baby proofing draw/cabinet things. Savannah was more than ok with this... she even wanted to help. It took about 30 minutes longer than it should of because Savannah decided she loves tools, especially the screwdriver.
On another note, its been a week since we discovered the awkward position of the baby and nothing has changed. I can still feel his head at the top of my belly and when he moves, its only slightly to the left or right. I have been trying the exercising and crazy laying positions people have told me I need to try to move him, but so far no luck. We will see what the Dr says next Monday.

No more hospital please!!

So I really wanted to make this pregnancy consist of one hospital visit and that should be for delivery. Well, this is not working out like I planned. Last week I went to get my blood drawn for a second antibody m test and was there for almost an hour! Poor Noah was stuck trying to entertain Savannah while I had to be pulled aside into a room by a strange man to discuss why i needed the test, followed by the people in the lab taking 30 minutes just to find what codes they needed to enter to print labels for my 2 tubes of blood.

So yesterday I go in for my normal OB visit and am told to go have an NST done to track fetal movement. I went over to Labor and Delivery when Noah got home. It took the nurse almost 5 minutes just to find his heartbeat and where to put the monitors. She asked me if the Dr told me he was breech... that was news to me. I laid there for an hour and everything was fine. They told me I had to come back to the hospital today for an AFI before they sent me home.

Today I went in for my AFI. The fluid levels were fine, the baby was fine, and everything else looked good except his position. While Savannah drove hot wheels up my legs and on the ultrasound tech's arms, the tech was telling me she had never seen a baby in this position. The baby is in between a breech and transverse position. She said he is running out of room and since he already does not move much, he may not be moving into a head down position anytime soon. For right now, his head is near my left rib, his bum on the lower left, and his feet are by my right hip. Only time will tell if he gets to where he is supposed to. All I know is that chasing Savannah and recoverying from a C-section would make life pretty crazy. :)

What we've been up to

So the past couple weeks have gone by so fast!! It seems like we just got back from California because its been crazy.

Tuesday the 21st, my nephew Eli came to play while his big brother Kaden was getting his tonsils taken out. Savannah and Eli get along great and they had a lot of fun going to Target, eating popcorn, hot dogs and tater tots, coloring and getting out all the Little People. He is such a sweet kid!

Wednesday the 22nd my super awesome friends Ginger and Nicole threw me a surprise baby shower! I feel very loved. :) Many of the amazing people I know came and helped me build up my supply of baby boy things. I really know some awesome people! Thanks everybody that came!

Since then it has been a lot of moving and cleaning. This is the first time moving with Savannah and it is not easy. She does not like to see her toys go into anything and suddenly wants everything she has not played with in a long time that I was about to donate to the thrift store. Between moving and cleaning I think my hips and legs have had it, but I was SO happy to hand over the keys to our old place today. Its nice to know I only have one home to get things done at now, and I don't have to deal with ignored repair requests. The place we live in now is so close to the old place (same street), but so much nicer and cheaper! Time to get my nesting on.

In the midst of all the action going on around here, we do have occasional time to sit and read.

Savannah is becoming more and more familiar with the potty chair. I just wanted to have it around so she becomes used to it and apparently she has. We talk about all the potty vocabulary and when she picks up a few more bits of the lingo we will be making a little more progress.

So that's been life. Now we are trying to set up life and get ready for the baby to come. My mom is now in Utah and we had a fun family breakfast with my dad before he headed back to Florida. My super awesome sister Erin gave me a couple boxes of hand me downs that Savannah and I had fun going through and now I am onto more picture hanging and sorting/washing baby clothes. 5 weeks to go!

Wedding in Cali!

So I am up way too late and have way too much energy, so why not blog about our weekend?! Btw... Noah is doing inventory all night, so its not like I am keeping him up or avoiding him. :) So let me tell you about our weekend. Thursday afternoon we started heading west for my second cousin Jessica's wedding in Red Bluff, CA. After missing seeing that side of my family at Thanksgiving due to rabies shots, I was very excited to see everyone and finally introduce them all to my husband and my sweet little Savannah. Sadly I happen to look like a whale at this moment in time and was pretty embarrassed about that, but it was still wonderful to see everyone and especially to be there for Jessica and Coy's day.

Thursday we drove to Reno and stayed the night at the Circus Circus. We had two queen size beds, so instead of getting out the pack and play I shared a bed with Savannah and Noah got some better sleep in the other bed. The second we walked into the room Savannah claimed her bed. She is so funny! We had a good night and ate at the buffet after waiting for the USAA roadside assistance guy to come and get the keys Noah locked in the car. :) It was a fun little stay before we hit the very windy drive to Red Bluff.

We checked in at the Best Western in Red Bluff around 4 on Friday and after some much needed air conditioning we headed to Jessica's rehearsal dinner. It was so nice to meet some new faces and see familiar ones!

Saturday was the big day. We had breakfast at the hotel and spent some time in the room before deciding we would rather stay another night to have our room and air conditioning to stay in all day, than find something to do in the 6 hours between check out and the wedding. (You have to understand I am pretty sure it was over 100 degrees the whole time)
We got ready and went to the wedding at 4:15. We had the chance to see more family amidst the 400 guests. It really was a fun night and I am so happy we went. My dad's Aunt Thelma, her kids, their kids... lots of wonderful people. Savannah was not too shy and had a wonderful time, especially with my second cousin Sarah. It was a long, warm and wonderful day. :)

We drove back Sunday and got home around 11:30. Luckily we had no major issues and everything went well. Savannah was great in the car and even though she dyed her skin when spitting out red slurpee, I love her. I am really glad we got the chance to go this weekend. You never know what bumps in the road can happen, but this weekend seemed to fall into place. It was so nice to have a final little trip with the 3 of us before Jaxon comes, and to see family.

It was great to be there on Jessica's day. I did not know I had much family on my dad's side until she started writing me when I was 10. A few letters, and a few thanksgiving later, she has become a regular recipient of Savannah photos and I wish her all the best!