It's a Girl!!!!!

We had our 20 week sonogram today and it's a girl. We are very excited. Everything looked good on the sonogram. We got to see moving hands, 4 chambers of the heart, brain, spine, legs, feet, and face. The amniotic fluid looks good. She was breech at the sonogram, but there is no issue this early in the pregnancy

The measurements showed that due date is Nov 30th. This is one day off so she is doing fine growth wise. She weighs about 7 oz.

Greg's dad had some good predictions when Landon was born, and he thought it was going to be a girl. I also thought it was going to be a girl (just had a feeling). We would have been happy either way, but Greg and I both commented that we are VERY excited not to have to go through a circumcision again.

This was our first visit with Jeanean at the new practice. The office is very nice and I'm glad that for sure Jeanean will be the one delivering our little girl. We'll be delivering at the same hospital where Landon was born. (For those who don't know Jeanean is the midwife that delivered Landon).

I've gained about 5 pounds total (including gaining back the 3 I had lost in the first trimester).

We don't have a scanner but we'll try to get pictures up this weekend. I have added some pictures to posts from this month - Birthday Celebrations, Playing Baseball and 4th of July Weekend

Birthday Celebrations

This weekend we had a couple birthday celebrations that were fun.

Saturday night we had Goodson/Myers family over for a surprise birthday party for Greg's uncle. He was surprised, and we had a great food. Landon had a good time seeing everyone and playing with his cousins Rachel and Scott.

In one of the pictures you see a birthday Elephant. Landon likes to press the button and it sings Happy Birthday to You.

Sunday we went to dinner at Abuelos to celebrate Gramp's Birthday, and then we went back to Grammy and Gramps house for dessert. Greg and Gramps played the new Playstation 3 Baseball game, and Landon had fun playing with Grammy.

Landon likes saying Happy Birthday. Most of the time he thinks it's his birthday, but he knows that this month is Gramps and Daddy's birthday.

I'll try to post some pictures later this week.

Playing Baseball

Last Friday July 11th, we created a way for Landon to play baseball. We finished a roll of paper towels and so the cardboard part became the bat, and a balloon we had around became the ball. Landon would stand in a batter's stance and we would throw the balloon. He was actually pretty good at hitting it. It was very cute, and so now it's one of his new fun activities.

Landon has been doing more singing. He can sing I'm Bringing Home a Baby Bumblebee, Itsy Bitsy Spider, and Blues Clues.

He's started saying I'm sorry more. Sometimes we don't understand why, and other times he's saying sorry for something that he did or didn't do.

This Thursday we're going to the Dr and we'll know if we are having a boy or girl. I'm very excited so I can start planning.

Pregnancy update

I'm 19 weeks along, and so I'm almost 1/2 way through the pregnancy. Time flies. Things seem to be going well. I've decided to move practices where the Midwife I've been seeing for several years has moved. I have my first appointment there on the 17th of July. It will be an OB check and 20 week sonogram. We'll find out then if it's a boy or a girl (yea I can actually start planning).

I still get tired on the weekends and take naps when Landon does, but overall I'm feeling well. I'm still working out doing aerobics 3-4 times a week which makes me feel good.

I don't really have cravings or aversions to smells, but I didn't with Landon either.

We're trying to figure out what to do with furniture and rooms upstairs for the kids (move Landon, keep him in the same room, buy Landon new furniture or the baby new furniture, etc).

4th of July Weekend

We had a fun 4th of July weekend. Friday we went the pool in the neighborhood and played. Landon had a good time. After naptime we went to FC Dallas soccer game. There were some rain storms in the area which cooled the temperature down just enough. We decided we would go back to Plano for fireworks so we could be closer to home. We went to get Lady and some drinks and snacks from the house, and then went to a middleschool near our house to watch the Plano fireworks. Landon enjoyed seeing them, but because it was late he got very tired and ended up watching the end laying on our shoulders.

Saturday we had our usual morning at the gym and going to Gymboree. After lunch we went to Whitley Taylor's first birthday party. There were several other kids there so Landon had fun, and we had a good time visiting with everyone. Landon got to play in the kiddie pool with the other kids and had a really good time. They got to throw the ball, splash in the water and attempt sharing amongst 1 to 2 1/2 year olds. Whitley enjoyed her cake and got it all over Amy. A couple of the kids had to be "rinsed off" in the kiddie pool since they enjoyed their cake so much.

That night we had dinner with Beth, Andrew and Cade Hamilton. They recently have moved back to town so it was good to catch up with them. We got to eat at Blue Mesa and then dessert at Paciugo.

Landon said a couple times over the weekend he wanted to see fireworks. Sunday we went to lunch after swimming in the morning, and Landon was so tired he basically leaned over and went to sleep on Greg. He was really tired from staying up late two nights in a row.

Cooking and Sequential Screen

Sunday Landon and I cooked muffins. Landon helped poor in the ingredients and started mixing. He started mixing things right out of the bowl, but it was still fun. We also made orange juice, and he poured in the water pretty much by himself. He also mixed it up in the pitcher.

Yesterday I brought Landon's shoes downstairs in my work bag, and I forgot to take them out. So when I got to work today I found his shoes. A little while later I got an IM saying Mommy take shoes work. Oops!

Today they called and said that the second part of my sequential screen came back normal and that everything was fine. This second blood test is supposed to give screening results that are 90% accurate whether or not the baby will have Down syndrome and trisomy 18.

Landon is sort of learning the days of the week. He knows Friday very well. Tonight when tucking him in bed I said I'll see you tomorrow, and he said see you Friday. I told him that I would see him tomorrow which is Wednesday.

Busy Day

We had a busy day today. I had to start working at 7am this morning (from home). Greg, Landon and I went to Grammy and Gramps house for lunch because some of their friends were visiting that none of us had seen for a long time. Susan and Richard Simonson were friends with my parents when I was little. Their boys were born 9 months before me and 9 months after me. It was fun to see them and catch up.


With the TI mom's group I've put together a playdate in Allen. We are going to meet at different parks on Thursday evenings and let the kids play and the parents talk. We had a good time tonight, and the kids seem to enjoy playing together. We all got to see several turtles, 2 ducks and some fish. Some of the kids there were older and able to jump more, and so of course Landon tried doing the same things the older kids did.

Landon seems to being doing more for himself. He's getting better at taking his clothes on and off. He can take his shoes off pretty well, and is trying to put them on some too. Last week he started trying to wash his hands himself at home. He put his step stool in the 1/2 bathroom downstairs where he could reach the water. He turns on the water, sort of washes his hands, turns off the water, and he'll dry off his hands.

We usually brush Landon's teeth for him, but we wet the toothbrush first. Tonight he wanted to do it so he turned on the water, wet the toothbrush, turned off the water and brushed his teeth. I helped out to make sure we got all of the teeth, but he did good.

I'm not sure I said it before, but Sunday I tried to put on my regular pants and they wouldn't fit. So, we'll say I officially started wearing maternity clothes on Wednesday June 18th (about 4 months in). With Landon I started wearing maternity clothes at 4 1/2 months. They say everything happens sooner and faster the second time so I actually expected to start wearing maternity clothes sooner. I might have found my midwife, and hopefully I'll know more tomorrow.