Our Week

Passed out on Sunday...so tired!

Reading with Papa

Eating one of his favorite dinners - spaghetti!

Gobbling up his ice cream

On Friday, we went to Boo-nanza with some friends.  It was WAY too crowded for my taste, but Connor had fun playing games and running around with the other kids.

He tried to play the big kid games and won a prize for trying!

When we couldn't stand it any longer, a group of us left and went out to dinner.  Unfortunately, the restaurant was super slow, so we had to entertain 4 kids for an hour while we waited for food.

They did pretty well considering how long they had to wait, but we left a major mess to clean up!

Halloween Prep

With less than a week away from the big holiday, we're preparing and decorating our house.  I got Connor some cute window clings with candy and "trick or treat" letters that he loves playing with. 

These have been fun because he's using his imagination when it comes to playing with them.  One day, he told me he needed to share with Kitty, so he gathered all of them and put them in front of Kitty.  He has also told me several times that the window clings need to go to sleep and he lets them rest.

I also got him some spider cutouts to hang on the wall.  He hung them all by himself and then counts them for us.

The best part about the spiders is that he left them to go to sleep one morning and then moved while he was gone at daycare!  He thought it was pretty funny how they moved, so now he likes to move them around the hallway and put them to sleep.

My new normal

I'm having a hard time adjusting to my new normal.  My new normal consists of feeling like crap every minute of the day.  It's funny how you forget this part of pregnancy because I really don't remember feeling this shitty every single day.  Of course, now, I have a toddler to take care of and I can't go home and rest every night when I get home from work.  I also haven't told anyone at work or my family yet, so I can explain why I feel so horrible all the time.  

I think I'm about ready to tell people because I don't like to lie and I keep catching myself in awkward situations.  It would be a lot easier to understand why I look gross and eat tons of club crackers if they knew the truth.

I just spent 20 minutes laying down in the bathroom at work and it was amazing!  If only the wifi on my phone worked better in there...and if only I would stop thinking about all the stains on the cushion that I was laying on...EW.  I'd really like to go to the gym, but I don't think I can make myself do it.  It sounds like torture right now, but in the back of my mind, I keep telling myself how I need to go.  I'll feel better if I go and I can't get too lazy so quickly.  Does walking up the 2 flights of stairs to the 3rd floor at work count if it makes me out of breath?

I'm already down 2 pairs of pants from this morning's enjoyable experience in the mirror.  I feel like it's way to early to do the rubber band trick or use a band b/c I haven't even gone to the doctor yet.  It's like I would be jinxing it or something.  2 weeks from today I get to finally go to the doctor!  

Naked. In Bed.

The sight we woke up to on Sunday morning.  

He has figured out how to get completely naked.

5 Weeks

Mommy Check-in

How far along? 5 weeks

Weight: 107 lbs

Health: Unfortunately, I had a cold all week, so I don't know how I would feel if I was "normal."  I've been tired, nauseous, and out of breath a lot, so I guess those are all good signs.

Maternity Clothes: Not yet.

Sleep: Again, the cold was messing with my sleep.  I've had a hard time falling asleep and I've been waking up a lot at night.

Food: I'm losing my appetite and nothing sounds good.  I ate some very strange foods (for me) like a pizza sub and hot dog this week, and they were SO good!

Best Moment This Week: The cold is getting better and I'm happy that I was able to get through the week.

Planning/Preparation: Just thinking about things that need to get done.  Our vacation to Mexico/Caribbean is now cancelled and we're going to go to lake Geneva instead.   Hell yeah, maternity leave July - Sept!  That will be SO nice!

What I Miss: BEER

What I'm Looking Forward To: Getting through this next week.  If we can get through this week, it will be farther than last time.

Next Appointment: Nov. 12

I'm scared.  The first few days, I was so scared I was going to wake up miscarrying like I did last time.  The worry has gone down a lot during the week and I feel more symptoms and feel more crappy.  I'm really trying to stay positive, but then I also hate being too positive because you never know what might happen.

Pumpkin Picking 2013

For weeks, we've been planning a special day for pumpkin picking with Aunt Julie.  Our first date got rained out, so we tried again on Sunday and had perfect weather.  Unfortunately, Connor was teething and unusually crabby, so he wasn't as happy as he could be.  But we still enjoyed our morning!

Aunt Julie loves piggies, so we started with them.  Connor said, "Hi piggy!"

We got tickets for the petting zoo and visited all the animals.  As usual, Connor ran right up to them for pets.

The camels look so big next to him, but these were actually the mini camels!

The baby cow was adorable!

Yep, that's my kid climbing the fence...

He wouldn't sit still for photos, but we tried!

When we got to the pumpkins, Connor loved crawling over them and using them like balls.

We stopped for a little pumpkin cookie snack and some water and then got back to playing!  By the end, Connor was very tired while we waited in line to pay.  We picked up some doughnuts and little Halloween decorations along with our pumpkins.  But when we went to pay, Connor's pumpkin broke!  He was way too tired to go back and find another one, so we left without one.  :(  Luckily, we have two small pumpkins at home, so we're still in the Halloween pumpkin spirit!

Kohl Children's Museum

On Saturday morning, we decided to take the boys to the children's museum.  Connor has been there once before, but he was only 18 months, so now he's older and can enjoy it a little more.

Connor's favorite section was definitely the mini grocery store!  He loved that he got to push his own cart and go shopping for food!

Notice the two giant containers of yogurt...that's my kid!

I was the cashier and helped him ring up all his purchases (including a giant bottle of ketchup).

He also enjoyed working at the mini Potbelly restaurant...although I don't think he completely understood the toasting of the sandwich.

He did made a giant sandwich with lots of good choices for ingredients!

In the little theater, Connor and Grady dressed up in capes for the camera!

Daddy showed him how to put the bands around the pegs to make shapes.

Grandpa showed them how to make a ramp to make their balls roll down to the bottom.

Feeding his baby!

In the animal vet area, he helped bandage the "owie" on the dog.

Last time, we didn't go in the water area, but the boys really wanted to go in this time.  They loved spraying water and watching the little ramps carry water around!