20 months!

Can't believe my girl is so close to being 2!! Should I be starting to plan her 2 year old birthday party?! :-o

its been a couple months since her last update, and we are in full whine mode! :-/ Some days she's fine, some days its all whine. It seems like its pretty normal for her age as shes still starting to figure out how to communicate what she wants. but it does get stressful having to hear it all day! good thing it doesn't affect albert at all. for me, i just feel really stressed out on the inside although i don't show it on the outside towards her.  but at least one of us isn't stressed out by it! for now we're just trying to get her to say please when she wants something. or help. and just encouraging her to use her words. but when its the worst its usually when shes tired. so it can be a hopeless battle!

daycare pic! she loves being there!

love her smile

As far as sleeping, shes still doing good. she sleeps from about 730-7, but shes only really asleep from 8-630 ish probably. she is really good in her twin bed tho. she doesn't try to get up and when she can't sleep she just rolls around and talks to herself. we are finally on one nap! around the 19 month mark we officially switched to 1 nap. it was getting hard with 2 naps because even though she would sleep 1+ hour each, it would start pushing her bedtime later and later. and even for naps she was having trouble falling asleep. so now we're on 1, she's adjusting okay. she falls asleep easily for the nap (around 12-2/3ish). but if she wakes up early or takes a short nap (like every day at daycare) she gets tired and cranky fast! :-/ hopefully she adjusts more over time.

park with dad!

at the wade pool. this girl is definitely a water baby!

eating wise she is doing great. well veggies are alittle obsolete.. but she loves eating everything else! esp mom and dads favorites, mexican food and sweets of all kinds. she is a great eater tho. she's starting to drink less milk tho and more water, which is okay with me. she eats enough variety of food that i think she gets the nutrition she needs. 

at the san diego county fair! she loves seeing the sheeps and cows!

so silly

she's still a really sweet girl who loves to help out around the house. she loves when we say she did a good job and she likes to clean up (probably cause our house can be crazy sometimes..). she loves making people laugh and overall is a happy and sweet girl still! i am scared for the transition when we become a family of 4 (any day now!!) but i  know she will be a great older sister after she adjusts!!

my favorite face she makes.. bc its the same one i make all the time when i'm stressed! hah

starting young.. flipping dad's screen upside down

i lost count of the # of words she says now. for sure over 30, probably closer to 50? she's getting good at recognizing people and their names. and likes to make sure they know she knows their name by yelling it out over and over and pointing! hah she loves waving to other babies and sometimes adults too (she even likes waving to prince george on the magazine cover! hehe) shes starting to say a couple two word phrases, mostly things like "more please", "read please", she also says "hi baby", "hallie cry" (her friend at daycare). 

water baby!

crazy hair day at daycare

we got her a hellokitty life vest because this girl would jump in the pool without us if she could!

having fun with daddy!

starting to dress herself. this is her latest. neon sneakers with a shirt as shorts/skirt! i definitely think we have a little fashionista !

*sorry this post is all over the place! thats basically the inside of my head right now... 

36 weeks - wonton!

How far along? 36 weeks 4 days (my hair is a hot mess. bleh)
Total weight gain/loss: about 29lbs! hehe surpassed my weight gain from last pregnancy. oops. hopefully i can stay around here for the rest? i can only wish!
Maternity clothes? dresses and alberts clothes.. haha starting to wear his gym shirts and shorts. nothing else fits! 
Stretch marks? YES ugh. they are crazy mad this time. hopefully they fade like last time!

Symptoms: insomnia, heavy, bleh
Sleep: keep waking up at about 6am, sometimes in the middle of the night. hard to fall asleep (need to watch tv to fall asleep)
Best moment this week:  almost to full term! a couple more days!
Movement: yep! i think this one will be a tall one! i can feel the stretches 

Cravings: noodle soup!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing
Labor Signs: i think mild contractions/bh's? cramping. but obviously not meaning much since i'm still here!
Belly Button in or out? slight innie, flat belly button! 
What I miss: alcohol, more coffee, moving more freely, not carrying an extra 30lbs of weight.. 
What I am looking forward to: the baby!! not being pregnant!!!!!!!!!!

33 weeks - wonton!

How far along? 33 weeks 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: about 25lbs
Maternity clothes? dresses, yoga pants, etc. getting lazy working from home!
Stretch marks? i'm pretty sure i have them. they look like veins but aren't on the outside of my skin, so hopefully they disappear after i have the baby like last time!

Symptoms: just feeling heavy and tired!
Sleep: okay, i wake up easily, esp when i hear a certain toddler kicking the wall in the morn! 
Best moment this week:  home stretch! 1 more month ish!
Movement: lots of movement, i can't tell the position of the baby but hopefully not breech/transverse anymore... i find out on monday!

Cravings: shaved ice/shaved snow! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? slight innie, flat belly button! 
What I miss: not worrying about overexerting myself, not limiting coffee, i miss alcohol too! and i don't even drink much when not pregnant! :-/
What I am looking forward to: the baby! finishing up the nursery. we have most of the things done for the baby, just have to re-sterilize all the bottles/pacis/pump parts. 

30 weeks - wonton!

How far along? 30 weeks 1 day (excuse the hair..)
Total weight gain/loss: 20-21 lbs. Not sure what exactly happened but the last 2 days i lost 2 lbs. normally that'd be awesome, but i usually can tell which way my weight is going and how much it'll drop, so since it dropped alot more than i had thought, now i'm actually worried!! :-/ about low amniotic fluid levels or iugr.. i did have an ultrasound about a week ago and everything looked good with the baby so i'm trying not to worry... 
Maternity clothes? getting lazy, dresses and gym type clothes
Stretch marks? i'm starting to get those weird vein/bruise looking marks on my sides. last time they disappeared after a couple months post partum so hopefully these will do the same!

Symptoms: hungry but feeling full faster at the same time
Sleep: alright, i'm waking up more to pee tho! :-p
Best moment this week:  im excited to be in the 30 weeks finally!! 
Movement: lots of squirming at night time or after a good meal! i don't think this one is super active because i dont feel as many kicks as just movement

Cravings: sugary food!! chinese food!

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie but getting flat
What I miss: not worrying! caffeine and food all the time whenever i want! 
What I am looking forward to: being full term! finishing up the nursery!

last time versus this time... it actually looks pretty similar at this point!

18 months!!

ETA her stats:

Height: 2ft 7 in (22%)

Weight: 24lb 3oz (69%)

Head Circumference: 48.3 cm (92%)

Oh my goodness, is this girl really 1.5 years old?? The days move slow but I feel like she just turned one!! Time is just moving too fast. I love this girl and her personality! She's a very sweet, cuddly, happy girl. She loves making people laugh and loves laughing at herself too. She's a great helper and has started helping around the house. Throwing away trash, "sweeping", helping mommy clean, etc. She's always so proud of herself when I tell her she did a good job. Apparently at school she also likes to help people. One time I dropped her off and she saw that her friends cup was on the other side of the room. So she got up to give it to her. And frantically waving it in her friends face (her friend was busy playing with a toy), she gave up and just threw it on the ground. That gave me a good chuckle. She does that at home too and makes sure everyone has their stuff. When she sees dada's stuff (nerf guns, clothes, etc) she gives it to him. She tries to give the dogs their leashes too altho the dogs just kind of stare at her...She also gives babies at school toys when they are crying! Hopefully she does the same to her little sibling!

Cousins birthday party!

She's still a pretty good eater. We're working on veggies but everything else she will eat. She does not like squishy textured food tho (same goes for finger paints!). But most days she'll eat whatever we give her. Proteins and sweets are her favorite! 

Loves bubbles!

She's still sleeping like a champ. She's still on 2 naps when she's at home (4 days a week), 1 nap at daycare (3 days a week). A normal day at home is:

7AM - Wakeup

730AM - Eat breakfast (turkey sausage, eggs, pancakes/french toast/waffles)

8-930AM - Play and snack towards 930AM (Fruit or yogurt)

930AM-1130AM - nap (usually will nap for about 1.5 hours but somewhere in this time frame)

12PM - Lunch (grain and protein with veggies somewhere mixed in there!)

1230PM-230PM - Play and snack towards 2PM (crackers or cheese)

230PM-5PM - Nap (usually will nap about 1.5 to 2 hours within this time frame)

530PM - Dinner (grain and protein with veggies)

6-7PM - Play with dada

7PM - Get ready for bed

745PM - Down for the night

At school she apparently only naps about 1.5 hours and is always the last one asleep and first one awake.. I think thats why she sleeps so well at home :-p 

We've had a couple tantrums, usually about 1 a week. A little more whining these days but I try to tell her no whining and make her tell me (or sign) what she wants. I can usually tell what she wants which helps and if she can't have it then i use the art of distraction :-) Tantrums don't happen very often but I think it usually happens when I don't transition her very well. Like when shes playing in the toy section at Target and I take her away really fast ( happened yesterday...) Usually I can distract her enough so she stops though. 

Watching frozen. She could watch all day!

I lost count of the number of words she knows. I think its getting to about 30. Some new words are baby (apparently she knows theres a baby in my stomach?? she points to it  and will even lift my shirt to show me), Joy (one of her teachers), Hallie (one of her friends), shoes, Alice (auntie), book, up (sounds like bup heh), Oli (one of her dogs)... I'm sure there are some I'm forgetting. I still love the way she says mommy! Sounds like she has a british accent!

Baby flip flops are the cutest!

Last years mothers day gift versus this year!! I don't remember that baby!

Gift from her (and dada)

Mothers day lunch (she never looks at the camera in her pics with me!!)

ChuckE Cheese with dada

Likes looking at chucke but won't touch him :-)

Disneyland monorail (never look at the camera!!)

#selfie

Biggest bookworm! Her teachers say she's always going to the reading corner and asking for more books!

27 weeks - wonton!

How far along? 27 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: 19-20lbs the good news is i'm about where i was last time at this stage. the bad news is somehow i was able to keep the next 10 ish weeks to only 8 lbs??  i'll try! but i bet it'll be more like 10 (hopefully not more!).
Maternity clothes? mostly maternity shirts/pants/dresses/skirts, a couple non maternity shirts
Stretch marks? none

Symptoms: hungry!!
Sleep: its pretty good. still waking up when the dogs/husband move around tho! :-p 
Best moment this week: third trimester!!! home stretch! 
Movement: lots of squirming not as much kicking. i kind of think this baby may be a sleepy one too!

Cravings: EVERYTHING WITH SUGAR

Anything making you queasy or sick: nothing
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? Innie 
What I miss: not worrying about overdoing it, picking up evie more, alcohol (even tho i'm not a big drinker..), eating everything wo gaining much weight!
What I am looking forward to: summer!! the baby coming! finishing the nursery!

17 months

My little girl is almost a year and a half! She's such a little big girl now. She's still happy and silly most of the time. We've had a few tantrums, but they were at the tail end of hand food mouth disease so i think that was why. She's back to normal now. Still holding my breath for the start of them! She has 10 teeth for sure, i think the 2 top fangs are coming in so i suspect the bottom ones will follow soon. She got sick around the same time as the teeth coming in so Im not sure if the teeth were bothering her at all. 

Feeding her dada, cause he's the one that needs help eating :-p

Some new words she knows are ball, duck, yellow, yah, dora, shhh, MOMMY

She knows way more than we know she knows. We had a parent teacher conference last weekend, and apparently she can recognize colors?? She can do puzzles and match the puzzle pieces (the fisher price kind), she can't get the pieces in the right way all the time though. She can get shapes into the shape toy most of the time altho i do help her with it. She loves reading. Her teachers say she loves reading the most in her class, always going to the reading corner and pointing to the books and saying more and signing please :-p looks like we might have a alittle book worm! she loves music too, and youtube videos of course. she loves when we sing the teacup song, or row row row your boat and will start to sway (which she learned at school of course). I feel like she learns new things everyday! Growing up so fast :-( 

disneyland! waiting for mickey

Love her with her hands up on the carousel! 

Spent a warm day at the pool! 

Reading at the library of course

Easter carnival!

Easter with the family

Swimming with dada!

She had fun standing in the shallow end

Donut run with mama

Free donut from the shop!

Chuck e cheese! Dada's old work (when he was in hs)! :-p 

Her with her bf  aiya

Satisfying mamas ice cream craving 

Hot hot san diego day! Snacktime