6 months pregnant

I had a reality check the other day. I am 6 months pregnant and baby #2 will be here in 3.5 months! REALLY?! How is it possible that time has gone by so fast? I have definitely not been as worried this time around about having everything ready for his arrival. Maybe it's because we have most of what we need for him and don't need to buy much? Well, the reality check changed that and made me start thinking about getting it all out and fresh for him. So to start, I ordered his furniture yesterday and I am so excited for it to arrive!

Here is a picture of the crib. We decided to go with an oak finish instead of a dark cherry finish like most of our other house furniture.


I haven't decided what we are going to do about bedding yet. Since bedding sets are so useless, I was thinking of just getting a few sets of sheets. I am thinking of going with a turtles and snails theme for his room. I can't wait to start decorating! :)

I had my 24 week doctor appointment Friday and things are going well. His heart sounds good and I am measuring average. The baby is about 1.5 pounds and about 12 inches long! I have gained 2 pounds so far and the doctor seemed to be a little concerned about it. I am not all that concerned though, especially with the appetite I have had lately. I could eat ALL day long, seriously ALL day. I eat a meal and then 10 minutes later I feel like I could eat a whole other one! I thought I would have gained 10 pounds in the last month, but nope, only 2. I feel really good these days. Not nearly as tired as when I was pregnant with Carter which is weird because I am so busy chasing him around. But no complaints here, I'll take all the energy I can get! The slow, tired, achy third trimester is right around the corner and I am hoping it doesn't hit me too hard! :)

Here is a 24 week belly picture.

What's new over here....

Things over at the Martin House have been very busy lately. The house is coming along great. I actually think we might be to the point where we can start decorating and maybe even paint a little bit, just to add some color. The garden is growing really well and we are SLOWLY getting rid of some of the weeds in the yard. The dog's also love the yard, so much in fact, that they dig holes all over, eat the red wood chips and dig up the grass seed we just laid. But that's another story...

On another note, Carter has been having fun in his swim class. Last week we introduced dunking under water. He did very well! It was a little surprising for him, but in general he doesn't mind at all. I think we might have a water baby on our hands.

Last week we also changed his daycare. He has been at La Petite since he was 3 months old and we really liked it, but with the new baby coming it is too costly to have them both there (try $2100 a month, that's almost double our mortgage!). So Sarah, my Sister-In-Law, recommended someone who does in home daycare. So far it has worked out very well, but you can tell it is a huge adjustment for Carter. He has never known anything but La Petite, so it has been stressful. He does fine all day while he is there, but it's the dropping him off part that is hard. It doesn't help that he is going through an extremely clingy, to ONLY Mommy, stage. (I really don't mind, if I could spend all day holding, carrying and hugging him I would. But with my pregnant aches it has proven to be a little difficult lately.) I am sure that after another week or two it will be part of his routine and he will be more comfortable with it. At least that's what I hope for. Maybe he is just really sad to have left his daycare girl friends. He was having lots of fun kissing all the girls in his toddler class. :) He is so lovable.

The things a Mom goes through....

So I had to share with someone! It's a little graphic...sorry!

So this evening was very eventful at our house. I went to change Carter's diaper. I took it off and was letting him "air dry" for a min (Basically he was walking around naked). While he was drying he wanted to throw the diaper in the trash. So I walk over and open the trash for him to throw it away. I walk away back into the living room, thinking he was following me. I turn around and he is squatting next to the trash peeing and grunting. I run over to stop him, yeah right, he stands up to run away and a piece of poop falls out of his butt. His foot steps in the pee puddle and he slips and smacks his head into the ground. I MUST be a horrible Mom. As if all that wasn't bad enough I pick him up and carry him to the sink so I can wipe him off, turn around and Aston, the dog, is eating the poop! LOL! I didn't know what to do or think. All I could do was laugh. Oh gee...the things a Mom goes through. :)