Things Elliot Loves: 22 months

- Rain
- Balloons
- Letters (The Alphabet)
- Running Outside
- Owls
- Being girly- painting nails, wearing jewelry, bows, belts, etc..
- Hide and Seek
- Dancing
- Playing in closets (mine with all the crafts or hers with her toys)
- Pretending to make tea and cooking with bowls and paintbrushes or any kind of stick
- Helping Mommy and Daddy cook
- Checking the mail

Doctor Appt.

I had a check up today, everything is looking normal! The baby probably weighs 3-4 lbs. and is around 16-18 long already. He still is moving constantly. This week I’ve felt a little better than the last two weeks. Last week was really tough because I think he was hitting a growth spurt and I just wasn’t feeling good at all. I just can’t push myself too hard, which stinks because after like doing the dishes I’m tired enough to like take a 2 hour nap if Elliot would let me! Usually I’m tired enough at any time of the day to where I can just fall asleep if I sit down more than a couple minutes. I can’t count how many times I’ve also fallen asleep in the middle of the floor in Elliot’s room while we were playing. Definitely can’t wait to not be tired all the time, but once the baby is here it will be a while until I can get some rest! I can tell by the way he moves ALL the time and especially when there is techno music playing (just like Ellie) or when I’m being active he thinks it’s time for him to party as well. When I was pregnant with Elliot, she was like me and tried to make sleeping a hobby. Hopefully we’ll come up with a name soon, still haven’t decided.

Kids Don’t Care, They Just Have Fun

Today, after reading one of her books about puppies, Elliot decided she was going to eat her cheerios off the floor. The puppies were eating out of a bowl, so she thought it was her turn to get down on all fours and eat food like the dogs. Except she couldn’t figure out how to take bites off the floor, so she just licked her lips and picked up the cheerios by getting them to stick on her lips and then using her hands to put them in her mouth. Hilarious. I love that she is thinking out side of the box and using her sense of humor in the way she thinks!

Also, have I told you of her reverse-planking? We’ll go in stores or anywhere and she thinks it is hilarious to just lay down on her back with her arms straight by her side in the middle of the floor somewhere just for the heck of it. This is also something she has thought of on her own!

Another thing she does just for “jokes” is to put her baby doll or other stuffed animals in random places around the house that they usually wouldn’t go. Then, she’ll come and get me or Aaron to go look at how funny it is. The whole way walking to see her joke she’ll be pointing and sort of fake laughing to make sure we get it. She is so silly!

She also loves to practice jumping all the time. Right now it’s sort of a gallop jump since she can’t bring both feet off the ground at the same time but she’s getting close! She did pick up both feet once and she’s been trying so hard ever since to do it again.

By the way only 12 weeks to my due date and only 9 weeks until I’m full term. Crazy!

Baby Bear

Baby #2 Still doesn’t have a name so for now he’s known as either Baby Bear or Peanut. He only has about 2 1/2 short months before he’s here! This has gone by soo fast. It definitely is harder to write like I did for Ellie because now I’m spending all my time taking care of her I’ve barely had time to think about being pregnant. This pregnancy has definitely been a lot harder than the first. Not really due to taking care of Elliot because Elliot is pretty easy but she just is BUSY all of the time which keeps me busy. But this little boy moves all day long, making me short of breath alot and making my back hurt. Definitely more aches and pains than when I was pregnant with Elliot. Definitely way more tired too! I’m already at the beginning of the third trimester… at Christmas I’ll be 36/37 weeks..how insane is that? I have a feeling he’s going to come early. Maybe not that early but I wouldn’t be surprised! I had a dream last night he came early (which is probably just a result of me thinking about it). I just hope we have everything ready to go by the time he is here! I’m excited to see the “need for baby” list is about 1/4 as long as it was with Elliot. Pretty much all we need is bedding, clothes, and a couple other things. We can’t have Baby Bear in all pink!

Anyway, more later! Time for bed!

New Words

yesterday: nose

today: gecko

Also, Elliot’s hair is in the beginning stages of a baby mullet:)

First Zoo Visit!

Wednesday we went to the Zoo! The weather was so nice and we had a fun time! Elliot liked pretty much everything she would either say “oooo” or just gasp at the animals. Her favorites were the monkeys and the turtles. She probably could have just looked at the turtles and fish all day. We decided we’ll definitely have to go to the aquarium now with her, she would love it! She was scared though of the lizards and was trying to hide under Aaron’s legs if we took her too close. She also kept wanting to get in all the cages with the animals and didn’t understand why she couldn’t just go see the elephants, rhinos, lions, etc. up close.

Here are some more words she has said this week:

owl, hot dog, rice, ice, dice, wall, orange

Favorites

Favorite Food: PB&J
Favorite Body Part: Elbows
Favorite Show: Barney & Sesame Street
Favorite Drink: Cherry Limeade
Favorite Thing to Do: Play at the park

Weee!!!

Today I was laying down on the floor on my side. Elliot thought it would be good idea to try and use my growing stomach/her little brother as a slide! Oh, the awkwardness of pregnancy..haha.