Wisdom from my walk

being the parents of two very independent boys has taught us that as long as we know the rooms are babyproof, it’s ok with us to let the boys play either in the living room, Caleb’s room or Boaz’s room alone. while some may not condone letting an 11 month play alone, at times that is all that Bo wants. I check on him often and can always hear what he is up to. For the most part, aside from his new found love of markers, he’s not gotten into any dangerous or crazy activities. Sometimes you’ll check on him and finding him completely content all by himself, and sometimes if you bother him or try to play with him he’ll go elsewhere to play, although he loves to be cudddled and to rough house sometimes as well.

I promise you this was not posed, I watched him as he climbed up onto the chair to sit and play

the first time I found him like this I admit it was because he was alone and I heard him cry out because he was mad he couldnt get down, from now on calebs room is off limits to him playing alone! This pic was taken shortly after the previous one with me standing close by to see just how the smartie did it, he’s quite the climber and I’m afraid what he’ll get into next.

Boaz 11 months

computer birthday cake

Threw that cake together kind of last minute today for a friend’s hubby’s birthday. Not my greatest work but for fitting it into my day w/ Bo not too shabby!

poor Bo keeps reminding me of his dog like traits. he likes to destroy rolls of toilet paper. He will play in the toilet water. he chews on furniture and daddy’s shoes. I keep telling Dean he’s like the little girl in Lemony Snickets…a series of unfortunate events…he bites onto the end tables and the coffee table just like the little girl did the table in the movie. he’s a silly little baby and some days he’s lucky I cant take him to the pound.

today I had the fastest ob appt I’ve ever had! we were in and out in 15 minutes! I dont prefer quick appointments generally but it was Bo’s nap time and he was very sleepy so it was fine for today. She was finally able to use the doppler to hear the baby’s heart beeat. She said it was 157. Nothing else exciting came out of the appointment, I got the order to get my u/s done in 4 weeks. I am planning on getting it done the Mon. or Tues. of thanksgiving week, before we head to ohio. My mom is off that week so she will keep Bo and that way we’ll hopefully know if it’s a boy or a girl before the holidays! my next ob appt isnt until Nov. 30th, after we get back from Ohio but at least I can get my ultrasound before then. I cant decide if I should call the u/s place now to schedule or wait a week or two? any thoughts? I’ll also have my first one hour glucose test done on Nov. 30th as well. At least that will be after Thanksgiving so I can enjoy at least one holiday meal, last year I didnt get to really so at least this year I can.

Finally getting to hear the heartbeat has me more excited than I’ve been about this pregnancy so far, and that’s good. I’m really excited to know we may know the baby’s sex and how it’s doing before thanksgiving!! I’ve gained 4 lbs total so far this pregnancy and that’s not so bad, considering I didnt gain at this point w/ the other two ( i was still losing weight at this point w/ them) it’s good. Just hope it doesnt mean this baby will be a lot bigger! I have been hungry all of the time, minus when I’m nauseas of course but I’m definitely hungrier and eating more frequently this pregnancy. well Bo is calling for me so gotta go…I’m exhausted again and the boy napped in the car and of course that wasnt enough so I’m trying to decide if I should put him down for afternoon nap before we go get Caleb or after….decisions decisions…

how do you teach an 11 month old that’s its not ok to climb up onto the coffee table and stand there playing w/ everything on the entertainment center? how do you teach him that it’s not ok to climb out of his high chair during meal time and stand on the food tray and then proceed to climb onto the dining room table…this one we’ve solved by using a 5 strap harness system that we hadnt been using on the high chair. today he’s climbing onto the end tables and laughing at me. Yes, caleb was a climber but not as inventive as Bo is in that Bo will move his toys so he can climb onto them then onto what he really wants to climb on to get what he wants. He’s very sneaky and it’s scaring the crap out of me! it was cute at first, the newfound ability to climb, now it’s just driving me nuts!

I’ve got my ob appt in about an hour….dreading it in some ways yet looking forward to hearing the baby’s heartbeat, hopefully. I’d look forward to it more if I didnt have to take Bo w/, I had him w/ me at the appt yesterday as well. not to mention it’s a very rainy day and I hate going on and having to fight w/ the stroller in the rain. It’s a blah kind of day and I’d much rather put bo down for nap and try to get one myself. No such luck today, at least our basement isnt leaking today! wohoo!

I cant believe the drs orders today. I drink Diet soda due to my risk for diabetes and not wanting to drink empty calories, so today the dr said to cut out anything w/ artificial sweetners/aspartame or the like. so what am I left to drink. Juice is way too sugary. Looks like water for me. unfortunately water makes my morning sickness worse. I hate drs. i understand his reasoning but I dont know what choices i’m left with now. I have my ob appt tomorrow and dont look forward to finding out when i have to get my first one hour glucose test. The end of sweets is nearing for me and I am dreading it. With Caleb I was so anxious to do what was best for baby, with Bo I just wanted to avoid insulin but couldnt even after cutting out most of my sugars and following a strict diet, with this one I just want a break already! maybe it will be a miracle and I wont have to worry about it this time, chances of that, well yeah it would have to be a miracle. I am pretty sure this will be my last natural child, i am sure we’ll adopt or something down the road but I think this will be it for me, it’s a sad realization but I cant do this all over again, I’m dreading having to do it all now.