Weekend Wrap-Up: The Two Callies Edition

Still pregnant.  You should see the size of my feet and cankles.  They are epic.

This weekend was 50% AWESOME and 50% RIDICULOUS.  All because of our 3-and-a-half-year-old daughter who displayed two very different personalities.

Saturday

We had a GREAT day.  We spent the morning downtown hanging out with Boom and Bops.  We went to the farmers' market, wandered around the Guthrie, and had lunch at the condo.  Callie was charming, well behaved and all around adorable.

Then she took an amazing 2 1/2 hour nap that I had to wake her up from.

Later we went to see Auntie Cat's new house (lots of moving going on in our family...Auntie Mari is next!) and had dinner with her, G-ma and G-pa and Nana and Papa.  We also went on a lovely stroll after dinner.  She was once again delightful...even crossing her legs when sitting on a big girl chair.

Then Sunday came. 

And our delightful, wonderful and obedient child was taken over by, what appeared to be, her evil twin.  All. Day. Long.  There were too many potty accidents to count (due to all-out potty time refusals...I think I still have some PTSD from when we started potty training LAST summer) and too much attitude to handle. 

We had fun plans- college friends came over this morning to see our house, we went out to lunch, and then went over to our friend Rachael's house tonight for dinner.  Through it all...the evil twin was there.  And I didn't take any pictures.

I'm RRREEEEEAAAALLLLLLLLLLLYYYY hoping that the good Callie is back tomorrow because HOLY MOLY I can't handle her evil twin.  Especially on my own.  Past my due date. 

Obviously, she acted this way for a reason, and I'm sure we can all figure out why.  Her world has been rocked by our move (though seemingly in a good way), and will be rocked once again when Hamsie makes her debut.  I'm sure she senses our anxiety and anticipation and her toddler brain doesn't know how to handle it.  I know it will pass, but I also know that the transition will most likely be really hard.  She has NO idea what is coming, and neither do we.

Despite all that, like I said yesterday, we are ready and we can't wait.

Hamsie Update: 40 weeks.  And counting.  Doctor's appointment tomorrow morning.  That's all I got.  :)

Dear Hamsie,

Okay, girlie.  Your official due date is tomorrow. 

I. Am. Ready. 

We. Are. Ready.

I know that you are super comfortable and swimming around and stuff in there, but we just really can't wait for you to make your debut.

Especially your big sister.  She asks when you are going to come out at LEAST 3 times a day.  She talks to you through my belly and is so excited to meet you. 

You have made my tummy look like a big round basketball and I get a lot of people staring at me wherever I go. 

Totally unflattering angle, but a great view of the bump

So...are you ready?  You have some pretty cool people to meet out here on the other side.  And a nice new house to live in.  And a big sister and a dog to play with.  And a TON of love coming your way.

Let's get this party started, ok?

Love,
Mom 

Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump Friday

Happy Friday! I wasn't foiled by pregnancy brain this week! And yes, I'm still pregnant. There wasn't much progress as of my doctor's appointment on Wednesday, so I go back on Monday and HOPE that Hamsie has decided that she is getting ready to come out.

Here are my pictures from the week.

Favorite Thing #1: Keeping cool in the back yard

Favorite Thing #2: My company for doctor appointments

Favorite Thing #3: Putting on a show for the animals

Favorite Thing #4: Matching bedroom furniture

Favorite Thing #5: This girl

Favorite Thing #6: Auntie Cat cuddles

Favorite Thing #7: Playing with George

Favorite Thing #8: My personal cooling system :)

Favorite Thing #9: The Science Museum with our buds

Favorite Thing #10: SPICY food

Favorite Thing #11: Unsolicited foot rubs

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'd love for my weekend wrap-up to be all things new baby, but we'll just have to wait and see.  Chris and I are both planner/schedule people and it is hard for us to let go of control.  But we know it will all be worth it. :)

Thanks for all the continued thoughts, prayers and messages.  We know we have a lot of people thinking about us and praying for us, and we are so thankful.

Summer Days

Needless to say, our summer has been rather...frantic.  I wasn't out of school until mid-June, had another week of trainings, packed up the house, moved, and now still in the process of unpacking and organizing.

Cal and I haven't had our usual summer filled with days at the zoo, the pool, music classes, or play dates.  I'm trying not to let my mom guilt get out of control, but now that I'm super pregnant and EXHAUSTED all the time, I can't help but feel bad.  Yesterday was rough.  I was just so tired.  Callie just wanted to play with me and all I wanted to do was sit or lay down.  Mom guilt to the max.

Today I made a conscious effort to get off my butt and do something.  I don't have the energy to take her anywhere, but we did have a fun morning playing in the sprinklers in the back yard.  As you can see from the video, Kona had fun too!

Sprinkler fun from Baby Goose on Vimeo.

After the sprinkler we went for a walk and met a couple more neighbors. Then made lunch, played a little bit, and read some books before nap time. I'm still EXHAUSTED, but at least I know that I was able to create a fun morning for my active girl. It is crazy to think there may only be a few more days left with just the two of us.

Weekend Wrap-Up: The 39 Weeks Edition

I'll start with the Hamsie update right off the bat: 39 WEEKS!!!!!  The babycenter app doesn't say much about this week besides she continues to build a layer of fat to help control body temperature after birth.  And that she is the size of a mini watermelon...though if you have seen my stomach you may take the word "mini" out of the description.  I've been doing some exercise ball exercises my prenatal masseuse showed me and am trying to stay somewhat active to help her drop.  Drop, baby, drop!  I think she has a little bit, but we'll see what happens the first part of this week.  I go to the doc on Wednesday afternoon.

This weekend was spent continuing to work on our new house and get organized.  But we did manage to get out and do a few things too.  In between naps.

Saturday
*I successfully painted the toenails on my swollen Shrek feet green.  And Callie's toes to match.
*We may have moved neighborhoods, but we still have a Breugger's close by, so we made it there for lunch.
*We played in the new sand box.
*We were bummed to miss Chris' cousin Caitlin's wedding due to nap time and the heat, but congrats to Caitlin and Dillon!

Sunday
*We ran errands and had lunch at the condo (and briefly walked around the Guthrie, which is where the mirror picture was taken).
*Callie napped at the condo while Chris and I hauled carloads of our stuff from his parents' house to the new house.  I supposed that I should clarify that the only thing I really did was drive one of the cars and carry some pillows.  Chris did the actual hauling into the house.  More crap to put away and organize...yippee.
*Callie, Boom and Bops went to Bops' office.
*Chris and Callie went to dinner at G-ma and G-pa's while I met Jenna for dinner at our usual Mexican spot.  I made sure to put HOT SAUCE in my food!

So that was our weekend...now we wait. 

Favorite-Things-Phone-Dump Friday...er...Saturday at 5:30am

Yep, I missed that yesterday was Friday.  That's the thing with being almost 39 weeks pregnant, on summer vacation, and totally out of our normal routine trying to establish a new one in a new house.  Totally blanked that yesterday was Friday.

It is 5:30am and I'm sitting in our new living room listening to the big thunderstorm.  I'm also trying to wake my right hand up.  That has been the latest pregnancy symptom.  My right hand falls asleep, becomes numb and then my fingers feel like they are on fire.  It usually only happens when I am sleeping, but right now it is making typing very interesting.  My swollen hands and fingers also make texting on my phone interesting and it takes me longer because my fat fingers often type the wrong letters.  Autocorrect can only do so much, so I spend a lot of time deleting and retyping.  Fun times.

Anyway...here are some of the pictures of this week that I haven't posted yet.

Favorite Thing #1: New furniture!  Unfortunately, the couch sectional we bought for our basement was too big to fit down the stairs...so we had to go back and find something different that will be delivered on Wednesday.

Favorite Thing #2: Playing school with Auntie Cat!

Favorite Thing #3: A new/old picture from Boom's best high school friend matches Callie's new room perfectly!

Favorite Thing #4: Checking out our new neighborhood

Favorite Thing #5: Child labor

Favorite Thing #6: My Friday night project- our newly organized mud room...

...and closet.  Now we won't be tripping over boxes when we come in to the house.

Okay, I should probably head back to bed as I still can't really feel my right hand and it is strange.  Oh- and Hamsie is still head down!  But she hasn't dropped at all, so I'm going back to the doc on Wednesday to check her progress.  My doc is still a little concerned about her getting too big (especially because of how big Callie and her head were the first time around), so we'll see what happens by Wednesday.  Hopefully progress, because I'm exhausted and uncomfortable most of the time. :)

Also, a shout out to my friend Kylie (Callie's friend Calvin's mom), who delivered Sylvie Marie on Wednesday!  Congrats!!!!

Our New House

We finally have internet!  It feels good to be back online and in the 21st century. :)

I don't have much to write at this point besides we have spent the week unpacking and settling, and it seems like it will never be done.  Part of the problem is that unpacking is something that is not at all interesting to a toddler, and a 38+ week pregnant person needs to nap when the toddler naps.  But we'll get it done...slowly but surely.

We're learning the nuances of this new house.  Like it is bigger than we are used to- so little people/dogs can easily hide.  It is a total cell phone battery sucker.  Doggie paw nails click and clack loudly on the main level floors (so you'd think that she couldn't get lost too easily, but she is enjoying finding her hiding spots).  Having bathroom options makes an unwilling toddler a little more willing to try going potty when she has a choice of WHERE to go.  Having an actual kitchen table means we can start being consistent with kitchen table rules (in order to keep the toddler in her chair and eating instead of running all over the place). 

That's about all I can think of now, though I'm sure there are other things.  But all in all, it already feels like home and we are thrilled.

I took a few pictures to share...just remember we are still in the unpacking process. :)

The front

Back yard

Porch

Kitchen

Living room

Master bedroom

Callie's room

My next two big projects are the mudroom and front closet, and of course, Hamsie's room.

I go to the doctor tomorrow for my weekly check-up, so fingers crossed that Hamsie has stayed put and is still head down.  Sometimes it seems like she is, but other times it seems like she has moved again.  I'll be glad to know for sure.  Her due date is 9 days away!