TAYT'S BIRTH STORY

Sorry for the wait.. been a little busy :)

Sunday, October 19, 2014 Tayt Elizabeth Engle was born at 8:43pm. The baby beauty was 8 lbs 10 ounces, 18 inches long.

 (Shaun cutting the cord)

                                      

It all started (FINALLY) Sunday morning... we had a great lazy morning, playing cars, kicking/shooting/throwing/hitting balls around the house and hanging around in our robes until the late morning. Once we finally decided to get ready and get out, we headed to the San Clemente pier to get an ice coffee, let Trenton play in the sand and see the "Choo Choo" train pass by. Just as we parked I had my first contraction. I looked at Shaun and said, "ouch, that was not just a contraction, that was a labor contraction..the real deal". He responded, "are you serious? is this going down today? What do I do, do I proceed? We probably shouldn't be in mexico right now." I laughed and said "well we are here, let's time them and see how regular and far apart they are". It had just started so we knew we had time. As we walked around, our minds were spinning and suddenly our relaxing family outing wasn't as relaxing as planned since we were trying to figure out the next steps. Nevertheless I tried to remain calm and just enjoy our morning since I knew it would be our last memory as a family of three. We loved on Trenton, played and kept walking to keep the contractions going. I was having to stop to breathe through them but they were still about 7-10 minutes apart. After a couple consistent contractions Shaun decided he didnt want to 'catch' his baby girl onthe pier so we started heading for the car. We went home, put Trenton down for a nap (trying to keep everything calm and normal for him), packed and rested while still timing the contractions. By the time my parents came to our house, the contractions were about 5 minutes apart and getting stronger as I laid there watching the cooking channel. An hour or so later, I barely made it from the kitchen to the couch before I had back to back strong contractions that had me huntched over in pain. My dad looked at me and said, "um, those were only a couple minutes apart, I suggest you go now." We called the doctor, kissed our baby boy goodbye (so hard) and we were on our way. I was so happy I was able to labor at home. Shaun made me a great lunch and we just got to relax a little before the chaos, but by the time we got to the hospital around 3:30pm it had been about 4 hours of consistent laboring and I was in a lot of pain. We were checked into the same birthing suite that we had Trenton in which made us feel comfortable. By then I was dialated to 6 cm but the nurse thought it was still early labor since my contractions weren't consistent once we got to the hospital, of course right?! Well, as I got settled and calmed down they started back up regularly and in full force, bringing me to tears from the intensity. I got the epidural and was able to finally relax again. My friend's doctor came in and broke my water per my docs instructions to speed things up. Shortly after I was at 8-9cm and started feeling a lot of pressure. We were ready. They called my doc who lives 20 minutes from the hospital and by the time he got there and scrubbed up I was pushing. About three short pushes later, at 8:43pm, Tayt Elizabeth was born. Shaun cut the cord, she cried (unlike her brother) and was handed to us. We were now a family of four. Looking at her we couldn't believe how blessed we were to have another perfect baby.

Our families came in after our golden hour (skin to skin time with just baby, mom & dad) to meet our little girl. Trenton came running in the room and it made me so sad to barely recognize him. There was this big boy that was acting so timid and almost scared around me since I was laying in a hospital bed and suddenly he only wanted daddy...he wasn't my little baby boy, the mommas boy I had left just a few short hours prior. He was a big brother and that was going to take some getting used to, for all of us.

That week was so nice to have Shaun home helping. He and Trenton were connected at the hip. We kind of divided and conquered. Not the best idea as we both felt lonely and were sleeping in different beds to take care of the kids, but we were in survival mode and just getting our bearings. Learning to juggle both kids was tough at first but each day it got easier. My first day home alone with both kids was a scary and stressful day but I knew the day had to come at some point. Needless to say Trenton and I wanted to cry when Shaun left that morning and we missed him tremendously all day (which we do everyday, but that day especially). Trenton needed to get used to me again and since then has. He loves his mommy again, yay! Things are going great and we are LOVING having a baby again. She is very mild mannered like Trenton was, only crying when she needs something. She is sleeping great, so far, only wakes around midnight and 3am for feedings. It is still hard to entertain and chase Trenton all day while not getting sleep at night. Not to mention our naps have momentarily ceased to exist ;-/ Since we brought her home, Trenton's sleep schedule has really been thrown off and we are still not quite there. I cannot wait to get them both on the same sleep schedule so I can get back to crafting, cleaning or sleeping :) A little me time will be nice. Speaking of, we gave Tayt a bottle on her on her one month mark to get her used to it so I could pump and leave at some point and she took it like a champ. No nipple confusion or issues there, thank goodness. That success meant that I was able to go to a friends baby shower ALL BY MYSELF while Shaun watched both kids for the first time! It was a lovely afternoon, I got to use both hands and sit. It was wonderful. Such a gift. And, Shaun did great... of course. We are so happy with our little family.. and our new minivan! HaHa, that's right! I gave in and we got an awesome VW Van fully loaded with TV's and the like. Trenton is in heaven and so is mom with all the room and organization. We have everything we could want and need now... so blessed.

The other day on our family walk, a woman stopped us and said, "Are you home with him?" pointing to Trenton. I responded, "yes, I am" with a quizative look on my face. She said, "You can tell, he is talking so well and is very social. You are doing a great job. It really makes a difference." I couldn't believe it. Shaun looked at me as we walked away and said, "she knew our whole life story?! See you are doing good babe". My heart was so warmed. I told Shaun that was a sign from God reassuring us that what we are doing, as hard as it is at times, is the right thing to do for our kids. I thanked Shaun for working so hard in order for us to keep me home. I love those bold, in your face kind of reminders like that...a sign that you cannot miss and that answers your questions/prayers. God is so good.

We cannot wait for all of you to meet our baby girl and witness the family of four in action (and all of our craziness). We love you all, thank you for the kind words, gifts, support, messages and meals! Hope to see you all soon.

Here are the most up to date pics of our little one month old angel...

Hugs,
Momma T

Labor update... or lack there of

Sooo went to the doctor again this morning.. Still dilated to 3cm, so no progress there. AND the hospital had to cancel all elective surgeries for the next couple days so I can't get an induction appointment. Last year mission hospital got the best score from the commissioner, this year they found a little sterility issue and protocol states that they have to shut down until it's solved! If it was a big issue I would be happy to not set foot, much less give birth in the hospital but my doc said it was the smallest thing and that the hospital has never been shut down like this. Now the backlog of c-sections and mommas waiting for inductions is crazy. What are the odds. Right when I was accepting  induction as an end in sight since baby and I are ready, that's no longer an option. 

We thought we were meeting our baby girl tomorrow as the last resort, we cleared our schedules and got prepared. Darn! Apparently God and miss Tayt have another plan. Talk about a patience tester. It's been tough keeping Trenton entertained and busy, especially now that we had nothing scheduled! We've been going to pretend city, parks, pools, mall etc but he can out run me by far at this point and there aren't many places we can go where I can just sit and watch besides home. Looks like its movie time until this baby makes her debut.. 

I do have another dr appt. set for Monday but hopefully won't make it! Doc says at that point i'm pretty late (almost 42 weeks) so he could pull strings to try and induce me out of medical necessity. 

That said, Trenton could very well have a birthday twin (oct 22) at this point, I thought there was no way I would make it that (or this) far.. Or, to this weight! Yikees. I feel like this pregnancy is never going to end and she's going to be in me until kindergarten. 

Crazy how life throws you curve balls! Hopefully next post will be a birth story! 

Quick but big update to this post... HUGE thanks to our amazing families for being 'on call' and so helpful with everything during this pregnancy. Lastly an enormous thank you to Shaun, my incredible husband, for putting up with my complaining/hormones and for being so patient and supportive during the last 10 months (not to mention the last couple trying -physically and mentally - weeks). I don't know how people do this or get through anything without both families near by and an amazing partner through it all. I am so darn lucky to have both. 

Hugs, 

BIG Bellied Momma T

39W2D OR 40W (Original DDAY)

AHHHH, still pregnant. VERY pregnant.
Check out that belly, my goodness.
I sure can't wait to be skinny again, it's getting really tough to get dressed.

Had another weekly appt this morning, they are getting really old at this point. measure, listen to heart beat, take my BP, check for dilation..."Well, you are about the same, let's see you again next week unless mother nature decides to pull the trigger here". I really didn't want to hear that again and seriously debated not going... but i'm glad i did. I am dilated to a "good 3cm" now which is progress. Doc said that the first 4cm are the longest and hardest so i'm well on my way, half way to an epidural :) He said lets give you a couple of days then if I haven't gone into labor by Tuesday, he will induce Wed or Thurs (depending on when we can get into the hospital. I asked if he could do anything to speed up the process in hopes to start labor on my own, besides induction, like sweep my membranes or something but he said i am already dilated far enough that it has already been done naturally so there is nothing more he can do at this point. Fingers crossed that this weekend she graces us with her presence. Shaun has always said he thinks the 12th is the big day, we will see! All in all, it was a positive, informative appointment so I was happy I sucked it up and went!

I didn't go to a lot of my OB appointments this time around because I knew I was healthy and i could feel her moving so I wasn't concerned about anything and didn't have a million questions this time around. I kind of felt like a pregnant rebel, guilty at first then later enjoyed the power of it being my decision. Woman must do it but they sure seemed concerned and shocked when I would call and cancel.

Wednesday was my last day of working (part time), didn't think i would even make it to then but i sure did. I hope to return but i'm not sure logistically how it will all work with a newborn. We will see what Tayts temperament is like i guess.

Whats confusing is i'm not sure if Tayt is on time or late at this point. As many of you know, based on our "date of conception" and the first day of the last/only period, she is due today 10/10/14. However, our first ultrasound, she measured a little small so doc moved the date to the 15th. Fine. But then, the next ultrasound, she measured big and back on track with the 10th... AHH, so confusing. Anyhow, the doc just says she will come when she will come anytime now... I guess the due date doesn't really matter, like he is saying but it is sure hard to gauge where i'm at. I think as women, its already hard to not have control of when this little one is going to pop out so we hold onto that date as our only sense of control, late or not.. at least we know we are late. Right now,  have no idea where i'm at, all i keep hearing is any day now! Ugh. I don't want to induce and i want her to come on her God given birthday but I am pretty miserable. As always at the end, you want to meet your little one and are done being prego.. given, but then add on the amount of disability this time around and i'm a mess. I've realized, i'm not the best pregnant person. Round three is looking slimmer and slimmer, but i am still pregnant so time will tell. Its amazing how our bodies do this then make us forget. Ugh, it is incredible and a curse at the same time. I'm scared to forget, again. I suppose reading this will help but it won't let me feel this pain again. I've done more of my fair share of complaining this pregnancy and praying for patience and i'm definitely not proud of it. I am blessed to be able to get pregnant and bore beautiful, perfect (in our eyes) children and should keep focused on that real blessing (reminder to self!).

Meanwhile, I am crafting, baking, cooking freezer meals, shopping/stocking up on neccessities etc to keep myself busy and get ready. It is tough to keep my mind off of the obvious but i'm doing the best I can! Preparing/crafting for the holidays has been a fun distraction. Those who know me, know I love to create things and gifts :) I recently broke out the sewing machine and am loving it. Soon I won't have time and hands to craft as much so i'm trying to enjoy it now.

PLEASE SEND ME LABOR VIBES!
Enjoy the weekend! Thanks for checking in.

hugs,
Momma T

38 weeks//9.5 Months

And, the waiting game begins...

The good news is that I was dilated to about 2cm at my last check-up on Friday, so there is progress going on  which is ultra-exciting! As my doc put it, i'm 20% of the way there and I haven't even started labor.. love it.  Hopefully by the next check up on Friday I will have progressed further. I am trying to stay positive and trying to talk baby Tayt into coming out this week.. momma is tired and not feeling so hott so the sooner the better. Poor little gal can't be comfy in there, she is still incredibly active and I have sore spots all over my belly from the spots she pushes most often--bruised from the inside out. Ugh. Baby making is serious, tough business. And, i still have to get her out of me... the anxiety of knowing how gnarly the whole labor and delivery process is and what i'm about to do again is keeping me up at night. Knowing is half the battle but now that i know it makes me nervous about it.. i know once i'm in the middle of it I won't be as anxious it's just the anticipation of doing it all over again that has got my nerves in a bundle.

In Trenton's world things are changing a little.. he is slightly confused by all the baby stuff we have brought down from storage. Theres another carseat in the car now-- but no baby, there is a bassinett in mommas room--but no baby. There is pink stuff invading his stuff everywhere. He points to my belly and says 'ready?!' he gives her love and kisses a lot too. I can't wait to see them interact and grow to love one another, this is going to just be too much fun.

Bags are packed, carseat is in, baby sheets are washed and ready, Shaun and I are mentally preparing ourselves each evening for what may come that night. I will keep ya'll posted on the progress!

8 Months Prego & Changing Station Solution

 8 Months & Counting... 

Well, I am officially feeling all the lovely symptoms that pregnancy has to offer and am extremely uncomfortable. I don't ever remember having Trenton hurt me when he moved at this stage. I mean, I remember him being big and moving a lot, but he did more tumbles and she does more kicks and rib punches. Her little feet legitimately look like they are coming out of me and really get stuck up in my ribs. ouch! Im having a hard time breathing and bending over every time Trenton needs something or throws something on the ground. It's unbelievable that we have only weeks left before we meet our baby girl but it will be a long, tough last month or two. The hospital bag is packed for me, some stuff for Shaun, Tayt's bag is packed and Trenton's overnight bag is ready for throwing in the car at a moments notice. 

It will be interesting to see how it all goes down and when it does. As it is, if she is a week late like Trenton was, she will be born exactly on Trenton's bday. If not, they should be just days apart. Not sure what that will mean for Trenton's second birthday, it could very well be spent eating ice-cream in the hospital. The plan is to leave Trenton with my parents overnight and only stay in the hospital one night if all goes well and everyone is healthy like last time. It will be really hard leaving Trenton and having all of us be somewhere else without him. I am already not looking forward to that part. 

It makes me a little sad to think about the days of just Trenton and I hanging and playing are numbered. I hope I can always remember this special time I have had just me and my little boyfriend. It will just get better, i know, but will forever be different. I have already been feeling guilty for being so tired and not giving him the energy and attention that I used to but I just physically can't. It is probably a good transition for him to get used to since he has no idea what is about to hit him and all the changes our routine is going to go through. He is so used to having us at his beckon call and having everything go his way, in the same order everyday that little Tayt is really going to rock his world. I guess I went through it and don't remember so it couldn't have been that horrible but as a mommy I want to give both my babies my all, at all times, and I just won't be able to which will be a transition for me as well. 

It will be the most incredible feeling to see my babies interact, learn, grow and bond together. I just cannot wait for them to have a relationship and a playmate for life. Furthermore, I am more than excited to see how this little girl morphs Shaun. He is already such an incredible, loving father and loves his son beyond anything in our world but it will be so neat to see him form a bond with our baby girl. It will be equally as special and strong but different.. and I can't wait for that. He is going to LOVE it. And, she is going to have him wrapped so tightly around her finger, it will be so sweet to watch. 

 I mean, how cute is that?! I just can't get enough of my handsome hubby and cute lil' man. Ahh!

I have been pinching myself and counting my blessing daily... i just never knew life could be this good. On my birthday this year (the big 27!) i said that I can honestly say this year i have everything that i have ever wanted, dreamed of and more. Having all of my life dreams come true at 27 is a pretty big accomplishment to me and I am so content at where I am in life and who i have become. I know so much good is yet to come and life is going to even get so much better with our little girl and our future as a family but right now, in this moment, I am SO happy and I want to live in this moment and remember this feeling forever. I wish I could bottle it up and visit it whenever I needed a reminder. All that said, there are hard days and financially its tough some months but I wouldn't trade any of it. We are so blessed. 

I just painted a big painting in our living room that says "When you love what you have, you have everything you need" and that couldn't be more true of how I feel right now in my life. We are so rich with love and life, how could we ever want anything more! All the money couldn't get us what we have and make us feel how happy we are right now and that's a great feeling.

CHANGING STATION....

So my solution was to create a little station in Tayt and Trenton's closet so this is the progress.. we will see how it actually works for us daily as we use it but i think it should do the trick! 

  

...and this is just a funny picture that Shaun obviously took.. of me in awe of how large my belly looked when I caught a glimpse in the mirror and Trenton dancing nakey in the mirror on his bed after bathtime. He is ever so tastefully covered up though don't you think? ha! 

I hope this post finds you all well and just as happy in your lives, no matter which path you are on today. 

Hugs, 

(big) Momma T

Room Sharing?

So, we have a 3bd 2ba house and right now we are loving having a dedicated playroom/office. We can shut the double doors and not look at all the toys and everything has a place. Trenton can go sit in his tent, turn on his little light and read stories, pull from all of his toys and color or build blocks on his little table without ruining the whole house. 

Thus, we are going to try to get the baby and Trenton to share a room. If all goes as planned, Tayt will be in our room in a bassinet for the first couple of months anyways until she starts sleeping more, i'm doing less night feedings and until she gets on more of a schedule. This way, by the time we move her into the crib, hopefully around 4/5 months old, she will sleep soundly enough that her and Trenton can get a good nights sleep. 

Trenton seems excited about it. We moved him into a 'big boy' twin bed a couple months after we found out we were pregnant. We thought we would try it asap so he could have time to adjust. He took to it great, even with the crib still in his room. He has since then figured out that he can get out of bed and likes to climb in our bed at 2am. Then he proceeds to squirm and kick us until he wakes up at 6:30a on the dot every morning, requesting his 'dodo' (coco/ovaltine & milk) and tunes (cartoons). Other than those (too often lately) visits, he is good about sleeping in his big boy bed and doesn't seem to mind not being in the crib anymore at all. So thats the plan, for now. We will see what the kids think of it when the time comes I guess. I sure hope we wont have to loose our office/playroom and make it into a nursery but I guess we are blessed to have another room as an option. 
Here's a look at the current set up...

                            
                 

The Kids Room... 

 

 

































(Nursery: DIY'd all wall art, crib skirt, storage ottoman, glider-from trenton, headboard,crate night stand, crib mobile. Office/playroom: DIY'd crate/faux fur seats, wall art, play tent, large chalkboard)


Yikkees! Don't mind Trenton's grimy mirror! Dirty little hands end up everywhere around the house! 

The only obstacle about this whole sitch is that we don't have room for the changing table in the kids room anymore. We have been using the crib to change Trenton and can continue to until Tayt moves in there but eventually we will have to move our spot. Most times we change him on the bed or on the floor but it is nice to have the diaper cream, powder, diapers, wipes and extra supplies all in the same, easy to grab place for when they are squirming with poop all over and you only have one hand to hold them while the other is frantically reaching for things to get the job done (especially in the middle of the night). Alas, I think I have an idea... more to come on the new changing station! :) 

Any insight/comments on room sharing with a toddler and a baby are welcomed!

7.5 months//Baby Girl Name//Trenton's New Discovery

Good Morning! Quick update on life 'round the 'Engle Nest' :-) 

Trenton news... he has a new found interest in the POTTY! He is now telling me when he needs to go and asking to take his diaper off.. all incredibly exciting advances for a mom, haha. Oh, how things have changed. I know, he is very young and not quite there yet, but as long as there is interest and another baby going to be in diapers within weeks, you can bet i'm going to introduce him to the idea. He has gone successfully a couple of times, and actually done better than expected.  I wouldn't quite say we are 'potty training', in the locking ourseleves in for consecutive days and throwing out the diapers sense, but we are definately making progress which is great. The treats & pennies are his incentives to make it more fun. He LOVES putting money in his giraffe (piggy bank- THANKS KRISTIN S! He loves it, such a great gift) and he obviously will eat a lolly pop ('poca' as he calls it) every minute of the day if he could so that is very exciting to him. If we can get him out of diapers in the next 10 weeks, it would be quite exciting and helpful on our wallet. Wish us luck & send us potty prayers! :-) 

He is becoming such a little person, we are just loving it. He is talking more and more each day, showing more interest in doing things independently and really starting to understand more about our world. Each little discovery through his eyes is so incredible to be apart of.  

Baby/Pregnancy News... we are 30 weeks! whooohooo 10 +/- weeks to go. So exciting. Making a baby is hard work and we are SO ready for her! I am starting to wash the clothes we have thus far, the bassinet bedding, getting down the old bassinet, car seat and baby swing from the rafters  (CRAZY). We sure didn't think those things would be coming back down so soon, I feel like we just stored them away. Everything is getting cleaned, organized and ready. I am nesting like crazy and probably doing a little too much than i should be physically but when i get an ich to get something done I can't wait. I have had to have shaun rub my hips with icy hott almost every evening just to be able to sleep and relieve some of the pain. He wishes i would just rest and sit during the day but he also knows im not capable of such a lifestyle :) 

In other news... for those of you we dont get to see often, i think we have chosen her name! She will be named Tayt Elizabeth Engle. Elizabeth is after MY great grandma (more commonly known as Mom-mom) which is Trenton and Tayt's GREAT GREAT GRANDMA! Isn't that incredible! So special. Love you Mom-mom! Cant wait for you to meet your second great grand baby! Elizabeth is also my sister's middle name.. the best aunty a sister could ask for. She is so loving, patient and beautiful.. couldn't think of a more perfect, special person in our lives to share the name with our baby girl. It has been the name I have had in my head since before she was conceived, so when we found out we were having a girl... everything just felt right and confirmed. I knew it was Tayt inside me from the beginning and couldn't been more excited. It was so meant to be.

Hope you are having a great week! 

Hugs, Momma T

Awake at 2AM

Ok, well it's 4am now... Which means I've been lying here now for hours. 

Trenton scurried into our room at 2am this morning and jumped into our bed (not unusual). I love to cuddle and wake up with him by our side and the whole family in bed, however going back to sleep has been a challenge for me especially during this pregnancy. It usually goes like this; Trenton wakes me up, which wakes baby girl up, she does gymnastics in my belly while I lay there desperately trying to go back to sleep, my stomach starts grumbling as if I've fasted for days, then my mind starts racing going over my 'to do' list/schedule/decorating ideas/food/future etc. It's a vicious cycle that I can't seem to break lately. Once my mind starts going, it's all over... might as well make the coffee!

As I lay here this morning with baby girl practicing her backflips inside of me, I can't help but think about all that is ahead. Having the first child is such an insanely incredible experience that I can't believe we GET to do it again, and ARE doing it again.. soon. Very soon. Like 3 months soon! 

What will life be like with two? I see people do it, but you never really know until you do it yourself.. every day/waking/sleeping hour of your life. What will she be like? Easy baby or tough baby? What will she look like? How will raising a girl be different? What will life be like as a family of four? Will we have another baby? So many thoughts. 

Pregnancy goes in phases, in my experience... When you are/if you are trying for a baby you think about all of the fun things you will do, what the baby will look like and wear, how fun it will be to do this and go there and how cute a of the little baby stuff is. Then, you get pregnant and your in pure shock, have second thoughts and doubt yourself for a moment, quickly go over your financial situation/current housing situation/work situation/life and get a wave of anxious nausea. Then, you really do get sick, but you've come to terms with everything and have realized you CAN do this and it is what you've prayed for and well, it's happening. Next the honeymoon phase sets in where you buy all of the fun stuff, decorate the nursery, and get your life ready to fit the new baby in as comfortably as possible. Lastly, you realize that you are creating a life that will forever call you mom and dad and need you for the rest of your life. That's where I'm at, again... I now know the unbelievable bond between a mom and their child and I am going to meet another life that we have created and have that special bond with another human again?!? How?! So exciting (thats not even close to the right word, but I'm tired) but so much to take in. 

All I can say is...Thank you, little girl (and Trenton), for choosing us to be your parents and thank you, God for showing us the most incredible kind of love a person can know and the fullest meaning of life. You've given me the most important purpose in life. I can't wait to meet you baby girl and to form the special bond my mom and I have. I hope you will love me that much and cherish the friendship we will have, as I do. I feel so undeserving of this amazing life, husband and family but I will forever do all I can for all of you. Xo 

Now can you see why I can't go back to sleep? 

Until tomorrow at 2am ;) 

Have a great weekend with your loved ones, I know I will!! 

Hugs, Momma T (x2!) 

20 months//6 months Pregnant

Trenton is just starting to form sentences and is quite the little parrot. It's funny when he picks up things that you don't intend to teach. He loves all sports and can't wait to golf with daddy. They will go hit balls and play on the 11th green in Gigi & pop-pops backyard. He loves playing ball, bat, kick, coloring, bubbles, baloons and of course lollipops and ice cream. We go to the beach and have been swimming in Gigi's swimming pool a lot this hot summer. He is just exploding with touch, taste, movement and talking right now. He's so interested in everything and wants to talk about it all. He follows directions, helps mow the lawn, take out the trashes, gets his diapers, vacuum, clean etc. He loves to help with anything mommy and daddy are doing. He is very good at playing on his own now. His independence is so helpful and will make having another little one much easier. I keep thinking that this is such a fun age, but so has the last 19 months of his life.. It just keeps getting better. I love how we can communicate now. He is such a tender hearted little boy. He loves to give hugs & kisses and is such a cuddler. All that said, he also loves the word, No. That has been a tough one to crack. He gets upset and frusterated when he can't say or do something and it's hard for him to control those emotions. I think I'm getting a taste of the scary parts of becoming two. It just takes a lot of patience, even more than before... which is what parenting is really teaching me. 

It will be interesting to see how raising a girl is different. He was such a good baby and is really a great, smart toddler... I just hope she's as nice to us ;) 

I'm 6 months prego and starting to feel really uncomfortable. I'm having a lot of acid reflux and indigestion, which I know is normal but I didn't have it the first time around. Growing a girl has been different. I am feeling so heavy already and I know the hardest part is still ahead of me. It is getting harder and harder to bend over, pick Trenton up and run after him.. i'm just too tired. I always wondered how people do it the second time around, chasing a toddler.. now I know. You nap, sleep and sit whenever possible because you are just wiped out. This will be a tough last trimester but then we get to meet our baby girl and it will all be SO worth it. Also, i know these next couple of months are going to fly, as they all seem to do now, so I'm packing our days with fun in the sun and making our time as special as possible. 

We erased the 'Trenton language' that was on the chalkboard because he learned more words then we can fit on te door... But, I still wanted to document him saying a couple of things so we can look back on him learning to talk. His sweet little voice just melts my heart. Even the simplest of words just sounds so cute coming from him. We are loving talking to our little boy and hearing his silly pieces of stories. Here is a little taste... (video may not be working.. having trouble uploading it for some reason!) 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hugs, momma T 

Gender Reveal Video!

Clearly, I was surprised and Shaun is in total shock. I scared Trenton with my screaming.. he said, "Momma?" poor kid. One day he will understand. We both felt like we knew all along.. only had a girl name picked out, felt different this pregnancy etc. but it was still  such a surprise to see pink in that cupcake! Cant believe Trenton will have a littler sister. I hope they are as close as my brother and I are.. it is such a special bond. Yay! 

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Girl!! Can't believe it, still shocked. We are ao unbelieveable blessed and so excited to have such a perfect little boy and now our baby girl. Time to go but some pink stuff and frilly headbands!