I stand corrected...

...by a 2 1/2 year-old!

This morning on the way to work, not only was it snowing and I was running late, but we seemed to be having to stop at every stoplight between our house and Deb's (there are many). I was frustrated so I murmured, "Son of a bitch." to myself. Kyler responded with, "What Mom?" I told him that I was sick of having to stop at every red light. Then he said, "Ok, don't say bitch again Mom!" Humbly, I told him he was right and chuckled underneath my breath. Thinking of this has kept me smiling all day! Thanks for the advice Kyler!

Who got scared of who?

Early this morning we were awoken by a crazy ruckus! It all stared with Lucy's vicious bark, one that I had never heard before...it was so deep and mean that I truly thought that there was something terribly wrong. Then about two seconds later I heard Kyler fall to the ground screaming/crying. Apparently, Kyler had woken up and was on his way to our room when he met Lucy in the hallway. Lucy couldn't hear Kyler get up and became scared of him. She bolted underneath our bed and I had to pick Kyler up and try to explain to him why Lucy was so mean to him. Lucy, then, came out from under the bed and jumped up onto the bed. With it being dark, all I noticed was a dark spot left from where Lucy had jumped onto the bed. The only thing I could think of was that Kyler had literally scared the shit out of her. "Oh great, there was now dog shit on our bed." I thought to myself. After turning on the light, it became apparent that it was not as I thought rather, it was blood. Lucy's paw was bleeding profusely. So I wiped it off and realized that one of her toenails was completely missing! With all of the commotion, it must have gotten caught on something and came off. We later found the missing toenail right outside out bedroom door. We bandaged it up and can only hope that it will grow back soon!

34 Weeks

I just paid my bi-weekly visit to Dr. Stoltz on Friday, and we have nothing but good news to report. I am holding quite steady at a 12 pound weight gain. The baby is head-down, which we weren't sure of last time. The heartbeat was hovering right at 133 bpm, once we were able to "trap" the baby in one place to hear the heartbeat long enough to get a reading. This baby surely likes to move around all of the time! My belly measured at 33 cm, which is just 1 cm shy of where I should be at this point. And other than the fatigue and hip aches, I am feeling pretty healthy. I am just getting really excited to meet this little one and not be pregnant any longer! Only 6 more weeks!

Ready for baby?

The other night we had some friends over for dinner. Lanie, Kyler's buddy who is 2 weeks younger than he is, accidentally left her baby doll. Upon finding it, Kyler said, "Ut oh, Lanie left her baby!" I told him that we can take care of it until we see them again. He agreed and ever since he has been taking very good care of it. He has swaddled her up in her blanket, said, "Mom, her's crying!", put her into the Bumbo and fed her soup, and has "snuggled" with her at night. So last night while I was putting away Kyler's laundry, I couldn't help but to snap this picture (which he may someday hate me for).I can only hope that he will be so kind to his younger sibling! I'm sure that he will be a terrific big brother!

Crazy Dreams

As with Kyler's pregnancy, this pregnancy has produced some pretty wild dreams! The other night I dreamt that I was training for a triathlon. I was racing against my students with a big pregnant belly and all. For some reason, I couldn't figure out why I was getting so winded! The baby was probably pushing on my diaphragm while I was sleeping to cause heavy breathing. Then, just last night, I dreamt that we went out of town with some friends (which we are actually planning on doing later this month). We were all enjoying adult beverages and having a grand ol' time! Too bad this won't be happening! I think I am subliminally ready to be finished with this pregnancy. I know what I will be doing once this baby is born...and it probably won't be training for a triathlon!