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Thursday, August 28, 2008

20 weeks

So we had the ultrasound the other day and we found out that we're having another boy. Eric will have a little brother! We got to see our little baby boy moving and touching his face and showing off his cute little feet.

I know that there are a lot of other moms out there who have lots of kids and are pregnant while they have older kids. I have to say.... It's difficult. I had an idea of how it would be but I never knew exactly how it would be until I became pregnant. Now, taking care of an active boy while I'm in the second trimester seems more than I can handle. Especially when my emotions take over, which they tend to do from time to time.

I've been feeling my little boy move the past few weeks, and the past couple of days it's been more and more obvious. I think it's exciting.

David and I have been doing some sign language for Eric. The speech therapist that I've been taking him to has recommended that we do that. Over the past few weeks, we've noticed that he is catching on and repeating the signs. The speech therapist says to say what the sign is while we do the action. For example: "eat", "drink", "more", "all done" . Most of the signs are used during eating time. So Eric has learned "more" and "all done" and we think he is beginning to understand them. If he signs "all done" and put his hands out, then we take him down from the high chair and he doesn't get any more to eat. He has also learned what the sign is for bubbles.
We take him outside to blow bubbles and while we do it, we sign bubbles by moving our hands/arms up and down while making a "Ok" or a "zero" sign (only the index fingers opens and closes to show that the bubble is popping).

Bye for now! :-)

Monday, August 25, 2008

tired

I've been so tired lately. Partly because of the baby growing inside me and partly because Eric loves walking and doesn't even look back to see where his Mom or Dad are. He moves fast too. He also loves to play with bigger toys now. Some of which include the TV and all the dvds. Right now his favorite movie is Cinderella. He loves the mice and how pretty Cinderella sings. We don't have a lot of movies but I try to rotate the ones we have every day and I try to only let him watch one when I take a shower or when I need a block of time to do a project, wash the dishes etc. He knows how to take the dvd out it's case and to put them in the dvd player, which is not always a good thing.

Well, I need to cut this short for now. I would like to take a nap before a little busy boy wakes up.
By the way, we have an ultrasound this Wednesday. We hope to find out if the baby is a girl or a boy.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

more pictures of the family visit

Here is me holding my niece Hailey. She is so cuddly and cute. I like holding her. I'm really looking forward to having our new baby.
Lord willing, we get to have an ultrasound next week to find out if the baby is a boy or a girl.

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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

A visit with my family


This is a picture of me holding Eric who is holding Hailey.
I have a few more pictures to put up but I'll do it later.

Hailey is 2 months old and Eric is 22 months old. He seems to really like his cousin. But he hasn't quite figured out how to be gentle. I guess David and I will have to get him used to little babies real soon.

We all had a nice time and my cousin Kim was there too. It was great to spend time with all of my family.
On Sunday, my parents watched Eric (overnight! It was so nice of them to do that!) for us so that David and I could celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. David had planned and surprised me with a bed and breakfast and a couples massage. The massage therapist was trained in prenatal massages so that was nice. (What a fantastic husband... I know that :-)

Wednesday, August 06, 2008

playing with blocks

Here are some pictures of Eric playing with his blocks. He likes to build towers.


Look at how precise he is.
"I think I need a green block. This one looks good."
"There we go, right on the top for the finishing touch."






We are going on a mini vacation to visit my family. My niece, Hailey is 2 months old now are I'm looking forward to seeing her. I hope we all have a nice time. It's been a while since we've been on a trip as a family. I'm looking forward to it.
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