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dentist day!

nate's very first dentist visit. he was quite taken with the joint
he was allowed to play with all the dental tools

and flirt with the hygienist
and was quite pleased with his new tooth brush
he even allowed the dentist to check all his teeth. he did great! thank god for coverage! it cost over 400 for all 3 of us to have our teeth cleaned. no x-rays, just a good old fashion check up and cleaning.
i was shocked to discover that the vast amount of fruits that i consume, combined with this pregnancy is causing soft spots all over my teeth! soft spots are perfect breeding grounds for cavities! who would have guessed that fruit would cause the same reaction to my teeth as pop and fruit juices. somehow i have to cut back on my fruits!
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snow!

i asked nate what do you think about the snow? he responded by closing his eyes and smiling. what a goof ball
chubby cheek boy with his chubby snow suit on. we had some more snow on fri so i took nate out to play, he loved it. he then insisted that we call nanna and poppy and tell them "play in snow, outside" which we did.
is this a good thing that he likes the snow? i think not, i don't like being cold. we dont have a fenced in back yard so all snow playing must be supervised....i can do that from inside right? ha.
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nate the helper

i find nate all over the house with his tool, banging, hammering, screwing, measuring and fixing everything...even things that don't need fixing....he's just like his dad this one is
more tools ready to be used
good thing nate fixed the door. ha!
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shannon's shower

carla and i with the help of some lovely ladies threw shannon's baby shower this afternoon, right after church. it went well! lots of food, fun and great chatter was had by all. above clothes line, i had the task of digging through nate's wee baby clothes...sniff, sniff
stacy and her bundle of joy
shannon walking in with weston
some ppl getting their grub on...and joel being his normal self
sassy carla and angry (?) joel
weston enjoying his feast at the head table (note the hammer)
some of the many gifts
present opening
all in all it went really well. we had a great time and it was nice to sit, relax and chat after church instead of rushing around (like normal) can't wait for the next one. we are already under way with planning it.....
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week 16

yep, week 16. night sweats are back, much to my dismay. hormones are flaring, poor chris. appetite comes and goes, i have strange craving. like ketchup covered hamburger, cheese covered with honey mustard, corn chip things(the kind for dipping in salsa) with peanut butter, veggies and fruit of all kind. other than that things are peachy-keen.
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i' m back

i am just now starting to feel better, goodness. i don't think i have been that sick in a while, it also doesn't help that i can't take anything to feel better :)

baby news

i had an appointy this am. it took 2 nurses and 1/2 hr to find the heart beat. not bec it wasn't there but bec this baby is a fast mover and just like it's mama, would not. sit. still! finally after a good 20 mins of dancing, the babe settled in it's home, low, in my back. :) ha. i am carrying super low, just like nate, this one is loving the lower area. the heart beat was a strong 160, my blood pressure was spot on, weight gain 5 pounds (darn you halloween chocolate), i am also measuring a perfect 3 cm's above the belly button, exactly where i should be. i just have a small belly. which i love.

i am have my 20 wk ultrasound and sex determination at the end of this month. i am crossing fingers and toes and praying that the lab will STAT my ultrasound so i can be in the know of this baby's gender by christmas. my next appointy is the first of dec. i have a hankering that i know what sex the baby is...but i can't wait to see! and yes, i will blab the gender to anyone who cares.

it's snowing out today, which is a prime excuse to stay in the house and do my much neglected house cleaning. i haven't done a speck of cleaning in a week. my house is so dirty that even nate had to point out to me the dirt on the stairs. love the dark floors that my house sports, it sucks that they show every speck of dirt!

with that i must get back to cleaning and making everything shine

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15 weeks

preggo stuff for those who care :)

i am typing from the comfort of my bed. i stared to not feel so great sat (during mj's this is it movie) then when i got home, it got worse. i caved in sat night and went to bed. i woke up sunday quite ill and for the first time in our married life, chris taught the kiddo's with out me. i ended up staying home and spent the day in bed. i despise being sick. i loath every second of it. chris took today off to hang with naters while i res and get better (do i not have the most amazing hubby in the world!!)

back to the preggo stuff...the night sweats stopped for 3 glorious nights last week. sheer heaven to wake up clean and dry. then fri night they started back up. i a so noticed that the hormones were working me over big time on sat and sun.

the hormones are wild with this wee one. i am a mess most days, i curl up in a ball and cry for no reason, i feel intense emotions that i would normally not get (anger, depression, sadness etc) it's getting better to identify what the emotion is and then deal with it. but to be honest, i spend a lot of time and energy trying to remain in control and not give in to express them. sure, i feel angry but i don't have the right to vent it out on chris. it's tough somedays. i fin myself saying "i'm sorry" a lot.

naters stuff

nate's vocab is exploding. every day he says a good 5 new words. he now speaks in 4+ word sentences. my most fav one was last week. we were sitting on the floor playing with his animals and he takes his monkey and runs it up my face. then says

"yaya (nate) runs monkey up mommy's face"

some new phrases are

"it's dark outside"
"far and away" while running to and from me
"daddy or mommy upstairs please"
"catch daddy, him's offie"='s go pick up chris and bring him a tim's coffee
"yaya's poop stinky ewww"
"yaya kick ball hard"

i discovered a long time ago that nate needs time to adjust to a new situation or a change of activity. so when we are out in the morning. i always tell him what will happen next. yesterday coming home from church chris told nate what's going to happen. nate runs in the house yelling

"mommy, church, play, lunch mmm fries...nap, play. play ball, play truck, play blocks"

he gave me a list of what he did and will do for the remainder of the day.

ha. enjoy your monday everyone! 0 comments