31 Week check up and pictures of Nathan

I had my 31-week checkup today. Everything looked great. I didn't gain any weight since my last visit, but my doctor didn't seem alarmed. I did get the H1N1 shot today, and I would have got the regular flu shot, but they were out. So now I have to wait to get it when the health department gets a new shipment the week after Thanksgiving.

I know I procrastinated a little bit in getting the shots, but I get sick after I get any vaccine, so I've been trying to decide if there was enough risk posed to me to make it worth getting them. Last night I couldn't stop thinking about it, so I figured it was time to get them. And I made Nathan go in today and get the seasonal flu shot (he'll have to wait the same amount of time to get the H1N1 as I do for the seasonal shot, since the health department is also out of that.). I'm even thinking about making Adam get the shots. It just seems like there are a lot of people getting sick and I don't want any of my family to get sick, especially with a baby on the way.

Anyways I'll post a belly shot when I can get Adam to take one for me. But for now, here are some pictures of Nathan from the FHE we had at our Bishop's house last week that included all of the families with kids. At first, he wasn't too sure about the water, but once we stuck him in a floatie, he loved it.

Happy Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween! (And Happy Birthday, Rodger!) We celebrated a little early, well actually, it was just last night, with our ward. Here are pictures of our costumes since we won't be dressing up again this evening. We will eat lots of junk food tonigh though- pizza and homemade caramel apples! Yum!
These are the treats I took to the party. They're just chocolate cupcakes with white buttercream frosting and then I got the idea for the spiders here. I just printed out a simple clip art design from the computer, laid it under wax paper, and then traced it with melted chocolate chips (I used a sandwich baggie as a piping bag) and then added m&ms.

Nathan the tiger. I couldn't get this kid to hold still to get a decent picture, so here's several with dad helping him stand/sit still.


Then you have the rebels. Adam and I dressed up like bikers (not cyclists, but bikers). Everyone kept telling us that they thought we painted our arms. The tattoos are tattoo sleeves that we borrowed from my parents, and they looked way better on Adam than on me- mostly because my sleeves were too short.

And of course, Nathan is so cute and so active, he stole the show! He spent most of his night dancing with all of the couples in our ward to the music they had playing. He'd just go out in the middle of the dance floor and start dancing! It was quite hilarious. And he didn't really seem to mind that everyone was looking at him and laughing! Unfortunately, I thought I recorded a sample of his activities on the camera, but when I went to upload it, it was gone! So I must not have actually hit the record button! Darn!

Medical Update

Yesterday we had Adam's follow up appointment for his fractured foot and... THEY TOOK OFF HIS CAST!!! Yay! Adam is being restricted on what weight bearing activities he can do, and he's supposed to wear his boot again for the next 3 weeks or so to allow his foot to completely heal. However, the doctor said that his foot has healed enough that the cast is no longer needed. Now all Adam needs to do is ease into walking on his foot again since he has lost muscle in his lower leg, ankle, and foot. He should be able to be back at work by the end of November.

I also had another OB appointment last week that I haven't reported because, well to be honest, I'm tired of blogging about the doctor and our visits, so I thought I'd wait to add it to the news about Adam's foot. Anyways, everything looked great. Caleb's heartbeat was strong, I gained 5 pounds in 4 weeks, and I am measuring on time. I did have to take the nasty blood glucose tolerance test and the sugary drink they had me take before my appointment made me feel really sick. I don't remember having had that problem with Nathan, in fact I remember thinking that other women over exaggerate how bad it is. We did end up finding out that my blood glucose levels were a little high in the normal range, which would explain why I start to feel nauseous after eating a lot of sugar with not enough protein. Of course, I did eat a poptart for breakfast the morning of the test... Anyways, everything is looking great and I'll be 30 weeks on Thursday! I can't believe I'm almost 3/4 the way done! I seriously feel like it has come way quick!

What a stud!

This was taken this past weekend. I just love him in a shirt and tie! Except I think this tie is ugly, but it still gives the same effect. I'll just need to figure out how to make him one or keep a look out for a clip-on. Nathan's also starting to move up a size in clothes to 18 months, but I'm finding that I can put most of his 18 month shirts on him and they look fine, but his 18 month pants are way big in the waist and a little long- his 12 month pants on the other hand are getting a little tight around the waist and a little short. I wish he'd grow just a little bit more!

And in case you are wondering about Nathan's odd smile in this picture, he's still teething. He does have a toother that has broken through on the top and then several more that are working their way down. He's gone from the toothless wonder to almost having a full set of toddler teeth! We just have to be careful when we give him "a bite" from our food and when removing unwanted objects (in our opinion) from his mouth.

Problem Solved (Finally!)

I feel like a huge load has been lifted off my shoulders. But don't worry, it was soon replaced by the growing stack of dishes. :)

Before:

It was laundry day when I took these pictures. That's why everything looks so bare.

After:

Now everything fits in our room (Except for my nightstand which has been moved next to the glider in the front room to serve as a side table. It should come in handy when nursing and caring for Caleb.) AND we can close the door, open all the drawers to our dresser, and walk between the pack 'n play and the bed. Yipee!

Dance Party!

So one of Nathan's favorite things to do is to dance. In fact, he'll dance to just about anything that makes noise, even if it's not remotely musical. For example, he'll dance to the hum of the microwave and the sound of the water filling up the bath tub. However, he does get plenty of opportunities to dance to actual music because that's the last resort of keeping him occupied while Adam does homework. This morning, Adam turned on some music for Nathan and we caught a few videos. Here's our favorite one:

I also have tried to take more pictures of this little dance star over the past couple of weeks since I know I haven't posted very many of him lately. So here are some random pictures:


Here's Nathan making sure his old car seat is safe for Caleb... The funniest part about this picture is that I walked into his room and this is how he was sitting. He didn't have any toys or books, he was just sitting in the car seat and chillin' out.


Here he is playing human tetris. His efforts remind me of a rodent. Despite how small a space might be, he'll squeeze himself and find a way to make it in! Let's just say he needed mom's help escaping this entrapment.


Apparently Nathan couldn't wait 5 minutes for me to put him in his crib for a morning nap. I remember thinking to myself, gee, it's quiet. I wonder where Nathan is... Then I started listening intently for heavy breathing or the tinkling of toys, but all I heard was silence. Then I heard the baby I was watching snore, followed by a sigh/snore from Nathan. He had fallen asleep not 2 feet in front of me and I was clueless!

Caleb's New "Crib"

So we received our pack 'n play a couple of weeks ago and it has just sat in our living room, still in the box since we brought it home. I kept telling myself that I could only pull it out and set it up after I got more cleaning and organizing done around the house. Well, yesterday I cleaned a lot, and I thought it would be a fun surprise for Adam to come home to it set up in our room. Little did I know I'd have one problem! Can you guess? I'll show you some pictures first with Nathan and Lil' Mac as my models:

This is just the pack 'n play with all of the accessories detatched... (I know it's kind of hard to see in these pictures and in the store's picture I posted earlier, but there is actually more brown on the fabric than it looks like. Which I'm glad about because I feel like it makes it a little more masculine, but still gender neutral.)

The pack 'n play with the bassinet and changing table attatched... (For a hint as to what my problem was, take a look at the background and compare the two)

A close up of the bassinet attatchment. I was surprised at how roomy this thing is!

The changing table attatchment. It even has a refillable wipes container and places to put all of the changing essentials!

So did you guess what the problem is? The thing is HUMONGOUS!!! Seriously! I can't fit it in the spot I cleared furniture out of the way for it in our room. So it looks like I won't be able to surprise Adam since I'll have to enlist some help with heavy lifting. Darn! But I'll try to remember to post before and after pictures of the process. But overall, I'm really excited about this pack 'n play because there is plenty of room for little ones and it's a great style with great fabric!