Helloooo Baby Bump!

And Hellooooo Second Trimester! Nice to see you again. Now lets talk about an end to this morning sickness...

Ch-ch-ch-changes

There are so many changes going on in the Sandlin house right now. It seems like everytime I turn around Abby is doing something new! She has now outgrown all of her 6 and 9 month clothing and is officially in 12 month outfits. She has become so vocal and opinionated and a little more indepeendent in her play. AND...on top of it all... Abigail is starting to CRAWL! She's getting up on her little knees to pull up in her crib and making her way across the living room floor faster and faster each day. I anxiously awaited this day for the past several months, and now that it's here, I'm finding it a little nerve-wracking! Time to babyproof - quick!

Abby has been going through some other changes recently too. She's starting to stay with people other than mommy for short amounts of time - and it seems like she's gotten over most of her stranger anxiety (for now). This is great, since one of the BIG changes this fall will be me starting back to teaching high school European history part time, so she will be at a daycare nearby for about 4 hours a day. Honestly, I think she's going to love it. She adores going to Babytime at the library and seeing the other babies play, so I think it's going to be like one long Babytime for her! The good news is that my teaching schedule is from about noon to four, so we will still get to do fun things like Babytime in the morning.

Another change is that I will be teaching Western Civilization at Gordon College on Monday nights, so Abby will get some extra Daddy time in on those evenings. Matt has always been really involved in her bedtime routine and reading her book every night, but now he'll get to do the whole thing by himself one night a week.

In other news, Monkey has undergone a few changes too since we saw him/her last! Last Wednesday was my 12 week ob appointment and then my specialist appointment. I was a little concerned at the OB office when they couldn't find a hearbeat with the doppler, but when we went in for the ultrasound, there Monkey was - dancing away! This baby seems to be a lot more active in-utero than Abigail was - but maybe it just wanted to make sure we knew it was still there! Everything looked great. The legs were crossed, so the tech couldn't give us any early gender guesses, but I have the anatomy ultrasound scheduled for August 18th, so hopefully we'll know whether to start thinking pink or blue! The heartrate was 178, which still has me thinking girl, but I had a dream a few weeks ago that Monkey is a boy - so we'll just patiently wait until August.

And here's Monkey's latest close-up. S/he is looking much more baby-like these days! Sorry for the horrible quality of a picture of a picture.

10 Months Old!

Posted by Abigail

I turned 10 months old this month and it has been one crazy summer! I found out I'm going to be a big sister because mommy has a monkey in her belly (whatever that is). I also have been spending tons of time with my friends and cousins. I even help at trivia night every Wednesday by giving Daddy the right answers. Today the temperature is above 101 degrees in sunny Georgia and mommy has promised to take me swimming just as soon as I'm done tacking out this update.



I have started learning more of what I like and don't like lately. Mommy says I'm stubborn, but I just think I'm opinionated! It's good to know what you like and don't like, and I think it's even better to let everyone around me know too. So here's an updated list of what I've been up to, what I liked, and what I didn't!

Likes:

• I really like Birthdays! We went up to Gwinnett a few weeks ago to celebrate my cousin Jake's 1st birthday and he had a froggy theme! We had a really good time playing with his new toys and he even pushed me around in his new push-car! Here are some of the pictures of our day:









I really like cousins! We've been spending more time in Gwinnett hanging out with my cousins Raine, Graham, Becca and Jake. I even got to go to my very first All-stars Little League Game! Graham is an awesome baseball player - maybe one day he'll teach me how to play too.



I really like my new friend Corbin! He's almost my same age and we like the same things - like Babytime and swimming. We went to a puppet show at the library together last week and he even came to the 4th of July cookout at our house. I was napping when he got there, but when I finally woke up we had tons of fun playing on the floor together.


I like Babytime at the library - it's neat to see all the bigger kids crawling around and walking. I also like all the songs and bubbles.


I like to get up on my knees and rock. Mommy says I'll be crawling all over the house in no time!


I like to pull myself to standing in my crib or at the coffee table. I also like to stand holding onto my new baby doll stroller Gigi got me!


I like to bite my new baby doll's head. Mommy says this does not bode well for Monkey.


I like to make the "B" sound! It sounds like I'm cold, but really I'm just practicing saying "Boo!"


I like to say "Dada"...a lot...

I like to sleep on my belly.




I like to clap my hands when mommy sings "If you're happy and you know it". I sure am happy!

Dislikes:

• I still really don't like physical therapy.


• I don't like to sit still for diaper changes. Mommy gets really frustrated because I like to roll over while she's changing me. I just have so much to do in such little time!
• I don't like to wear my diaper during naps - but I DO like to take it off and surprise mommy!


• I don't like purees very much anymore - I'd rather have whatever mommy and daddy are eating. To show them, I've been trying to grab the food off their plate :)


• I don't like putting on my clothes. I still make a fuss. I'd rather be nekkid.


• I don't like watermelon - I make a face.

There are so many more things I like and don't like, but mommy says it's time to go! We'll have to continue this discussion after the pool. Bye for now, friends!

10 weeks!

How far along? 10 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: 0
Maternity clothes? In them and have been since the stick turned pink. Apparently 2nd pregnancies "show" sooner. I feel like I look like I did at 5 months pregnant with Abby, which makes me really nervous about finding clothes for the coming months.
Sleep: Wishing I could get more! I have been napping in the afternoons with Abby, though. A few times we've both conked out on my bed for a few hours.
Best moment this week: Hearing the neurosurgeon say Abby will not need surgery!
Movement: Nope, although I've been feeling phantom kicks since Abby was born.
Food cravings: Greek salad, taco bell nachos, Green olives. Similar to what I craved with Abby. Having a hard time keeping any of it down, though.
Gender: I'm leaning towards another girl.
What I miss: wine and sushi
What I am looking forward to: NT scan on the 14th with the MFM specialist. Abby will be staying with a close friend so Matt and I can spend some time together that afternoon. It will be the first time we've been just the two of us since...January!