13 months and Easter

Yesterday Wyatt turned 13 months and it was his second Easter. It is so odd to think we are beginning the "seconds" when it comes to celebrations.

He had a good Easter weekend though it was a bit uneventful. Saturday afternoon my mom (Nana) came up to pick him up for an overnight visit. I had some major cleaning to get done and it is much easier for me to bleach floors and deep clean when I am not trying to time it around naps! We met at Bob Evans and had lunch and they went on their way while I went to the store for some needed cleaning supplies. Then, on home in order to get started before hubby got home from work. He worked a long day but decided that it would be a nice night for a date night. Dinner and a movie (Haunting in Connecticut) was great and I am so glad that we went. The next morning, even though baby boy wasn't here, I still woke up at the same time and got started on the house.

I had some over expectations on what I was going to be able to get done but, happily, I got almost everything done that I had planned. I left around 2:30 to head down to get Wyatt from my mom's and then spent about an hour and a half there visiting. She had gotten him a Wagon with some Easter goodies in it and he absolutely LOVES riding around in his wagon. On the way home we stopped and Jeremy's parents to get some Easter dinner to-go and get his Easter basket from them. They got him a couple of cute outfits as well as a sand bucket and shovel which he loved filled with goodies (with some extra bagged up for mommy and daddy).

We came home just in time to get his basket here which was a cute little basket with a camo bucket hat over it. Again, more goodies, and then to top it all off Daddy got home from work for some great rough housing and playtime before bed. All-in-all it was a great weekend for us all.


I had better finish this up as I hear him over the monitor with the hiccups that are keeping him from taking his nap. I feel bad that there isn't anything that I can do to fix them for him....

Trip to the zoo and an ultrasound, too!

Saturday Morning (April 4), Jeremy, Wyatt, my grandma, and I took off to Columbus for a zoo visit. I had also scheduled a 4d ultrasound that morning to make sure that Maddi was indeed a girl!

Our day started really early with Jeremy and I getting up between 6 and 6:30 am and then waking Wyatt up an hour early at 6:50 am so he could have breakfast so that we could get ready to pick my grandma up. He refused to go back to sleep on the 2 hour drive so we knew the lack of sleep would catch up to us later.

We picked up my grandma and made our way to First Expressions for my 3d/4d ultrasound. I was very impressed with the office and was incredibly happy with the ultrasound tech and my experience. I told her that my main purpose for being there was to verify gender before I started shopping. I didn't tell her what the hospital had told me that she was and was hoping to get the same answer from this tech. Maddi was very active yet again and I was afraid it was going to be a repeat of the hospital ultrasound but all of a sudden she started giving great "girl" shots. The tech kept talking about how active she was and I said that yes, she is way more active than Wyatt ever was. She says that it is odd because girls are generally less active than boys. I asked her if that meant she was a girl and she starts showing me some good shots she got between the legs. So we are for sure having a baby girl. Here are some of the pictures from the ultrasound.

Face

Good shot that she is a girl...

Doing her "Woe is me" pose...

Arm up over her little head
After the ultrasound we headed over to the zoo. I have to say, I LOVE the zoo. One of my first dates with Jeremy was to the zoo during their Christmas light extravaganza. That was back in 05 and the last time we had been to this zoo. We had made a trip to the Cincinnati zoo about 2 years ago but it just isn't as nice as the Columbus in our opinion.

A week before our trip a new baby elephant, yet to be named, was born (march 27). They had started showing him the day before our visit for 2 hours a day. When we got there we got straight in line since it was already a little past 11 which is when they brought him out. The elephants have to be one of my favorites at the zoo.

My poor, tired baby waiting to see the elephants

Checking out the goose. These geese were everywhere...

My boys.. It was a bit chilly in the morning so they were all bundled up!

Baby Elephant. So cute!

After waiting around an hour and a half to see the baby elephant we made our way across the zoo to the Africa section to a food court. We ate a good lunch and then made our way around the various "countries" of the zoo.

Checking out the Gorillas

Checking out the goats at the petting zoo...
After the zoo we went to Spaghetti Warehouse for dinner. It was around 6 when we got there and there was a huge wait. Wyatt was sooooo exhausted by this point and so was mommy! He was not the most pleasant baby at dinner, very cranky and grabbing at everything he shouldn't be. But, eh, you win some, you lose some. It could have been much, much worse.

All in all we had a great day. Considering that Jeremy may be beginning to work 7 days a week here really soon I was glad we were able to get out with the family.

Birthday Party

I know I am over a week late posting on this but I wanted to go ahead and post. Wyatt celebrated his first birthday on Saturday March 14th surrounded by friends and family at the VFW 9092 bingo hall. He had a fairly large gathering of people, which I should really document so that we know for later. His party theme was Sesame Street, which he loves. It is pretty one of the only shows he will sit down and pay attention to. He also made out like a little bandit in terms of presents; toys and clothes galore!

Decorations

Cakes (1st was party cake, second was smash cake)

Opening Presents (He abandoned me after awhile)
What he abandoned me for =)MMMMmmmm Cake

Wyatt: A Year in Review

I have been wanting to do this but haven't had a chance until now. These are pictures from each month since my baby was born....

Wyatt at a little under a day old

Wyatt at one month old. Mommy was trying to get him to smile for the camera

My Cool Dude at 2 Months old
Wyatt at 3 Months Old

My little one at 4 Months in his crib

The day he turned 5 months old. At the park for the first time!

My big boy at 6 months old. He couldn't pull up yet but if you put him somewhere he would stand forever!

7 Months old. Trick-or-Treating
8 months. One of his favorite books
He has discovered his love of sports. 9 Months
My beautiful Blue eyed boy... 10 months
11 Months old.. Valentines day

Birthday Celebration on his 1st. Party wasn't until 2 days later so he HAD to have cake! ;)

Baby Maddi Check up

I went to the doctor today to check in on baby Maddi. The doctor said everything looks great and I am progressing just how I should be. Her heartrate was 150 which is about what it has been staying the whole time and she is moving around like crazy. I am 2o weeks 6 days today! Whoo hoo. Next appointment is April 29th, which is the day that Maddi's boyfriend, Brayson, is scheduled to arrive by c-section. I will be going for a glucose test and a normal prenatal checkup.

On a side note, Jeremy and I have decided to go on April 4th and have a 4d ultrasound done so that we can make sure that Baby Maddi really is a baby Maddi! LOL.. Since she was so active and wouldn't sit still we want to be sure since that is the day that we are planning on doing the majority of our shopping.

Also, we had Wyatt's birthday party this past saturday! Hopefully I can post about it tomorrow as well as put some pics up!

1 Year Well Child Check

I took Wyatt yesterday for his WCC and everything went great. He was 31.5" long and 26 pounds and 8 ounces. He weighs a bit less than at his 9 month appointment but is still in the 90th percentile for both. The pediatrician wasn't worried since he started walking soon and has been walking/running his weight off as well as that he is dropping back down into range. He had 4 shots as well as a hemoglobin (13.9) and lead test done. She said that the hemoglobin was perfect. Poor guy had to sit there while they squeezed blood out of his finger for I think the lead test. He was squirmy and upset about it at first but I pulled out the goldfish crackers and he sat still, happily munching away, after that.

It's a girl!

I find it SO hard to believe but we are having a girl! I was so surprised because during the ultrasound I kept saying boy, boy, boy and the ultrasound tech said "No, I am pretty sure this one is a girl!" I was not expecting that since this pregnancy was so similar to Wyatt's except that I haven't gained weight like I had with Wyatt. I will be 20 weeks on Thursday and have just now gained 3 pounds when I had already gained 14 pounds with Wyatt by this point. Her heart rate was 149 (again, right around what Wyatt's stayed) and she was 13 ounces (smaller than Wyatt was). She was rolling around like crazy and didn't want to hold still for the measurements. They tried for one of the heart measurements probably 10 times. So Madelinn Grace Channell should be making her appearance around the end of July! I am starting to get more excited and can't wait to do some baby girl shopping!