Pregnancy

Many if not all of you know that we are expecting baby number 2 on March 4. We are very excited! Here is how we announced it to the facebook world.

 People always ask me if this pregnancy is the same or different as last time and that for me is a hard question to answer because my situation is completely different. With Linc I was working full time up until the day before I had him and with this pregnancy I am a stay at home mom with an 18 month old toddler. I have "felt" more sick this time around but puked more with Linc. With Linc the most I threw up in a day was 7 and so far this pregnancy is 6 though I usually average around 3.  I think I feel more sick because I am at home and have more time to concentrate on it rather when I was working full time I was often distracted and didn't have time to have a pity party on myself. It has however been slightly different because I have lost weight instead of gained and never lost any weight with Linc. I'm pretty sure I have lost 7 lbs so far but we will see for sure when I have my next appointment tomorrow. And for those of you who might be worried about me losing weight I promise it is ok. I still eat - - I just throw up and I also eat smaller portions because that is literally all I can stand. Food isn't my friend very often but when I do feel like eating I always do. Plus I am more overweight to begin and I wasn't with Linc so I'm happy about the weight loss because I need a little more wiggle room :)

The next question people ask is if I want a boy or a girl. HONESTLY, I want a boy but of course would be happy with either. I'm a little terrified of having a girl but that is probably because I used to a boy! Plus this baby will be born in the same season as Linc so clothes and everything would just be easier. But that is the lazy side in me talking - :)

Things I have enjoyed so far: Strong nails (I have such weak nails usually that I LOVE this). Being pregnant with my sister, it will be fun to have our babies so close together. And that is all - (that is a short list sadly but I'm sure it will get longer when I start to feel better or start to feel those baby kicks).

18 months

Just got back from Linc's 18 month appointment a little while ago. Here are the stats:
Weight: 23 lbs - 30%
Height: 31 1/2 inches - 18%
So the conclusion is he is a little pipsqueak. I guess he is one the charts so that is good right? He had to get 1 shot this time but I came prepared with a sucker to give him and it worked like a charm, didn't even cry. (Well he cried when I took the sucker away from he after I put him in his carseat but that doesn't count).

He is such a good little boy and we loving having him around. He is starting to talk a lot more and understand a lot of things we say. The words he can say now are: Dad (this is the favorite), mom (he CAN say this but choosing usually not to), uh oh, yuck, ouch, belly button (this is definently one only I can understand), yeah, okay, and bye bye. I honestly think he can say more because I have heard him say other things but these are the words he uses the most.

He points to his: head, nose, eyes, ears, teeth, belly button, and toes. He points to them on other people to. His favorite is to find other people's belly buttons.

He waves hi, bye, gives good open mouth kisses, blows kisses, plays peek a boo, and gives hugs (complete with a back pat).

He is very active and loves being outside. We had our first "big" accident yesterday when he tried to go down the cement steps and fell and scraped his head. It looked pretty bad yesterday but already looks a lot better today.

He is still taking 2 naps a day (on a regular day when we are at home for most of the day). And still sleeps great at night.

He has 5 teeth but has about 3 coming in. I'm so grateful that Lincon "teethes" well. I have never noticed a difference in the way he acts but we'll see with his molars coming in. That can't feel pleasant.

Here is a picture for your viewing pleasure. Taken earlier this month. We gave him a cookie and he really liked it. I have yet to take his 18 month pictures and probably won't until his scrape goes away a little :)