Ahhh, the weekend has finally arrived. What a long week this has been, although I think I say that every Friday! I started out the week with a horrible migraine. Just when I thought things were looking up, bam, here comes another one. What gives?!
I'm so excited for tomorrow, as my mom and I will be hitting the annual fall garage sales at Lake Sherwood in Topeka. This is something my mom and I started doing a few years ago and we always come home a with a car FULL of goodies. Toys, clothes, furniture, you name it, we probably bought it! And this year will be especially fun since my friend Amanda will be joining us!
Not a whole lot to report on baby updates, except that I've been feeling lots of movement all week, which is very exciting! I can't remember when I started feeling movement with Carter, but I know it wasn't this early. I have read in several places that you are prone to feel movement a lot earlier with your second baby because you know what to expect. I'm 17 weeks today, which means only THREE more weeks until we find out the sex of the baby!!
In Carter news, we had a bit of a problem on Wednesday with him cussing. Anyone who knows Brent and I knows that we have a tendency to say some choice words and shockingly, we've been known to use those words around Carter. However, Carter is always quick to scold us telling us, "Don't say that word!" (I often times call him the swear police for this reason.) But something got into him on Wednesday and he felt inclined to tell my mom that her Durango was a piece of shit! (He was quick to correct himself and rephrase with "piece of junk.") Then later that night, he informed me that he was going to whoop my ass. I had to turn around so he wouldn't see me laugh. Parent of the year here! But seriously, when this tiny little 3-ft tall person tells you that they're going to whoop your ass, you can't help but laugh. After I composed myself, I calmly told him that those were words that Mommy doesn't want to hear him say ever again. And luckily, I haven't had any further ass-whooping threats this week!
Friday, September 23, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Great Expections
Wow, I can't believe it's been 8 months since my last blog entry! For some reason, I just got out of blogging. I've always loved it, but it just seemed to take up so much time and let's face it, time is something us parents don't have a whole lot of. But just recently, a friend/former co-worker of mine wanted to know if I would be starting up my blog again. She wanted to know if I would be blogging about my pregnancy. Yes, we are expecting our 2nd baby! I'm sure this is not news to any of you, as most of you are my friends on Facebook and have either heard on there, or from my mother :) So I got to thinking and you know, maybe I should just start MAKING time to blog again. I didn't actually start this blog until the end of my pregnancy with Carter, but it might be fun to start earlier with the second baby.
Yesterday marked my 16 week mark, which means we're getting very close to being half way to meeting our baby! I found out I was pregnant on July 15. And even though we weren't exactly preventing, it was still quite a shocker! But none the less, Brent & I (and our parents) were very excited. When I first found out, the doctor wasn't quite sure how far along I was. According to my last period and HGC levels, they were estimating I was close to 9 weeks along. I had a sonogram on July 27 so they could determine my due date, which they set at March 2, meaning I was actually only 7 1/2 weeks along. So we waited until I was about 11 weeks, when the doctor said I was out of the clear, to tell the rest of our family and friends. Even though my due date is March 2, I will have to have a c-section this time around as well, (normally done 1-2 weeks prior) which means we welcome this baby sometime in late February.
This pregnancy has gone pretty smooth, which the exception of one thing, HEADACHES. I experienced the normal exhaustion during the first three months, but I never experienced headaches like this when I was pregnant with Carter. From about 9 weeks to 15 weeks, I was getting a headache on average 3-4 days per week. Let me tell you how miserable this is when the only thing you can take is Tylenol and you happened to be a person who Tylenol does nothing for. My doctor even prescribed me some Tylenol 3, which didn't work either. The only thing that provided any relief was sleep. But obviously when you work full time and have a 2 1/2 year old to take care, sleep isn't always an option! Thankfully, (like my doctor predicted), the headaches have started to subside since I hit the 15 week mark. Let's hope they're gone for good!
As for the baby, so far everything is looking just great! It's heart rate has been in the 160's every visit, even as high as 166 last time! Carter's heart rate was never this high, usually in the 140's-low 150's. Everyone is telling me that the higher the heart rate, the better chance it's a girl. We don't have too much longer to wait until we find out! We have our sonogram on October 18 so we can find out if Carter will be getting a brother or sister.
Speaking of Carter, everyone is always asking me if he's excited about the baby. And truthfully, I don't know! Some days when you ask him about it, he's very excited. Other days, not so much. Although, one good sign is that every time he sees a baby or is around a baby, his eyes light up and he tells me he wants to see his baby. I asked him last week if he would share his bedroom with the baby, and he very happily said yes! I think he's going to be a great (and very helpful) big brother.
So for now, I'll leave you a current picture of Carter (since it's been SO long) and the first preggo picture of me. Brent took this picture of me at 13 weeks. (It's amazing how you grow so much faster the second time around!)
Yesterday marked my 16 week mark, which means we're getting very close to being half way to meeting our baby! I found out I was pregnant on July 15. And even though we weren't exactly preventing, it was still quite a shocker! But none the less, Brent & I (and our parents) were very excited. When I first found out, the doctor wasn't quite sure how far along I was. According to my last period and HGC levels, they were estimating I was close to 9 weeks along. I had a sonogram on July 27 so they could determine my due date, which they set at March 2, meaning I was actually only 7 1/2 weeks along. So we waited until I was about 11 weeks, when the doctor said I was out of the clear, to tell the rest of our family and friends. Even though my due date is March 2, I will have to have a c-section this time around as well, (normally done 1-2 weeks prior) which means we welcome this baby sometime in late February.
This pregnancy has gone pretty smooth, which the exception of one thing, HEADACHES. I experienced the normal exhaustion during the first three months, but I never experienced headaches like this when I was pregnant with Carter. From about 9 weeks to 15 weeks, I was getting a headache on average 3-4 days per week. Let me tell you how miserable this is when the only thing you can take is Tylenol and you happened to be a person who Tylenol does nothing for. My doctor even prescribed me some Tylenol 3, which didn't work either. The only thing that provided any relief was sleep. But obviously when you work full time and have a 2 1/2 year old to take care, sleep isn't always an option! Thankfully, (like my doctor predicted), the headaches have started to subside since I hit the 15 week mark. Let's hope they're gone for good!
As for the baby, so far everything is looking just great! It's heart rate has been in the 160's every visit, even as high as 166 last time! Carter's heart rate was never this high, usually in the 140's-low 150's. Everyone is telling me that the higher the heart rate, the better chance it's a girl. We don't have too much longer to wait until we find out! We have our sonogram on October 18 so we can find out if Carter will be getting a brother or sister.
Speaking of Carter, everyone is always asking me if he's excited about the baby. And truthfully, I don't know! Some days when you ask him about it, he's very excited. Other days, not so much. Although, one good sign is that every time he sees a baby or is around a baby, his eyes light up and he tells me he wants to see his baby. I asked him last week if he would share his bedroom with the baby, and he very happily said yes! I think he's going to be a great (and very helpful) big brother.
So for now, I'll leave you a current picture of Carter (since it's been SO long) and the first preggo picture of me. Brent took this picture of me at 13 weeks. (It's amazing how you grow so much faster the second time around!)
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Playdate Pics
Enjoy pictures from Carter hangin out with his buds!
CARTER & NOAH
CARTER & HALLIE
CARTER & NOAH
CARTER & AUSTIN
CARTER, AUSTIN, NOAH, AND ALANA
CARTER, AUSTIN, NOAH, AND ALANA
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Labor Day Weekend is Coming!
The Gibby's are super excited for Labor Day Weekend! That's because we're taking a mini-family vacation! Brent and I both took off work this Friday. Friday morning we are heading up to Kansas City. We're going to stop at Cabela's first. Brent and I absolutely love that store and we've been dying to take Carter as soon as he was old enough to enjoy the animals. Then we're heading on to the Coco Key Water Resort. This is a fairly new, indoor water park in KC....it's actually right by Arrowhead & Kaufman Stadiums. We're doing the water park thing most of the day Friday. We are staying at the Holiday Inn that is part of the water park on Friday night. We also plan to visit the Bass Pro Shop in Independence, MO on Friday evening since we won't be far from it at all!
On Saturday, we're going to the Kansas City Zoo and we SUPER stoked about that! We took Carter last September, and while Brent and I really enjoyed it, Carter was still too young to enjoy the animals. But I know he'll have a blast this year b/c he LOVES animals. We intend to spend the whole day at the zoo on Saturday and then head home Saturday evening.
We were able to get a really good deal on our little weekend get-away through a package deal with Coco Key. We get water park passes for 2 days, a hotel room, and passes to the zoo all for one great price. They also have packages where you can get tickets to a Royals game instead of the zoo. We might have to try that next year. Right now, there's no way Carter could sit through an entire baseball game....he's WAY too antsy!
To round out our holiday weekend, me, Brent, and Lindsay are heading to Eskridge on Sunday to our cousins Candace & Tuff's house for a shrimp boil. I'm really curious as to how this works. Apparently they throw shrimp, sausage, small ears of corn, and baby potatoes all together in a big pot (or turkey fryer) and cook it up! Then when it's done, they dump it all out on a table covered in newspaper and everyone digs in. Sounds like something you'd see in the South! Brent and I have never attended a shrimp boil, so we're really excited to try it!
After the shrimp boil, we're going to the Eskridge Rodeo.....yee-haw! Love rodeos, and we'll get to see Tuff's boys compete in the Muttin Bustin, which should be a blast!
I can tell we will definitely be using Monday as a day of R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N!!!
Hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day Weekend!!!
On Saturday, we're going to the Kansas City Zoo and we SUPER stoked about that! We took Carter last September, and while Brent and I really enjoyed it, Carter was still too young to enjoy the animals. But I know he'll have a blast this year b/c he LOVES animals. We intend to spend the whole day at the zoo on Saturday and then head home Saturday evening.
We were able to get a really good deal on our little weekend get-away through a package deal with Coco Key. We get water park passes for 2 days, a hotel room, and passes to the zoo all for one great price. They also have packages where you can get tickets to a Royals game instead of the zoo. We might have to try that next year. Right now, there's no way Carter could sit through an entire baseball game....he's WAY too antsy!
To round out our holiday weekend, me, Brent, and Lindsay are heading to Eskridge on Sunday to our cousins Candace & Tuff's house for a shrimp boil. I'm really curious as to how this works. Apparently they throw shrimp, sausage, small ears of corn, and baby potatoes all together in a big pot (or turkey fryer) and cook it up! Then when it's done, they dump it all out on a table covered in newspaper and everyone digs in. Sounds like something you'd see in the South! Brent and I have never attended a shrimp boil, so we're really excited to try it!
After the shrimp boil, we're going to the Eskridge Rodeo.....yee-haw! Love rodeos, and we'll get to see Tuff's boys compete in the Muttin Bustin, which should be a blast!
I can tell we will definitely be using Monday as a day of R-E-L-A-X-A-T-I-O-N!!!
Hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day Weekend!!!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Play Date Weekend / Brent's Birthday
Last weekend, we went to Nortonville to visit our good friends Amanda and Andy and their little girl Hallie. Carter and Hallie always have a wonderful time together and they hadn't seen each other since April!! Hallie is 7 weeks younger than Carter, so handling the two of them is like a set of twins! But they are so funny together and they really had a ball together last weekend. (Pictures to come.....)
We headed up to Amanda & Andy's on Saturday and spent the whole day outside playing with the kids. Then Andy grilled us some AWESOME hamburgers for supper! Carter was a little turd that day and refused to take a nap the entire day. So after supper and a bath, he was OUT and slept like a log the entire night! On Sunday, we all drove to Olathe and met my mom & dad at Jumpin Catfish Restaurant, which is quickly becoming my dad's favorite place in the whole world. He's been dying for us to try it, so we figured why not just do it for Brent's birthday! I myself am not a huge seafood lover....I will eat some fish but I was warned by Mom (another non-seafood lover) that this place had extremely "fishy" fish. So while the boys all munched on catfish, the girls enjoyed chicken and chicken fried steak. *Note: Restaurants that specialize in seafood kinda lack in the chicken fried steak department! And even though Carter acted completely rotten the whole time we were at the restaurant, we still managed to have a pretty good time.
On Monday, which was Brent's "actual" birthday, we celebrated by grilling pork chops, corn on the cob, and veggie kebabs...yummy! It was such a beautiful evening too! We're really enjoying this cooler weather....hopefully it sticks around!
We're really looking forward to tomorrow night.....Carter's having friends over to play!! Noah, Austin, Alana, and Waylon (and their parents) are coming over for a play date. The kids all have such a great time when they get together. Noah is 3, Austin is almost 2, Alana is just 2 weeks older than Carter, and Waylon is just a few months old. It will be nice to let the kids play so the adults can sit back and relax! (Pictures to come of that too!)
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
We headed up to Amanda & Andy's on Saturday and spent the whole day outside playing with the kids. Then Andy grilled us some AWESOME hamburgers for supper! Carter was a little turd that day and refused to take a nap the entire day. So after supper and a bath, he was OUT and slept like a log the entire night! On Sunday, we all drove to Olathe and met my mom & dad at Jumpin Catfish Restaurant, which is quickly becoming my dad's favorite place in the whole world. He's been dying for us to try it, so we figured why not just do it for Brent's birthday! I myself am not a huge seafood lover....I will eat some fish but I was warned by Mom (another non-seafood lover) that this place had extremely "fishy" fish. So while the boys all munched on catfish, the girls enjoyed chicken and chicken fried steak. *Note: Restaurants that specialize in seafood kinda lack in the chicken fried steak department! And even though Carter acted completely rotten the whole time we were at the restaurant, we still managed to have a pretty good time.
On Monday, which was Brent's "actual" birthday, we celebrated by grilling pork chops, corn on the cob, and veggie kebabs...yummy! It was such a beautiful evening too! We're really enjoying this cooler weather....hopefully it sticks around!
We're really looking forward to tomorrow night.....Carter's having friends over to play!! Noah, Austin, Alana, and Waylon (and their parents) are coming over for a play date. The kids all have such a great time when they get together. Noah is 3, Austin is almost 2, Alana is just 2 weeks older than Carter, and Waylon is just a few months old. It will be nice to let the kids play so the adults can sit back and relax! (Pictures to come of that too!)
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!
Monday, August 16, 2010
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