Here we go again!! Baby Z 2.0 (12 weeks)

So everyone who reads this likely already knows that we are expecting baby #2  October 6th!  We are beyond excited to go through this process again and the end result being a sibling for Dylan.

For everyone to say that every pregnancy is different, they are right on the money.  With Dylan I had zero morning sickness.  This time around I still never puked but there were days where I felt like if I moved another muscle I was going to hurl all over the place.  With Dylan I didn't really lose my appetite.   This time around there were many days where I couldn't figure out what I wanted to eat and when I did decide, I could only get down a few bites.  It was all about survival mode for a while! The only thing that has been similar to Dylan's pregnancy is that I fall asleep on the couch anywhere between 7:30 and 8pm (some nights sooner).  Jason has definitely been picking up the slack at night so I thank him for that!  Dylan has waaaay too much energy for me right now!  I'm hoping now that I'm about to begin 2nd tri that I'll get all my energy back!

I'm hoping to get back into blogging now that we have another baby on the way and I really need to update everyone on how Dylan is doing!  He's growing so fast and is such a joy to us!  He will be turning TWO in ONE MONTH!!  Yeah, please tell time to slow down please!  Birthday planning is in full force.  I will definitely be updating once his big day is here!

Until then, I'll try and do weekly updates and that will hopefully help keep everyone updated on how we're all doing!

I will leave you with some fabulous photos of photos! HA!  We've got a beautiful camera but a crappy computer that I don't feel like dealing with today and I'm on my ipad!  Enjoy :)

Wordless Wednesday - Eyelashes

Feeling truly blessed tonight

Today I experienced something I didn't want to experience. I had to take Dylan to the ER...
Jason was at work so I decided to take Parker for a walk since it was beautiful out. I got Dylan in his toy car and we set off to the park. Dylan absolutely loves climbing up the stairs and going down the slide all by himself...nothing he hasn't don't a million times before. Well he was climbing up the stairs, slipped and bit his tongue. I've never seen so much blood. And all my kid wanted to do was slide down the slide. So I had to let him, crying and all, slide down the slide head first.
I had to call Karen to bring my car so I could load up Parker and Dylan in the car since we live 1/2 mile from the park. She was so awesome. She ended up driving us to the ER since Jason was at work today. She sat in the room with us the whole time too!! I owe her so much!! While we were in the car, you could tell Dylan was in pain but he was just sitting there sipping water out of a water bottle. We got to the ER and Dylan was not happy that nurses wanted to take his blood pressure and heart rate. They doctor came in and examined his tongue. She said she didn't think he needed stitches. She said maybe one but the trauma they'd put him through would have been pretty bad (tying up, clamp mouth, etc). Dylan fell asleep on my shoulder while we were waiting to be discharged since it was like 30 minutes past his nap time. We got home and he slept until 4pm. He woke up and was pretty upset. I felt horrible. I couldn't do anything to take away his pain. Slowly he stopped crying. He had his first Popsicle. After some snuggles, Dylan started to act more normal. He was running around like a crazy man all night. I don't think anyone would believe me if I told them what happened just a few hours before. Crazy!! Before we put him down, we gave him some Tylenol and he sucked it Down. What kid takes his medicine like he's supposed to?!
I feel truly blessed that he didn't have to get stitches (and hopefully doesn't have to either) and that he was back to his normal crazy self a few hours later. I love him so much!!

18 months

We're at that half year mark again...where the heck has the time gone?!  I know I say this every single time I write a post, but for realz...time is flying!!!!!  Dylan is getting cuter by the day (okay, he was never not cute).  His personality is really starting to shine and I am seeing Jason in him with every single thing he's doing!  It's crazy how we can procreate and our personalities are passed on to these humanbeings!  I'm sure some of it has to do with the fact that he's around us all the time but seriously?!  This kid is hilarious.  He's really starting to mimic us in everything we do.  I made a gagging face the other night at dinner because that bite didn't sit well with my taste buds and I look over at Dylan and he's doing the exact same thing!  I about peed my pants!  He's got this stare down too.  Like "seriously lady?"  It's the same look that I get from Jason from time to time.  I'm in a world of craziness when he gets older, that's for sure. 

I really need to do a better job of documenting everything he does because every day I feel like it's something new.  He tries really hard to repeat what we ask him to.  He does a really good job.  I love hearing his voice :)

The newest thing that melts my heart is that he says please and thank you.  He's signed and said please for a few months now but just in the past week or two he's started saying thank you.  We've had to say to him "what do you say?" (after he's said please and given what he asked for) but this morning I gave him a banana and he said "thank youuuuu".  Almost brought me to tears!

Dylan is still a little peanut.  He's still in all 12-18 months clothes.  I'm kind of hoping he doesn't have a growth spurt until after winter so I don't have to buy him bigger clothes.  I thought about buying 18-24 month stuff but he is drowning in the clothes! He finally moved up to size 4 diapers.  His eating habits are the same but he sometimes is picky and may only eat a few bites.  He knows how to use a fork and spoon.  Next we'll be working on using a regular cup but I don't see that happening any time soon since he still likes to throw his sippy on the floor :) 

Him and Parker are still BFFs.  Last night Dylan told Parker "down" and Parker actually listened to him!  It was so awesome!  Poor Rachel sometimes gets her tail pulled but secretly I think she likes it.  Callie is pretty much nonexistent when Dylan is around (I think a lot has to do with Parker but he wouldn't hurt a fly...she's just crazy).

Dylan still sleeps like a champ.  He sometimes tells us he's ready for "nigh-nigh".  It's never been a struggle and I am so afraid for when Baby #2 comes along!  I just have a feeling that he/she will be a complete opposite of Dylan.  But...you can't worry about something that may be perfectly fine.  We'll get there when we get there :)

I really wish I could do these updates at home on my desktop so I can attach pictures but I barely find time to write these posts as it is.  Enjoy :)

One of these days I'm going to make Jason write a blog post!

Wordless Wednesday. - like father, like son

16 months

Well...I failed to update for your 15 month blog. Hope you forgive me Dylan :(

These past few months have been awesome. Your little personality is really starting to shine. You pretty much are exactly like your father. You are on the go 24/7. If it's not your way, then it's no way. You like to cuddle right before bed although you can play hard right up until bedtime. You're so cute when we ask you if you want to go nigh-night. You look at us with tired eyes and say "nigh-night", wave to us and blow us a kiss. Melts my heart every time. You're getting better about open mouth kisses. Daddy still just gets cheek kisses :)
Your eating habits are amazing. You'll eat pretty much everything in front of you with the exceptions of some night where you just wanna throw food on the floor.
You and Parker of course are still BFFs and I don't see that ever changing, ever!
You Play independently at home. Almost to the point where you ignore us when we try and play with you.
When you were at the doctor for your 15 month appointment you weighed 23 pounds 5.6oz and 31 1/4 inches tall. You're average, maybe a little on the munchkin side :) hopefully you go through a growth spurt sometime soon or you may be a shorty like your mother!

Dylan, I was helping out a elementary school today making sure all the buses got to the school on time. As I watched all the kindergarteners get off the buses, I couldn't help but get a little teary eyed thinking that one day you're gonna be in school. I could barely hold it together! Lord knows how I'm gonna be when you really do have your first day of school!

I love you more than anything in the world and every day you put a smile on my face. Please don't ever change!

Mommy and Daddy love you!

Holy crap!

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking right now. I just signed up for Naperville's Sprint Triathlon on August 5th. No, I'm not doing a 6 week training schedule or 4 week training schedule for that matter. I'm not going to just show up the day of the race without any training. Well...I probably will show up the day of the race having not prepared for the 400m swim but I'm not worried about the swimming. That's the easiest part for me. I've been running a lot more the past few weeks. The biking portion is 22k, which is about 13 miles. This will be a little challenging since we haven't touched our bikes since we got engaged...yeah, 2009! It's biking though so no worries there either :) Anyone who knows me, knows I hate running so the 5k run is going to be my biggest challenge. I think it will be even more challenging since I'll have swam and biked right before running. I really just want to be able to run the whole thing, whether it's a 9 minute pace or an 11 minute pace. My only goal is to finish. I feel like it will be such an accomplishment. So empowering. I got a great tip from a fellow tri'er (is that a word). He told me to train by biking for 10 minutes then running for 1 mile and repeat this 3 times. It prepares your body to know what the feeling is like to switch from biking to running. So smart!!!

I'll keep you updated as I train as much as possible for the next 2 1/2 weeks! Oh...and we'll be on vacation for 10 of those days!! Eek!!!