Little Miss

Born: 7-29-09

Length: 21 3/4 inches

Weight: 8 lb. 4 oz.

At Little Miss’ 2-year checkup in August she weighed in at exactly 25 pounds and measured 33 inches in height.  Her growth curve continues to climb, however slowly, and the doctor continues to be unworried about her size, so I will try my hardest not to freak out when she refuses lunch…and supper…

She is also rapidly developing new skills and is now forming complete sentences.  She said her first “complete” sentence in April: “Kitty gone, Mama!”, but recently her vocabulary has shot through the roof and every day she says something that surprises us.  Our biggest struggle now is trying to keep up with her bounding vocabulary; there are so many new words added daily that it is impossible for us to understand 100 percent of them.  But her communication skills are improving, and her shyness seems to be disappearing slowly, so she’s responding more when strangers ask her questions.  It’s fun to watch her converse with people.

We are currently in the process of moving; I’m living on one side of the state while Husband is single-parenting with Little Miss 250 miles away.  She is handling it remarkably well, though she does say she misses me in her sad voice from time to time.  The nice part is that as a result she is very loving to me when we see each other on the weekends.  I can’t wait until Christmas when Husband and Little Miss join me in our new home for good.


Baby #2

Husband and I found out in mid-September that Little Miss is going to be a big sister in May 2012.  We don’t know whether it’s a boy or a girl, but my mom and one of my sisters thinks it’s a girl, and my former boss and one of my best friends think it’s a boy.  I can’t wait for the virtual wagers in January!

I (once again) enjoyed a lack of morning sickness, but I was much more tired this time during the first trimester, probably because I was also taking care of a toddler this time around.  My first ultrasound was at the end of October, just to determine a gestational “age” and estimated due date; the baby’s heart rate was in the 160s (healthy – good!) and my EDD was determined to be May 11.  The ultrasound to check the baby’s anatomy – organs, development, all that good stuff – should also tell us the gender of the baby, if the little one cooperates, and is scheduled for December 28.  What a great Christmas present, eh?  I can’t wait!

I have been feeling little flutters of movement (some call it “quickening”) since around 12 weeks, and I feel him/her more and more with each passing week.  Whatever gender it is…it’s an active child, that is for sure!