04-9-2009 - 29 weeks pregnant and a 1yr old

My mood while writing this blog: thoughtful

well I realized that I have not posted a blog in quite awhile and I should take a moment to do that. I look back on the past year with fond memories.

I'm now 29 weeks pregnant and if you havent heard its another girl. We are so excited to welcome this new little miracle to our family and bless kaydence with a baby sister. We have not chosen a name and have decided to continue our tradition of putting together a list of possibilities and naming her once we meet her for the first time. My pregnancy has been quite uneventful. Some nausea near the beginning but as long as I take my sleeping pill religiously I have no issues. My belly grew very fast.. (as I hear it does with the 2nd pregnancy). Truthfully most the time I forget I'm pregnant though because kaydence keeps me so busy. The baby has gotten very busy kicking and poking me the last couple weeks and we are excited because our 3d/4d ultrasound is next week (sept 10th). I have had some cramps, headaches and back pain but nothing unusual for a pregnancy. The baby's heart beat has maintained a normal range of 150 which is good. I did get alittle flack from josh and my doctor for not drinking enough ( I have been getting some contractions) and losing weight but I have been eating when I'm hungry and I really haven't been hungry. Doctor says everthing is doing fine but I have a feeling that this baby is going to be big and early just like her big sister.

Kaydence turned one on aug 24th and man was that hard for us but mostly me. I was so happy but yet so sad. I cried as I remebered how much she has brought to our life and changed to such a big girl. I enjoyed every moment I had this last year.. even the not so fun ones and the time still seemed to pass so fast. I look back on the last year and realize she no longer is that little girl I shushed when she was born, nor is she the little angel who use to wake up and want to eat almost every hour.. with no regaurd for what time it was lol. She no longer needs to be near me or on my chest to fall alseep, she doesnt need me to breast or bottle feed her because she can hold it herself, she doesnt need me to spoon feed her because she wants to do it.

She has grown up. she learned to smile, roll over, burp by herself, laugh, hold her own bottle and now sippy, to sit up, pull herself up, feed herself, crawl, to go up and down the stairs, to say moma, dada, baba, no no, bubba ( uncle), hi, to get off the couch or bed, shake her head no, yes and when we say dance to move her head back and forth to music, to stand, walk along stuff and even take steps without anything helping her.

she has learned she can sleep in her own room, to play by herself in the mornings before mommy and daddy are up, that she loves animals especially dogs, that if she holds her arms up and crys mommy picks her up, that kisses are nice and that its funny when mommy tickles her armpits or thighs. she knows no means dont touch and that "snack time" means she is going to get put up in the high chair with her bib and be given something nummy. she has learned that she loves boz the green bear, veggies ( espceially green beans) and fruit. she loves to go to the mailbox with mommy and mommy even lets her push the garage door opener.

I look back and realize what an amazing journey she has begun and that she will never be this young and innocent again. The little baby I knew has grown up into a toddler. Im sad for me cuz I will miss all those little baby moments but I'm happy for her because the milestones she has accomplished are just many of so many more important steps she must learn to become a woman to be proud of someday. I'm so proud of her for everything she has accomplished so far. Every parent wishes for their child to be happy, healthy and be able to make these baby steps to becoming a self sufficent, "normal" child and I find myself lucky.

I have so much more to look forward to and as always I will try to hold on to every moment even if it seems to pass so quickly. I will hold on to every memory even if its only in my heart and head, picture or video.

Thank you all for sharing this past year with us and I hope your children make you as happy and proud as my daughter has made us.