Week 36

Well I will be in my 36th week starting on Thursday. I had my first “check” on Monday and so far, “not much is happening down there” as my fav doc put it. I had pretty much expected it since I was the same way with both girls. My babies just like to stay put. Although I had expected it, I was hoping I would be at least 1 or 2 cm’s dilated. Gosh give a girl some hope please!!! He is def head down though and in position. So that is very good news!!! I am sure he will need a little jump-start like Camille did (doc did that at 38 weeks and she was born at 39 weeks). The doc I saw is the same doc that delivered both Av and Camille, which is pretty crazy in a 5 doc practice. They rotate you through all the docs so I know them all and would be fine with any delivering E but would love for Dr. Simpson to complete the hat trick! She delivers every Friday night which would work really well for me too so I hope E cooperates. I’m sure he wouldn’t though. Hehehehe

"I played with lots of boys today."

In the car yesterday on the way home from school this is what Av tells me. Heheheh Her father’s worst nightmare already starting. I think it’s bc we have been working on learning the names of all kids in her class and she mostly talks about the girls. I have started asking her about the boys as well and before yesterday she didn’t really know them. I think this was her way of telling me she was getting to know the boys too.

'mommy hold you"

I love when little kids say this. Instead of “hold me” it’s “hold you.” Av never really said this I guess bc of her speech delay she already knew the right way to say it when she really starting talking. I have always thought it was the cutest though and now Camille is saying it. Makes me melt every time she says it.

ABC's

Last Thursday when I picked Camille up from school she was in the front lobby with a sub teacher. I immediately thought, “oh no, what has she done now?!?!?!” Nothing this time. She was putting on a show and singing her ABC’s for them. They were totally amazed that she could do it. Which John and I have been as well but we both just figured they sang them so often in her toddler room (which I am sure they do) that she along with the rest of the class had the song memorized. Apparently it’s not normal for a 23 month old (she’s been doing it for months though) to sing her ABC’s. They all went on to tell me how smart she is and how the just could not believe she could sing her ABC’s. As I walked back to her classroom to get her stuff I had 3 more teachers stop and tell me the same thing. Then her teachers all said it too. I guess they didn’t know she could sing them all by herself. It just made me feel so proud. This is totally a post to brag about how smart our kid is but it’s our blog and we can brag all we want!!! I do need to give her school all the credit though. We used to sing the ABC’s at our house but not enough for Camille to learn the song. Av knew it and I never really thought Camille was old enough for it yet. Now we sing them all the time bc she is constantly wanting to sing it as well as, “sunshine song, twinkle, itsy bitsy spider and row row row” as Camille calls them. She knows most of the words to all of them. She is pretty amazing!

fair

The girls went to the fair with Daddy, Opa and Shelly. They had a great time!!! I'm sorry I missed all the fun.

Week 35

I am just starting my 35th week. Wow I really can’t believe it. It has gone so so so fast. 3 or 4 more weeks and I will have a baby boy!!!! What are we going to do as a family of 5?? I have no idea but we will figure it all out. I’m not worried about that at all. Last night I held a friend’s 4 week old. John said it was a good thing Camille didn’t have a weapon in her hands. She was giving that baby looks that would kill. She did not like her mommy holding another baby. Have no idea how she is going to handle it but she will adjust. She just loves her big sis so much I think once she comes around and once E can play she will find the good in having him around. She did get to see the baby and touch his foot. Maybe that helped a little to her understanding when I say a baby is going to come live at her house soon??? I keep thinking he could come at anytime but in reality I think he will stay where he is at until close to the end. He is moving a ton. Taking up every inch he can and stretching me to my max. To the point that it’s partly uncomfortable. Lots of contractions but not the real ones yet. I do have about one a day that makes me stop and I can feel it in my back but that’s it. It’s not followed up by anymore so I guess for now he is happy where he is. Last night I had to tell him to go to bed he was moving so much and keeping me up. Heheheh

Funny things Camille has said and done recently

batma
Is what Camille calls Grandma. That’s her word for Grandma. She will pick up the phone and say, “hi batma.” Too cute.

it's good
This is a few weeks old. Forgot to post. Camille was going through a small picking her nose stage. One time we were all together and we told her not to do that. We said, “it’s yucky.” She pulled her finger out of her nose and put it in her mouth and said, “it’s good!” So gross but so funny at the same time. She has not done it again for a while. I’m sure that’s not the last we have seen of that though. Av never did this. Funny how some kids do and some don’t.

"Emily sit here" as she patted the chair next to her for her friend to sit in at school at lunchtime. This is her friend she talks about all the time. Crazy how she already has a favorite friend

The last 3 separate times we have been at the pool, Camille has pointed to the diving board and said, “I want to do that.” The last time all 4 of us were in the pool and she actually took off kicking and made it under the rope to the deeper water. Crazy girl. John was going to let her(!!!!!!) but the lifeguards said no bc she could not swim on her on. Thank goodness

Camille woke very early the other day. 6:45. John and I were still both in bed. Usually John can go in there and tell her it’s still night-night time and she will listen and at least be quiet for 20 more minutes or so. She was not having it this time though so we brought her in with us so she didn’t wake up Av. She kept asking for cartoons to be turned on and I told her it was too early cartoons were not on and it was still night night time and to lay down and go back to sleep with us (it was still pretty dark in the room). Then she asked to go downstairs. I told her the same thing. After that she thought for a moment and then scouched herself to the edge of the bed, got down, and went downstairs all by herself without saying a word!!!! We could not believe it. We laid there for a few minutes waiting for her to need us but she never did. It was quiet, which with her is scary so John went down there to find her quietly playing with her toys. She must of thought, “fine, sleep, I don’t need you, I know where the toys are.”

“Pretty”
In Camille’s class when a girl wears her hair in a whale’s spout (as I call it, when they don’t have much hair and wear the top portion in a rubber band sticking up) they call it a “pretty.” It’s really not all that pretty but it is kind of cute. Camille will surprisingly sit still and let me put a “pretty” in her hair. It’s about all that she leaves in her hair as well. It makes it through the day. So every school day she asks for a “pretty” in her hair.