tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89493532897423772712024-03-14T01:00:52.528-06:00Tiff & Hunterest. September 18, 2010Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-57652870730707545052017-06-24T13:27:00.000-06:002017-06-24T13:27:05.312-06:00In the Interim<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
For my first post to fill in the the year and a half hole we'll do a picture dump of some of our happening Winter 2016.</div>
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We spent lots of time with this cool kid, obviously.</div>
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Definitely hopped around a lot. First stop: Denver.</div>
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Next stop: Parowan.</div>
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Tiny Kellan with tiny Landon. Their ability to take pictures together remaining awkward, at best.</div>
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One of Kellan's favorite things to do was shovel snow with Grandma - who is a freak about snow shoveling and has to do so before anyone can step on a sidewalk and if you aren't going to do it exactly as she likes it you probably shouldn't do it at all. Or walk outside. haha.</div>
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When in Utah, spend time with the Bothwell's of course!</div>
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Kenobi's crate was (still is) perfectly sized for a toddler. </div>
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This picture is too good because we have one almost identical to it of Kurtis when he was about the same size on the same drawers in the same kitchen. So cute and funny.</div>
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Lots of running/dog walking happened. Mostly at ridiculous hours of the morning. Welcome to life with my mom and me. haha.</div>
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Also, sun bathing.</div>
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Expo hopping (St. George Marathon pictured here).</div>
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And then the Super Bowl of course! This is a big deal when the Bronco's win and you are in a house full of Bronco's fans (minus my dad who will always be a Bear diehard, but appropriately cheered for the Bronco's here).</div>
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Conveniently, the Provo City Center Temple Open House happened when we were in Utah and we made it a point to go. It was extra special for Hunter and I because we had both been to church meetings, Stake Conferences, etc. here and it was really neat to see how from the ashes, literally, a beautiful temple was raised. </div>
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With the Bothwell's of course!</div>
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A lot of working out happened as well - both with my mom and with Marci.</div>
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Parowan 1st Ward having 1 pm church was ROUGH for a toddler who was still very dependent on that 1 pm nap....</div>
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So much snow! Little did we know this would be our last winter in the snow for the foreseeable future.</div>
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Kenobi lived it up in Parowan and would likely choose life as a country dog if he was given the choice. Poor guy stuck in an apartment for so long now. </div>
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There was playing with friends - specifically my high school friend's kids. </div>
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There is a reason female dogs have the nickname they do. These two taught my mom and I that in the small time they spent together and all the walks they took with the two male Australians. </div>
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Much family visiting happened. </div>
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And more Kellan and Cora. So much love and nostalgia here.</div>
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Then back to Denver! And Tocabe, of course. </div>
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I attempted my first Strawberry Rhubarb Pie. It looks quite pretty if I do say so myself.</div>
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More snow but mostly an adorable Kellan with his hands in his pockets like a big kid. </div>
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This just about sums up how we were starting to feel after about 4 months of living with on or the other set of parents, having nothing of our own, and no where to call ours. We were BEYOND ready to get into our own space again and re-establish our routine. Oh, and start making money again. Gah.</div>
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We had a baby! Obviously lots of parts of the last year and a half are missing and I'll do my best to blog about them over the next few months but for now, this one seemed the most important to document. </div>
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We had a normal day, had put Kellan to bed just like every other day, hung out for a while, then I headed to bed around 9:30-10. I was painfully awoken about 11:15 with a contraction. I had been having alllll the braxton hicks contractions for days and days but this was my first real one. I took note, but didn't alert Hunter yet - just in case it was a fluke. About 15 minutes later came another one. This is when I started the contraction timer pictured below. I also warned Hunter (who had yet to go to bed) that it might be a long night, but was still slow to believe I was actually in labor. </div>
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Although quite painful, contractions were sporadic and when it jumped from 7 minutes in between back up to 12 (contractions 7 and 8 for reference) I told Hunter this was probably just a warm up and that we should try to go to bed because it likely wasn't happening despite the fact that my app told me it was a good idea to head to the hospital (ha!). However, the next contraction was suuuuper intense and resulted in me throwing up afterwards. The point that I started throwing up with Kellan was real, active labor, so that concerned me. That contraction wasn't really 3 minutes long, but I didn't stop the timer until I wasn't throwing up anymore. We waited a couple more contractions, which were much quicker at this point, then called our help to come sleep on our couch while we went to the hospital. Thank goodness for having friends in our apartment complex!</div>
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While they were a little more sporadic, the jump to much closer together happened alllll of a sudden and it was a good thing we headed in when we did. The last contraction recorded is the point at which we arrived at the hospital and were filling out papers and answering questions in between contractions. </div>
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We arrived at the hospital around 1:30 am. I was taken back quickly and by the time they checked my progression around 1:45 I was already dilated to a 6 with the baby in a zero position. We were shocked to say the least and realized things were going muuuuch quicker than they did the first time around. It took a little while to move from triage to labor and delivery and I was beyond ready for an epidural by the time I got there. They quickly drew my blood, started my IV, and got the penicillin going (group B strep positive). Since I work at the hospital I delivered at, I called the lab and had them expedite by CBC because I needed drugs! haha. They were prompt and Anesthesia showed up quickly as well. Placing my epidural was a different story however. The whole process probably took 30 minutes and sitting up, not moving, and hunching over your belly is probably the WORST position to be in while contracting - which I was doing every 3 minutes like clock work. When they finally did get it in it was very left sided - as in my left foot was numb and I could still feel everything on the right side. They adjusted it a little, which seemed to help, but it was still left sided. They left me with instructions to lay on my right side to help the medication flow over there. My body had different plans however. The nurse was very anxious to recheck my progress because baby had started having early decels - an indication she was down and in position to be delivered. Sure enough, she thought I was fully dilated and ready to go and quickly sent for my doctor - actually the on call doctor for my practice because who likes to have babies at normal hours when your actual doctor can deliver?? Not me apparently. </div>
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I saw Dr. Yunas for the first time (about 5 minutes after my nurse went to get her) around 4 am. She checked me, and sure enough I was fully dilated and baby was at a +1. She broke my water and asked if I was ready to start pushing. I hadn't quite felt the urge yet and was still trying to process the fact that I was already at that point so I told her we could wait until I felt the urge. She left to get a delivery cart and let my epidural take a little bit and by the time she got back I was definitely ready to push. </div>
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So, they set up the bed and with the next contraction I pushed. I only had to push through two contractions before baby made her appearance - twisting the whole way out. She had been squirming and moving the entire time I was in labor so I can't say I was surprised that she just kept moving right up through delivery. </div>
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And just like that, at 4:32 am on Saturday, May 20, 2017 Olivia Juliet Paddock was born weighing 8 lbs even and measuring 21 inches long. </div>
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Nothing like starting your life with a newborn by pulling an all-nighter the night before. Sorry about that, haha.</div>
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Hunter went home shortly after we were moved to the Mom/Baby Unit to try and be there before Kellan woke up. We didn't want him to be completely surprised when he woke up not having mom or dad there and suddenly having a sister. In my perfect world I would have been able to tell him we were going in to have a baby, buuuut things rarely go exactly as you would like them to. Hunter got home about 7 am, 10 minutes or so after Kellan woke up. He hung out with him for a little while then dropped Kell off with the same people who watched him while he was sleeping and came back to the hospital. In the evening, Hunter went home and brought Kellan to meet his sister for the first time. He was and continues to be super sweet with her for the most part. It has truly been joy watching him be a big brother. </div>
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The day we have all been waiting for these last 27 months finally came and went. Graduation itself happened at 2 pm - right during nap time - so we were a little concerned but Kellan was awesome! Both sets of parents came out for this momentous occasion and we were all really able to enjoy it. It all seemed a little surreal but as time has passed has become a little more real. We have plenty of documentation and don't want to lose any of the pictures so here they all are!</div>
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We are pleased to be able to say Hunter has officially graduated from Yale University with an MMSC. He is officially a Physician Associate. We can also say at this point that he passed his boards as well! We love and are so proud of you Hunter Paddock, PA-C. I can't wait to start this next - and hopefully slightly less crazy - phase of our life!</div>
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This part of life still fits into the nomadic phase, but deserves it's own post so here goes! After Kellan and I toured the country for 7 weeks we ended up back in New Haven with Hunter for 4 weeks. By some stroke of luck every single thing fell back into place and I was able to work part time (allowing for our 1 car situation to work out), Kellan was able to go back to daycare 3 days a week, and we made it through with only 1 car.</div>
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Our baby is turning into such a little boy! He looooves all things playground, balls, bikes, and running. Here he is on the slide at daycare:</div>
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Hunter and I were able to get away for a day shortly after I returned. Hunter had the whole thing planned out and we were able to go the Manhattan Temple (for sure a bucket list item), see Hunger Games, and go to Morimoto for dinner (another bucket list item).</div>
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It was an unseasonable warm fall/early winter in New England and we definitely took advantage of that. Despite the fact that our dogs stayed with my parents in Parowan, Kellan and I went on a walk and/or bike ride almost every single day. </div>
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We were able to celebrate Kellan's second birthday while out there as well! That was a large part of why we made an effort to come back to CT for a few weeks. We didn't make too big of a deal out of it but did have cupcakes, have a couple friends over, and opened a lot more presents than either of us anticipated (haha). Kellan still goes around calling all cupcakes "happy doth-day pupcakes". It's pretty adorable. </div>
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It's been fun to watch him learn and grow more and more. He keeps trying so much to be just like the adults around him. One of the latest developments is dipping in sauce, grilled cheese in tomato soup. </div>
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We were also able to go to the PA Program's Christmas Party for the third and final time. We took the same picture that we've taken 3 times now but something was just extra sweet about this one. </div>
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I also officially gave my notice at work as we left New Haven a week after graduation and the day Hunter took his boards. It was bittersweet and a huge leap of faith since there is no job secured yet. We do however look forward to being able to spend time with both of our families and relax for a few weeks. </div>
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Our final Saturday (we left on a Monday) we went to find our favorite food trucks (Caseus Cheese Truck, and Sugar Cupcakes) at a little garden area in Branford. Lucky for us there was a little party going on including train rides and Santa! Needless to say, the Train went over SO MUCH BETTER than meeting Santa did. We are still trying to convince Kell that Santa is nice not scary. Hopefully he'll grasp that concept by next December, haha. And to be clear, meeting Santa entailed Santa walking past about 10 feet away and saying "Hi!". That was when the world ended. Oh to be 2.</div>
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Kell was such a good sport through the whole process. We ended up leaving a lot later than we wanted - which meant nap time was greatly delayed for Kellan. At one point he just laid on the kitchen floor and said "night, night". He didn't actually go to sleep, but likely would have if we weren't being so noisy around him.</div>
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Kellan loved Leo and Ming! They loved him too. It was too cute to watch.</div>
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We finally made our way out to Utah! Just in time for my cousin's baby shower - where Kellan got to play with her little boy, Rupert, who is only about 5 months older than him. They were a riot to watch play together.</div>
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We did go back to Delta one more time where Kellan spent more time with Rupert and had a grand time.</div>
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A trip to Utah wouldn't be complete without visiting the Bothwell's! It was so fun to see Kellan and Cora together again - and know that they remembered each other.</div>
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Since we were out west with not a lot on our plate, we decided to visit my brother in Idaho! I'd never been to his house before or anywhere in the area, really, so it was so much fun to finally have the opportunity. Luckily, my mom and Brit and Landon were able to join us and we had a mini family reunion.</div>
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We were able to visit Teton Pass where Kenny and Kate are to be married in October as well as where they will be having their reception, Grand Targhee, and Jackson.</div>
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Kellan and Landon really do seem to like each other even if pictures are never able to accurately portray that.</div>
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Towards the end of our stay in Parowan we cut Kellan's hair. I had been putting it off the entire time we were on tour but it finally had to be done. It was just to the point of being a snarly mess every morning and Kellan was none to pleased with my attempts to brush through it. I fully anticipated a freak-out-require-three-people-to-hold-the-toddler-down-while-the-barber-cuts-his-hair kind of experience buuuut Kellan completely surprised us all and was a perfect angel through the whole thing! He didn't move or flinch at all! Doesn't he look handsome??</div>
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Our last day in Parowan we went to the drag races! It was just like old times in my childhood. Kellan was mostly concerned about the "ambulance lights" but did get into the fast cars a couple times. </div>
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We spent the bulk of those last days with the Cardoso's! True to form Kellan and Landon wouldn't take a good picture together. Better to have something than nothing though, right??</div>
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A major other thing to note is that during this time Kellan greatly increased his vocabulary. He went from speaking very minimally to speaking more often than not to turning into a little parrot - which is where we still sit now. He will say more words and knows what most things mean/refer to. His sentence structure isn't quite there yet but gets closer and closer each passing day. It is SO FUN to finally be able to communicate more effectively with him and see him learning in leaps and bounds. Poor Hunter went from seeing a barely talking baby to being greeted again with a toddler that has his own language that takes a while to completely understand if you aren't surrounded by it all the time. </div>
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While we were really able to make the best of our nomadic situation for these couple of months, it was such a relief to be able to fly back to New Haven and be with Hunter again. Life is definitely better when your spouse is there every day - and not just on the phone or FaceTime. </div>
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I would be happy living in an eternal summer. I don't mind the cold, but there's something about being able to go outside anytime you want, wearing whatever you want, that is very appealing. As I mentioned earlier, there is something about being outside that puts Kellan in his happy place and that happened A LOT this summer. </div>
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Obviously one of the most common outings was ultimate frisbee. Kellan was jealous that the dogs always got to drink out of a frisbee and only thought it fair that he did too.</div>
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Also, why are crates just for dogs?? Again, Kellan makes sure he's included here too. </div>
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One thing that we will have to make sure we purchase for next summer is a wagon. I don't really understand the appeal - but he would have had me pull him all over in this tiny wagon designed to carry his toys if I would have allowed it. </div>
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Don't worry, he still falls asleep eating. It is perhaps one of the most adorable and funny things that he does.</div>
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Kellan is a water baby. Every time we are near water he thinks that means he MUST get in it. The same goes for Kenobi. </div>
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Another bucket list item was taking the ferry to Long Island. We did this on the 4th of July. It was such a fun thing! Kellan took a minute to warm up to the boat, but loved it once he did. When we arrived in Port Jefferson, we walked right into a parade. Which, apparently, means every fire truck in a 100 mile radius drives around the block again and again. While Kell loves firetrucks and the sounds they make, it was a little overwhelming to be in such close proximity for such an extended amount of time. We took that as a cue to go get let - during which walk Kellan PASSED out. haha. </div>
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Storm drains are right up there on the top of the cool list. Every walk we took he had to throw at least one stick and/or leaf into one.</div>
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More pick your own! This time was blueberries - and they are way harder than strawberries! This was my first time picking blueberries, and man, it took so much longer to get way less. haha. That probably worked out for the best though so we were able to eat them all and didn't have to freeze any.</div>
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Not all journey's in this tiny wagon were good. He's just a little too big for it. haha!</div>
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Kellan's ability to ride a bike effectively was discovered too! Not a day passed without one bike ride - be it at daycare or at home or both.</div>
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The nomadic end to our year started in July. We were able to stay in the house we'd been living in until July 31st at which point we moved to Middletown, CT. Hunter had a couple friends that lived in a multifamily home that hooked us up big time. We had the hardest time finding somewhere to live that would let us stay short term and have dogs so this was a lifesaver. Move #1 involved a Uhaul since it was only about 20 miles away. We won't talk about how that affected my commute to work. haha.</div>
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On one of our first days in Middletown we happened to go out to dinner next to a forestation. Kellan was so happy to be able to sit in the firetruck and see all the buttons. He didn't say a word while we were there but as soon as we started walking away he expressed all his excitement with his limited vocabulary.</div>
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Of course, Grandma (as well as Vovo) came out to help us move and get everything settled again.</div>
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Two of Grandma's purchases while she was out visiting were the bike and the "bus" which is actually a train but Kellan has called it a bus from the first time he laid eyes on it. We went with the intention of only purchasing a trike but Kellan saw the bus and literally rode it all the way to the cash register in its box. We couldn't say no at that point and he got both. </div>
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Another thing we wanted to do before leaving CT for good was go to the Peabody Museum in New Haven. It seemed like such a good idea buuuut we were quite mistaken on that. The entire first floor Kellan was not pleased - crying, screaming, cowering. Apparently dinosaur skeletons were a lot scarier than we anticipated. After struggling to look at things on the first floor, we went on an outside trail to attempt a reset him and continue through. We were marginally successful, but what ultimately won him over to the experience was the ant farm. He just kept pointing and saying Ants!</div>
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Kellan has become a lover of green smoothies. To the point that when I made him a pumpkin banana smoothie one day - that was orange, not green - he let me know how unacceptable that was for a solid 15 minutes before finally deciding it was edible. He also went through a phase of demanding he wear his pajama top as a hat. Toddlers. They are just too much.</div>
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The culmination of our summer ended with our big family trip up to Maine. It was absolutely beautiful and I would go again in a heartbeat. We spend most of our time in Acadia National Park and explored around Bar Harbor and a couple lighthouses. </div>
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The place that we stayed had a private beach included. We thoroughly enjoyed trekking out there daily to play in the ocean and watch the tide rise. Kenobi didn't hesitate for one second to swim right out in that salt water. </div>
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I have never been to a more dog friendly place! Our dogs were allowed everywhere we were and there were even water dishes periodically next to stores.</div>
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One thing that must be documented from our Middletown days is that we had to hang dry our laundry. It brings feeling domestic to an entirely different level. haha.</div>
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We were also able to make a stop at the Bronx Zoo. Kellan's favorite part was a toss up between the petting zoo and the Gorillas. </div>
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We've also learned all about toddler messes, haha. This one pictured below literally took seconds to happen. He has always been curious about my spice cupboard so I gave him a couple and didn't at all expect him to be able to open them. Oh, how wrong I was! At least this was a very contained mess and only cinnamon! </div>
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One of our very last Summer adventures was going to the Corn Maze. It is so much fun to be able to do these activities with a toddler and experience it through is eyes. The world really is such a magical place to him and I absolutely love helping him see as much of it as possible. </div>
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He raced in and out of the corn saying "zis way" "no zis way" over and over.</div>
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Let's do some major catch up, shall we?? haha. We'll start right where I last left off - spring of this year. I say this every time - and mean it each time I say it - life just keeps getting more and more fun. As Kellan keeps growing and learning it just keeps getting better. So without further ado, here we go!</div>
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The kitchen cupboards have long time been a favorite thing for Kellan to get into - whether they are at our house or else where. This is at a friends house where he successfully found the onion glasses.</div>
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One of my fondest and craziest memories of this time of life is the flour incident. It will forever live in infamy. haha. It was a Saturday and I had been working. I got home, walked in the door, and everything was silent - which was very out of the ordinary. Usually both the men in my life are ready for me to be home after working all day. haha. I asked Hunter, who was in the living room, where Kellan was and he said that he was in the pantry - which is not at all abnormal. He plays around in there for extended periods of time ALL THE TIME. So, I look in the pantry, and this is what I found:</div>
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He was literally grabbing handfuls of flour and throwing it like it was THE COOLEST thing he had every done. Kenobi was right there in the action, as you can tell from his cool gray coloring here. I just started laughing. There was nothing else to do - and lets be honest, it is pretty hilarious. Hunter quickly came over to see what was happening and we just both sat there laughing for so long. Eventually we pulled ourselves together and started the clean up process - me the baby and dog, Hunter the floor - but not before thoroughly documenting the incident. </div>
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Lesson learned: the flour now stays out of reach at all time. Though messy, it was a fun way to learn that lesson. Just look at his face! He loved every second of it. </div>
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Around that same time, I decided we really needed to cut the mullet again. This was the second haircut and I was more committed to making it even all over so....</div>
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There is something about being outside that is engrained right into our DNA I think that is easy to forget as adults. Kellan is never happier than he is outside - even if that means he is cold and wet. Please notice that he's knee deep in this puddle.</div>
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Kellan also learned the joy of swinging around this time and still requests been pushed in the swing whenever one is in sight. </div>
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With mobility comes falls and scrapes and bruises. In the words of our pediatrician "It's good to see kids with bumps, cuts, and bruises because that means they are playing and active". Well, fear not, Kellan regularly has "owies". Here is documentation of one of the more dramatic ones:</div>
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Much time was spent with his BFF Cora. It has been such a delight watching them grow up together - especially now that they can play and interact so much more. </div>
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Since we knew this was likely our last spring in CT, we did our best to explore everything we could. One of the first stops we made was the Mystic Aquarium and it did not disappoint! Of course we had to get ice cream afterwards, which also didn't disappoint.</div>
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I die when he interacts so adorable with his stuffed animals. It melts my heart.</div>
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We also made a trip to Bethany Beach in Delaware! Unfortunately, it was freezing cold the entire time we were there, but we did our best to make the most of it.</div>
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And more Cora. Love these little cuties.</div>
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One of the biggest things that we wanted to do every since we learned we were going to be in CT for PA school was run the Cape Cod Ragnar. We were able to make this a reality! I was easily more prepared for this Ragnar than any other I have run which made it so much fun! Marci and Brian, my mom, several PA students, and ward members joined us to make it an awesome experience.</div>
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Once it really started to warm up we literally spent every moment we could outside. A lot of walks, flower smelling, and puddle jumping happened.</div>
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Grocery shopping has become an adventure. More often than not Kellan will choose a produce item to eat as we shop - which is fine as long as he doesn't fixate on something that is pay by the pound (i.e. cherries). It usually ends up being something like a pepper or cherry tomatoes - of which he'll eat almost the entire pint if I'm not quick.</div>
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His obsession with all things that moves continues to grow. He still insists on taking a turn "driving" the car fairly regularly.</div>
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May brought with it pseudo-graduation. This is the big commencement ceremony the school puts on, but the PA school doesn't actually finish until December and which point they once again hold graduation. It was fun to be able to participate in this though and gave hope that we weren't really that far off anymore. haha. Kellan did great and even got to meet the Bulldog!</div>
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Our lives were turned a little bit upside down in May because we learned we would have to be moving from our house by August 1st because the owners sold it rather quickly (ahem, 1 day after listing it). The original plan had been to fly to Utah to visit Brit, Andre, and their soon to be baby in July and spend a good chunk of time out there. Buuuut if we were to be moving in July that wasn't going to happen. So Kellan and I ended up taking an impromptu trip to visit before Landon was born. Kellan looooves watching and riding on an airplane. </div>
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Also all the things at Grandpa's work - dump trucks, loaders, excavators. It's pretty much little boy heaven.</div>
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I'm not sure why I have so many pictures of Kellan eating sweets - I promise he eats healthy too! Pictures of broccoli just aren't as adorable. </div>
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Ragnar spurred on more running goals. Top of the list: Tough Mudder! Hunter and Brian participated in the one in Vermont on fairly short notice and both crushed it. Marci and I pushed strollers with toddlers in them all over a mountainous ski resort which should have earned us our own little medal. haha. </div>
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Kellan loved running around all day and playing in the mud. He made his own "mini-mudder" out of the day.</div>
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...and then passed out after Hunter and Brian finished because he had been too busy all day to take a nap and he couldn't hang anymore.</div>
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This was quite an accomplishment! One that I'm sure will be repeated in the future at a new location.</div>
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Little Landon was born on June 17th! I'm so excited to see these two boys grow up together. I have so many fond memories of my cousins and playing with them all the time growing up and hope that is true for our boys (and maybe girls one day!). </div>
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Pick your own is my favorite time of year in CT! First up: Strawberries! Kellan loved it too, obviously. </div>
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What this picture doesn't show is that he was slowly working his way up to a 104 degree fever despite acting completely happy at this point. By the time we were home he was BURNING up. Tylenol helped to bring the fever down every 8 hours, but it was a rough 4 after it wore off and before we could redose. Poor guy suffered from this fever for 3 days before he finally kicked it. </div>
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But, because it took him until Sunday night to kick it, he couldn't go to daycare Monday morning which meant sick day for Mom! It turned into just a day off because Kell was completely fine and we made a beach day out of it. This boy loooooves the water. </div>
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This picture shows our last hoorah with the Bothwell's in CT. We mourned their leaving us, but are ultimately excited for what lies ahead in their future and know that our paths will cross again many times. </div>
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One more thing to note (for my future self): I often equate these months (~14-18) to the newborn phase. IT WAS ROUGH. I think the combination of being mobile and learning so much and not being able to communicate effectively is stressful. Or something. I will say though that one day Kell just woke up and snapped out of it. My happy, independent toddler found his way back and it's been much better since then. </div>
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First off, we took a trip to Iowa! We met up with my family there and spent the week. We were able to take Kellan to the farm and show him the glory that it is as well as have him meet my Aunt Pam, Uncle Dave, and their kids. </div>
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He also got to meet Kurtis's (or maybe my mom's...haha) dog, Kash. They certainly loved each other. Kellan is very accustomed to dogs since he is growing up with two and I'm under the impression that Kash loves anyone who will play fetch with him. Kellan was happy to oblige - even though he only threw the frisbee or tennis ball a couple feet tops. </div>
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Side note: his 15 month throwing abilities have far surpassed his 11 month old ones. He can throw things clear across the room. Particularly food. </div>
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He also got to experience a piano for the first time at my Grandma's house. It was the cutest thing watching him play and interact with my Grandma.</div>
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He loved hanging out with Aunt B and we found out that Kellan is going to have a little cousin while on this trip! We have since found out that it is a little boy and they will have many epic adventures together as only cousins can, I am sure. haha. </div>
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Of course we had to show everyone his spaghetti face. Everyone was amazed at how well he eats. Baby boy loves his food and will still pretty much eat anything. Although toddlerhood has certainly brought with it food quirks. While most are fleeting, they are entertaining and can be frustrating at the time. </div>
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He spent a solid week only eating bread and fruit. Luckily, he wasn't picky about the kind of bread so I made zucchini and pumpkin whole wheat muffins and that made me feel a little better about it. </div>
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He flew really well both directions both flights and handled it like a champ when we missed our flight home and had to completely change all our plans and seriously screwed with his sleeping schedule. </div>
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We flew into New York to meet one of our very best friends who was visiting from Colorado. Kellan walked all over - still with assistance at this point - and just enjoyed hanging out. He even got to try crepes for the first time. It was love at first bite.</div>
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Halloween turned out to be more fun than I anticipated this year. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm not a Halloween person at all, really. Last minute I decided to dress us up. We got cheap Chipotle because of it and went to a friend's party. Hunter was busy in the OR on a surgical rotation sooo it was just the two of us. </div>
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At Kellan's one year appointment (stats mentioned a couple posts back) his hemoglobin was measuring a little low so we had to go get his blood drawn for real and not just a fingerstick. I'm pretty sure this turned into the most traumatic day of his little life. Not only did he have to get 3 or 4 (?) shots, once we got to the hospital the door automatically opened too fast for me to dodge out of the way and BANGED Kellan in the head. It created quite a goose egg and left a nice bump. He was sooo sad and so was I . Luckily the blood draw went as well as it could have and didn't further the trauma of the day. </div>
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Hunter and I both ended up buying each other glasses for Christmas (unplanned) and so had spent a not unreasonable amount of time looking at them in the couple months leading up to it. As much as we loved these baby aviators, we couldn't justify the cost of high end glasses that would certainly be broken within a matter of weeks. They were pretty adorable though. </div>
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One of the best (or possibly the best) toy in Kellan's mind are the pots and pans. These are closely followed by any food he can reach from our shelf - which is becoming more and more the taller he gets. This is not an unusual scene in our kitchen. Our kitchen has taken up permanent residence in a pot in our cupboard instead of on the shelf at this point.</div>
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There have been a couple of times in the last few months where Kellan just went up to Hunter, curled up on his chest, and fallen asleep. Be still my heart. </div>
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Bath time is really hit or miss at our house. He either loves it or hates it. He is big enough and skilled enough to climb out by himself so if he's not feeling it, he just bails. If he is in the mood though, he splashes and blows bubbles and throws toys all around. It's pretty adorable. When he's done, he's done though. He's out and runs around like a mad man - naked - and I have to chase him around to even pretend to dry him off. </div>
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One of the very first things Kellan mimicked was "uh-oh" with his hands as pictured below. The words didn't join until just this last week but now he says it all. day. long. He even uses it appropriately at times. </div>
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I insisted on getting a real tree this last Christmas. Kellan's reaction was not disappointing. He was obsessed. We were even pretty lucky in that all but 4 of our ornaments were shatter proof. </div>
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More sleeping babies. This particular picture happened when I was at work. Kellan woke up, ate, and spent about half an hour with me then I took him into Hunter (who we woke up) so that I could go to work. About 30 minutes after me leaving he passed back out and slept nearly 2 more hours until Hunter had to wake him up to take him to church. </div>
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I made us stockings this year as well. We were very pleased with how they turned out. </div>
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Kellan has also started climbing. This was taken when he very first decided to be brave and climb on things. He hadn't quite figured out how to get down yet. He has since learned how to get off of/down from a lot of things including this box pictured, the high chair (he climbs right up to the top and stands in the seat), our bed (which is pretty high), and the stairs. We had a week or two where he was OBSESSED with going up and down and that was all we did. He still enjoys it, but he is more moderate in demanding going up and down. </div>
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A lot of playing with friends happened - particularly Cora. She spent the evening with us is this picture. </div>
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We also got to babysit a sweet little baby for a day which I loved more than Kellan did. haha. </div>
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He spent probably a month waking up really early and would fall asleep on the way to daycare almost everyday. I have the hardest time waking him up when he falls asleep and usually opt to take pictures instead (obviously, haha).</div>
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Kellan got to experience snow. This was the first time he did and has since had more than enough opportunity to experience it. </div>
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We visited the Yale Bookstore one day and they had a fun tunnel that he went back and forth in. </div>
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So much so that he passed out on the walk back to the car. He's in our Tula - which we got for Christmas - and we LOVE it! I seriously use it at least once a day. We go on walks with him in it, and more importantly use it in the kitchen (tangent to follow). He has decided that just being in the kitchen isn't enough and he needs me to be holding him at all times while I'm cooking. This obviously isn't practical, so the Tula makes that work. He actually loves that too - he can see what I'm doing and is very interested in it all. He'll even "stir" things with a utensil (usually a big spoon, spatula, or whisk) in the empty pots when he is playing on the ground. I've been trying to let him participate a little more when I am actually cooking. Just yesterday I was holding him when there was cauliflower steaming on the stove and he insisted I grab him a spoon then immediately put it in the cauliflower and started stirring. It is so much fun to see him make connections like that! He was so proud of himself, and obviously I was too.</div>
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Pushing Cora around at playgroup:</div>
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Wild naked post bath baby. This particular day he decided he liked the cape and walked around like this for a while. He rarely holds very still, thus the blurry picture. </div>
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Resting on the ottoman after climbing up:</div>
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More snow! This was on the first snow day I've every personally experienced. It was such a fun day! We all got the day off and because the snow itself was a flop in our area (we maybe only got half of what was predicted) we got to play in it without too much hassle.</div>
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Climbing on the ottoman in his room. This happens every day, multiple times a day. </div>
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He has also taken quite a liking to his stuffed animals. He'll give them all big hugs and carry this one and a little raccoon all over the house. </div>
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Winter walking adventures usually mean I walk with Kellan on my back. The snow and ice just isn't conducive to him enjoying himself. Plus, he really likes to grab the snow which is cold and makes his gloves wet - which he doesn't love. We were able to go on one walk with him walking before too much snow had accumulated and he loved it! He stopped at every garden gnome and was enthralled with all the little snow piles. It took us a solid half hour to get around a tiny block but was worth every single minute.</div>
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One of Kellan's newest obsessions is eating with utensils. He will eat everything with a spoon or fork - right down to blueberries. It's adorable, and messy, and time consuming, but so much fun to watch. Oatmeal is perhaps one of the messiest things but one of the most effective in sticking to the spoon so it doesn't get immediately dumped. It seems as if eating comes in waves - when he first started it was super messy because he wasn't sure what to do with the food so it just fell out. Eventually he got the hang of that and it wasn't too messy for a while. Then finger foods were introduced and they got smeared allllll over everything. Those got better too and then utensils were introduced. I'm hoping the extremely messy phase is almost behind us, but will happily embrace it if it's not. </div>
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Notice the fork in the snack cups trying to pick up veggie straws??</div>
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This picture was taken when he climbed up and sat down next to Hunter just like Hunter was sitting. He moved as soon as I pulled the camera out so this is the best picture I could get, but it's still cute. </div>
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Kellan seems to be getting over the cold. He has always taken his shoes and socks off with regularity, but now we are adding his hat and coat to the mix. He also has started putting up a fight whenever I try to put his coat on. He'll put his hat on (backwards 100% of the time) just because that's a new thing he's learned to do, but then promptly take it off again. He watches the dogs when they are outside almost longingly. I look forward to it warming up and experiencing outside with Kellan in a way he hasn't been able to up to this point. </div>
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Please note the bedhead in this picture too. It never goes away. haha. One day we'll get his haircut, probably soon, but I'm sure that'll take whatever baby is left in him right away and leave him all toddler. Which I definitely love, don't get me wrong, but it's just crazy that we are at this point already!</div>
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Another notable thing that I can't take picture of is talking! He babbles all the time, as always, but is really starting to try forming words. I'm sure I'll miss a few but words he says are:</div>
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nana (banana)</div>
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He grunts a lot and points to things, but is usually pretty clear about what he wants. He also quite often walks up to one of us and grabs our finger and takes us to wherever he wants us to go - usually the stairs. It's pretty adorable - but I think that about most things he does. </div>
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He is the proud owner of 12 teeth - 4 on top, 4 on bottom, and 4 molars. The first 3 came in at the same time with the 4th following last week, about a month later. The top right one is mostly still prongs and hasn't made it's full appearance, but was one of the original 3 to pop through. </div>
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And that, my friends, is our happy, loving, crazy 15 month old. There is never a dull day with Kellan around. I know I say this every time, but it really does just keep getting better and that still holds true. Toddlerhood is an adventure that I'm loving so far!</div>
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These are our first official family photos as a family of three besides the ones we took when Kellan was first born and an itty bitty baby. Do those even count as family photos?? I'm not sure. Anyway, around Kellan's first birthday seemed like an appropriate time so early November 2014 is when this actually happened. It seems so funny sitting here at the end of February 2015, the coldest month on record here in CT, and saying that it was such a cold day when we got these pictures taken. I want to say maaaaybe it was in the 40s? Ha! I don't even remember what that feels like at this point! Buuuut we were cold. It was seriously the only cold cold day in at least a two week stretch. We got all dressed up and put our coats on over the top of our just amount of match-y outfits (in my mind we were fully intending on taking the pictures coat free as to appear warm and happy) and never took them off. I left the photo shoot feeling so sad and disappointed that it was so cold and the pictures we wanted didn't happen because of that and because of a certain 1 year old's reaction to said cold and just like they were going to be a big flop. Hunter was insistent that everything would turn out just wonderfully and that I shouldn't be worried. Much to my surprise, he was completely right and I absolutely LOVE all of these. I got three of them made into canvases that are hanging in our house kind of love. </div>
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Thank you delayed, slow, New England leaf changing for allowing the slow pokes like us to still get fabulous fall pictures well into November.</div>
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Photo credit once again goes to Marci Dawn Photography. Thanks for putting up with us and hanging out in what we thought was the cold!</div>
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Having a child is definitely right at the top of the list of best things you can ever do with your life. This whole last year has just been such an adventure. It is soooo much fun! Yes, there are challenging times, but really, it just keeps getting better! It's crazy looking back at these pictures now that Kellan is almost 15 months old because so much has changed already! </div>
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A few notable things about our sweet 12 month old:</div>
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He took his first steps on October 30th on a frisbee field, which is very appropriate.</div>
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He continued to take steps with assistance until his birthday when he decided he could do it all on his own! He did continue to prefer crawling for about a month before completely converting to walking.</div>
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He cut his 7th tooth (bottom right) on his birthday as well - it was a big day. haha.</div>
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Official stats: 29 lbs even, 32 inches. </div>
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His first haircut came a couple days after these pictures were taken - so be sure and enjoy the curly mullet in all its glory in these pictures as this is the last time it will be seen. </div>
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We were SOOOO excited about him unwrapping birthday presents! We figure he would love it so much and we were not disappointed! However, a couple things of note for the future: 1 year olds prefer bags and tissue paper to wrapping paper and don't open the coolest toy first - no matter how excited you are about it! No other toys will exist or matter afterwards. </div>
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I was so excited to make his cake! It took a while to decide what kind of cake I would make for him, but in the end I decided on a white cake with orange (flavored and colored) frosting covered in clementines - which are maybe his favorite things in the entire world. </div>
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We were quite surprised at his reaction to having a whole cake placed in front of him - Kellan loves his food. We fully anticipated him diving right in and loving it. However, he wasn't sure what to think of it and didn't know what to do with all the sweet. He made lots of funny faces and sounds of dislike before deciding it was okay to eat a little of it. </div>
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Happy Birthday sweet boy!</div>
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It was so much fun celebrating his first year of life. I can't wait to see what the future holds. Raising a child is a trip to be sure. If you're on the fence about it, I say take the leap and have a baby. Life will never be the same again in such a wonderful way. </div>
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Without further ado, bring on toddlerhood!</div>
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End note: Big shout out to Marci Dawn Photography for the awesome pictures!</div>
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The last 3 months have flown by! So quickly in fact that I haven't really had time for updates (obviously). So, without further ado, here is Kellan's 8-11 month update!</div>
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This particular trip to the beach non of us were prepared to get wet. However, the water was much warmer than it had been previously and after getting his little feet wet, Kellan didn't want to leave! It was like a big bathtub. </div>
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He was soooo sad to leave. haha. Funny boy has an opinion now that has only become stronger as the months go on. It's great though because he is able to communicate much more clearly despite the lack of words at this point. </div>
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Food wise, Kellan has almost completely graduated to finger food and our food. He is great at feeding himself and continues to be a really good eater. He will still eat pretty much anything, but with an opinion comes favorites. If he likes one thing better than another he will eat all of it first and often throw the rest to the dogs. Not my favorite thing, haha. </div>
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Here was his first shot at Spaghetti. He LOVED it. </div>
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One of my favorite things about living in New England is the ability to visit a farm/orchard and pick our own strawberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, and raspberries. We made sure to do all of these except blueberries. </div>
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Kellan has become far more mobile the last few months. Right about 9 months he fully converted to hands and knees crawling. He also started pulling up to standing around the same time. Now, he cruises all over crawling, can stand on his own for a few seconds (up to 10 even), walks along everything and will probably be walking within a month or so. This means he has been able to get into a lot more mischief. One of his favorite things to play with are pots, pans, and tupperware. He even climbs right into the cupboard with the pots and pans. </div>
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Diaper changing is quite the adventure as well. He rolls over almost immediately everytime he is laid down. Sometimes I even let him go as far as standing up. He has taking a liking to the owls above his changing table and pounds on them almost daily. </div>
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In true New Englander style, we visited the the Big E for the first time! Kellan made sure that he got to partake of alllll of the food that we did. Pictured here is a turkey leg. </div>
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He also got his first round of school pictures! Daycare had picture day and we got this picture as well as a class picture. So cute and funny. </div>
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He's learned to stand up in his crib, but thankfully only does that at daycare so far. I walked into this scene picking him up one day. They had both just woken up from a nap and were laughing and talking to each other. It was a whole new level of adorable.</div>
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The dishwasher is also one of his new favorites. He previously just played on the outside while I was doing dishes, but very recently graduated to climbing ON the dishwasher. He was so quiet while doing it I literally just turned around and he was there. </div>
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Just this last weekend we went and got pumpkins. Kellan rode around in the wagon and played amongst the pumpkins to his hearts content. </div>
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All in all, it's been a fast and furious few months. This age really is just so much fun! He so talkative and moving all over and just so. much. fun. I can't wait to see what the next phase brings!</div>
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Another thing we were able to do during Hunter's break was take our first official family vacation! We went up to Gloucester, MA and spent the weekend in a cute little cottage. It was beautiful, calm, and relaxing. </div>
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Including sushi for the first time since I became pregnant! It was goooood sushi too.</div>
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Our baby was such a champ the whole time. He played, and napped, and just had a really good time. </div>
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We had dinner and desert with Cherie who was stoked to feed Kellan some of her ice cream! </div>
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Even though we were both wished it was a little longer, it was a very nice vacation. It was nice and rejuvenating and hopefully helped up gear up for another crazy year of school. If you're looking for a quintessential New England vacation I highly recommend Gloucester! </div>
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Our anniversary trip got to happen in August this year. Something about scheduling on school breaks. haha. So we went the second week in August, a solid month before our actual anniversary.</div>
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It was my turn to plan our anniversary trip this year and after much debate I opted to take us to Washington D.C.! My mom came out to watch Kellan for us so we were able to spend a few days - baby free for the first time. Despite the fact that it rained almost the whole time, we really had a good time and got in lots of sightseeing and good eats.</div>
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The Capitol Building:</div>
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It's quite beautiful in the rain.</div>
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A nice view of the national mall all fogged and rained over. If you look closely, you can see the Washington Monument.</div>
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And a front view of the Capitol Building.</div>
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On our last day in D.C, we made a stop at the temple. We were so happy to have the chance to go. It's a lot harder to make frequent temple trips when you live hours away and have a small child who is still very dependent on you. </div>
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After the temple we made a stop at Arlington National Cemetery. That was a very humbling experience. It really makes you appreciate all the sacrifices that have been made to keep our nation safe.</div>
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On our way home we stopped at a place in Anapolis that had a six pound shake. We made a special effort to go there. Between the two of us we managed to finish it off! </div>
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I felt pretty full towards the end of the shake, but Hunter (who ate faaarr more than I did) almost lost it on the way back to our car but ultimately managed to feel better. </div>
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All in all we had a great time! We were really able to enjoy ourselves - and being with just each other. Kellan and my mom had a great time and no problems. Everything went really well. We loved DC - probably me a little more than Hunter - and will definitely be going back multiple times in the future. </div>
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Honorable mention that isn't pictured: parts of the Smithsonian. We visited the Air and Space Museum (where I desparately wanted to buy Kellan an astronaut outfit but didn't because of size) and the National History Museum which we could have spend so much more time in. </div>
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It feels like I just wrote Kellan's 7 month post and here we are again at 8 months! When they say time only goes faster when you get older and when you have kids believe them. It's 100% true.</div>
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Month 7-8 seems like it was a really big month for Kellan! It seems like he's doing all sorts of new things and just continuing to grow and develop. I know I say this every time, but it really is so much fun! I'm really loving this mom gig. </div>
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To start the month off, we took a quick trip to Boston where we were able to have dinner and visit with Hunter's mom who was there on business. Here's a picture of our delirious baby at the harbor around 9 pm. Waaaaaayy past bedtime. haha.</div>
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We have visited the beach multiple times now. Kellan loves the sand but isn't sure how he feels about the water. I think it's the cold that causes him to scream bloody murder with even the slightest touch. After he gets used to it a little he does better but is still wary. We're working on that.</div>
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Despite his hesitation with the ocean (Long Island Sound to be specific), he LOVES the little pool! He'll sit in there and splash and play around for as long as I will let him. This is also true of the bathtub. </div>
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Daddy had Kellan for the day a few times this month while I was was at work and one of those days took him shopping. Dad got a USA futbol (ha!) jersey and Kellan got a whole outfit complete with socks and a tiny World Cup Ball. </div>
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He's really started to interact with everyone. Here he is with a couple kids from daycare. He loves playing with them and gets so excited to see them every morning when we get there. </div>
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Kellan LOVES Kenobi! Ameya too, but it's just not the same as the love that Kellan and Kenobi share. Kenobi will literally let Kellan do whatever he wants - pull his fur, hold his tooth, touch his paw - and just sit there. Kellan laughs and smiles, flaps his arms and kicks his legs every time he sees Kenobi. It's the cutest.</div>
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He officially upgraded to a big boy carseat this month! We opted for the Britax Marathon and got a plush covered one. It's nice and soft and HUGE! I'm still adjusting to it and the large size and I can't imagine putting a newborn in it! I know that it's perfectly safe for 5-65 lbs but it's just so big! haha. I'm sure as we use it more and get more used to it instead of the bucket seat it will make more sense to me.</div>
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Side note: He's not super happy in this picture, obviously, haha. At the time he had a fever (from his first official named illness - Coxsackie Virus or Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease) and was also in the process of cutting his top left front tooth. He cut the second top front tooth the day before his 8 month mark so he does have both, one is just a week and a half behind. </div>
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If you look closely in the picture below, you can see the one top tooth. He rocked the scraggle tooth, haha. The mess on his face is because he learned how to drink from a straw this month! I got straw sippy cups for him to try and after a couple days he got the hang of it. He thought he was sooooo cool the day he learned how to drink from the straw and has started drinking a lot more water than before - which is great news. This was taken the next day after I shared my frappachino with him. I was impressed that he was able to drink from that straw as well because it was so much different than the sippy cup straw but he didn't have any problem! Everytime I picked it up to have a drink after letting him try some he demanded that I share.</div>
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We have been loving this perfect summer weather and spending as much time as possible outside!</div>
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Kellan is officially crawling! He only army crawls, but he can sure pull himself around pretty quickly and is ALL over! His favorite things to crawl to: the dog's water dish, any vent, and any dog toy. </div>
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He's started waving and clapping! He waves to pretty much everyone when we arrive or leave somewhere. His wave looks suspiciously like hail Hitler, haha, but he's starting to move his arm up and down a little. It's super cute. Clapping started right around the 8 month mark. He'll even mimic you if you clap at him, although that's still hit or miss. </div>
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Now that he's a big boy and can sit up, he HATES being on his back. Diaper changes, in the tub, or wherever - he is a big boy. Don't even think about making him lay down. haha.</div>
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His hair has really started to come in! He's working on a nice little baby mullet that we might have to cut sooner than I wanted. He's also starting to get little hairs on his arms and legs. </div>
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Food wise, he loves solid foods! We added more fruits and veggies to his repertoire this month as well as turkey, beef, and eggs. He's really started liking to feed himself. He's even started to try and grab the food off the spoon. Because of this and his ability to chew, I've started making his foods chunkier and trying to give him some sort of finger food at least once a day. For the most part, the dogs only get a little bit of food. </div>
Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-32749136512197809702014-06-30T11:40:00.000-06:002014-06-30T11:40:12.787-06:00Tales of a Working MomI'm not sure what I expected would happen when I had a baby work wise. I suppose for a long time I just assumed I would stay home - because that's just what you do and is the preferred route of a lot of women. But when we decided we wanted to have a baby when Hunter was in school I knew that meant I would continue working - and that's okay! We knew that the timing was right for a baby even if it was going to be extra difficult at this time in our lives.<br />
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We weren't sure how everything would work out when we had the baby, but we just knew that it would. If we would do our part, the Lord would fill in the rest. We had to keep that faith or else we would have gone crazy with worry. The job I got when we moved out was a graveyard position. It wasn't ideal, but it worked. It was a job and the graveyard shift differential is pretty hefty, to be honest. While I kept trying to come up with an excuse for why I couldn't go to graves once I finished my training, everything was smooth sailing in my pregnancy and I just had to do it. It really worked well for those few months I did it, my coworkers were wonderful, and the work itself was interesting.<br />
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After baby came, we quickly realized there was NO way I could continue working nights. I was originally only given 6 weeks of leave so that meant figuring things out fast. I started looking for other jobs and applied for a number of different things. I interviewed with a few different places and things looked promising. Once my 6 weeks was up I wasn't ready to go back. Kellan was still too small and I didn't feel nearly established enough to be able to leave my baby for a good chunk of the day - or night as it still was at that point. I went into work with full intentions of quitting. Quite to my surprise, my supervisor countered my concerns of not being ready and not being able to come back on nights by saying "That's fine, take as long as you need and we'll figure something out. I need a tech and you need a job so let's see what we can do." As it turns out, there were a couple opportunities that had popped up in the couple weeks preceding me coming in that could potentially work.<br />
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After a few weeks, it ended up that I was offered a day position in Immunology. I had never worked in immunology before but was willing to give it a shot because the timing was infinitely better. Luckily, there was a spot open at the hospital run daycare and we were able to get Kellan in there no problem.<br />
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Things just kind of fell into place at that point - further attesting to the fact that this is what I needed to be doing. The job was and still is perfect, really. I am able to time my breaks when I need them and as long as I get my work done, it doesn't really matter when I take them. I am able to visit Kellan during lunchtime every day and feed him. The ladies that take care of him during the day are WONDERFUL. They obviously care so much about him and even miss him when he's gone for a couple days. They do exactly what I say I want done schedule wise and care wise. Honestly, things probably couldn't have gone better with my transition back into work post baby.<br />
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We have been so blessed with the way everything has worked out. Kellan's happy, I am happy, Hunter is happy, and we are all able to accomplish the things that we need to in order to have a functional and progressing family.<br />
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Will I continue working? Probably for at least a few more years. Definitely full time until Hunter is established in a job as a PA and likely until we have another child. Full time day care just wouldn't be worth it at that point - it's EXPENSIVE, but worth it to know my child is in good hands. Honestly, I'll probably want to stay part time at that point. I enjoy working and I am able to more fully appreciate and love on my baby when I'm with him. Maybe things will change when we actually get to that point, but for now things are working as well as they possibly could.Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-511969801569740032014-06-24T18:37:00.002-06:002014-06-24T18:47:33.903-06:00Our Baby is 7 Months Old!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I don't even know how it happened, but somehow my baby is 7 months old. I know I've mentioned it before, but it's still true so I'll say it again - life just gets more and more fun with everyday.</div>
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Weight: 20 lbs 14 oz (94th percentile)</div>
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Height: 29 inches (above 99th percentile - his little dot was literally off the chart)</div>
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As I mentioned last post, we took some 6 month pictures! It's pretty difficult to get two 6 month olds who weren't quite sitting at the time (they both are now!) to stay balanced long enough to get both of their attention and make them both smile. Needless to say, that didn't actually happen. haha. Besides, that pink hat was waaaay too interesting to Kellan for him to pay attention to anything else.</div>
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...roll all around in the blanket. It was so soft and he just wanted to put it in his mouth and roll in it rather than sit on it and smile. haha.</div>
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Since it's warm now, we have been able to explore a little and experience New England. One of our first stops was Mystic, CT. It's an old whaling town with a lot of history. We went to both the Seaport and walked around the little shops in old town. We also spent a lot of money on homemade pasta and vinegar and ate like kings from home for the next couple days. </div>
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As I hinted at earlier, Kellan is officially sitting up now! There was no specific day that it happened, it was just a gradual process - 30 seconds one day, 1 minute the next, then 5, 10, etc. </div>
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Here he is sitting in the cart at Target like a big boy. Side note: why did I forget how awesome Target is? I've been maybe twice in the last few years and since this initial time last month have been back at least twice now. </div>
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Another bonus of warm weather: weekly league Ultimate Frisbee games. Kellan absolutely loves hanging out outside and loves playing with the frisbee. He even has his own frisbee now.</div>
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He's still loving all things food! We've branched out a little now and tried new things like yogurt, quinoa, rice rusks and puffs as well as a slew of new fruits and veggies. He does well with both purees and chunkier foods. He is doing so well with foods that he dropped a feeding milk wise. He now nurses 4 times a day (no need for bottles at this point - timing works perfectly for me to be able to feed him every time) and has a solid food breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He's started using a sippy cup and does pretty well with it. He does make a watery mess every now and then and thinks it's funny to spit out the water sometimes, but overall does a great job. </div>
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Hunter spent a weekend in Ohio playing frisbee so we went to Boston and hung out with my friend Cherie. I was able to go to the temple and after that we just walked around Harvard mostly and drove around downtown. Kellan did great in the car both ways and was an angel baby all day as usual.</div>
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There were rows on rows on rows of beautiful, bright red strawberries. I was amazed every single time I moved at how many strawberries there were.</div>
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Within about 5 seconds of me sitting Kellan down he had picked a nice, ripe strawberry and put it right in his mouth. He wasted no time. I let him eat a few strawberries while we were there and he was thrilled. Also, very messy - but it was totally worth it.</div>
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Kellan can now say "dada"! Sometimes it's more like da-da-da-da-da or ta-ta-ta-ta, but regardless, dada is definitely in there and will officially be known as his first word! Sometimes he'll just move his jaw up and down without making any sound which is really funny to watch. He also just screams - happy screams - a lot. You can tell when he's excited or happy. He's always been talkative and that continues to be the case. </div>
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He would rather drink from my water bottle than anything else - and does fairly well as long as I don't pour it out too fast. Every time I take a drink he opens his mouth expectantly. The same is true for what I'm eating, although to a lesser extent. </div>
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He's started to give the biggest, cheesiest smiles. He scrunches his little nose up and shows off his little teeth. It. Is. The. Cutest. Thing. Also, really hard to catch on camera.</div>
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We were given a jumper that hangs from the door way and he absolutely loves it! He'll jump in there for as long as I will let him. He even jumped himself to his first little blister on his big toe. He was only in there for 20 minutes or so and was jumping so much that he blistered it up. He was happy the whole time though and didn't even seem to notice, which is good. I didn't know anything was up until I took him out and went to put him in the bath.</div>
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Overall he's just such a happy baby. He's almost always content and only fusses when he needs something. He loves everyone and everything and has taken a particular liking to Kenobi as of late. He also really likes to be greeted when someone walks in - particularly by his dad. He'll usually respond with a scream and a smile. </div>
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And that's a wrap for 6-7 months. I can't wait to see what the next month will bring! Maybe crawling?? He was really interested in being able to move until he really mastered sitting up - now he seems much more content to just sit so we'll see!</div>
Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-16248872926042625422014-05-25T19:18:00.000-06:002014-05-25T19:18:32.744-06:006 Months Old!Okay - major blog slacker in the house. Life has been so busy, wonderful, crazy, awesome, stressful, amazing...and any other appropriate adjectives you can come up with. Having a baby has completely changed our lives and we are loving the ride! Every single day gets more and more fun! Here's a quick rundown of the whirlwind first 6 months of his life and hopefully I'll be a little more consistent from here on out.<br />
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Looking at this picture now, it's crazy to me how tiny he was! He spent lots of time resting on mine and Hunter's legs just like this - until he grew too tall to do so.</div>
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Thank goodness my sink was big enough to hold him in there for a long time. This is tiny one week old Kellan.</div>
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These next couple were taken on his first Christmas. Little Cora is just 3 days younger than Mr. Kellan. This picture is deceiving - Kellan is MUCH bigger than Cora - particularly at this age.</div>
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Both Grandma's got to visit over Christmas.</div>
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His first big smiles started to really show up at about a month and a half old.</div>
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Buuuut, he wasn't always smiley, particularly in the evenings. Little man was not a fan for the first few months. 3 months was the magic number though - everything got much better right around then. Not that things were ever bad, but every day still just keeps getting more and more fun!</div>
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Dressing babies is So. Much. Fun. I can't get enough of it.</div>
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And here we are at 11 weeks. Little man put on the weight real fast real quick. </div>
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Remember this one week picture? Quite the comparison, huh?</div>
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Kellan was always pretty good at tummy time. From the beginning he has very good head control and was so strong - and continues to be.</div>
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Hunter's white coat ceremony came right before Kellan hit the 4 month mark. It was our first big, important thing to take Kellan to. He spent the entire time working on and eventually having a blowout - making his once a week poop happen during the most important hour of the week. haha. No matter, I brought a nice change of clothes and I was still able to see everything.</div>
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We slowly got more and more brave in taking Kellan out. This was his first experience bowling. Coincidentally, it was both mine and Hunter's first experience duck pin bowling. I didn't even know that was a thing.</div>
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The fog over Connecticut finally started to lift around mid April and we were so happy to finally get to spend significant amounts of time outside not all bundled up. Yes, he's still wearing a jacket but we celebrated the 50s when we first started to get them. This particular day happened in March - well before we could remember what it felt like to have temperatures over 30 degrees.</div>
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First St. Patrick's Day!</div>
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Right after the 4 month mark we trekked out to Utah. He was a champ on the plane and handled all the car rides really well - which was awesome because he had HATED the car up to this point. Luckily, that has resolved significantly. </div>
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He loved meeting Uncle Kenny and took an immediate liking to him. My theory is that Kenny treated him very similarly to how Hunter treats him so he felt very comfortable.</div>
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He's been working on sitting up for a long time now and still hasn't quite mastered the art - although he's close now. We always joke that if he doesn't learn to sit up it'll be because he doesn't want to bend anything and would rather stand. </div>
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We were able to go to Utah compliments of our good friend Julie. We were there celebrating the impending birth of her sweet little girl. We were able to visit a lot of friends and family. I will never be able to thank her enough for her generosity. </div>
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Right after we got home little man discovered his toes and there's been no going back since then. He grabs them regularly and quite enjoys sucking on them. </div>
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About 4 and a 1/2 months old he became obsessed with EVERYTHING that we were eating and drinking. He wanted it all! </div>
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It was at this point that we decided it was time to start real foods. Here he is trying rice cereal for the very first time. Obviously he was super thrilled about it.</div>
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Although the first day was a failure, the second day went much better and the third time really was the charm. There's been no turning back since then. I got a baby food maker for my birthday - which I was STOKED about. I really enjoy making his food. He likes almost everything he has tried - the one exception being pears. He hated them and literally was making himself gag and throw them up. So far he can eat squash, peas, carrots, bananas, green beans, blueberries, asparagus, and corn as well as rice and oatmeal. His favorites seem to be bananas and asparagus. At this point, he eats a bowl of oatmeal with fruit in the morning and has a nice bowl of veggies in the evening. He is a champ at eating and has even started trying to chew a little. He opens his mouth wide every time we sit him down to eat.</div>
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Rolling back to belly happened about the same time real foods did and that certainly rocked our worlds. Kellan was sleeping so well until then. Once he learned to roll when he woke up at night instead of just going back to sleep he would roll over then panic and scream - which makes no sense because he learned to roll belly to back right at 3 months. This happened multiple times a night. Luckily after a few weeks he seemed to get a handle on things and has come to terms with his new trick. Now I understand why babies sleep in cribs and everyday I come into him in a different position.</div>
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Lucky guy got to meet his great grandma! I'm so glad she was able to come out with my parents and spend a weekend with us. It was so much fun for everyone!</div>
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4 generations with the ladies...</div>
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...and 4 generations of the Heidenreich line.</div>
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His absolute favorite toy at this point is this bouncer. He'll play it in forever! I'm pretty sure this is how I've been able to cook dinner for the last couple months. He'll squeal and play and spin all around. Thank you Baby Einstein.</div>
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Thank goodness for spring! That never ending winter was really starting to get on my nerves. And everyone else's I think.</div>
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Blueberry mess, but it was oh so good!</div>
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Two days before his 1/2 birthday Kellan cut his first two teeth! They are the bottom two and we are so proud of them. He worked hard for them! He was extra fussy, suuuuuper congested, and didn't really want to eat for a couple days. It was to the point that I was starting to think he had an ear infection but then he woke up with teeth and suddenly started feeling better. They are still tiny at this point so it's hard to see them, but we took some 6 month pictures that I am so excited to get back and you can see some little stubs in them. </div>
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Happy 6 months little man! We are so happy to have you to light up our lives!</div>
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One of the many things I learned about the whole having a baby process is that the hospital (at least the Yale - New Haven hospital) offers a newborn photo shoot. This is a genius idea on the photography company's part because they offer it free of charge, give the parents a code to view all the pictures online, and I'm willing to bet that more people than not end up buying them. We loved most of the pictures and knew that we would regret it if we didn't have them to document this momentous occasion. So, without further ado, here is our sweet Kellen at about a day and a half old.</div>
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Side note: we have decided this must have been the position he assumed in utero. During the first couple weeks of life, before he got too big, this was one of the most comforting positions for him. Anytime he would be frustrated or upset if we put him in this position it solved most of his problems. </div>
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It all started on November 22nd. I had just finished my sixth graveyard shift in a row at 7 am. I took Hunter to class and the dogs on a walk. Our plans for that evening were to go to dinner at a fish place we had been waiting to try (Stowe's) and see Hunger Games. Because of this, Hunter had opted to wear nicer clothes instead of just something comfortable because of this. I went to bed around 9 am. Around noon, Kenobi started to make a lot of noise and put his paws on the bed right by my belly then loudly clang them to the floor. He repeated this 4 or 5 times before it finally woke me up enough that I realized I needed to pee - like a typical 39 week pregnant lady. I got up with the intention of going to the bathroom then taking the dogs out - because that must have been why Kenobi was freaking out. However, my plans changed when my water broke when I went to the bathroom. Hooray for no messy clean up or soaked sheets! haha. Needless to say, our Friday night plans were definitely changed in that moment. I called my doctor and got an appointment to make sure all was in order before heading to the hospital. I had about 45 minutes before I had to leave my house so I finished preparing my things, took the dogs out, and then did the dishes - I don't know why I opted to spend my time that way, but it worked. The doctor confirmed that my water had broken and that he could see hair (which totally freaked me out!). </div>
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Shortly after things really ramped up my body started really freaking out. I was hot hot one minute then freezing cold the next. Then came the nausea. I couldn't keep anything down. I ate a bowl of cereal before I went to the hospital (cheers for no more carb restrictions!) and quickly lost that. They tried to have me eat some Jello. I took maybe 3 bites and lost that too. I tried drinking water and I couldn't even keep that down. It. Was. Miserable. By 7 pm I couldn't take it anymore and asked for the epidural. I think that I might have been able to handle the pain of it if I hadn't been so sick or maybe if I had had more sleep, but I didn't so drugs it was. It took about an hour before they were able to give me the epidural (they had to check me - I was dilated to a 4 - and get the anesthesiologist) and a lot of painful contractions including the few I had to suffer through sitting on the bed (which is the WORST possible position for back labor) while they were prepping me for the procedure. </div>
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We continued on for the next few hours with nothing very eventful happening. Around 9 pm I was checked again and was dilated to a 6. We just hung out, slept on and off, watched random tv, and tried to decide on a name for our baby because there wasn't much time left before that decision had to be made. Around midnight things started to get a little more interesting. The fetal heart rate started to drop with every contraction. It wasn't too bad at first and was fixed by me changing positions every half hour or so. Closer to 1 am it started to get worse. His heart rate was dropping with every contraction and starting to drop lower than acceptable and taking a long time to rebound. I had to change positions with every contraction in order to get it back up. At 1:45 his heart rate dropped to the 50s and took about two minutes to get back up. The doctor came in at this point and checked me, I was fully dilated, and said we have to start pushing with the next contraction. He also said that if things didn't get better we would first try vacuuming him out depending on how well the pushing went and if that wasn't successful we would have to go in for an emergency c-section. People started filing into the room to be prepared to rush me into surgery if needed. The contraction came and I pushed with everything I had. Baby moved a loooot with that first push, but it was still touch and go. The doctor moved his head around a little bit which helped minimally and then I pushed again with the next contraction and that helped a lot. His heart rate jumped right back up to where it should and stayed that way. It even rebounded a little higher than normal, which apparently happens sometimes but they had to check me for a fever to make sure I wasn't getting toxic - which I wasn't. We pushed with every contraction for the next 30 minutes or so and then his heart rate started to fall again so I changed positions back to my hands and knees and pushed in that position for a while. Around 2:45 the doctor came in again and had me roll back over to push from my back again and at this point we started to make significant progress again (I was told not to be frustrated if this part took a long time since we started to push before I was ready). At 3:13 am on November 23, 2013, our sweet boy was born weighing 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 3/4 inches long. </div>
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For the first hour or so of his life he kept holding onto his face like this. He would put his little thumb in his mouth and hold onto the whole thing. It was so funny. In every ultrasound we had of him his hand blocked his face so it was very fitting. </div>
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And the final picture before we went home! Hunter was in a mandatory there is no way you can miss it kind of class that Monday morning but he was able to sneak out to see us off and into the car. We were especially lucky to have him be able to see us off because Yale was on lockdown that day due to a suspected shooter (which ended up being a hoax). One of his teachers took pity on him since it was all going down on the old campus and they had no problem discharging me 100 feet away and snuck him out. I greatly appreciated that. </div>
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It took us almost a full day to determine what we should name him, but we decided on Kellan. It just seemed to fit him more than anything else we had been considering. The next closest contender was Asher (which jumped to the top after he was born). </div>
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Over the past year or so I have become much more of a do-it-yourself kind of person. I have mostly dealt in the realm of food doing things such as making my own vanilla extract, beans, bread doughs, etc. It's not that I'm terrified of what is in the store bought versions, it just brings a sense of satisfaction knowing that I can and did do it by myself! I have also learned that more often than not the homemade version is just as good, if not better, and usually a lot cheaper than the store bought one. </div>
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Since we moved out to Connecticut I have been debating making my own laundry soap. We had a pretty good supply already and it's not like we go through a ton (though I'm guessing that will change here real soon) so I haven't had a need to buy any yet - and I probably wouldn't have for at least another month. I've heard really good things about homemade laundry soap though and decided that since I'm also trying to be thrifty, having become the sole income provider, that now was a perfect time to try it out. I opted to make it before baby came so that I won't have to worry about it when I am still adjusting to life with a newborn. </div>
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A friend and veteran laundry soap maker suggested <a href="http://www.howdoesshe.com/cheaper-and-better-diy-laundry-detergent/">this</a> recipe so that is the one I used. Everything about it was super easy! I was worried about finding all the ingredients, but they were all there in the detergent aisle right by each other like they were catering to us do-it-yourselfers. </div>
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I opted to use the Purex Crystals for baby because they are hypoallergenic and dye free and since we don't know if our little guy will have any sensitivities like that, I figured better safe than sorry. The for baby kind only came in 28 oz bottles, so I bought two of those. Some of the reviews mention that the scent becomes overpowering with the two big bottles worth of crystals so I figure if I want it more smelly it will be easy enough to add another bottle, but I'll start from here and see how I feel. After just mixing it, I am very pleased with the scent and my whole kitchen smells lovely. haha. </div>
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I also bought a 6 gallon container with a lid to store it in. I didn't have anything big enough to mix it all in or store it and this was prettier than a 5 gallon bucket (not that it really matters though, haha).</div>
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And finished product!</div>
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Here is my cost breakdown for comparison purposes:</div>
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It's supposed to last for a reeeeaaally long time - which I can see happening because it makes a ton. While it might be a larger expense initially, in the long run it does appear that it will be cheaper overall - even with the container included in the price. My frugal side is very pleased about that. I should note that the bigger Purex Crystals were only $8 something, so it would be a little cheaper if you went that route.</div>
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Here's to hoping it is as effective as I have heard it is and will be the only laundry soap we use from this point forward! I am excited to give it a try! So much so in fact that I might have to try a load or two before I finish the rest of the laundry soap I already had. Hooray for being domestic and resourceful!</div>
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There is a term baby in that belly!</div>
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I know they recently changed the rules to full term being 39 weeks, so I'll just settle with calling our little man term because even according to the new rules, 37 weeks is considered "early" term. Plus, I made it through most of my pregnancy with 37 being considered full term so I should get to abide by those standards still, right? haha. </div>
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Besides being nauseous every minute of my life for the first 14 weeks (well technically not the whole 14 - I did okay until 6 which is when it really hit), this has been a really easy pregnancy. I have had very few of the horrible symptoms associated with being pregnant. Even still, I have suffered very little back pain which is beyond common by now. I'm not super uncomfortable either - yes, it is a tragedy anytime I need to retrieve something from the floor, and I can't wait to sleep on my stomach again, but those are just minor inconveniences compared to what I could be feeling. Probably the most prominent symptom I have had is I swear I am going blind. Which happens, I'm told, compliments of the hormones. Some days are definitely worse than others but they say not to do anything about it because it should go away at delivery. I did randomly have an eye test when I started working out here and I score 20/25 - which isn't the goal, but still not to the point that they even treat yet. But again, of all the things I could be experiencing, I feel like this is pretty minimal.</div>
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However, I have made up for my lack of unpleasant symptoms by being in the minority on a lot of random things pregnancy related. None of them bad, just different from the norm. The biggest one is the two vessel cord, because there is a small chance of problems there but obviously not with my baby. There were also the choroid plexus cysts, which are completely gone now and were a normal part of our baby's development. Then I failed my glucose screen and had to do the 3 hour glucose tolerance test - which was perfectly normal, thankfully. Next up, I was (hopefully not anymore) anemic and have been taking Iron supplements my whole third trimester. We found out this week that I am Group B Strep positive so I will need antibiotics in labor and if my water breaks before I go into labor I will be induced. None of these things have had a negative impact or are really a big deal, but for some reason I am one of the lucky few that gets to experience all of them. Again though, that's okay because they haven't really effected my life negatively or really at all besides a few extra minutes of my time here and there. </div>
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Anyway, that is my pregnancy is a wrap! Here's to hoping that labor goes as smoothly as the pregnancy did and that future pregnancies will follow suit!</div>
Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-85521515238210976492013-11-07T23:39:00.002-07:002013-11-07T23:39:28.940-07:00Maternity Shoot + Another Growth Check + Random Thoughts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
9 weeks ago I had the opportunity to go home and have a baby shower. I am soooo glad I did! It was so good to see everyone and celebrate this sweet baby boy with friends and family who now live so far away. I would like to give a special thanks again to all those who came and brought/shipped gifts to help us prepare for our baby's arrival. </div>
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While I was there, I was able to do a Maternity shoot with one of my old coworkers, the <a href="http://tiffandhunter.blogspot.com/2012/07/photo-session.html">same one who did our family photos</a> a year and a half or so ago. You can find more of her work <a href="http://gretasohaphotography.blogspot.com/">here</a>. Here are some of my favorites:</div>
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I was 28 weeks along when these photos were taken and I thought my belly was so big then. Little did I know just how big it would get! Looking back, my belly was solo tiny then!</div>
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As for a more current update, baby is looking great! He is still big, and I got to have another ultrasound this week to see just how big he is so my doctors know what they are dealing with at delivery. The verdict: at 36 weeks 4 days he was estimated to be 7 lbs 11 oz, which puts him in the 95th percentile. Um, wow? haha. However, the doctor estimates that he will be around 8 1/2 or 9 lbs at birth which I feel great about! I'm not sure how that relates to him currently being 95th percentile because I feel like 8 1/2 to 9 isn't 95th percentile big. We'll see technically any day now! </div>
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It's funny how for the last 6 or 7 weeks all I have wanted is for it to be time. I've had lots of thoughts of "am I there yet?" or "can I please just be 37 weeks?" and now that I"m there my thoughts have shifted to "go ahead and hang out just a little longer baby" and "a couple more weeks would be great". haha. Don't get me wrong - I am soooo excited and getting more so every single day! It would just be such better timing in a couple weeks. Not that I really have any say in it, this one is all up to baby!</div>
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Also, we seem to be in a bit of a naming crisis. We have been settled with two names for weeks, but now that the time is here, it seems like such a big deal! Naming a child is such a huge responsibility. This little boy will be stuck with the name that we give him FOREVER! Current options include (in no particular order): Kieran, Liam, Kyran, Kellan, Asher, and Breccan. Maybe we'll settle on one of those or choose something completely different. One thing we know for certain though: they don't let you leave the hospital until the baby has a name, so we'll have to decide fairly quickly after he's born. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated! Not that I feel that others opinions are super important in the naming of our child, but because any thoughts that others may have will resonate with us and spur us in a particular direction. </div>
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That's all I've got for now! Maybe the next update will be of the birth of our child! </div>
Tiffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451019886521252808noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8949353289742377271.post-57985136978936409792013-10-23T23:07:00.000-06:002013-10-23T23:07:33.736-06:00One Last Outing as Two!<div style="text-align: center;">
This last Friday we were able to take a quick trip to Boston (about 3 hours away from New Haven)! We felt that it was really important that we make the time to go to the temple one last time before baby comes and this provided a perfect opportunity. While things didn't work out exactly how we had planned, it was still a wonderful experience and I'm glad we were able to go. </div>
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Our first stop was to pick up Cherie! Hooray for having close friends on the East Coast! Traffic was our main issue, which is apparently very common in Boston (or all of the East Coast in general as we have learned). Unfortunately, because of this she wasn't able to go to the temple with us, but we got to catch up a little and chat for a little while before we proceeded on to the temple and she headed back home. </div>
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Next stop: Dinner! Hunter had done his research and chosen a place known for it's awesome Lobster Rolls. I mean, you have to eat a Lobster Roll in Boston, right? </div>
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Also Clam Chowder. These are both quintessential New England meals and we were not disappointed! I can't even begin to describe the goodness of the clam chowder - and the biscuits you can see floating around in it. Amazing. That could also do with my lack of carbs as of late but Hunter was on cloud 9 too so I don't think I'm too far off the mark.</div>
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After that we headed home. It was quick, a nice much needed getaway, and we will definitely be going back for a much more thorough tour baby in tow! We were happy to be able to have a nice, fancy meal for the last time in a while and just take a break from work, class, and studying for a minute to enjoy each other's company. </div>
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And to end this post, here is a random shot of Ameya:</div>
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Isn't she so cute all tucked in to her nice little perch on our love seat? This isn't staged at all by the way, all her own doing. </div>
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1.) I am now carb restricted. Awesome, haha. Nothing super intense, but I have to limit my bread, pasta, rice and potato intake to twice a day. At first this was rather difficult because I felt like I was hungry all. the. time. But, I think I have adjusted okay because I seem to be more full with less and less carbs. I am trying to be really good about this because ultimately, it is me who will be most affected by a large baby. I'm sure that delivering an 8 or 9 pound baby (looking more like at least 9...) would be much easier than a 10 or 11 pound baby (please no!!!).</div>
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2.) I get to have another ultrasound at 36 weeks to see just how big my baby is. I'm not sure exactly the full reasoning behind this, but I'm sure I will learn more next week at my appointment. Hooray for seeing our baby one more time before actually being able to hold him!</div>
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For the most part I am still feeling great. I have definitely been very lucky in the easy pregnancy department. I have also definitely reached the point where I feel huge and had my first real experience of "I don't want to be pregnant anymore". I think this feeling mostly stemmed from the fact that I am quickly running out of clothing that fits because I haven't bought any fall maternity clothes and have a hard time justifying doing so when it could be as little as two weeks, five or six max before I have a baby. </div>
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Crazy how time flies, isn't it? I can't believe we have already been married for 3 years! It's been a crazy good ride, particularly in the last year and promises to only get better. We continued with the tradition we started last year that one of us plans the festivities without the other having any knowledge. It was Hunter's turn this year, and believe me he didn't disappoint - even with very limited time frame and funds. </div>
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First off though, we'll start with the actual day of our anniversary. It fell on a Wednesday which means that Hunter had school and I had work. A bunch of party animals we are, I know. haha. We had a nice dinner that night though followed by ice cream from Ashley's, of course! It's amazing to me just how much I love ice cream these days. </div>
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We had our trip that Hunter planned this last weekend. It was quick, but incredible. We were able to spend all of Saturday in New York and see a surprising amount of things. </div>
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The first stop we made: 9/11 Memorial. We both agreed that it was really well done. It was peaceful and calm and very respectful of all those who lost their lives that day. </div>
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There was one tree that is still standing from pre-9/11 days. It is a pear tree that has been through some serious rehab, but still continues to live on. It is called the Survivor Tree.</div>
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After going to the 9/11 Memorial, we headed to the very southern tip of Manhattan to see the Statue of Liberty. We took pictures of the never ending city that is New York along the way.</div>
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We barely got to explore the southern tip of the park. You could seriously spend days there and still not see everything that it has to offer. It's incredible to me that they have such an extensive and beautiful park right in the middle of the biggest city I've ever seen.</div>
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They have an area solely dedicated playing chess and checkers. There are tables like this surrounding the whole building and you can rent chess or checker pieces. Kind of random and cool.</div>
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Dinner happened at Keen's Steakhouse. Hunter pulled out all the stops here. The whole place was lined in pipes - and they labeled the ones of famous people. </div>
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Dinner consisted of a LOOOOT of delicious food. We started off with some thick smoked bacon and lobster bisque. They aren't joking when they say thick sliced.</div>
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Then came the main course. I ordered the smallest steak on the menu - an 8 oz fillet Mignon. Hunter opted for the famous mutton chop - which was an incredible 26 oz portion (bone included).</div>
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He even managed to finish the whole thing!</div>
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We had some of the best roasted potatoes I have ever tasted to accompany our large plates of meat and finished off with cheesecake and chocolate mouse for desert. We were not disappointed. Everything was incredible.</div>
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We were a little rushed through Times Square because we had a show to make it to...turns out I have an amazing husband who bought us tickets to see Wicked!! Seeing Wicked in New York was definitely on the bucket list.</div>
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I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this far exceeded every expectation I had. The story line was funny and catchy with fun ties to the Wizard of Oz. We were thoroughly entertained the entire time. </div>
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Hunter definitely hit the ball out of the park this year. Happy 3rd Anniversary to us! Here is to another year filled with even bigger and better things!</div>
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