Little Blinky!

It's been a while since I have posted pictures of my cute little Noah. So, this post will be nothing but HIM! He's 2 months away from being 2---he completely acts like a 2 year old! (which is good and bad) As he learns more words, his tantrums are decreasing big time (at least for now! yay!) And holy cow, this little guy has a lot of words. I think he's very advanced, but really, don't all parents think that about their kids?
Here are some of his favorite words: No, Yes, Happy, Me Too, Play, Park, Swing, Slide, Jump, Rain, Candle, Lights, Car, Truck, Eat, Baba, Diaper, Trash, Shirt, Pants, Shoes, Sandals, Baby, Outside, Off, On, Up, Down, Help, Please, Thank You, Choo-Choo, Toys, Movie, Teeth, Nose, Eyes, Hair, Mouth, Peas, Cheese, Green Beans, Ketchup, Water, Drink, Strawberry, Apple, Banana, All Done, Sleep, Relax, Mama, Dad, Grama, Papa, Bath, Shower, Poo Poo, Pee Pee, Bubbles, Whoa, Wow, Temple, Church, Book, Hey, Hello, Hi, Bye Bye, Cya, Vacuum, Flower, Pretty, Bird, Doggy, Woof Woof, Cat, Moo, Roar...OK, you get the point. I could be here all day. :) Enjoy the pictures!

Informal Family Pictures

Yes, we actually got the three of us all together in a picture! This is something to blog about!

Another Pregnancy Pic!

Is it just me, or did my tummy just double in size over the last 5 days or so?!

I wanted to make a note about my last post, where I had just found out about having placenta previa. For those of you that have had this, or know someone that has, this can be a serious condition. It took me a couple of days to realize that. When I wrote the post, I was only bummed about not being able to exercise. I didn't realize the reason behind why I couldn't exercise and didn't understand how fragile my little baby girl's life is. I don't care so much about exercising anymore or if I have to go on bedrest, as long as I can have a healthy baby.

With Mother's Day around the corner, I do have to say that I am viewing my role as a mother in a new light. I am so grateful for the miracle that it is to be a mom. I cherish it more than I ever thought that I would. Happy Mother's Day to all you moms, especially my own!

Baby Update

Here I am at 20 weeks, right before I went in for my Ultrasound. I thought it was funny that Noah snuck into the picture right as it was being taken.

Anyways, the ultrasound revealed 2 things. One good, one bad.

GOOD: It's a GIRL!
I wanted a girl so bad. So bad that I THOUGHT it would HAVE to be a boy just because I wanted a girl so much.
Also, for the record, those Chinese Gender Predictors are WRONG.
I'm very, very excited!!!

BAD: I have PLACENTA PREVIA. That's one of those things I read about, but always skipped over because it never applied to me. Bascially, it means that my placenta is completely covering my cervix, putting me at risk for hemorraghing and preterm labor. Boo. I'm now on restricted activity. BOO! No more gym for me. I'm so depressed about this, more than I should be. I was really liking my prenatal Yoga class and Body Pump, along with the freedom and relaxation that I felt from zoning out on the elliptical machine while Noah was in the free daycare.

On the POSITIVE side of the BAD side: There's an 80% chance that the placenta will move up and away from the cervix by 28 weeks, which is when I'll have my next Ultrasound. If this happens, then I can go back to working out etc.

WORST CASE SCENARIO: (besides bleeding or preterm labor) The placenta doesn't move and I'm on bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy.

Back to GOOD news:
Little Baby Girl is growing great and I'm measuring 3 days ahead of schedule. My C-section date and time have been set: September 15, 9:15 am.

Definitely more GOOD than bad news!!!

The Great Hair Makeover

I was supposed to get my haircut last Thursday, but my regular stylist got sick and cancelled. I needed a haircut pretty bad, so on Saturday morning I found myself in the parking lot of GREAT CLIPS. That was Mistake #1.

I walked in and a 6 foot tall black guy with earrings walks up and introduces himself as my stylist. He sat me in my chair and pulled my curly hair out of the messy bun it was in. My hair was out of control. But I didn't worry about it, because I knew he would get it wet, you know, wash it and all before cutting. That was Mistake #2.

He pulled out his scissors and started to cut my dry, curly hair. I asked him if he would get it wet first. So, he used a spray bottle to spray one section at a time and then cut it. He finished in about 5 minutes. I asked him if he'd touched the layers. He said he thought I didn't want him to. (???) After he was finished, he patted my hair and told me my color was "jacked up." He told me to stay away from bleach and that I needed to do something really bad. It's true that my hair was getting a little bit brassy looking, but really?!

So, I paid my $8 to not so GREAT CLIPS and crossed the street to Wal-Mart, grabbing the cheapest box of brown hairdye I can find. Mistake #3. Dyed my hair black. Here is the HIDEOUS result of the 3 mistakes:

(Please pay particular attention to the ends of my hair...esp on the left side. And the "framing" around my face aka chopping 2 chunks in front.) (I don't even have words for this.)

So, I suffered through the weekend with ugly hair that I threw back into a ponytail. Today, however, my luck changed. I called up a friend yesterday, Lindsey Langley, who happened to be able to get me in today. She told me that in her 6 years of doing hair, that my haircut was the WORST she had ever seen! She even took pictures of it with her camera! Well, she worked her magic and turned my bad hair situation around. I'm so pleased!

Behold the AFTER:

Lessons Learned:

• NEVER step foot in GREAT CLIPS!
• ALWAYS go to a place that will WASH your hair first.
• (if you are me) NEVER try to dye your hair from a box.
• Sometimes you get what you pay for.
• I like the color lime green on me.
  

The One and Only

Hey! I took a pregnancy picture! This is the first and only picture I have taken of myself since I found out I was pregnant. It was taken last week at 17 weeks. I was looking through some of my preg pics from Noah and I was about this size around 19 weeks last time. I'm still wearing regular pants (yay) with the occasional maternity top, mostly just because I like them. I've gained 5 lbs so far. I think that's good??? I find out boy or girl on May 3rd...so excited! So stay tuned!

Noah Slideshow

I haven't blogged for the last little while because I haven't really had anything I wanted to blog about. I've just been busy being pregnant. It's a lot of work, as all you mom's know! I've taken hardly any pictures of me, but plenty of Noah. The slideshow might get long for everyone except for my Mom and sister, who have been begging me to post pictures for the last couple months! So, this is for you guys!
Happy Easter everyone!

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