Thursday, February 10, 2011
A little bit more...
about our baby girl. For those of you who don't know, I have what is called an Anterior Placenta in this pregnancy. We found out during our last ultrasound but it's nothing to be concerned about. Basically it's where the placenta is in front of the baby at my stomach, instead of at my spine, which makes it harder to feel the baby moving around, harder to hear their heartbeat, etc. It's totally normal, safe, and no harm to the baby at all, just makes things a little bit more difficult. I found a great article that explains it better than I ever could, here it is for those of you who are interested: http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/ask-heidi/anterior-placenta.aspx
Nursery Theme
Finally a picture! Not one that I took though, but still a picture and that's what counts! Here is our little sweetie's nursery theme. It's called Cocalo Jacana and we couldnt love it more! We wont have everything in the picture, just the bedding, hanging diaper holder, valance, and three piece art set. I am planning on tackling a huge endeavor though and painting the animals on some of her walls! We've got it all mapped out and planned out in our heads, and now have about 5 months to execute it!
Monday, February 7, 2011
Her name among names...
In announcing that we are pregnant with a Baby Girl this time around, we tried to call as many of our loved ones as we could and at least tell them on the phone. Well, we have officially decided on the name of this dear little babe, and decided to share it publicly on the blog for everyone to read! Come June,
Payten Lily Kincaid
will be joining our family :-). Just like with Brayden, we found a name that we loved and it just stuck. We weren't intending on doing such similar names for the little ones, but both Mike and I couldnt change our hearts from Payten, though the spelling was hard one to agree on (someday Payten will be mad at her Dad for not letting me spell her name the way I wanted too) or the name Lily, which is so dainty and feminine . So there you have it! And for those of you to whom I have already mentioned that I have a ridiculous nickname for baby girl already that has stuck, her nickname from Mommy is P Lily. Sounds like P Diddy, didnt come up with it for that reason, but seems like when I talk to her I call her that more than Payten!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Potty Training
What Potty Training has taught me:
- You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.
- I wanted Brayden to be potty trained when I was ready, and wasn't even aware that he wasn't ready yet. Though for some people this method works, the method of having Brayden sit on the potty until he "accidentally" went, didn't work at all for him, he just didn't get it.
- It's alright to have accidents.
- That's another one of those "bigger than the situation" lessons I feel I was taught again. We have accidents in life, we make mistakes and it's ok. That's what I tell Brayden (in 2 year old form) when he has an accident. Sometimes he isn't too bent out of shape that he has had one, and other times he has this serious look of dissapointment on his face that I can see go away when I tell him its alright and encourage him to keep trying.
- Encouragement works.
- Something I have enjoyed even more than Brayden succeeding at potty training, is Brayden's pride in his accomplishments before his Daddy and me. He runs to us SO excited every time and does his little "potty dance". I love that he seeks out that praise from Mike even more than me, and I love how much it means to him when Mike makes a huge deal out of his success. I attribute Brayden's potty training success to Mike's encouragement. Both to me, to keep trying and finding new ways to teach Bray, and to Brayden to keep it up.
- Take it a day at a time.
- Brayden isn't potty trained. He is training. And we are all ok with that. Today he had two accidents, but had some major successes, like #2 on the potty, waking up telling me he had to go, and asking to go on his own without me having to ask him. For the past three days Brayden has gone through his naps completely dry, even though he wears a diaper just in case. It will be awhile before we try to "night" train him because he is such a deep sleeper, but that's ok, we're taking it one day at a time, just like I need to remind myself to take my life and my problems one step at a time!
These are just a few of the things that have been on my mind while we've gone through this process. I didnt realize that something as silly as potty training would make me think of how it relates to life, but since I struggled so much with wanting Brayden to be trained, and how to train him, etc. I realized how much I have been taught through this. Poor Brayden has had it much harder than his little sister will because I am learning everything with Brayden, and hopefully will be better at it the second time around. But yes, potty training has been successful so far, a couple of accidents here or there, not making it to the potty on time, etc. But Brayden is really enjoying training and doing it at his own pace and it's fun to watch him learn and become more independent too!
Bed Time
The growing bump of my belly that now holds our 20 week old daughter is proof that time stops for no man. It seems like just yesterday I was in this position with Brayden, dreaming of the child he would be, and of watching him grow up. And today, he grew up a little more. With potty training going so successfully (another post to come) we decided to go ahead and move Brayden to his big boy bed. Note to self, thank hubby again for convincing me during my pregnancy with Brayden to buy a convertible crib. I didn't realize it at the time but it will save us a lot of money in the long run as his crib converts to a toddler bed with rail, and eventually to a full size bed (I didnt even remember this until a couple days ago!). For some reason, I thought, we're not going to have to buy any furniture for this baby, we have it all! Oh but wait, Brayden still needs a bed and a dresser too, whoops! So, we decided to go ahead and keep Brayden's room the way it is and let him "grow" with his bed. Either way we'd have to spend money getting a kid new/used furniture.
Anyways, another thanks to my hubby for dealing with my requests to put the toddler rail on Bray's bed, when he really didnt have too, and it cost him an extra hour's worth of work. The bed looks awesome, and what's even more awesome is how well Brayden is doing in his new bed and how much he likes it! He was so excited that we "fixed" it (I didnt know it was broken) and thinks its the neatest thing ever that he can get in and get out. But wait, it gets better. Bray still has the mindset that once Mommy and Daddy put him in bed, he doesn't/shouldn't get out. Amazing right? I know it might not last long , but I am enjoying the fact that he is staying put right now and not wandering around!
I got some great pictures (I'm always telling you guys that) but will post them at another time. You see, I blog from our laptop, and for space reasons, have decided to only use our desktop computer for my pictures. I will get better at blogging from that computer to post pictures because we moved the computer desk downstairs today to make room for the Baby's room (goodbye office!)
Anyways, that's the end for this post!
Anyways, another thanks to my hubby for dealing with my requests to put the toddler rail on Bray's bed, when he really didnt have too, and it cost him an extra hour's worth of work. The bed looks awesome, and what's even more awesome is how well Brayden is doing in his new bed and how much he likes it! He was so excited that we "fixed" it (I didnt know it was broken) and thinks its the neatest thing ever that he can get in and get out. But wait, it gets better. Bray still has the mindset that once Mommy and Daddy put him in bed, he doesn't/shouldn't get out. Amazing right? I know it might not last long , but I am enjoying the fact that he is staying put right now and not wandering around!
I got some great pictures (I'm always telling you guys that) but will post them at another time. You see, I blog from our laptop, and for space reasons, have decided to only use our desktop computer for my pictures. I will get better at blogging from that computer to post pictures because we moved the computer desk downstairs today to make room for the Baby's room (goodbye office!)
Anyways, that's the end for this post!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
What I would miss
if we didn't have dogs.
Conversations like this" Brayden running and screaming : "Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!" which I soon realize is at Dottie, our dachshund, who has run away with a stolen matchbox car. Then I remind him to say "Please" for no other reason than to try and teach manners after hearing the much dreaded word "mine". Then I hear him say "Please Puppy, Car Please!", Dottie promptly drops the car, and Brayden then pats her on the head while picking up the car and says "Thank you Puppy, You're Welcome, Good Girl" all in one sentence. Too cute for words.
Bear and Brutus letting Brayden "ride" them like a horse, since he can now manuver onto their back, they are so gentle and know they can only take a step or two before Brayden falls off onto the carpet, then the shower him with kisses.
Brayden laying on the couch yesterday covering in his blanket, sandwiched into two dogs (who aren't allowed on the couch and were milking this opportunity) and gave them both kisses before pretending to fall asleep watching a cartoon.
Conversations like this" Brayden running and screaming : "Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!" which I soon realize is at Dottie, our dachshund, who has run away with a stolen matchbox car. Then I remind him to say "Please" for no other reason than to try and teach manners after hearing the much dreaded word "mine". Then I hear him say "Please Puppy, Car Please!", Dottie promptly drops the car, and Brayden then pats her on the head while picking up the car and says "Thank you Puppy, You're Welcome, Good Girl" all in one sentence. Too cute for words.
Bear and Brutus letting Brayden "ride" them like a horse, since he can now manuver onto their back, they are so gentle and know they can only take a step or two before Brayden falls off onto the carpet, then the shower him with kisses.
Brayden laying on the couch yesterday covering in his blanket, sandwiched into two dogs (who aren't allowed on the couch and were milking this opportunity) and gave them both kisses before pretending to fall asleep watching a cartoon.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Baby GIRL Kincaid
Another wordy update, and pictures will come tomorrow because they are on our other computer. I will also try for a belly shot since I'm hard to miss these days and asked constantly how far along I am :-).
Yesterday we went for a fun Ultrasound almost 2 hours away in Paradise, CA. It was a birthday present for Mike because he has been dying to find out the gender of our little one. We had a wonderful ultrasound technician who made our experience even more beautiful! There was one large room that we went into that was nice and dark, and Mike and Brayden say down while I layed on a nice cushy and comfy table. Within minutes we heard the words "It's a GIRL!" and couldnt believe it! We both had hoped to have a girl this time around since we are only planning on having two children, but had plenty of pros for either gender! When she announced that we were having a girl it was all grins ear to ear in the room.
Our little girl was happy to show she is a girl. She showed us four separate times as if to warn us ahead of time that she expects a lot of pink and purple in her wardrobe! From what we have heard from friends and family, we know there can be concern if a girl is truely a girl or just hiding boy parts, but our ultrasound tech was awesome to explain to use exactly what we were seeing and that in fact our little one is for sure a girl!
Little Girl was a little less forthcoming with her face and for the entire 45 minutes got to see her, stayed tucked up into the corner of my placenta. There needs to be a 1/2 inch pocket of fluid between the baby and the placenta in order to see the baby clearly in 3d, and baby girl was NOT willing to budge. Jumping jacks, pokes and prods from the ultrasound tech, tootsie rolls, and even going to the bathroom did not help get her to move. She was happy where she was and showed us her stubborn streak at only 20 weeks along :-). Like I told the technician, our kids had a 50/50 shot at getting blue or green eyes, but they had a 100% chance of coming out stubborn!
We got to see beautiful shots of her feet, kicking legs, umbilical cord, chubby tummy, arms, a hand, and her face sporting "Angelina Jolie" lips but tucking her chin the whole time too! She even showed us she is going to be a talkative little one and probably a little chubbo too because she was moving her mouth a lot as well!
She weighed in at 11 ounces and was just perfect in measurement for her gestational age. They showed my due date two days later than it actually is, so she's doing great! Her heartbeat was strong at 153 bpm and we loved being able to see her little heart flutter too!
We got a video tape of the whole thing from the place we went (included in our package) that we have enjoyed watching bits and pieces of yesterday and today. We also got a DVD of pictures, over 40, from our ultrasound as well!
Brayden did really really well and kept talking about the "baby on the chee-bee" (baby on the TV). He was super patient and quiet and well mannered but was a little concerned about why I had to lay down and he had to sit with Daddy. He looked at my tummy, and then at the screen a couple times as if trying to piece it together. Today he's talked about the baby a couple times even mentioning in his own words that she isnt here yet when I asked him if he would share his blanket with her!
Mike and I thankfully had the easier decision as far as baby names go, because we already had our girl name picked out awhile ago. What I didnt expect was us to disagree on spelling of her first name as much as we have :)! We decided that since its a treat enough to be having a little girl to add to our family, we would go ahead and share the name we have picked out with everyone rather than wait. Once we nail down the spelling, we will share it and then share it on the blog as well!!
Yesterday we went for a fun Ultrasound almost 2 hours away in Paradise, CA. It was a birthday present for Mike because he has been dying to find out the gender of our little one. We had a wonderful ultrasound technician who made our experience even more beautiful! There was one large room that we went into that was nice and dark, and Mike and Brayden say down while I layed on a nice cushy and comfy table. Within minutes we heard the words "It's a GIRL!" and couldnt believe it! We both had hoped to have a girl this time around since we are only planning on having two children, but had plenty of pros for either gender! When she announced that we were having a girl it was all grins ear to ear in the room.
Our little girl was happy to show she is a girl. She showed us four separate times as if to warn us ahead of time that she expects a lot of pink and purple in her wardrobe! From what we have heard from friends and family, we know there can be concern if a girl is truely a girl or just hiding boy parts, but our ultrasound tech was awesome to explain to use exactly what we were seeing and that in fact our little one is for sure a girl!
Little Girl was a little less forthcoming with her face and for the entire 45 minutes got to see her, stayed tucked up into the corner of my placenta. There needs to be a 1/2 inch pocket of fluid between the baby and the placenta in order to see the baby clearly in 3d, and baby girl was NOT willing to budge. Jumping jacks, pokes and prods from the ultrasound tech, tootsie rolls, and even going to the bathroom did not help get her to move. She was happy where she was and showed us her stubborn streak at only 20 weeks along :-). Like I told the technician, our kids had a 50/50 shot at getting blue or green eyes, but they had a 100% chance of coming out stubborn!
We got to see beautiful shots of her feet, kicking legs, umbilical cord, chubby tummy, arms, a hand, and her face sporting "Angelina Jolie" lips but tucking her chin the whole time too! She even showed us she is going to be a talkative little one and probably a little chubbo too because she was moving her mouth a lot as well!
She weighed in at 11 ounces and was just perfect in measurement for her gestational age. They showed my due date two days later than it actually is, so she's doing great! Her heartbeat was strong at 153 bpm and we loved being able to see her little heart flutter too!
We got a video tape of the whole thing from the place we went (included in our package) that we have enjoyed watching bits and pieces of yesterday and today. We also got a DVD of pictures, over 40, from our ultrasound as well!
Brayden did really really well and kept talking about the "baby on the chee-bee" (baby on the TV). He was super patient and quiet and well mannered but was a little concerned about why I had to lay down and he had to sit with Daddy. He looked at my tummy, and then at the screen a couple times as if trying to piece it together. Today he's talked about the baby a couple times even mentioning in his own words that she isnt here yet when I asked him if he would share his blanket with her!
Mike and I thankfully had the easier decision as far as baby names go, because we already had our girl name picked out awhile ago. What I didnt expect was us to disagree on spelling of her first name as much as we have :)! We decided that since its a treat enough to be having a little girl to add to our family, we would go ahead and share the name we have picked out with everyone rather than wait. Once we nail down the spelling, we will share it and then share it on the blog as well!!
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