This Week

A busy week with work, but there are many more fun things to post about than that! Here are the highlights:

~Mary-Michael was put in time out for the first time...I told her "No ma'am" (I can't even remember for what!), and she proceeded to grab my hand and bite it. After a few moments of disbelief I sat her down and counted for 15 seconds. It's small, I know, but for this busy bee, it was enough to make her mad. No more biting has occurred, so either my time out worked (doubtful) or it was a fluke (hopefully).

~I had my 16-week check up on Tuesday, and everything is going swimmingly. I've gained 4 pounds, which is just fine the doc said. I had been worried I wasn't gaining enough weight because I still have a day or two a week when I get sick, and I just haven't been that hungry. I heard Skittle's heartbeat, which always makes me smile - he/she was coming in at 150 beats/minute. And I scheduled our next appointment, which will be the big reveal with the 20 week ultrasound on August 10!

~While I was at Skittle's appointment, Geoff was with Mary-Michael at her 15 month check-up (one month late). He had the fun job of shots and pinning Mary-Michael down so the doc could just look in her ears. She certainly knows right where she is (and doesn't want to be) when we enter that patient room. She is on track with her age milestones and growing! She's 83% in height (32 inches) and 4% in weight (21 lbs), so my suspicion that she was too skinny was confirmed. So, now we give her a snack at bedtime to see if we can get a few more calories in our girl. Her chart shows that she has done this before though, so I'm not too concerned - she grows taller and then a few months later her weight catches up and she's near 50/50 in percentiles, so we'll see what the 18 month check-up brings.

~The week rounded out with my 28th birthday! My dad watched Mary-Michael (thanks, Dad!), and Geoff took me to Acacia, a lovely restaurant in the city. We sat on the patio, I had a mocktail of kumquat juice and other delicious things I'd never heard of, and we both enjoyed really good dinners. I was needing a date, so this fit the bill. And my present from my wonderful husband is a cleaning lady once a month for the rest of my pregnancy. Woohoo!! Thanks to everyone who made me feel very loved on my 28th birthday.

~And lastly, I ask for prayers for my Grandad who is not recovering well from pneumonia and a wound that just won't heal. My mom flew to Las Vegas yesterday to see him and help my Mimi out. He made it through a tough battle with Lymphoma in his seventies that many say is a miracle he survived, so here's hoping he will gather the strength and will again.

I will get some pictures on here soon when I get my camera back from my dad's where I keep forgetting it! Have a great weekend. I hope you make some time to spend with family and those that you love.