2017 :: 35/52 :: BabyO week 15

Trevor has been saying some funny phrases at the right time/context like: are you kidding me?, whaaaaat?, what you talking about willis, that's strange, etc. it's so funny and cute and makes me laugh!

Tuesday morning, mom's neighbor Caitlin came over to play with trevor while mom worked so I could go over to manda's new house and help them move in and unpack. I worked over there until 330 and was beat! mom, tyler, trevor and I went out for dinner then T and I drove home. Al was home from work when we got there so he got T ready for bed while I got into bed. I slept from 830p-7am; I was exhausted!

Al was off wed and thurs this week, worked overnight Friday then he was off sat and sun again due to rotation change. wed morning I had a midwife appointment where she found the heartbeat right away (15 weeks)! after I got home, all 3 of us went up to Irvine park again to see the farm animals before they go home for the winter. then lunch, nap and we went to the airport/close restaurant hangar 54 for their wing night. Al and T played outside for a bit while I did the floors, then we finally got to watch cars 3!

Thursday I had graham again for the last day and since Al was off, after breakfast we went out garage saling a bit then to the apple orchard. it just opened last weekend so not everything was ready and they didn't have much for apples but the little boys had fun and we'll definitely be going back. after nap and after graham got picked up, we went out back and flew Trevor's kite for the first time! he's been asking for a while to fly his kite and since it was a beautiful day out and there was a breeze we took it out! he loved it even though we couldn't get it to stay up on it's own but he ran and ran and ran around with it (i'm going to try to attach a video of him doing it, hopefully it works).

Thursday I turned 15 weeks pregnant with baby #2! we haven't told Trevor yet but have told our close family and friends now! due date is February 22nd (was Feb 14th with Trevor); just hoping it's not Feb 4th again!! :) the first trimester I felt awful, the usual nausea all day, not feeling well, fullness after eating, and tired that I had with Trevor. although mom and Al say i'm sick more/worse this time but i'm not sure if that's actually the case or if it's just because i'm home and not distracted by work, and I can't sleep whenever I want this time around with a 3.5 year old. :) this week I have had bad allergies (missing my nasal spray) and some bad headaches. reading back on my blog post of week 15 preggo with T I had the exact same things! i'm going to try to do a comparison photo each week of pregnancy #1 vs #2 but we'll see if I get to it each week :) last time I started taking pictures right at 5 weeks but this is my first belly pic this pregnancy. I think that's both my mental weirdness feeling about this one (thank goodness I've heard the strong heartbeat now!) and that I started this pregnancy bigger than I wanted to; I had wanted to lose some weight first. but I started only 2.5 lbs heavier than I started T's pregnancy at, but my body composition is different from not working out as much and playing less softball. it's hard to tell what of my belly is baby, due to pregnancy #2, or gut... but it's turning hard and I can't suck in much anymore. I've been calling this baby BabyO or baby #2 and Al's been calling it Baby Olaf (instead of T's Baby Ole). :)

Friday we had breakfast with Al then when he was starting to get ready for work, T and I headed out to run some errands, hit some garage sales (we found great books for .25 cents each & some shoes/soccer cleats for T), and then played at a park. the weather was amazing!! i'm hoping this fall weather sticks around for a long time!

Saturday morning mom came down and A was off Sat & Sunday! Saturday was kind of rainy off and on so we did LOTS of projects around the house! during nap time mom and I ran some errands.  sunday morning we got some more projects done then we all drove up to klingers market to play and shop a little bit. then we went to good ol' bloomer for lunch and drove by the old house. then home for nap. after nap mom, T and I went to the beach in Chippewa with matt and the kids while Al mowed the lawn. then home for supper, some uno then bed.

Monday morning we had breakfast, played outside a bit, then went to the animal game park in menomonie with Matt and the kids. we walked around the animal part and nature path, then played at the park, then went to the playground area. we did lunch in menomonie then mom headed back to Minnesota and we headed back home for nap and so Al could get ready for work. it was a great and busy and productive labor day weekend!!

apple orchard

trevor loved the water pump ducky races again this year!

 kite flying

 rock painting

 playing at klingers

 ray's beach

 game park in menomonie

 matt & Al

2017 :: 34/52

Al had Wednesday and Thursday off this week as his weekend and then he took Friday-sunday off to go to the cabin with us.

Wednesday morning we all drove to Marshfield for Trevor's post op appointment. pre-surgery the doctor thought this might be our last visit to him, but after the appointment, we have to go back in 3 months. but dr Anderson says his eyes look good and normal, but are still swollen and healing so he wants to see T back to ensure everything is aligned. Trevor couldn't see or identify some of the shapes the nurse tested him on but the doc wasn't worried about that either, said that could be due to the swelling still. his eyes look mostly white and yellow so that's good! after the appointment we went to the wildwood zoo as usual and it was beautiful out! we saw all the animals and even got to see the bear walk through his bridge over the sidewalk. then we went to get lunch and ate it at a picnic table at the park. after lunch, T played at the play ground for a while then we headed home. once home T napped. after nap, T and I played trouble outside while Al mowed. then supper and Al and T played while I packed for our weekend at the cabin.

Thursday morning, cam, chloe and graham came over again. we played and crafted until 10ish then we went outside until lunch time. it was again such a beautiful, fall-like day outside! graham and T napped while Al ran to the grocery store and got the oil changed. once the kids got picked up and T was awake, all 3 of us packed up and drove up to mom's house.

Friday morning, mom, Al, T and I packed up our vehicle full and took off towards uncle jimmy's cabin. we had all day to get up there so we made some stops along the way and got up to the cabin at about 3 pm. we got unpacked, set up T's blow up bed (which he slept great in!), and then went for a long walk with uncle jimmy. and i'm so glad we did because it ended up raining almost the entire rest of the weekend. :( we had a grill out for supper, put T to bed about 8 since he didn't get a nap, and maren, nick, tula and baby etta finally got there just before 9 pm. we helped them unpack, chatted for a bit, then went to bed.

Saturday morning, maren, etta and I went over to auntie polly (and uncle Ronnie's) cabin for our girls quilting day. we spent all day there; quilted, went for a walk in the little time that it stopped raining, ate, and talked. it was maren, etta, auntie polly, auntie judie, auntie Sheryl, and Kayli; it was a good day and we got our quilt done. maren, etta, and I headed back to uncle jimmy's cabin about 730. we made it back for bedtime. the boys, kids, and mom mostly spent the day in the cabin because of the rain but they did get out on the boat for a bit and T got to fish for a bit.

sunday morning it was still raining so we hung out for a bit, got packed up and headed out by 10 am to make sure we could make it back for softball. we stopped for lunch but made pretty good time and made it back to mom's house at 230. softball was at 4 & 5; it was humid, we got rained on, and the sun came out a couple times all within 2 games. we tied the first game and won the second. then I went back to mom's, changed, ate, packed up, and we drove back to eau Claire. we got home at 8ish and we were all beat, so we unpacked a bit then went to bed.

Monday I watched graham again all day and then that night T and I drove back up to mom's house.

 mushroom picker uppers

 wildwood zoo in Marshfield

 prairie dogs

 fox