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That's so funny about the boobies! LOL I think that Ava is going to get a kick out it...
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That's so funny about the boobies! LOL I think that Ava is going to get a kick out it when she sees me breastfeeding too. I have already tried to explain my breast pump to her when it came in the mail, but she definitely didn't fully understand it yet. She is very interested in boobies now though, she is always saying that when she gets bigger she is going to have big boobies like mommy but she is little now so she has little boobies! LOLView Thread
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Hey guys! I'm here, just been busy trying to wrap things up at work, and home and going...
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Hey guys! I'm here, just been busy trying to wrap things up at work, and home and going to the dr. and all that fun stuff! Even though I'm only 36w4d I actually only have 13 more days until our little girl gets here!!! I have to have a scheduled c-section which kind of stinks but it does make it easier to make arrangements for Ava though. Definitely getting excited and ready to be done!
As Sarah said I have been having some issues with my blood pressure, but I had another ultrasound, NST and check-up this afternoon and everything is looking very good and my meds are doing the trick, so we are all set to just keep on going until the 24th for now.
Ava is really getting excited and we let her make the final decision on the name, so Natalie it is!
I am taking her to a sibling class at the hospital tomorrow for pre-school aged kids and they will give her a tour and they watch a little movie about how they can help out with the baby and they bring a babydoll to practice with, so that should be fun for her.
Thanks for checking in! I will definitely post the birth story here too!!
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As Sarah said I have been having some issues with my blood pressure, but I had another ultrasound, NST and check-up this afternoon and everything is looking very good and my meds are doing the trick, so we are all set to just keep on going until the 24th for now.
Ava is really getting excited and we let her make the final decision on the name, so Natalie it is!
I am taking her to a sibling class at the hospital tomorrow for pre-school aged kids and they will give her a tour and they watch a little movie about how they can help out with the baby and they bring a babydoll to practice with, so that should be fun for her.Thanks for checking in! I will definitely post the birth story here too!!
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Happy (early) Easter everyone!
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I probably won't be back on again until Monday unless I get bored this weekend and I am off work tomorrow, so I just wanted to send everyone a quick Happy Easter! I hope everyone has a fun weekend with their little angels!
Ava has an egg hunt at school that I am going to in about 15 minutes and then we are taking her to one on Saturday as well, so she should have a lot of fun! Tomorrow we will probably dye our eggs and Sunday I will probably set up a little Easter egg hunt for her at home as well. We're hoping to get my FIL and MIL to come down for Easter dinner Sunday, so that would be nice if they make it. Hope everyone has fun plans with their families!
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Ava has an egg hunt at school that I am going to in about 15 minutes and then we are taking her to one on Saturday as well, so she should have a lot of fun! Tomorrow we will probably dye our eggs and Sunday I will probably set up a little Easter egg hunt for her at home as well. We're hoping to get my FIL and MIL to come down for Easter dinner Sunday, so that would be nice if they make it. Hope everyone has fun plans with their families!
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Reply: TGIF!
Ha ha, yeah, my husband makes them! They are super comfortable! He just does it as a...
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Jackie (27) Bryan (36) Ava 10/14/08 Baby Girl 2 Due 5/4/12
Ha ha, yeah, my husband makes them! They are super comfortable! He just does it as a hobby when he has some extra time and then whenever he gets a pair finished then he sells them. Yep, we are in NC! Definitely let me know if you move back to the area and want a set!
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So jealous of your spa trip!!! ENJOY! We are not doing much this weekend. My husband...
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So jealous of your spa trip!!! ENJOY!
We are not doing much this weekend. My husband makes adirondack chairs and he sold a pair and so I will probably help him sand and stain them this weekend and just keep on getting stuff done around the house and in the baby's room. I am probably going to take Ava up to Walmart tomorrow to see the Easter bunny.
FYI for those who didn't know, but most Walmart supercenters are doing a free 5x7 pic with the Easter Bunny this weekend in the photo center!View Thread
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We are not doing much this weekend. My husband makes adirondack chairs and he sold a pair and so I will probably help him sand and stain them this weekend and just keep on getting stuff done around the house and in the baby's room. I am probably going to take Ava up to Walmart tomorrow to see the Easter bunny.
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Reply: Sleep issue help
Hey Sarah! I don't really have any good advice for you unfortunately. We recently...
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Hey Sarah! I don't really have any good advice for you unfortunately. We recently switched Ava from her convertible crib that was set up as a toddler bed to a twin bed and she has done pretty good. She still has several nights per week where she wakes up multiple times per night and she usually wants me to come and lay with her for a minute too. As much as it frustrates me, I do give in and lay with her for a minute before leaving her to go back to sleep. That has been getting more and more frustrating though these past couple of months as I have been getting bigger and having a harder time sleeping myself though! 
I have always been pretty lax when it comes to waking up in the middle of the night though, I've never been a huge "cry it out" person or anything like that, so I have always tended to just go in and sooth her and tell her to go back to sleep. I do try to encourage her with some type of reward if she does sleep good through the night without waking up and sometimes it works and other nights it doesn't. She does get excited when she does sleep good through the night and every morning she always asks me if she slept good, and I either tell her yes or no. LOL
So my only recommendation is maybe to be more open with him about why it's important to sleep through the night without waking up and if you are comfortable offering some type of reward for it, then that might be a good idea too. Sometimes I offer things like, I will make your favorite breakfast in the morning, or we can read an extra book or play outside before dinner, etc. Although it doesn't work all the time, I do like I said before, find that it makes her happy to actually sleep through the night and know that she did something that makes mommy and daddy happy too.View Thread
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I have always been pretty lax when it comes to waking up in the middle of the night though, I've never been a huge "cry it out" person or anything like that, so I have always tended to just go in and sooth her and tell her to go back to sleep. I do try to encourage her with some type of reward if she does sleep good through the night without waking up and sometimes it works and other nights it doesn't. She does get excited when she does sleep good through the night and every morning she always asks me if she slept good, and I either tell her yes or no. LOL
So my only recommendation is maybe to be more open with him about why it's important to sleep through the night without waking up and if you are comfortable offering some type of reward for it, then that might be a good idea too. Sometimes I offer things like, I will make your favorite breakfast in the morning, or we can read an extra book or play outside before dinner, etc. Although it doesn't work all the time, I do like I said before, find that it makes her happy to actually sleep through the night and know that she did something that makes mommy and daddy happy too.View Thread
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Reply: TGIF!
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The only thing that I will say about Mitsubishi is to make sure you read LOTS of reviews about any of their cars before buying! I think that everyone I know who has had some type of Mitsubishi has always ended up having crazy mechanical problems at some point in time with relatively newer cars/SUVS.View Thread
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OMG TGIF! This week has really dragged by! Tomorrow morning I have to get the house...
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OMG TGIF! This week has really dragged by!
Tomorrow morning I have to get the house clean and then tomorrow afternoon Ava has a birthday party at a local barnyard, so that should be fun as long as the weather cooperates!
Sunday we haven't made any plans yet, so I'm sure that we will just end up hanging out around the house and playing.View Thread
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Tomorrow morning I have to get the house clean and then tomorrow afternoon Ava has a birthday party at a local barnyard, so that should be fun as long as the weather cooperates!
Sunday we haven't made any plans yet, so I'm sure that we will just end up hanging out around the house and playing.View Thread
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Reply: Chores
HA HA!! Hopefully it will last, huh??
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HA HA!! Hopefully it will last, huh??
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Ava likes helping with chores too. Her regular chores are feeding the dog and putting...
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Ava likes helping with chores too. Her regular chores are feeding the dog and putting the clean silverware away when I empty the dishwasher. She also enjoys dusting and going outside to help dad work in the yard. She also likes to hold the dust pan after I sweep and she wants to help clean the bathroom, but I don't let her do that yet!
I tell her that when she gets a little older, I will be more than happy to let her wash the bathrooms whenever she wants! LOLView Thread
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