SLACKER!!

I am a slacker--I haven't posted since may! I suck! Lots has happened and we are a BUSY family but no excuse.Mom, Sarah and John

My little, baby sister graduated from high school on June 4th! I remember when she was little thinking God, I'll be 30 when she graduates! Well here it is--I'm 30 and she graduated! I am so proud of her! Even though she totally had senioritis and had a TOTAL slacker schedule. She went to school from 9-1ish and took English, Computers, Photography and Health/PE! What could be better? She is going to CSM to continue a nursing program started in her Sophomore year in HS. So hopefully she'll enjoy it! I miss college and not the drinking/sleeping late/playing hockey college--well maybe the hockey part, but really the challenge of learning and the classes part! Ahhh, to be young :)

Sarah and Kimmie (my psuedo sister)

Anywho--onto my reality of parenting and being preggo! Sam is the spawn of the devil but what almost 2 year old isn't?! And he is so damn cute--it really is hard to get upset at him! We have been attempting to get him familiar with the potty! HA! But we'll see. He has officially been de-bumperized. He learned to step on his bumper to try and propel himself out of the crib. It was a milestone. His crib looks a little more big boy like and a little less baby like :( But that's what happens--they grow up.
Sam also broke our gate--yes, broke our gate....the metal one at the top of the stairs--hello lawsuit! The plastic part that usually catches the gate cracked and Sam decided to through a tantrum (no not my child) and run full force into the gate, which proceeded to swing open over the stairs. Sam started to fall but held onto the gate and pulled it back with such force that he ended up with the biggest goose egg yet! Check it out below! Once again, proving my point that Sam will never play football and should be wearing a helmet at all times!
We have also had our first encounter with smoothies! I let him have a cup with no lid b/c of the fresh fruit and as you see he did a pretty good job! He LOVES blueberries but they just burn up his butt! So I am trying to cut them with other fruit and some yogurt! And we had some toast. Getting him to eat is a challenge. He is really a snacker. He is just TOO busy to sit and enjoy his food. He would rather play and then come back for a bite!
I am now going to the doctors every 2-3 weeks. They just want to keep an eye on me! I get to go for a sonogram on the 22nd to make sure that my amniotic fluid levels are good--apparently a poor working thyroid can lead to low fluid--whatever--I get to see this little man on screen again! Then I am back to the docs on the 29th. My bp was good but elevated from the previous visit. I am not a diabetic--I had to drink the goopy stuff and then have blood drawn to make sure that my insulin levels were ok and they seem to be fine :) No news is good news right?! I also may be going to see a cardiologist b/c of a murmur that seems to be getting worse :( Just when I thought all I had to worry about was pre-eclampsia! So we'll see at the next appointment and hopefully all I need is a quick work up!

The doctors have limited my travel though. I am not allowed to really travel anywhere that would be more than and hours drive from the hospital-just in case. I am officially in my third trimester and that means the end is near. I have to sign up for birthing classes again b/c Greg and I missed our classes b/c Sam had already been born! So I thought I should take a "refresher" course b/c technically, I've already done it! But maybe, just maybe, this one will go a little smoother! HA!!!

Cupcake Envy is BUSY! Enough said!