Baby #2 update...

We had another baby appointment yesterday.  

Good News 

&

Bad News

Good News:

Baby is growing like a weed.  He is officially measuring two weeks ahead of schedule so I would assume we have another "linebacker" on our hands.  Although the doctor is very happy with his progress, she is still keeping a very close eye on his size!  (thank goodness).

My mom was able to join me for my appointment and we were able to hear Baby's VERY strong heart beat loud and clear!  AND he gave mommy a few strong kicks while the heart monitor was hooked up to my tummy.

Bad News:

I was supposed to have my glucose test yesterday morning as well, but I was not informed that they changed their testing and I needed to fast for 8 hours prior to the test (I did not have to do that during my first pregnancy)  Needless to say, I had a very delicious breakfast, granola bar and latte prior to my appointment and therefore, could not take the test.

I will be making up the test tomorrow (early) morning, so keep the positive thoughts coming my way that everything goes just fine.

Overall, baby #2 is doing GREAT!  He is kicking mommy like crazy and making sure I know when he is awake.

I can't believe was are less than 14 weeks away from meeting our new little man!

 

Another first....

Well, it's official...  Jameson got his very first ear infection... and to make the situation even "better".... 

it was a DOUBLE ear infection!  

I have to admit, I was feeling pretty "lucky" to have a little boy, with a constant runny nose, never complaining, running a fever or really showing any sort of symptoms of an ear infection.  Bring on a cranky, sleepy, no appetite Thursday morning and we were in full fledged worry mode with a sick little boy.  With a temperature slowly climbing, we mad a call to our doctor and off we went.  J was trying his best to fall asleep pretty much the entire day, but nothing would comfort him.  Naturally he finally fell asleep in my arms at the doctors office only to be woken up by the doctor poking at his ears.  BUT, she said he clearly had two infections and the meds would start to help right away.

A few doses of meds later and we started to get our little man back!  I felt so bad for him, but he was such a champ and pushed through the pain, took the meds like a pro and slept like a champ that evening.

So, bring on day 4 (of 10) of the amoxicillion and J was developing a nice little rash on his tummy.  Day 5 the rash was spreading and he was also getting larger spots on his legs.  Day 6 was RED FLAG day and we ended up finding out our little man has an allergy to amoxicillion.  

New meds were prescribed and we now have a happy/healthy little man again!

We are back to climbing on EVERYTHING, babbling away and giggling like crazy!  

So happy J is feeling better!  

 

Quick baby update

Just a quick update on baby Hansen #2...

We had another baby appointment today!  Baby Hansen #2 is doing GREAT!  I am officially a little over 22 weeks along and baby is measuring about 23 weeks.  I have to say, at this point, Jameson was already 2.5 weeks ahead of the game, so this little guy is staying a little more "on track" (at least as of now).

Speaking of size... My doctor is keeping a VERY close eye on his size...  Which means, hopefully I will not be delivering another 9 lb 6 oz baby!  But truly, on a serious note, she is hoping by keeping an eye on the size we will not have to go through anything like we did when Jameson was born.  Let's just say Luke and I are both VERY happy about that and very supportive of whatever the doctor wants to do to make sure we are good to go!

Babies heartbeat was strong at 143 beats!  Much slower than J's, but still VERY good and normal!  (Jameson was always 160 and above)

Our next appointment is March 11th and that will also be my glucose test.  I tend to freak out a little regarding this test, not because I tested positive last time, but my mom actually had gestational diabetes with both my brother and I.  AND we were both HUGE babies!  So, keep your fingers crossed all goes well.

Cheers to another great month and a healthy baby 

The BIG Reveal

Yes, as most of you know, we found out we are having a:

BOY!!!  

I have to honestly admit, I am STILL in shock!  I (and Luke) 100% thought we were having a little girl.  Every single thing about this pregnancy has been the complete opposite from my first pregnancy.  When I say everything, I mean everything...  Sickness, eating habits, sleeping habits, how I am carrying the baby...  EVERYTHING.  Truly, I was convinced there was a little princess in my tummy.
NOPE.

Anyways... enough of the pink talk...

Since we didn't find out the sex during our first pregnancy, Luke convinced me we NEEDED to find out this time.  I really enjoyed not knowing last time, but compromise is the name of this married game!  We decided to have a little fun with it, so we planned a reveal party with our family and friends.

Luke and I had no idea what the sex of the baby was going into the party.  We took the mystery envelope, given to us by the ultrasound tech, directly to a local baker and she then made a beautiful cake that would reveal the sex once we cut into it.

The cake was AMAZING!  Everything I wanted and more... The Cake Lady did an awesome job!!!

It says
"He or She... Open to See"

We asked our guests to wear something pink or  blue depending on whether they thought we were having a boy or girl.  I would have to say, 90% of our crowd was pink!  With a couple undecided and then a couple that wore both... (cheaters! - haha)

Here is a great picture of our guests... (missing a few, but that's ok)
I bought lips for those that thought we were having a girl and mustaches
for those that thought we were having a boy 

I have to say, we tried our HARDEST to wait as long as possible to cut into the cake because we knew some of our friends were going to be late... but the anticipation was killing us.... so....

Here we go!!!!

3...2...1....

BLUE!!! 
OH MY GOSH!
Our faces seriously tell you how surprised we were

Proof

Happy Little Family

My girlfriends and I
We had to ditch the lips and take a picture 
with the mustaches!

Truly, Truly, Truly.... I still can NOT believe we are having a BOY!!!!!

I may not believe it until the day I am holding him my arms.  (haha)
 I did have a dream the other night that although we were told it was a boy, he came out a GIRL!
(I know crazy pregnancy dreams, but that just tells you how convinced I was it was a girl!)

We are SO excited to meet our little man!  What a blessing!  And Jameson will have a buddy to play with!!!

HURRY UP JUNE!

Is it a boy? or girl?

NOPE!!!!!!  GOT YA! 

That's right.  (sorry, I am kind of laughing at my lame joke right now)... 

Anyways, we had a FANTASTIC day today!  We had our 20 week ultrasound!  

So, a couple things...

1. Jameson did NOT meltdown like he did at our 12 week appointment the second the nurse put the little camera on my belly!  He did however, figure out how to open the door to our room and slammed his finger in the door....  (small meltdown)

2. Baby was moving non-stop the entire appointment :-) 

(made this mommy smile with happiness to see he/she so active!)

3. We got the results!!!!!!!! 

IN AN ENVELOPE!!!!  (got ya again!)  

Yes, we are actually having a reveal party this weekend, so we had the nurse put our results in a card, sealed in an envelope so we could NOT see if it was a girl or boy.  We then rushed to The Cake Lady shop here in Sioux Falls to drop off our precious cargo!  

**As soon as I walked in the bakery door (my smile was about a mile wide) the "cake lady" literally said, "you must be Abby dropping off your envelope."  haha I couldn't stop laughing because I was so excited.  She also said the majority of the time she receives the envelopes ripped open!  ha I promise, we did NOT cheat!

With that said, we will be cutting into our beautiful cake Saturday evening with our family and friends! Results to come! 

18 MONTHS!! OH MY!

You are reading that correctly, Mr. J is 

18 MONTHS OLD!

I mean, I know they say, "time flies when you are having fun" but man, time sure does fly when you have a child!  Some months seem to drag on while others seem to go by in a blink of an eye!

To be perfectly honest, the last three months have been a complete blur to all of us here in the Hansen Household.  Holidays, moving, sickness, you name it...  pregnancy... geesh..  Oh well, we certainly are having fun along the way and little Mr. Man is getting SO BIG!

We had Jameson's 18 month appointment on Monday late morning.  (thank goodness it wasn't until 11:30 because J and I were stuck in Mankato Sunday evening due to the ice storm...  more to come on that later)

Naturally he went into crazy mode the second we entered the doctor's office (poor guy) so that was a "fun treat" for a mommy that was starting to feel the flu coming on.  Oh well...  We were able to get all his required measurements so here are his latest stats:

18 Month Statistics

Weight: 30lbs even (95%)

Height: 34 Inches (90%)

Diaper Size: still a 4

Clothing Size: 18 months along with some 24 months


What's new with Mr. J?

Well, well, well... Where to begin.  Mr. Man is RUNNING all over the place.  He has mastered not only walking, but yes running.  He has also become king of climbing stairs (let me tell you... STRESSFUL!)  I have to say, he is getting pretty good, but we've had a couple spills and heart attacks...  haha (heart attack for mommy that is)

Talking... Well, that one on the other hand is not one of our "mastered" skills just yet.  In fact, J will be meeting with a speech pathologist here within the next week.  I actually feel he is doing OK, but probably not up to 18 month standards.  He is certainly trying, but he definitely knows how to get what he wants without having to say anything (can you say tantrums!)
**His favorite word is Gampa!**

Eating... Oh man... That has to be our #1 stresser in life right now.  I can officially say we have one of the pickiest eaters... And we also have PROOF of that.  We (well Luke and J - I was god-awful sick yesterday) met with a pediatric dietitian and she agreed that we have one heck-of a picky eater on our hands.  Needless to say, we are working VERY hard each and every day to expand our cracker/applesauce/fruit loop diet, but it's certainly a struggle.  Jameson actually has a texture issue (again, something we found out yesterday...) so they are going to have him meet with an occupational therapist to try to overcome the texture issue and hopefully improve our eating skills.

On a positive note.....
We have one HAPPY little boy!  He may not want to eat much or say much, but he sure LOVES to play, wrestle with daddy, be outside (not so easy right now) read books (probably his favorite thing), watch Elmo and just be around mommy and daddy.  Not to mention he has one heart-melting smile (and dimples).  He is also learning there is a baby in mommy's tummy and (most of the time) will point to my tummy when you ask where the baby is.

Our little man is growing up SO QUICKLY!!!!!  I can't believe he is already 18 months old.
He brings so much joy to our lives and makes each and every day special!

We love you J!

Learning to eat with a spoon...
MESSY!

J LOVES bath time!

Swimming with Nana and Gpa
He LOVES the water!

Testing..Testing.. 1-2-3

Oh yes, TESTING is the name of our game these days!  Let me tell you, we have officially entered the toddler stage!  I have to say, it's A) FUN, B) TIRING and C) NEVER ending.

Now, I completely understand every toddler goes through this stage and it's a MAJOR learning time, but boy oh boy....  Crazy how these little people have such curious minds and how they NEVER get tired... (or get sick of getting time-outs!)

So, what are we dealing with you ask... Well here is a "little" list of the "big" tests we are going through these days:

1. Hitting

2. Pushing buttons on electronics (the stereo is his new favorite "naughty")

3. opening draws (mind you, we have baby proofed our house!)

4. opening doors (he knows how to open the pantry door....  man, that little kid does not mess around when it comes to food - hence the belly)  :-)

5. Throwing toys - we have a strong arm on our hands!!  (Gpa is thinking, "YES baseball player"... Daddy is thinking, "YES, Quarterback!")  But honestly, J gets any sort of frustration in him with a toy and that thing is tossed immediately!  and he doesn't care what/who/if anything is in his way!

6. TANTRUMS!  full blown......  all out....  arch the back....  kicking... TANTRUMS!  Honestly, it was a little embarrassing the first time I had to carry my son out of the mall like a football, but I quickly became not a touch phased by the situation!  (oh the joys of parenthood)

I have to say, we maybe going through a lot of changes with J, tantrums and "learning" but I wouldn't change it for the world!  He truly is a joy and the light of our life!  I may get frustrated or tired at times, but it truly is remarkable to watch him learn and grow into such a little boy!

BUT...  When 7:30pm Bedtime comes around...  AHHHH the silence :-)