Saturdays

For the last few weeks I've been taking Tobi to my parents house so he can play in his sandbox outside and it's been so nice!  He LOVES his sandbox and it's so fun to watch him play in it.  We pull out the lawn chairs and sit in the shade, visiting while he plays and just enjoying the day.  It's so relaxing and today my mom surprised us with rhubarb...yum!  It got me thinking about this fabulous strawberry rhubarb dessert that Jordan's grandma makes and now I'm craving it ha ha.  Here are some pictures from our day today and here's looking forward to next weekend!

16 weeks!

I am sixteen weeks now and doing much better but still sick.  My gag reflex is SUPER sensitive and my mornings are very difficult.  I got to hear Grayson's heartbeat again at my last appointment and my next one is my big ultrasound with Valley OBGYN.  I'm really excited to see how much he has grown.  I've started picking up a few things for him and I am getting more and more excited for October to get here.  I'm so excited to see what he looks like.  I'm sleeping pretty good, I still have to get up in the night to use the bathroom which is annoying but oh well.  I can't bend over very well anymore, it makes me sick and pinches the baby.  As long as I avoid being in the heat on my feet, I've been able to control swelling pretty good.  I've also been able to maintain my weight gain better than my last pregnancy.  I still think I'll test positive for gestational diabetes, but it's still a comfort to know my weight gain isn't as bad as it was before.  Other than that I'm doing pretty good and most days I'm pretty happy.  Here I am at sixteen weeks!

KOTM Update

We had our first visit today focusing on Tobi's motor skills and it went so great!  Tobi had us all cracking up when I asked him to run, I really should film it before it gets corrected because it's quite comical.  They had so much amazing advice and input for my little boo.  They knew right away just from watching him run that it was a torso issue.  His core is still very weak, this was our biggest problem last year when we were trying to get him to walk so it doesn't surprise me to be hearing it again.  They are going to bring us a yoga ball when they come next week so that we can start some exercises with him in order to strengthen him up!  They said that his balance is off and he cheats to try to compensate, which is why he seems so clumsy and unstable.  He is still sitting in a W, which we need to be better about fixing, they said that will help a ton and he also needs to be in some high top sneakers to help support his ankles for the next couple of months.

They also said that the weakness in his core could be affecting his eating habits.  I found this very surprising, but they told us that if he's not sitting right when he eats it affects the way he chews and swallows, and if it's difficult for him, he won't eat as well or as much.  Crazy right!  They are also helping us work with his tantrums and hitting himself.  So far we've been able to avoid them pretty well at home, it's when we're in public that we have a hard time.  Especially when we're around other kids because we can't control what they're gonna do.  Kimber said she can even come along on a couple play dates so that she can show me how to intervene with him when a problem does come up. How cool is that?  Seriously, these girls are so amazing and Tobi loves them.  He did so great in their program last year that I'm so excited to be working with them again.  The knowledge they have about these kids is just amazing and it's great to see Tobi working with them and building his confidence.  They gave us some great tips and goals for this next week and I'm feeling very good about his progress.  I never feel overwhelmed when they're here or after they leave, which is great.  So we'll see how the week goes and I'll post another update when they come next week!

Jan's Garden Party

I helped Jocelyn with her mom's 60th birthday this weekend and we threw her the cutest little garden party.  Jocelyn did an AMAZING job and everything turned out so cute.  I handled the pictures for her while Tobi played on the playground...he totally had a blast!

I struggled for a little while because this party fell at the same time as my nephew's party and because of the way things are between me and my SIL, I made Jan's party the priority.  She was really counting on me for pictures too so that helped with my decision.  I think in the end, it was more important for me to be comfortable and happy and Jocelyn's family is SO welcoming.  It wasn't awkward for me and I really had a lot of fun.  I've spent too much time focusing on other people's needs instead of my own and this year, as selfish as it sounds, it's about me.  Plus, lucky for me, Tobi isn't quite old enough yet to know he missed a party.  He got to play at the park and he still got cake so he's a pretty happy camper.

Jan had a really great time and I've come to be really close with Jocelyn's family.  I'm so glad I got to be there and help.  Plus, again, Jocelyn did an AMAZING job putting it together.  Everything was perfect.  I helped her with the tulip brownies and cupcakes and she's a total genius when it comes to desserts.  They were so cute and the presentation at the party was beautifully executed.

Happy Birthday Jan!

Oh My Fabric Book!

Oh my goodness...so this thing turned out SUPER cute and I love it...but I'm still debating on whether or not it was worth the work.  Now, you're gonna see this and love it too, and you may even want to make one of your own...but let me warn you...this took me FOREVER!!!!!  It was a much bigger project than I first anticipated (but then, they usually are ha ha!) and Jordan REALLY wants me to do one for the baby, which I probably will, but not before taking a nice long break from my sewing machine, and possibly my cricut.

Jocelyn and I saw these online ages ago and wanted to make some.  By the time we got around to starting them, I felt like maybe Tobi was a little old for one (I might still make him one anyway) and my nephew's birthday was coming up so I figured, what the heck...I'll do it for him.  Plus, my SIL went with a book theme so that worked out pretty good.  We pretty much just raided our scraps to make them, I love scrap projects!  So it was nice to not buy anything new.  The process wasn't bad until I got to the stinking letters.  The mats I was using with my cricut were new and SUPER sticky, so it was a nightmare getting the heat n' bond off after I cut it.  Then it was another nightmare sewing the letters on.  I made sure to sew everything down really good, because I didn't want little fingers pulling things off and then choking on them...wouldn't that make me an awful Aunt!

Now that it's done though, I do really like it.  It turned out cute but I know I can do a cuter one for Tobi and Baby, so that will be on my to do list this summer.  And here are the pictures of the completed fabric book....whew!

Rain rain

It's a nice and rainy day today and earlier, it was coming down pretty hard.  I opened the sliding glass door so Tobi could check it out and he loved it.

He kept pointing and saying, "rain" and then he'd get all excited.  In between his bursts of ooh's and aah's he gave me a few funny faces...

He is such a silly boy and I love him so much!  I'm glad he got to listen to the rain and watch it fall before he went down for his nap.  He tried to tell me there were stars in the sky but I told him they were rain clouds.  He was VERY interested in learning about the rain.

April Desktop

It's about a week late because for the first time ever, I completely forgot about it!!  Me forget a desktop?  I know right.  But here it is and it's super cute and I just love Tobi's little face so much and enjoy!