Labor and Delivery Scare

Saturday we had spent the day out. I had slight cramps all day, but didn't put anything together until around 9pm when I kept having severe cramps. I got home and called my oncall doctor. She told me to go to Labor and Delivery. Scott rushed me there, thank goodness it is only 5 minutes away. I was there for almost 3 hours and learned that I was dehydrated, I didn't yet have a UTI but it was possible that one was brewing so they gave me a script for antibiotics, told me that my cervix was soft, which isn't a good thing- it is supposed to stay firm until the end of the pregnancy. They then sent me home. I woke up Sunday with a migraine, took Monday off from work because it hurt so bad. I hope that this is the last time I am in L&D until at least the end of July when Mia is actually due.

Today I got my birthday gift from my mom. There were a few cute little onsies for Mia and a gift card, since she couldn't take me out to dinner. I bought a new bra! How fun. I would have bought some maternity clothes, but I just couldn't find anything in my size! I hate that stores think that pregnant ladies are always skinny. I don't want to buy online because my body is shaped so funny and I have to make sure it looks right, then again maybe it is just a control issue.

Well, I think Gavin finally fell asleep. I need to eat something quickly and head for bed.

Mimicry

Today at school I had a meeting where we discussed 12 brain principles. One of the things that I got from it was the reinforcement that children are a product of their environment. You can tell so much about a child's parents by watching their behavior, since they learn everything through mimicry. A perfect example of this is Donovan. Every time we get home from going out one of the first things that Scott does is he sheds his clothes. Donovan will wait until he sees what daddy does and then follow suit. If Daddy only takes off his shoes than Donovan will walk around barefoot. If Daddy is down to his underwear than Donovan too is down to his tidy-whiteys! Gavin is also a wonderful mimic. The only way that we have a peaceful transition when Scott goes off to work is if Gavin and I see him off. There is a bit of a ritual that we MUST go through. Gavin sits on Daddy's lap as Daddy pulls out of the driveway (slowly does he go, I wouldn't let Gavin be in any danger!!). As soon as he gets to the edge of the driveway Gavin says "bye-bye" to mommy and gets very angry when I open the door and take him away from his father. soon this fit ends as Daddy waves good-bye and blows kisses. Today Scott was waiting for me to get home so that we could "hand off" Gavin (I keep wanting to say the baby, I need to change that thought process). He had to work early, as mentioned earlier I worked a little late! Gavin was in the front seat "Driving" the car. He kept trying to change gears, steer the wheel and repeated "beeb beeb" over and over again. The funniest part was seeing him reach for the seat belt and drape it over his lap. I love that he wants to wear a seat belt, it is a great lesson in mimicry!!!!

Apparently Gavin did not get a nap today. It is almost 7pm and I can see the truth in that. He keeps doing the oddest things, screaming for no reason. I know I should keep him up so that he sleeps in a little for Scott, but I think that when Gavin grabs a blanket and says Night-Night (which he does when he is tired) I will start our nighttime routine.

Talking about blankets. Both of my boys are obsessed with blankets. In the middle of the summer from the time Donovan was around 2 years old he would go around the house and collect every blanket in the house. He would then get into bed and insist that we cover him with each of them. To this day he still has to be covered with blankets. He has several that are really important. A doggy blanket my mother made him when he was a baby, his fathers Chiefs Football blanket, the Ducky blanket he got last year from my mom, and the Nemo quilt I made for him this past Christmas! Gavin seems to be mimicking his brother. He quite often has to have a blanket. If we are in the car and Donovan has a blanket and he doesn't (which happens too often) than Gavin will throw a temper fit. He will often troll the house looking for quilts and blankets. At night he too covers up with as many blankets as I allow. I normally limit it to about 2-3. The other day I came home from work and he was still taking a nap. He had been covered with about 6-8 blankets. Too cute!!!

last little update. I had my latest ultrasound on Friday. I am indeed having an Amelia Larkann. I am excited to have 2 boys and a little girl. She is adorable, even though she only weighs a pound. She kept kicking and punching the ultrasound thingy. She at one point pushed off my bladder (no wonder I have to use the restroom every 30 minutes!) and jumped. You could see her little legs in action. On Tuesday I had my Ob appointment. We talked about my migraines, and about setting a date for the birth. I am scheduled for July 28, which also happens to be my stepfathers birthday. I couldn't accommodate his wish to name her Amelia Richard, so I decided to give him a granddaughter on his birthday. My doctor did mention that it is a high probability that I will go earlier - since women w/diabetes have issues with pre-eclampsia, placenta deterioration, and other medical issues. I just hope that she isn't a preemie like her brother!

Well, Gavin is now asleep at 7:30 pm and I am thinking about retiring early! I am soooo tired!!!

So Many Blessings

Gavin has seen several blessings preformed in the last couple of months. I probably ask for one every other week so that I can deal with the emotions of raging hormones! The funniest thing happened today. I'm sitting on the couch studying for the Praxis (this will allow me to work at Pacific again next year) and he crawls up behind me. He places his sweet little hands on my head and says "E-why-as (his version of Elias) a bunch of words I didn't understand, then amen" my son gave me a blessing! Isn't that the cutest thing. He then proceeded to pull my hair! Okay, now that I have shared back to studying aztecan culture. Who woulda thunk that Toltec, Mayanb, Aztecan civilization would be so fundamental in me keeping my job~!

Stroke of Genious

We've been thinking about the arrival of our little girl (if in two weeks she is still a girl - since it was so early). Gavin is so funny about certain things. If Donovan is sitting in Daddy's lap he will go over to Donovan and pinch him. If I am leaning on Scott or vice-versa he pushes us. He is incredibly territorial and I believe jealous. I remember the hard time Donovan had with giving up his crib when we brought it home, and he was four and had a bit of an understanding of what was going on. I'm pretty sure Gavin will not understand, so we have 5 months before the baby gets here to start thinking of these things. I would love to be able to get another crib for her, and let Gavin grow with the crib. It is one of those cribs that turns to a toddler bed, then a full size later on. However if the boys end up sharing a room than we have a problem with space. Donovan has this beautiful bed that is about shoulder high, a twin size bed would fit beautifully underneath it. Gavin's crib would not, and the space is just not conducive to two beds, and if we move who knows how much space we will have at that point! Heck, if we move back to the house than all three kiddos would be in one room and then we would really have a space issue!!!!!

So I had a stroke of genius today as we were at Costco buying yogurt. A twin bed for Gavin. We could buy a twin bed for around $200 with our tax money (if we get anything). Rails can be purchased really cheap and the bed would fit perfectly under Donovan's bed. Eventually we would buy a frame that would match D's but for the interim a metal frame will suffice. We could move Gavin over to that room and as he got used to it I or Scott could lie with him for a bit to get used to the idea of such a big bed. We could have one of those safety nets for him. Ain't I just brilliant!!!!!

Okay, we put Gavin down almost 2 hours ago. He had no nap at all today and he is in his crib right now switching between talking to himself and crabbing at us. Sigh, I hate when he gets too tired, it's almost like being too tired is pure caffeine in his system! Right now he is calling out "Oh Gosh, Oh Gosh, Oh Gosh!"

Oh Gosh

Gavin just gets cuter with age. He has a couple of phrases that he uses on a regular basis. "Help me" is adorable. Tonight I was putting his pj's on and I'm trying to help encourage him to dress himself. He got his hands stuck and kept saying "Help me". He constantly says "Okay" which is hilarious because he uses it in the same context as I do, just as a comment - he isn't agreeing to anything. It is just something that I say at times and for various reasons. It is hilarious that he uses it just like I do. Another phrase he says constantly is "Oh, Gosh." He loves to talk on the phone and tonight he was talking to Aunt Joan. All he added to the conversation was "milk", "book", and "Oh, Gosh". My favorite thing he says is whenever I try to get him to say his name he tells me "No, Elias" He has his last name down pat. I have a student that prefers to go by his last name, I wonder if Gavin will be the same. Maybe he wants us to call him by his first name - William. I always liked the name Will and Liam. Don't think it is going to happen. I think the favorite thing he says is "blanket" he LOVES blankets, which is weird because so does his brother. It can be the middle of the heat of the summer and Donovan will be covered with 10 quilts. Gavin is the same way. Each night before Gavin goes down in his crib he says "Book". we read a book. He then says "Blanket" he grabs every single blanket he can find in his room and we cuddle for a few minutes. I then lay him in his crib and he snuggles his blankets and asks for "bear" (a beautiful brown bear his Grandma Elias made for him for Christmas). He cuddles them all and says "night-night". I can't wait to see what else he will start to say. Kids do say the darnedest and cutest things.