Holidays and Life...

Thanksgiving came and went and now Christmas is right around the corner.  I have all of my shopping done, except for Greg, but I just have to go pick up his gift as I already know what I am getting him.  I joined the craziness that is Black Friday and got some great things for great prices and finished up all of my shopping for Liam in one day, and plus got him a few cute outfits.  All my packages of gifts for family across the country are mailed out.  I just have a few cards to drop in the mail after I get some stamps today.  The tree was put up the weekend after Thanksgiving and the lights are up on the outside of the house.  I am officially ready for Christmas!  Oh wait, I still have all the presents to wrap, haha... 

So the new baby, which I have yet to come up with a nickname for, is doing great as of my 12 week appointment, 2 weeks ago.  It was measuring good and the heart rate was great.  They had to take my blood pressure twice the last 2 times I have been there because the first time it was reading low, and then it was normal.  It was weird that it happened twice, so my doctor wants to keep an eye on that the next few times I am in, but she doesn't think it's anything to be concerned about because it was fine right after.  I already took my first glucose test.  Since I had diabetes last time, they wanted to test me earlier this time.  I haven't heard anything, but then again they could just be waiting until my next appointment to say anything so I can schedule my follow ups with the Nutrional Medicine Clinic.  Usually no news is good news, but with this hospital, you never know.  When they weighed me I was down 4 lbs from my previous appointment, which is weird because I haven't been sick or anything like that, and I have been eating pretty much the same.  But, I do still work out 5 days a week for an hour at a time on top of chasing a 2 year old around.  So overall, I have gained 6 lbs at 12 weeks, which is about an 1/4th of how much I had gained with Liam at this point, lol...  So this pregnancy looks like it may go a little better for me weight wise, which I am VERY grateful for. 

We have Liam enrolled in swim class now.  He goes to that on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.  He has only had one class so far, but he loved it.  He has another one tonight and Greg will be there this time too (he had to work last time) so we will be able to get some pictures.  Liam has been surprising me lately with the number of things he knows, that I didn't know he knew.   For example, I didn't know he knew what sounds animals made, other than like a cat, dog, and frog.  But he comes up to me the other day and says "Chicken , bawk, bawk, bawk."  I didn't even know he knew what a chicken was!  So here was our conversation after that:

Me: What sound does a cow make?

Liam: Mooooooo

Me:  What sound does a pig make?

Liam: Oink oink oink

Me: What sound does a lion make?

Liam: Don't know, Ma

Me:  Roar!

Liam:  No Mom, Puma says that...

Me: (laughing) Yes a Puma does say that too.  What sound does a horse make?

Liam:  Ummm....  GIDDY UP HORSEY!!!

Of course there where a number of other animals we discussed as well, but the horse thing was so cute and so funny.  I almost died I was laughing so hard...  And the Puma thing?  Who writes this stuff?  Like honestly, where do they come up with this?  It is so amazing to me how a kids mind works sometimes.  You just never know what is going to come out of thier mouths.  There is definitley a surprise around every corner.  Motherhood is great isn't it?