Calm Before The Storm
Posted By Jill on December 22, 2011
This will likely be the last blog post before our family of four becomes a family of five. We continue to be very busy in our house with work, kids, housework and getting ready for baby #3. But there have been some things worthy of blogging, so here ya go!
Potty Training: Step 2 Complete!
Thanks to a “right place, right time” catch by Jeremy the day after Thanksgiving, Mac is now going poopy on the potty! He was very resistant to it up until that day. We’re not sure why, but we also haven’t forced the issue. After one successful trip, we went cold turkey to underwear that weekend (except at night) and haven’t needed to go back. He had a couple of accidents during nap that first couple of days but not since. It’s been great for us and for Mac to have that new independence. There have even been times he has woken up to go and then goes back to sleep. The extra bonus is the guarantee that we will NOT have three kids in diapers! He’ll continue to wear pull-ups at night, but for the most part, no more diaper changes for Mac. Yippee!!
Vivian’s 18-Month Check-Up
Vivian did really well at her last well-child check-up. She is growing right on track, falling only slightly now into the 50-60th percentile for height and weight. For those who like details, she’s an ounce short of 25 pounds (55th %ile), 31 3/4 inches tall (50th %ile), and that head remains in the 80th percentile at 18 3/4 inches around. Her development and health are both great. She is just starting to appear as though she might start saying words soon. She does try to imitate some sounds but doesn’t seem to link them to objects yet. She continues to improve her signing and overall communicates her wants just fine. If I dare say, the screaming is starting to lessen, though I have thought that before and it came back with a vengeance!
Vivian continues to learn and develop her motor skills. She likes to do puzzles now, and she also loves to build with blocks. The Mega Blocks seem to be one of her favorite toys right now. And she also has started to drive the cars and trains around the tracks rather than just pulling the tracks apart! She is curious and into anything and everything within her reach. I don’t remember Mac being that way. She’s gonna be a handful! She also really likes to be in contact with people, so she will often bring a toy and just sit in our laps to play.
Siblings
Mac and Vivian continue to practice getting along. I would say it’s improving, but slowly. Mac does try to engage her more often, and he can also go get her for me without her ending up in tears or face down on the floor. This is a huge accomplishment, believe it or not! The biggest difference these days is that I can actually leave them alone in a room for a few minutes without worrying about Vivian’s safety. Come next week, that will be very helpful!
Baby
Well, we’re down to 6 days on our countdown to Baby. Mac seems to understand as well as any 3-year-old should that Baby has been growing in Mommy’s belly and will soon be ready to come out and meet us. I’ve taken the kids to most of my OB appointments, and he has heard the heartbeat. He has also felt the baby move a few times. He tells people that Baby is still growing. He’s helped us put some things together, put things in the crib for her, and even noticed that the bassinet didn’t have a blanket and wanted to put one in there! A couple of weeks ago on the way to the doctor, I started to talk about the fact that we are going to see if Baby is ready to come out, and then later I said something about when the baby is ready we’ll have to go to the hospital so the doctor can help us get her out. I was surprised this week when we went to the doctor again, and he asked if we were going to the hospital!
We’re looking forward to some time off to enjoy the holidays before Baby makes her debut, and we’re hoping to spend some quality time with the kids before their lives are turned upside down! Thankfully, Grandma has offered (insisted, really) to take the kids while I’m in the hospital, and Nana will be here too, to help at the hospital and for some time after we get home. We are blessed to have so much of our loving family around us! If all goes well, we’ll be home by Friday afternoon to have another weekend of fun and football to enjoy!
Watch here for updates and keep an eye on Flickr for photos!!
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