Thursday, September 26, 2013
All Better!!
Wow - what a difference a week can make :) Just reading back my last blog - I know I wasn't exaggerating at the time, but seriously, I am feeling so. much. better. The biggest thing is just feeling like I have energy again--and nausea is pretty much gone also. It's amazing, Monday morning I woke up and just ... felt like myself again. Oh, hormones :)
But, this blog is not all about me.... let's see, what new with Will. Well, today he is 22 months exactly (I'm finding it weird how I still refer to him in months sometimes.... when most ask how old he is, I DO tell them he is almost two, promise :) I actually swore to myself I wouldn't be 'that mom' that spoke in weeks/months, but especially early on, it's impossible not to!) Anyway, Bubs is super fun right now (again, I recognize I write this at least once every montly update) Right now Will is really into:
- His train table - it's actually very hard to make him go outside and play during this gorgeous weather we have, at least that's good for the colder months ahead!! He loves saying "All aboard" "Choo-choo" and then of course, anytime we aren't sitting there with him he says "Play" over and over until we come play with him. (The funny thing is, once we start playing and having fun, he almost gets jealous and will take our trains away and start playing with them himself! ha!)
- His imagination is growing like crazy! From pretending to make things swim (by making his wrist dip up and down with whatever is 'swimming'), playing cars, and playing boats in the bathtub - it's so much fun to watch his imagination grow.
- He still loves 'Big Trucks', airplanes, walks in his wagon - or pushing his stroller himself, reading books, singing songs (he loves to sing the ABC's and does pretty well with knowing it!), dancing to music, and wrestling with Daddy.
- Can always count on him to eat: Mac n Cheese, grilled cheese, cottage cheese (yes, you are seeing a pattern here people), animal crackers, and following closely in his Mama's footsteps- any type of cereal :)
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But, this blog is not all about me.... let's see, what new with Will. Well, today he is 22 months exactly (I'm finding it weird how I still refer to him in months sometimes.... when most ask how old he is, I DO tell them he is almost two, promise :) I actually swore to myself I wouldn't be 'that mom' that spoke in weeks/months, but especially early on, it's impossible not to!) Anyway, Bubs is super fun right now (again, I recognize I write this at least once every montly update) Right now Will is really into:
- His train table - it's actually very hard to make him go outside and play during this gorgeous weather we have, at least that's good for the colder months ahead!! He loves saying "All aboard" "Choo-choo" and then of course, anytime we aren't sitting there with him he says "Play" over and over until we come play with him. (The funny thing is, once we start playing and having fun, he almost gets jealous and will take our trains away and start playing with them himself! ha!)
- His imagination is growing like crazy! From pretending to make things swim (by making his wrist dip up and down with whatever is 'swimming'), playing cars, and playing boats in the bathtub - it's so much fun to watch his imagination grow.
- He still loves 'Big Trucks', airplanes, walks in his wagon - or pushing his stroller himself, reading books, singing songs (he loves to sing the ABC's and does pretty well with knowing it!), dancing to music, and wrestling with Daddy.
- Can always count on him to eat: Mac n Cheese, grilled cheese, cottage cheese (yes, you are seeing a pattern here people), animal crackers, and following closely in his Mama's footsteps- any type of cereal :)
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Altenhofen 3 +1 :)
Well, it's true!! We are expecting Baby Altenhofen #2!!! Due date is 4/4/14 - (I love all those nice, even numbers - I'm such a nerd) But, we are absolutely thrilled - we can't wait to add another precious babe to the family and give Will a sibling!
I am now 12 weeks along - and 2 weeks ago we got to see the baby at my 10 week appointment!! It was really sweet, it just never fails to amaze me at how tiny these babies are, and how they grow into these real-life people!! And just how Will was that size too, and now he's so big! I do have to gush a little about how wonderful my OB is - I go to Regan Wittek at Womens Health Associates, and just love her!! She told us that the sonogram person was gone for the day, and I was kind of bummed and she said, NO--that means I get to do it, and I love that part!! She went on to talk about how beautiful our little gummy bear baby is, and how he/she looks absolutely perfect (seriously, the exact words you want to hear from your OB--not that things look good, or ok, you want to hear perfect, and I love her for that) Even when we were leaving, Patrick was like, I really like Dr. Wittek. Hopefully this time she will be there to deliver this baby!!
So, we are slowly wrapping our heads around adding another member to our family - I will admit sometimes I get a little anxious about the whole newborn stage again, the lack of sleep, the constant feedings, the battles to get them to sleep---- it's a tough time, and I'm sure will be harder also having a toddler as well. But, as my friend Lauren told me when Will was going through that, it's funny how quickly you forgot those times, they go by so fast, and you will get through it! Then, I think about cuddling up with my sweet baby, having them sleep on your chest, nursing them again (good and bad to this, a lot of good though - let's pray for no blep this time - holy cow, I STILL do remember how painful THAT was---worse than labor :)), and just watching him/her grow into themselves. I hope I remember how to handle a newborn, and looking forward to three months off in the spring/summer just being a Mom.
Lots are asking how I'm feeling. It's a loaded question people . I want to be the positive Sarah that I usually am - but let's be real.....the first part of pregnancy is pretty rough!! Here is what you can read about experiencing, but I truly am going through this right now:
- Frequent peeing, (I should say urination to be more PC, but who cares?!) - this was actually one of my first clues that I was pregnant.... waking up every night to have to go to the bathroom, and barely being able to hold it from a car ride from work back to home.
- Irritible - uh, let's just say you could ask Patrick about this one. One afternoon in late July - I was throwing this big fit about him not getting home from work when he said he was (seriously, I promise the normal Sarah would brush it off and not care) but this time I was seriously ticked and put me in a bad mood all the way down to the lake. Pregnant Sarah just gets worked up about some silly things, luckily I can usually recognize it, and luckily my patient husband is pretty understanding and now we can laugh about it.
- Nausea - ugh, seriously. This didn't start for awhile, so I was a little concern, but probably around 8 or 9 weeks, I would wake up feeling so sick, and then pretty much all morning. The only thing that would make me feel any relief is to eat something. I have a co-worker who is also pregnant who had a big tub of animal crackers - there were a few days that I was just constantly putting animal crackers in my mouth to try to settle my stomach, yikes! Just like with Will, the mornings are tough, but from like 5-7pm is also a hard time, which makes dinner interesting. Let's just say, I feel like it's my job to eat, and I am completely just eating whatever sounds good: like pasta, pizza, sandwiches, salads (thankfully that sounds good!) -- basically nothing that is really healthy....fruits are good though, but veggies make me want to gag. So, trying to not gain weight is a challenge, and I have already vowed to not look at the scale when I go to my appointments and just try to make as healthy choices as I can. The nausea has gotten a little better, but still not great, hoping in the next couple weeks I will be back to normal with food cravings/aversions.
- Heartburn - oh heartburn, my old friend, how I have missed you-- NOT! Goodness, I have read that the hormones completely relax the esopheus muscles, which is why digestion is more difficult when pregnant. I have a strong feeling this baby will have a full head of hair, like the wives tale says - and the heartburn is here to stay. (I now have a pack to Tums in my purse, and will likely start popping them like I do gum ---another weird thing, my gum doesn't even taste good anymore!! For all those that know me, this is really weird, but saving us some money.....this happened to my sister too with her kids and me with Will too)
- Sluggish - I must say the mornings are VERY difficult to get going - I have like zero energy and just feel like I am dragging along. By about noon I am feeling better, but I apologize to any co-worker I come in contact with before 11am. I actually had a meeting with my boss Gayla, and as we were discussing some important things ,she says, I can't read the look on your face, after thinking about it later, I realized, I was probably just in my fog and it's hard to pull out of it. I told he rmaybe we should move our meetings to the afternoon for the next few weeks :)
Anyway, that's all the complaining I have for now :) ha! I felt it somewhat important to record not only all the high's that comes along with pregnancy, but also some of the lows as well. Obviously well worth it all in the end, and we can't wait to meet our little baby soon!!
I am now 12 weeks along - and 2 weeks ago we got to see the baby at my 10 week appointment!! It was really sweet, it just never fails to amaze me at how tiny these babies are, and how they grow into these real-life people!! And just how Will was that size too, and now he's so big! I do have to gush a little about how wonderful my OB is - I go to Regan Wittek at Womens Health Associates, and just love her!! She told us that the sonogram person was gone for the day, and I was kind of bummed and she said, NO--that means I get to do it, and I love that part!! She went on to talk about how beautiful our little gummy bear baby is, and how he/she looks absolutely perfect (seriously, the exact words you want to hear from your OB--not that things look good, or ok, you want to hear perfect, and I love her for that) Even when we were leaving, Patrick was like, I really like Dr. Wittek. Hopefully this time she will be there to deliver this baby!!
So, we are slowly wrapping our heads around adding another member to our family - I will admit sometimes I get a little anxious about the whole newborn stage again, the lack of sleep, the constant feedings, the battles to get them to sleep---- it's a tough time, and I'm sure will be harder also having a toddler as well. But, as my friend Lauren told me when Will was going through that, it's funny how quickly you forgot those times, they go by so fast, and you will get through it! Then, I think about cuddling up with my sweet baby, having them sleep on your chest, nursing them again (good and bad to this, a lot of good though - let's pray for no blep this time - holy cow, I STILL do remember how painful THAT was---worse than labor :)), and just watching him/her grow into themselves. I hope I remember how to handle a newborn, and looking forward to three months off in the spring/summer just being a Mom.
Lots are asking how I'm feeling. It's a loaded question people . I want to be the positive Sarah that I usually am - but let's be real.....the first part of pregnancy is pretty rough!! Here is what you can read about experiencing, but I truly am going through this right now:
- Frequent peeing, (I should say urination to be more PC, but who cares?!) - this was actually one of my first clues that I was pregnant.... waking up every night to have to go to the bathroom, and barely being able to hold it from a car ride from work back to home.
- Irritible - uh, let's just say you could ask Patrick about this one. One afternoon in late July - I was throwing this big fit about him not getting home from work when he said he was (seriously, I promise the normal Sarah would brush it off and not care) but this time I was seriously ticked and put me in a bad mood all the way down to the lake. Pregnant Sarah just gets worked up about some silly things, luckily I can usually recognize it, and luckily my patient husband is pretty understanding and now we can laugh about it.
- Nausea - ugh, seriously. This didn't start for awhile, so I was a little concern, but probably around 8 or 9 weeks, I would wake up feeling so sick, and then pretty much all morning. The only thing that would make me feel any relief is to eat something. I have a co-worker who is also pregnant who had a big tub of animal crackers - there were a few days that I was just constantly putting animal crackers in my mouth to try to settle my stomach, yikes! Just like with Will, the mornings are tough, but from like 5-7pm is also a hard time, which makes dinner interesting. Let's just say, I feel like it's my job to eat, and I am completely just eating whatever sounds good: like pasta, pizza, sandwiches, salads (thankfully that sounds good!) -- basically nothing that is really healthy....fruits are good though, but veggies make me want to gag. So, trying to not gain weight is a challenge, and I have already vowed to not look at the scale when I go to my appointments and just try to make as healthy choices as I can. The nausea has gotten a little better, but still not great, hoping in the next couple weeks I will be back to normal with food cravings/aversions.
- Heartburn - oh heartburn, my old friend, how I have missed you-- NOT! Goodness, I have read that the hormones completely relax the esopheus muscles, which is why digestion is more difficult when pregnant. I have a strong feeling this baby will have a full head of hair, like the wives tale says - and the heartburn is here to stay. (I now have a pack to Tums in my purse, and will likely start popping them like I do gum ---another weird thing, my gum doesn't even taste good anymore!! For all those that know me, this is really weird, but saving us some money.....this happened to my sister too with her kids and me with Will too)
- Sluggish - I must say the mornings are VERY difficult to get going - I have like zero energy and just feel like I am dragging along. By about noon I am feeling better, but I apologize to any co-worker I come in contact with before 11am. I actually had a meeting with my boss Gayla, and as we were discussing some important things ,she says, I can't read the look on your face, after thinking about it later, I realized, I was probably just in my fog and it's hard to pull out of it. I told he rmaybe we should move our meetings to the afternoon for the next few weeks :)
Anyway, that's all the complaining I have for now :) ha! I felt it somewhat important to record not only all the high's that comes along with pregnancy, but also some of the lows as well. Obviously well worth it all in the end, and we can't wait to meet our little baby soon!!
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| We are having a baby!!! |
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| Patrick farting during the middle of our family photo shoot - his facial expression is priceless (obvious where Will gets all of his many expressions :)) |
Friday, September 6, 2013
August Update
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| Bubs hanging out at Marilee's |
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| Took our first trip to Henry Dorley Zoo |
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| So fun at the zoo! Too bad Will was pretty tired |
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| Celebrating Nicki's wedding with former roommates and co-workers |
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| Silly boys playing - they were running from room to room, giggling non-stop |
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| Hugs for Gramma J - for her bday celebration |
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| Celebrating our year of turning 30 with my Phi Mu girls! So fun! |
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| Happy 29th Bday Daddy! Celebrated with pizza in the park for Patrick's party :) |
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| Swimming with Daniel (Will only sitting on side of baby pool - close!) |
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| Go Royals!! |
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| Driving Tin Lizzie - at Great-Grandpa and Grandma Altenhofen's in Seneca for Labor Day |
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| Watching a train go by |
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| Will SO excited for his new wagon I found at Rhea Lana sale |
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