Well, well, well.... I have entered the 3rd trimester and thought time would slow down, but it has NOT! It seems like everyday I am another week along and closer to having this baby boy. Some moments I cannot wait and want to pop this little guy out and some moments I want him to stay in there forever.
Life has been very hectic lately. I remember thinking with the first pregnancy that being pregnant was actually very easy and fun. Sure there were times I was worn out or didn't feel well but when I had those moments, I would lay down and rest or go pamper myself by getting my nails done or something. Those days are long gone.
It was the heart of basketball season so Mike either had practice two days a week until 5:30 or games three days a week until about 9:30pm. I work my full time job, pick up Tyler, cook dinner, play with Tyler, bathe Tyler, put Tyler to bed and by that time... it was mommy's bed time. Fingers crossed that I did not have work to be done. (Thank goodness my mom has been here to help because she is working out of Orlando every Tuesday-Thursday). I am not writing this to complain AT ALL, just writing to say I am EXHAUSTED! I forgot about all of this when getting pregnant for the second time. If I'm tired, I deal with it. If I'm not feeling well, I deal with it. The other night I greeted Mike at the front door after basketball with crocodile tears and just hugged him and started sobbing. He of course thinks I have entered into a crazy person! haha.
On the other hand, I cannot get enough time with Tyler! I was telling my mom the other night that he is at the absolute cutest stage! He makes me laugh so much! He is starting to communicate more and more. I cannot believe that my little baby is about to be 2 in just 3 short months! Where has time gone? He now has many more words he says on a daily basis. His favorites being- Uh Oh, Dada, Mama, E-I-E-I-O, No, Night Night, and Yayy! He LOVES music. He has learned now to put his hands on his knees and "Shake his booty". He also spins around in circles or jumps up and down (and actually gets off the ground) when music is going. He cannot get enough of the movie Toy Story. We watch it just about every single day (but by watching I mean it is on in the background and he watches for a few minutes then plays, then watches, then plays). We even sometimes wear our Woody costume to watch it. We are getting him a new movie for Valentines day so we are hoping to maybe spark a new interest and give us a break on Toy Story (although I do really like it). He knows tons of animal sounds, plane, train and automobile sounds, and will usually do those on command. He now only takes a pacifier at the babysitters house when he naps. He gave up his nightime pacifier not even trying. My pregnancy brain forgot to give it to him one night and he has not asked for it ever since. Tyler LOVES to play outdoors. If I even in conversation say the word "outside" he is standing at his shoe bin waiting for me. He had his first black eye after being outside the other day, has had many scraped up knees and bruises. But nothing stops him from playing with his cars in the driveway, taking wagon rides, doing headstands in the grass, and just being 100% boy. As you can tell, I just cannot get enough! I know he is about to have some serious changes in his life when Tanner arrives, but I am just praying that he still feels special and knows how much he means to both Mike and myself. We are so blessed to have such a sweet, caring, fun-loving boy!
Tanner is 32 weeks now and active as ever! He is very very strong in his kicks and has even brought tears to my eyes. I'm thinking that is a good thing because field goal kickers in the NFL make quite a bit of money! :) At 27 weeks we went to a specialist and he was measuring 3-4 weeks ahead of schedule on the 3D-4D ultrasound. They kept questioning me as to whether Tyler or Mike or myself were huge babies. They ruled out gestational diabetes. They said that I will either have a BIG boy or maybe deliver early. My doctor did not seem concerned at all and just said to be prepared either way. My belly is actually measuring exactly on track so they seem to think it will be just fine. Only time will tell. The most wonderful news is that he is no longer breech (at the current time at least) and the spot they found on his heart early on has now disappeared. We were very worried but turns out there was nothing to worry about.
Mike's team lost last night meaning that BASKETBALL IS OVER!!!!!! I am not sure what to do now that he will be home before me every single day and that I will have him around on weekends as well. (Except he bought a boat so maybe not as much as I would have liked- haha). I was thinking about it and with the exception of the holidays, we have not had a Friday night together since back in August when football started. Even though the money is good, coaching football then straight to basketball is very difficult. Next year he has stepped away from coaching football. He made the decision himself and said that with having another baby, he wants to be around more and football just took too much of his time. This has not been an easy decision for him. He made the decision but when he told his players, many of them were upset. He has gotten many texts, calls, and players stopping by his classroom to talk. It has meant a tremendous deal to him to know the impact he has had on some of his players, but he felt this was the best deicision for him. He told me he has been either playing or coaching now for almost 30 years so it might be a difficult fall for him just being a part of the crowd at games.
Sorry this is jam-packed with information but just an update on our lives lately. I have not posted in so long and I had lots to catch up on. Life is getting ready to change quite a bit here in a few weeks but we are so excited for that! Cannot wait to share the news that baby Tanner has arrived and to also update how big brother Tyler is dealing with his new role.
Heres to an eventful next two months...
Katie
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