nursing

E hasn't been feeling well the past two days and both times I've come home from work, he has wanted to nurse. That is something that hasn't happened in a while. I'm definitely ok with it, however, I'm beginning to get a bit more anxious as we get closer to having this other little guy enter the world.

I've already surpassed any "cut off" points that I thought I would reach while breastfeeding. First it was a year, then 18 months, and now it's reaching the two year mark. I kept saying to myself that I would let him wean himself when he was ready. I'm not quite sure about how I feel towards tandem nursing, but it doesn't seem like E is ready to stop soon at any point either.

Why am I unsure about tandem nursing? I don't know. I know there will be enough milk, but will E want to nurse even more now? Will he get frustrated that baby brother gets more than he does? Will it upset him and make him act out because he has to share? Will I be able to handle nursing two kids - one who needs it for survival and one who needs it for comfort?

We (and I say "we" because it's shared effort) are trying to at least wean E from his morning nursing. Paul and I have been making an effort to change his morning routine a bit. Typically after waking, E would come to bed with us to lay for a while and he would nurse. Now Paul has been taking on the morning duties of getting E out of his crib, getting him some milk from the fridge, and then reading some books in the play area. I have been getting up out of bed a little sooner to shower so that I'm not able to nurse him in bed. Sometimes he will ask for me and will come into the room calling "Mama" and signing for "milk". When he does, I will nurse him if I have time before needing to take a shower for work.

He still nurses at night and before naps, but also goes into his crib after a shorter amount of time and with a cup of milk. (He loves having his milk while we read stories before bedtimes.)

I'm a bit lost right now as to where to go and what to do about all of this nursing. At the same time, as much as I want to back away, I don't want to lose it either.

27 weeks (tomorrow)

Well, I'm a day early. Tough.

Paul's sister was so kind to offer to get a 3d/4d ultrasound session for us. She offered a while back and we finally got around to it. I'm so thankful, because if it weren't for her, I don't think we would have done it ourselves!

The technician was having a tough time with the little monster. Baby kept turning his head and body away just at the tech was changing from 2d to 3d. The tech was able to capture some good shots and was also able to reconfirm that we are having another boy.

So here he is...

My good friend, Valerie, has affectionately named this little guy BLT for Baby Lee Tomasik. (His brother was given the name Onion by another friend.) He will have the middle name Lee after myself, my dad, and Grandfather. Little guy still has no first name, but I think we're getting closer!

silly pants

E received some cool new water shoes that he wanted to wear all morning. Daddy thought it would be fun to have him wear some goggles too.

26.5 weeks

I have not been doing so well and keeping track of pregnancy posts. But here is where I am now.

E's pregnancy lasted 41 weeks.
Starting weight: 125
Ending weight: 150

Baby T's pregnancy has lasted 26.5 weeks so far.
Starting weight: 135
Current weight: 160

YIKES!

I think of all the things I'm going to have to do with two kids and on top of that, I will have even more weight to lose with less time to exercise. Oh, I don't like the looks of this...

But on the up side, I'm feeling great most of the time. I get tired often and my belly seems to be getting heavier as the day goes on. In addition, I think that I may be experiencing Braxton-Hicks contractions. Every now and again, my belly gets rather tight, but goes away shortly after. (You think that I would know what they feel like being a second time mom, but I never had them with E.)

We also have a 3d/4d ultrasound scheduled on Wednesday! Can't wait!

Friday begins Memorial Day weekend and we will all be heading to San Diego - our last family trip as three. So excited to go and be with my boys!

pool

E loves going into the pool, although I can't say the same for his first swim class. I had to disappear because of his screams/tears/anguish that caused me to cry too. I'm hoping that it gets better, but for now, at least these photos show how happy it makes him.

Paul = 31

My husband turned 31 over the weekend and we were able to do some celebrating.

The morning started off with brown sugar and buttermilk waffles with brown sugar bacon. (The original recipe calls for mixing the bacon into the batter which I didn't do, however, next time I will!)

We then went to visit Paul's grandmother, got E a haircut, and come home for lunch and a nap. While E napped, I cleaned the house a little and Paul cleaned out my car.

Once E awoke, we went to his mom's house for dinner and some swimming. I think Paul had a pretty good day...I know I did!

Happy birthday, love!

24-23=1

That's right. One more month and my little boy will be two years old! I must sound like every other mother out there when I say how "quickly time has passed" and "he's getting so big". But really, they are both very accurate statements.

I've been planning his birthday shindig for some time now and I can't wait for it to arrive. I think he will be able to enjoy himself more than last year, but somehow, I think that me crying will be inevitable when we all sing the happy birthday song.

How I hope that as we all grow, that I will remember some of the little things he does that I find adorable (or not so adorable). Guess that's why I post on here, so if I forget, I have something to refer back to.

I should probably stop before I get myself to far gone into the world of sappiness.