It’s Alive! And Upside Down!

I’ve been horrible at posting lately… sorry for the delay in details about baby #2 (whom I will refer to as NewBaby, as Milo is now our OldBaby), but I have a good reason! Or a few good reasons, actually. First reason, I am lazy. And I don’t feel well. Second reason, we are extremely boring around here. Not much going on save a few weekly playdates and going to the gym. But the main reason… I have been terrified to tell anyone about NewBaby because I had my doubts about his/her existence until last Thursday’s ultrasound!

NewBaby has been quite elusive, evading all attempts to find fetal heart tones, and laying low (literally) enough that I didn’t even feel pregnant. But it is now safe to say, at 15 weeks, NewBaby is doing well and will most likely stick around after all! Above is a picture of the profile, upside down (sorry, I’m just not that technologically saavy so take it or leave it). For those of you who don’t look at these pictures very often, the head is down on the lower right corner, with the face looking into the lower left corner. The body is a blur in this one, but the sonographer said as far as she could tell everything looks normal. We will find out more, including the sex of the baby (YAY!) in about a month, at the end of March.

So place your bets now… what do you think? Boy? Girl? I can picture us with either, and honestly can’t say that I would rather have one over the other. So… we win!

Milo is going through a bit of a “difficult” phase. Call it the terrible two’s at 18 months, but it might just be that we are so cooped up inside lately, and he is definitely fighting something in the cold arena. Either way his new favorite word seems to be an emphatic “no.” As in, do you want to sit on your potty? “NO!” Or, it’s time to eat. “NO!” Or, sit down in the shopping cart, please. “NO!” And lately, don’t ask me where he even learned this phrase, it has evolved to “no way!” Like, we have to change your diaper. “No way!” Or, give me the marker, please. “No way!” It’s pretty funny at times, and infuriating at others. But surprisingly, despite the constant “no’s,” Milo is still pretty agreeable and accomodating. For now.

Milo’s vocabulary continues to increase, and his pronounciation of some words is hilarious. He knows all his body parts, and pronounces nipples “mimmips.” Tunnel is “nunna,” he calls earplugs (which are soft and squishy) “tishies,” markers are “mupmups,” crayons are “dayns,” excuse me is “moomee,” and bless you is “essoo.” Andrew also taught him how to say “octogon,” which he pronounces clearly, and how to really get down to music (saying “uh, uh” along to a song while dancing- man, I wish I could get this on video). Okay, I could go on and on with this list, so I’ll stop there.

Here are some videos of Andrew and Milo freaking out right before bedtime. I know his push-ups need some work, but Andrew is also teaching Milo “sit out, turn in,” a wrestling maneuver.

And more freaking out. He obviously does NOT want to do “Ring Around the Rosy.”

Oh, so I forgot to say that Milo’s little brother or sister will be arriving a little over a week before his 2nd birthday: due date somewhere around August 24th. We can’t wait to meet him/her and see Milo with a little sibling! Our family is growing and we couldn’t be happier!