knee

this is what i have been doing for the past week! last saturday i was sitting on the floor painting pictures for jack's room and when i stood up i couldn't straighten my right knee. the pain was pretty bad (only when i would straighten it...that was a blessing). anyway, jack was in columbus for the weekend so that we could get last minute things done around the house without him here...another blessing. so saturday johnny made phone calls to his dad and andrew (house) both ER docs to see what they said they thought it was. johnny's dad thought it might be a meniscus tear, but house thought that but didn't really that it was that. sunday we went to pick up jack and sunday night kelly and house brought some crutches over for me (my first time using crutches). i learned how to use them pretty quick around the house.
monday i called my OB and asked if they could refer me to an ortho doc and they got me in to see him at 2:30. he didn't know what it was and gave me a brace to put on my knee to see if i could lock it into place and try to get it straight. i hated it so much and just felt stuck. so i wore it some but didn't wear it as much as i should have. so i called the next day and said it wasn't better so they scheduled me for am MRI for 2 days later (thursday). i couldn't get my knee straight enough for the one they sent me to so i had to go have a "real" MRI at another hospital. it wasn't that bad because my head was out of the tube. i was more worried about laying on my back for 3o minutes. i got my results friday saying that my knee looked normal...thank goodness! today i can straighten more than i have been able to....like it is almost straight with slight pain. i have walked around the den without my crutches some but it's not easy with my extra weight.

lots of people have been super nice to us the past week. i have had lots of help with jack from my friend melissa, andrea, jason, lori and of course susan. andrea and kelley have made us dinner which was so nice! johnny has been the BEST husband ever this week (he's always the BEST though). he has had to do chores, cook, take care of jack and me. he doesn't sit down until 9:30 at night for a quick breather before bed. i really don't know what i would have done without him. he seriously is the BEST EVER!!!!

the moral to the story is....don't sit on the floor at 36 weeks pregnant!!!!!

37 weeks
charlie is getting bigger and bigger....know how i can tell? he kicks my side and ribs all.the.time! he is full term today :) i am 2 cm dilated. he weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel.
i have gained 42 pounds so far!!

i get to have an ultrasound next week to see how big he is.
it is getting super close to his arrival and we still have some stuff to get. not much though. we are pretty set.

birthday party

we went to eli's 3rd birthday party today. it was at the fire station (we totally want to steal the idea and do jack's birthday at a fire station...we'll see). anyway, it was lots of fun and jack had a blast!

jack and his good friend eli (not the bday boy)

he really liked the noise maker thing...especially once he figured out how to make it blow out.

eli blowing out his candles

lately...

this is what i have been seeing a lot of lately! i am slowly working on potty training with jack. i don't know if that is the best way to do it, but that is how i am starting out for now. saturday morning i decided to leave jack's diaper off and just let him go around bare bottom. he did great! he started to go one time and rushed to the potty.

we watched "potty power" which is probably one of the most boring movies i have ever sat through, but he really loves it.
he did great sunday and monday also. well the hours that i let him go bare bottomed. i sent him to sunday school with a diaper and to preschool with a diaper. i think the weekend after next we will try harder, but for now i am super proud of him. he has even gone poo poo on the potty twice!!


saturday night we went to la paz for dinner and then home to wash our filthy car. it was a night of firsts for jack... at la paz jack had a corn dog for the first time and loved it! then he helped us wash the car. jack did a great job listening to us about washing the car. he was a big help! he got a little wet because the hose slipped out of his hands and he just couldn't get away from the hose :) it was so funny!

our friday

jack and i went to the zoo for storytime. he really does a great job sitting and listening to the story and seems to like it. this week they brought out a snake for the kids to see. jack thought it was cool! he was really gentle with it and even tried to kiss it (yikes).

then he played in the splashpad at the zoo and had a great time. then we went to get him an icy since they are only $1 to refill our souvenir cup, but no....they stopped refilling them!! i was so sad!

after naptime jack...
drove a bus and

pushed a giant dumptruck...

as fast as he could!

then we went to chick sher lay for dinner!

34 weeks

34 weeks
charlie weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long
i went to the doctor this week and have gained about 41 pounds so far!! haha
i gained 55 total with jack so we'll see how much i gain at the end with charlie :)

i still feel good. i am having more trouble sleeping but that's not a big deal. my ring finger is just swollen enough where i can't wear my wedding ring and not swollen enough to wear the fake one that i bought when i was pregnant with jack. so i guess i need to get another fake one so that everybody knows that i am married! it's getting hotter and hotter so being outside for more than 30 minutes is not fun!! i just feel bad because i know jack likes to go outside.

charlie moves around so much...which i love! lately i have been feeling him on each of my sides at the same time :)

grandpa, molly, and philip's visit

grandpa, molly, and philip came to visit us after jordan's wedding and before lindsey's wedding. i am thankful that we got to see some family since we have to miss out on both weddings due to me being 34 weeks pregnant and the weddings are 4-9 hours away. we hate missing the family events.

jack really enjoyed seeing them and playing with molly. the night they got here jack showed molly all of his toys and told her all about them :) it was super cute! molly was great with him and read him books which he loves!!

the boys playing with their toys!

monday afternoon after jack's nap, jack and i met grandma, molly, and emily(a little girl that grandma was babysitting) at mcwane center.

jack actually got to touch the shark!! we were basically the only people at the pool and the sharks were being super friendly.

these pj's were molly's when she was little

after jack went to bed everybody played cornhole

mama and me sprinkle

i had my sprinkle at mama and me today. i had a great time celebrating charlie! i got some really cute clothes, accessories, and lots of diapers!! everybody brought yummy food. there were A LOT of kids there today, but that's the great thing about summer! jack even got a present from eli. it was the perfect present...eli knows what other boys want :) he got a buzz lightyear toy and a big brother book that we read before naptime. i hope that he will love charlie!

this morning jack came up to me and asked "when is charlie going to be here?" this is the first time that jack has asked about charlie coming. it made my heart happy! he then said "i will teach him how to play with...and pointed to his playdoh". i said are you going to kiss him and hug him and he said yes. i know at first it will be hard but i just have this vision of my two boys playing so well together and jack teaching charlie so many things.