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Reef Oakley Krug, Quinn Rose Krug 11-21-2006, 10-02-2009 3:56pm, 8:07am 8lbs 2 oz, 7lbs 2ozs |
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Stories Which pictures do you like? i am a little biased. hate the ones of me with the body showing but other than that i like many of them. i need to pick a few though. It only took three month but I have finally updated the site. We are in FLORIDA its hot, sunny usually and we are loving our new house! Now that we are finally settling and things are great Gabe is off again for 2 months. I suppose if I had to chose now or in November it would be a better option to go now....but when is it an option for the whole family to join??? I am going to discuss that with someone. Reef is loving the outside play time here and our house but still asks daily for family. The favorites change: last week it was Uncle Gus now he's onto Grandma (she just left for a week long visit). His memory is amazing and I continue to be stunned daily with the things he says. Baby is doing well....kicking and abusing mommy as she is supposed to I guess. Getting nervous about having a girl but all in all we are great! I would love to hear or SEE everyone so you should all plan your visits while Gabe is gone so I have someone to mow my lawn while I am sweltering in the FL heat and 8 months pregnant. Come VISIT US we have a real house, guest room and BEACHES.
dec 23, 2007 SO it's official...well it has been for awhile that Reef is a TODDLER! in the five minutes that i have sat to update this website: i pulled reef out of the dog water bowl in which he wwas doing his little bouncy dance, he emptied the cabinet with our paper plates, towels, i found a shoe we've been looking for for awhile IN THE SINK (he puts everything in his toy kitchen sink)....and he ate some dog food to top it all off. but as busy as he is he is sooo much fun now. he is learning soo fast its scary! he is now saying: dog, wow, mama, dada, ball, ohhhhh, hot, brrrrrr, airplane (only mom and dad recognize that though) and moon and can do most animal noises upon request. he signs all done, more, airplane (i have been lazy with this but i am getting better slowly). he is improving on his plate and fork skills and isn't throwing EVERYTHING off his plate anymore (a lot still makes it on the floor...we're not that far yet). he is very excitable and will gasp to let you know when he's happy, excited or just thrilled to be getting away with something he knows he shouldn't be doing...so mischievous and cute. he loves to play hide and seek and to have people chase him or for him to chase someone. he is also going through a major mommy phase and being shy. if i leave he will be upset for a few minutes but gabe takes good care of him and he gets over it quick. the shyness is new for him but it's come on strong. we've tried three times to see santa...no success so i am waiting till next year when he gets it a bit more and being satisfied with the pictures of him with the fake ornamental santas. Nov 1, 2007 Last night was Halloween and Reef loved it. His favorite was his first candy. He had a lollipop and after that was taken away (not happily) due to it being dropped on the ground several times he had a rice crispy treat and a twizzler while handing out candy to kids. I never really believed the sugar rush thing, but i guess when you're only 22lbs a little sugar goes a long way. he is normally very happily in bed and asleep by 7-7:30 but he was up enjoying the festivities till 8:30 and he was still wild and ready to go by then. he loved seeing the kids in costume and loved to smile at the people giving him candy. a very fun night and gabe now says its his 2nd favorite holiday next to july 4th because it truly is ALL about the KIDS (but i have to say at 9:00 i was still handing out candy and they WEREN'T children!) aug 22, 2007 last night we and another couple and their baby all went swimming. reef as always loved the swimming part and entertained everyone by diving in (with me their to catch him). but after the swimming i took him into the shower to warm up and he thought it was the best thing since the invention of cheerios (he doesn't eat sliced cheese). he would put his face out of the spray then open his mouth and go right under the spray and come out laughing hysterically. due to the fun we stayed in ten minutes! aug 21, 2007 Today Reef is 9 months old! In the course of one month he has gotten 4 teeth, started crawling, standing, pullin up on everything and taken a 3 week trip to RI. considering all that has happened he is doing amazing! While in RI he had MAJOR sleep issues (not one night did he sleep more than a 2 1/2 hour stretch. this lead to us both being exhausted! that was the bad part of the trip but on the very good side reef got to hang with his cousins norah and bowen. we still miss the morning "reefy" call from BOBO. its times like that vacation that you really learn how much your family loves you and will do anything for you. in order for us to stay bethany, mike, my mom and skip finished their basement WOW now thats love! I can't ever express how much it means that we were able to stay there and that reef was able to get to know his cousins and aunt and uncle so well. while there we were able to fit in a ton of parties (bowens birthday x4) but that was perfect beacuse reef got to meet EVERYONE. we went up to onset for a day to see the rossi's and i think for the first time ever almost everyone got out of work and got to meet us up there. it was so fun! we hung out at the beach all day and had pizza and salad (of course birthday cake tooo). i spent a lot of time walking the babies in the wagon, they both loved it! we could cruise up and down the street for an hour and they would sit and play...too cute. all of us went up to an amusement park for one day. we got to meet up with meg and parker for the day. it was very hot and sweaty but the kids loved it! mostly the babies hung out and watched the boys on the rides. but they were able to enjoy the water park and especially the babies swings that are in the water. reef went to his first hibachi dinner and loved the fire and cling and clangs of the cooking (we also tried chopsticks :) Pa was able to come over one night and we played for a long time and got a picture of all four in thier eastern ice shirts. took several shots for one that not all are exactly happy in but its the story that counts in the long run. that night till 12:00 we were up building bowens kitchen set...as bethany explains it was "quality" time with dad. pa also took us out to lunch a few times and got to show off the grandkids to all of newport. we went swimming at the athletic club with mimi...its funny what she will do for her grandkids. never once have i seen her put her face in the water but for reef OF COURSE she'll blow bubbles! mimi showed reef bowen's favorite truck viewing area and was simply delighted the whole time simply that she had all grand kids in one spot. all in all a wonderful trip (with some exhuasted dispersed on occasion). since being back he in one week is all over the place exploring his world, climbing, standing, walking with chairs. what a fun time! i love mobility...the pace has definitely picked up and i LOVE it! july 10, 2007. OOPPS...wayyyyy too long to have not written a story. whats going on????? reef I think is days away from crawling. he loves to climb and push up onto all fours and is VERY motivated to crawl. as of now he dives for things infront of him while on all fours. he continues to be a monster weighing in at21 pounds at 7 1/2 months. he is SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT....from 7:30ish to 6:30ish. we are soo happy! he is a big eater. he will have one HUGE meal a day and the other two he will just pick at food or not eat at all. no telling when the big meal is so i have to always have the food ready. he most enjoys the "big boy" food that he can pick up and feed himself: cheerios or bits of our food at the favorites as of now. he definitely has an opinion and will let you know what he's thinking. he loves to "talk" well its more like a yell that he fully expects you to repeat and converse with him in. gabe's favorite is the yell combined with an entire body tensing (very funny but apparently very difficult to describe in writting). he is an explorer when in the walker, he will check everything out in the house and is not afraid to run you over to get to any destination. he is loving the dogs toes and ears much to their dismay but they are doing surprisingly well considering the torture (its just the beginning so they are in training). as for toys he loves balls right now. he is growing so fast i can't believe it. we are off for a three week trip to RI to see bowen, norah and the rest of the crew. i am getting nervous but i am sure as he always seems to do he will be adjusted without blinking an eye. i am knocking on wood now! wish us all luck for the solo plane ride, the time change and all the new surroundings and people. AND of course we are fully moved and loving the new house. i wish we could have lived here from the beginning but i am slowly learning that by waiting i will in the long run appreciate what i have more. i cant even imagine when we buy a house how thrilled we'll be. as of now we are loving our kitchen, reef's OWN room and garden most. we have made a grass area for reef to play and for the meantime we are loving our hottub but it is going soon :( someone is buying it. i am hoping they cant move it...keep your fingers crossed. May 21st 2007 Today is Reef's half birthday. mommy and daddy are celebrating with cupcakes :) Reefs celebrating with yogurt and cheerios. at his 5 1/2 appointment Reef weighed in at 19 lbs and 3 oz, 27.5 inches long...still 95th% all around. he is sitting and up on all fours. I'm just waiting for the day he GOES and doesnt stop. we are moving in a few weeks and couldn't be more excited and ready. Reef will FINALLY have his very own room! May 5, 2007...it's amazing how much Reef has grown in the past few weeks. not in size (well I'm sure in size knowing him) but moreso developmentally. where to begin...he rolls like crazy now EVERYWHERE. the first day he rolled in his crib he was so proud and just laid there playing with his toes. following the warnings i then promptly took out the bumpers. Lahi was ecstatic he's been dying to give him some kisses while in the crib...so there we are TRYING to nap and he rolls, sticks his hand out the crib and Lahi begins the kissing. not a whole lot of napping happening SOOO i promptly put the bumpers back in the crib. He also has been a big fan of the jumperoo since day one but now he thinks that anytime i am holding him he is in actuality in the jumperoo so he just jumps away expecting that i will hold him up AND I DO! its a GOOD arm workout and very cute. maybe the biggest progression has been eating. gabe went to florida for a week to testify and for 2 of the 6 nights decided it would be fun to play newborn and wake up every two hours. it was just as exhausting as when he did it when he was a newborn. so i decided time for food! he loves to eat...maybe even more than he loves the boob. "milk is good and all but when eating i can see the world AND eat" says Reef. so far he has had rice cereal, banana and carrots. i think carrots have been the favorite so far, which was a surprise. with all this newness of rolling and eating i think his sleep has been effected. prior to this i read him a story, snag his song and put him down and ZONK, now we're facing some crying :( but as with everything i know it's just a stage and he'll go back to his good sleep. he is just fun now! likes to play games: peek-a-boo, being tickled, copy cat. the weather is also getting nicer so we are able to go to the beach, pool and play in the grass all activities a child NEEDS. as for us: gabe has put his letter of resignation into the coast guard and will be getting out jan 1, 2008. he is still in the process of the fbi application (keep your fingers crossed!) and then we hope to move somewhere more suited to our wants and needs. until then we are looking for a place to move for the meantime. we are now in a one bedroom which we grew out of about 5 1/2 months ago. sadly, as dog friendly as the bay area supposedly is they aren't really prejudice against dogs when they want to live in their house. we are hoping to move in june. that's all our news for now. April 12, 2007 Reef is now 4 1/2 months and is quickly becoming an active boy. last week he was obsessed with strawberries; every time i put him on the floor, changin table or bjorn in about 1 minute i had to wipe his entire face off from all the spit. it's hysterical! it's obvious he knows it's very cute and does it to get a reaction from people looking. this week he learned how to shake a toy...and he does it violently! sometimes i get nervous that he will bonk himself in the head and he does and he just keeps on going. for about a month he has been teething (thats my best guess anyway). being that he is pretty young for teeth he doesnt quite grasp what's going on. he does get that chewing and putting things in his mouth makes it feel better and his FAVORITE new teething toy is a vibrating bunny we got from Aunt Jan...he sticks it in his mouth and i'll help by pulling the tail and he'll smile and smile and smile. he has also really noticed the dogs this past few weeks, he'd rather look at them then me or gabe especially if we're outside or they are running around. i am happy that he is an animal lover! sadly, he's had a cold that he can't shed. for 2 weeks he's been coughing and stuffy :( as you saw in the pictures we took our first trip to tahoe for reef to play in the snow. he told me that he cant wait to start skiing and snowboarding. we took the gondola up and maybe due to the elevation or the thin air i was walking around holding him and in 2 seconds flat he was asleep on my shoulder. i wish it was always that easy. well that's all to report for now.... March 6, 2007 I have to report that sleep is much better in recent days! i have been asking everyone thier theories on sleep and infants; so far what i have learned is that everyone has a different idea on how to get the kids to sleep. if you do one thing this way your a bad parent, so you do it that way and now the next person says you're doing it wrong....URGH this is frustrating. so this is how we mad e our progress. i took what i thought was best from all the interviews and adjusted it to what i thought would work for Reef. soooo...he is now sleeping on his tummy I KNOW IT'S AGAINST THE RULES but it works and he sleeps! and he DID roll over so he will be fine. so with the new tummy laying he is going to bed at 7:00, in the crib awake, we pat his back a bit and falls asleep...no fight! he loves the crib! stays in all night and is easy to put down after a middle of the night feeding...major success in my eyes. now if we can just eliminate the middle of the night feedings we'll be in heaven. he still is waking up at 10:30, 2:00 and 5:00 to eat but i now have faith that we'll fix that too in time. so yes he rolled over as i said. it was pretty much a total accident but he did it. there was a bunched up blanket under him which propelled him so i guess he cheated but i still count it. he hasnt done it again though, but he's definitely trying hard. that one time he went from tummy to back but now he's seem REAL close going from back to tummy. i'm sure my next story in a few weeks he'll be a rolling machine. he also is laughing...sort of. he has laughed with me playing horsey on my legs(the first time, that makes me happy), daddy while playing in the grass and grammy in the tub. its not a hahahaha roaring laugh yet but its a huge smile and a ha. very cute! we had our 3 month appt last friday. technically he is now 3 1/2 months now. he is 16lbs and 13 oz, 25 1/2 inches long and in the 90th% for height, wieght and head size. no longer off the charts but still my "monster". i think we are starting to reach the stage of teething. he is drooling nonstop, eating his hands and at times just seems to be in pain :( things are really good. settling into some kind of a "routine" as much as can be expected and i now can handle leaving the house with baby, dogs, stroller, diaper bag and all the other crappola i have these days in under 20 minutes. That's pretty good i think! i think we are starting to reach the stage of teething. he is drooling nonstop, eating his hands and at times just seems to be in pain :( Feb 9, 2007 Today was our third swimming class. He closes his eyes and holds his breath while he goes under the water. The instructor put him under tha first time to teach me and since then I've put him under many times without a single water swallowing, choking or crying incident. The ceiling is covered in flags and lights so the majority of the half hour is spent gazing at the sights. Sometimes he seems to be in shock of the whole experience but today he smiled with me and kicked a bit. Apparently, when the babies start as early as Reef did they are totally stunned for several weeks. So far so good....other than his skin is still so young that he has developed a rash as a result of the chemicals :( Jan 24, 2007 I am giving myself a hooray for improving on getting pictures onto the website two times this week! hopefully it will continue and maybe i can even start to be more diligent about getting stories on also. Well, once again it's been awhile so we have a lot to say.... Reef is now totally interacting with his smiles and mimicing. This is a great acknowledgement that we're doing things right and that he likes us (i like to think so anyway). He is improving on the bottle issue, which has been a battle. He took it last night without complaint and almost 3 ounces (the best he's ever done). We are now almost ready to approach how to bring the bottle out and try it on the go. It's wonderful that i can feed him and i love that he prefers me to the bottle, but in some situations it simply is not practical to whip out a boob for him. The other goal is to one day be able to leave him with Gabe or someone and know that he will be fed and not having a total meltdown til I return. Most women in my mommy group have the total opposite problem I do. I can look at a pump and have 4 ounces of milk ready to be eaten. So I should not complain about the feeding, pumping and bottling issues that we have when most have it much harder. Sleep is still a work in progress but we are progressing so it's quite good. He is now in his crib for 90% of the night, which is a far cry from sleeping in bed with us. I do love having him in bed with us so I tend to bring him in at 5:00ish till he wakes. My theory on that is I don't want a 5 year old in bed with us all night but at 5:00am till waking up for the day I don't mind. I like the "family time" those hours give and as of now he is laughing and cheery as can be first thing in the morning. He was almost consistently going to sleep for the night 7:30 then waking at 10:00, 2:00 and 5:00. I am now trying to get into a bedtime routine and figuring out his natural schedule and attempting one bottle feeding a night. The combination has lead to some inconsistancy in eating times through the night. Our trip to RI went GREAT! He was fantastic on the plane, slept 80% of all the flights...with no ear issues at all. This was a big relief because I would hate to be the mom with the screaming baby. Meeting Norah was unreal, never have i seen such a tiny baby. everything was just so different from my "off the charts" sized son. Bethany is doing well and learning quickly how to be a mommy of two. this was the first time in a long time that it was emotionally hard for me to leave. Now having our own family, it really means a lot to have such support and love. As for me, I am growing in my confidence as a mom and really feel like i know Reef's needs and wants. this is a great feeling from the beginning when we were just trying anything and everything to make him happy. I don't want to say we have a schedule exactly but we for sure have a routine. I went running three times this week, which is totaly invigorating. I have also signed us up for mommy and me swimming classes and yoga. I can't wait to start getting out with him and for him to start learning "real life" things (well real life for a 2 month old i guess). I was looking at his birth pictures today while getting his baby book/photo album started and realize more and more how much of the entire birth process i don't remember due to the emergency and chaotic aspect of the experience (that is so sad to me!) Although I don't remember everything it's nice that Gabe is able to retell the story to me and fill in the parts I don't know. I could look at the pictures everyday and start crying when I think about meeting him. Dec 27th, 2006 Where have the past 5 weeks gone? its a strange sensation because I on one hand feel like Reef has been a part of us forever but in the other feel like it was yesterday that I was having contractions and just meeting him. After 5 weeks we in no way have a routine, schedule or plan of attack but like always we are figuring things out in a day by day way. The 'go with the flow' mentality will hopfully not hurt us in the end but that's the only way I know at this point. At his 4 week appt he weighed in at 12lbs 2oz and 23.5 inches...he's definitely growing and fast! he is "off the charts" for both height and weight. we were struggling for a while with eating but he has since figured out how to drool :) and that has solved our problems. SLEEP...well that is going ok...not as good as the eating. he normally will sleep 2-3 hour stretches through the night, but every once in awhile he'll decide to through in a melt down at 3:00am...that's always pleasant. he is still sleeping with us in bed and that scares us because we don't intend on having a toddler in bed. as we speak he is sleeping in his crib going on one hour (thats a record) so cross your fingers and hope that this continues and we'll make progress in this area. life has taken a major change obviously and i wouldnt have it any other way. i can't explain how much i love him. i can just stare at him for hours...i'm probably going to give hima complex that won't be address till he's 30 but for now i think he likes me. seeing gabe be a dad and interacting with him is simply fantastic! we are getting quite skilled at going about our normal life with baby. almost daily we are able to get out and play with the dogs or do an errand or two...this is a success in my eyes. all in all things are great and i am hoping to see a smile come my way soon. he does a lot of the farting/reflex smiles but i want a real one that says i love you. Dec 27th, 2006 Where have the past 5 weeks gone? its a strange sensation because I on one hand feel like Reef has been a part of us forever but in the other feel like it was yesterday that I was having contractions and just meeting him. After 5 weeks we in no way have a routine, schedule or plan of attack but like always we are figuring things out in a day by day way. The 'go with the flow' mentality will hopfully not hurt us in the end but that's the only way I know at this point. At his 4 week appt he weighed in at 12lbs 2oz and 23.5 inches...he's definitely growing and fast! he is "off the charts" for both height and weight. we were struggling for a while with eating but he has since figured out how to drool :) and that has solved our problems. SLEEP...well that is going ok...not as good as the eating. he normally will sleep 2-3 hour stretches through the night, but every once in awhile he'll decide to through in a melt down at 3:00am...that's always pleasant. he is still sleeping with us in bed and that scares us because we don't intend on having a toddler in bed. as we speak he is sleeping in his crib going on one hour (thats a record) so cross your fingers and hope that this continues and we'll make progress in this area. life has taken a major change obviously and i wouldnt have it any other way. i can't explain how much i love him. i can just stare at him for hours...i'm probably going to give hima complex that won't be address till he's 30 but for now i think he likes me. seeing gabe be a dad and interacting with him is simply fantastic! we are getting quite skilled at going about our normal life with baby. almost daily we are able to get out and play with the dogs or do an errand or two...this is a success in my eyes. all in all things are great and i am hoping to see a smile come my way soon. he does a lot of the farting/reflex smiles but i want a real one that says i love you. Dec 1st, 2006----10 days after birth. Things are great! Everyone always says what an amazing experience parenthood is and how you can never express the feelings, love, adventures until you have the opportunity yourself. We are doing it now and all the stories are right. We love him in an inexplicable way. Immediately, I felt I attached to this tiny person and everyday that passes I feel more love for him. He is eating great. Already weighing in at 9lbs...at this rate he'll be 20 lbs by Christmas. Sleeping is going ok. He has had cranky time nightly at 10-12:00 but after that we are able to get 3-4 hour straight hours of sleep. At this point he is sleeping in the boppy in the bed with us and doesn't seem to like laying in his cradle. We'll have to approach that issue soon I guess. Right now I am still in the recovery period from the C-section so sitting up and picking him up out of the cradle is still tough. When I am more healed and strong we will be more confident to have him sleep in the cradle. I have no doubt that in time we'll figure it out and everything will fall into place. Nov 27, 2006 WOW what a past 6 days we've had! Everything started on Monday and continued through the night. At 7:00am we called the doctor and she told us to go to the hospital (through voice mail, we missed the actual call). In childbirth class the teacher specifically directed us to not go to the hospital unless the contractions were buckling you over in pain. I was not yet at that point so at 9:00 we called the doctor again and she again said to go in due to the time elasped (15 hours now). We causally packed the car and got ready, all the time thinking there's no way they'll keep me yet. Again, in no rush we arrived at 11:00, they put me on the moniter and did all the necessary checks. Already they were saying things like they wanted me on my side and watch his heart rate...after 4 hours in triage and stuck on my side in the most uncomfortable bed they decided to admit me. Kind of taken back and in shock we called Bethany and told her to come on over. By the time I got an IV, they wheeled me into the childbirth room and explained that they weren't happy with his heart rate and that it dropped after every contraction, it was 3:15ish. Contractions by this time were bad (I blame the triage bed and being stuck on my left side). After a half hour in the birthing room the action was picking up and my nurse said "c-section is not out of the question, I'm calling the doctor". I was put on oxygen and the nurse said I couldn't wear my glasses because the mask and glasses didn't both fit. At this point there were at least 900 people in the room (doctors, nurses...), I was still stuck on my side, with a mask and not able to see a thing. Needless to say this was overwhelming and then the made the final decision at 3:30ish that I was going to the OR. Gabe was taken to change and me to prep. As said previously, I "knew" they wouldn't keep me so we didn't bring a thing up from the car INCLUDING THE CAMERA. Thankfully Bethany arrived the second Gabe was going into the OR to join me and she had a camera. At 3:56 he was born! Came out, with some struggle (he liked it inside) and starting crying. As Bethany said he was 8.2 oz and 22 inches long. I saw him for a short second, kissed him and both Gabe and Reef were sent away while I was being sewn up and put into recovery. The doctor explained that sometimes with an overdue baby the placenta simply stops working. This was the cause for all the chaos and emergency surgery. Gabe went with him while the nurses examined him and bathed him. Bethany first came into the recovery room and showed me the pictures. Then Gabe and Reef were brought in. He started eating without a problem and we were all brought the room where we stayed for the next few days. Pain, mobility, feeding....all improved tremendously over the next 3 days. By Saturday we all felt confident and "ready as possible" to be parents. Saturday, Sunday and now Monday we continue to be in awe of such a creation. Never in my life could I have imagined being so in love with someone I never met officially till 5 days ago. Nights and sleeping is going well and all in all we are THRILLED to be parents of beautiful Reef. November 22, 2006. Reef arrived via C-section yesterday afternoon at 3:58pm. A 8lb 2oz, 22 inch, healthy boy. They went to the hospital yesterday morning as Adrienne was having light contractions since the night before. They admitted her and decided since she was past her due date the placenta may have begun to degrade and wasn't doing its job based on the unsteady heart rate of the baby. So early afternoon the Dr. decided it would be best to do a C-section and get Reef out earlier than later. Everyone is doing well still resting and recovering at the hospital. They are expected to come home Friday. Auntie Bethany 37 weeks and 3 days! well "any day" now the baby can come safely...hopefully sooner than later, becuase i may go insane. up till about 2 weeks ago i had nothing at all to complain about but NOW whoo...i have a ton. it's the same old thing that every 9+ month pregnant woman complains of but as a first timer i am ready to be done with it all. i don't sleep really...between peeing and back, hips hurting there's just no way to get comfortable. i am still working, but that in a way is helping keeping my mind off the fact that i am still pregnant. but i do wish i wasn't working and could just sit at home be uncomfortable and eat Bon Bon's (isn't that the way it's supposed to be now??) just about everything is done: suitcase-packed, clothes-washed, baby's room-set up....tomorrow gabe is going to have the car seat installed at the police station so after tomorrow i can't think of a single reason he shouldn't come. we are ready and excited to meet him, but i think he likes it inside and has no intention on coming out. we'll see!!! cross your fingers for tonight...i need all the positive thoughts possible :) ok so i guess we've been bad at adding to the website. i have no real excuse except just...we've been busy. sorry....so what's happened since june! in july i was able to make it out to RI for Bowen's first birthday party. what fun it was to see and spend a full 2 weeks with him. it made me so excited to have one of our own. of course we also had our baby shower. i was shocked at how well it all went and how many people were able to make it. it really means a lot when people that we haven't seen in a long time, since childhood really, make it and show they care. we ended up getting everything "big" that we needed, tons of clothes, the bedroom set and countless other things. thanks so much to everyone. in aug gabe and i went to arizona and met my mom and skip. we had a great week! we visited flagstaff, sedona, went tubing down a river, hiked a mountain outside our hotel and did a lot of eating. we returned on a saturday and that monday i started school. i am now in the 5th week and have 38 school days before maternity leave...assuming i make it that long. at this point i would be completely ok with taking an early maternity leave and just getting ready. total we only have 54 days before Reef is here and we have quite a bit to do still. i guess the money factor is enough to make me stay. two weeks ago we got a new car...it's one of those trademark new parent things i guess. but we got a honda ridgeline and put the camper shell on the back. the dogs have their own private condo now. i never have considered myself a "trucker" but it's definitely the most practical car we looked at. isn't parenthood all about being practical? so i guess we're off to a good start. as for how am i/baby? we are big and uncomfortable. i wake up often throughout the night whether it be to pee or just because the pillows aren't under my belly right or whatever... i don't really sleep anymore. i guess it's good training for when he's here, but i'd like to think the last 6 weeks i would have a bit more sleep. Reef is very active, at one of our ultrasounds the technician mentioned how active he was. it was really funny actually because it was the first time gabe saw the full motion of reef in the belly. he was astonished! since then there have been many times we've been able to play games with him..touch the belly and he'll kick back. gabe loves that! last weekend we went to yosemite for the first time. i know, i know we've been here 2.5 years and only just now went. but it's gorgeous! gabe is now attempting to convince someone to hike up the back side of half-dome with him before reef is here. we were able to do some hiking while there but were limited to where the dogs were allowed and what my big belly threshold could handle. being pregnant has definitely prevented me from living my normal active lifestyle. i think i probably do more than most people 8 1/2 months pregnant, but its a far cry from what i am used to. i am excited to get back to running and doing what i do (with MY body). i think thats everything. i promise this week i will put more pictures on the page so you can all share the belly growth with me. people still say i am very "small" but i can't begin to imagine big if i am small..soooo...all in all i've learned every pregnancy is different.
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