39 Weeks and Counting

Still waiting on Baby-No-Name. I'm now at 39 weeks. Not so much feeling ubber pregnant and wanting the baby out, just want to not have to go to work! I am looking forward to staying home with Gumba, and the new baby of course. Here are some things Gumba is doing now:


Still a huge fan of "swinging."

- Letting us know that he knows we don't want him to do something by shaking his head no first, and then doing it anyways. (Could their be any more "no" words in this sentance?)

- Stacking his toy animals into a tower.

- Staying occupied, sometimes for 5 minutes. This is amazing for both Husband and I. This little boy is always on the go.

- Taught him this morning the pleasure of throwing rocks in a puddle, it was a big hit.

- When we tell him we're going outside, he finds his shoes and sits on the bottom of the stairs. VERY helpful!

- Understands, at least partially, that a playground is for playing and climbing.

- Goes down slides by himself. We did have a slight mishap at Pioneer Park the other day where he did a somersault at the end, but he recovered well.

- Doesn't cry as much when we change his diaper. I think he gets it's not our favorite part of the day either.

- It only took two days to get him to sit in the bath tub. If only the no jumping on the couch rule was that easy.

HOLY MOLEY!

Guess it has been awhile huh? I'm pleading exhaustion from being pregnant and chasing around a toddler. I know, low blow, but I'll use whatever I can to get out of the dog house! The link below is of Gumba playing outside with dogs. The fat black lab is not ours, we're dog sitting, and yes, she has been put on a diet while in our care. Our hope is the actual owners will realize we just decreased their dog food bill by half and keep it up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0CtVclfJUE

He's pretty adorable, and he's really getting the running thing down. Sometimes he pumps his arms. Gumba loves, loves, loves the outdoors. We spend most of the time in between nap and dinner outside. Luckily he's pretty good at staying away from stuff we've identified as "no" and only sneaks rocks in his mouth occasionally. We've been lucky though because he doesn't swallow them. Gumba has been learning some sign language. I finally decided to try that since getting him to use his vocal cords to make actual words is still failing. The only words you can kind of make out are yucky and cookie. He will say mom if I'm making dinner and ignoring him, and lets be honest, that doesn't happen to often. We'll see how freaked out his pediatrician is at his 18 month check up. I'm pretty much done worrying about it.

Baby no name is still going strong. Am now officially full-term (37.5 weeks) so I'll be able to be at the birth center this time, barring any unforeseen complications of course. Getting excited to find out if it's a boy or girl. Who knows how long we'll have to wait. Knowing our luck I'll go until 42 weeks and then have to induce with castrol oil or something equally disgusting.

Take care all, and will try my best to stay in touch. The video is for all of you (Uncle Mike) who keep requesting pictures while I'm being lazy.

Gumba Went Bonkers

The stars finally aligned and I was able to bring Gumba into town to play at the local toddler playroom. We had a great time once Gumba relaxed and stopped the white knuckle death grip. There was a very outgoing 2 year old that Gumba watched and learned from. I thought he'd have a little more fun then he did, but I think he's a tad bit shy because he's not in daycare. I sort of like the idea of daycare twice a month or so to get him around others his age. But who knows, that costs money and there are germs, and scheduled sleep times which would inevitably be different then his. Just a thought I've been toying with.

Also, I got my parents signed up for Skype. Today they saw Gumba for the first time via a webcam and seemed to really enjoy it. Gumba also was pretty interested in it, and the fact he was able to touch a computer. My sister happened to be over at the house, she hasn't seem him since Thanksgiving.

Gumba's First Walk in Snow

Check out this cute clip of Gumba walking in the snow. He didn't make it too far, and the dogs barking was much more interesting...but it's cute regardless! Next time we'll have Husband hold the camera to help improve Gumba's performance (distance and smiles).

Oh, and today it was 30F outside! Gumba and I went on a nice long walk. It is so nice to be able to get outside now. The fresh air is doing wonders for our sanity.

We Officially Have a Toddler!!!!!!

Gumba is walking! He walks way more then he crawls now. For all of you nay-sayers out there, keep the, "oh, now he's really going to be a handful" comments to yourself. Gumba is already a handful. I've gotten plenty a comment when he's crawling around about how fast he is. Best part about him walking, we no longer have to bend ALL the way over get him, he's easily 2.5 feet off the ground...it's fabulous. And, the way cute thing is, we now have to watch out for him so we don't bump him over! Who knew that would be as precious as it is. Gumba is also working on a seventh tooth, it like it's fellow brothers is taking forever to come. Now he has lopsided teeth! Hmmm, what else is new? It is finally warm outside, so we've been taking walks whenever we can. It's supposed to be in the teens for the next week! Gumba is totally enjoying it. He lays very patiently on the ground as I wrestle him into his snowsuit.

Not much else. Baby number two is moving a lot more then Gumba. I had a checkup the other day and the baby was moving around a ton because the midwife was pushing on my belly (she's new). She had a hard time tracking down the heartbeat! Husband was able to make it to the appointment on account of Gumba taking appropriate naps and the weather being warm. I'm glad he made it, because now I don't have to worry about scheduling one around him.

Oh, and we finally have a video of Gumba protesting while having his diaper changed. He totally hammed it to. But, unfortunately like all our videos, it's too long to put here. But, maybe the link will work below (he's walking in this one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK_ZkoMAw0o

Roller Coaster Ride - Gumba Update

Where's Gumba!

My precious first born has us on a roller coaster ride. It seems that he sleeps well for several weeks, then the next couple he doesn't. We are currently plummeting to our deaths. Gumba has been waking several times in the night to fuss loudly for no apparent reason, then starts my day at 5am. I say mine because let's be honest, Daddy's don't just jump out of bed that early in the morning, or at least Gumba's doesn't. This morning Husband got home from work at 9am and said good morning to Gumba and I, and I informed him it's actually our afternoon already. The last several days Gumba has fussed during his second nap as well, but it seems today he may have fallen asleep...keep your fingers crossed!

He are several cute things Gumba is doing now, all of which I think are indicators that he doesn't have autism. For those who know me well, I am a pessimist at heart, so this whole autism thing has been on my mind a lot:

- Comes to me, turns around, and then sits in my lap! It is one of the more precious things.

- Lets me read books to him! From beginning to end!

- Will go up to the dogs and gently lay his head on them to snuggle. Dogs don't appreciate this too much, but we're working with them.

- Laughs when we, or people on TV laugh (yeah, he's picking up social cues!)

- Smiles at me while I'm nursing him down for bedtime

- Started to bounce on the changing table when he's standing, and I'm holding him

- Likes to be tickled

- Understands "I'm going to get you" and crawls away, really fast

- Will rarely take two steps towards me when not holding onto furniture. This walking thing is taking way longer then I thought it would.

- Still gets very excited when I come home from work