Kendall Catchup

I'm experiencing mommy guilt because I haven't written anything about my KBug in a while.  She is truly the coolest kid on the planet, hands down.  I love hanging with her - she keeps me laughing all the time.  Some things she's got going on:

- She goes to preschool at Grove Park Chapel 2 mornings a week.  Next year she'll go 3 mornings a week.  She really seems to like it, even though Lilly put sand in her hair on the playground yesterday.  This unfortunate event brought us to a family discussion about what to do when people put sand in your hair (because that happens often in life, I suppose).  My grand advice was to say "Please stop putting sand in my hair" and then if she does it again to tell Mrs. Denise (to which Kendall exclaimed - "That's what I did!!")  James' advice was "Don't push her or hit her".  Um - thanks James - bringing up violence when that was the furthest thing from her mind.  Nice.

Anyway - the school is great.  My 3 year old can recite the fruit of the Spirit...unbelieveable.

- She goes to dance class one afternoon (well, one 30 minutes) a week.  I was extremely proud to peek in yesterday (thereby ignoring the sign that asks parents not to stand in front of the door) and saw that my kid was the only one in 1st position.  Of course visions of glitter, hair spray and a red and white cowgirl dance costume filled my head.  Wait - the red and white cowgirl dance costume was mine when I was a kid...unfortunate choice, Mrs. Ann, unfortunate choice.

I say all that to say that she really likes it, but if she decides that she wants to try something besides dance, I'm all for it.  I just want her active and involved in something - be that dancing (no pressure, Kendall - your mom just did it for 10 years and has spent the last 15 seriously regretting not keeping up with it) or T-Ball.

- She loves her baby sister.  Right now, at least.  She likes giving my belly a zerbert.  She always says "Hi Raegan, it's me - Kendall" when she speaks to my belly.  She says that she's not going to let Raegan to dangerous things like walk without holding our hand.  Oh, and she said that if Raegan says "stupid" she'll give her a spanking.  Niiice.

- Other things that Kendall likes right now in no particular order:  chicken, Good Luck Charlie, the new version of the ABC song that Hooked on Phonics is teaching us, playing outside, bubbles, caterpillars, movies, Berenstein Bear books, baby/Barbie dolls, balloons, slushies, playing ball of any sort, her tricycle, rubbing lotion on Daddy's back (like how he taught her that one, huh?), snuggle bunny every night, finding the moon in the sky, the beach, bars of soap, paint (and tasting paint), Play-Doh, her friends (specifically Beccy, Charis, Jackson), her grandparents and aunts, swinging, our inside jokes (I'll ask her how much she loves me and she holds up her hands to show a teeny weeny bit or "put that away" when I hold out my hand to get a handshake - which we saw on the Tooth Fairy and she thought was hysterical), knowing what's next on the agenda ("what we do after this, Mommy?")

Things Kendall does not like right now: bedtime in her room, monsters, any bug besides a caterpillar or ladybug, mornings (although that is getting better since we've started a chart of things she's responsible for complete with stickers and a prize box), being forced to speak to people when she doesn't want to, cheeseburgers (she only likes hamburgers), milk, having her ears cleaned, Daddy brushing her hair ("he not gentle"), the vaccuum cleaner, skinned knees, ice packs on skinned knees, getting out of the bath ("I stay til water goes out"), discipline (who does?).

God, thank you for Kendall Anne Mason.  She is the light of my life.

No mo' sugar

I have gestational diabetes again.  I took my 3 hour glucose test again on Monday and got the results today.  So Tuesday I'm off to meet with the dietician and get my blood glucose monitor and my days of ice cream and fresh pineapple are over for the forseeable future.

This did not come as a shock and I'm actually grateful that I was able to have a fun few months of eating what I want.  The diagnosis could have been a lot sooner since I had diabetes last time and was checked earlier this go round.

My doctor's visit Monday went well.  I met with my favorite doctor and was able to get her take on the small head situation.  She's not one to feed me fluff or to make jokes to try to make me feel better (unlike the doctor that broke the percentile news to me last time...she totally irritated me by trying to be funny in a not funny situation.  Which I totally do all the time. Note to self - QUIT DOING THAT).  She read the report and told me that it's possible Raegan's head is small, but that we'll need this next ultrasound to tell us if she's had siginificant head growth in these last weeks.  That ultrasound will be sometime at the end of this month.  So I take that to mean that we're not "in the clear".  And she said honestly, that we won't be in the clear even if she's not diagnosed in utero because her pediatrician is going to be all over it given the small percentile.  Oddly enough, this made me feel better - I needed someone to shoot it to me straight and I feel like she did.  Hence the reason why I like her.  We are praying that her little head will be in a more "normal" percentile range at the next ultrasound (aka it had a growth spurt) and we can put these fears to rest. 

26 Weeks

•How Far Along: 26 weeks (and 2 days)



•Size of baby: Eggplant - 9.2 inches, 2 pounds

•Total Weight Gain/Loss: I'm not sure, but I know the nurse will be glad to tell me at Monday's appointment...booooo

•Maternity Clothes: I have GOT to invest in some maternity pants for work...this Belly Band thing is on it's last leg.  Best $19.99 my mom ever spent.

•Gender: GIRL! Raegan (middle name not decided) Mason - James and I agree on zero middle names.  Maybe she'll be like my mom and not have one.

•Movement: Love it - you can see if from the outside now and it's cool!

•Sleep: Pretty good this week - my arms fall asleep a lot because I have a tendency to lay on them, but nothing a little hanging them over the side of the bed can't fix.

•What I miss: Raw fish.

•Cravings: Nothing really...I like fruit still and this morning I had to have toast or the day just wouldn't have been the same.



•Symptoms: I feel fabulous - seriously.

•Best Moment this week: James and Kendall both saw Raegan moving around - we were all piled in our bed just watching my big ole belly...fun times.

Looking forward to my appointment Monday.  NOT looking forward to taking the 3 hour glucose test AGAIN.  But I really want to talk to my favorite doctor about the small noggin issue and get her take on things and stress my feeling about not having the follow up ultrasound there at the office, but rather back over at the fetal diagnostic center.  In my mind, if they are just going to end up sending me back over there anyway - I'd like to save myself the stress of waiting for the appointment to be made and all that. 

I also want to bring up VBAC with her.  So far I've got one doc for it, one doc against it, so I need a tie breaker.