A follow up

As a follow up to my earlier post, yes, we consider 6 AM a normal wake up time for John Henry.  Let me be clear that we don't like it, but that seems to be the time his internal clock is set for every day.  You can put him to bed at 6:30 or 9 PM, and regardless he will wake up at 6 (on a good day).  I thought for a while that it was a phase and maybe he would go back to waking up at 7.  It's been 6 or 7 months so I doubt it's a phase.  I can only hope and pray that his current wake time of 5 AM IS a phase.  

Mr. Mom

I have to give a shout out to Jay.  He really is an amazing dad.  It's a quality that he and all of his friends share.  All the dads are hands on and very involved with their children.  However, Jay's role as a dad may be a little different than his friends because of my job.  We are 50/50 on some things (like taking JH to daycare and to the doctor) but he spends more play time in the evenings (since I have a fair amount of conference calls at night) and always gives John Henry his bath.  He also does 99% of the cooking in our house but that's because he's good at it and we would have to survive on Eggo's, Kraft macaroni and cheese, and baked potatoes if I was in charge of meals.

Apart from everything I've mentioned above, Jay gets a shout out because for the last 2 months our little devil has been waking up between 4 and 5:30 every morning.  And here's the kicker - HE DOESN'T FALL BACK ASLEEP.  Since his room is down the hall from us, we hear him crying (and sometimes screaming) and so we are all up.  Trust us, we've tried everything, including ignoring the crying.  But John Henry just cries until you come get him.  Be it 20 minutes or an hour.  And almost every single morning, Jay is the one that gets up with him and does his best to keep him quiet so I can get a little more sleep.  I can honestly say that Jay hasn't gotten to sleep in until 6 am more than 3 or 4 times in 2 months.  He's a saint and I don't think I would ever be able to manage without him.   

Lady the Labor Day Dog

It's Labor Day and that means we've had Lady for 5 years.  So crazy!!!  We adopted Lady when she was 3 months old over Labor Day weekend in 2007.  I always say it's one of the best decisions I ever made.  And it's a decision I made.  Not Jay.

The story is Jay and I witnessed an awful hit and run with a dog on I-75.  After seeing that awful accident we decided that we were going to adopt a dog and not buy one.  I had wanted a dog of my own for forever but Jay kept saying, "Wait until we have our own place.  Wait until we have a fence.  Wait until we are home more."  Well by Labor Day 2007 we had a home, a fenced in yard, and Jay worked from home.  Check, check, and check.  I did some research and found a few dogs I was interested in.  Here was the link for Lady:  http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/9042479

The morning we went to look at Lady Jay did say, "We are going to look but we are not bringing a puppy home."  I nodded but didn't seriously think he could look at a puppy and not bring it home.  Apparently he can.  We did go look at Lady.  She was scared to death and spent our entire visit shaking like a leaf in my lap.  It broke my heart and I was ready to take her home until Jay firmly reminded me that we were not coming home with a puppy.  I was upset.  Actually, the better word may be livid.  A quiet livid but livid none the less.  I had to hand Lady back to the rescue group and get in the car.  For the rest of the day I made my feelings known.  Later that day Jay left to watch college football with his buddies.  It was opening weekend and both or our teams were playing.  As Jay was leaving he told me that if I really wanted Lady I could go back and get her.  He didn't think I would do it.  Apparently he was wrong! About five minutes after he left I rushed back to the rescue group, scooped up Lady and we were back home within the hour.  I did wait a couple hours to call Jay to let him know that there was a small puppy sleeping at my feet.  

Needless to say, adopting Lady taught us something about each other.  Jay really will go visit a puppy and not cave in and bring it home.  I really will do something if you say I can.  It was a lesson we still remember today.  The bigger lesson we've learned over the past five years is that Lady is the best dog for our family.  We love her unconditionally and she is truly a family member.  Everyone said that our feelings and time for Lady would change once John Henry was born.  Yeah, not so much.  We love Lady just as much, make sure she gets her own time with us, and worry about her as much as we did before.  Lady will always have a special place in our hearts and here are some pictures of our first few weeks with her from 2007.

Our itty bitty puppy.  They said she'd be about 40 pounds full grown.  She's now 75.  Apparently it wasn't an estimated guess...

You would think Jay may have loved Lady slightly less since he wasn't completely ready to bring her home.  You would be wrong.  Within 24 hours of her being in our home it was clear that he was totally in love with her.

My sweet pumpkin.  Oh the days when I could pick her up!  

One little, two little, three little boys...

Two of my best friends from high school are also pregnant.  Lauren is due in September and Diana is due in November.  We're all having boys.  We recently spent the day together and I'm sure people were wondering if we came from a pregnant lady parade.  We were quite a sight.  So much so that we decided to take a picture to document it.  It's not a great picture of any of us; however, it does show three pregnant friends, all in a row!

 

 

You've got to be kidding me!

So I signed up to receive the weekly email pregnancy updates from baby center.  Funny thing because I didn't do it for my first but that's not the point of this post.

The point of this post is to voice the actual shock I felt when reading this week's update.  Most of the time I enjoy reading the two paragraph update and then I quickly move on to the next email.  However, two things threw me for a loop after reading this week's update.  I've listed them below:

1.  As your baby fills out even more of your belly, lots of things might start to change: Whereas before you were sashaying, you may find yourself waddling.  Finding an easy position to sit in-let alone sleep-is becoming more of a challenge.  

2.  Many women are still feeling sexy at this stage...

Regarding point number one, I'm pretty sure I've never sashayed in my life.  I've also been waddling for some time now and it's been a LONG time since I've been able to sit or sleep comfortably.  

Regarding point number two, all I have to say is REALLY???  Sexy, I don't think so.

I knew there was a reason I didn't sign up for these updates the first time around.

I'll get there...

I have a ton of updates, which I will take care in the next few weeks.  I just haven't had any free computer time.  Actually, that's a lie.  I have had some free time that I could have spent on the computer.  But I used it to take a nap.  Forgive me.  

Bubbles Bubbles

One of John Henry's favorite books is called Bubbles Bubbles.  We've read it so many times I can recite the entire book by heart.  (It's a short book so please don't think my memory is all that great).  Seeing as how this has been a favorite book since March, and that the book is about being in a bubble bath, you would think we would have given John Henry a bubble bath before now.  I guess we're a little slow.  Needless to say, it was a big hit.  So big that he refuses to take a bath if there are no bubbles.  I think we've created a monster...

 

I would like to point out that these pictures were taken the first night he had a bubble bath.  He was so enthralled that I couldn't get him to look up for the camera.  I'm not kidding when I say he was so into the bubbles that Elmo could have been standing next to the tub and he would have never noticed. 

   

Happy 4th!