3 months

I like to take belly pics each month to compare growth in my pregnancy.  Here is 3 months...a few days shy of 3 months.  It doesn't seem like much but I like to start taking pics when I notice a difference! With Dane I didn't start taking pics until about 5 months because I wasn't showing until then.  With Jack I started showing between 3 and 4 months although it was pretty easy to hide until the 4th month still.  I guess I am following the trend of showing just a little earlier with each pregnancy.  I usually pop out pretty good between 5 and 6 months so we will see if this time I follow the same trend.

Nausea is pretty much gone.  If I eat too much at once then I feel a little unsettled....but that's just a good excuse not to overeat I guess!! I am hoping now to just enjoy this pregnancy from here on out!  Well, I will be able to enjoy it more and relax after I find out the sex of course!! Some friends told me about an ultrasound place in Newport Beach that does scans as early as 14 weeks for a great price, so I think we may go sometime in the next two weeks.  That will be fun.....hopefully the news will be PINK....but I haven't been able to get a clear feeling about it this time around.  With the last two I was pretty sure I was having boys and I was totally happy about that.  Two boys in a row was easy....but now I would like to try my hand at a girl.  It's out of our control and we will be happy (and done) no matter what.

BUN IN THE OVEN

Good news!  I am pregnant for the 3rd and FINAL time!  I have always thought that 3 would be my number and I wanted this last one about 3 years apart from Jack and we are pretty darn close with a due date of Nov. 1st.  I am hoping for an Oct birthday though so we can have Halloween parties!  Although I had forgotten this because it hasn't been celebrated in quite a few years since he passed, but Nov. 1 is also my grandpa's birthday so that would be cool too!  So I am 10 weeks along and things are great now but we did have a little scare in the very beginning with some unexpectec bleeding which freaked me out pretty good because I never had that with the other two.  I went to the E.R. and while I was there the bleeding stopped but I was still put on modified bed rest (ha ha...for me that is tragic) and a follow up was needed since they saw a small spot of blood in utero with the baby.  I took it SUPER easy for about two weeks and then I gradually started doing normal things again as I felt up to them. Since I never had any cramping, and the bleeding never came back, I never did the follow up until this week when I had my regular scheduled first appointment.   Although I felt strongly that things were ok (plus the increasing/continuing all day nausea was a good sign) it was still a relief to see and hear the heartbeat.  We also got our first pic of our little one...pretty good one since I was already 10 weeks.  So we are off and running and very excited for the next 6 months!  I am also feeling a little better I am hoping sometime in the next week or so the nausea will be totally gone...it usually happens close to 12 weeks for me.

I also talked to my doc about my almost non-existant labor with Jack and how, even though it is 6 1/2 months away, I am concerned I will get to the hospital fast enough this time around.  She said I will just need to go in when labor starts and let them know how fast my last labor was so they take me seriously, but we still have a while to worry about that. 

So since this is my last planned pregnancy, I really want to make sure I document it well like the others and of course I am hoping for a girl....almost everyone in my family is....except for Ike!  He just doesn't think he has any girls in him.  I know the real reason though is becasue he is just intimidated by girls and all the things he has to deal with in worrying about them as they grow.  They are just different than boys!  If it is meant to be then it will be and I will be happy with another boy too....but I would really LOVE just one girl....so this is our last shot!  Sometimes I try to analyze my pregnancy so far to see if it is any different from my last two and since it is still early it is hard to tell.  Some things are the same and some are different.  I'm really not showing yet so I can't tell if I am carrying high or low (my pants sure are tight though and I have retired some already).  I carried low and right in front with both boys.  It literally looked like I had a basketball under my shirt!  The nausea has been a little different....it was more intense in the beginning.  I did not want to eat anything and when I did it HAD to be whatever I was craving right at that second which meant a lot of special lunch trips out with Jack. Then the last few weeks have been more similar to what I remember, being average/mild but lasting all day. (Can't remember if it lasted all day last time though??)  I have had some similar food cravings (salty stuff) but then some other cravings that were different.  This week I have had cravings for cinnamon rolls, potato salad, and cucumbers in vinegar (i know, sounds wierd but I actually like that normally too....it is a Keim family thing).  Two major differences that I can tell are that I have a majorly heightened sense of smell.  Strong smells are not good for me and I have a hard time changing Jack's dirty diapers!  Good excuse to start potty training....if he would only get on board!  The other major difference is that I feel a lot more crabby and short tempered.....maybe because of the stress in the beginning and the all day nausea.  Sorry my family has had to deal with that but they have been really good and Ike has been very understanding.  Hopefully that time has passed though (the crabbyness...not the Ike being understanding thing)  LOL! 

Here is a pic of the baby at 10 weeks..........head is at the bottom and feet on top!  I swear the baby is covering HER face with her hand too....I say HER because maybe it is a girl and she already doesn't like her picture being taken!!  LOL!  Wishfull thinking!

My Baby is TWO!!

At the end of November my baby Jack turned TWO! He is such a joy in our lives and has a fun little personality. I tell Isaac all the time he has such an easy going "middle child" personality!  Guess that means he will be having a younger sibling sometime in the future.  Don't know when yet...but eventually.  Jack can be very determined at times and has his typical terrible two tantrums.  Here are some pics and little facts about our little Jack in this stage....

JACK LOVES HIS DADDY!

THIS PROPERTY IS A BOY'S DREAM!  RIDING THE QUAD WITH UNCLE JIM, DANE, AIVREE, AND ARIA

JACK'S FRIEND AND AND OUR NEIGHBOR ARIA

ANGRY BIRDS HAS BEEN A HOT GAME IN OUR HOUSE THIS YEAR

HE IS ALWAYS MAKING MESSES WITH FOOD AND GETTING IT EVERYWHERE!  HE LOVES TO POUR OUT LIQUIDS!  AND HE WILL EAT ALMOST ANYTHING!

HE LOVES THE CAROUSEL!  HE SEEMS TO HAVE NO FEAR AND RODE HIS FIRST ROLLER COASTER IN TOON TOWN AT DISNEYLAND LAST WEEK.  HE LOVED IT!

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THOSE LOLIPOPS!  TYPICAL JACK....SHOVES FOOD IN HIS MOUTH AND WE HAVE TO MAKE HIM SLOW DOWN.  HE HAS A HEALTHY APPETITE!

SUCH A SWEET BOY.  LOVES HIS BLANKET AND HIS THUMB AND LOOKS LIKE AN ANGEL WHEN HE SLEEPS!

When he wakes up I ask him if he had a good nap and he always says YES!   Although he seems peaceful above, he occasionally wakes up in the middle of the night SCREAMING and it can be hard to calm him down.  Don't know if those are night terrors or what but it is not fun!  Luckily Dane is a very heavy sleeper and doesn't notice at all even though he is in the next room! 

I used to sing two songs to Jack when he went to bed or took a nap but about 2-3 months ago he started saying "NO MOM" when I began singing becasue he knew it meant going to bed.  (Or maybe he just thought my voice didn't have a good lullaby tone...who knows).  I still try sometimes and maybe one day he will let me sing to him again....it's funny though!   

He is also very good talker now and is pretty easy to understand most of the time! 

When we are at Dane's basketball games he stands between Ike and I and grabs our heads and pulls them together next to his....he thinks it is so funny!

He loves to help out and clean up if we sing the clean up song!  Too bad he is usually the one who made the mess in the first place!

He loves to put on our clothes.  He is getting the hang of it and can put on shirts.  Sometimes he will walk out with Dane's shirt on or even funnier...someone's underpants on his head (clean of course!)

We just got rid of his bottle last week.  I wanted him to stay a baby a little longer but it was time and he only asked/cried for it twice but it wasn't hard to get him interested in a cup instead since all the big people in the house use one.   Now he doesn't even drink that much before bed which I'm hoping will make potty training easier!

We are working on potty training casually right now....he goes a few times a day in the potty but by the summer we will hit it hard I think. 

He is becomming very independent and likes to do almost everything himself!

WHen I ask him if whe wants a baby sister or baby brother he says.....sister (so does Dane)  Let's hope their wishes come true!

I wish I could remember more right now but if I do I will add info as it comes to me. 

I love this kid and I can't wait to see the kind of man he will turn out to be! (Him and Dane)

Halloween 2011

This year for Halloween we went to the church trunk or treat on Sat. night and on Halloween night we went to Mandi's again for dinner and trick or treating.  Since we don't live in a neighborhood that is trick or treat friendly we went somewhere that was!  A lot of her neighbors really decorate and it is a lot of fun.  I took a pic of the best Halloween house I have ever seen.  Jack took off his costume while trick or treating so he wandered around in his PJ's with his candy bucket.  Dane was Justin Bieber, Jack was a dinosaur and Ike and I were Justin's stage crew and security (we weren't into adult costumes this year so we did what was easy).  Not too many people got Dane's costume and one person called him a telemarketer (we laughed) but he didn't care because he was determined to be Justin.  I'm glad it's over now because we can cut his hair!!!  He has been growing it out since he decided what he wanted to be.  Halloween was fun, but BRING ON THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS!

trick or treating in pj's

monster house

Ike eating a taco!  (cousin brayden)

Bieber and the Taco



the fam



Where were you on Sept. 11, 2011?

We spent Sept 11th doing the most patriotic thing we could think of.....watching an all american major league baseball game!  Angels were playing who other then the Yankees!  We got there as the National Anthem was playing and there was a giant American flag on the field that covered the whole outfield.  Pretty cool!  It was a warm day so we only stayed in our seats a few innings then moved to the upper seats in the shade.  Much better!!!  It was a great day and I'm glad we decided to go to the game.  To make it even better, after the game all the kids got to run the bases on the field.  Dane loved it and it was cool to go down to field level!

After running the bases!

National Anthem was playing as we got to our seats!

The flag was bigger than this.  They were rolling it up in this shot.

Newport Beach 2011



Pierce, Duke and Dane




Angel's Game.  Dane didn't want to take a pic!




Beach Nap....my favorite pic of Jack.




Riding back to the house with the beach gear!




Emma, Brayden, Duke, Dane just chillin'




Jack and cousin, Dean




Big Boys waiting to play dodgeball at Sky High  trampoline gym.




Emma and Waimea




Jack loved his new cousin, Becca, and he is showing her his eye!




Pic from the roof of the beach house on a gorgeous morning.




Chillin' at the beach.

 We had a great trip this year and here are a few pics of what we did.  The first week was beautiful every single day and there was tons of sunshine so we hung out at the beach almost every day.  The second week wasn't quite as sunny so we took a boat ride where we say hundreds of dolphins out in the open ocean...AMAZING ...(I didn't get pics...so someone else will have to post).  We also went to Sky High trampoline gym.  It was fun flipping around and watching the big boys play dodgeball.  There is even a foam pit that you can jump into and try crazy tricks.  It brought me back to my gymnastics days and it was so fun and a great workout jumping around like that.  I did tweak my back trying to do a back handspring on the tramp (something I should never do anymore because my back just doesn't arch like it used to) and it was sore for about a week but better now.  Just gotta stick to jumping and flips...no back bending!  We took some famiy pics too so I will post them when they are ready.  All in all it was a great trip and we look forward to it every year!

4th of July

We had our traditional 4th of July festivities that included a pool party at the Bagley's then bbq and movie on the lawn at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Dave's!  It was a really fun day!

The boys before they got their haircuts!

My niece, Waimea



Dane and 2nd cousin, Kaden



Watching "Goonies" on the lawn

Me and Emily (Our cousin's daughter)

Everyone watching the movie

"May May" and "T.T."

 

Dave and Kathy's beautiful lawn and view.  Waiting for the sun to go down!