Malott Family Blog: October 2008

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Pumpkin Patch

On Thursday night we wanted to take Caden over to the Pumpkin Patch. They did not have the one that we usually go to every year but we found one by our old apartment that looked fun. On the way over there we saw one that looked similar so we decided to go there instead. Mistake.

It was like a ghost town...something you'd see in a cheesy "Goosebumps" children's movie. There were like 2 other people there, it just gave me the creeps. So we took a picture and told Caden we'd take him to another one on Saturday.

Yesterday (Friday) Steven realized that he had to work a tournament all day so we wouldn't be able to go but we decided it was best to not keep pushing it back and I took Caden instead. First we went over to the mall to eat and then we met up with Nana and Joe at the Pumpkin Patch across the street. SO.MUCH.BETTER.

We did a walk through to see what Caden could and wanted to ride on and then we went over and bought our tickets. We started first with the petting zoo. Oh joy? Mommy of course wasn't thrilled because there were 3 ducks and a few chickens...and seriously...why? Have you ever met a chicken that wanted to be pet? Fed maybe, but not pet. Same with the ducks. I sucked it up though and was brave for Caden (though I was watching my back for those damn birds!)

The petting "zoo" was followed by a pony ride, a swing ride, two turns down the big pumpkin slide, a duck game and then he rode on a firetruck...type thing. Took a few pictures and headed home. The pictures can be found on the family picture page. The link is to the right. Enjoy!

And for dinner tonight....

Stir Fried Figero!

Face it, you love our crazy cat as much as we do...

XO,

Lynnette {28w5d}

Thursday, October 23, 2008

One hour glucose

{<--------28 Week Belly}

Hello 7th month and 3rd trimester! In the final stretch now and we are getting so much closer. The holidays are going to make these remaining 81 days fly by!

Yesterday I had my 28 week check up. Unfortunately, the weight gain has gone up, lol. I take that back, it's not unfortunate because I'm actually right on track, gaining a pound a week and the baby is healthy. I guess I'm just a little bummed because I did lose 17 lbs before getting pregnant and it's a little hard for me to watch the numbers go back up! Tough business this human growing! So the total is now 8.6 lbs (eek) and with 12 weeks left in the pregnancy, if I gain properly it should put me right at 20 lbs which is a far cry from the 37 with Caden. Perfect weight gain for someone who was overweight to begin with so I'm happy.

I did my one hour glucose test as well. Let's hope that comes back negative! I'd hate to have to take the 3 hour one. It really didn't have any effect on me until later in the day. My head starting hurting and I got sick, but all is well today!

My belly is measuring at 29 weeks which would put me ahead a week, but I'm sticking to my 28 weeks. If he ends up coming a week early, no complaints here! She asked how much Caden weighed at birth and said Carter will probably be about the same, maybe a little bigger. Works for me :) My porking butt weighed 8lbs, 13oz, my poor mom. Caden was 7lbs, 8oz. Long and skinny, yes I'd like that again please :) I also found out that my doctor does NOT deliver at the closer hospital. A little bummed about that but it's okay, sticking to the original plan sounds like a good idea. Plus she lives in our old neighborhood so she is close to the hospital in case I start labor in the middle of the night.

The baby shower is in 15 days. I am getting so excited. One reason being that it's the baby shower! And the second being that we get to take a FAMILY vacation and see all our friends and family. Who could ask for anything better?

We planned to take Caden to ride Thomas on the way home in Perris, CA, but mommy did some convincing and now we will be heading to the zoo for the first time. I think I might be a little more excited to take him then he is to go, but still. It should be fun.

Speaking of my little Caden Bug, he FINALLY starts preschool on Monday, the 27th. He will go Mon-Fri for 3 hours each day and then once Carter is born we are switching him to Mon, Wed, Fri for 5 hours each day. It will give him a nice break from his screaming brother. He's so excited. The next time I post we should have some pictures of it.

As for Steven and I, our 6 year anniversary is coming up on the 5th. We are happy :) He is tired and I'm pregnant and that's us in a nutshell. GO CHARGERS!

XO,
Lynnette {28w3d}

Thursday, October 16, 2008

A life update...

{26 Week Belly--------->}

So recently we made the decision to move back into my mom's house. She isn't living here so we have the master bedroom and Caden's old room. Her friend does live here so that is taking a little getting used to but we are no strangers from living with people so I'm sure it will all work out fine. The move happened quickly...but took what seemed like forever. We started moving last Wednesday and finally got everything out of the apartment and got it cleaned this past Tuesday. I turned in the keys yesterday and did the walk through. The only thing we'll be charged for are the blinds in the kitchen (thank you FIGERO!) and the screen in Caden's room...which I still don't know what happened there but there were a nice bunch of holes. We have never been charged for anything in our apartments and have always received a full refund of the deposit, but in the case it doesn't matter since we broke the lease anyways, we won't be getting the deposit back. No big deal.

Things actually feel right with this move. All the other times (if you'd like me to catch you up there have been 10 just in the 6 years that Steven and I have been together), anyways, all the other times seemed rushed or wrong and this one feels like we actually might get our life back on track. Our car insurance was already lowered just by switching neighborhoods, our car payments were caught up by the company (thank you God for that one) and we are able to set up payments for breaking the lease instead of having to hand them over the money at the time of move out.

What makes us most happy is that we are no longer in a lease, so once this baby is born, if there is an opportunity to move back to San Diego, we will be able to take it.

Caden has been awesome through all of this. Maybe it's because we have been moving his whole life already...but he adjusts extremely well to change and new routines and I'm thankful for that. It's our goal to be settled into a place before he starts kindy so that we don't have to move him around. I think childhood friends are too important to lose touch with...maybe that's why I still know and talk to all of mine!

As for little Carter, he is growing nicely. I go in for my one hour glucose test next Wednesday to test for gestational diabetes. Let's hope that one is a negative! I have to ask my doctor if she'll be able to deliver me at a different hospital since we no longer live 5 minutes from the one I planned to deliver at. I set up a tour at my original one and plan to set up a tour at the other as well to see which one I like better. There is a 10 minute difference in the drive and I know that when you are in labor 10 minutes is a lot, but it might be worth it to have a better experience since our experience with Caden was absolutely horrid.

Anyways, lots of stuff to do today! Need to be cleaning up this bedroom and washing some of the baby clothes so I can put them away. The weather has been beautiful here so Caden and I have a park date later. Hope everyone is doing well. We miss you guys more than you could ever know...

XO,
Lynnette {27w3d}

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Check Up

{<----25 Week Belly}

I had my monthly check-up today. My doctor lets Caden squirt the goo on my belly and find the heartbeat, which he loves. As soon as he put it on my belly we heard it. Nice & strong. Yay Carter!

They gave me the drink for the one hour glucose test that I will have in three weeks. It's sitting nicely in my fridge and will stay put until then. I don't mind the test so much, it only tastes like flat orange soda and my getting my blood drawn is cake...those tubes fill up in seconds.

The best part was stepping on the scale (how long will I be able to say that?). I have only gained a total of 5.4 lbs. It makes me happy to know he's healthy and so I am and that the only weight I am gaining is from him. I will probably gain faster towards the end but for now I am content with it. As long as he is healthy and growing on schedule there is no problem with it. I don't need a repeat of gaining 37lbs like I did with Caden.

All is well with us, 102 days left! Our baby shower is next month and we are so excited to be able to celebrate the baby with our friends & family. We hope you are all doing well.

XO,
Lynnette {25w3d}

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