Louisiana

Well, we went to Louisiana this past weekend. Rebecca did pretty well on the plane for being in her own seat. I think it surprised her at first not to be sitting on mommy. She asked to though. She did not sleep either way and it was bed time but I think not being on my lap contributed to that.
Anyway, we spent Saturday looking around the Baton Rouge area. We looked at some houses in subdivisions and looked at some plots of land. At first the plot of land we want just seemed so creepy.
It is uncleared and sort of seems so remote! But we went back on Sunday and looked again and I felt much better about it. I think just having been a long day Saturday and the out of the way route we took to it on Saturday contributed to the creepy factor. It would be about 4.5 acres. We thought it would be great to buy the land and clear it, live in a mobile home while we built a house. How nice that would be. But, that would mean we would have to sell this house first and it could take a real long time which we do not have. So, we figured, maybe we should move into a development for now and buy the land to eventually build on. Problem is the best house and lot we found in a development would be in Covington which is for the New Orleans area.
But, I am jumping ahead. Sunday we spent the morning looking at a few more places in the Baton Rouge area and then headed down to the New Orleans area. Actually not right in NO but more the Covington area. We did not look at a whole lot over there. We did find a great subdivision with a house we liked. We had not found anything in Baton Rouge that was really big enough for us. We spent some time in this subdivision and got as much info as we could for the time being. Problem is they are starting to build on it this Thursday for a spec house and she said chances are it would not be the Boucage floor plan we wanted. So, we contacted her yesterday and got her to agree to spec a Boucage as we want it. Now we are waiting to hear back from the company that would be hiring Jim to see where they want him.
I am really torn, as I like the development and house better in Covington but would like to be closer to the land for when the time comes to move there. I hate making such life changing decisions. :)
Anyway, that was our trip.

OB Appointment

I went to the OB yesterday. All is well. I asked if I could have an ultrasound so the next time I go (in two weeks) I will get one. I would like some updated "photos" of my baby! He also said he would not let me go past my due date. That was good to hear. I really do not want to have this baby late. He is thinking that I could even go early. He does not want this boy to bake so long thathe is bigger then Rebecca. So, I will have him in time to bring him to PHE Camp.
I can not believe I only have just over a month left. This pregnancy time has flown by! I guess I need to find a place for his clothes!

Rebecca

Rebecca had her two year check up yesterday (finally!). I hate it when I can't get her appointment closer to the date it should be. Anyway here are the stats:
weight - 27.2 (55%)
length - 35" (75%)
head - 19 1/2 " (75%)
They did a finger stick for blood count and lead check. She also had her first part of Hep A shot. He does the second one at her three year.
They also just started a new program called ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) to help evaluate where they are and see if they need any early intervention services. So, we had a form to fill out with different things to assess whether Rebecca could do them or not and then they were graded and marked on a chart to see where she is at in areas such as communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal - social aspects as well as a general overall such as hearing, etc. It was a neat thing to see where Rebecca is at. She passed with flying colors.
Of course she started crying the minute the doctor walked into the room. She hates strangers near her.
She fell asleep on the way to the doctors. Caroline and Elizabeth were with us. Jim came and picked them up to bring them back to their mother. So, when Rebecca woke up she started crying for her "sisters". She is really having a hard time with their schedule of coming and going. She gets very emotional and ends up having potty training issues as a result. I feel so bad for her. She does not understand and of course I feel like this is making her separation anxiety worse. Poor girl.
I also can not wait for her teeth to come all the way through. She is chewing and drooling like a tiny baby. I can not get her to keep her hands out of her mouth no matter what.

Moving

Well, it is probably going to happen. We will most likely be moving. I have such mixed emotions. I have finally made some friends that I really enjoy being with and Rebecca has made friends too. I hate to leave all that because it is not easy to make new friends. But at the same time we need more stability in our lives.
I am nervous about where we go. How do I know it is the right move? I really want this to be the last time we move. I am also worried so much about Jim changing jobs again. Especially when it is not out of necessity.

I guess somehow it will all work itself out. I am hoping it eases Rebecca's fears some. She seems so mixed up with Caroline and Elizabeth's awkward schedule.

Oh well, these are my thoughts for now. I really need to try and get some sleep sometime!

Sick

Well, here it is, almost three in the morning and I am up. This is starting to become a regular occurrence. I so miss the days where I could sleep no matter what! I am so sick again tonight. We think it may be the prescription prenatal vitamins I have started taking. I was hoping they would do well not only because of the price we had to pay for them but because of the increased iron. I have been so tired lately. I have absolutely zero energy to do anything. Then I found out my iron count was low which would explain it to an extent.

This pregnancy has been so different from Rebecca. I understand now when people say they are tired of being pregnant. As much as this time has flown by I am not enjoying it as much. I grew big so fast and have just a general feeling of blah! I am so ready to meet this baby.

Maybe the fact that it is a boy this time is making me want to go early. I guess I am somewhat curious as to how things will go with a boy. I am so nervous about it but at the same time somewhat excited for something different. I still have some days where I wish Rebecca would be an only child. I would love to be able to dote on just her. Jim seems so smitten by her as well. I just have trouble at times seeing us with another child. Yet, I know this is what I wanted for so long. I so did not want Rebecca to be an only child so I just do not know.