Baby Moon and the wait...

Babymoon!
The weekend before Kylie's birthday party, Casey and I went on an over night 'baby moon.' Our anniversary is July 1st and we wanted to celebrate before little sister came along. We booked a night at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine and got a pretty good deal. They were having some summer nights package/deal going on and I think it was a good deal. We got a $50 food credit which we used for ice cream at the water park and for breakfast the next day. Yummo!

Kylie stayed at our house with Gigi and Granddaddy (Casey's parents) and apparently slept well. Although she slept horribly the night before, so we are still suspicious. ;)

My goal was to relax and go to the lazy river. I could not wait to float around and feel weightless! When we got there and checked in, my parents had sent some chocolate covered fruit from Edible Arrangements (my favorite place!) and a giftcard (which ended up being an ordeal because we didn't get it until after we checked out the next day.. but it was figured out and was so nice to have). We went up to our room and changed right away for the 'waterpark.' They have a shuttle that takes you (for free) to their water park with a lazy river, wave pool, slide, and other fun things. We stayed there until it was time for dinner.

Notice I already ate 2 before I took the picture!!

On the shuttle.

After cleaning up, we drove to Irving and ate at Pappa's BBQ. We had a Pappa's giftcard and we had always wanted to try their BBQ, since it is my favorite type of food. It was pretty good, but being super duper pregnant, I couldn't eat a whole lot. When we got back, I talked Casey into going back to the waterpark. This time is was getting dark and there were less people. It was much more relaxing to not be running into tons of people the whole time. However, this time getting out, I felt like I was 400 pounds. I did not want to get out of the gravity free water that's for sure. We dried off and had a delicious Nestle Tollhouse icecream sandwich. The best!

Taking a stroll through the Atrium after breakfast.

We had a great time and did get some sleep. Breakfast the next morning was delicious, as most buffet breakfasts are.


THE WAIT...

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We had our babymoon, then came Kylie's birthday party. We really thought she would come with in that next week.

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Then came the 4th of July/Kylie's birthday and Kylie's 2 year doctor's appointment on the 5th. We just knew I'd start having contractions that night and I wouldn't make it to my appointment the next morning.

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Well I was 4 cm's dilated and 75% effaced and the baby's head was extremely low. Dr. Daum didn't think I'd make it to my next appointment. This was Friday, July 6th.

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July 13th. Still pregnant. Due date has passed. Baby is apparently happy where she is. Dr. Daum did not want me going over 41 weeks. We scheduled an induction for the next Friday, the 20th, just in case. We also scheduled for him to sweep my membranes on Tuesday in hopes of jump starting labor. Again, just in case.

My family visited 'just in case.' I'm so getting tired of saying and hearing 'just in case!'


I really wanted a picture of Kylie sitting on my belly. :)

Last family picture before baby #2!

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Tuesday, still no baby. A few contractions after the 'sweep.' They kept up every 5 to 10 minutes the entire night, but never got stronger or closer together. They died down the next day. I spent each day that week walking and bouncing, eating spicy foods and fresh pineapple. Still no baby.

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Friday morning 6am. We went to the hospital to be induced. I was having contractions (same semi-weak ones) on my own already and started pitocin at 5 cm's and 90% effaced at 7:15am. At least I knew the contractions I'd had over the week had done something! Baby was fully engaged in my pelvis, she just didn't want to come out!

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The wait was finally over!!



Kylie is TWO!

Kylie is two. It was almost as if we were in the hospital having her and then skipped through time 2 years to her 2nd birthday party. She is so big and our hearts are so full with love for her. I don't have a ton of time to write about everything that I want to write about, but I'll try to at least make it make sense. :) (A little tired these days....)

June 30th Birthday Party
We had Kylie's party the weekend before her birthday because we THOUGHT baby sister would come early and we didn't want to risk not having Kylie's special day. Here is her party in pictures...

FISH! Ready for her party!

Snack/Dessert Table

Love the fish cake!

Aunt Sarah and I worked very hard on our little fishy cupcakes!

Kylie's room was chaos before the festivities began.. lol.

Sweet girl, waiting to open presents.

First present, BABY and high chair! The fave.

After a few presents (and there were lots) she started feeling more comfortable and started showing more emotion. 'Ooo' 'Ahh' 'More'!

Eating birthday cake and ice cream with her friends.

The backyard was set up with fun water activities.

So much fun!

Swimming with Uncle Andrew and 'Memo'

Swimming!

Kylie is so blessed. Her whole family came over to celebrate and we had a great time! She definitely did not want it to end.

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So Kylie is two years old. She is tall, very tall. At her doctor's appointment she was in the 95th percentile and the nurse wanted us to measure her again because she thought it was wrong the first time. But, no, she just grew that much. She is still in the 25th or so percentile for weight. That is just how she is, tall and skinny. Her hair is getting curlier and she is now starting to love to pick out her own bows and hair dealies by herself. They don't always match, but she likes it. We put an old mirror in her closet and after she gets dressed, she runs over to 'see' herself. She giggles and it is the cutest thing.

All of her teeth have come in. That is ALL of them. Her two year molars are through and we are done with teething for this child! The time has FINALLY come! :) On that note, Kylie loves to brush her own teeth now. We still have to do it after, but she stands up on the counter super close to the mirror and watches herself. She is becoming more and more independent. This is good and bad. She wants to do everything by 'self' or 'me' as she would say. She is not as susceptible to ask or receive help anymore. Makes for some frustrating parental moments, but it's all completely normal for a 2 year old, we try to tell ourselves..

Kylie is in size 5 diapers (which now seem extremely huge since having the baby..) and 2T clothes. Shoes size 6 or 7. It's hard to tell because she is mostly not wearing shoes or wears sandals, which fit differently. She sleeps generally from 9pm to 9 am, and naps from 2 to 4 (or somewhere around there). She loves her schedule and is a much happier toddler if we stick to it.

Here are a few more pics of Kylie's new favorite birthday presents. 

Her 'real' birthday!! She loves her slide from Mommy and Daddy!

Every day, people, every day. ;)

Reading a new book to her baby in her adorable Kylie chair.

New vacuum and table for her room! And I LOVE that new shirt from friends!

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Next up... BABY GIRL IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Kylie: Almost Two

Yes, the past couple of months were kind of crazy preparing for the baby, but we had a LOT of fun with Kylie. She is turning into a little person and I just wanted to share some of the things she has been doing lately.

(Oh and yes the post title is old. This is long overdue. I will post her 2 year one next!)


The Kitchen

This started months ago, hence the long sleeved shirt. But she now eats cereal out of a bowl with milk and a spoon!

She loves to help out in the kitchen. Shake and Bake!!

One of her favorite things to to do is help make Daddy's tea. She is the unwrapper. :)

 

The Grocery Store

I started preparing her to sit somewhere else in the cart, so there would be a place for the baby. She really loves the cars at Kroger. The only problem we have is that they store them outside in the sun. They are scolding hot and she can't always sit in them right away. Nonetheless, a hit and she loves that she can pick the color of car, which is almost always 'dee!', green.







Yep, the glasses are still on!



Silly Girl

Here are a few pictures that I think are hilarious. Love my girl! I'm also finishing this post about a month after it was started, so I'm just filling it in with some pictures that I wanted to share. :)







Mommy's shoes, crazy hair, diaper and no pants, stuffed animals, and going shopping!

Eating ice cream. She licks the spoon straight up, all the while the ice cream is slipping down off the spoon.

Recently, playing dress up in the dirty clothes basket can keep her busy forever! Yes those are bloomers on her head!



 And Lastly...

 A belly picture with my big girl and proof of where she gets her curly hair from!