20 Weeks
22 Months
Life Keeps Getting Better
22 Months
Life Keeps Getting Better
Another fabulous 4 weeks have gone by. Pregnancy is going extremely well- I'm starting to show and I get to feel the baby kick pretty much every day now. I love it! We have our 20 week ultrasound next Friday (October 1st) and I'm excited to take Ruthie and show her a glimpse of her new baby brother or sister!! We had a nurse visit the other day and Ruthie sat in-between my legs as the nurse checked the healthy and very strong heartbeat. Ruthie doesn't quite get whats going on, but she does love to point to my belly and say "baby in there" and sometimes "shhh... babies sleeping"
I remember being so much more on top of things with my first pregnancy. I had so much to write about- but this time around, I can't help but just stay focused on the here and now and just love watching my 22 month old grow and play! She is getting to be such a big little girl. She loves to go around and tell us what a big girl she is- and we enlighten her with "yes Ruthie- you are a very very big girl". (that always brings such a beautiful smile to her face! ... and I love it!)
Ruthie has a lot to share about her 21st month- we decided to start potty-training our little one because she was showing interest and we thought we'd rather move her out of diapers before we have another one in them!! Diapers are expensive and if we only have to buy one set- well... it's worth all the hard work we're putting into the training now! Some might say I'm a hardcore mommy- I don't expect excellence, but I am sticking to the expectation that she is to pee in the potty and keep her pants dry. If she has an accident, as we both like to say "It's okay" but we clean up the mess together and try harder the next time to make sure we make it to the potty. She has done terrific job and although she fusses when she has to sit and pee, she does pee in the potty and gets a loud standing applause when she goes! She is so proud of herself after a job well done on the potty. I love her big smile as she shouts "I'm A Big Girl!!" It's wonderful! We had a break-through over this weekend... Ruthie has gone and sat on the potty all by herself a few times now and just goes- I'd love if every time it's a no thought process and she just goes to the potty... but I know we have a few more weeks/months of reinforcing the potty. But non-the-less... GO RUTHIE!! If any of you are looking for a great book that your child will love about going potty- Ruthie would say "A Potty For Me". She LOVES to read the book on and off the potty and has a large section of the book memorized. To the parents out there wondering what method of potty-training we are using- we're using Potty-Training Bootcamp. I have swayed from the book a bit- but we are doing what's best for our little one and that's what is most important. I will say- we have had no poops in the potty- but I'm hoping that will come with time. It's been a lot of hard work for mommy- but well worth the time and sacrifice.
Ruthie is such a sweet little girl and I'm so thankful to be her momma. She has so much love and is so eager to please her parents. We are looking forward to this fall with our little pumpkin. Jon and I both can't wait to take her to fall festivals and to the pumpkin patch to pick out her 2nd pumpkin!! October marks a lot of fun for the Stubes. We are looking forward to going to the Aaronsburg Fall Festival on the 2nd of October and then the falling week, Ways Fruit Farm is open and they have lots of fun things for the family to do!! I can't wait to see what Ruthie does this year!! We had such a great time with her last year (and she wasn't even walking yet!!) :) I know I write this time and time again, but life just keeps getting better. Ruthie and I spend a lot of time together and I'm so thankful for that time. We have such a wonderful time together and enjoy each others company. Love you Ruthie Stube!!
On the family front- we are moving!! We are moving into my grandparents house here in Centre Hall. We just went and visited the house tonight to get a feel for the place. We have some work to do to get us ready to move in but we'll get there. It's a huge blessing to both Jon and I and my grandparents, so we're very thankful. Yes, we'll miss the card nights (every single night) but we're close and will be visiting often for some cards- don't worry mom and dad!!
Another highlight is Jon and I are celebrating our 3rd Anniversary!! It's been a wonderful 3 years and I look forward to years and years ahead. He truly is my best friend and I am so blessed to have him as my husband and the father of my kids.
Stay tuned for pictures of our little Stube on October 1st. As I've stated, I can't wait to see him or her again. Yes, we are still on the fence and don't know if we'll find out what we are having. I think it will be one of those game time decisions!!
I remember being so much more on top of things with my first pregnancy. I had so much to write about- but this time around, I can't help but just stay focused on the here and now and just love watching my 22 month old grow and play! She is getting to be such a big little girl. She loves to go around and tell us what a big girl she is- and we enlighten her with "yes Ruthie- you are a very very big girl". (that always brings such a beautiful smile to her face! ... and I love it!)
Ruthie has a lot to share about her 21st month- we decided to start potty-training our little one because she was showing interest and we thought we'd rather move her out of diapers before we have another one in them!! Diapers are expensive and if we only have to buy one set- well... it's worth all the hard work we're putting into the training now! Some might say I'm a hardcore mommy- I don't expect excellence, but I am sticking to the expectation that she is to pee in the potty and keep her pants dry. If she has an accident, as we both like to say "It's okay" but we clean up the mess together and try harder the next time to make sure we make it to the potty. She has done terrific job and although she fusses when she has to sit and pee, she does pee in the potty and gets a loud standing applause when she goes! She is so proud of herself after a job well done on the potty. I love her big smile as she shouts "I'm A Big Girl!!" It's wonderful! We had a break-through over this weekend... Ruthie has gone and sat on the potty all by herself a few times now and just goes- I'd love if every time it's a no thought process and she just goes to the potty... but I know we have a few more weeks/months of reinforcing the potty. But non-the-less... GO RUTHIE!! If any of you are looking for a great book that your child will love about going potty- Ruthie would say "A Potty For Me". She LOVES to read the book on and off the potty and has a large section of the book memorized. To the parents out there wondering what method of potty-training we are using- we're using Potty-Training Bootcamp. I have swayed from the book a bit- but we are doing what's best for our little one and that's what is most important. I will say- we have had no poops in the potty- but I'm hoping that will come with time. It's been a lot of hard work for mommy- but well worth the time and sacrifice.
Ruthie is such a sweet little girl and I'm so thankful to be her momma. She has so much love and is so eager to please her parents. We are looking forward to this fall with our little pumpkin. Jon and I both can't wait to take her to fall festivals and to the pumpkin patch to pick out her 2nd pumpkin!! October marks a lot of fun for the Stubes. We are looking forward to going to the Aaronsburg Fall Festival on the 2nd of October and then the falling week, Ways Fruit Farm is open and they have lots of fun things for the family to do!! I can't wait to see what Ruthie does this year!! We had such a great time with her last year (and she wasn't even walking yet!!) :) I know I write this time and time again, but life just keeps getting better. Ruthie and I spend a lot of time together and I'm so thankful for that time. We have such a wonderful time together and enjoy each others company. Love you Ruthie Stube!!
On the family front- we are moving!! We are moving into my grandparents house here in Centre Hall. We just went and visited the house tonight to get a feel for the place. We have some work to do to get us ready to move in but we'll get there. It's a huge blessing to both Jon and I and my grandparents, so we're very thankful. Yes, we'll miss the card nights (every single night) but we're close and will be visiting often for some cards- don't worry mom and dad!!
Another highlight is Jon and I are celebrating our 3rd Anniversary!! It's been a wonderful 3 years and I look forward to years and years ahead. He truly is my best friend and I am so blessed to have him as my husband and the father of my kids.
Stay tuned for pictures of our little Stube on October 1st. As I've stated, I can't wait to see him or her again. Yes, we are still on the fence and don't know if we'll find out what we are having. I think it will be one of those game time decisions!!
