Good morning! Happy Memorial Day to all who have served and are currently serving! Last night we went to a party at Jess and Luke's to celebrate Fred who graduated from Eau Claire, Tom who graduated from pipefitters school, Paul who turns 21 this week and Peter who turns 3 today. It was a lot of fun and I think Jane really likes to go because there are so many kids to play with. On my side she just has Alyssa who is about 11 years older than her so it's nice to have so many kids on the Fohrenkamm side for her to play with. We had a lot of food, beer (soda for those who can't drink) and cake and ice cream. Now the cake and ice cream probably should have been avoided if I am trying to gain only 30 pounds but what can I say I am pregnant and like sweets.

So I have a story to share about Jane and the funny things she likes to play with. SHe has this little chair, the kind you put in the bathtub when they are big enough to sit up but not big enough to be unassisted. I think we used it when she was like 6 months maybe. Well she saw it in the basement and wanted to play with it, so we brought it upstairs and she loves to climb in and play. The only problem is she is clearly too big for it and gets stuck. I think she is finally learning how to get out but usually she just whines once she gets stuck and needs help getting out. Then as soon as she gets out, she climbs right back in. It's super annoying for a mom because she is mad if I don't let her play, but then gets mad because she can't get out on her own. Makes for a great photo though :-)

We're back

So, the last time I blogged was right after Jane's 1st Birthday. Well she is now 20 months so it has been a while but i just can't seem to get in the habit of writing a blog. But now I am pregnant with another and I find myself trying to remember how I felt at this point in the pregnancy with Jane and wishing I would have blogged more details and that would help me remember. So even though I plan to only have two kids anyway I am going to try harder this time. Anyway I am about 11 weeks pregnant with the 2nd, no idea what we're having some days I think boy and some girl. I will for sure be finding out at the 20 week ultrasound but if you know me at all you know I am impatient and don't like to have to wait so long. I am at the point in the pregnancy where I am still tired ( who wouldn't be though when you're pregnancy and have a toddler) but thank God I am past the nauseous stage. I don't look pregnant yet but I have def gained weight so I just look fat and I hate this part. Some close friends are trying to remind me that I freaked out about the weight gain in the beginning with Jane but I just don't remember and I also know I gained a lot in the beginning and then slowed down but can't remember how much I gained when. So this time I have gained about 5 pounds maybe 6 by week 11. I think that is kind of a lot when I have a goal to gain only 30 throughout but again hopefully the gain will slow down soon. I felt pretty nauseous for the first few weeks and that has pretty much over now just tired. I know when I need to just go to bed because EVERYTHING starts to bother me and I start to feel a little ill, so all those feelings is my indication that it's just bed time.

Jane is getting huge these days. She has definitely changed from a baby to a big girl. We got her a potty to play with and I am hoping that will make the potty training easier? She is still in a crib but have decided for B-day #2 we will transition her to a big girl bed. This way we won't have to buy another crib and I think 2 is big enough to get out of a crib. She is really trying to talk quite a bit and the cutest thing she started saying "morning" I go and get her in the morning and I always say Good morning and all of a sudden the other morning I walk in there and she looks at me and says "mornin" it's a lot of fun to watch her learn how to do new things and how to say new things and I am thinking at this point words will start coming quickly for her. Hopefully I will remember to keep posting and can look back on the blog someday and at least remember some things regarding Jane. 

Back at it

I know I have said this before but I am going to try again to be better at this blogging thing. I do find it's hard to have time to write everyday with work and a very busy 1 year old, but as I become a little less involved in facebook maybe I will have more time to write here. Might be nice someday to look back and remember what's going on in our crazy world. So...Jane is now 1..13 months tomorrow actually and still afraid to walk.

Which is fine by me because I am guessing she will be in to more and more things as she learns to walk. I know she will get there soon because she walks holding your hand or her stroller but just doesn't like to do it on her own yet. She is totally done with nursing and has been for a couple of weeks. I started weaning when she turned 12 months and quit completely when I had to have my wisdom teeth taken out. She is still getting a bottle at night before bed of regular milk and I am not quite sure when I will take that away. Probably sooner rather than later but I am not quite ready to take that away yet. She is still a little bald on top but the hair is growing in nice and curly in the back. Maybe it will change as she grows up but from what I can see for now she will be a little curly q!

This past weekend we went to Rachel's cabin and her house and while it's always fun to go on a little road trip and visit the family Jane never has been and still isn't a fan of riding in the car or sleeping away from home. Friday night she was up and wanting to play from about 11 until 3 and then up again at 6:30 which made for a very tired mom on Saturday. Then Saturday we went to the cabin so Jane took a quick little 1 hour nap and that was it for the day, slept much better Saturday night thank god, but then still woke up on Sunday night at about 12 and wanted to be rocked back to sleep. I hate to complain because I am sure someday I will miss her wanting me to rock and cuddle her but when you're already exhausted from the weekend it sure is hard to get up just after going to bed on Sunday. Hopefully I will keep this going and remember to update every couple days with updates and pictures!

We have had a lot of things happen around here in the last week. Jane finally started rolling over from her belly to her back. Apparently she really enjoys it because she does it all the time. The only problem is that she is a belly sleeper and will roll onto her back and then needs us to come and roll her back over so she can go back to sleep. Also on Monday (7th) she got her first tooth to poke through. Let the fun begin I can only imagine how much fun it will be as the rest of them start coming through. She is also starting to laugh out loud more. Of course it's easier for Joe to get her to smile but I can once and a while. Joe was bouncing a pillow off his head and apparently that was really funny to her.

Well I finally got Jane to start trying to eat some food. So far we have only tried regular old cereal and then some apple sauce. I think I am going to take a look at my cookbook tonight and start making some veggies so that she can learn to like those as well. I will have to get a pic one of these days of her messy food face but with Joe working late every night I am pretty much a single mom and I forget to take all the pics. Maybe tonight. I am enjoying working part time, it's an excuse to get out of the house and talk with adults. But I get so overwhelmed and tired by Wednesday that I just don't think about doing much other than what HAS to be done. Fridays are much more relaxing for me because I have a chance to relax, unwind, catch up on some housework and also play with Jane. I am sure the older she gets the easier it gets but some days are just a little tough so thank GOD that I am able to only work part time, I give props to those moms who can work full time, have a kid in daycare and not lose it by the end of the week! Tonight I am going to try one of the new rubs I got from a Pampered Chef party. I totally forgot I even had them in there and was trying to think of something new and exciting I could do for dinner. So I am going to thaw out some chicken and try a rub! I will let you know how it tastes.
Also looking forward to tomorrow, we're going to go up to Hinkley for mom's 55th Birthday. I am sure mom and grandma will spend a decent amount of time at the casino but I am going to try and take Jane swimming. Hopefully she enjoys it. I am not sure if the swimsuit with a built in diaper will be good enough or I should get some swim diapers? Maybe I will post as a question on facebook and see if others have an opinion? I will have some pics for next time!

Having a nice girl day today. Joe decided to go ice fishing for a little while so Jane and I are watching some TV and playing and cuddling. I think her ear is still bothering her a little so it's nice to just hang around. I had bowling last night and it didn't go so well. I knew my tailbone was still bothering me a little but had no idea that bowling would bother me. I got up there to throw the 1st ball and about died. My face turned red, I started sweating and I wanted to cry. So thank God Al's wife had come along to hang out and she was able to bowl for me. I threw 4 balls total I think and it hurt SOOOO bad. I hope this gets better soon. That's about all that's going on with us for now, back to work for the week tomorrow and Joe still has to work his dumb overtime so doesn't look like I will make it to Zumba once again. Which might just be ok cause I am wondering if the bouncing would irritate the tailbone once again?

Well this was a strange week but thankfully Jane is feeling better and we're finally to Friday! Jane is 5 months old today so naturally I took her picture which I think turned out really good. She is such a baldy so I like to put the flower headbands on her which she will probably hate when she gets older :-) The headband kind of pushed her ears out, but she smiled so I am happy!








She also seems to be going through the everything in the mouth phase, and when I say everything that includes my face. It's hilarious and I don't know if she is trying to give me a kiss or just wants to see what my face is like? But when I hold her she actually kind of hugs back. Then she takes my face with her hands and tried to kiss/suck on whatever she can get her mouth on. Sometimes it's the cheek and sometimes the chin. I can't help but laugh and thank her for the kisses and hope she doesn't grow up to be a weirdo!