Kind of Bragging a Little Bit

This is an impressive game Duncan likes to play.  He actually listens for the sounds.  He hasn't just memorized what words start with.  We have talked about "SH" sound but I had never asked him what an SH word started with.  I was pretty impressed.  

So once your child starts talking, you start to learn a lot about yourself and how you communicate.  I realized my passive aggressive tone and my need to qualify everything.  Duncan says things like, "Could you please not do that, Mom," or"Penguins are really pretty silly."  Duncan says, "really pretty" or "kind of a bit" way too much. 

Also, the other day we were looking through a little preschool coloring book when Duncan spotted a picture of a boy doing laundry.  In his "that's totally ridiculous" voice he said, "Boys don't do laundry.  Boys watch commercials and shows." Yikes!!

"I took a big pregnant mommy bite!"
-Duncan's response after I told him he took a good bite of sandwich.

"You're wearing slippers...(thinks about it)...so you can slip."
-A Duncan observation during breakfast this morning.

Prego Update

So, I'm starting my 37th week tomorrow and I just learned that the little guy is breech. There's still time for him to turn but most likely he won't. I'll go in next Tuesday and if he is still breech they are going to schedule an ECV (where the doctor manually turns the baby). I'm not too keen on the whole ECV thing. It sounds painful and only works like 60% of the time. I AM going to try it but there still may be a c-section in my future. At least it would be nice for planning purposes, right? =) The good news is I have actually dilated and effaced!! Only 1cm but considering last time at 41 weeks the doctor was still referring to my cervix as "Fort Knox", I can't help but be a little hopeful. In other news Duncan puked 4 times last night. It took 3 loads of laundry filled with blankets, sheets, pillowcases, clothes, couch covers, and stuffed animals to get rid of any sign of vomit. Actually, I take that back. I still have an afghan waiting to be hand washed. UGGHH!! But there is good news with this one as well. It was snowy today so it was a perfect day to keep him indoors. Plus, it only lasted 12 hours! Hallelujah! Hope you enjoyed our update. We're praying for a somersault! -Holly If anyone has any experience with the ECV procedure I'd love to hear your comments! 36 Weeks =) Jimmy didn't tell me he was taking it.

Skinny Mirrors at the OB-GYN - Brilliant!

So I caught a glimpse of myself in the full length mirror while I was waiting in the exam room for my Doc. We don't own a full length mirror so I was curious and took another look. Now, I know I'm not a huge pregnant woman and have already admitted to liking my prego bod but this definitely was a skinny mirror. My legs looked so thin, as if they didn't even rub together when I walked. It was awesome!

Duncan would like to interrupt my blogging session by saying.....

"Cindermellon" "It's a kind of Lizard"

Also, earlier today he said something really smart. I asked him how he knew that and he replied,
"cause I'm a smart little monkey." I have to agree =)

Curvy, Low Rise, S-t-r-e-t-c-h

is what the tag says on my jeans I just bought from D.I. I was looking for some jeans to experiment with and make into maternity pants, but when I saw this tag I thought, "These might work just the way they are." I was right. Speaking of jeans, I've thought about buying some skinny jeans. I figure if I'm ever going to pull it off, it would be now -the only time in my life when my upper body is bigger than my lower. (I'm pretty sure skinny jeans and pear shaped don't go together).

Good Pain

I waxed my legs today. It's a first for me. I didn't really know what to expect and I have to say...it's a good pain. The big problem was the MESS. I think next time I might treat myself and pay a professional. I know this post is lame. I haven't been very inspired lately. Oh, expect for the fact that I tried to rearrange my living room today, bought 2 old "project" lamps from D.I. and a curtain rod. Yes, that's right,after watching hours of HGTV and perusing home decor blogs, I finally did something. We'll see if anything comes of this. I'm a little doubtful myself, but I did take a before picture of the living room...just in case.

And just to avoid any pictureless posts...


Aunt Kelli winning the Dunkster over. (Little did she know this wasn't really necessary. Her "hippos swim in their poo" comment a month earlier at the zoo pretty much sealed the deal.)

You Pick...Grouchy Mommy or Happy Mommy?

So I'm fortunate enough to have a husband who is more of a morning person than I am (not too difficult considering I could never be considered anything remotely close to a "morning person"). He is more than willing to wake up with Duncan but,unfortunately, Duncan typically doesn't want anything to do with him in the morning. Most mornings I wake up to Duncan crawling in bed with me, wrapping his arms around my neck and kicking, until I realize there will be no more sleeping and give into his requests for "MOMMY". Well, this morning I could hear Jimmy making a noble attempt to keep Duncan out of the room. I knew there was a bowl of cereal already poured and waiting for him but Duncan insisted that I get him cereal. Finally, I looked him straight in the eye and said,

"Duncan, do you want Grouchy Mommy or Happy Mommy. If I get up right now you get Grouch Mommy. If you go eat your cereal and let me sleep a little bit longer, you will get Happy Mommy. So, who do you want?"

He thought about it then replied,"Happy Mommy," and walked out and into the kitchen to eat his cereal. 15 minutes later, just as promised, Happy Mommy made her morning appearance.

Below is an example of an activity in which you might find
Happy Mommy participating.