The BIG DAY has come

The happy parents to be, wondering how crazy things will be the second time around...

Tomorrow is the big day! Baby #2 will finally be here. Luckily, this pregnancy has been much better than my first- no kidney stones to deal with, no bed rest, no problematic contractions. The only downside of this pregnancy is that I have been carrying around a much larger baby. As of two weeks ago, my ultrasound estimated his size to be about 7 lb 9 oz. My doctor is guessing that he may be around 8 1/2 pounds... this is just an estimation, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was right. I am a lot larger than last time and it is all baby. Many people have asked to see a picture of this large belly of mine, well here it is as of a few hours ago and in a few hours it will be mostly gone!



We have been doing all we can to prepare Cairo for his big change. She is excited to be a big sister, although I don't think that she knows what it entails. She definitely knows what a baby is and I think that she kind of gets the idea that there is a baby in my stomach. We've talked about her holding her brother and giving him kisses. At this point, she already loves to kiss and hug my belly and put her mouth up to it and say hi to "brother." I will be in the hospital for three nights, but Grammy and Ba-chan are here to keep Cairo entertained. I doubt that she will even notice I'm gone, she will be too busy being spoiled.

I can't say that I am looking forward to another surgery and another eight weeks of recovery, but I am glad that this final stretch of being pregnant is coming to an end. I can't wait to meet this little boy... this little boy who hasn't stopped moving and kicking me since December. (I thought they were supposed to slow down when they got bigger!) I am so happy with the one baby we already have, I can hardly imagine how Erik and I can make anything different. All I can hope for at this time is that he is healthy... and, by the amount of weight I gained, at least 15 pounds! :o)

The Dentist

Cairo went in yesterday to have her teeth cleaned. Cairo did an amazing job. The night before we practiced how she was going to open her mouth and talked about how her Dentist, Dr. Munoz (and Grammy's boss), was going to look for buggies. She was pretty excited going into it.

Cairo sat down on the chair, opened her mouth wide, and was, amazingly, able to get a full cleaning. Dr. Munoz got a good look at her teeth, scraped some plaque off, buffed and flossed her teeth. Cairo sat still the whole time and opened her mouth wide when asked. Her favorite part is a toss up between the fun sunglasses she wore, the vacuum that sucks out her spit, and the yummy cherry flavored gloves Dr. Munoz wore.

Getting her teeth looked at:


Dr. Munoz cleaning her teeth:


Teeth being flossed:


After the appointment Cairo got to pick some toys out of a treasure box, got stickers, and a goody bag of toothpaste, fun flossers, and a new Tigger toothbrush.

Life

Here are some pictures we've taken throughout this past month of life in general. Cairo and Xander spend a lot of time together and are starting to play with each other more and more. Due to the fact that Xander had caught up with Cairo in weight (Cairo still has several inches on him in height) they are pretty evenly matched wrestling partners. They roll over each other, try to sit on one another, take toys out of each other's hands, hug, kiss, and laugh and tickle each other (well, Cairo tickles Xander).

The Dogs

Cairo loves Sienna and Guinness. She is getting more and more comfortable crawling around with them. Cairo had dirty slimy hands from breakfast. We teased her and told her that Guinness had to lick her hands clean... well, she thought that was a great thought and the joke turned into reality. Once her hands were licked, she made sure to cuddle with both dogs. (FYI- Yes, she isn't wearing pants... we were also working on potty training)

Mother's Day

This year I celebrated my 2nd Mother's Day. I wish that I can say Cairo made me breakfast in bed, let me sleep in, was on her best behavior, and spent all day telling me how much she loved me... but, then you have to remember that she is two and has no idea what Mother's Day really is. I happen, though, to have a fabulous mother who did an amazing job taking care of me- making a yummy breakfast, organizing a yummy dinner, and being the worker bee that she always is. I will definitely have to pay her back next year for all she did for me this year.

Cairo did tell me she loved me, gave me hugs and kisses, made me a special present, and played in her pool (maybe that was for her, but I enjoyed seeing her get her Uncle Paul all wet!).





Here is a photo of the special plate Cairo made me. I will cherish it forever and it will always help me remember how small, cute, and sweet she once was.

Screaming!!!! Ahhhhhh!!

Cairo likes to scream. Sometimes she just screams because she thinks it's funny. On this particular day she kept screaming and screaming and screaming. By the time we thought to take the camera out she was just about done. By this time Erik had placed his ear plugs into his ears.