It has been absolutely forever since I last posted on the blog and I know a lot of you have been sending me messages asking me to update. I promise I'm not getting lazy or just getting over the excitement of Jordyn, the reason is that we moved and it just took about three weeks to get Internet in our new house. That's right, I just said it. Wayne and I are proud home owners and loving it all, even the bills! We had wanted something bigger when we found out about the new baby and this is a great 3 bedroom 1700 sq ft town home. We will definitely be posting pictures soon. Now on to the more important stuff.
Our new baby is growing wildly although oddly enough, I'm not. When I was pregnant with Jordyn I had already gained about 10 pounds by my 20th week but with this baby I haven't gained even one. My belly still continues to grow though and Jordyn steps on it more and more as it gets bigger and in her way. The crazy thing is that this baby is even more active than Jordyn was so Wayne and I might really be in for it. At 20 weeks this baby is already constantly kicking and making me uncomfortable, something Jordyn wasn't even doing this early on. We don't know what we're having yet, our appointment is set for July 28th and we will let all of know as soon as we do. Just keep praying for a healthy pregnancy!
Now, news about our big girl! You might say that she's only 10.5 mos but she is definitely a big girl! There really is just too much to post about her. She is now eating almost all adult food, chopped up really small of course. At lunch and every once in a while at another meal we can sneak baby food into her but most of the time she refuses it. She hold her lips shut really tight and covers her mouth until we give her some big girl food. It's unbelievable how much of a stubborn will she already has. She is full of energy that often gets her into trouble but the great thing is she is really learning how to obey as well. Many times just a stern look and a "no" will send her on to something else although sometimes it takes a few hand smacks to encourage her to do the right thing.
She is talking up a storm and actually says quite a few recognizable words. Of course she says "Mama" and "Daddy" but she also likes to say "uh-oh" and her favorite one right now is "ow." She will throw her stuffed animal across the room and then say "ow" as if she was the one that was just thrown. Also, if you show her a duck she will begin to quack and if she sees a puppy she'll start barking. Those are the only two animal sounds she knows right now but she's very good at them. We've been giving her a lot of new experiences lately as well. On July 5th she got to go play at the park on the slides and swings and swim in the big pool. She loved it and much to my thrill (sarcasm) she really enjoys holding her breathe and putting her face in the water. We've have also been out walking and exploring almost every day since moving into our new house.
Finally, the craziest thing is that she is walking. We kept saying she was going to walk by the time she was 9 mos and though she took a few steps at the end of that month she has really blossomed in her 10th month. She can walk an average of 15 steps without even wobbling and sometimes she can even run a little. She loves to put her shoes on and walk down the sidewalk to go get the mail. It is just unbelievable how well she has picked it up. One day it was two steps at a time and week later she's just walking like crazy. We will definitely put video up of that soon. So hopefully I have got you all up to date and I will try to get back on track for posting video and pictures but look for a video in the next few days!
Well, if you haven't already heard, we are having another girl! I am very excited that Jordyn will have a sister and hope that as they grow up they will be very close. Wayne was hoping for a boy but don't worry everyone...God-willing there will be more babies in our future. He is happy too though and loves being the man of the house to his girls. She doesn't have a name yet but even when she does that will be kept a secret until she's born. We are thrilled to be able to talk about "our baby" as a "she" and we will definitely keep you posted on more news about her and Jordyn as well.
