Pumpkin Time!
We spent the morning at a pick-your-own pumpkin patch with Hazel. She had a blast running around on the dirt trails and getting her feet caught in pumpkin vines. We ended up with a nice big orange pumpkin, a mini pumpkin for Hazel and a bag full of apples from the orchard. What a great trip!
Look- an airplane!!!
This one is just my size!
Smells like… pumpkin?
Big News!
We’ve been waiting until our first appointment today to announce the news that Hazel will be a big sister before her second birthday!
We are pregnant with baby number two- henceforth referred to as “duo.” At our first appointment today we had an ultrasound to find out how far along we are and to make sure our little embryo is doing well. So far all is well, and we are about 8 weeks along. Our estimated due date is somewhere between May 28 and June 4, 2010!
While the doctor was looking around during the ultrasound he gave us a thorough tour and showed us the c-section scar, all sorts of anatomy that I’m sure many of you don’t want to hear about and then… he mentioned that we had a double yolker. After this, he got a bit quiet and looked around more thoroughly. We were pretty lost at this point, having never heard of a double yolker (he’s very casual, so we had no clue what he was talking about!) so we asked the obvious question, “what are you talking about?” Well- it turns out there were two eggs in there- thus double yolks. So far it looks like there is one embryo in there, but there is a small chance we could have another baby hiding behind duo!!! Jered and I were absolutely thrilled, shocked, amazed that we were so close to having twins- the fact that the possibility still exists still baffles us! The chance of a second baby hiding out behind the one we saw today is pretty slim, but it is definitely still a chance. We will know more as the pregnancy progresses- so for now, the title of the blog will be “…and duo makes four,” but if there’s another one in there, well hot dog, we’re going to need a van!
In other exciting news, Hazel is talking up a storm- she has a new found love for monster noises, Cookie Monster in particular. She doesn’t actually watch Sesame Street, but has a few books that we read to her using our best monster voices. In true toddler fashion she has taken to mimicking everything we do, including talking like Cookie Monster- absolutely adorable! In addition, Hazel has made best friends with a stuffed monkey- monkey goes everywhere with Hazel, and tears ensue when he accidentally gets thrown overboard when she’s jumping around in bed (another favorite activity). Our girl is so full of energy and curiosity and loves to play and explore all day long. She loves being outside, around animals, with other kids- the more activity, the better!
Her sense of humor is rapidly developing- she is such a little ham. We recently learned that chickens say “mmmm” (surprisingly they say the same thing as blueberries and icecream) and that monsters say “Yum Yum Yum” I’ll try to capture it on video, but she’s a hard one to video lately- too fast to keep up with and too interested in watching the videos on the camera to actually let me record any new ones.
Well, that’s a pretty big update for now. We’ll scan in the ultrasound pictures this weekend and post them on here. So far, duo looks just like Hazel did at this stage- a little blurb on an otherwise black and white print, but we know all is well when the first thing the doctor says at the sight of little duo is, “My goodness, look at that HEART!”
We couldn’t be more excited.
September and early October update
It seems that lately time just slips away too quickly and before I can blink an eye almost a month has gone by. Things have been busy and exciting here at home. Hazel is running everywhere, loves going to the park, watching anything that flies (birds, planes, helicopters, leaves that fly down from the trees), baking and cooking with mama, and talking with her Grammy and Grampy on Skype.
Hazel has been mastering a few new skills this month, one of which is quite comical and usually very very messy. She is learning to feed herself with a spoon- she has gotten very good at eating oatmeal with a spoon and is moving on to other more tricky foods (loading up a spoon is harder than one might think!). Hazel is also talking up a storm. Some of her new words this month include Mango (which sounds an awful lot like Mang GO!!!!! when she says it), Apple, Plum, Banana, Duck, Clayton, Cookie, Pleeeeaaassssee, Bed, Nap, Sleep, Monkey, Big Girl and my favorite UP! She says “up” constantly because she wants to be up with all the big folks. She loves to be set up on the counter while I cook or clean up after dinner, and she likes to be UP high so she can look around the room and reach things on the counter. Tricky tricky girl!
In addition to the new words and eating with a spoon Hazel is also getting her molars. And haven’t we been hearing about it!?! This is by far the worst experience she’s had with teeth- Orajel and baby tylenol every night, frozen mango and banana, cold wet wash cloths and popsicles during the day. I can’t wait until the last molar is through!
I have pictures to post, but haven’t uploaded them yet. I do, however, have some videos ready to go, so I’ll leave you with those today. Enjoy!
Swing Swing! from esther benoit on Vimeo.
Hazel’s View from esther benoit on Vimeo.
Untitled from esther benoit on Vimeo.
Eating with her Spoon from esther benoit on Vimeo.
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