1. Question for you: Is it my umbilical cord, or the baby’s umbilical cord? I don’t have an umbilical cord when I’m not pregnant, but yet it’s my body that grows the cord for the baby. Just not sure how to refer to the umbilical cord. Mine or his. (Had this discussion at the in-laws the other night, but I can’t remember what the consensus was!)
2. Why do I need to know how to refer to my/his umbilical cord, you ask?? During one of my ultrasounds they found that the umbilical cord (see? mine or his??) only has 2 vessels. Normal cords have 3 vessels — 2 arteries and 1 vein. My/his cord has 1 artery and 1 vein. Not a big deal, apparently, but it can be a marker for something else more serious. Thankfully in my/his case, all’s good. I had a fetal echo done last week and the tech didn’t see anything alarming. Good! I wonder if I’ll remember to ask to see what my/his 2 vessel umbilical cord looks like after I give birth……
3. And speaking of giving birth, TWO friends had babies in the last week!! Welcome to baby Rhys and baby Zac. Yup, more boys. 
4. Water park last Friday. Water park tomorrow. I wasn’t sure how Jak was going to like the water since he didn’t like the pool when we were in Great Falls, but he LOVED it. He scooted right in and proceeded to sit and kick and splash for quite some time. It was only after I noticed that his little bottom lip was shivering that I knew it was time to get out! I had my camera, but didn’t get any shots of Jak in the water. Nick, however, got this cute one of Hayden! 
Oh, and I just remembered!! Jak was splashing and playing in the water, and then all of a sudden decided to bend forward and dunk his face. Once. Then twice. And on the third time, he came up spluttering. Got a little water up his nose, I think. Regardless, I was super happy that he wasn’t scared, and even when he spluttered and it spooked him a bit, he still didn’t want to get out. Atta boy!
5. An observation at the water park — us moms covet other mom’s cool stuff. Theresa had the best sun shade/umbrella any of us had ever seen…and apparently that anyone had ever seen, since a number of other moms came up to ask where she got it. I liked it so much, Nick is (hopefully!) picking one up for us, just in time for our repeat visit to the water park tomorrow, and our camping trip scheduled for the long weekend!
6. With holidays, busy schedules, etc., it had been a few weeks since we saw Nick’s family, so we got together for a BBQ on Saturday. What a fun afternoon/evening! We started out at the T&T Market to pick out our dinners. On the menu?? Lobster and crab…and a few meaty shishkebobs for us anti-seafoodies (although I did have quite a bit of both lobster and crab, and found it quite tasty! I’m blaming on the pregnancy…). Monte picked out the crabs. 
This is pretty much the exact same shot as above, except for the inquisitive lady in the background, perfectly positioned between the crab claws!
Here’s Jak checking out all the crabs. He wasn’t quite sure what to think, and lost interest quickly when they stopped moving. 
7. Aren’t kids supposed to sleep less the older they get?? I’m finding that Jak needs more sleep these days. Perhaps it’s a growth spurt or something — he’s already so tall! All I know is that he’s a grouch if he doesn’t get enough sleep…and he’s been grouchier than usual these last couple of days. But perhaps it has something to do with the heat, too. Huh. I dunno.
8. Jak has mastered the stairs and prefers standing now whenever possible. He’s still not keen on getting back down to the floor, so hopefully that will be the motivation he needs to walk unassisted! We shall see…
9. I wish I had a green thumb but, alas, I definitely do not. Jen came over for a visit on Friday night and brought peonies (is that right, Jen!??!) from her backyard. They are these HUGE flowers that look and smell amazing. And they are lasting a long time, too! She’s got a great backyard, Ralph and Kara have a beautiful backyard, I could sit on the deck at Monte and Olwyn’s all day, and mom and dad have been slaving away at making their yard perfect, too…and well, we have some sparse, dry grass. I suppose at least it’s not a hayfield anymore — thanks, Dad!! I vow , here and now, to one day have a beautiful backyard. Hold me to my word, okay?? (And perhaps come over and help me learn how to plant/grow green things!)
10. Speaking of backyards, I filled up Jak’s little inflatable pool today, and this afternoon we ventured outside to check it out. I was a bit wary of his reaction — he liked the water park, but hated the swimming pool, and this was somewhere in between. At first he just splashed around in it from the outside. 
And then, he dangled his toes over the edge. And then, quite by accident, he slipped and landed on his butt. The water was still a bit chilly and took his breath away, but then he decided it wasn’t too bad!
Add a few toys, do a bit of splashing, and you got yourself a pool party!!
by admin
show hide 6 comments
link to this post email a friend