Yesterday marked 33 weeks and according to my email from Baby Center, baby girl weighs as much as a pineapple! Two weeks ago in my ultrasound they estimated her to be over 18 inches long ... and this week, my email said she should be around 17 inches. She's going to be a long baby! I'm not surprised, though. The boys were both over 22 inches long when they were born.
I mentioned in my last "life lately" post that we were going to move the boys into the same room. Well, we did it last weekend, and boy was that an experience I hope to never forget. It was hilarious, frustrating, surprising, and just a funny new transition for our family.
Friday afternoon we moved Hudson's bed into Conner's room and hung our decorations on the walls to make it a fun new room for them. We tried to keep our routine as close to normal as possible and ended up putting them to bed a little early because they were exhausted from a day of playing hard. We really wanted to put them to bed at the same time so that they can just get used to falling asleep with each other instead of one at a time. Plus, they both go to bed at the same time anyway, so it worked out well for us. We did baths, brushed teeth, read books, said a prayer and sang them "You Are My Sunshine."
We talked to them about how it's okay if they talk quietly, but they need to stay in their beds until their clock turns green every morning. Thankfully, Hudson is still in a crib, and Conner is pretty used to that rule, but it was definitely good to remind them since we were changing up their "normal." We turned off the light, and walked out of the room at 6:30p (I know, so early ... but that's our normal on days they are exhausted). At first they talked a lot - they were hyped up and so, so excited. After about 15 minutes, Conner got up, and came out of the room to tell us that Hudson wouldn't stop talking and he wanted to go to sleep. Ha! We told him to stop talking to Hudson and he would eventually stop. So Conner went back to his bed, laid down, and proceeded to tell Hudson, "It's dark outside, Hudson. When it's dark, that's when it's time to go to sleep." Sweet, Conner Bear! Finally after an hour of being in there with Hudson talking non-stop, Conner fell asleep at 7:30p. Hudson continued to talk ("Conner Bear? Conner Bear? Wake up, Conner Bear!") for another 45 minutes and then just fell asleep suddenly at 8:15p pretty much mid-sentence. It was hilarious! We were cracking up about it.
At 2am, when Hudson started screaming for us to come "carry" him, we were not cracking up. Ha! He did that for a while. We have learned to just leave him in his crib when he does this, otherwise it makes it so much worse and amps him up a lot each time we go in. He just needed to adjust. Boy, was that rough, though!
Then at 5am, Conner got up to pee, and woke Hudson up and they talked (read: yelled) to each other until their clock turned green at 7am. That, was a real joy on a Saturday morning, let me tell you.
Thankfully, my parents came over for breakfast and to hang out for the day and saw my post on Facebook about being tired so they brought us coffee. Amen.
After a week of them being in the same room, we are all adjusting to our new normal and they are falling asleep quicker. Really, the only reason this is remotely working out at all is that Conner can sleep through anything. That boy loves his nighttime sleep. Hudson will talk to anything that moves. Now that they are in the same room, we can get Lorelai's room ready. I went over to a friend's house earlier this week and she's due with her second, a girl, a few weeks before me, and the nursery is just adorable! It really got me thinking about what all I want to do in Lorelai's room - I may even paint it. Who knows?
Today was my 32 week appointment (even though I'm 33 weeks now) and it was easy peasy. I go back in 2 weeks and then it's every week after that. The time really is flying by.
This weekend we are going to work on finishing the name signs. The boys name signs are going in the playroom, and Lorelai's sign is going in her room until she's older. We'll also go ahead and put the crib together and get the swing out so the boys can get used to it and learn to not touch or climb in it. If we have time, we might also start looking at the closet to figure out how to best organize it. Knocking things off my list, left and right! Nesting for the WIN!
Friday afternoon we moved Hudson's bed into Conner's room and hung our decorations on the walls to make it a fun new room for them. We tried to keep our routine as close to normal as possible and ended up putting them to bed a little early because they were exhausted from a day of playing hard. We really wanted to put them to bed at the same time so that they can just get used to falling asleep with each other instead of one at a time. Plus, they both go to bed at the same time anyway, so it worked out well for us. We did baths, brushed teeth, read books, said a prayer and sang them "You Are My Sunshine."
We talked to them about how it's okay if they talk quietly, but they need to stay in their beds until their clock turns green every morning. Thankfully, Hudson is still in a crib, and Conner is pretty used to that rule, but it was definitely good to remind them since we were changing up their "normal." We turned off the light, and walked out of the room at 6:30p (I know, so early ... but that's our normal on days they are exhausted). At first they talked a lot - they were hyped up and so, so excited. After about 15 minutes, Conner got up, and came out of the room to tell us that Hudson wouldn't stop talking and he wanted to go to sleep. Ha! We told him to stop talking to Hudson and he would eventually stop. So Conner went back to his bed, laid down, and proceeded to tell Hudson, "It's dark outside, Hudson. When it's dark, that's when it's time to go to sleep." Sweet, Conner Bear! Finally after an hour of being in there with Hudson talking non-stop, Conner fell asleep at 7:30p. Hudson continued to talk ("Conner Bear? Conner Bear? Wake up, Conner Bear!") for another 45 minutes and then just fell asleep suddenly at 8:15p pretty much mid-sentence. It was hilarious! We were cracking up about it.
At 2am, when Hudson started screaming for us to come "carry" him, we were not cracking up. Ha! He did that for a while. We have learned to just leave him in his crib when he does this, otherwise it makes it so much worse and amps him up a lot each time we go in. He just needed to adjust. Boy, was that rough, though!
Then at 5am, Conner got up to pee, and woke Hudson up and they talked (read: yelled) to each other until their clock turned green at 7am. That, was a real joy on a Saturday morning, let me tell you.
Thankfully, my parents came over for breakfast and to hang out for the day and saw my post on Facebook about being tired so they brought us coffee. Amen.
After a week of them being in the same room, we are all adjusting to our new normal and they are falling asleep quicker. Really, the only reason this is remotely working out at all is that Conner can sleep through anything. That boy loves his nighttime sleep. Hudson will talk to anything that moves. Now that they are in the same room, we can get Lorelai's room ready. I went over to a friend's house earlier this week and she's due with her second, a girl, a few weeks before me, and the nursery is just adorable! It really got me thinking about what all I want to do in Lorelai's room - I may even paint it. Who knows?
A sweet moment from the past week was with this little love bug. I really can't wait for him to meet his baby sister. He loves giving my belly hugs and kisses and is always lifting up my shirt, asking to see her. He's 4 months older than the Bear was at this phase...and man does it make a difference!
Today was my 32 week appointment (even though I'm 33 weeks now) and it was easy peasy. I go back in 2 weeks and then it's every week after that. The time really is flying by.
This weekend we are going to work on finishing the name signs. The boys name signs are going in the playroom, and Lorelai's sign is going in her room until she's older. We'll also go ahead and put the crib together and get the swing out so the boys can get used to it and learn to not touch or climb in it. If we have time, we might also start looking at the closet to figure out how to best organize it. Knocking things off my list, left and right! Nesting for the WIN!
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