Hello Third Trimester! Today at Baby Bean's appointment I learned two things:
1. Johanna does not like going to my appointments. Well, typically she does great. Today she was playing with the toys in the waiting room next to a group of elderly people. Things went downhill when the very friendly and very old strangers started talking to her. Of course I was called back immediately after her first breakdown. She calmed down when I had her on my lap while the nurse got my vitals, but as soon as my Doctor came through the door it was melt down #2. Usually she loves my Doctor but today I think she remembered him as the guy who gave her all those shots. God bless him he tried his best to get her to calm down between holding her, making balloons from his gloves and silly faces but Johanna was not having it. Worse yet today was my glucose tolerance testing! Luckily I was able to hold her in my lap while he drew my blood. Looks like next appointment Johanna will be staying with her Grandma!
2. I need to get used to saying the word penis. Hehe... this boy thing is so new to me. (Yes, we talked about circumcision today.)
Baby Bean is around 15 inches and weighs somewhere between 2 and 3 pounds. He is kicking like crazy and I'm at the point where I can see and feel his little tushy at times. He also has an over 85% chance of survival out of my tummy at this point!
I found a fun website that I've been playing around on babybunching.com. It's a site for Moms with 'twiblings' or kids less than two years apart. It has been fun reading up on tips and support from preparing toddler for baby's arrival to managing grocery shopping. Second thing I've been keeping busy with is choosing which double stroller we want. Johanna will only be 17 months when JJ gets here and is still on the tiny side so I know we'll need something that fits two children comfortably. I think I've gotten it narrowed down to two choices (but am open to suggestions...)
The Tango Zooper. Kara and Russ have this stroller and love it. I also love it for several reasons; huge cargo space, easy to fold and fully reclining seats. It also comes with a ton of bonus features such as weather gear and leg warmers and cup holder that are additional charges for other brands. Although it fits through most standard doors the negative is that it is a side by side.
The Baby Jogger City Select. I love this stroller as well! The seats can be configured to 16 different positions including outward facing, inward facing, one facing both ways. They also recline and the stroller can be used as a single or double and also has the option of adding a glider (the thing the big kids stand on in the back) for when Johanna is older and we add a third child to the mix! Cons are its heavy and gets pricey since you have to buy the second seat and all additional extras.
Next weekend after Jeff has fully recovered from his PRK eye surgery we'll be starting our project of turning the basement into a playroom. It will be so nice to have a place to put all these toys, dolls and new Christmas presents. After that it's on to the nursery! Happy third trimester to baby bean :)
Emily, I'm a friend of Staci Faw's and I randomly clicked to you blog from her's this evening. I have the City Select and LOVE it. In fact three families on my block now own the City Select. I only have one baby, but have both seats and have used it as a double a few times. Another neighbor has twins and loves it. Here's a few things I love about it:
ReplyDelete- rides really smooth
- turns tight corners without any problems
- even with two seats, it doesn't feel huge
- there is a high chair attachment that folds up nicely and you can attach the stroller seat right to it
- we travel a lot and it is great for the airport as it can hold lots of stuff below
- seats can lie basically flat (our baby used this as his bed when we traveled when he was 5 months and younger and we were staying in hotels)
- I did use the carseat attachment in the begining for walks and such, but also felt comfortable swaddling him up, rolling blankets on each side of him and just letting him chill in the seat as long as I was right there
- has a great travel bag designed especially for it which is super handy if I decide to check it as luggage or when we are traveling in the car with lots of stuff, it folds up a little smaller when in the bag
Sorry---as someone who researched strollers forever--I had to comment:)
Best of luck with two!
- Carrie