The Florida Gatchel Daily: May 2009

May 28, 2009

#2 follows in #1's footsteps...

I had my first pre-natal appointment today. Apparently, before Noah made his great escape he must have left well written instructions for #2 on how to be difficult for Mommy. As was (somewhat) expected my blood pressure has already increased dramatically. Just typing what it was is going to make me start freaking out again, so let's just say it was reeeeaaaalllly high ;-) I go back on Tuesday for an ultrasound and to try to see where we go from here. I'm also going to see the nepherologist on Tuesday so they can get me on some meds ASAP. Until then, this Mama is supposed to be taking it easy and not stressing. Riiiiggghhhttt ;-)

In the meantime, my little Noah Joe is starting to learn things so fast suddenly. Not only is he putting some of the shapes in the correct slots on his new toy, but he has suddenly learned the signs for milk, eat and all done in the last 48 hours. It's like he's become a sponge! It fascinates me to watch him try to figure things out and explore new things. I can't believe how fast he learns things and how observant he has become. The little boy isn't so little anymore.

Otherwise, things are good here. I'm looking forward to the weekend. I know there are tons of things that need to get done around here, but I'm thinking that they're just going to have to be put on hold for awhile. Nothing is so important it needs to get done right this second, right? Thank goodness Grant is being understanding about what I can and can't accomplish on a daily basis right now. He just laughed when I told him about my doctor's appointment and said that we couldn't ever expect anything to go smoothly when our kids were involved.

Just a few pictures today. Noah has taken to carrying his giraffe all over the house with him lately. So expect to see a lot of giraffe pictures in the near future. I will try to get a post up tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the picutres :)

Sucking his thumb and holding his "cat"

Breakfast

May 27, 2009

One Big Kid!

Noah had his one year check-up today. Apparently he is right as rain :) The kid weighed in at a whopping 21 pounds and is 30 1/2 inches long. That puts him in the 75th percentile for his height and 25th percentile for his weight. (Gee I wonder where he gets that from...)

Also good to note, his language skills are very impressive apparently and his "walking" counts as walking. The doctor doesn't think he's orange (ha ha lady at Wal-Mart!) and in fact says he's a very pretty color. Grant wants to know if he should pet him and call him pretty baby, then. Men, I tell ya... Oh, and he looks like his Daddy. Yes, I'm well aware. Maybe #2 will at least kind of look like me?

All that being said, it was exactly one year ago today that we brought Noah home from the hospital. Is that really possible? Just think of all the mistakes I have made in one year ;-) He's quite a good kid considering what he's got to work with :-p

Otherwise, it's been a normal day here in Florida. Apparently the rainy season has started and in the 5 days we were gone the lawn grew nearly a foot. I'm feeling OK, but am totally exhausted by the time 8pm rolls around. I am so thankful that Grant's project is mostly over and that I can count on him to come home and take over with the kiddo at night. Have I mentioned lately that this is not a one person job by any stretch of the imagination? I know my temper is ridiculously short and I probably don't tell him enough, but he is a good Daddy.

Alright, I'm off to get a few more things done before I collapse for the evening. More tomorrow. Until then, enjoy the pictures!

Giving his "cat" a kiss

Noah and Bella
(Oh, and Sarah, will you tell Scott that I'm annoyed with him... Noah has started taking his pants off in the middle of the night and during his naps again. He hadn't been doing it until Scott asked me about it the other day :p)

May 26, 2009

Pictures Galore!

Hello hello hello! I've missed blogging, but was having too much fun over the past few days to get a post up. So below you'll find all kinds of pictures of our adventures in Ohio to keep you amused. We had a fabulous time. But like usual, it just wasn't long enough. Too much to do, not enough hours to do it in every time we go.

Also, for anyone that hasn't discerned it through comments left or heard it through the ridiculously speedy grapevine that seems to be connecting everyone, the Gatchel clan is going to be expanding! We are thrilled to officially announce that Baby G 2.0 is due sometime in January. I've been thinking lately that I don't have my hands quite full enough with Noah and I was in need of another challenge. (That sentence was to be read dripping with sarcasm) In all seriousness, we both know that we are going to be in a bit over our head's for awhile, but God wouldn't give us more than we can handle, right? We are looking forward to Noah having a sibling to play with (and I am excited that they will be close enough together to actually want to play together. Sometimes. I hope...) and that our family is going to be getting that much bigger. We're asking now for lots of prayers that this pregnancy goes much more smoothly than the last one, and this "parasite" won't cause the same problems that the first "parasite" (who now is a ridiculously cute one year old) did. (My nephrologist referred to Noah has a parasite while I was pregnant and post-pregnancy as well. Can't wait to catch up with him again soon ;-) ) Anyway, consider this the official announcement :)

All that being said, I think there are four different posts below absolutely filled with pictures. Noah has his one year doctor's appointment tomorrow so I'll have the update from that tomorrow. I will try to keep up on the blog now that we are home. No major things to upset that for awhile, I think ;-) More tomorrow, until then, enjoy the pictures!