Taking a break!

I am taking a break from my blog for a short time. My brother has 1 month and 1 week left before he goes home. I want to just soak that whole month in. I will miss him so much. 

First hair cut!

Marc cut baby's hair today. He looks a bit different without his big curls behind his ears. He also has bangs. At first, I couldn't get over the short bangs, lol. He still looks cute though. I kept his hair in a little box that I got as a gift.

Before the hair cut.

You can kind of see the curl behind his ear, and the long bags.

 After the hair cut. No more curls and short bangs.

FAQS!

Here's some FAQS I get asked a lot. They are not in any particular order.

1. How are you feeling? (referring to my pregnancy): I am feeling pretty good. Not much morning sickness going on lately. The pain in my joints haven't been bothering me at all with this pregnancy. 
2. Are you going to find out what you are having?: YES, I am! I don't know how people that don't want to find out do but I can't do that. I like to prepare myself in advance, and be organised accordingly. I don't really like surprises.
3. Is Yann sleeping through the night now?: He has been but for the past week he had some bad nights. I think it's because he has another tooth trying to cut through the gum,
4. Does your baby eat solid foods?: Yes, he does. He has been since he was 3 months old. He eats home made foods and bought ones. He is not picky and eats everything I feed him. He eats real foods for each meals including snacks. He has vegetables and/or meat (chicken, turkey, etc...) for lunch and supper. Eggs and/or cereals for breakfast with fruits. And fruits for snacks. He still gets his formula throughout the day and a really big bottle before he goes to bed at night.
5. Are you going back to work?: No, I am not!
6. Are your parents excited about you having another baby?: Of course they are. Their oldest grandchild is 12 years old. So, they have waited a long time to have more grand babies. Now they have two and next year, they will have 2 more. One from us and one from my older brother and sister in law.
7. When is your due date?: February 28th is my due date but because I am having another C-section, I can choose the date myself and have the baby earlier. NO, I am not choosing Valentine's day to have my baby.
8. Are you able to get some good sleep?: Yes, I've been having really good night sleeps except for the past week. I sleep pretty good on the week ends with Marc taking over the night shifts.
9. How far apart will your children be?: They will be 1 year and 1 month apart. This question always makes me smile, lol.
10. Are your parents coming to see your baby?: No, they are not. My mother hates flying and can't really travel any more because of her health. We were planning to go next spring but with our little baby coming in February, we won't be able too. However, we are talking about going down for Christmas next year. By then Yann will almost be two and the new baby will be 10 months old. I really hope that we can go next year. I cannot wait for my family to meet my babies, and can't wait to just throw Yann in the ocean to teach him how to swim Tahitian way, lol. I'm just kidding, I won't do that or would I? There's so much for Yann to see and do over there.

I don't mind answering questions. 

First Prenatal!

I had my first prenatal appointment today. Our doc was surprised but in the same time was extremely happy for us. He congratulated us, and decided to do a quick ultrasound in his office (well, one of the room at the clinic) to see if baby is okay. He called it a sneak peek before we do the "official" ultrasound on Monday. It was so AMAZING to see our new little baby just moving and jumping in my tummy. I was happy to see my baby on the screen and know that she's really there or he. Marc had the biggest smile on his face just like the one he had when we first saw Yann on the screen. We got to hear the heart beats too.

I was going to tell my doctor about delivering my baby naturally but before I could open my mouth, he told me that I had to do another C-section. Why? He said that if I go into labor, my uterus can rupture and I would have more problems. So, we will be monitoring any signs of labors so I don't have any major complications. I guess the fact that I had a C-section 7 months ago just doesn't help the situation. Here I thought that because I had a caesarean not long ago I could get away with a natural delivery BUT I was wrong. Kinda sucks eh? Anyway! I can't wait to see our little baby on the screen Monday afternoon. Exciting!!!

People tend to give us a smile or giggles when we tell that we are expecting again BUT then they are happy for us. My children will be one year and one month apart just like my older brother and I are. I know that they will get to do a lot of things and have a lot of fun together.  My older brother and I did so much things together because of our age difference. Lot of good funny memories!

First one out!

Yann has his first tooth. The best part is that he didn't have any fever. He drooled a lot but that was about it. It was just today that I saw and felt the tooth in his mouth. It's funny how a little tooth can make you smile as if you have seen the most beautiful thing in the world, haha!

You can't see his little tooth on this pic.

A boy and his truck!

Yesterday, I remembered that someone has given us a toy truck for our son to play with, so I went in his closet and got it out. I gave Yann his new toy and just watched him play with it. He seemed to have liked it.

Later in the evening, Marc decided to play with baby and his new truck. Soon, it was bedtime, so Marc fed baby his milk then tried to rock him to sleep. Baby started fussing. Marc was patiently trying to calm him down when all of sudden, baby reached out his arm, and pulled his truck close to him and fell asleep. We couldn't help smiling and giggling. It was the cutest thing ever. What a boy! Today, after breakfast, we went to the living room for playtime. Guess what toy my little boy decided to play with first? It's so amazing to see him grow and use his free agency. Every day we see him make little decisions on his own. They may not be important decisions but they are his. Going towards something he wants, playing with something he wants or spitting out a food he doesn't like (which doesn't happen often.)

We did eventually take him to his bedroom ;)