I have been the worst at keeping this blog updated since I started working...so to catch up, I'm going to try to summarize these past several months.
Sean and I:
Sean got accepted to medical school! It was a stressful summer and winter applying for schools and praying to get interviews. Finally and answer to our prayers came and Sean interviewed at Kansas City. Then came the waiting game again. We had to wait 3 more weeks after the interview to find out if he had gotten in. The day after Christmas a letter from Kansas City came and Sean had been accepted! We are so excited to start this new chapter in Missouri but terrified at the same time. We will be far from home and family but are excited to make new friends and live somewhere we never would have otherwise.
During all of the interview process, we decided we wanted to keep our family growing and are now pregnant with a beautiful baby boy due July 16th! I am so excited for Aben to have a little brother to play with. It has been a really hard pregnancy, especially with working full time but we are making it through. I was definitely a lot sicker during the first trimester and I seem to have a constant head cold or some other virus. I just can't seem to stay healthy. But our baby boy is healthy and growing fast. I am measuring about a week a head of my due date and I pray that means this one will come a little early. :) I will most likely be induced, which I would have never done otherwise, but with having to move July 26th, I want this little one to be as old as possible- 3 weeks old would be great! I am excited to enjoy the newborn stage again and excited to see how Aben will be with the baby. Even more so, I am excited to be home with my boys. I hate leaving them for work, and I am looking forward to taking some time off to be a mom.
Aben:
Aben is changing too fast. He use to always be in the 30th percentile for everything but head size which was generally in the 70th. But now he averages in the 85th percentile for everything! He just hit a huge growth spurt between his 1st birthday and his 18 month appointment. He is a solid and stocky boy and I love it! He is so smart and learns new words everyday. He loves playing 'hide and seek' and loves looking for mom and daddy and saying "Where are you!". He tries to repeat anything we say and he generally gets really close to saying it correctly, especially names. He can say almost everyone in our family's name, including cousins. He is starting to say phrases and multiple words like "apple juice" (which he loves and is always asking for). He is starting to count, but his favorite numbers are 2, 4, 9 and he thinks those numbers are in order :). He does always say "1, 2, 3" before he runs off or jumps up. He loves running and hopping around. He is just such a busy boy and so independent. He absolutely loves playing outside on the playground. Sometimes he loves the slide, other times he would rather just run around and play with other toys or a ball. He is learning how to spell his name (he needs help, but he usually just says "A, B, and then waits for you to help." He is so good at asking for help when he needs it and says the word "help" so clearly. He is also really good at saying "thank you" (aug-you), "love you" (uv-you), and "please" (peez). He is finally becoming a better eater and will try and like most things, even vegetables- especially cucumbers and asparagus. He eats better when it is something he can use a fork with to feed himself because he does love feeding himself- which can make eating yogurt and cereal very messy :). We finally took the binki away and he did really well with it. Nap times were the hardest, but he is definitely off the bink and is great now. I wish we could get him potty trained before the new baby comes, but he is not even close to ready. All well!
More updates to come soon!
