Introducing...
Winston Craven Wright
Born August 21, 2012
12:46 PM
6 Pounds 4 Ounces
20 Inches Long
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thursday, August 16, 2012
All About Lincoln
This is Lincoln James
He's 23 months old.
In only one more month he'll be 2 years old.
As of right now he is an only child - but that will hopefully change any day now.
He'll be a big brother to his baby brother.
Lincoln is a firecracker!
He is constantly moving
and has more energy than any one I know.
People can tell that about him after a few seconds of meeting him.
He is always happy.
He smiles so much he's always drooling.
He is mr. independent
He loves doing things all by himself.
AT 23 MONTHS LINCOLN:
loves...
Animals
The Lion King
Juice
Milk
His bb (blanket) and Binky
His bike
"shows" (his morning cartoons)
Books
Brushing his teeth.
He loves to hold his BB's in a ball up against his chest
Being outside
Popsicles - oh boy does he love popsicles!
Oatmeal
Noodles (any and all kinds of noodles)
Candy
He loves playing in water
Loves to run
Some my favorite things he says these days are (i just wish you could hear him say them in his cute little Lincoln voice):
"Oh, shoot."
"Don't push" (he says it to the neighbor kids)
"Oh, noooo" (he usually says this when he makes a mess)
"no, no touch" (says this when he does something bad)
"Bye, See ya!"
"Show, watch?" (instead of watch a show)
"Love You" (MY FAVORITE)
"Thank you mommy"
Mommy, mom, MAAAAAA
DADDY
"Bobby" (Potty. When he wants to go potty in the toilet)
"Where'd it go!?"
"run, run, run!"
"one, two BBs" (wanting 2 blankets, instead of just one)
Lincoln is sleeping in his big boy bed.
He's only fallen out of it once (knock on wood)
He sleeps through the night. From 8:30-8:30 or when he can hear James getting ready for work.
He takes a nap each day around 1:00 - 3 or 4:00.
He is obsessed, OBSESSED with his Binky and Blankets...
OBSESSED!
If we ever go ANYWHERE we have to have them with us.
He is finally not taking a bottle anymore
Hallelujah
He will take milk from any sippy cup these days.
He is wearing size 18-24 clothes and some 2T
Wears size 4 diapers.
He'll go potty in the toilet usually about once a day.
He loves his night time bath.
He thinks it's a game when it's time to change his diaper or clothes.
Loves to "rock rock" in the rocking chair.
He is afraid of loud, sudden noises like:
my blow dryer, the vacuum, blender, hand mixer, power tools.
Hardly ever cries.
Loves his cousin "Baby Mack".
Finally loves nursery.
He loves to sing songs. His favorites are:
Twinkle Twinkle, Popcorn popping, Do as I'm doing, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
Lincoln is getting good as saying his own prayers.
He always prayers for "animals, pappa (grandpa) and shows"
He loves to feed himself.
Linc loves to go on walks in the stroller.
Lincoln loves airplanes and helicopters and will always point to them in the sky and as they fly away
he'll say "Bye bye airplane" or "Bye bye helicopter"
he'll say "Bye bye airplane" or "Bye bye helicopter"
Lincoln loves his Daddy a little too much :)
Lincoln seriously is such a great boy!
He is soaking up everything around him and is constantly learning and surprising us by the things he
is doing and saying.
I love you Lincoln-man!
Happy 23 months :)
Thursday, August 9, 2012
36 Weeks Pregnancy Update
I figured it was time to do a {rather BIG} pregnancy update.
I am now 36 weeks pregnant! Even though I have only a few weeks left, I feel like this babe is never going to make his grand entrance. This pregnancy has gone by so slow for me! I look back at the time when I was in my first trimester and I think it was YEARS ago. It has been nice being so busy this time around though. When I was pregnant with Lincoln I was literally counting down the seconds til his due date. I always knew exactly how far along I was, I was also checking the baby websites to know what's going on with the mister and 'baby' was constantly on my mind. With this pregnancy I've actually had to look up on the computer a pregnancy calendar to figure out how far along I was! I guess being a momma of an almost 2 year old keeps you extra busy and will keep your mind off the babe growing inside you.
This pregnancy has been so much different that my pregnancy with Lincoln. It's so different that I still have dreams that I'm having a girl :S. I'm not - I promise. My first trimester I was the usual sick. I got on top of Zofran really quick and that seemed to make a world of a difference. I was still so tired, weak, and would throw up here and there, but for the most part it was better than my first trimester with Lincoln. My second trimester was golden! I had energy, didn't feel sick and felt as normal as a pregnant woman could feel. And now I'm in my third trimester. gag. When I hit 31 weeks the sickness hit again...full force. I have been more sick than I was in my first trimester. Even though I'm throwing up multiple times a week, at least I still have energy (unlike the first trimester). I am back on the Zofran which is helping take the edge off the nausea, but the sudden runs to the bathroom are still coming. My body has also been in so much pain. Around 30 weeks it was like all of my bones in my body started to ache. It hurts to sit, to walk, to lay down. I usually take 2 baths a day to try to relax my body and help my sooth my body. Sleeping is a complete joke. It takes all my energy to try to change sleep positions and it hurts soooo bad to move in my sleep. Last night I slept with my body pillow and it helped a little bit, but still - the pain is so strong! I never experienced any of this pain with Lincoln-man. And speaking of pain - if I have an ounce of urine in my bladder, I start having contractions. Needless to say I am having to go to the bathroom every 15 minutes (no joke). If I don't, the pain appears and I can seriously barely move, but once I empty my squished bladder I'm good to go. (weird)
So basically at 36 weeks I am beyond ready for this babe to get here. I think my body is more ready than I am actually. I still have some things to get for this babe and some things to finish in the nursery. I had high hopes in making a new bed skirt and pillows for the nursery, but I think I have decided to just keep what I had in Lincolns nursery. I have to just figure out what to put on the walls. that's my biggest hold up. hummm. I finally went out and bought diapers yesterday! Even though Lincoln and this babe will be 2 years apart and little babe will be able to use all of Lincolns things - I'm surprise how much I needed to still get for this little guy. Yesterday I went and go: new swaddle blankets, binkys, diapers, diaper cream, bottles, bottle brush, wash cloths, and things for me to take to the hospital. We still need to get a new baby monitor (lincoln our other one was a bath toy and ruined it) and we also need to get more clothes/outfits for little man. Lincoln destroyed so many of his clothes because of his acid reflux/spit up/drool that I had to throw a lot of his clothes away :(
I've been seeing my doctor weekly since 31 weeks since I've been so sick and since I've been having such weird pregnancy symptoms. It's nice being able to see our babe weekly, but the drive is getting so long! We live an hour from my doctor. It's so so so worth the drive though. It was a lot better when I could make a day trip out of it and hang out with my mom in c-ville, but since they are gone I drive an hour to the doctors, stay at the doctors for about 30 minutes then make the hour long drive back home. It's getting tiring, but like I said - it's worth the drive to have my doctor deliver this babe.
My doctor is still planning on doing a VBAC! That is if everything goes smoothly. He is planning on inducing me at 39 weeks, on August 31st. That is if my body has started to dilate and thin. Because I am having a VBAC he says it's best if he can start me so he can really monitor everything going on. I keep hoping that my body will dilate on it's own. My body never dilated or changed one tiny bit when I was pregnant with Lincoln. If my body hasn't dilated or changed, then we will have a scheduled C-Section on September 7th. Although, I'm going to talk to him to see if we can push that date up. If I have to have c-section for the same reasons I did with Lincoln, then why wait? Or there is another possibility... I can go into labor on my own :) and that is what I am really hoping and praying for. It's been really hard to prepare to know when this babe will be here and how he will be here. It's also hard to know what kind of labor I will have. I wish I had all the answers, but as I learned with my last pregnancy/labor - the Lord is in charge.
It's also been hard to know what to do with Lincoln man when I go into labor/have this babe. Since we don't have parent we are really relying on siblings and neighbors. The plan as of now is for Linc to stay with my sister Kelli. If for some reason I can't get a hold of her (lets be honest, she's the hardest to get a hold of cuz she never, ever answers her phone :) ) I have 2 neighbors who will be standing by to help out and I can call them in the middle of the night if needs be. My sister in laws have also offered to help. So if I end up having a VBAC, and i'm only in the hospital for 2 days then Kelli will just watch Linc but if I have to do a C-section we will have my sister in laws help out with Lincoln because that hospital stay will be 5 days.
It's also hard to know what to pack for the hospital. I don't want to over pack - but then again, if a VBAC doesn't work and I have to get a c-section I want to be prepared for a long hospital stay.
When I met with my doctor last week he did some measurements of the babe. He just laughed and told me I should prepare myself for a big baby. He said that by 39 weeks I'll be carrying around an 8 pound baby! AH! That is not what you want to hear when you are planning on a VBAC - maybe a C-section wouldn't be all that bad :) (but really, I really want a VBAC) He asked how big Lincoln was and I told him 6 pounds and he just laughed again and told me to prepare myself. He then asked how big my hubby was when he was born. I said, about 8 pounds and he said once again prepare myself. {great}.
I'm also nervous to see how post delivery goes. Since we don't have parents living by us I am relying 100% on James. My mom helped out sooo much with Lincoln I am worried I am going to completely fail this time around. I read other peoples blogs and hear stories from friends about what great help and how it was so nice to have their mom/mother in-law around to help out. Well, that isn't an option for us this time around. It literally scares me so bad. I hope me and James can do it :) James has been coaching me through it saying we will get by :) He has been working so much lately so he can take time off work so he can stay home with me. He has been gone traveling for week for the past 3 weeks. Talk about stress on me. He's in Colorado right now for work, he was in Vegas last week for work and will be gone next week as well. As much as I wish he was home helping me get ready for baby and especially to help out with Lincoln, I'm glad he's getting the traveling done now so he can be close when babe comes.
We still don't have a name for this child. Go figure. I have 3 favorite names and James has 3 favorite names - but we don't have favorites together. We do have a middle name picked out - but that also depends on what first name we pick because if the middle name doesn't sound great with the first name then we wont use it. Hopefully we will be able to pick a name once the babe gets here. For now I just call him Babe. It's funny because when I was pregnant with Lincoln I always called him Mister and now with this one it's Babe. I sure do love my babe already!
All in all I hope this babe comes soon. I am beyond ready to hold him in my arms. I'm anxious to see Lincoln with baby brother. Yesterday he kept giving my tummy kisses. Hopefully he'll get the concept of Big Brother at a rapid rate.
Here is the latest tummy photo. 36 weeks ... looking and feeling large and in charge!
And don't worry. I can't fit into my clothes any more. I alternate between 2 skirts and 4 shirts. It's a great look I tell ya
I am now 36 weeks pregnant! Even though I have only a few weeks left, I feel like this babe is never going to make his grand entrance. This pregnancy has gone by so slow for me! I look back at the time when I was in my first trimester and I think it was YEARS ago. It has been nice being so busy this time around though. When I was pregnant with Lincoln I was literally counting down the seconds til his due date. I always knew exactly how far along I was, I was also checking the baby websites to know what's going on with the mister and 'baby' was constantly on my mind. With this pregnancy I've actually had to look up on the computer a pregnancy calendar to figure out how far along I was! I guess being a momma of an almost 2 year old keeps you extra busy and will keep your mind off the babe growing inside you.
This pregnancy has been so much different that my pregnancy with Lincoln. It's so different that I still have dreams that I'm having a girl :S. I'm not - I promise. My first trimester I was the usual sick. I got on top of Zofran really quick and that seemed to make a world of a difference. I was still so tired, weak, and would throw up here and there, but for the most part it was better than my first trimester with Lincoln. My second trimester was golden! I had energy, didn't feel sick and felt as normal as a pregnant woman could feel. And now I'm in my third trimester. gag. When I hit 31 weeks the sickness hit again...full force. I have been more sick than I was in my first trimester. Even though I'm throwing up multiple times a week, at least I still have energy (unlike the first trimester). I am back on the Zofran which is helping take the edge off the nausea, but the sudden runs to the bathroom are still coming. My body has also been in so much pain. Around 30 weeks it was like all of my bones in my body started to ache. It hurts to sit, to walk, to lay down. I usually take 2 baths a day to try to relax my body and help my sooth my body. Sleeping is a complete joke. It takes all my energy to try to change sleep positions and it hurts soooo bad to move in my sleep. Last night I slept with my body pillow and it helped a little bit, but still - the pain is so strong! I never experienced any of this pain with Lincoln-man. And speaking of pain - if I have an ounce of urine in my bladder, I start having contractions. Needless to say I am having to go to the bathroom every 15 minutes (no joke). If I don't, the pain appears and I can seriously barely move, but once I empty my squished bladder I'm good to go. (weird)
So basically at 36 weeks I am beyond ready for this babe to get here. I think my body is more ready than I am actually. I still have some things to get for this babe and some things to finish in the nursery. I had high hopes in making a new bed skirt and pillows for the nursery, but I think I have decided to just keep what I had in Lincolns nursery. I have to just figure out what to put on the walls. that's my biggest hold up. hummm. I finally went out and bought diapers yesterday! Even though Lincoln and this babe will be 2 years apart and little babe will be able to use all of Lincolns things - I'm surprise how much I needed to still get for this little guy. Yesterday I went and go: new swaddle blankets, binkys, diapers, diaper cream, bottles, bottle brush, wash cloths, and things for me to take to the hospital. We still need to get a new baby monitor (lincoln our other one was a bath toy and ruined it) and we also need to get more clothes/outfits for little man. Lincoln destroyed so many of his clothes because of his acid reflux/spit up/drool that I had to throw a lot of his clothes away :(
I've been seeing my doctor weekly since 31 weeks since I've been so sick and since I've been having such weird pregnancy symptoms. It's nice being able to see our babe weekly, but the drive is getting so long! We live an hour from my doctor. It's so so so worth the drive though. It was a lot better when I could make a day trip out of it and hang out with my mom in c-ville, but since they are gone I drive an hour to the doctors, stay at the doctors for about 30 minutes then make the hour long drive back home. It's getting tiring, but like I said - it's worth the drive to have my doctor deliver this babe.
My doctor is still planning on doing a VBAC! That is if everything goes smoothly. He is planning on inducing me at 39 weeks, on August 31st. That is if my body has started to dilate and thin. Because I am having a VBAC he says it's best if he can start me so he can really monitor everything going on. I keep hoping that my body will dilate on it's own. My body never dilated or changed one tiny bit when I was pregnant with Lincoln. If my body hasn't dilated or changed, then we will have a scheduled C-Section on September 7th. Although, I'm going to talk to him to see if we can push that date up. If I have to have c-section for the same reasons I did with Lincoln, then why wait? Or there is another possibility... I can go into labor on my own :) and that is what I am really hoping and praying for. It's been really hard to prepare to know when this babe will be here and how he will be here. It's also hard to know what kind of labor I will have. I wish I had all the answers, but as I learned with my last pregnancy/labor - the Lord is in charge.
It's also been hard to know what to do with Lincoln man when I go into labor/have this babe. Since we don't have parent we are really relying on siblings and neighbors. The plan as of now is for Linc to stay with my sister Kelli. If for some reason I can't get a hold of her (lets be honest, she's the hardest to get a hold of cuz she never, ever answers her phone :) ) I have 2 neighbors who will be standing by to help out and I can call them in the middle of the night if needs be. My sister in laws have also offered to help. So if I end up having a VBAC, and i'm only in the hospital for 2 days then Kelli will just watch Linc but if I have to do a C-section we will have my sister in laws help out with Lincoln because that hospital stay will be 5 days.
It's also hard to know what to pack for the hospital. I don't want to over pack - but then again, if a VBAC doesn't work and I have to get a c-section I want to be prepared for a long hospital stay.
When I met with my doctor last week he did some measurements of the babe. He just laughed and told me I should prepare myself for a big baby. He said that by 39 weeks I'll be carrying around an 8 pound baby! AH! That is not what you want to hear when you are planning on a VBAC - maybe a C-section wouldn't be all that bad :) (but really, I really want a VBAC) He asked how big Lincoln was and I told him 6 pounds and he just laughed again and told me to prepare myself. He then asked how big my hubby was when he was born. I said, about 8 pounds and he said once again prepare myself. {great}.
I'm also nervous to see how post delivery goes. Since we don't have parents living by us I am relying 100% on James. My mom helped out sooo much with Lincoln I am worried I am going to completely fail this time around. I read other peoples blogs and hear stories from friends about what great help and how it was so nice to have their mom/mother in-law around to help out. Well, that isn't an option for us this time around. It literally scares me so bad. I hope me and James can do it :) James has been coaching me through it saying we will get by :) He has been working so much lately so he can take time off work so he can stay home with me. He has been gone traveling for week for the past 3 weeks. Talk about stress on me. He's in Colorado right now for work, he was in Vegas last week for work and will be gone next week as well. As much as I wish he was home helping me get ready for baby and especially to help out with Lincoln, I'm glad he's getting the traveling done now so he can be close when babe comes.
We still don't have a name for this child. Go figure. I have 3 favorite names and James has 3 favorite names - but we don't have favorites together. We do have a middle name picked out - but that also depends on what first name we pick because if the middle name doesn't sound great with the first name then we wont use it. Hopefully we will be able to pick a name once the babe gets here. For now I just call him Babe. It's funny because when I was pregnant with Lincoln I always called him Mister and now with this one it's Babe. I sure do love my babe already!
All in all I hope this babe comes soon. I am beyond ready to hold him in my arms. I'm anxious to see Lincoln with baby brother. Yesterday he kept giving my tummy kisses. Hopefully he'll get the concept of Big Brother at a rapid rate.
Here is the latest tummy photo. 36 weeks ... looking and feeling large and in charge!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
I really did it!
At 4:00 today I finished something I have been trying to finish since 2006.
I accomplished something that has taken a lot of time, sweat and tears.
I turned in my last paper and test.
I FINALLY FINISHED MY BACHELORS DEGREE!!!
My degree is:
Bachelors in Behavioral Science with an emphasis in Social Work
I am so so so thrilled that I am 100% done!
No more papers, tests, busy work or studying.
No more buying ridiculously high priced text books.
No more buying ridiculously high priced text books.
No more driving to UVU.
No more deadlines.
No more thinking, "gol, I need to study."
NO MORE!
I'M FINISHED!!!
As soon as I turned in my last paper this afternoon I immediately called my Mam.
I told her the news and I just cried to her.
I cried because I am so proud, excited, relieved and happy.
Words honestly cannot describe how amazing I feel right now.
I am excited to start/keep working on this chapter I am in in my life right now-
Being a mom.
I'm so excited to give all my attention to my husband and my kid(s).
I get to finally a mom and wife 100% of the time.
I loved that I finished these last 7 credits only weeks before baby #2 arrives.
I love that I don't have to leave him at home while I finish my education.
I AM DONE!
Hurray!
(photo taken when I walked in April)
but now I AM FINALLY, 100% done
And now I will be able to put that nice {expensive} piece of paper in that folder.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Photo Dump
This summer has gone by so quickly. I cannot believe that it is already August. Our summer hasn't been extra exciting, but it's been fun none the less. Since the heat has limited my ability to really do anything because I get too hot, me and Lincoln man have been chilling at home crafting, eating popsicles, riding bikes, nesting, getting ready for baby brother (who still remains nameless), playing with the hose, playing with cousins, watching 'animals' (aka The Lion King), going to Thanksgiving Point and going on nightly walks.
Here is our summer Photo Dump.
There are tons and tons and tons of pictures. Why you might ask?
Well...
1.Lincoln man is adorable, funny and is growing up so fast that I feel like I have to document every second of his life.
2.having a new camera also makes it easier to do so.
3. Since Lincoln's grandparents aren't around to see him, these pictures are the closest thing for them to see him and the cute, fun, 'big boy' things he's up to.
Enjoy
{"Wet on my head"}
{Watching one of the summer lightning storms}
{Nesting}
{If you know Linc, you know he always has a bruise showing. This one was extra bad on his face. This is what happens when you run faster than your legs will let you and you run and fall into the corner of the ottoman. Ouchie}
{"Bug!"}
{His love for Top Romen is almost as great as his Dads love for Top Romen. Gag}
{"Horsey....heeee"}
{"All done". We went on the tracker ride at Thanksgiving Point and half way through the ride he grabbed on to James and said "all done daddy, all done."}
{The pictures above DO.NOT.DO.JUSTICE. Mr Lincoln-man took a red permanent marker to my couch, new pillows, walls, picture frames and carpet. Oh and then went on to remove the diaper wipes from their case. It was great day}
{Draper Day's Parade}
{Candy}
{haha}
{We went over to Kelli's and Nick's on the 24th for a BBQ and some Hot Tubing. Lincoln could hear the fireworks the neighbors were doing. He was not a fun. But we were fans of all the cuddles he gave us. Once again, if you know linc..this is a RARE sight}
{"Shoe on please mommy"}
{I love these next pictures - I had to post all of them! James will do this to Lincoln every once in a while. The other day while we were playing outside Lincoln insisted..aka..threw a fit until I put his shirt over his head. He loved it and I laughed :) }
{Trying to do it himself}
{haha AMOST}
{Playing with 'baby mac'}
{And more Top Romen. Hey, at least he has green beans too :) }
{Oh, and he's sporting his big boys hair cut too!}
Hope you enjoyed the show!
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