tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1458049103274711952024-03-05T18:39:38.417-08:00Keeping Up With the Kaune'sCarol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-28883337185528018882015-07-30T05:28:00.000-07:002015-07-30T05:28:10.725-07:00Thoughts about Breastfeeding<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alright beware, this is one of my "tell it like it is posts." I have noticed something when I read people's monthly baby updates on their blogs. When they talk about feeding there seem to be 3 categories:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. They are nursing and loving it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. There is no mention of feeding at all, which I would assume to mean they are using formula and are just terrified to mention it on their blog because someone will most likely rake them over the coals for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We have been very fortunate that I have been able to exclusively nurse with Mark. However, guess what? I am not "above" giving him formula if I need to. In fact, when I go back to work I may have to. I have heard several comments lately from breastfeeding moms about formula moms that are just not nice. Things like "I would never give my child formula." (Umm...formula is not poison, it actually has a lot of vitamins in it ) and "She just was too selfish to breastfeed, she barely even tried." (Ummm that's not being selfish, it is a personal choice) and my favorite one "She will never be able to bond with her baby." (UMMM BULLSHIT!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With Kennedy, I had supply issues. I just wasn't making enough milk and Kennedy was miserable. The lactation consultant made me feel like a terrible mother for suggesting supplementing with formula. She wanted me to take Fenugreek and do all these other things. I called my pediatrician in tears. My pediatrician said "it's really okay, give that poor baby some formula so you can rest." And that's what we did. Kennedy is a perfectly healthy, intelligent 2 and a half year old.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Look, I am not saying breastmilk isn't the healthier choice of the two. I have seen the research, I know it is. I guess I just don't like people acting like formula is UNhealthy. I think it's also hard for me because I have never been one of those moms who has had that passion for breastfeeding. When I stopped nursing Kennedy at 6 months, I was so relieved. People told me I would cry after the last feeding and I was just like "okay, moving on! Thank goodness I don't have to worry about pumping, and leaky and sore boobs." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am not saying it's not okay to have that passion for breastfeeding. I think it's great to have a passion for something.I just wish people would have their passion in a respectful way. Child rearing is not a competition. Being a mom is a hard enough job as it is, why can't we all support each other and the choices we make as moms? Giving your baby formula is not dangerous so there is really no need to comment on a mother's choice to give it to her baby. I know judgment can go either way and I hope this doesn't seem like I am judging people who do have that passion for breastfeeding. I honestly do think that's great! I just have a problem with people who think breastfeeding is the only way to have a healthy baby and bond with your baby. We need to be cheerleaders for each other as moms and respect everyone's choices. Let's support each other on this amazing journey called motherhood!</span></div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-79339708172229280822015-07-24T06:59:00.002-07:002015-07-24T06:59:32.159-07:005 on Friday<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Yay for blogging for two days in a row! Linking up today for "Oh hey Friday" and "5 on Friday" fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. I love making new friends and so does Kennedy! Kennedy and her new friend Charlotte totally clicked during gymnastics camp.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Charlotte's mom Jenna and I had fun talking and getting to know each other during the camp and she invited us to come swimming at their neighborhood pool. The girls had a total blast! They came with us to the library later this week to meet Doc McStuffins (more on that later) and we are going back to swim with them next week. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Can ya'll believe that Clueless came out in theaters 20 years ago??? Who else feels really old??? Love this movie! I am such a 90's girl. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Last week I participated in the "blow the whistle challenge" for domestic violence. It's a little bit similar to the ALS ice bucket challenge except not as crazy as dumping ice cold water on your head. You make a video of yourself blowing a whistle which signifies that you are breaking the silence of domestic violence and challenge 3 other people to do the same. You also have to donate to the Break the Silence fund at <a href="http://www.breakthesilencedv.com/">www.breakthesilencedv.com</a></span></div>
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I was in a very abuse relationship when I was in my early 20's. For awhile I was very ashamed and embarrased about it but I finally decided to share my story and post my video on Facebook. The response was overwhelming. I challenged my sister and 2 other friends that have also been affected by domestic violence. However, you are allowed to challenge bystanders as well. If you are challenged as a bystander you are making the pledge that if you know domestic violence is happening to someone, you will not stay silent about it. I am so glad I got the courage to finally speak up and am proud to be a survivor, not a victim.</div>
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You can read about how I finally left the relationship here and found Jesus again <a href="http://www.keepingupwiththekaunes.blogspot.com/2014/03/monday-memoirs-becoming-follower-of.html">here</a>.</div>
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4. I love to find healthy substitutes to foods I am craving that are not so healthy. Anyone else a fan of the peach milkshake at Chick Fila? These are almost as good!</div>
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You can read Mark's 2 month update <a href="http://www.keepingupwiththekaunes.blogspot.com/">here</a>. He had a great report from the pediatrician at his 2 month check up. The shots were awful and I cried almost as much as he did, just like I did with Kennedy. However he slept them off and was fine a few hours later.</div>
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Kennedy's big event this week was going to meet Doc McStuffins at the library this week with her friends Brooklyn, Caroline, Janna, Charlotte and Ella. She had a ball even though the moms were dying laughing at the library's version of Doc McStuffins. ;) Let's just say this woman was the "geriatic" version of Doc. The kids all got to bring a stuffed animal to get a checkup from Doc and Kennedy was so proud that Pinky the monkey got a great checkup.</div>
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Ella's mom, Becky is a good friend and co-worker of mine. I taught her oldest son Jakob and Ella and her twin brother Luke were in my class last year. Becky and Ella come over to babysit a lot. Kennedy absolutely adores Ella and looks up to her so much. Ella is such a sweet girl and I am so glad Kennedy has such a good role model.</div>
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Kennedy is continuing to love dance and we already have her signed up for class this fall. My friends Brandi and Kari and their daughters Evie and Paisley are also going to start coming to class too which Kennedy is super excited about. This past Tuesday I guess everyone was on vacation because Kennedy was the only one in class, which she loved. Her teachers Miss Rachel and Miss Haley are so good with little ones. Kennedy refused to take her sunglasses off and they just let it go. That's my kind of teacher...pick your battles wisely. ;)</div>
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Only 2 more weeks until I go back to work. Savoring every second at home with my sweet babies!</div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-53563998805366297052015-07-23T10:53:00.000-07:002015-07-23T10:53:16.428-07:00Mark is 2 months old! <br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You love to watch your big sister and smile at her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You are a great sleeper! Mommy nurses you before she goes to bed around 8:30-9:00ish. Daddy gives you a bottle of pumped milk around midnight and then you go back back to sleep until around 6:00. However, we want to try and adjust your nightime schedule for when Mommy and Daddy go back to work on August 10th. We would like you to go down for the night just a little bit earlier. Daddy is fine going to bed around 12:30-1:00 during the summer but is usually in bed around 11 during the school year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You are sleeping in the rock and play sleeper in Mommy and Daddy's room. You nap all over the place, in the car seat, swing, rock and play and sometimes on Mommy's chest (my favorite!)You absolutely love to snuggle! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You are different from your sister in that you are a very content baby. I can set you down in your swing or rock and play while I go to the bathroom, make your sister lunch, etc... and you are fine and rarely ever fuss. Your sister wanted to be held all.the.time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You are only eating breast milk either from Mommy or from pumped bottles. You eat around 4 oz from a pumped bottle. We are hoping to continue exclusively breastfeeding when Mommy goes back to work next month. Will be a bit of a challenge since Mommy is a teacher but we are hopeful she can get enough milk if she pumps during her planning time and right after school.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">*You have started getting a little restless in church so now that you have had your 2 months vaccinations, we think we will try and see how you do in the church nursery this Sunday. Our church allows babies to start at 6 weeks old so Miss Ashton and Miss Ann have already been bugging us about bringing you! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New;">We love you so much Mark! You have brought so much joy to our lives and have truly made our family complete.</span></div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-69455091850509776722015-07-10T12:11:00.000-07:002015-07-10T12:11:52.752-07:00Friday Fun!<div align="center">
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2. I know Mark is only 7 and a half weeks old but boy has it been harder to shed the baby weight this time around. With Kennedy a lot of it just fell off naturally and due to nursing. This time around, I am embarrassed to say I am only 13 pounds lighter than I was the day I went into the hospital to have him, yikes. It also feels like I am hungry allll the time due to nursing. With Kennedy I had to suppliment with formula but this time around I have had no supplyissues. These Yoplait Greek Whips have been an awesome healthy snack. I love them because they aren't watery like yogurt tends to get sometimes. They are super yummy. My favorite flavors are the vanilla cupcake, strawberry cheesecake and black cherry.</div>
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3. My friend Cassie is going in Wednesday to be induced with her first child, a little girl. She and her husband Cardell have opted not to reveal the name. All we know is her initials are LEM. The suspense is killing me! Cassie texting me the other day saying that all the lists for packing a hospital bag on pinterest were giving her anxiety and that she felt like they were more for a vacation, lol. I gave her my short and sweet list: nightgowns, full bottom underwear and shower stuff. Praying for a healthy delivery and healthy baby girl!</div>
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4. How was your 4th of July? Ours was very low key as it usually is every year. Pool time at my in-laws house (Paw-Paw and Grandma's) and some fireworks. Our friends Adam and Jessica and their boys Payton and Grayson joined us. Kennedy and Grayson were attached at the hip the whole time. They had a ton of fun playing with sparklers and playing in the pool together.</div>
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As you can see, Mark was clearly thrilled about his first 4th of July, hehe. He stayed inside with his grandma most of the time. He did come out for the big fireworks show and amazingly slept through the whole thing. I still covered his little ears though because I was so paranoid.</div>
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5. Thanks for everyone's kind words on my last post about Kennedy's adjustments to being a big sister. She started gymnastics this week in addition to dance, which she started last month. She absolutely loved it! She kept checking to see if Nick and I were watching and she would get so excited to show us what she could do. I think the extra-curricular activities are really helping with her adjustment issues.</div>
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We also met up with Jessica, Janna and Brooklyn (my friend Laurie Anne's daughter) to see a puppet show at the library and then went to Chick Fil-a for lunch this week. The puppet show was super cute and the girls had a ton of fun eating and playing at Chick Fil-a.</div>
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Also this was a couple of weeks ago, but it's too cute not to share. They have water day at Kennedy's daycare once a month during the summer. Kennedy had sooooo much fun. We bring her to daycare one day a week during the summer and every time we take her she asks if it's water day. She can't wait for the one at the end of this month and in August. She was also so excited that her and her friend Finley had the same swimsuit.</div>
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Mark has been doing awesome. I can't believe that in a little over a week, I will be writing his 2 month old post. We go to the pediatrician on the 21st for his check up and shots so I will try to post after that. Today when I was dropping Kennedy off at daycare, the assistant director handed me the paperwork for him to start in the infant room. His first official day will be August 10th, only a month away! I can't believe it. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Last week was a rough week. Kennedy really started acting out, lots of temper tantrums and a very hard time listening and following directions. We have tried our best to make her feel special and spend time with her but sometimes it can be hard. Especially since I am nursing and it seems like every time Kennedy is DYING for my attention it's when I am nursing Mark. By the end of the week I was about ready to pull my hair out. Everything was a battle with her. We had been invited to Jessica and Joe's for dinner and I was so nervous that Kennedy was going to have a hard time. Surprisingly though, she did great. She shared toys well with Janna and when we told the girls to clean up, she cleaned up. She listened and followed directions very well. Nick and I realized that it was obviously just us that she was acting out against because of her baby brother. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">We decided to take her on a "big sister date" to see a fireworks show. My friend Becky came over to watch Mark. Unfortunately, it rained that night. We decided to take her to Chuck E Cheese instead which was great. It wasn't very crowded because it was a weeknight. Kennedy had a great time. I think the one on one time was much needed so we are going to try to do that with her more often. She kept saying over and over again on the way to Chuck E Cheese, "Baby Mark is too little to go to Chuck E. Cheese, just Kennedy gets to go!" :) I know it really made her feel special. We are going to try to do a big sister date at least once a month even if it's something simple. Last night we watched Beauty and the Beast in Mommy and Daddy's bed which she loved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Potty training also continues to be a battle for us. I don't remember the last time she had an accident as far as going tinkle but pooping is a different story. She absolutely refuses to poop in the potty for us. We have tried everything it seems like in the form of positive reinforcement. I let her pick out some new Frozen panties in hopes that she wouldn't want to ruin them. She has already pooped in 3 pairs. I know it sounds harsh but last time I made her throw away the pair she pooped in. It still didn't faze her. My friend Becky was saying that I shouldn't stress because in her opinion, Kennedy is still pretty young. She said all three of her kids were not potty trained until they were 3. I guess it's just frustrating because she is trained as far as going tinkle so I just want her to be all the way trained. When we go out somewhere it's a constant struggle of whether to put her in a pullup or panties. With the panties, I worry she's going to poop in them. We were at the mall the other day and she was in panties. She pooped in them and it was not fun to clean up in a public bathroom. With the pullups, she will sometimes use them as a diaper because she doesn't want to stop whatever she's doing to go to the bathroom and I feel like in some ways that's just regressing backwards. </span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I know at some point it will just click but it's hard because she usually does awesome with transitions. In a way I just kind of wish we had waited longer to get started. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Beside all the "woes," she still continues to absolutely love her baby brother. This is all that matters to me. I would much rather her take out her frustrations on me and Nick than resent her baby brother and thankfully we have not had that issue. She still loves to help with him, sing to him and hold him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Two posts in one week for me, yay! Happy Friday! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Being a South Carolinian, the tragedy in Charleston has really weighed heavily on my heart. I am continuing to pray daily for the families affected by it. This picture of Senator Clementa Pinckney's wife and daughters at his service yesterday just breaks my heart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Anyone else been watching Unreal? Of course I would get addicted to a scripted show that is about reality tv lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Kennedy and I are absolutely addicted to making frozen jello grapes. They are the perfect summer snack! All you do is take grapes, rinse them with water, coat with dry jello and put them in the freezer. I cut mine because I am paranoid about Kennedy choking. Our favorite flavors of jello so far have been cherry and strawberry banana. Kennedy loves to help pick the grapes off the vine and "do the sprinkles." So yummy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Who's your favorite on The Bachelorette? I am totally Team Shawn! Love how he looks like Ryan Gosling and love his yankee accent! I know a lot of people aren't enjoying this season but I am. Hate to break it to people but Kaitlyn is not the first person to have sex on the show. Yes, the way it was filmed was tasteless and she probably could have gone about it a different way. However, she's real and I have respect for that. Various sources have reported that Bachelor Bob had sex with 6 out of the 25 women on his season and he didn't get slammed in the media for it. Just my opinion!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh and another reason I am loving this season? Kaitlyn's bird phobia! I am absolutely terrified of birds as well! It's real people! I can totally relate!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I must say these are my favorite kind of teacher gifts to receive, so unique and personal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My parents left at the end of May to go back to Oregon. Very sad to see them go. They were such a big help with the kids. It's really hard to be so far away from them and only see them 2-3 times a year. :( Kennedy sure does love Nana and Spike!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I love the fact that Nick and I are both teachers because we are both home in the summer. Even though we have a newborn, we have been having lots of fun just hanging out at home. Mark pretty much just goes with the flow. We have spent a lot of time in the backyard in Kennedy's little pool and in the sprinkler.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was going to wait until Kennedy was 3 to sign her up for dance but then my friend Brandi told me about a local dance studio that has a class called "Bitty Ballet" for 2 and 3 year olds. You can go to the first class for free and see if you like it. We took Kennedy and she LOVED it so we signed up for the summer session. She goes every Tuesday and she has such a blast. Her teacher, Ms. Rachel, and her teen assistant are both soooo patient and the class is just right for her age group. We also have her signed up for a 2 week gymnastics camp that starts in July</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mark is 5 weeks old! We still continue to be amazed at what a relaxed baby he is. He really only cries when he's hungry or just really tired. He is only waking up 1-2 times a night to eat which is so different from Kennedy. However, he is very similar to Kennedy in the fact that he is very wide eyed and alert!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We made it to church for the first time last week! Mark did great! We have contemporary worship at our church and I think it's something about that loud praise and worship music that puts a baby to sleep. :) We kept him in his infant carrier the whole time covered so people wouldn't touch him but we had to move the canopy a few times so people could take a peek. :) It was great to be back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My dad's side of the family came to meet Mark which included my Uncle Karl, Aunt Gail, my dad and my sister Augusta and brother Bubba. Kennedy loves having visitors and Great Uncle Karl and Uncle Bubba had lots of fun playing with her and Pinky the monkey. ;) Both my dad and my Aunt Gail have a lot of health issues so it's always good to spend time with them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Just like that, our little boy is one month old! It has gone by so fast! Here are some stats about Mark and his first month of life:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Still nursing every 2-3 hours and every 3-4 sometimes 5 hours at night! I am feeling super refreshed right now because I fed you at 9:00 last night and your daddy gave you a bottle of pumped milk around midnight. You didn't wake up again to eat until 5:30 so Mommy got a very long stretch of sleep!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*We just moved up to size 1 diapers this week!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Still wearing mostly newborn clothes. Some 0-3 month onesies fit but when I tried on a pair of 0-3 month shorts on you, they swallowed you and wouldn't stay on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*When we took you to the doctor last week to check on your lungs (swallowed meconium at birth) you weighed 8 pounds 6 oz! Up almost 2 pounds since birth, chunky monkey!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*You continue to be a very happy baby and usually only cry when you are hungry or this week when Mommy ate chinese food and it did not agree with your tummy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*You love to watch your big sister and play on your playmat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*We have taken you lots of places! It is so different with the 2nd child, Mommy is a lot less paranoid! We just make sure your carrier is covered so people do not touch you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We love you baby boy! You have brought so much joy to our family!</span></div>
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<br />Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-56565059488707456232015-06-03T09:29:00.002-07:002015-06-03T09:29:32.879-07:00Mark's Birth Story<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our induction date was set for Sunday, May 17th. We were told to report to the hospital at 6:00. That Sunday we went to church and then came home and spent some time with Kennedy before she took her nap. After I laid her down for her nap, I burst into tears. I was so emotional about leaving her! I went over to my friend Laurie Ann's house so she could French braid my hair. My hair was in my face a lot when I had Kennedy so I wanted it out of the way. Having some girl talk on her deck with her and my friend Jessica calmed me down a little bit. Came home around 3 and shortly after Nick and I said goodbye to my parents who were staying with Kennedy and headed to Cracker Barrel for an early dinner. Kennedy was still asleep which was a good thing because I don't think I could have handled that goodbye very well. After we ate dinner, we went to Coldstone for some ice cream. We arrived at the hospital early, about 5:30. When I went to be induced with Kennedy, there were a TON of people at the hospital and a bunch of other women in the waiting room waiting to be induced so we wanted to be there a little early. This time was completely different! The waiting room was practically deserted, only a family waiting on a baby to be born. I was the only one there to be induced! We got in a room within twenty minutes! With Kennedy we didn't get into a room until 10:30 and spent over 4 hours in the waiting room.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">When we got to the room, we started all the questions, paperwork and the IV. My nurse was named Denise and was super sweet. She checked me and I was 1 cm dilated, woohoo! We started the Cervadil around 8:00 pm. Nick and I watched some tv and talked about what an easy start we were having. Around midnight, my nurse came to check on me and I was still awake, I just couldn't sleep! She gave me something to help and I woke up around 5:00 am having contractions. She checked me again. I was still at 1 cm, boo. I went back to sleep and woke up about an hour and a half later when my new nurse came in. Her name was Denise too. :) Around 9 am, Dr. Burns came in to see me and check me. At this time my contractions were getting stronger but not unbearable. I was STILL at 1 cm. Dr. Burns told me that even though I was still at 1 cm, I could go ahead and get the epidural if I wanted to. I felt silly getting an epidural getting an epidural when I was only 1 cm but I was worried that if I waited too long, the pain would get too bad. Yes, I am a wimp. So, I called for the epidural. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">My anesthesiologist came in and ya'll, it was crazy, he looked JUST like McDreamy from Grey's Anatomy! I was like "whoa....!" LOL. When I had Kennedy the doctor had a really hard time placing the epidural and I got very wheezy and shaky. This time he placed the epidural in very easily and it really wasn't bad at all...so we thought. About 1:00, I started noticing that I really didn't feel very numb. I alerted my nurse that I thought my epidural was somehow wearing off. I then started feeling every single contraction, which at that time were about 2-3 minutes apart. My hats off to all you ladies that do natural childbirth. OMG....I was in so much pain. I was crying and squeezing Nick's hand and trying to breath. McDreamy aka the anesthesiologist, came back in and said he was going to try putting a different kind of medicine in my epidural. As soon as he did it, I started to feel very light headed and dizzy. I called out that I felt dizzy and my heart started racing very fast. I felt like I couldn't catch my breath. The last thing I remember was saying "I think I am going to pass out." I blacked out completely. When I came to, there were a bunch of people in the room and I had an oxygen mask on my face. Nick said he was terrified because my heart rate had dropped and so had Mark's and he could see it all on the monitors. McDreamy took out my epidural and while he was doing that, he discovered what the problem was. Apparently the epidural had somehow moved and gotten trapped in a blood vessel! McDreamy said he had read about this happening when he was in med school but he had never actually seen or heard of it happening to anyone. My nurse has been a L and D nurse for 18 years and had never seen it happen either. Of course it would happen to me! He replaced my epidural and thankfully, everything was okay and it worked well that time. I was so worried about Mark but Dr. Burns came in to check on me and said not to worry that he was okay. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The craziest thing is that while all this was happening, my mom, who was at home with Kennedy, said she got a really bad feeling that something was going wrong. She went outside in the backyard to pray and my stepdad thought she was just being dramatic. Come to find out, it was exactly around the time I blacked out. Mother's intuition is for real folks!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">About 3:00, Dr. Burns checked me again and finally I had progressed to 3 cm. He said although he was glad I had progressed past 1 cm, he was still nervous about the fact that I was progressing very slow. He said he would be back to check on me at 6:00 and we would go from there. I was a little anxious because I thought "oh man I am going to end up having a C-section!" But then I remembered that we originally thought that with Kennedy because I was progressing very slowly and then everything happened so fast near the end. Well, that's exactly what happened this time. Shortly before he came back to check on me, I started feeling a TON of pressure, like I needed to push. My nurse checked me and I was between 8 and 9 cm! She called Dr. Burns and he said "okay, looks like we will be having a baby within the hour!" Right at 7:00, I was at 10 cm and ready to push! This time was so much easier than Kennedy. I only pushed through a few contractions and at 7:22 pm, Mark was here! He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and was 19 inches long!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Unfortunately, he did swallow some meconium and he had to be checked out right away by the baby nurses. I got to hold him very briefly and then he was whisked away to the nursery. They came back and told me that his blood sugar was low and he had to be given formula, which really upset me because I had wanted to nurse right away. Fortunately when they stabilized his blood sugar, they brought him to me to nurse and he had no problems latching on. He has nursed like a champ ever since! They also were able to suction all the meconium out of his lungs. His pediatrician says his lungs are all clear!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I did not have to have an episiotomy this time, praise the lord! I did tear some and had to be stitched up but it was nowhere near as bad as Kennedy. I think it was because Mark had a much smaller head than Kennedy, hehe. Recovery has been sooo much easier this time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We are so thankful that Mark is here and healthy. Despite the crazy situation with the epidural, I think everything went great. We are loving being a family of four!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our family is complete! Meet Mark William Kaune! Born May 18th at 7:22 pm. He weighed 6 pounds 10 oz and was 19 inches long. We are so in love with our sweet baby boy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. He is an awesome sleeper so far! He gave us a 5 hour stretch of sleep when he was 3 days old. Kennedy didn't give us that until she was almost 3 MONTHS old! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. He is nursing like a champ and I am excited that I have had no supply issues this time around. He eats every 2-3 hours during the day and at night about every 4 hours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. He loves his swing! Again, very different from Kennedy, who hated it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Only cries when he's hungry. Such a relaxed baby!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Loves his big sister and loves to watch her and hear her sing to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Kennedy has been an awesome big sister. She absolutely loves her baby brother! Here are some pictures of her meeting him for the first time in the hospital:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Wears all 3t clothes and a size 7 shoe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Loves to play "pretend" with her dolls and doctor kit</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Loves to dance and tumble! We have signed her up for a summer gymnastics class that starts in July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*SOCIAL BUTTERFLY! Kennedy doesn't meet a stranger. She loves to play with other kids and talks up a storm. People constantly think she's older than she is because of her size and also because she speaks in full sentences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Still in pull ups. Potty trained as far as pee-pee but refuses to poop in the potty. Our pediatrician said her son refused to poop in the potty until he was 3 and half. Lord, I hope that's not the case with Kennedy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Loves her baby brother! Kisses him allll the time and loves talking to him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Loves to play with Janna, her cousins Marley and Tabatha and at school her best friends are Emma, Kylie, Creighton and Garris. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This past week has been a whirlwind but we are finally ready for Baby Mark! The pack and play is set up, car seat is installed, hospital bag is packed, etc... I started my maternity leave last week because of some bad swelling. Being on my feet all day was making me miserable but I have never been the type of "sit behind my desk" teacher so I just couldn't stay put like the doctor wanted me to. I am still not dilated as of my 39 week appointment last Monday...no surprise there. I am going in tomorrow night to be induced and Mark should be here on Monday! In the meantime I am spending lots of time with Kennedy, going on lots of walks and eating lots of pineapple as always! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am so ready to have to meet him and cuddle him but still having some anxiety about Kennedy. This morning she broke my heart. She looked at me and said "Momma I go with you to get Baby Mark?" Tears immediately filled my eyes. I explained that she was going to stay at home with Nana and Spike but she was going to get to come visit. I also kept telling her that I was going to come home after a few days. I am so worried that she is going to think I have abandoned her. :( But as my friend Cindy pointed out, the good news is she won't even remember this down the road. We have been doing as much as we can to make her feel extra special including taking her to Build a Bear this week for the first time to make a "big sister" stuffed animal. She chose a pink monkey that she named "Pinky" and had a blast making her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week has been so busy that I haven't even stopped to take a "belly picture" and to be honest, I haven't really been motivated to do so. I am so grateful for the little boy that is inside of me but I am just not one of those people that has that pregnancy glow. I look at pictures of myself lately and cringe lol. I do hope to take one last "family of 3" picture tomorrow before we go in to the hospital.</span></div>
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I will hopefully try to at least do some sort of birth announcement post next week but I am not making any promises...I have not been a motivated blogger lately. I do love Facebook though, so find me on Facebook: Carol Bennett Kaune. We are so excited to meet our baby boy and complete our family! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. We celebrated my hubby's 36th birthday on Monday! Very proud to call this man my husband! He is a wonderful father and such a hard worker. Sorry for the blurry Iphone photo but this was all I got! Kennedy wanted to wear her cupcake outfit to school for Daddy's birthday. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Who has seen "The Longest Ride?" My friend Jessica and I always go and see every Nicholas Sparks movie that comes out. This one did not disappoint! I loved the back story!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. Anyone been watching Teen Mom OG? Gah...the drama is insane. Farrah is such a miserable human being. I don't feel sorry for her at all. I do feel sorry for Gary's girlfriend Kristina...yikes. I am not sure if Maci is really leaving the show because of Farrah but I hope she doesn't. I don't like Farrah at all and I obviously don't agree with her life choices however I agree with the producers, all of them have made bad life choices, including Maci, who is knocked up for the second time out of wedlock. I like her but she ain't no saint herself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. This is so late but I never got to blog about it. The weekend before last, my mom and grandfather came to visit. My mom had flown into Kentucky to spend a week with my grandfather. He has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and has decided to do a year of hormone therapy but he does not plan to undergo chemo or radiation. He will be 86 in June and feels like he has already lived such a great life that it's not necessary to put his body through all that. So, I was very glad that he and my mom were able to drive down for the weekend. We usually go visit him and my step-grandmother every spring break but it's an 8 hour drive and I just wasn't up to it this year considering I was 8 months pregnant. We had a great visit with them, just hanging out around the house, playing with Kennedy, eating out and having Pops experience his first contemporary worship at our church! He took out his hearing aids and said the music didn't bother him as much as he thought and he really enjoyed the sermon. Score! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. I had my 37 week doctor's appointment on Wednesday. Still not dilated, no surprise there! The plan is to induce May 18th if he does not arrive on his own before then! Meanwhile, family members are betting on when he comes. I have to say I will be surprised if he comes on his own so I think it's quite amusing. My mom thinks he is coming on May 15th. Nick thinks he is coming on May 9th but I think he's just saying that because it's my sister's college graduation from USC that day and he doesn't want to sit through the commencement, hehe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is what you look like when you are 37 weeks pregnant and you have spent the day giving state standardized testing to 3rd graders then coming home, pushing a stroller for a mile walk and chasing a 2 year old in the backyard. It ain't pretty but it's real! </span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At least Kennedy looks cute! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I remember people warning me when I was pregnant with Kennedy that the last couple of weeks of pregnancy are "miserable." I never really felt that way with Kennedy. I was excited to meet her but I wasn't like "get this baby out of me right now!" I still don't feel quite that extreme with Mark but I do admit, I am more uncomfortable than I was at this stage with Kennedy. It's so odd because I know he's only a little bit bigger than Kennedy was but I feel HUGE and it's a lot harder to get comfortable when I am sitting down. I have also been having a lot more pressure and Braxton Hicks contractions than with Kennedy. So, needless to say, I am ready for him to be here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. It's looking like our induction date will be Monday, May 18th. I would love to go into labor naturally on my own but I highly doubt that will happen. I was never dilated at any of my appointments with Kennedy. I was absolutely ecstatic when I went in at 40 weeks 3 days to be induced and they told me I was 1 cm dilated, lol. I was not dilated at my 36 week appointment last week. My 37 week appointment is Wednesday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. I am hungry all the time! I can't get enough food!!!! Weight gain is now up to 35 pounds so it's looking like I will actually gain more this pregnancy than I did with Kennedy despite the fact that I was so sick the first trimester. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Last weekend we got the rock and play sleeper set up in our room and got out all the bottles, my breast pump and nursing supplies. We still need to install the car seat and I need to pack my bag for the hospital, that's on our "to do" list for this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Mark is still moving constantly, lots of big kicks and some rolls that can be painful at times but I am savoring every last one of them since this will probably be my last pregnancy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">6. Kennedy talks about Mark all the time! She is really excited. I really hope she stays this excited when he gets here! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">7. We had another shower at work last week. We got so many cute clothes for him, he is going to be a very well dressed baby! We also got some things off our registry, swaddles, bottles, accessories for his crib and changing table etc...Oh and diapers, galore! Although I think we are going to end up exchanging some of them because we got a TON of size 1's. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Things are getting real........enjoying this time as a family of 3 but ready for him to get here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My sister in laws Gretchen and Rachael and my best friend Megan threw us a small baby shower for Mark this past weekend. We didn't need much since we have a lot of gender neutral items from Kennedy but it was great to get some baby boy clothes, diapers and a few other odds and ends that we had registered for. I love Mexican food, so the food was Mexican themed. We had a mini taco bar, homemade chips and queso, corn dip, guacamole deviled eggs, and virgin margarita punch, yum. My mother in law made a fabulous strawberry cake, which is my all time favorite! Kennedy had a blast helping me open presents and hanging out with everyone at the shower!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am 35 weeks today! Wow! My feet are officially fat and swollen so I have special permission from my principal to wear flip flops (against dress code) to school. I am also soooooo tired all the time, very similar to 1st trimester. I can't get enough sleep! Still getting bad heartburn and indigestion at night no matter what I eat. But guess what? It's all worth it! Unless God has a different plan for us this will be my last pregnancy so I am trying to savor the feeling of all the kicks and flips in my tummy as much as possible!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Monday we had our 34 week doctor's appointment with ultrasound. We were surprised to find out that Mark is only a little bigger than Kennedy was at this stage. At our 34 week appointment with Kennedy, they estimated that she was 4 pounds 2 oz. They estimated 4 pounds 7 oz for Mark. So, it looks like I may be induced on my due date instead of a week early which is fine with me. The tech did mention that he was super long and that his butt was up in my ribs, so that explains a lot of the pressure I have been having and why I feel so much bigger this time. Kennedy was tall and skinny too. She weighed 6 pounds 6 oz and was 20 and a half inches at birth. I am really relieved that it sounds like he will be similar in size to Kennedy so I should be able to avoid having a C-section. I am also really relieved that my parents are flying in from Oregon on May 9th, so if for some reason I go into labor on my own earlier, they will be here to take care of Kennedy. My in laws both work full time so it's a little harder for them to watch her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On Tuesday, we had a fabulous trip to the zoo. We got there right when it opened and it wasn't too hot. Kennedy is at a really fun age for the zoo. She was sooooo excited to see all the animals and even though we brought the stroller, most of the time she wanted to walk around and see everything. She is STILL telling everyone she sees about all the animals she saw. Here are some pictures from our trip:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Wednesday was not such a good day. I feel like sometimes when I read other people's blogs, it's all sunshine and rainbows so I try to be real as often as I can. Let me tell you, Wednesday, I felt like a total failure of a mom. Kennedy woke up in a rotten mood and was very sassy to me all morning but for some reason I still thought it would be a great idea to take her to the public library for a story time. Wrong. Well, she did okay during the story time despite being grouchy. She listened to the books but every time the lady doing the story time would say something like "now let's sing a song" or "do you think the doggy's going to eat the cake?" Kennedy would scream out "NOOO"! *Face palm*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">After the story time I told her she could pick out 3 books to take home, which she did. Then, we went up to the checkout desk so I could sign her up for her own library card. Well, the lady at the checkout desk was obviously either someone who hates her job or just doesn't like kids because she was slow as Christmas getting all my information and had zero sympathy for the fact that I was trying to keep a 2 year old entertained while doing all this. She asked me to repeat my phone number THREE times and then the third time she asked me to repeat my email address I finally grabbed a pen and paper and just wrote it down for her. At one point, Kennedy ran away and began to bang on the computer keyboard so I ran after her. While I was doing this, a couple came up to check out books and the lady started checking out their books for them so I had to wait once again for her to finish checking out their books. Kennedy started to run off again and at that point, I grabbed her arm and told her firmly "no, if you run away again, we are going home." She proceeds to hit me and scream "no!" Yay. So I pick her up kicking and screaming and walk out of the library intentionally leaving the books and unintentionally leaving my drivers license which the lady decided not to come after me with. Nice. Carry her to the car continuing to kick and scream where she proceeds to become limp when I try to put her in her carseat so I just let her sit on the floorboard of my backseat and have a meltdown. I sit in the front seat and ignore her. She finally calms down and I buckle her in and we go home. The whole way she keeps asking about her books and I tell her that since she couldn't behave in the library and because she hit me, she doesn't get to have her books. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We go home and eat lunch and then I lay her down for her nap. During naptime, I called my mom in tears because I felt like such a bad mom. It's the worst feeling in the world when your child is "that kid" that just can't behave in public and even worse, that kid who hits her own mother! We have only had a problem with her hitting at school one time, same for biting and both times were done in defense so I was so embarrassed that she hit me and thinking "how in the world does she think this is okay?" She has her moments but she is usually very well behaved. My mom listens and then says "yeah there was a woman in Starbucks this morning who's child was having a meltdown. I felt so bad for her because she had a new baby with her too." Gee thanks Mom, way to make me feel better, lol. She went on to say that I would get through the phase though and that I handled it the right way by just leaving and not letting her have the books. However, I am starting to get really stressed out about Kennedy acting out and the changes that will happen when her new brother gets here. All I can do is love on her and spend as much time as I can making her feel special. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The past few weeks have been just plain crazy. Kennedy has had a stomach virus THREE times and I had it twice. Nick never got it. I am praying that we are done with it. It was awful. I hated seeing Kennedy so sick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">On a good note, we are on spring break right now! The weather has been beautiful aaaand I am 34 weeks pregnant so not much longer until baby Mark gets here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We have a doctors appointment in a few hours with a 34 week ultrasound that will give us an estimate of how big he is. However, my doctor and I already discussed that we may induce a few days before my due date just to try to avoid what happened last time. Not only did I have to get cut but I tore very badly. My doctor says my pelvis is very narrow and my body is just not made to birth a baby bigger than about Kennedy's size. Kennedy was pretty small, 6 pounds 6 oz, so we shall see what happens. Nick is convinced that we have a big boy in there and I am probably going to have to have a C-section. Honestly, I just want to do whatever is safest for my son so whatever happens, happens, but I would prefer not to have a C-section. I know a lot of people have bad feelings about induction but we had a great experience when I was induced with Kennedy at 40 weeks 3 days. I know so many people that waited too long because they were set on not having to be induced and then the baby grew so big they had to have a C-section. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I have been feeling good, but very tired and the swelling of the feet and ankles started last week, yuck. I haven't really been craving anything in particular, just hungry all the time! We have gotten really slack on the bump pictures so this picture of us on Easter yesterday is about the best I can do for a bump picture. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Backing up to other recent events....the consignment sale at Kennedy's daycare was a huge success. We raised 1600 dollars for the daycare and I made 360 dollars selling Kennedy's old clothes. It was hard to part with these beautiful smocked dresses but I am glad other little girls are getting good use out of them. Jessica and I are already starting to plan on how we can make the fall sale even better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The next morning Kennedy opened her Easter basket which I forgot to take a picture of but we never really go overboard with the Easter basket. Her Grandma Kaune always gets her a basket with a lot of candy so we didn't put any candy in it, just a few Dollar Tree dress up necklaces/bracelets and a few figurines to go with her Sofia the First talking castle that she loves playing with. I am honestly kind of confused as to why all of a sudden Easter has become "Christmas." Some of the Easter baskets I saw on my Facebook feed were insane. One person I saw had so much for her kids it was spread out all over their kitchen table, Lego sets, brand new baseball helmet, UnderArmour clothes etc...good grief! I am okay with doing the Easter Bunny in addition to teaching Kennedy about the real meaning of Easter but I think when you go that overboard on the gifts it really takes away from the real reason we celebrate Easter. Just my opinion....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lots to look forward to this week! Our doctor's appointment, a prenatal massage, taking Kennedy to the zoo, maternity/family pictures and my baby shower on Saturday! Also looking forward to just resting and relaxing! Yay for spring break!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am such a random blogger. It is so hard for me to just write an entire post on one topic. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">First off: Happy St. Patrick's Day!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love how the timehop app has a then/now option now. I miss Kennedy being this small! I am sure I will say the same exact thing about the picture we took today another 2 years from now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Last weekend was a fun one! Friday night was a yucky rainy night but we met Jessica, Joe and Janna up at a new local barbeque place called The Pot Smoker BBQ. It was soooo yummy! I had the pulled pork plate with their loaded baked potato salad and a piece of homemade pound cake for dessert. It was heavenly. Kids eat for free on Thursday nights so we will surely be taking advantage of that in the near future. Afterwards Janna came over for a playdate. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Saturday, Kennedy went to Chuck E Cheese for the first time for our friend Grayson's 5th birthday party. His parents, our friends Jessica and Adam, told us they would understand if we didn't come because it was right in the middle of Kennedy's nap time. We adjusted her schedule for the day and I am glad we did because she had sooooo much fun! She loved the rides and games, loved Chuck E and loved the show they did on the stage. She was dancing the whole time and wanted to go up close to the stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture cracks me up. Grayson's older brother Payton and his friend C.J. were so not thrilled about having their picture taken with Chuck E. I guess for 5th graders, that is just so not cool. Right before Jessica took the picture she pretty much threatened Payton's life that he needed to smile for the picture so he did but the rest of the kids stopped smiling, lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I am going to have to skip my 5 on Friday post this week because I will be in the midst of the consignment sale at Kennedy's daycare. However, I hope to be back next week with my 32 weeks post! My 32 weeks doctor's appointment is on Monday. Eeeek, can't believe it! So crazy that we will be meeting our son in such a short period of time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy Friday! I have been a bad blogger lately so let's catch up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Last weekend my friend Jessica and I went to the Southern Tots warehouse sale. Holy moly, it was crazier than Black Friday. I am talking people pushing and shoving and crowds so thick you couldn't even get through. Jessica was a lot more aggressive than I was and got a lot of cute stuff for Janna but I only came away with 2 outfits for Mark and a dress for Kennedy. The crowds were making me claustrophobic and I just couldn't deal. We have agreed that next year we will just go late and pick through what's left over because the craziness and long lines were not worth it. I ran into a girl I knew from college who pointed out that if you are a smart shopper and watch Facebook sales you can get cute smocked and boutique clothing for just as cheap and in the comfort of your own home without having to fight people for it. I had to agree with her. The most I have paid for a smocked dress for Kennedy was 35 dollars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Seriously though, how cute are these outfits I got for Mark?!?! The tractor longall was only 20 dollars and the baseball outfit is Mud Pie and was 16 dollars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. What did ya'll think of the Bachelor finale? I was excited because I love Whitney. I really hope they make it work. I wasn't a big Becca fan but I do think it was great how honest she was with Chris. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> I am starting to get really emotional about some things. Kennedy has been super clingy to me lately and I think she is really starting to sense that things are going to change soon. I know she is excited about having a baby brother but I still think it's going to be somewhat of a tough adjustment for her, as it is with most kids. We have plans to take her to the zoo and to Build a Bear before Mark gets here and are trying to make her feel as special as possible. I am very nervous about leaving her while I am in the hospital. I have never been away from her longer than a night so I think it's going to be hard for both of us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Knowing this is my last pregnancy (unless God has a different plan for us) has been bittersweet. I won't miss the sickness, the aches and the raging hormones but there are so many things I will miss! I will miss the excitement of seeing that positive sign, hearing the heartbeat, the kicks, the belly and the sonograms and doctors appointments. We made the decision before we started trying for baby number 2 that this was going to be our last child, no matter what the gender. I had always said I wanted 3 kids but Nick is one of 5 kids and he didn't like being from a big family because he said he and his siblings didn't get a lot of individual attention and they didn't have the money to take trips or do a lot of fun things. I can understand where he is coming from, especially since they don't pay teachers nearly enough! 3 kids would be a struggle for us to afford even if/when Nick gets an administrator's position. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Besides being clingy to Mommy and catching a yucky 24 hour stomach bug earlier this week, big sister Kennedy has been great! She is in underwear when we are at home and pullups when we go anywhere because she still refuses to go number 2 in the potty. We aren't pushing it. I feel like she's still pretty young and I am proud of her for mastering pee-pee in the potty. I figure when she's ready, she will let us know. She has been doing great with pull ups and will tell us or her teachers if she has to go pee-pee instead of just treating it like a diaper at times like she used to do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Other favorites and stats for our little princess at 2 years, 3 months? Loves to TALK and people comment constantly on well they can understand her and what a great vocabulary she has. She also loves to play in her princess kitchen and dance to Taylor Swift. "Shake it off" is her fav! Loves to be around other kids and is more happy playing with others than solo, which bodes well for her being a big sister. Still wearing all 3t clothing and weighs 33 pounds, big girl! </span> </div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-17578519626185073902015-03-02T05:17:00.000-08:002015-03-02T05:17:55.444-08:00Third Trimester!<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">* I feel huge. Like waaay bigger than I was with Kennedy. However I haven't gained as much weight as I did at this point with Kennedy. Weird. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I look at this picture and all I can think is "whoaaa." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*We had our 4D sonogram last week. Mark was much more cooperative than Kennedy was when we had her 4D. Kennedy wanted to put her hands in front of her face the whole time. Here are some pictures of our sweet baby boy:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Still craving cereal. Also craving pimento cheese. I also have been craving sushi which really sucks since I can't eat it. Boo. I know I can eat the veggie rolls but those just aren't as good. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Feeling movements constantly. Can see movements from the outside which is quite fun for Nick and Kennedy!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Fatigue is coming back. At the end of the day, I am absolutely exhausted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*I am sooooo tired of my winter maternity clothes. My mom bought me a bunch of clothes from Target and Motherhood Maternity when she came to visit at the end of November for Thanksgiving and Kennedy's birthday. I was so excited because I barely had any winter clothes from my pregnancy with Kennedy. Now, I am dying to break out with all my summer maternity clothes!!!! I have a 50 dollar Kohls gift card I have been hanging on to and I think I may just have to buy a cute maternity dress with it when it starts getting warm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Gestational diabetes test on Friday. Hopefully I pass on first try like I did with Kennedy. It is a teacher workday on Friday and after my appointment I am meeting my co-worker Tiffany at a yummy lunch place called "Betsy's on the Corner." I already know what I am ordering, grilled pimento cheese sandwich with sweet potato fries. Yum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">*Looking forward to: Our 34 week ultrasound. I know it's 5 weeks away, but I really, really, really want to know how big this baby boy is. My doctor has said if he looks like he is going to be bigger than Kennedy we may have to induce at 39 weeks due to my narrow cervix. Also can't wait for my shower my sister in law Rachael and best friend Megan are throwing me on April 11th!</span></div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-58784409071362199442015-02-16T17:35:00.003-08:002015-02-16T17:35:39.470-08:00Our low key but fun Valentines/Presidents Day weekend<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Kennedy was sooooo excited about going to school and passing out her Valentines to her friends. She told us all about the party at school when she got home.</span></div>
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On Saturday, I woke up to this sweet note taped to the microwave from my husband:</div>
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He is a smart man, he knows food is the way to my heart! I thoroughly enjoyed my banana pancakes with a side order of cheese grits at our favorite breakfast spot, Sunrise Grill.</div>
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We spent the rest of the day hanging out at home. Kennedy colored in her new Minnie Mouse coloring book that her friend Ella gave her for Valentines Day. We are pretty sure she is going to be a lefty as you can see from the picture!</div>
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I had already seen it in theaters with my friend Jessica. Nick bought it for me on DVD for Valentines Day. The DVD had an alternate ending called "the tears of joy ending." I enjoyed that ending a hell of a lot better than the original ending but I still cried in a few parts. I blame pregnancy hormones. If you are a Nicholas Sparks fan and haven't seen this movie, I would recommend it. It was emotional but good! </div>
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Nick and I spent Kennedy's nap time going through some of her old clothes and tagging them for the consignment sale at her daycare. In the two hours Kennedy was asleep we only made it through her infant clothes. Lots of work ahead of us! My friend Becky is having surgery next week so I volunteered to tag the clothes she is selling too. She has 3 kids so I am sure it will be a lot but I don't mind, it's for a great cause!</div>
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On Monday we woke up and headed to Columbia to see my dad, half sister and half brothers. We had a good visit and it was fun to catch up since we hadn't seen them since Christmas. My youngest half brother Michael is severely autistic and is non verbal. We actually hadn't seen him in a few months because long car trips are hard for him so he stayed with his mom when my dad, sister and brother came up at Christmas. I don't think the four of us have had a picture taken together in a very long time.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Kennedy and I went Valentines Day shopping last weekend at Wal Mart. We picked out cards for Daddy and for her friends at school. Kennedy picked out her own Valentines this year and she chose Sofia the First. We gave each of her classmates a Valentine, some stickers and some Hershey kisses in a cute ziplock bag with hearts on it. Very easy and no room for a Pinterest fail for this working Momma! I also made <a href="http://mixandmatchmama.blogspot.com/">Mix and Match Mama's</a> strawberry bars for her teachers at school. So yummy and one of my favorite recipes on her list of 100 bars.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. I am 26 weeks this week! Feeling pretty good despite lots of heartburn and indigestion. I am guessing this little boy will have a lot of hair like his sister. I am super excited because for the next 3 weeks we have a doctor's appointment every week. I absolutely love going to the doctor when I am pregnant! On the 19th, we have a regular OB check up, on the 27th, we have our 4D ultrasound and on March 6th we have an OB check up and the Gestational Diabetes test. I am hoping I pass on the first try like I did with Kennedy. I am really excited for our 4D ultrasound because we haven't gotten to see our sweet little boy since our 18 week ultrasound when we found out he was a he! Kennedy, as you can see, is still completely ecstatic about being a big sister and loves to rub my belly and say "I love you Mark!" Melts my heart!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. Consignment season is officially underway! I am so excited to check out some of the local consignment sales, especially the one at Kennedy's daycare in March. My friend Jessica and I are co-chairing it together this year because the former chair of the sale quit. Our husbands think we are crazy to take it on considering we are both working moms but unfortunately NO ONE else volunteered which is surprising because there are a lot of stay at home moms that just bring their kids in the morning for preschool. I think with the two of us working together, it won't be too bad though and we have a lot of parents who have volunteered to help. Hopefully the sale will be a big success. Last fall, we raised 1, 200 dollars for Kennedy's daycare and our goal is 2,000 for the spring. If you are in the Aiken, South Carolina/Augusta, Georgia area, let me know and I will give you the info!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Man, The Bachelor, where do I begin?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Super glad that both Kelsey and Ashley went home. Both were total crazies! How dramatic was Ashley's exit? Good grief! Here are my thoughts on the remaining girls:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Megan: DUMB!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Whitney: Love her but wish we could change her voice! Aaaah, like nails on a chalkboard! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Kaitlyn: Love her! If she doesn't end up with Chris, I would like to see her as the next Bachelorette. She is so funny!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Carly: Sweet but a little too insecure. Side note: Did you know that she is Zach from Desiree's season's sister? Loved me some Zach!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Jade: Too quiet and the Playboy thing is just ehhh....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Britt: Can we please send her home? She wears way too much makeup and needs to stay in LA! Plus she's annoying. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Becca: BORING, although I do have to give her props for not making a huge deal out of the fact that she's a virgin like Ashley I. did. Although I am not so sure Ashley was telling the truth! I just don't see her and Chris together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. I have the winter blues bad. This winter really has not been bad at all compared to last years crazy ice and snow storm but I can't help it, I am a warm weather girl. Ready for some sun and heat. I feel like a big fat white whale right now! The picture below was taken on 4th of July in 2011 and is one of Nick's favorite pictures of me. He has it framed on his desk at work. So thankful for the precious baby in my belly but envious of that tan and cute figure in this picture! Bring on spring!</span></div>
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Carol http://www.blogger.com/profile/04224564521939038770noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145804910327471195.post-10136479818255392262015-02-06T06:02:00.000-08:002015-02-06T06:02:51.181-08:00Yay for Friday!!!<div align="center">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. Jodi Picoult has always been one of my favorite authors. However, some of her newer books had been kind of disappointing to me. My friend/co-worker Becky let me borrow her latest though and I am really enjoying it. It is about a young girl looking for her mother who disappeared while working as an elephant trainer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2. Last Saturday, we celebrated our nephew Tristan's 16th birthday. I seriously cannot believe he is 16. He was 10 years old when Nick and I started dating. Time flies. We went out to dinner at Applebees, then back to Jon and Rachael's for cake and ice cream and then to Adventure Crossing where Kennedy had a blast riding the kiddie rides and playing in the arcade. Kennedy loves her Tristan!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh and as if I needed another reason not to like Ashley I., she proved herself to be quite the jealous, mean girl this week. I totally agree with Whitney.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anybody like Britt? Not a fan. I really hope Reality Steve is wrong about her being the next Bachelorette. I don't know what's worse, the fact that she doesn't shower or the fact that she sleeps in full makeup, yuck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">4. Our co-worker Bethany and her husband John had their first baby last week, a beautiful baby girl named Avaleigh. We went over to their house to bring them dinner. Kennedy LOVED the baby!</span></div>
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5. Baby Mark is doing great and so am I, despite getting up 3-4 times a night to go to the bathroom and being hungry literally all the time. I haven't even checked my weight gain since my last doctor's appointment because I don't even want to know!</div>
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Kennedy still continues to be a total social butterfly. I love picking her up from school and seeing her hug every single child in her class goodbye. I also love the car rides home because I hear everything that happened that day, who she played with, what they had for snack, who went to time out, lol. I am so excited for her to be a big sister!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Potty training is frustrating me. My original plan for potty training Kennedy was to do it during spring break when I would be home for an entire week. However, her teachers at daycare kept telling us she was ready and that she was asking to be changed every time she went in her diaper. Over Martin Luther King weekend, we tried the "3 day potty training method" everyone swears by. By the end of the weekend we were pretty much trained as far as peeing in the potty but number 2 was a BIG NO and it still is. So, this makes it pretty much impossible for us to send her to daycare in underwear or wear underwear out and about. We didn't want to put her back in diapers so we have been doing pull-ups. The bad thing is sometimes at school she will be busy playing and not want to stop to go potty and she knows she can just go in the pull-up. I feel like in a sense the pull-ups are holding her back some. We have her in underwear at home and we don't even have to remind her to go, she will just run to the potty when she has to go. As far as the going number 2, I have no clue what to do about that. Sunday I noticed her squatting and when I tried to make her run to the potty, she began to hysterically scream and yell "no." I have heard not to force it, so I just let it go, but it sure isn't fun cleaning up poopy panties. I am trying not to stress about it though. We have been so lucky that every other transition/change we have done with Kennedy has gone super smooth. She went from a bottle to a sippy cup like a pro, easily gave up her paci a month before her 2nd birthday and transitioned to her toddler bed from crib and booster seat from high chair like nothing had even changed. So, we really can't complain. Hopefully she will be potty trained by the time baby brother gets here in May.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. I have no desire to do my own nails. It seems like EVERYONE is selling Jamberry nails or having a Jamberry nails party. My Facebook has been flooded with invites. My former student Ryleigh's mom Denise has been doing my nails for years. She only charges me 25 dollars (I get gel nails) and she has me in and out of her house in 30-45 minutes. I have heard the Jamberry nails are super easy to apply but tell that to someone who has more Pinterest fails than she can count. DIY is just not my thing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">4. Even though I am FAR from a UGA fan, I was super excited that wide receiver Michael Bennett came to share his testimony at our church last Sunday. He talked about how tearing his ACL has made him closer to God and gave a lot of insight on running towards Him and not away when things get tough. Very inspiring!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. I love my job. It's been a crazy week at school with the 100th day celebration, benchmark testing, 2nd 9 weeks award program etc...but the fact that this parent took the time to write this at the bottom of her daughter's change in transportation note made my heart smile!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also have to brag on my student Kyndal! She was not only the first child in my class to reach 100 points in Accelerated Reader but the first child in the whole third grade to reach 100 points! I am so proud of her and I love the fact that she has been reading Babysitters Club and American Girl books, both favorites of mine at her age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">2. When I was middle and high school, I loved boy bands! I liked them all, N'Sync, Backstreet Boys and even....HANSON! My friend Nicole and I were absolutely obsessed and we both loved Taylor. I saw them twice in concert and the second time, Nicole and I waited with a bunch of other crazy fans outside the concert venue and actually got to meet them! At that time of my life, (16 years old) touching Taylor Hanson was the greatest thing that had ever happened to me, bahahaha. Nicole was in downtown Portland the other day and actually walked by the venue and took a picture. She tagged me in it on Facebook. Oh the memories. Any other former Hanson fans out there?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. This was last week but didn't get a chance to blog about it! For the 3rd year in a row, I was asked to judge the Mr. USCA pageant at my alma mater, University of South Carolina-Aiken. My sorority puts on the pageant to raise money for our philanthropy, Children's Miracle Network. It is always so much fun! The guy that won this year was named London and he was absolutely precious! This year they had a 90's wear category and he wore a Mighty Ducks jersey, ummm amazing! One of my favorite 90's movies. He was also very well spoken and read a poem he had written for talent. All I had was my crappy Iphone camera but I still love this picture of the Phi Mu advisory council!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4. Okay time for some reality rewind! Usually I do a recap of the Bachelor but I felt like this week was kinda meh. I am sick of Princess Jasmine, I mean ooops, Ashley I. getting so much air time. I will say that it's hard for me to like Jade considering it's been released that she was a former Playboy model who posed completely nude. I know everyone has a past but yuck. I am ready for next week when Kelsey has her "Tiarra" breakdown. Hahahaha, remember Tiarra from Sean's season? What a mess!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Anyone watch Vanderpump Rules? What do you think? Is the Miami girl telling the truth? Did Tom cheat on Ariana? I think he did but that doesn't stop me from thinking Kristin is a complete whack job and she seriously needs to move on with her life. I feel so bad for her boyfriend! He has a lot of patience to put up with her obsession with her ex.</span></div>
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5. It's been a great week for the Kaune kids. We received some awesome goodies in the mail for both baby Mark and Kennedy! My mom (Nana) sent Mark some adorable onesies and my friend Brittany in Portland sent him two precious Carters outfits. I absolutely love those Carters sets that come with pants with some sort of design on the booty and a short sleeved and long sleeve onesie. My cousin Louise sent big sis Kennedy her very first mink coat with matching hat and it is so gorgeous and soft! Kennedy loves wearing it! </div>
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Kennedy has been her usual bubbly cheerful self. Loves saying her ABC's, counting to ten and singing "Happy Birthday." Thank goodness it's her cousin Tristan's birthday this weekend and she will actually have someone to sing to! She also still loves to help, especially in the kitchen! Mommy had a craving for Red Lobster biscuits so we made the kind out of the box to go with our dinner last night. I asked her to get me a bowl to mix the ingredients and she knew exactly which cabinet to go to!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Baby brother Mark is kicking up a storm in my belly as I type this. He is so much more active than Kennedy was. Sometimes I would get a little freaked out because awhile would pass and I wouldn't feel Kennedy kick. Never have to worry about that with this little fella! I was 24 weeks (6 months) on Monday. The time is going by very quickly! He will be here before we know it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Have a great weekend! Thanks for reading! Linking up with these fabulous ladies as always!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">1. Still feeling great! I am loving all this 2nd trimester energy. Sleep is still treating me pretty good although my sides are starting to hurt a bit from the weight on them. I don't remember this happening until a bit later in pregnancy with Kennedy but I am much bigger this time around. Mark is also much more active than Kennedy was. I feel him moving constantly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">2. Cravings: cereal (craved this with Kennedy too!) anything with peanut butter and Mexican food. I have gained 14 pounds, but I am not really stressing about it. It is what it is. I have been hitting the gym or walking outside about 3-4 times a week. I am wearing pretty much all maternity at this point, there a few non-maternity shirts that I still wear with maternity pants. I absolutely love my maternity leggings from Motherhood Maternity.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">3. We had a doctor's appointment last Friday and it went well, very standard prenatal appointment. His heart rate was 138 and at the appointment before that it was 142 so he is very consistent. I don't go back again until February 19th which seems like waaay too long but the good news is after that I start going every 2 weeks plus around 30 weeks we will have our 4D ultrasound. I have an appointment on March 6th to do the gestational diabetes test. Last time I passed with flying colors so I am hoping it will be the same this time around. Honestly, I don't think that drink is too bad especially since it's not very much you have to drink. I just chug it down. The part I hate is having my blood drawn because I hate needles. I know I sound like such a wimp but I think one of the worst parts of being in labor was getting my IV put it and my epidural. I have been deathly afraid of needles since I was 6 years old and it took 3 different nurses to get my IV in when I was getting my tonsils out. I have been told I have "small veins." It seems like they always have to stick me more than once.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. Does it make me a bad mom that we have done absolutely nothing to get his nursery ready? I have heard this is fairly typical for the 2nd child. I think also it's because we have a 3 bedroom house so his room is currently our "guest room." We are going to have to put all the furniture in there in storage, with the exception of the queen bed. We are planning to set the nursery up with the exception of the crib because my parents will fly in from Oregon to stay with us for the first two weeks like they did with Kennedy. They will need a place to sleep and we are planning on co-sleeping with Mark like we did with Kennedy for the first 6 months. Kennedy slept in the rock and play sleeper until she was about 3 months then we did the pack and play in our room until she was 6 months old. So, there's not really much point in putting a crib in there yet. We did pick out his bedding and my in laws have purchased it for us. We are doing a hunting/camo nursery just like we did for Kennedy although this one will obviously be regular camo and not pink camo.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">5. I am super excited because my parents bought us our first item off our registry, an Eddie Bauer 3 in 1 comfort carrier. I had heard really good things about the Ergo baby carrier but it was soooo expensive that I felt kind of guilty putting it on our registry. Then a friend of mine told me she had the Eddie Bauer one and loved it. I tried it on in Buy Buy Baby and it seemed comfortable plus secure. Not to mention it was half the price of the Ergo baby carrier. I know a lot of people swear by the Moby baby wraps but those things freak me out. It seems so easy for the baby to slip out. I wanted something that if I went grocery shopping with both kids, I could put him in it and have Kennedy in the buggy and not have to worry. </span></div>
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