Update on The Hapgoods...

I thought of giving an update here on how we all are doing. 

Sean has been working so much in the yard before it gets super hot even though its already 85 degrees during the day but we really needed to fix up our backyard.  We spend our weekends out here 90% of the time and have turned it into a family friendly venue!  Here's the shed that finally arrived after 3 weeks of building it:

Sean pressure washed the outside area which looks a ton better than what it looked like before (sorry I didn't take a before photo but trust me it looked really bad!) We're also waiting on an order of our new patio furniture:

My wonderful husband posing....

We don't have much of a side yard because the other side has the boat but we were able to till up all the weeds and old grass and start fresh (thanks to our wonderful neighbor!) and put sod down.  Sean has also started a garden for us and is surprising me of what he is growing.  I know he is definitely growing tomatoes because I've already had a few but we'll see what comes up! 

The day that they put the sod down.

Here's what it looks like a few weeks after.

We're looking into re-doing our guest bathroom (finally!) before baby #2 is here because I know that if we don't do it now it will be a hundred years until we do it.  Lucky for us we have a super handy neighbor that is going to help us do it.  We are going to replace everything including the bathtub! Yikes!

On to Hunter....

Let's just say that he has entered into what is known as the "Terrible Two's" or rather more like "Testy Two's".  He seems to do everything that he knows he is not allowed to do and on top of that he looks at me with a silly smirk on his face to buy himself some more time to keep doing what he is not allowed to do. Haha.  It's so hard to keep a straight face with him too because of that silly smirk he gives me but I have been a trooper and he abides by what I say after a couple times of telling him.  I even had to throw out the counting "1-2-3" deal.  Not that he had a clue what it really means but he got the point somehow. Ahhhh, what can I say?  He's exploring more things and learning more with them so I can't blame him.  

He's also been swimming pretty much everyday for the past 3 weeks between Sean and I teaching him.  He can now swim underwater to get to the steps.  I'm so proud of him.  He wants us to let him go and just swim on his own because he gets so excited but he's not THAT ready yet and I'm not sure I am either but I believe by the end of the summer he will be swimming around like a little fish  (I'll post a video at some time.  I'm having issues with our video camera not uploading to the computer).

Me, I'm 22 weeks along and I feel great.  At times, I am tired from chasing Hunter around but that of course, is normal.  My only complaint is heartburn. I've got it so much earlier this time around and have been drinking milk and a few Tums when it gets pretty bad (they're by BFF's right now).  I have been worrying about how I am going to be even at 30 weeks because it is just now starting to get a little tough.  I try not to think about it but just like everyone else, I'll manage. 



At work we celebrated, National Walk Day.

We have also decided (finally) on what we are naming the baby and its Tyler Aaron.  I'm so happy now to call him by a name rather than the "baby".  I wanted a name that ended in "e-r" like Hunter and had 2 syllables.  Nothing too long and nothing too popular even though Tyler is somewhat popular but not overly.  We've also been curious how this baby will be and how he will look.  Will he look more like me?  Or look just like Hunter?  Will this baby have by eyes or Sean's?  Guess we'll find out in September!

It's official!

We're having a BOY!  I knew that we were having a boy the whole time.  Not because of the post where I talked about getting an ultrasound around 15 weeks because my doctor couldn't hear the heartbeat with the doppler but I knew the day that I found out that I was pregnant that I was having a boy.  I even said it out loud to Sean.  We couldn't be happier but I know that Sean is a little tiny winy disappointed not getting his little girl.  Like everyone else, they're telling us, "well, you can always try again"!  LOL.  I'm not even going to think of that at this point because I need to get through this 2nd one first.  That's a whole other chapter that I can't even think of right now.  The doctor told us that everything is pefect with this baby and that its measuring in the 58th percentile as far as growth.  I am also officially half way through this pregnancy (20 weeks) and still feel great.  No complaints other than I do have a little pain in my butt and lower back on my right side at times and I think its from picking up Hunter a certain way.  Well, what am I gonna do? Not pick him up?  Uh...no.  So, I'm switching to the left side! Haha.  I am also proud of myself for only gaining 10 lbs at my last doctors appt which was at 17 weeks which I'm sure I've gained a couple more since then.  They said about 5 pounds a month is good.  So, I think I'm doing pretty good by not nearing the 50 pound mark that I am trying so hard not to get to.  I'm trying to do my best but if it happens then it does.  I don't think it will happen because Hunter keeps me on my toes plus since our pool has warmed up I've been doing some preggo swimming aerobics.  Here are some that I do that are relatively easy and actually do feel like I work out.  I love it!

Basically just move my legs and create some resistance! LOL

Also, Sean has been teaching Hunter to swim (he used to be a swim instructor for kids, btw) and Hunter absolutely loves going swimming!  He's always loved the water and is learning how to be a little fish. Whenever Sean gets him from daycare he runs straight to his dresser and opens the drawer to get his swimming trunks out and looks for his swimming shoes.  He starts to pull his pants down and is anxiously waiting for us to take him outside to swim.  He's so funny!

 

Swimming with daddy!

 

Constant sickness...

Ever since I've had a child I feel like we are both sick every other month.  I hope that I'm not the only mother out there who feels this way and I know having a child in daycare doesn't help the situation either but you would think by now that it would taper off.  Yeah right! About a month ago we were all sick with the Rotovirus and this past week, Hunter and I both have colds.  I can't remember before the Rotovirus what the "flavor of the month" was before that but I'm sure one way or another we were sick.  I have zero sick days left which are tied into my PTO which therefore has definitely cut into my vacation time and thank goodness we can accrue time here at work but how can I accrue if I'm out sick all the time?  I was out a whole week with the Rotovirus and out one day this week for this terrible cold I have.  I'm not blaming daycare at all because I have to put Hunter in daycare and they do teach healthy habits with them washing their hands after they come in from outside and before and after mealtimes, etc.  Plus, at home we do the same.  Oh well, I guess for the next few years, this is how its going to be.  Not to mention having another baby and Hunter bringing home something from his daycare won't help either.  I clean and disinfect the house constantly.  Sean thinks I am OCD and literally has to tell me to stop everytime I look like I'm going bananas.  I know that cleaning too much can cut out the "good" germs but what the heck!    Does anyone have any suggestions?  Am I doing something wrong or is this completely normal and this is how it is going to be until Hunter is in Kindergarten.  Oh yeah, I thought breastfeeding was supposed to boost their immune system somehow.  I breastfed him for 10 months!  Please tell me that there is a light at the end of this tunnel.  Thanks in advance to everyone for listening and for any suggestions!

Our first family trip...

Us 3 all went on our first family vacay to Disney!  We wanted to go somewhere for our annivesary weekend and originally thought of just going to either Naples or Cocoa Beach but turned out being a trip to Disney!  Hey, why not, right?  I admit we thought of taking Hunter to Disney when he was older because he will not remember anyway so it would be a waste of money but I was really excited to go! Well, actually I didn't care where we went as long as we were going somewhere (I've been pretty stressed lately with my job - that's another blog post to write about) so getting away for me was a ticket to de-stress. 

We left Friday night, no rush, I wanted to feed Hunter and give him a bath and put him in his PJs before we left because right at the time we would leave would be his bedtime anyway, so we left around 7 and as soon as the sun went down, Hunter was passed out and we arrived in Orlando at about 10 and checked into the hotel.  When we got to the hotel, Hunter was fired up checking out the new hotel room but soon calmed down and we all went to bed because we knew we would be up early to eat breakfast and head on our way to see Mickey!  We arrived at Magic Kingdom around 10 am and I have to admit the only annoying thing about the whole day was parking and getting on the tram to take us to where you can either take the monorail or ferry boat to the park.  That was another waiting period too just to get there.  Not a huge deal but leaving the park felt like eternity just to get back to our car especially when you have a tired 19 month old.  At the park, we first rode the carousel and Hunter loved the horsey! While standing in the 2 minute line for it he about climbed over the railings to get onto it. 

We then made our way to, "It's a Small World" where I would have to consider this Hunter's favorite.  We waited about 15 minutes but I brought a bottle water and some snacks for him and there was a lot to look at while we were waiting in line.  So, by the time we got onto the little boat he was in between getting super impatient or throwing a fit. Perfect timing.  At first, he was completely taken back and just sat completely still until he go used to what was going on and then later started pointing to all the little people and would try and jump as he got excited.  That was definitely amusing just watching his reaction to it. After that, I think I took a bathroom break and changed Hunter and this momma (and Hunter) needed a snack!  We headed to a Gaston's where we got a Pork Leg and some fruit. 

Inside Gaston's.  Hunter was too interested in everything else.

At this point, the park was really starting to get crowded so we decided to "Fast Pass" all the rides that we wanted to do because Hunter would not last more than 10 minutes in a line.  The Fast Pass allowed us to reserve a spot for us to come back at and get into a separate line to literally only wait for 5 minutes to get on the ride. Which was perfect!  We did this for the rest of the day and were able to ride 3 or 4 more rides until we were just absolutley pooped!

In a clam on the Ariel ride.

In between the rides we took Hunter to where they have a water that squirts and the kids can run through it.  Hunter loves water so we were like this is perfect but when we put him in the "water zone"  he was scared and didn't want to do it by himself so Sean went with him and he warmed up a little but not much so we decided to get some food (Peanut Butter and Jelly for Hunter- his fave! and some other sandwiches for us). Soon after his belly was full he passed out for about 30-45 minutes in his stroller while Sean and I shopped around.

"Daddy, I'm scared" ...for whatever reason.....=( He soon warmed up and started playing.

When he woke up it was just in time for him to see the "Dance in Motion Parade" that was awesome.  My feet were hurting and I was pretty tired at this point so I had to sit this one out and watch from afar Sean and Hunter dancing with all the characters.  Hunter loved it.  He was so excited to see Pluto, which is calls, "doggy" and ran up to him so fast that by the time he got right up to him, Pluto had his arms out to give him a hug and Hunter quickly turned back towards Sean because he got scared.  Hahaha.  After Sean picked him up he gave him a "high five" and was completely happy with that.  Hunter also danced a little with Mickey and Goofy.  He won't remember at all but we have pictures! Soon after that we decided to leave and get some food at a nearby restaurant, take some showers and pass out! We had a long day.  By the way, Hunter didn't care for the crib that they had provided us in the room.  He is used to sleeping with me but when its 3 of us in a King size bed, it doesn't quite work too well. So, I made Hunter a little bed next to me on the floor and he passed right out.  He did very well and didn't mind it at all. Hmmm, does that mean he's ready for a "big boy" bed? 

Meeting Pluto!

Dancin!

Family photo! (Hunter would not get his hands out of his mouth)

Outtake number 20 on this photo...he would not keep the Mickey hat on for nothing!

The next day before leaving, we went to a Petting Farm that was in Kissimmee named Green Meadows.  Hunter is very into animals and what they are and the sounds that they make.  He knows the sounds a cow, bird, duck, doggy, kitty, pig and horse make. So when we took  him to the farm and showed him the cows, he would make the sound.  It was so cute!  He really enjoyed it and so did we.  It was super organized but very relaxed as far as sticking to the rules of the tour of the farm.  They said that if you want to venture off and do your own thing at any time to feel free. Which I liked because Hunter started getting antsy and just wanted to run around and play on the big playground that they had.  We were there about 3 hours, grabbed a bite to eat and left on our way back to Fort Lauderdale where Hunter fell asleep the whole way.  Tired little guy.  He was pooped from that whole weekend.

I got to ride a pony!

I found a toy that I love to push around even at home!

Awwwwww..love these two so much!

We even got to see a Zorse!

Big Tractor!

All tuckered out!

Overrall, we had a great time and was so nice to get away for the weekend.  I needed a change of scenery and I know Hunter didn't complain at all. Next time will be with 2 kids so I can't imagine how we will juggle it.  Maybe that will be the time to invite some Grandparents to join us =)