Keep On Keeping On

Another hump day, and no Bubita yet.  We are continuing with the contractions at least one every 60-90 minutes on schedule.  Some are uncomfortable, but we have not had a repeat of the really painful ones from yesterday.  And Bubita is back to moving and wiggling as usual. 

Momma is still swelling though it's mainly concentrated on the legs and feet.  Momma jokes that she has now officially entered the Great Beluga Stage: Big, White, and Puffy.  On the bright side, beluga whales are quite beautiful.  And, though higher than ever before, Momma's blood pressure is still within the medically-accepted range.  Momma just normally (pre-pregnancy) has a really low blood pressure, so seeing these numbers is unusual.  So for now, we'll do as great-uncle Jeff advised, we'll just keep on keeping on.  And whatever Bubita's plans, we are going in to get her out on the 29th. 

Underwater view of the belly...

It's relaxing to soak in the pool for a little while.

This morning we all headed off to the mall again to drop off aunt Lari for her course.  Momma took the opportunity to get her hair done.  It's incredible how a hair cut and style can really improve a person's mood.  In the mean time, Meme'Licia and Bubeaner enjoyed power walking through the mall.  Bubeaner really enjoyed the walk.  He was leaning forward on the stroller enjoying people-watching.  There are so many more things and people to keep his interest at the mall.  Of course, the air conditioning probably does not hurt.  We have been having cooler than normal temperatures, but it's still pretty hot.

 Bubeaner enjoying his hamburger patty dipped in ketchup

Bubeaner's reaction when we refused to give him more ketchup

The afternoon was pretty calm and quiet.  Bubeaner did not eat much during lunch.  He actually only ate watermelon trying only a tiny bit of his pasta.  Meme'Licia is convinced he will grow up to be a fruitarian.  He LOVES his fruit.  Any fruit.  Any time.  At times, we have to hide the fruit until the end of the meal so that he will try the rest.  In any case, Bubeaner ended up taking his afternoon nap without eating much more.  But we are not really worried since he does end up making up for it at other meal or snack times.  And who can complain about a child loving (and preferring) to eat healthy fruit rather than junk food?

Bubeaner getting the hang of eating corn on the cob

We could not get it away from him.

There was almost nothing left on the cob.

Bubeaner's sleeping pattern has finally settled into a new routine.  He is now sleeping between 12-13 hours every night.  Part of the reason could be that he is now settling after the chaos of the move.  But a good part is probably due to our change in diapers.  We started using nighttime diapers which are bigger and more absorbent.  Almost immediately we noticed a difference.  And maybe due in part to this, he is now taking usually only one 2-3 hour, undisturbed nap in the afternoon.  This has greatly improved his mood and temperament.  Oh, he still throws his tantrums, but they are not as often and probably due to normal Terrible-Two's issues.  A rested Bubeaner is, indeed, a happier Bubeaner.

After our meals we always clean the eating area.

Gotta love this boy!

We were able to get to the pool a little earlier today since Dad came home from work a little earlier.  Bubeaner did a great job relaxing while "floating" on his back.  We are working on it.  His favorite part is still the splash area.  Dad and aunt Lari called it quits way before he was ready to go home.  At one point, we decided to just let him run in by himself.  Silly us, we thought it would be a deterrent.  Ha!  Bubeaner didn't even look back.  We had to take him to the car kicking and screaming.  We expect to be stopped and questioned one of these days from all his fussing and crying as we are leaving.  But then again, they are probably used to scenes like these.