This kid...

This one right here...

...is 18 months old! I can't believe that he's a year and a half. Ridiculous.

He'll be going to nursery on Sunday! Hurray!

I counted, and according to my list, he can say at least 18 words. That's pretty good, considering that before I made the list I couldn't think of more than 8 words he could say.

Andrew dances like a fiend. I've taken too many videos to post, but if you're wanting to see an example, look at this post.

When he was an infant, he would eat like crazy. Just about anything you gave him, he would eat it. (Other than green beans and the nasty pureed meats, but who could like those???) He's become a pretty picky eater. He loves bread, cheese, crackers, yogurt, and pizza. That's just about it. He'll eat other stuff sometimes, but it depends on his mood, I guess. I'm looking forward to moving to Ohio so I can get some help feeding him from my parents and siblings, and also reassurance that he's still a healthy boy!

He's turning into such a little boy. Jason was saying that earlier today and for the last few days - he's growing up. Yes, he throws tantrums and other things that shouldn't be, but he's become so aware and is really learning so much. I just wish I had the energy to keep up with him.

As for baby #2, it's keeping me pretty sick. I've felt pretty nasty since last Thursday, and with Jason working 32 hours this week along with going to school full-time, Andrew and I are alone pretty much all day long. Fortunately for me, Jason's sister Katie came over today and helped me clean the apartment a little bit, played with Andrew a BUNCH, and watched him so I could shower. For the first time in a while. :) I really can't thank her enough. She helped me get some of my sanity back.

Some of you have been asking: do you want a boy or girl this time? Well, I love Andrew, but I want the opposite of him this time! I want a calm, quiet, cuddle baby girl. :) Plus, girls are so much easier to dress up and I grew up with only sisters, so I think I can handle the drama that comes with a girl.

Thanks to all of you that have expressed concern for me since I started feeling sick. I really appreciate it!

Appointment

Well, I went and saw the doctor today, and it looks like everything is going well! I came in a little early (as I suspected...) because they want you to have your first appointment between 8 and 10 weeks. When they did the ultrasound, the baby was so small they could hardly see the yolk sac, and couldn't see the baby at all. They had to measure the gestational sac to get an approximate "age" of the baby, and it looks like I'm about 6 weeks along. Whoops! I went in early with Andrew last time too. I thought I was around 9 weeks, and he was 7 1/2 weeks along. I guess my body just likes to do things a little later than normal!

I have another appointment in 3 weeks to make sure that the baby is growing, and also to give us a more accurate due date. Until then, the due date is somewhere around mid-February. If I really am 6 weeks along today, then the due date would be Valentine's Day! That'd be a sweet gift.

No picture for now, but after the next appointment I'm sure I'll have a fun little gummy bear picture to post. :)

Just thought you should know...

Took this Thursday:

If you can't tell, there's two blue lines, which means...

:)

YouTube and Hulu

I knew that these websites existed before, but I don't think I knew until recently how wonderful they are!

YouTube has become one of my favorites. Not for my sake, but for Andrew's. We don't get cable in our apartment, and to get any stations at all in here, you have to buy cable. Which we don't because that's money we'd like to spend on something else. So pretty much that means watching tv shows... well, just about never. We'd watch some movies sometimes, but Andrew could never sit through more than a quarter of the movie, whatever it was.

Then, the other day, I was thinking about some classic Disney short cartoons that my sisters and I would watch around Christmas time: Mickey's Christmas Carol, Pluto's Christmas Tree, and Donald's Snow Fight. I loved those growing up, and wanted to watch them again. Not only did I find those though, I found a LOT of old Mickey Mouse videos, pretty much all of which are 10 minutes or shorter. Andrew and I have really been enjoying watching the Mickey Mouse videos.

Also, Hulu has been really fun. I've watched The Biggest Loser, Losing It with Jillian, Glee (which has become a new favorite!), and The Bachelorette - it's a guilty pleasure to watch the last one! lol.

What are some of your favorites to watch on YouTube or Hulu?

Selling Continued

So. You know how I said that our apartment was going to be just about completely empty soon? Well, my dear friends, that day has come! So far we have sold:

• Our couch
• Our love seat
• Our kitchen table

We're in the process (right now!) of selling:

• Our entertainment center
• Andrew's dresser

I have no idea where we're going to eat. Or sit. Or watch movies on our TV. For the next two months! But hey - at least we'll have a place to sleep until we move, right?

Belated news...

Perhaps I should have blogged about this before, but my sweet sister-in-law, Katie, is engaged! I'm super excited for her. She talked about this guy the entirety of Christmas break this last Christmas, and from the moment I met him and saw them together, I remember thinking, "This is it. He's the one for her. They're going to get married some day."

And I was right! Sometimes I just have a feeling about certain things, and this was one of them.

More good news: She asked me to be a bridesmaid! Now all I have to do is find a dress for cheap!

Here's the loverly sister-in-law and her fiancé (before they were engaged):

PS. I watched a couple episodes of Glee on Hulu today just to see what the big deal with it was... and if I had tv, I'd probably be hooked. It's my kind of show!

Advice, anyone?

Ok. I was wanting to do this yesterday while the frustration was still fresh, but I need to ask you guys for advice.

How on earth do you get your children to sit (or at least stay!) with you during sacrament meeting? For my life, I can't figure it out. For a little while, Andrew will be just fine, and then after the opening song, he just goes crazy! I don't remember the last time I was able to sit through more than half of sacrament meeting, much less the entire thing. I'm trying what some people have said, where their parents made it less fun in the hall than it is in the chapel, but he probably just thinks I'm torturing him, making him sit in my lap. I don't want him to hate sitting in my lap!

What should I do? Mind you, Andrew is huge and heavy and knows how to scratch!

*sigh*

Outside of that, We're surviving. I'm actually thinking I'm bearing the solitude of being home alone with Andrew a little better than normal. Jason worked a lot this past week and had long days at school, and with that discovery, it wasn't so bad toward the end. It just means movies, snacks, and going outside - whenever the rain stops...

This kid cracks me up:

Eating with a fork his size for the first time!