Kendi is Here!

I've been a slacker and haven't updated, but McKendrick was born 10/24/12 and weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. and was 20.5 inches long.

 

Enjoy the pictures! More updates coming soon (hopefully)!

 

Almost done!

Not much is new here!  We're just trying to pass the time while we wait for Kendi to arrive.  I am FINALLY off of my modified bed rest or whatever you want to call it.  YAY! I am so tired of sitting around...and eating things like chicken nuggets all the time. Beau is getting bigger and bigger all the time.  He is always trying to copy things we do!  Here he is wearing Jereld's flip flops. He thought he was funny!

 

Beau is constantly getting into trouble, climbing things, trying to use the computer, etc.  A few days back, Jereld caught him emptying the kleenex box of tissues.  When Jereld told him, "no, no," Beau started shoving them back in the box as quick as he could saying, "Thank you! Thank you!" and then started clapping.  I tell him "Thank you!" when he does something good. 

 

Today, as I was leaving our office, I told him, "Come on! We're going out!" He ran to the computer chair, climbed up, and then said "Bye!" while waving at me.  Rotten little stinker :)

 

I don't know if it's just coincidence, or if he knows that he will have a little sister soon, but lately he has had a major fascination with babies.  He loves giving them hugs and kisses.  He always points out if there's a picture of a baby on something or a baby nearby.  Let's hope that he still loves babies when Kendi gets here and takes some of the attention away from him!!!!

 

I haven't posted a picture of myself in a long time!  This one was taken on September 3rd.  I was 32 weeks 2 days.  This is the most recent picture of me.  I don't enjoy having my picture taken when I'm pregnant.  Who does?!?!?!?

 

As for Jereld, I think he's relieved that I can do a little more around the house.  He's been struggling to do the work of 2 people (poor guy!)  He has also had a few challenges while this whole thing has been going on.  He's done a ton of work on our car (the dang thing keeps breaking!)  He has also had to do work on our AC...did I mention that the garbage disposal is also broken and waiting its turn to be fixed?!?!?!?  YIKES! (I don't mean for this to come across as whiny...we have been very blessed that everything that has broken--pretty much--has been something that Jereld can fix.)

 

 

Mostly we're just crossing our fingers that Kendi decides to make her appearance somewhere around 37 or 38 weeks!  That would mean we only have 1 or 2 weeks left.  Full term is almost 4 weeks away. Blah.

Three Quarters!

Yep! That's right! I'm 3/4 of the way done with my pregnancy...and I can definitely no longer see my feet.  I have also started having contractions (but as long as I lie down they go away...phew) but they can be classified as Braxton Hicks for now.  Jereld is pretty nervous about the whole thing (and to be honest so am I) because of my pre-term labor with Beau and has given strict instructions to take it easy (which I am trying my best to follow, but there are so many things to do--meaning for the next 2 months or so my house cleaning and such will be kept to a minimum.)

I have already started losing plenty of sleep. Between the fact that I get up 2 or 3 times a night to tinkle and the fact that Kendi has sharp elbows or knees or feet or maybe she's actually got some knitting needles in there...who knows.  My insides are paying the price though and my sleep is being cut short as a result. 

What else has happened?

My sister Amy came over and helped me can some cherry pie filling.  I went over to my sister Jennifer's house for a sisters' back to school lunch.  There was LOTS of yummy food.  If I hadn't been wearing maternity pants I probably would have had to undo the button on my pants :). Jereld went to a place in Patagonia where they are trying to preserve seeds that have been used in this area for hundreds of years.  He said that the drive to Patagonia was BEAUTIFUL and that I missed out.  I was bummed I couldn't go, but big elevation changes just aren't okay when I'm pregnant...especially when I'm getting towards the end of pregnancy.  Jereld also attended his AZPDC club meeting.  They actually had it at Bass Pro instead of all the way across town. Speaking of Bass Pro, Jereld has been putting in LOTS of extra hours there since it's their Fall Hunting Classic.  Beau and I have missed having him home on his days off from the hospital.

As far as Beau is concerned, the kid is ALWAYS GOING...unless he's watching Curious George.  I tip my hat to Curious George.  I wouldn't be able to shower or load the dishwasher or cook or whatever without George's existence.  Beau is a dare devil and will try anything that remotely looks dangerous. 

Usually, by the time Jereld gets home I am about to go nuts! I am too pregnant to get on the floor and play with Beau anymore, so he goes a little stir crazy in the evenings until Jereld gets home and can wrestle with him or play horsey with him (see picture below--can you imagine a pregnant lady doing this?? I didn't think so, but this is what this kid needs basically on a nightly basis.)    

Beau loves being able to do things on his own.  He can't dress himself yet, except for his ties, and so he LOVES his ties.  I left them down one Sunday in my rush to get us out the door to church.  After church Beau found them and this is what resulted.

This is the closet in our office.  It has diapers, food storage, some baby clothes, you know...a mish mash of storage.  I guess it's the perfect jungle gym for a little monkey.  Can you see him in there?  Yes...that's him on top of my boxes of applesauce.

Last, and CERTAINLY NOT LEAST.  Beau saw Jereld climb up the ladder and get on the roof.  Apparently, it didn't look too difficult, because he had a little shadow in no time at all.  YIKES!  Had to document this scary event! The ladder will now be stored far far away from his chubby little reach.

First Sentence?

Beau's first sentence:

"Where's Col?" 

Afterwards, he pointed to Colorado (his beloved stuffed rabbit.)

Us Lately

Beau loves playing with the dogs.  He even started saying our Jack Russell's (Rally) name...but he says it "Rewy."  You can imagine the sheer terror he felt when we found him crying with his foot stuck between the bars of the dog pen. You'll also note that he's naked (except for a diaper) in most of the pictures.  Ah...what it must be like to be a toddler during hot AZ summers.  My pregnant body is jealous!

Beau has learned to love coloring (and eating crayons) since we started his little nursery preview.  I helped him color the picture below.  He carried it around for awhile because he was so proud of it.

You can find Beau wearing this hard hat around the house about 50% of every day lately.  He loves it! Cutest construction worker I've ever seen.  Now all he needs is a shovel to lean on :).

Here's Beau "cooking" (aka: playing with the ends of the zucchini that I would later throw away.)  The dishwasher is the perfect setting...except that I was trying to load it at the time.

Last, but certainly not least, today Chik-Fil-A offered free value meals for adults and kids meals for kids that dressed like cows and came to their location.  Jereld was very serious about his cow costume (I did just enough to get by and refused to let Jereld take any pictures and we didn't snap any of Beau because we just put his "costume" on right before entering the restaurant because he would have destroyed it.)  BUT...here is Jereld in all of his cow glory! We ended up going to 2 different locations.  So, in total, we scored 4 value meals and 2 kids meals for just the cost of gas. WOO HOO! We rarely get fast food, so this was a real treat for us...and worth a little humiliation I guess.

Side note: Jereld just called me out of the office in a panic!  What happened? He had shut the door to the office so that Beau would leave me alone.  Earlier, Beau kept banging on the door and trying to turn the doorknob.  Apparently, he was trying to alert me to the fact that he had a dirty diaper.  When I wasn't getting the message, he decided to take matters into his own hands and ripped off his diaper and walked into the kitchen (where Jereld was) naked.  Jereld called me to check for poop that could possibly be strewn about the house.  I didn't find any thank goodness.  Hopefully I didn't miss any :(.  Crazy kid!

What's new?

I'm updating! Tonight Beau used a fork (toddler style fork...but still) for the first time.  He did pretty good once we showed him how to use it.  He had a blast stabbing pieces of roll and eating them. 

Beau tries to be just like Jereld.  Everything Jereld does in front of Beau is quickly copied and repeated as best as he can.  I can't think of a specific example at the moment, but I'm always pointing it out to Jereld.

We attended a reception for a new couple in our ward (the Hunts.)  They had a little dance and Beau was the STAR of the night on the dance floor.  Give that kid some music and he will show you his moves! 

Kendi has been moving/kicking like CRAZY lately.  Pregnancy is becoming more and more uncomfortable, but I pretty much knew that was coming.  Acid reflux and constipation (TMI?) are my constant companions.  Tums, Zantac, Milk of Magnesia, Colace, and Prune Juice are my new best friends.  Oh, and the ocassional back scratch I get from Jereld.

Jereld played in a stake softball game.  They provided snacks for the spectators (nachos, cotton candy, and snow cones) so Beau and I went and enjoyed the evening as well.  Jereld did really great!  His shining moment was when he slid into 3rd base. 

I can't think of any other updates...and maybe my tired, pregnant body will take some pictures of Beau soon. :)

Col! Col!

I haven't been keeping up with my promise to blog more with more pictures.  Could be because I feel like crap I'm pregnant.

Just a funny little story from today.  Beau has a beloved stuffed cottontail rabbit named Colorado.  Colorado was once mine.  {Side Note: I could hear Beau messing with my window blinds and just had to go raise them so he couldn't touch them anymore...it's becoming a nasty habit of his. That and feeding his toys to the dogs and eating their dog food.} Back to the story!

Beau drags Colorado around the house for a good portion of the day.  He sleeps with him at night.  When I get him out of his crib, Colorado must come, too! To say the least, Colorado has taken quite the beating [and the snot wiping, and...and...and.]  If you saw Colorado earlier today, you might wonder if he should be wearing a tie dyed shirt to go along with his dread locks.

So, when Beau brought him to me this afternoon, I said, "Beau, should we give Colorado a BATH!?!?!?" Beau got SUPER excited and ran out of the room.  I followed.  Beau had rushed to the bathroom door and was ready as ever to run the water and toss him in.  I, however, headed for the washer.

As Beau watched me toss beloved Colorado in the front load washer and slam the door, he panicked.  He screamed.  I added the soap.  He screamed again.  I pressed the start button and started walking away.  He grabbed my pant leg and tried to drag me back to the washer.  I resisted.  He ran to peer through the clear plastic door at his little friend.  I chuckled and went to tell Jereld.  Beau started pounding on the door.  I chuckled even harder.  Then I heard him yelling, "COL! COL!"  He's never once said his name before, but I guess the occasion called for it!  When I asked him where Colorado was, he got real sad. 

The washer cycle was an hour.  The first half hour consisted of Beau dragging me to the washer, screaming, and yelling, "Col!"  Luckily, I think he somewhat forgot the mangy little thing after a while.  Hopefully, Colorado will emerge a new man...er...rabbit.

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