Geoffrey - 2 years 5 months

Geoffrey is just amazing! His vocabulary amazes me. He speaks in sentences and repeats everything we say.

"Can I have some glass of milk?"

"Can we do it again?"

"Watch this Boys!"

"Will you help me make a choo choo track?"

He sings now, too. He will sing along with me or Grant when we sing "Ariel," and "Feed the Birds" and with the TV during shows like "Jake and the Neverland Pirates," "Chuggington" and "Mickey Mouse Club House," which are his current favorite shows. He also LOVES the Toy Story movies, and Cars. 

He can identify at least six colors easily, can say his ABC's and count forward and backwards. It is so fun to be able to talk to him and listen to his thoughts!

He is stubborn, as I guess many two year olds are - he likes to do things by himself, and won't do anything unless he wants to!

He loves to swim, and with his life vest on, he can swim all over and jump in all by himself. Yesterday, he started going to the edge of the pool, turning around backwards, and, keeping his body stiff, falling backwards into the pool. Quite the daredevil!

Potty Training is on the back burner for now - although daddy and I are definitely ready! - because we are leaving for Australia in a few days. We decided we didn't want to potty train, and go back to diapers for the trip (We didn't think we'd have enough time to really be successful to where we wouldn't need diapers, especially with all the driving we are doing!). Once he's out of diapers we don't want him thinking that going back to diapers is an option.

16 weeks

I had a Doctor's appointment earlier this week! Everything is looking good - measurements are fine and your heartbeat is strong! I am feeling better and better each day. I am still somewhat smell sensitive, and have indigestion, but it doesn't seem as severe most of the time! I can get by on less sleep, too, which is good because your brother is having a hard time preadjusting to Australia time! A couple of annoying pregnancy symptoms - another yeast infection and a stuffy nose - but its ok! 16 weeks - that means we have about 5 months to go! I wonder, are you going to arrive late, like your brother? Daddy and I are also working hard trying to figure out the perfect name for you! It is a daunting task, let me tell you!

How your baby's growing:

Get ready for a growth spurt. In the next few weeks, your baby will double his weight and add inches to his length. Right now, he's about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His legs are much more developed, his head is more erect than it has been, and his eyes have moved closer to the front of his head. His ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his scalp has begun, though his locks aren't recognizable yet. He's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day, and this amount will continue to increase as your baby continues to develop.

15 weeks

How I am feeling: Better, but not much. Indigestion / heartburn is still a problem. I am trying to eat smaller meals and healthy snacks, but it isn't always easy.

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam. 

2nd trimester!

2nd trimester! Woohoo! Still not feeling great. I seem to have worse indigestion then ever with this one (although the nausea is pretty much done). Any and every food seems to cause it. I've been eating a lot of salads - but it doesn't seem to matter what I eat.   I also have been getting frequent headaches.    Fun! Got my results back for the initial screening and everything came back negative, so that is good!

 Welcome to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him -- a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches -- about the size of a lemon -- and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

 

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How I am feeling

Well, the nausea seems to have officially given way to indigestion/heartburn, my old nemesis from geoffreys pregnancy. Well huzzah and pooey. A break between the two would have been nice, but what can you do? On another note, my boobs are huge.

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Geoffrey and Grant

Dear Grant and Geoffrey,
I am so excited for you! Today is your first day of preschool! This is the beginning of an exciting adventure for you both! I know some parts might seem scary or unfamiliar, and other parts will be lots of fun - this is another step towards learning more in our big big world! Grant, you are so wonderful to be doing this with Geoffrey, and I am so happy that you and Geoff get to have such an amazing bond. Geoff, you are so lucky to have an amazing daddy, and I hope you have an awesome day. I am so incredibly proud of both of you. You warm my hearts and make me feel beyond lucky to have you in my life. I love you. I can't wait to hear all about your day.
Love,
Bobbi Jo / Mommy

 

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Geoff's first school

We enrolled Geoffrey in a summer "Parent and Me" preschool class - called
"Parenting the Toddler" through the Huntington Beach Adult School.  Last Friday we had the orientation for his class. It was very interesting - It has a very preschool feel, but of course parents are there the whole time and at the age of two, they aren't expecting much from the two year olds. The summer class is four weeks, with class on Wednesday and field trips on Friday. His first class is this week, unfortunately, I won't be able to go because it is my last day of school, so I am looking forward to Grant telling me all about it!

 

11 weeks

201 days to go. ug. Well, I was feeling better, but I have slowly been feeling worse again. The worst symptoms are the constant nausea, the excessive saliva, the funny taste in my mouth, the thirst (but not wantinig to drink anything because everything tastes wrong or funny or gross), and just being so incredibly tired!

I have gained about 5 pounds. I definitely have a little baby belly going on, although I can still mostly fit my jeans. I think I will be busting out the maternity clothes for Vegas. My belly button is already staring to stick out, too.

This week, I have my 2nd dr visit, this time with Dr. Feldman, and an ultrasound.

How your baby's growing:

Your baby, just over 1 1/2 inches long and about the size of a fig, is now almost fully formed. Her hands will soon open and close into fists, tiny tooth buds are beginning to appear under her gums, and some of her bones are beginning to harden.

She's already busy kicking and stretching, and her tiny movements are so effortless they look like water ballet. These movements will become more frequent as her body grows and becomes more developed and functional. You won't feel your baby's acrobatics for another month or two — nor will you notice the hiccupping that may be happening now that her diaphragm is forming.

See what your baby looks like this week.

 

Geoffrey's Nap Time Reading Habits

Last week we transitioned Geoffrey to a Big Boy Bed (a twin mattress on the floor) and he has made the transition quite well.  I think he enjoys his new found freedom.  I noticed lately, at nap time, that in addition to picking out the books he wanted me to read to him, he was also picking out a separate stack of books and putting them on his bed.  I tried reading him one of these books and he got quite upset, saying "Geoffrey do it".  

I put him down for his nap yesterday and left the door open a crack so I could see what he was doing.  After I left, he immediately got up, sat on the corner of his bed and proceeded to "read" the books out loud that he left on the corner of his bed.  The books he chooses are his favorites (Farmer Grover, The Potty Train, The Schoolhouse, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Marvin K Mooney, etc) and he knows them quite well.  He has them about 95% memorized, so he is not actually reading the words, but he definitely has a good memory.

After he finished reading the books, he tucked himself in to bed and went down for his nap.  What a big boy!

Fingernails! - 10 weeks

10 Weeks!

This week has brought a huge improvement in the way I have been feeling. On Monday, I left a GATE meeting realizing I haven't felt nauseous in about two hours (I further realized that that was the first two hours in about 4 weeks that I hadn't NOT felt nauseous. Just that little break did wonders for me, but really, for the most part, the nausea hasn't come back. Fingers crossed!!! I am still feeling tired, and I have realized that under the nausea I have also had indigestion, so I'm not feeling great, but I am feeling much better. 

Although he's barely the size of a kumquat -- a little over an inch or so long, crown to bottom -- and weighs less than a quarter of an ounce, your baby now has completed the most critical portion of his development. This is the beginning of the so-called fetal period, a time when the tissues and organs in his body rapidly grow and mature. If you could take a peek inside your womb, you'd spot minute details, like tiny nails forming on fingers and toes (no more webbing) and peach-fuzz hair beginning to grow on tender skin.