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11 Months

Coen is 11 months today! 1 month away from being one! A month goes by so fast, you hardly realize that a year has passed.  This month Coen has finally taken a few steps. He started with 2, then 3 then 5 the other day he took about 10. It's crazy. He's still pretty wobbly  and he gets nervous if he sees us watching. I get so excited though! He was just this lil guy, all bundled up, no longer than my forearm and now he's trying to walk! :'( He will officially be a toddler. He has started to throw little tantrums, which I can't stand. Definitely time for discipline. I wish I could just sit down and reason with him..."Like, for real....is it really necessary to scream like that because you want more?" Can you imagine if as adults we still acted like that? OMG...The world would so much more entertaining.  He's good most days though. I'm trying to teach him some signs like "eat, please, more, potty" etc.. So far the only sign he's picked up is "more." (Obviously this kid can't get enough of anything!)  If you've noticed I've got a chunky boy and he definitely understands "more!" He's become quite independent. He does not want me to spoon feed him, he will feed himself. Even if it's friggin nasty runny oatmeal which means its all over him and me and usually the floor.  I'm trying to incorporate more finger foods for him. He loves grapes, bananas, cheese etc... He still has no teeth though. Poor kid has to gum everything to death, but I guess next month at his 1 yr appt we'll see what the hell is going on. I would hate for him to start cutting 8 teeth at once. They may have to sedate bot of us until that shit is over with.  Everyone says it means he's healthy so I'll just pretend they know what they're talking about to make me feel better. Speaking of Dr. Appt, his 1 year appt is ON his birthday. Shots and the whole shebang. Terrible huh? To make up for it i've given into the idea of having a little birthday party for him on the 20th. Nothing to big or fancy. A lil cake smash and maybe some pizzas, scary movies. It is October after-all.  His attention span is getting longer. We've incorporated some Disney movies and "Signing Time" into his daily activities. He's still really attached to me, but I figure I'd better relish it now before this kid says, "ugh mom, get away!" LOL

Sunday Confession

Football season....can suck it! That's right I said it.  I don't like Football. Gasp! How un-american! Go ahead kick my ass out. Send me back to Latin America or Africa where the play real Futbol.  American Football is friggin boring. You gotta wait a million years for someone to get a first down, if they're not sure about them getting first down, you gotta wait for them to measure and then someone kicks a ball through the uprights, a bunch of dudes pile up on each other and once in awhile someone gets a touchdown( the only good part). Yawn. I'd rather watch paint dry.

I'll admit, I used to like it...somewhat...But I had an ex that would watch the game, the highlights, the replay of the game, call his buddy's about it after all that and talk about it all night afterwards (knowing every name of every player on every team) and we couldn't do shit if there were games that day. Shoot me in the face.

So no, I don't know who won the UT vs BYU game (wait....yes I do...cuz nobody will shut-up about it!) I don't know what color jerseys the Patriots or the Colts wear, I don't know who won last week, I don't even know if they play on Monday or Sunday or what team comes from where....and I don't care. I'm sorry. Feel free to wear you're jersey's in your family pictures or whatever...but if you ask me questions about it i'm gonna give you the glazed eye look and suddenly say, "squirrell!"

Sunday Confession

I got my IUD out on Friday! Holy shit, I know! I can hardly believe I did it either.  It's a lil early,  but when I was scheduling the appt for Oct
my nurse said "Well I have an opening on Friday..."
Me: "that's earlier than we planned."
Nurse "What's a month when you're trying to make a baby?"
Me: "I guess that's true."

(sidenote: my Dr. retired and I've been seeing this nurse practitioner at the same clinic whom I love bc she keeps it real!)

I asked Mike if I should schedule it and he said, "Yea...we were gonna try in a month anyway..."
I guess shit just got real! LOL. I was a lil  anxious about it. I mean now I could be pregnant in a day, a week, a month. It's crazy but it's what we want. I talked to my mom about it and she said..."you're never ready, but you will be once they get here." I believe it. I thought I was prepared for Coen but I had no idea what was to come really.  Trust and believe, you are never prepared for a baby and what comes with it. Read all the books you want, talk to other moms, get advice, watch the tv shows....you aint prepared.

Mike and I both want 3 kids, but have decided that we may stop at 2. Or...pause at 2 and think about what's best for us at that point. Which was probably to stop at 1 :) (j/k!)

Yes, we live in 2 bdrm condo but once #2 is here we'll talk about moving...if we need to. I love our place. We have a lot of memories there. We are able to spend less on the house and use the $ to play. I figure baby will be in the bassinet for a few months and Coen will be almost 2 by the time he/she pops out and he will be in a big boy bed leaving the crib open for use. I shared a room until I was 16 and Mike did until he was 18. As a teen it's a bit tortuous but as a 3 yr old...I think he can handle it. We won't go that long anyway.

Anyhow...we'll see how long until I have news. It took 7 months for Coen!  I'm still bf'ing and I heard that can delay things...which is fine. My nurse assured me that I was fertile bc I've still had a monthly while bf'ng and having the IUD. She said most people stop having one while bf'ng or using the IUD so...I guess we'll see. (P.S. Sorry if that's gross or if you're some dude reading this...)

Ready or not.....here we go!