Two Years???

Is it possible that my little baby boy will be two years old next month?! Sadly it is, it just goes so fast. I have been enjoying every moment of it, though I do wish it would slow just a tad. Things have been going very well Uriah is just a joy and learns things so quickly! He has us cracking up all the time that is for sure. He was the best qualities of both Jeremy and I (although, I would have to say he is a little more like me). Kid has a stubborn streak a mile wide, not mention not a patient bone in his body- LOL. He is starting to learn his A B C's and that is so exciting! We have dabbled in potty training, but Dad and I are not very consistent so we will need to make more of an effort if we really want to get serious with that. Lot's of first still to come!

~mai~

Uriah

OK so I have not updated in a really long time and I am sorry! everything is going very well and Uriah has just been such a joyful addition in our family! The kids love having a little brother and they are so wonderful with him it is just amazing. He is 8 months old already and I truly do not know where the time has gone and frankly I wish it would slow down, so I am doing my best to take the time to enjoy the little things with this little one and it is so fun! But anyway I was just thinking about you today little boy. I cannot believe how big you have gotten and how very smart you are. I love to watch you think about things and then see you figure them out :) you are definitely a little thinker and it shows. You always have a smile on your face and even when I am have a bad day I can't help but forget it when I see you. I love you Riah~Roo

Soooo Sorry its been sooooo long!

Geesh talk about a cliff hanger! Well obviously we have welcomed our newest addition into the world! Here is a picture of him shortly after we returned home from the hospital:

And for the name.... his name is Uriah Justus Knapp he weighed 9 lbs. 2 oz and was 21.5 inches long. So a big baby for me! We enjoyed a beautiful natural water birth that went perfectly and I have pictures to prove it. I am so glad that we decided to have a professional birth photographer so worth every cent.  We are so very blessed to have him in our lives and he is just wonderful. I will have to update with some more recent pictures of course now that he is 3 months and 21 days old already! The time has definitely flown by for sure! I can hardly kept track of the days. We are getting great sleep believe it or not, baby boy Uriah sleeps from around 9 or 10 clear till 6 in the morning, it is wonderful. All is well in family life, but unfortunalty I returned to work just last week so it is super hard to be away from baby! I am lucky though, my husband, Jeremy, is off school until the 24th of Sept and he is able to watch him so Uriah has his Daddy or Mommy with him most of the time. And even after that Grandma will be watching him so we are pretty lucky people! indeed! I will try to update more, no promises though, you can also check out my youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/maidopo?feature=results_main for more updates on Uriah and life as I live it! Thanks for stopping by!

~mai~

39 weeks, 2 day Pregnant

So, here I sit still anxiously awaiting this baby's appearance! I have gained 21 lbs so far and they tell me that should be about it at this point, so I am thrilled! I have not gotten any new stretch marks so that is another huge bonus! I have gone through A LOT of tummy rubs, butters, potions and creams, not sure if they are the reason, but I would do it again because something worked :) Which also makes me less sure of the rumor that it is genetic and if you are prone to get them you will etc. because I did get them before and this time I was able to ward them off, so not sure but definitely happy! Jeremy and I have another NST appt today and hopefully it will be our last because I am ready to introduce this little man to the world :)

An update, it's about time!

Yesterday was my 34 week appointment. Midwife said that everything look great with baby and she was pleased with how we are doing, to date I have gained 17 lbs and should be just around the 25lb total gain mark if I stay on the current trend. We have run into some financial (not so nice) surpirses as of late and that has been pretty stressful. For my sake and baby's I do my best to just control what I can and hope it works out. We recently set up a fundraising page on a website called Give Forward and hope that might help to alleviate some of the burden so I can stay home for a little bit with baby. I, of course, will keep you posted and you can visit Our page here, it is actually a pretty cool site and if you can't donate, at least stop by and leave a hug!!

Happy days to all~you deserve it!

30 Weeks Today!

I cannot believe we will be meeting our little boy in the next ten weeks +/- this is just insane! I am starting to feel huge and though when I think of how soon he will be here it seems quick, in terms of getting bigger it seems so far away, I am very afraid of what I could look like in ten more weeks...eek!

Our 28 Week Appointment

So here he is, so cute and I am so in love with this little boy. He was yawning at the ultrasound which was adorable! So appointment stats, my BP was normal ~102/68, I believe, weight gain thus far in the pregnancy has been 12 lbs, totally stoked about that! My blood sugar levels have been really good, though baby boy is still measuring long, which is to be expected with a Daddy standing at 6'2" I have been told. However, due to the gestational diabetes risk we will be getting another ultrasound scan in 3 weeks, so yay for that, it will be 2.15.12. And we are now at regular check-ups every two weeks! I cannot believe how quickly this pregnancy is going which, while I am enjoying every moment, is still ok because I am anxious to meet him!