24 weeks pregnant and counting!!!

Today I am 24 weeks pregnant with baby Beckett! This pic was taken this morning before heading to the doc.

I had a early appointment with Dr. Blake and also had to get blood taken after I drank the gluecose drink for the gluecose test...yuck!

Everything looked good at the apt. blood pressure well below average as usual 92/60...weighing in at about 132.

I feel pretty good...other than having to go to the bathroom every 5 minutes...literally. It is a little harder to lug John Brady places, like lifting him up in buggy when you are carrying some extra weight. I saw a mom the other day in TJ Maxx with a little one in her carseat clipped in buggy and another holding her hand I got a little nervous. whew...but we have some time before I need to stress about that!

My favorite part about this time in the pregnancy is feeling Beckett move around all day and knowing he is right here with me. He is much more active than I remember John Brady being. He is always on the move but I am not complaining, I enjoy it. I don't miss much about life before being pregnant...other than sleeping through the night since that never happens because I am constantly up going to the bathroom. Perhaps another thing I miss is being able to button my pants easily! haha

Beckett is now about a foot long and weighs over a pound. His ears are fully functional at this time and he is getting used to everyday sounds like my heart beating, my lungs inhaling and exhaling, my voice and other sounds. I don't have any updated pics of Beckett yet but will at about 28-30 weeks. I look forward to that.

24 weeks pregnant - JB about 22 1/2 mo old



Strep baby...fever and allergic reactions...no fun!

I had to do a short blog about JB's first time being "sick".  Previous to this he has had one stomach bug last February which resulted in Drew and I taking him to the ER at Floyd at about 2 am.  He got some medicine and drank pedialyte and off we went back home at 7am....with no sleep.

This was his first real time being sick and visiting the doc...so a quick post so I can remember what happened!

It all started around dinner time about a week ago..he didn't want to eat, which is rare. I noticed he felt a bit warm but it was hard to tell how warm. When I was getting him ready for bed I took a temp which read 101! So I gave him a little Tylenol got him ready for bed but was still a little worried. I went in to check on him around 1 am. I could tell with only the light of a night light his face was blood red...took another temp 103.7! He was pitaful and red cheeked whining "mama" and hated the cold clothes. I had to get his fever down until the morning. I put him in bed with me and watched him through the night.

 The following day the fever was down all day even without Tylenol so I thought it was weird and maybe his body was just fighting something off...but close to bed again it went back up around the 103 range. We did more Tylenol until I could get him to the doc. the following morning.

At the doc he had a fever of only 99 because it had gone back down by morning but was diagnosed with strep...yuck! He hated the test and cried hysterically in his daddy's arms.

We filled the Amoxocillin Rx and home we went with cold foods for his sore throat.

He enjoyed popsicles, yogurt, ice cream...ya know all the healthy things.

All was well until about 7 days into the Rx when he broke out with a rash ALL over his body! He looked rough but didn't seem to be bothered by it. I took him to the doc which we all had to assume it was a penicillin allergy. The doc said she wasn't 100% but had to assume that with the timing....so for now JB is labeled penicillin cautiona until we can determine for sure.

I personally think it is an allergy to the penicillin because the day after I took him off of it, gave him one does of claritin and and oatmeal bath the rash was gone! I would hate for him to have this allergy but glad nothing scary happened because every reaction to penicillin can be different sometimes they can become more or less severe with each additional dose. His was not the critical one because it was not immediate but rather presented itself after 7 days.

Happy even with strep (headed home from the doc)



John Brady @ 22 mo old

Height

 Somewhere around 37 or more inches ...will be updated at your 24 mo doc visit

Weight

34/35 lbs.

Favorite foods

old favorites

 cream of wheat. french toast. bananas. okra. chicken fingers. cheerios. yogurt. muffins. strawberries.

peanut butter jelly sandwich. apple sauce.

new favorites

pineapple. bbq. egg salad. bacon. oatmeal. kettle cooked chips. banana popsicles

 Words

older words

mama. dada. papa. nana. bell. bite. apple. banana. outside. deer . blue. kitty. eggs. eyes. byebye. hey. sushi.

cracker "cack-er"  good girl. cookie. oval. tan. purple. flower. girl. boy. airplane "air mane". puppy. pineapple "apple" off. pool. grape "pops". okra. fish "a fii". fire. row row row. outside. tee tee. more. done.

newer words

over. awful. tide tide. "raf" giraffe. car. beep beep. toot toot. day. woah. no no no. baby. pan. "ap stick" chapstick

purple. poo poo. boo boo. elmo for both elmo and elbow. ball. oval. gosh. me. bull. two. Evie(for cat name). puppy. alright!. ball. tee. bat. button. cool. wee wee wee. bee

Sounds

older sounds

duck "quack quack" lion. sheep "baaaaa". cow. pig. horse. tiger. papa's truck. dog. train "choo choo"

newer sounds

owl "who who". monkey "ew ah ah" airplane" bzzzzz". bumble bee "bzzzz". snake "sssss"  

 

Physical

 jumps everywhere @ 17

forward rolls @

up and down from chairs/couch, blows kisses.points. goes down slides. hits t ball. shoots into hoop. @ 20

newer things

puts pants on with help. tells me when you go to the bathroom. jumps off of everything. brush teeth. fake shaves face.

puts on chapstick. pretends to clip toe nails after bath. hands and hums itsy bitsy spider. walks off couch with hands in handstand position. hits golf ball. loves to color. helps in kitchen(Ex. juice lemons for lemonade)

Around the house

puts milk away and gets out of refridge.emptys drawers & puts back. colors.

plays with toys. reads books. rides car.

gets food out of cabinet. hide and seek. brushes teeth. brushes your stuffed animals hair, teeth and feed them.

TV

mickey mouse clubhouse. the wiggles. good morning show on sprout. elmo's world

Sleep

wakes up between 7-8. naps between 12-3. goes to bed between 7-8

Books

ANY book...but love ones with animals or pictures you recognize