Jasmine's 2 Year Checkup

Yesterday was Jasmine’s 2 year checkup. She has grown a lot in the past 6 months! At her last checkup for weight she was in the less than 1 percentile. Today she is:

24 pounds: 14th percentile
33 inches: 45th percentile

So she is growing like a weed! She is still petite, so the pediatrician said we could keep her on whole milk. He also said we could forward face her in her car seat but I think I will continue to keep her backwards until she starts to complain. For now she seems content with it since we have a mirror back there and she can look at us.

She has been talking up a storm lately, almost too much. She likes to ask the same questions over and over even after you answer her. Even the doctor yesterday was laughing because she kept saying she wanted to see the fish (they were in the waiting room).

She may be starting to understand that she is getting a little sister soon. This weekend when we were getting ready to go to Christina’s house, she said, “Joran coming, too.” She can’t quite get the D sound in there yet, so she calls her Joran.

At church last weekend another baby walked over and put her hand on my leg. Jasmine pushed it off and then pushed the girl down to the ground. I guess she isn’t one to share Mommy ;). She never seems to mind when I hold Garrett or Jocelyn, but she does get mad when she sees me with other babies. I guess we’ll see in about 9 weeks how she does!

29 Week Checkup

We went to the perinatologist yesterday. I gained another 3 pounds, eek!!! That puts me at 15 total so far. I need to slow down on my eating!

Jordan currently weighs about 2 pounds, 14 ounces. That puts her in the 50th percentile. So she is looking like she may be a normal sized baby.

She is butt down right now. I know that I still have many weeks for her to flip, but I am getting nervous because she has not been upside down at any appointment we have seen her at. She has been transverse (sideways) or feet down. I just have this vision in my head of her getting off the couch and getting her butt stuck in it ;).

But my blood pressure looks good, my glucose was good, and my protein levels in my urine are normal. So that means that I only need to go to the perinatologist one more time in six weeks. They also decided that I will most likely not need to do the weekly fetal monitoring. So yeah to all that!

This is my own conclusion, nothing they said to me, but I think they may let me go to my due date this time instead of inducing me. I think Jordan is growing well and my health is doing good. Just makes me nervous that I will have to go into labor on my own. I liked that I was in the hospital in case anything went wrong. Now I may have to do it like a normal person...

On a sad note, the doctor was running late yesterday. They squeezed in an emergency patient. When they were in with her I heard them ask her if she was all right. Then the doctor told her as she was leaving that he would come find her at the hospital. She was super thin, so she couldn't have been very far along. But I wonder if she either lost the baby or they needed to terminate the pregnancy. So sad. They looked sad on their way out.

It just makes me so thankful that I have been so blessed with my children so far. I can't imagine the heartache of having to lose one.

Jasmine's 2nd Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated Jasmine's 2nd birthday. We decided not to do a big party since we figured this is the last year we can do something small. Next year she will definitely be aware of her birthday, so no chance of getting out of a party then...

Jasmine has ballet class with Jocelyn on Thursdays and my sister usually takes them since Jose and I are working. So Jose and I took a few hours off and took Jasmine to the class. It was so much fun getting to watch her dance around. She seems to love it so much, so I think this is something we will stick with. My dad and stepmom also came to watch the girls.

After class, we all went out to lunch at Panera Bread. It was so yummy. We all had a nice lunch and then Jose and I needed to get back to work. Jasmine fell asleep within a few minutes of being in the car. She then proceeded to take a 3 hour nap. She must have been worn out from all the excitement.

After work we picked her up and then went to Coldstone to pick up her cake. We got a yellow cake with cake batter ice cream and Resses Peanut Butter Cups. That was a little more for me than her, but she still enjoyed it.

I made dinner and my sister, dad, stepmom, and the kids all came over. We ate dinner and Jasmine was more interested in eating croutons than the baked ziti. After dinner we opened presents. Jasmine loved all the toys she got and didn't pay too much interest in the clothes.

For her present from Jose and I, we got her an Ariel Tricycle. She loved it and Jocelyn kept wanting a turn. It blows bubbles and plays music. Unfortunately her little legs aren't long enough yet to reach the pedals, so for now she can just sit and push the buttons. But even Jocelyn had a hard time reaching the pedals. It was weird since the box said for 24 months and older.

After dinner we sang Happy Birthday to her and she was singing along with us. She was also able to blow out her candle which was so cute!

Overall I think she had a wonderful birthday. Looking back on the past two years has been a lot of fun. After cake we all watched the video of her being born as well as her birthday last year. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter, and I love motherhood more and more everyday.

Easter Weekend

This past Easter weekend was a busy one. Saturday started with an Easter Egg Hunt for Christina's neighborhood. My friend Jessica lives down the street from my sister, so her family was there also. Then my sister's friend Christine came with her son, Jace. I was glad no one noticed that we didn't all live in the neighborhood.

Here is our brood: Jasmine, Evan, Delilah, Jocelyn, and Jace.

Group Picture

Jocelyn was terrified of the Easter Bunny. She kept saying, "I scary me!" Jasmine was a little afraid, but when she saw he had candy and I held her in the picture, she did ok.

Jace, Giovanni, Jocelyn, and Jasmine enjoying their candy.

After the Easter Egg Hunt we went back to my sister's house to dye some Easter Eggs. The girls had a really good time. Jasmine thought it was juice and we had to take it away from her a few times when she went to drink it.

The next day, I went to church and then we went over to my sister's house for brunch. My dad, Aunt Mary, and Christina's friend, Wendy joined us. Wendy is from Australia, so she spends a lot of holidays with us since her family is so far away.

Christina filled many eggs up with Cheerios and the girls went around the yard to find them. Surprisingly they loved all the Cheerios as much as the candy.

Family Picture: My dad, Jocelyn, Aunt Mary, Christina, Garrett, Jasmine, Me, and Jose

Grandpa and his Kiddos

We are starting to be able to get Jasmine to smile when taking pictures.

That afternoon, we went to my Aunt Georgianne's house for Easter dinner. Everyone was there, which was a treat since it's been a long time since we were all together. Our cousin Matt and his wife, Jenna, just had a baby girl, Morgan in December. Here is a picture of all the second cousins:

All in all it was a wonderful weekend. I love Easter as a Catholic, and I also love it because it means a lot of family time.