My big boy 2 year old!

Two years old?!?!? What the heck?!??! My baby boy turned 2 on December 26, 2012. We had his birthday party on December 15 at The Children's Museum of Houston and it was a blast! It's so amazing to see all of the new things Rex does week after week. It's been awhile since I've blogged so I'm going to try to catch up as much as I can. My updates will probably be out of order...I will remember more recent things first then I bet some of the other things will come!

We found out Rex would be a big brother on November 27, 2012, just one month shy of his 2nd birthday. I know he's going to be such an amazing big brother. He will be 2 years, 7 months when the baby is born. We've always wanted our babies close in age so that they would be close and I feel so thankful that God blessed us with fulfilling that dream. I can't wait to see him with his little sister.

We started speech therapy in early February. At his 2 year check up, his new pediatrician agreed that there was a speech delay present so we got on the ball about getting therapy. After the initial consult with the speech therapist, she agreed that he would benefit from services. Because his initial plan that was initially in place for his physical therapy had expired, they had to re-test him to see that he continued to qualify for services. Almost immediately after the initial consult, Rex started talking more! No therapy had been done yet, just the consultation! My cousin who previously worked with ECI said that it was sort of a joke that kids would start doing things as soon as they would come out! This was definitely proving true with Rex. We've actually only had one therapy session and Rex has grown leaps and bounds in speech in the last month. It's really been more on his own than due to the therapy. His receptive language has always been strong. He knows what you are saying to him. He struggles most with pronouncing words but he definitely tries very hard to imitate what you say. He has a hard time saying anything that starts with the letters b, s, f, l. Most things that start with b, s, and f come out as a "d or t" sound. Depending on where we are in the house or what we're doing, I can typically piece together what he is saying. We do a lot of talking while we are doing things. His new thing at night is to point at the moon and say "moon!" We typically can see the moon outside the living room window and we look at it and talk and sing about it. He knows lots of names of familiar people and is becoming better and better about asking with words for what he wants.

My baby is still a singing baby. I love singing with him!! His new favorite is "The Wheels on the Bus." He started singing it a lot with our neighbor, Ella. This was one of my childhood favorites to I love hearing him sing it. He also loves to sing "Oh my Darlin," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and his ABC's.

He started potty training in January at Ms. Anna's. He does really really well at Ms. Anna's and will go all day long without an accident! At home he has not been as willing. I'm sure seeing his friends go at Ms. Anna's definitely has something to do with it. At first, he would literally run away from me crying when I would mention going potty. He has definitely gotten better at home, though. He usually says no when I ask him but I take him anyway. He will cry at first but when I walk out, he will go. Then we celebrate!! He doesn't like candy or any typical treat that I can give him so we just get excited and dance and clap! In the last week, he started telling me when he has poo-poo. The times that he has had an accident he, gets VERY upset and cries! It's really kind of funny because he starts walking with his legs open and crazy because he doesn't like to be wet. I'm glad he doesn't like it though, and is telling me when he's dirty. That makes me feel that he is definitely ready for this transition. My goal is for him to be completely potty trained by the time this little one comes. Time will tell!

Rex has become very attached to me in the last couple of months. I'm not sure if it's just be cause it's typical at this age or if it's because he senses that something is going on with me being pregnant. I've always heard that young children can sense it and get very clingy to mommy during pregnancy. Regardless of the cause, I'm loving it! I love cuddling with this boy, especially in bed on the weekends. When I drop him off in the mornings, he won't let go of me right away. I have to sit with him for a minute at Ms. Anna's then I tell him Mommy has to go bye-bye and he gives me a kiss and goes with his friends. I love that clingy minute every morning though. I've loved being a mommy from the beginning but as he grows older, I love it even more. He is just pure joy in our lives and my love for him grows more and more every day. It's so amazing how much your heart can love your child.

I'm so anxious to see him as a big brother. I'm anxious and worried for him a little too. I know it will be a transition but hopefully a very smooth transition. I'm sure other mommy's of 2 can relate to that. He hasn't yet grasped that Mommy has a baby in her belly. I think once my belly starts showing more, he may get it but he doesn't understand the idea of a brother or sister yet.

Here's some pictures of my little guy recently

It's a....

It's a girl!!!!!!!

On February 15, at 16 weeks pregnant, I went for a gender determination ultrasound at Baby Love Ultrasound in League City. We went there for our 4D ultrasound with Rex and had a wonderful experience so we went back to them again. I booked my gender determination ultrasound about a month and a half ago for 16 weeks to find out what Baby #2 would be. Many people have asked if we wanted a girl since we had a boy first. I genuinely did not care whether it was a girl or boy. I would have loved for Rex to have a brother but I also would be thrilled with a girl, of course. I've always said your girl is who takes care of you when you get old and there is nothing like a bond between mother and daughter. So either way, I would be completely happy. I was just excited to be having another baby, period! 

We decided to have a gender reveal party. I had my best friends Jenny and Ashley attend the ultrasound with me so that they could see what the baby was to prepare the surprise for us. It was also very special to me to share that with them because they were both there the entire time I was in labor until I was taken back for c-section with Rex. Obviously, they will not get to share that with me this time because I will have a c-section so I wanted to have something that I would share with only them. After Rex's birth experience, I'm not sure they would've wanted to experience it again anyway! haha! But I'm so so glad they were there with me for this. I was amazed at how quiet they were during the ultrasound! We were afraid they would react in some way! I had my eyes closed from the beginning and after about a minute I told the ultrasound lady that I at least wanted to know that they were able to successfully determine the gender. Much to my surprise, she said they already did!! I said "wow! Ok Great!" and I told them they were doing a great job of keeping quiet! I at least expected a gasp or something!! They did nothing!! After the ultrasound lady moved around a bit, I got the clear to open my eyes to see the baby. She is growing perfectly fine. We saw her arm and torso but she was facing back so we didn't see her face. That was fine with me as long as we got a clear shot between the legs!! She said it was a good thing I had my eyes closed from the beginning because as soon as she put the ultrasound thing on my belly, it was an instant butt shot! It was a super quick ultrasound so we were in an out in about 10 minutes. As we finished, I asked her how sure she was. She said she was 100% sure and had never been wrong! Prior to the ultrasound, I was definitely feeling that it was a boy. Corey was certain that it was a girl. I'm not sure why I thought boy, I just "felt it" or so I thought! After the ultrasound lady said she got a clear view right away, I was even more sure that it was a boy!! 

We decided to do Silly string to reveal the gender. I found the idea on Pinterest and it fit Corey and I perfectly. Jenny and Ashley went straight to party city to buy the silly string after the ultrasound. We were so excited to share the moment with our family and friends. Someone counted down "5, 4 3, 2, 1" and Corey and I shot the silly string at each other! My sweet sweet husband shot it right in my face so I couldn't see it right away. What I saw just looked white. I finally clicked when I heard Rhonda  screaming and clapping and I saw the pink string on Corey! I was absolutely shocked!!!!! I just could not believe it!! Even though my pregnancy had been very different from Rex's which was a big indicator of it being a girl this time, I was still so set that it was a boy! I was genuinely shocked to see pink!!! Here are some pictures:

We could not be more excited!!! I don't think it has really set in for me quite yet. Corey said the reveal made it completely real for him. I instantly thought of how blessed we are and how I know with every ounce of my being this was all God's plan for us. It's funny because I would have been thrilled with a boy but I didn't realize how thrilled I would be to be carrying my little girl. Wow...My little girl! I can't believe it! Now if only she would stop making her Momma feel so yucky! This sickness has yet to completely go away. At least now, it just comes and goes and isn't as constant. To anyone who is pondering a gender reveal, I HIGHLY recommend it! Corey was iffy at first and didn't think he would enjoy it as much as being in the ultrasound room to find out there. He said now, he loved it and is glad we did it! 

I've already started thinking of her room and can't wait to get started! We've tossed around a few names and definitely have our favorites but we will wait a little longer to reveal that until we are certain. Today, we called my big sister Leanne to ask her and my brother-in-law Johnnie to be the baby's God Parents. She was thrilled and said yes! This little girl has so many people that love her already and I cannot wait for her to be here!! 

Baby Robinson #2

Ok...so obviously it's been a while...Major catch up time!

On November 27, 2012 our prayers were answered and we discovered baby Robinson #2 was on the way! We had been trying for about 5 months with no luck so far. That month in particular, I was not expecting a positive result at all. We had been using a fertility monitor that Corey's cousin Lacey let us borrow that helped her get pregnant with their little one. I had been using it for about 3 months. That month in particular, the monitor never stated that I was ovulating...it only said "High fertility." After about a week of high fertility, I stopped using it because I didn't want to waste the expensive test sticks. So I was not anticipating a positive result at all that month and had pretty much decided that we would let go of hope for that month and really try next month.

On the 27th, we went to our neighbors house to have dinner. I was already a few days late but being pretty certain I was not pregnant, I did not want to take a test. Again, those little suckers get expensive! Plus, because it was month 5 of trying with no positive, I couldn't stand to see another "not pregnant" result in the window so I had told myself that I would wait until I was pretty certain it would be positive before I would allow myself to take another test. Anyway, that night as we were cooking, I was SUPER hungry. If you've ever been pregnant, pregnant hungry is on another level of hungry. It's an I need food and I need it RIGHT NOW not in 5 minutes kind of hungry. I brushed it off though, because that sometimes happens when I'm about to start. Same thing with the sore breasts, I brushed that off too. When we got home, I mentioned that I wondered if I was pregnant. I pondered taking a test...I had one or two left from a package of three I had bought. Despite being hesitant from not wanting to see a negative, I went ahead and took it. Corey was in the kitchen while I tested. Literally as soon as the urine ran across the test strip (sorry if that's TMI!), there was a positive result! No waiting, what so ever. I remember when we found out about Rex, it was the same thing...an instant result. When I saw that positive, I just laughed and laughed and called Corey in. When he heard me laughing, he knew instantly and we just laughed together and hugged! We couldn't believe it!! We seriously were not expecting it that month. It must be true that once you stop trying, it just happens. We had heard that many times before.

The first people we called were Cody and Ashley. Ashley was already about 8 weeks pregnant so this was so so exciting to know that we would have babies close in age again like Scarlet and Rex are. We got the idea to film all of our immediate families reactions as we told them and it was perfect! We told my best friend Jenny next, then my Mom and Eli, then Jerry and Lucinda, then Rhonda and Mark and finally my Dad and Elvia. I didn't think we'd get to tell my dad and Elvia in person but they came in town for Rex's birthday and we got tell them then. A few days after we found out, we went to Denver to visit my family and were able to tell them too. That was very exciting to be able to tell them in person.

Here is the video that I put together from when we told our parents and Jenny about the baby.

This pregnancy has definitely been different than my pregnancy with Rex. I am much sicker than I was the first time. With Rex, I would get sick at night around 8:30, pretty much every night. Throughout the day, I felt pretty good for the most part except for being super hungry. Since I got sick at night, I would just go to bed and be fine. With this one, it's been pretty much around the clock queasy-ness. I feel pretty bad as soon as I wake up then it tapers off during the day and comes back in the evenings. I threw up one time randomly in my 2nd trimester with Rex. When I was about 6 weeks, the throwing up began with this little one. I've thrown up about 5 or 6 times since then but I think it's only been a handful because I've learned to sort of breathe-it-out to avoid throwing up. At my last check up at 14 weeks, I had only gained 4 pounds. In my first trimester with Rex, I had gained about 10-12 pounds right away. The nurse practitioner told me at that point it was ok for now but that if I maintained the same rate of weight gain in the coming months, she would be a little worried. Being sick has definitely been rough. I know it could be worse and I'm thankful that it's not but it sure is tough to feel sick every day for months. It's funny because I know that being sick is actually a good sign because it means all of your hormone levels are high and things are going right but because I was not sick at all with Rex, and I know he came out perfectly fine, I've felt like something is wrong this time. My doctor and nurse assured me, though, that everything is fine. My belly is finally starting to look more pregnant now so I'm excited about that too, instead of just looking like I ate too much at Christmas. Truth is, I ate hardly anything and what I did eat didn't stay in for long! haha!

The baby has measured right on time for the 2 ultrasounds I've had. I had one at my first appointment at 6 weeks and another at 10 weeks. I am due August 1 but because I will have a c-section again, I am set to deliver July 25, unless the baby comes early. I'm so excited to have a summer baby. I am a summer loving kind of girl and since my birthday is in January and right after Christmas, I was always jealous of the kids who got to have swimming parties. My poor Rexy will probably feel the same way being born the day after Christmas but at least we get to celebrate a birthday in summer now!

I'm hoping to keep my blog a little more updated. I really want to document my pregnancy better this time because I have the worst memory ever and don't want to forget these things. Stay tuned!

 Mommy and Daddy after we found out!

 Positive!!! 

Our little peanut at 7 weeks!