Miss Independent

So, this week, Azilyn decided that she is officially a big girl. Friday morning, I woke up to pee for the 4th time that night/morning and I always check on Azilyn to make sure she is still covered up. This was about 7am. Well, hoping I might feel better with another hour of rest (Azilyn usually wakes up around 8am), so I went back to bed cuz I felt like I had been run over by a semi truck. Bad night, I guess.
Well, I must have fallen asleep unexpectedly, and quickly, because about 7:30, I am suddenly awakened by - who other than, Azilyn! She walks happily into our room and say, "hi." Danny doesn't have school on Friday, so he was still in bed too. We both look at each other, tired and bewildered. WHAT!?? Am I dreaming? She couldn't be out of bed all by herself, could she? Is someone playing a trick on us?
I honestly got out of bed to see if anyone else was in the house, playing a trick on us! I didn't even hear her wake up!! Well, there was no hiding intruder and it was not a dream. The little stinker climbed out of her crib on her own! I'm still a little in shock as I write this that I didn't even hear her, at all. No thump, or grunt, or cry, or yell. Nothing! Quiet as a mouse.
She didn't climb out after her nap that day, so we waited to see if the next morning would produce the same surprise. Well, I heard her wake up this time and sure enough, a minute later, she was at our bedside yelling, "Hi Papi!" I couldn't believe it, Danny took her later that morning, put her in the crib and told her to get out. And she did, minus the lowering herself to the floor. She put her leg up on the front panel rail, hoisted herself onto it, then climbed back in the crib. What a monkey!
So, inevitably, we rearranged our entire house to make it more suitable for a toddler! She is now in a "toddler bed" (her crib converts when you take off the front panel). We are still looking for a guard rail so she doesn't fall out of bed and break her neck during her wild and crazy sleep.
Last night she rolled off her bed, landing on the feather bed topper we have right in front of her bed, then she rolled off of that too. I went in to check on her to find her randomly in front of the dresser, three feet away from her bed! At first I thought it was a blanket and almost stepped on her. After not seeing her in the bed or on the feathers I got so confused. I knew she was in the room cuz I could hear her snoring! I'm squinting, scanning the room. Is she behind the rocking chair?? The I realize, she's right at me feet. I was then surprised I hadn't whacked her head with the door on the way in! (Sigh)
Needless to say, this transition should be - interesting! My girl's getting so big!


Did I mention she's getting attitude!? Not that she was ever without personality, but now she constantly says, "I do it," and throws little fits if she doesn't get what she want right away! Oh, and don't forget the scowl! Wow. She is so much like me, it's scary!
It's the parental curse. Every time I tell my mom and dad about something new, they just laugh. Thanks guys! We just have to laugh at Azilyn most the time too though, but some days she really drives me crazy. I guess that's how it goes, right!?

Oh, speaking of laughing. (shaking my head) Today in sacrament meeting Azilyn ripped a big one on Danny's lap and said, "I fawted." And if that wasn't enough, it was during the opening prayer, so when no one responded, she yelled it again, loud! She got a few snickers that time, including Danny and I, and she laughed too. (shaking my head) What a silly girl! Danny leaned over and said, "let's not teach our boy to say that."
"I'm afraid we won't have to," I replied. I'm sure Azilyn will teach him enough all on her own and they will be the best of friends getting into trouble together!
Yeah, another crazy maker!!

Ultrasound

We had our ultrasound this week and found out we're having a BOY!!! Yeah! I love him even more now that he is no longer a she-he-it. We both thought it was a boy, so we were not too surprised, but just happy and excited. Danny said he saw that it was a boy at the very first of our ultrasound and it took all he had to contain himself!
Azilyn was pretty excited when I told her what we were going to have. I patted my tummy with her hand and said, "Azilyn, you're going to have a baby brother!" At first I'm not sure it registered, but I said it again when she was looking at my face and she gasped and got a big, wide mouth and smile! Yea! I'm not sure she has really understood before now, but I'm sure she understands more than I think she does and that reaction was priceless. I wish I had it on camera.
We are so excited!

What is your name, little girl?

So, I hate to always talk about Azilyn, but when you have the cutest thing ever for a daughter, you can't help but share! She is talking more and more and growing all the time. She is just the joy of our lives. Lately, we've been trying to get her to say her name when you ask what it is. Well today, she did it! Yea. And it was, of course, the cutest thing ever because she totally enunciated, Az-i-lyn. She's so adorable! So, we made the biggest deal out of it, clapping vigorously and shouting hooray! She just grinned ear to ear and eventually started laughing and clapping with us. Yea! Kids are so fun. And we have our ultrasound for baby #2 this week! I'm so excited. And nervous.

Kids say the darndest things!

So, the other day Azilyn and I were driving in the car and this guy cut me off. How rude! Good thing I was in a good mood, cuz sometimes I call other drivers names. Well, this time I just said, "are you kiddin' me!?" And what do I immediately hear from the back seat? Azilyn repeats me like 20 time, "ah u kin me?" Same inflection and everything! LOL It was so hilarious!! I think I laughed for 15 minutes, and her laughing between her ah u kin me's just made it all the more funny! She'll still say it randomly now and it still makes my cheeks hurt when she does. Ahh! It's refreshing.

Vegas or Bust

So, Danny went to Vegas this week. When a friend asked me why he was there, I told her that he left me for a showgirl named Lola. Ha! She didn't get it. I laughed pretty hard. No, really, he just went down there for the "home builder's challenge," a competition team he was on with some guys at school. They were given some specs on an HOA project and had a few months to put together all the details as if they were really going to build it. It was a pretty cool project. I was worried that they wouldn't do well cuz they procrastinated putting it all together. After they presented, however, Danny felt really good about it and said that they did awesome. The judges gave them some really great compliments and only had a few questions for them, where they really reamed some of the other teams. I'm thinking, that could be a good thing...or not. Well, he called me last night after the awards ceremony to say that they didn't do so well after all. I guess when you procrastinate, you overlook the details that really make the difference. But, I don't care that they didn't place, I am still so proud of him! I think it was a really good learning experience, and it will look good on a resume that he even participated! And, now he can come home! Yea!!! He's been gone since Tuesday and gets home today! Hooray! We have missed him.

Porcelin progress

Okay, I was going to wait until this process was much further along, but...I can't wait. I'm too excited! Azilyn woke up this morning and said "poop". Now that may not sound so exciting coming from an 18-month-old, cute maybe, funny maybe, but seriously, we've been working on "pooping on the potty". Well, she has gone on the toilet 2-3 times in the past, oh, 4 months, with much persistence, and many dry runs. So, I decided to just settle in for a long ride and stick with the encouragement. Well, this week, she pooped on the potty on Monday! Yeah! Then again last night! Double yeah!! And this morning too! Hip, hip, hurray! She's never done it first thing in the morning! I feel we're making some progress. Though I anticipate a much, much, much longer time before we're free and clear of the diapers and pantie messes, I'm just so excited for a little progress. Yea! Way to go Azilyn. (I'm just hoping for minimal relapse when the baby is born. We'll see.)

The best of what's new

Okay, now that everyone has stopped reading my blog since I'm such a slacker, I will write again. I was hoping by now to have some pictures of Halloween and Christmas and other fun things, but alas, I really am a slacker. I blame it on camera issues. I may be doing some back-blogging once I actually get the pictures on my computer!
Anyway, lots has happened in the last few monthes. Okay, not really. But, we do have some exciting news that we finally broke before Christmas. We are expecting baby number 2! Yeah!!
I have known I was prego since before Halloween, I just didn't want to spill the beans so soon. My first trimester was worse than with Azilyn. No vomiting, but I was super nauseous all the time. Eating didn't help, in fact it often made it worse, or just stayed the same. I was miserable! Had no desire to move, or eat, though I needed to do both often since Azilyn is an energizer bunny and I babysit my neighbor's kids 3x/week.
Differences with this pregnancy: more sick more often, more irritable (poor Danny and Azilyn! They deal with an awful lot), less patient, more emotional, less appitite, not as much weight gain (cuz I'm not eating a full meal every two hour!), not showing as soon (weird, I know), more suseptible to illness (wicked colds, abcessed tonsil, it seems like there was more), more sensitive to smells, etc. On the up side, I have felt the baby more. Not so much moving, but bulging. It's weird and cool. The uncool part is that I have to pee more and it's already annoying to have Azilyn sit on my lap because she love to sit, and bounce on my tummy.
Good thing I'm feeling less nauseated now! And, really, I'm not complaining, just sharing. Everytime I feel like complaining, I am reminded of so many friends and family that have infertility issues and would give anything to be sick with a baby. It's humbling.
It is, however, because of all these undesirables that I think it's a boy. Boys are always more trouble, right!? Ha. It probably will be a boy and totally opposite of Azilyn - chill, not as active, has his own (slow) time-table for making baby milestones, hates to bounce, hate pears, takes naps willingly. That's what makes each pregnancy so exciting (and scary)! You never know what you're going to get.
What ever happens, we are so excited to have our family grow! Yeah! And it's even more exciting that I have two cousins due a month on either side of me. I'm due June 18th, they are due in May and July. Cool!