Mommy's Little Helper

Aidan is such a little helper. He loves to help me clean and do housework. Whenever I am trying to sweep/mop/vacuum I have to fight him for it! He loves throwing things away for me too. He is going to be such a big help when the baby comes!

After I finished cleaning the kitchen I was sitting in the living room and he was being really quiet in the kitchen so I went in there and he was scrubbing the floor! I swear I did not make him do this lol. He has learned to move a chair over to the counter to get things he wants off of it and he got the sponge down and got to scrubbing!

Potty Boy

Aidan has been doing so good with potty training! I was literally dreading this part of parenting since I was pregnant. I have heard horror stories about how difficult boy can be to potty train and I have friends with kids a little older than Aidan that are terrified of the potty but it has been smooth sailing for us so far. He isn't 100% yet about telling me before hand that he has to go but he will most of the time. He doesn't know the difference between pee and poop though so it is always "I poop" and we run into the bathroom. He loves using the potty and he really loves getting to flush the toilet, wave bye bye, and then wash his hands. He just loves the whole process!!! He has only actually gone #2 in the toilet once but he pees in there about 85% of the time and we have only been working on it for about a week or so. We used the last of the diapers today so it's onto pull ups now! I can't wait till its all undies! But then the new baby will be here and be in diapers for 2 more years so it is on going. He even went a school for the first time on Thursday and got a sticker!

Pregnancy Diet

So I am determined not to gain a million pounds this pregnancy but that is really hard for me! I really want to focus on eating healthier so I am on a mission to find recipes for delicious but healthy meals for our family. Send me some ideas!!!

Appointments

So I am really excited I just scheduled my first OB appointment and my first ultrasound. My first appt. is January 25 so I will be at 10 weeks and then my ultrasound is February 8 and I will be 12 weeks then. I am so excited to see my little growing baby!!!

Also I am really excited that they will do a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After C-section) here! A lot of doctors will not do a VBAC because of the risks and potential lawsuits. It is do redicuouls though because I have done tons of research and the only time it is really risky is if you have the old type of incision. With my type of incision, which is a low transverse (pretty much what everyone does not) it is actually safer to do the VBAC than to put yourself through major surgery. All the research I have done shows that a VBAC is a really good option for me I just pray now that my body cooperates. It is about a 75-85% chance of a successful VBAC so about 15-25% chance I will end up with another C-Section but I am excited to at least get to try for a natural birth. I when I say natural I mean NATURAL.... Induction and epidural higher the chances of ending up in another C-Sections so it is all natural for me ek!!!

Crazy Pregnancy Thoughts...

So most pregnant people worry about birth defects or health issues but I never worried about any of with Aidan and so far have not with this pregnancy either. But for some odd reason I have this erratic fear that I am going to have twins. I am not sure why because twins do not run in my family and I do not think they do in Robert's either, and I'm young and did not have any fertility so it is not likely that I would have twins but I am so scared that I will! Last night I was laying there trying to go to sleep and I was thinking about being pregnant with twins and not being able to sleep at night because they were having crazy ninja fights in my stomach. Wow I am weird. I need to get in for my ultrasound to reassure myself that there is only one baby in there!!!