My buddy!

I have been wanting to do a little update on Corbin lately because he is at such a fun stage right now! (and he is my life and there is not a whole lot going on around here right now) Since about 18 months (he is 20 months now) I feel like this could be my favorite stage. I'm loving it for the most part, He is such a goofy funny boy and entertains me daily! I just wish sometimes others could enjoy it with me and appreciate how funny he can be! ha! ;) He does have his days-or even weeks where is seems to be throwing more fits and getting frustrated quite easily…but thankfully his cuteness helps me not want to strangle myself! ;)

 

He is starting to talk a lot more-which a lot of people told me around 19 months or so it starts to pick up fast. Its definitely hard to understand him still but these past few weeks he has started to copy what I saw more. And I think it will only be more in these next months. He definitely knows the word "No" and has his opinion about things now! ha! (I think this might be apart of his frustration though-because he thinks he can communicate a lot more than he actually can.) He does seem like he is getting so smart though the more he can talk and communicate. I love seeing him learn!

He has his few things that he is very obsessed with-the biggest one is probably CARS! He is definitely a boy when it comes to loving cars! We always have at least a few in the diaper bag wherever we go. Anywhere we go to play, or anyones house we go to, he finds the cars first! (or the kitchen ;) ) He loves lining them up on the couch and they can entertain him for quite some time. Our house basically just has cars, trucks, tractors all around it. He also LOVES the movie cars…and would have it on all day long if I would let him-I don't like him watching much tv….well we don't have tv but I mean movies I guess. But he can now sit down and basically watch the whole movie-but not any other one-just Cars! At Grandpa and Grandpa Jensens its Mickey Mouse though-he knows its recorded there!

And he's a little obsessed with buses and trucks so whenever he sees one he yells "bus! Bus!" Or "truck!" And whenever he hears a plane he stops and looks for it and says "plane..?"

He loves to be outside and thankfully the weather has been decent as far as no snow and some sunshine but its still cold! He could probably play outside all day if I didn't get so cold. I swear it doesn't even effect him. And he still loves to go on walks in his car-sad day when he's too big for it! ;)

He LOVES blueberries and would only eat them probably…ok that and cheese. And most fruits. Loves apples. Ok he actually loves to just eat. He loves food. (and what kid doesn't love sugar?-suckers and marshmallows are his go to when he sees any "candy") I feel like we are eating a lot of the day-but I am grateful he is a good eater though for the most part. He has learned how to stand up in his high chair which is annoying though...

He loves to read books still-its funny how he gets stuck on certain books and we read only those ones. Right now its Cars, Mickey Mouse, Apples up on top-Dr Suess book. I feel like I could read those ones now with my eyes closed. (but they will be different ones in a month from now)

He now loves to play with friends-well sometimes he not so good at actually playing with them but he loves to go to there house and play with there toys at least. ha! No, he actually is starting to play a little more with them as well. Its fun to see his excitement seeing his friends and ask for them.

Corbin actually is like me and is not a home body-we like to just get out! We struggle if we go day by day and not get out and do something! He can be easily entertained still so I don't feel like we have to go anywhere fancy-but just getting out and seeing people and exploring is what he likes. We were able to go to the zoo this morning real quick before the snow came. It was a free day and not a lot of the animals out but he loved just running around and being with his little friend Chase! We sure love getting out at going on walks with them and to there house a lot-thanks Hugo's! ;)

Corbin loves nursery! He never had a hard time with going and I don't think will-toys plus food and even bubbles! Can't go wrong there! I just hope he is ok for the leaders! ha! Its funny that by the end of sacrament meeting he is done being there and he will put all his toys away by himself back into the diaper bag and then hand me the diaper bag and basically say "ok lets go." When we walk out he runs straight to the nursery door!

I think I can say that he hasn't don't anything "naughty" yet…and I am hoping that he continues to be a sweet child that way. Sometimes I get busy doing something and I will realize I haven't seen him in 10 minutes or so and my first reaction is "oh shoot" but I usually find him in his room just playing with cars or his shoes minding his own business. I mean there are a few times where he has played with the toilet paper or something I guess-but of course out of curiosity. Its just nice for the most part I don't have to worry about him "getting into things". He can now climb on on most things…climb up on the chairs and get anything on the table or climb up on the toilet and go through anything within his reach. And he stands up on his toys and thinks he is pretty cool too sometimes... :S

We are having another little boy!

Well I am just about 20 weeks now-half way there! I feel bad that I don't feel like I am/or will document this pregnancy as much as the last-but I am going to try to hopefully be better. But I feel like it seems pretty similar to last-so why write the same things. ha! We found out today we are having another little boy and I have very happy! I can honestly say I didn't care what I was having. When I first got pregnant I was hoping for a boy because when I wasn't feeling the best it just seemed overwhelming to have a girl and have to shop and get more stuff! It will be so nice that we will be able to (hopefully) use all the same stuff since there birthdays will be 2 weeks apart. Count my blessings with that one-I tried to plan it out that it would work out well if so..and it did! :) (Another boy in the same season of clothes) I am excited that Corbin and him can be little buddies! Corbin definitely loves to get out and be around other kids so I am hoping it will love having a little brother! When people asked me what I wanted, I was honest and said it would be nice to have another boy-but I tried to make it clear to everyone that I will be devastated if I never get a little girl! But that can be the 3rd or 4th..or whatever ;) Well it definitely feels more real now that I know the gender…now to come up with another boy name. I don't know why I think boy names are so hard-it will be interesting what we decide on! :)

I definitely feel like I am getting a lot bigger and I feel like this next couple weeks I will start growing fast. (at least I feel like I am out of the "you just look fat" stage-definitely a baby bump now right?! ha)

ok maybe not…but I will never be a cute small pregnant girl and I have come to that realization and accept it I guess.

If you can't see it...those are his two legs with "something" sticking out right in between! ;)

Holidays.

Christmas came and went by...it seemed quite fast this year. I guess it does every year. I love this time to spend with family...especially Jesse-He gets a little over a week off and its so great to have him home every day with us. Corbin took full advantage of it and smothered Jesse sometimes-and even sometimes didn't want me around him and Jesse. Ha! I have been putting doing a little post about the holidays though just because I don't really want to for some reason but I know its good to have! I need to be better about taking pictures at our "parties" but I tend to forget! We had a little party with my mom and siblings and did our 3 gift exchange and ate and played games! We had the Haw's party and got our gifts from Grandma and Grandpa and had the "white elephant" gifts. We had the Jensen party out in Plain City with Santa-Corbin defeinitely knows who Santa is and was even happy when he walked into the room but when he sat down on his lap he wasn't too sure what was going on and seemed a bit nervous and just wanted the gift, He definitely learned this year that a present means you up wrapped it and there is a toy inside. Christmas Eve we went out to lunch with the Jensen's then headed over to my Dad side Christmas party and then back to the Jensen's for a little gift exchange. We tend to go back and forth between family when we live close to everyone right now. Christmas was laid back-open a few gifts at home then spent the day with the family.
A few pictures from the around the holidays.

people sometimes wonder where Corbin gets his dimples...well there mine is coming out. ha!

We made sure to go see the lights...goodness it was cold.

Corbin unsure about his feelings towards sitting on Santa's lap.

Happy with the present though

Grandpa and Grandma Jensen

Corbin loved the Piñata and didn't really want to do the whole "taking turns"

The little boys running around at Joy Luck...kinda felt bad for the other costumers.

Corbin helping me shuffle the driveway....can we be done with the snow now that the holidays are over?!..

Corbin loved wearing his santa hat.

Eating out for the holidays. First time to Texas de Brazil...quite tasty and not even comparable to those other brazilian places.

 

New years Eve...the most "partying" we did was just go out with our friends Todd and Tricia. I decided to spurge a bit and buy myself a pina colada....once Corbin had one taste he was not going to share or give it back...

My two silly boys cheesing it.

We are excited for this new year....I'm a little anxious to know what it will bring and where we will be...

Bitter-Sweet Love/Hate

A few things lately that I guess I can say I have a little love/hate relationship with. Of course first on my mind is my pregnancy. I must say I feel great for the most part-energy is still low some days but I am blaming that more on all the sugar I have been eating. So I love the 2nd trimester since overall I tend to feel better but I hate it because I am in the frumpy stage. Ugh. Once again holiday eating does not help my love handles that are growing at a freakishly fast rate. Most pregnant women have to go through this stage of just looking fat--well its kinda depressing for me right now. I am pretty extra hard on myself knowing that I could have been eating better.

Another little love/hate relationship is Corbin's love for the t.v. I didn't want him to be a child who watches a lot of movies or t.v. I really like to try to limit how much he watches knowing its not the best activity for him to be doing. But lately he has really learned to love watching movies (since we really don't have t.v.) I must say I think its kinda cute that he gets so excited to watch something-his favorite right now is the movie "Cars" he seriously could watch it everyday. And if we are at Grandma/pa Jensens he wants to watch "mouse" which is Mickey Mouse. I usually can distract him at home and start playing with toys or do something else and he forgets about it but some days he is persistent. But really he starts playing with his toys and doesn't just sit and watch the movie and do nothing else for too long. And again it is really nice if he can just sit down and be distracted and I can get a few things done-I just can't let him for too long cause I start to feel guilty. Gotta love how moms can be hard on ourselves for certain things.

Lastly...another bitter sweet thing happening...well Jesse has been wanting to get a new car-especially since we are having a second child. I haven't been in a rush and am really having a hard time thinking about saying goodbye to the tacoma. :( but the time has come. My sister was selling her Acadia-which Jesse has always love that car. Knowing its coming from my sister and we know how they treated their car it was a good opportunity to "upgrade" to a more family friendly car. I know I will appreciate and love the car-my sister had a hard time saying goodbye to it-I know it will be an easier and better car for having two kids I just love my truck. Goodbye Tacoma-you will be missed. Hello Acadia-which has much better upgrades I must add.

Well the news is out!

Corbin is going to be one cool big brother! ( I snapped this picture at the hospital right after my appt yesterday-He wouldn't take off his sunglasses and wouldn't let go of the ultrasound pictures so I thought it would be a good time to try to take a photo of him-and it worked out great!)

Well...I couldn't keep it a secret from everyone else much longer...my family had to know basically right away. (I am not good at lying) If anyone asked they knew because I can't lie very well about it-and I didn't care too much at that point if people know. And if you have seen me lately you probably could have guessed because I have gain plenty of weight already...and not just baby weight. sadly. Thats just what happens when you feel like crap...you eat like crap. (just eating a bunch of carbs-love/hate relationship)
Man oh man we had some rough weeks around here! Sickness started at 6 weeks but wasn't too bad..then 7 weeks it got a little worse and by 8 weeks I wanted to die. But I am almost positive I got the flu or something else as well. I was so sick one day...thankfully it was a Saturday and I was rescued by my mother. I just cried from being in pain and exhausted. I was so so dizzy!! That was the first day I actually threw up as well. It takes a lot for me to throw up...but thats also what makes me feel like I had something else as well. And the fact that I woke up with the whole body achy and sore..my neck was extremely stiff and it was pregnancy sickness to another level. Most the time I lay around all day feeling nauseous but pretty sure I wont throw up...just have that awful feeling all day. The joy of pregnancy sickness...yeah I don't call it morning sickness when it is all day. I have definitely felt a lot of love from Jesse, my Mom, and other friends that have helped or check in on me. No need to keep pregnancy a secret when you are in survival mode some days. 

Hate to sound so negative about being pregnant when really I am very happy about it! I feel very blessed. We did have to try for a few months and I got that tiny tiny glimpse of what infertility could feel like...not comparing at all since I know people have to try for years and years and some still are not successful...my heart aches but I know Heavenly Father is in charge and has a plan for everyone. So to complain about being sick being pregnant, I feel like I am being ungrateful. I mostly document it for journaling purposes because I tend to forget and with my next I will probably say the same-that I don't remember being this sick and tired! ha!....and to of course remember the love I feel from others...and to hopefully be reminded to help others out if needed at that time in there lives. 

Thankfully around week 9-10 I started feeling better again. Still have rough days or moments but I was functional again! ha! I still had to eat just a sleeve of saltine crackers cause nothing else sounds good and I was starving. That I think might be one of the craziest symptoms to me because I have always loved food. Love to eat! But it sure changes there for a while. If I find something that sounds good or taste good (usually something not so healthy) then I don't have a problem eating. But it was mostly all the food in my house made me sick to think about. Makes feeding Corbin hard as well.
But I feel pretty good now for the most part! Can't complain at all now. I actually wrote most of this when I was about 10 weeks because if I would have written it right now I would not have sounded as dramatic about being sick because I haven't been lately and thankfully I kinda forget about it. But we are excited to have another baby join our crazy family-official due date June 14, 2014! :)

Baby Jesus

A month or so ago I tried to teach Corbin who Jesus was with the pictures in our house and a statue. When I first taught him who Jesus was he thought any bearded man was basically Jesus but I think he now knows a little better. When we go to church and walking through the halls he will point to the different pictures hanging up and say "Jesus!" We also have a little childrens bible book..and he only likes to read the page with Jesus on it.  I know I can't really teach him much about Him at this age but I am happy that he can recognize Him and have interest in Him. Now the last couple days he has really liked the Little People Nativity set we have. But he is mostly obsessed with little baby Jesus. He was anxious to get out of bed this morning-as he usually is to hurry and go down stairs and eat. (he takes after me-I have to eat basically right when I get up) but today he skipped the kitchen and said "Jesus!" "baby" and pointed to the Nativity. The first thing he wanted to do was go play with baby Jesus! Proud mama here!

more laundry?

Well...I have come to a conclusion..not one I am necessarily wanting to admit (cause who likes to admit their weaknesses?) but it is what it is. 

 I get easily overwhelmed. 

I really don't know why or what causes it but I am hoping from admitting it maybe I can be able to work on it?... I know the simple answers to help..."take one thing at a time" "don't try to do everything at once" "you don't have to be a superstar in every area of your life" "baby steps" etc etc. Those things do help...but not quite fixing my problem. I have been like this for some time I am afraid (not just these past months-but definitely has gotten worse I feel like) I don't know why the little things I need to do turn into being overwhelming and then sometimes I dread them. Or I have come to a conclusion that I am sick of doing dishes and laundry every day? Its just not my thing....Ya know its just easier to sit around and be lazy I guess. ugh I sounds horrible. I need to get out of this rut. Sometimes I say that I am too hard on myself and then other days I say I need to be harder and push myself. I guess I need to find a happy medium. ok vent is over-maybe I should start on this laundry...ok maybe just one basket for now. ;)

Commando

I had a lovely mother moment today. I was in Salt Lake and decided to go to City Creek for just a bit for Corbin to play at the food court since we had been out shopping. We play there for 30 minutes or so and then I realized I hadn't changed his diaper for a while so I checked it and while doing so got a little poop on me...ugh. You think you learn not to check that way...ha! I hurried and took him to the bathroom but had to wait a bit to get a changing table. I changed his really full diaper and feel a lot better until I realize I didn't have any diapers left....Oh shoot!! I am by myself at the mall in Salt Lake....uh. I panic and then see a little vending machine thing that said diaper kit. What the heck comes in a diaper kit?! Would a diaper even come or just wipes? What size of diaper would it even be if it did come? Well at this point I was desperate and decided I might has well buy a diaper kit and see. I search for some quarters and go to put them in to find out the machine is jammed...hmm well no diaper kit for us. I put Corbin pants back on and let him go commando..until I can go to a grocery store or something around there and buy some diapers. I was tempted to ask a random stranger but didn't have it in me..not worth it. Frazzled, I hurried to the car and rush through the parking garage to get out and find a store. Now Salt Lake for some reason makes me so anxious. I get nervous driving the street and I hardly ever do. I don't know my way around and I hate the one way street and the trax driving right next to you..and I hate paying for parking. It all just makes me nervous..since I don't do it often. I call Jesse at work to ask him to help me find something cause I have no idea where to go...plus the business and traffic doesn't help. He help direct me to a street that had a few options. I pull into smiths still in a rush because of course Corbin could pee any second if he hasn't already and I certainly didn't have any extra clothes with me. I go to get him out of the car and there sitting on the seat right next to him is a big box of diapers from Sams Club that I bought a few days ago. Wow. Are you serious!? Well how convenient I guess. ha! So I hurried and changed him right there in the parking lot. If I wasn't in such a panic and rush when I put Corbin in the car I would have notice them big as day sitting next to him! At least he was still dry! :) First time in his 18 month life he had to go commando...and hopefully the last! At least in public! ;) I couldn't be the first to do this!