Happy November!! We had a great Halloween hanging at Mimi and Bop's and handing out candy to all the trick or treaters. We attempted to take Scarlett downtown (Petaluma shops do an awesome afternoon trick or treating for all the kids), but there were too many scary masks for our little lady! haha
Pregnancy Update: 21 Weeks!
This pregnancy is FLYING by! We had our 20 week ultrasound last week. All is great. The baby wouldn't stop moving, so after 10 attempts, the tech gave up on getting a clear profile picture or a 4D shot. We thought it was quite funny :) Jeremy had to physically cover my eyes for the gender revealing...I would have loved a peek!
This pregnancy is SO different that the first one...which is why I totally think BOY! I've only gained around 4 pounds (half of what I gained with S at this point) since the beginning, yet my belly definitely looks bigger :) Luckily, I am able to fit into almost all of my regular clothes still- good thing! It's been in the 70s and 80s all month and I am still living in my summer shorts and tops! The baby is kicking A LOT (mostly at night) and I started feeling kicks early, around 17 weeks. So enough Jeremy will be able to feel too. I'm feeling great, and we are finally starting to look at baby names. Starting fresh from the beginning for the girl names, but still love our boy name from Scarlett's birth....I can't wait to know!
Scarlett 18 Month Update
Can you believe we have an 18 MONTH OLD?! That is just crazy to me. As I have been imagining Scarlett growing up, I've never really thought past the 18 month mark because it seemed so far away! Now we are here and loving it. This is SUCH a fun age!
Just got back from her 18 mo appt this morning. All is great with Miss Scarlett. She is at the top of the language development scale with close to 50 words (a chatterbox like her mommy and Nonni). And, quite healthy too :) Our pediatrician (Dr. Lee, whom Jeremy secretly wants to be best friends with) calls S the, "quintessential Gerber baby" with lovely cheeks, tummy, and thigh rolls to boot!
Our little lady is measuring in at: 27 1/2 lbs (94%), 31 1/2 " (48%), and head is 83%. She is just perfect!
Newest Tricks
Talking talking talking. This kid doesn't ever stop talking! We usually know what she's saying, so thankfully her frustration level is down these days.
Scarlett's latest obsession is mimicking everything we say and do. If Scarlett drinks water, then mommy has to drink, daddy, Mimi, Boppy, etc. When Mommy takes her prenatal vitamins, the Scarlett needs to take one of hers at the same time. When mommy blows her nose, then of course S must as well. Everything needs to be the same! It's actually quite hysterical.
Scarlett also LOVES to pretend. She pretends to be a kitty, doggy, baby, mommy, etc. We spend a lot of time perfecting her "mommy" these days, carrying around a little purse from Mimi, which holds her essentials- mommy's chapstick, a train, and a few little cars. I already foresee some great acting skills!
Favorite Toy This Month
TRAINS or "choo choos" are now everything we talk about! We ride the train at the outlet mall weekly (she points to the mall when we drive by and yells, "CHOO CHOO, MOMMY!"), have visited Train Town in Sonoma twice this month, and we have miniature trains that S carries around with her everywhere she goes. For being such a girly girl, this lady loves herself some good old fashioned boy toys!
Biggest Thrill
Big girls. Scarlett can do without any children under the age of two. But two and older, and she is smitten! Scarlett loves watching and playing with (or right next to) any big girls. This was quite evident at Bodie Knueppel's International Day Parade at his preschool. We came to cheer him on, but once we found the kindergarten girls manning the Japanese tea house, we glued ourselves to that station for about 30 minutes, saying, "Hiiiiiii!" every 15 seconds to get some attention :)
Biggest Highlight/Biggest Challenge
ROAD TRIP TO OREGON! Enough said, right? I was so proud of Scarlett for being such a super baby during our long weekend in Oregon celebrating the Dillon wedding. She was an absolute angel on the drive up and back (literally didn't cry the whole time!), stayed up past her bedtime without losing it, and was a real trooper with being on the go/hotels/etc.We had a great four-day weekend celebrating and exploring and were so lucky to have Peg and Cliff with us too...four pairs of hands are always better than two! Scarlett gets an A+
Sweetest Moment
There are two.
First is that Scarlett LOVES saying grace before dinner. When we hold hands for prayer, she smiles the whole time. And, as soon as we are done, she says, "More!"
Secondly, we are really working on manners, replies, etc. But most often we are saying, "I love you" and trying to get Scarlett to say in return. When prompted, she is usually pretty good with a reply, "Ma moo." So after months of doing this, last week after I had just put her down in her crib for bed and was closing the door, I heard a quiet, "Ma moo." Ahhhh. What a sweet feeling to get an unprompted "I love you"!!! :)
We are already looking forward to lots of family and friends time in the coming weeks. This weekend, a fun adults dinner with our newly formed Supper Club. Next weekend, we are heading to So Lake Tahoe to visit the Brennan family, and then get an early Thanksgiving arrival from Taylor and the kids the following week. Can't wait for some cooler weather, yummy food and smells, and fun times with all of our favorite people! Happy November to everyone!
Love of Love!
The Kings!
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