21 Weeks and a Name!

We are now 21 weeks, and have decided on a name for our little girl!

Kellen Rebekah Ogan





Jonathan's Summer

This summer has absolutely flown by! I can't believe Fall is almost here - but am very excited that it is!!! I LOVE FALL, and I am very sick of hot weather. I have been a lousy blogger this summer, so here is one big post trying to summarize Jonathan's last few months.

July - 9 months

*Sometime between 8 and 9 months, Jonathan started REALLY sleeping through the night consistently. It took a few nights of letting him cry some in the night, but Mommy knew he was plenty big enough and that she needed her sleep while pregnant. He now sleeps 11+ hours a night!

*Teeth - you can see 3 teeth, and his other front upper tooth cut through that month too.

*He really has a great personality, a contagious grin, and he definitely knows he's funny!

Can Mommy just say how much she loves those cute lips and chubby cheeks!

Oh, and those pudgy little hands and fuzzy blonde hair too!

*We did a lot of chewing on our hands this month, along with anything else we could find to chew on.

*We mastered going up stairs around 8-9 months.

*We thoroughly enjoyed our swing, and continue to do so!

August - 10 months

*We were very excited to be home with Daddy after a very busy summer where we traveled a lot, while Daddy stayed home to work and did some amazing renovations to our home (blog post on the house updates will be coming in the near future). Please ignore any clutter and messiness in the background of any of these pictures - our home was a construction zone all summer, and we are still trying to unpack, find places for everything, get the furniture back into the right rooms, etc. I would have tried to edit the pics to minimize the clutter and mess, but I am on Jeff's desktop instead of my laptop (which is currently not working) and am having a hard time with his photo program.

* A well baby check this month found us at 20 lbs 4ish oz (can't exactly remember the oz, might have been a few more), and 31 and something inches long. This put us at 25% weight, 95% height, and his head was 50%.

*Jonathan became more and more interested in exploring his surroundings - lots of climbing, crawling, standing, and he mastered going down the steps backwards on his belly!

*We continued to do a lot of chewing and drooling.

*We also started taking a few steps: 1-2 steps the first few days, and then we quickly progressed to 8-9 steps! The outfit J is wearing here was made by Grandma for Mommy's oldest brother when he was little - which makes it 31ish years old!

*Toothbrushes make great chew/teething toys - the bristles feel great on those sore gums!

*We continue to enjoy our food!

September - 11 months

*Jonathan graduated to a bigger car seat. We decided to go with the Radian, which can remain rear facing up to 45 lbs, and forward facing up to 80 lbs - this little man won't be out of this carseat for years! He really seems to enjoy his new seat, and seems to be very comfortable in it.

* We enjoyed a 3 day weekend with Daddy - lots of family time hiking, picnicking, going to the park, and grilling out.

* Jonathan is now walking everywhere, and is really into everything. We finally got around to installing our cabinet and drawer latches. He wasn't too happy that he could no longer get into all that fun stuff he used to enjoy. Mommy's life is much easier though! We did leave a bottom drawer in both the kitchen and bathroom without latches and full of random household items that are babysafe and he enjoys.

Pregnancy Update

18 week bump

20 week bump

PREGNANCY TIDBITS

*Today we are 20 weeks - yay, half way there!

*I am feeling great! The nausea went away between 11-12 weeks, and I have felt great ever since.

*I have been feeling this little one kicking/punching for a few weeks now - it's an amazing feeling, even the second time around! Jeff hasn't been able to feel her yet, but I think he will soon! I am able to feel her with my hand on the outside now, but it is usually when Jeff isn't around.

*I am definitely getting bigger/gaining weight more quickly with this pregnancy.

*I am in all maternity clothes, with the exception of a few t-shirts that I still wear over a long cami, and pajamas

*Something new that I have experienced with this pregnancy is CRAZY DREAMS! I do not usually dream much at all (like maybe 2 times a year?), and only remember having 1 or 2 unusual dreams with Jonathan's pregnancy (in one of the dreams the doctor came in the room after Jonathan's birth and told us he was 72" long!). But this pregnancy has brought with it lots of weird dreams - in most of them I am back in highschool or college (neither of which I would care to return to!). One dream was particularly funny though, as I was back in college, competing on their gymnastics team, along with BOTH OF MY OLDER BROTHERS! I did quite a bit of gymnastics when I was younger, even competing on a team for awhile, but I was no where near college level. But the mental picture of my brothers (one of whom is 6'4") doing gymnastics was just too funny - I even woke up laughing :-)

*I seem to be over the food cravings at this point, so now I am just trying to eat a healthy diet high in protein. I am really enjoying fresh fruits though.

*We are 99% sure we have a name picked, but I will have to get hubby's ok before announcing it.