On the Move

Just like the beautiful weather and leaves that are changing, the Sass household is experiencing a lot a change lately.  Several weeks ago, Adelyn began sitting up on her own.  Soon after that she began doing pushups in preparation for crawling.  Gotta strengthen those arms and legs for movement!  She began army crawling and then moved around like an inchworm.  Much to our surprise, this week Adelyn has mastered the typical crawling motion.  Most of the time she is crawling to Baxter or Ginger and one of their toys, but the most special crawling is to Daddy when he gets home from work!  This video is Adelyn crawling for Ginger's bone, thankfully Ginger has learned to get up and walk away from the annoying baby!

Last week we learned that Ady has two teeth coming in, and maybe two more on top soon.  She is also starting the "Mommy" phase where she is always reaching for me, and not wanting to be put down unless I'm in sight.  This phase has led to the final change in our home, Adelyn has learned to climb up mommy to a stand.  She isn't steady on her feet, but she gets better at it each day.  She is becoming so curious of her environment, and it is so beautiful to watch her learn.  Our sweet angel is growing so quickly, we can't believe she is 8 months this week.

won't be long now

Adelyn loves to go up on her hands and knees/feet and now she is starting to rock.  She still scoots backwards, but she doesn't really know where she is going.  So now that she has learned to rock on her knees, sometimes she manages to push herself forward only to fall on her face!  This video catches some rocking in the beginning, but then it is just our little lady exploring her world!  We may just skip crawling all together because now her favorite thing is to pull herself up to stand while holding our fingers for leverage.  Rumor has it, this was what her mother did :) so maybe she is just following the family tradition!  Enjoy!

Peanut is Entertaining!

As you can tell we are pretty boring people because we are excited by every little thing that Peanut does these days. The other night while we were lying in bed, I had my computer on my lap and noticed Peanut actively moving. So I told Tim to watch my stomach, and sure enough Peanut was active enough for us to watch the movements. Tim even said, "Jeez, I can't believe Peanut is that active already. S/He is going crazy in there." The weird thing is I am not having a lot of caffeine or sugar in the evening. Tim keeps saying that this is definitely my kid because the most action is happening at night. This little one is definitely a night owl because I don't notice much movement until the middle of the morning, but things really get going in the evening. The other day Mommy and Daddy went on a dinner/movie date. During the movie, Peanut was moving around probably because I was drinking pop and laughing quite a bit at the movie. Tim put his hand on my stomach, and I sware Peanut gave Daddy a high five. I haven't felt a kick that strong yet, Tim even looked at me like wow that was a strong one. Needless to say, actions like these are the highlight of our days now. We are really excited to begin the third trimester this week too! Thanks to everyone for your support and interest in our family. Special shout out to Sam for the sweet comments! It is nice to have some feedback on these posts every once in awhile. We hope everyone has a safe and Merry Christmas!

Baby is Active!

Today while sitting with my computer on my lap, I felt several movements from Peanut. Some of which were really strong that I thought I saw the blanket move. So I lowered the blanket so I could see my belly through my clothing, and there Peanut went again. Two or three strong kicks or movements because my belly was dancing, which is probably one of the most strange sensations of pregnancy. Watching your body do something that you should be in control of, and you can only sit and watch the show. Over the last couple of days some the movements were less intense and more frequent, almost predictable. So I think this week little Peanut was having some hiccups. Last night Ginger was lying with me while Peanut was exercising, and she kept lifting you ears or tilting her head each time I felt a kick. Finally after a couple of minutes of this, she moved to go sit with Tim. I'm just waiting for the time when Peanut stops with the doggie love taps and decides to kick so hard that Baxter or Ginger actually move. Although it is still funny watching their reactions to movements when they are laying with their heads on me. Our family is really excited for Peanut's arrival, and time seems to be going by so quickly. Tomorrow marks 27 weeks! I often catch Tim staring at my belly, to which he just smiles and says he likes looking at Peanut and watching his/her home grow. Thanks sweetheart!

Thank You Peanut!

Yesterday was a milestone in the Sass household! Finally after weeks of trying, Tim was able to feel Peanut kick! Each time Peanut was playing soccer in my belly, I would have Tim feel my stomach in hopes that he could feel the movement. Most of the time the kicks would stop, I think because Peanut could sense the calmness that Tim exudes. It might also be that Peanut was continuing to mess around with Tim since s/he has been doing that since the beginning of this journey. :) We were lying in bed last night and Tim was drifting off to sleep. I started feeling consistent movement, and I felt it from the outside so I grabbed Tim's hand. He had his hand there for a few moments, and wasn't able to feel the kicks I could feel on the outside. Then Tim said, "Why is Peanut kicking me?" He had a huge smile on his face and he was able to feel 3 or 4 kicks, he was so excited to finally feel the baby! I was almost in tears because aside from the ultrasound (and the rounding of my belly), this was the first proof for Tim that there is a baby growing in there. Needless to say we are glowing today because we are so excited that Peanut finally decided to let Daddy know that something is really going on in there. I also like to think it was Peanut's way of showing love to Daddy because last week I was writing an email to Tim and out of nowhere I had crazy kicks going on until I told Tim that Peanut said hello, and then the movement settled down. I guess this 9 months of waiting thing just makes your mind do crazy things! Either way we are excited to see how these next 14 weeks go, and await the arrival of our baby!

**As a side note, today we are officially under 100 days until March 17th**

First Kick!

A huge pregnancy milestone occurred this afternoon with Peanut's first kick. The last couple of weeks I have felt light fluttering that I suppose should be attributed to the baby movement, but today it was a definite kick. I was sitting at a computer doing some training when I felt a pinch of pain followed by a tap from the inside along the same spot as the pinch. I tried to see if I could notice any more movements, but Peanut decided one kick was enough for today. It was very exciting because I was actually able to distinguish the kick from other sensations of movement. We have also been noticing the last several times we have listened to Peanut on the Doppler that there is obvious movements going on in there. We will be listening to the heartbeat and then a loud swoosh will sound like a limb moving by the probe. It is apparent Peanut is growing because it is getting much easier to find the heartbeat right away and maintaining the sound without it trailing away and having to search again. I guess I could have guessed on this growth too because my belly is starting to round!

Hopefully soon we will get some pictures up of the start of Peanut's room. Thanks to the help of Grandma Andrews, we have cleaned out the baby room and shampooed the carpet several times. This past weekend we also (I guess I really shouldn't say we because I was just reading directions while Tim was doing the manual labor) put together the crib and dresser. We probably won't be doing a theme or any major decorating because we both want the room to have a subtle, sophisticated feel. Now when we walk down the hallway from our bedroom we see the dresser/hutch in the baby room and it is a strange feeling knowing that Peanut will occupy that room in less than 5 months!

We will be busy posting those pictures as well as ultrasound photos from our anatomy scan next week! Woohoo!!! Yes it is true, I will be 20 weeks next week and halfway through this journey. Time is going by so quickly and I have been so blessed to have a fairly easy pregnancy! I only pray things will continue along this path.