So Last Week Mom....

Is it just me or are kids really fickle? For the past week Mac has run to the refrigerator and begged for bananas ("nanas"). Monday when we went grocery shopping his eyes lit up when he saw the rows of bright yellow fruit and squealed with joy. So what do you think happened when we got home? Of course he now refuses to eat bananas. As a matter of fact, I also have a big bag of grapes that have probably been in my fridge for a week or so and are getting nastier by the minute because someone no longer wants them. I am slowly learning that buying any food in mass quantities for a 2 year old is not a smart idea. I ended up having to give away a huge box of dried apples and strawberries from Costco not too long ago because, once again, Mac refused to eat what had previously been his favorite snack.

There seem to be only 2 consistent loves in our house: Elmo and baths. The child sleeps with Elmo, wears Elmo, eats out of an Elmo lunch box, has Elmo place settings, and carries said items in an Elmo backpack. Hopefully he will love Elmo for a LONG time! Baths are also a consistent source of joy and happiness. Sounds great, right? Well, it's great until bath time is over. An all out fight erupts. It's actually a little frightening to try and pick up almost 30 pounds of a wet, wiggling, kicking and screaming toddler. But it doesn't last as long as he gets to look in our mirror and watch himself jump naked on the bed. Whatever works, right?

In non Mac news, we have decided on a name for our baby girl! We had actually picked the name Ava Grace (before we knew it was a girl), but it seemed like everyone was using the name Ava. It is a beautiful name, but I just wanted something a little more unique/rare. The day we found out it was a girl the name Ellie popped into my head. No reason, just thought it was pretty. Eric liked it as well and so we have decided to name her Ellie Grace Bethea. I think it's such a perfect name (of course) and am glad to have chosen it so quickly! We actually sent out an email to family today telling them the name and this is the response I got from my Dad:

I am not telling a lie at all. After Mac’s party and after we found out it was a girl, I started thinking of names and the one I thought was best was Ellie or at least something close to that. Sort of a nickname type thing but I am just sayin’. How weird is that. I guess we sort of think alike.

I love it! I think it's a cute little story to tell her someday.

Now on to the actual pregnancy. I am definitely bigger than I was at this point with Mac (almost 20 weeks). I have gained 10lbs (and you can expect that to be the one and only update on my weight gain!!!) which is right where I should be, but I feel huge. I want more than anything to go to the gym, but I can count on one hand how many times that has happened since I got pregnant. Eric keeps saying it's all in my stomach, but come on, the man's not stupid. What's he gonna say: "Yes honey, your butt is ENORMOUS!" I really don't think I'm big, but I just feel very blah at this point. At my last appointment the doctor told me that he wants to do an ultrasound at 28 weeks to check on her size since Mac was small. He was completely healthy, just smaller than expected. Theoretically he would have been 6 lbs 12 oz if I had of made it to 40 weeks (he was 5lbs 12 oz at 38 weeks), but that is still a little less than a pound smaller than the "average" birth weight. He said I may just have small babies (Eric was only 6lbs 3oz) or there could have been an issue with the placenta. Either way, I get to see a picture of our sweet girl so we'll see what happens then. All in all, the pregnancy is going well though. We definitely appreciate all the prayers we have received so keep them coming!