Pregnancy Update

The pregnancy update.  I haven't really done any of those.  I think it makes a pregnancy go a lot faster when it isn't constantly the topic of conversation so I try to avoid it.

We told the kids we were pregnant around 19 or 20 weeks...right after I had my first doctor's appointment.  At around 22 weeks, I had a big ultrasound (the day after returning from our UK trip).  There I found that I was on the low side of normal for fluid and was told to rest more.  I'm not sure how much it plays a part, but I didn't drink very much on the UK trip because I didn't want to be finding a potty every other minute.  Then two days later I had an appointment with my normal doctor who told me I need to start taking thyroid medicine, stop running/workout videos and change some of my eating (less pasta/bread and sugar).   Not a shocker with the thyroid since one of my sisters takes thyroid medicine.  The working out was due to lower fluid (even though I haven't be leaking or anything).  Then eating a combination of the above plus weight gain.  Good times.  I've never had any problems with pregnancy so this was all new to me.

Around 24 weeks we went to Disney/Paris.  In our 4 years we've never been completely sick (closest we've came was our Istanbul trip when our throats were sore).  This trip changed that.  The first day my legs hurt a lot.  Then the second day I woke up feeling like I could throw up.  I'll do pretty much anything to not throw up.  As the day progressed, my stomach hurt and my back started hurting plus the the baby decided it would be the prefect day to start kicking me all day long, especially on the bladder.  When we got back to the hotel, I took a bath and skipped dinner.  The final day of the trip was a little better, but I still just felt crappy.  On the drive home I kept thinking it would really bit to spend the rest of my pregnancy like this.  I would guess this is what a normal pregnant person feels like.  Our first day back all I wanted to see was if I felt better or still crappy.  I was very happy to find that I was back to normal with no big noticeable problems/ache/pains.

So back to normal for me just means I don't feel pregnant (aside from my clothes not fitting) but I get super tired.  I take naps in the afternoon and leave the kids out in the front room watching movies.  Kherington is quite the expert at navigating the computer.  I try to leave them with a good snack.  Hummus and veggies is a favorite.

Final Disney and Paris Trip

We planned a long weekend to Disney and Paris which the kids have been excited about for quite some time.  Once again, the night before leaving Kherington woke up and threw up...then she asked to watch movies instead of going back to bed.  An hour later, we threw both kids in the car and headed off to Disney.  Each other time she has thrown up it's been more of a one time thing then she's fine.  This time was a little different.  The entire time we were actually at Disney she was fine and normal and you won't think anything of her being sick. 

 We ran into the Hatch family at Disney and went on a couple rides together. Kherington and Seth had a blast on Buzz together then on autotopia, we traded up the adult/kid combination and I got to be driven by Benjamin and Kherington drove Jenny.

When we returned to the hotel for naps, Kherington started not feeling so well again.  She actually threw up when we were heading back from the parade and firework show.  It's a good thing we had an extra set of clothes for Kevin and that Kherington is small enough to share his clothes.  As soon as we were in the park she was normal again and that was the last of it.

Until the next morning when Ryan and I both woke up not feeling too hot.  Two sick parents isn't the best way to start a full day of Disney with two little kids.  We still managed to stay from 8am - 6pm which is actually the longest day we had ever spent at Disney.  We started the morning with some pastries from the train station right outside the Disney gates which are at least half the price of those inside Disney.  We rode the fire engine and car, watch a couple different shows and ended the day with the parade.  Oh yes, and Kherington wore her tennis shoes so she'd be tall enough to ride the roller coaster.  Definitely a highlight for her.  We had tried the day before but in her flats she was just a tiny bit too short.  The shoes gave her the extra height she needed.  During one of the shows, both Kevin and Kherington fell asleep.  Everyone found it quite funny as they streamed past us exiting.

Both kids were tall enough to do the parachute drop this time.  I was sure they would chicken out by the time it was their turn or start crying in the middle of the ride, but they both loved it.

We met lot of characters this time around and it was definitely one of the highlights for the kiddos.  They loved getting their autographs and taking pictures with them.  That is except for the villains that were out in celebration of Halloween season.  The villain were not so friendly and the kids didn't really get why.

We took the train into Paris after the morning magic hours one of the days.  We figured it would be our last time.  There were really only two things I wanted to do.  First was try the Falafels on Rue du Rosier.  They were good, but I wouldn't go out of my way for them.  We did find a little playground around the corner for the kids.  It was a little too big for Kevin, but Kherington figured out how to climb all the way to the top.  It was funny watching kids much bigger than her trying to figure out how she did it.  From there we took the metro to the other place I wanted to go which was La Basilique du Sacré Cœur.  We walked up a LOT of stairs (Kevin and Kherington decided to climb the slanted cement instead) before reaching the church. I had heard it has beautiful veiws of Paris which is did, but I prefer the view from the Arc du Triumph better.  It was also way more crowded than I expected it to be and Kevin decided to have a meltdown which didn't help anything.  We took the funicular down the other side of the hill.  So in one day the kids got to ride the train, the metro and a funicular.  We love public transit.  I have never loved Paris or France.  I've felt more like it's nice to see the main sites, but then after that wasn't super impressed.  With that said, the portion of Paris we explored this time had a much different feel that made me like it more.