Day 2

Ok, so right now I am listening to a crying baby. She keeps calling "Mommy" and it's so hard to not go over and just rock her to sleep again. But I think the letting her cry it out method will be the wisest in the long run. Cuz I really cannot get up 10 times a night to put her back to sleep. And this is so not like her, I think she misses Steve and senses that I am acting a little different too with him away.

So today was not as hard as yesterday, thank God. After breakfast, I took Kylie to the library on base. It was our first time there and surprisingly, it was really great! The different sections of books are in their own rooms and the librarian said it was fine if I closed the door to keep Kylie in one contained area. That really helped. I was able to find some books on origami while Kylie ran around and played on the computer. It was a very successful trip. And I found out that there is "toddlertime" on Wednesdays, so I will have to bring her for that next week. This Wednesday, she has a doctor's appointment at the same time.

I also went and searched out a gym annex (on base) that has an enclosed play area for young kids. So now I can work out and supervise Kylie. I am very grateful to have found that, I felt so limited before with what I could do to work out while I am watching Kylie. Not that I'm the most gung-ho work out enthusiast, but now I have no excuse!

After we left the base, we stopped by the grocery store and picked up a few things and headed home to have lunch and then a nap. I got a chance to catch up with my mom on the phone later on while Kylie played out in the backyard with the dogs. Then I made dinner, gave Kylie a bath and put her to bed. I put her to sleep an hour later than usual in hopes that she would be worn out enough to keep sleeping, but that doesn't seem to be helping.

Baby boy Froeber is kicking a lot these days and so far the doctor says everything looks fine. We talked about inducing labor if he gets to be big like Kylie was. That caused a few complications last time that may be avoided if I don't wait as long this time. But I'll get another untrasound when I'm getting close in order to measure him and make a decision from there. Steve and I have been brainstorming names and we have a little list to think about, but just like with Kylie, we'll wait to look at him before settling on the right name for him. It's starting to get more and more exciting as the due date races toward us.

Tomorrow, I have a lot of errands planned to keep busy, so I better get some rest.