Little People Confusion

Brooke has two Little People sets, a Farm (which she got from Uncle Brad for Christmas) And a house, which was supposed to come from Santa, but due to the farm she didnt get it until a few months later :) She plays with both of them every day, and loves them. Up until yesterday there hasnt been a single incident.

There is a feature on the farm in which Brooke can shoot the animals and farmer down a slide. Here is an example of the farmer going down the slide. Brooke loves to send things down the slide. And yesterday she decided that she too, should go down the slide. She attempted to sit on the slide, while yelling "wheeee!!!". She did this a few times until she realized she wasnt going anywhere, and then she got angry and Mommy had to distract her with another toy.

Today, another issue. She got on her stomach and tried to slide herself into the first floor of the house. When this didnt work, she again got very angry. I tried to distract her but it wasnt happening. Then, she got up and sat on the tiny lip of the 2nd floor of the house. She was actually quite happy with this for a moment. I believe she thought she was "in" the house. Then she decided it was time to get on top of the house and Mommy had to step in.

How do you explain to a toddler that the places her Little People live and play are not ones that she also can enter? Poor little girl ;)

Sesame Seed Baby: 5 Weeks: FATIGUE

I've decided to start creating some posts, though they wont be viewable to the blogosphere until we announce our new addition to family and friends. I started blogging about my pregnancy with Brooke at about 23-24 weeks into it, so I'm getting an earlier jump on it this time around.

Today I'm officially 5 weeks along with Brooke's future Brother or Sister. She obviously has no clue whats in store, and honestly, I dont think Mommy and Daddy do either. As for the pregnancy, I think its much the same as it was round 1 with Brooke. I'm nauseated, but not severely. Just a bit of a pukey feeling in the back of my throat. The pregnancy development timeline suggests that nausea might start now, but is more likely in the coming weeks. I'm hoping that its not any worse than last time and that having some nausea at 5 weeks isnt a bad sign.

My biggest issues is that I'm so tired. I remember being pregnant with Brooke and falling asleep at my desk at work, but I dont know when that was. I think it was during the first trimester, so again, this isnt off base. The issue is that when I was pregnant the first time it was just me. Now its me and Brooke. And, I think she is trying to give me a hard time. She has started waking up at 6:30 instead of 7:00. And she has been having some nap issues. Generally I could count on a 2 hour nap from her, maybe even 3 hours on a big day. But lately she is sleeping 1.5 hours or less. I'm trying to squeeze dissertation work in during her naps, but there is an issue. The naps are getting shorter and I'm falling asleep at my laptop. Things are getting complicated :)

A couple of cups of coffee would get me over this hump, but of course, too much caffeine is a no-no. I essentially cut out the majority of my caffeine intake, but do get a 1/2 decaf latte every once-in-a-while. I did it during my entire pregnancy with Brooke and it was often one of the few small perks of my pregnancy-life I was able to enjoy.

November Baby Development @ 5 Weeks
According to the development timeline, the future Baby Schneider is the size of a sesame seed. How can something so tiny make me so tired? Its pretty amazing, and also a little irritating, all at the same time :) And how could a sesame seed make me eat 8 chocolate chip cookies? Because, I couldnt have done that on my own...

Eating Lunch

I realized I haven't posted in a while. Not much going on here, so
here is a pic of her eating her 2nd lunch. (its her 2nd because she
rejected the first one I gave her ... At least the dog appreciated it).

Brooke has been waking up earlier and that stinks for both of us. Me,
because that means that I'M also getting up earlier. Her, because she
is already bored of being trapped in the house and now has an
additional 30 minutes in each day to suffer from stir craziness.

On a developmental note, she says about 50 words ... Including Aunt
Jean's name which she said last night (and promptly used her name to
boss her around and tell her where to sit).

17 Months

I'm backdating this post. I'm actually doing it on 3/3 but posting it for 3/1 which was the day Brooke actually turned 17months. I'm doing this because we just got her height and weight ;)

Height: 32.5 inches
Weight: 29 lbs

According to the "Baby Growth Percentile Calculator", her height is "between percentile 75 and 90" and weight is "above percentile 95".

As for development, Brooke has become quite the climber lately. Most of this I blame on myself. She was actually behind a lot of other kids her age in the gross motor skills area and so we took two classes that focused on movement. While she is still a bit clumsy, she has mastered quite a few new skills. She is still not 100% sure of herself when getting onto the couch, but is getting better. She has also realized she can climb up on the baby gates (though she has never attempted to climb in her crib, which is a really common act for her age). She has been working hard on trying to jump, and while the idea is there she still needs a bit more practice. Nevertheless, she enjoys yelling "jump" as she hops around the house, and we enjoy watching her ;)