Parker Allen

He's here!! Only 6 days late!

Parker Allen Spetman
August 2, 2009 10:20am
8lbs 5oz 21 in

I feel like an elephant...

and it has nothing to do with my size (well almost nothing). Did you know an elephants gestation period is 22 months? I think that's how long I'm going to be pregnant!

Not true

So, I'm in denial. My son is two years old today, and I just want to curl into a ball (well as much of a ball as I can with this big ol' belly in the way) and cry. I can't believe how fast the last 2 years have flown by. I also can't believe I'm about to be a mommy of TWO boys. This is all getting a little overwhelming!

What happened to the last 24 months?

Pictures

Here are the first few shots from the Maternity Photo Session...

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I can't believe how good her editing skills are, she makes me look amazing! More to come.

Baby Boy 1 vs Baby Boy 2

Here are the 4D Ultrasounds from both babies. Think they're gonna look alike?

4d Ultrasound

We went and had our 4D Ultrasound yesterday. Here are some of the pics.

Sleep? What's that

So, I'm not sure what has been going on with Riley lately, but we've had huge sleep issues. His doctor thinks they're night terrors (a little different from nightmares), and gave me some information about them which basically says they'll outgrow it sometime by age 12 (if we survive that long).

I'm starting to wonder though, could it be just another symptom of the terrible 2's?? He's been basically having temper tantrums in his sleep. He screams "no" over and over, and "I can't do it". He screams about his bebo (belly button) and kicks the blanket off then screams for the blanket to be put back on.

I'm so torn as to what to do. This has been going on for about a month or so, and I'm just not sure if he needs sleep training, or if it has something to do with the cold he had (now pneumonia), or if he is having these night terrors. I just feel so lost. We were up from 11:30 until after 2 am last night, and I'm just exhausted. It's also really hard to keep calm when you're 7 months pregnant, dead tired, and listening to screaming for over 2 hours!! I am starting to crack a little, and I'm not sure how I'm going to handle this with a newborn!