Blog 9: Catching Up...

…time to take a breather and reflect on the last several weeks.

It has been way too long since I’ve blogged and even though a lot has happened I am having a hard time thinking of what to type.

January was a busy month in the Cochran house and it is hard to believe we are now in February! We started the month off with Lucy’s birthday! She is now 4 and I am starting to become one of those parents that talk about how their kid has grown up too fast! She has always been on the petite side, but this year at her check-up the growth chart considered her tall for her age! I also got to go in for a checkup at the beginning of the month and again towards the end and my little guy is doing great! We are getting pretty darn excited as his due date gets closer and closer!

We are officially in preparation mode for Baby Co and kicked it off with a fresh coat of paint! The nursery design was inspired by a lot of googling and a compilation of different rooms Cary and I liked and my own personal touch! We are still waiting on most of Co’s furniture to come in, but the walls being painted and the crib all put together makes imagining my little bundle of joy finally being here even easier! Once the layout and decorating is complete I will update the photos, but this is how it looks so far!

Along with painting and crib building we have been stocking up on baby gear and going through Lucy’s old stuff to see what needs replaced. Thanks to a little mouse friend that must have been living in our garage last winter the seatbelt on my running stroller and regular stroller look like someone cut them with a pair of scissors! That was not a nice surprise, but the trade in sale at Babies R Us certainly was! We took both of the junky/worn out strollers in and received two 25% coupons toward new stuff! We haven’t picked anything out yet so if anyone has suggestions on a nice running stroller I’d appreciate the input!

Like I mentioned before January was a very busy month and we stayed on the go with work, family events, birthdays, Lucy’s gymnastics, and doctor and dentist appointments! All of this came to a screeching halt towards the end of the month when I got struck with the Influenza bug and a respiratory infection. Somehow I slipped through the cracks this winter and missed out on my flu shot because of having bad colds every time I went to see my OB Doctor.. Of course a missed flu shot for me means I will get the flu and it hit me double hard with also being pregnant! I spent several days in bed with a high fever, terrible cough (so terrible that I ended up getting bruised ribs!), and a stuffed nose.. It was awful, but after a round of antibiotics and a lot of rest I got myself back up and running just in time to go on vacation!

Cary, Lucy, Carl & Cindy(Cary’s parents) and myself left last Saturday for a Baby Moon in Mexico! We stayed just south of Cancun at The Barcelo resort in Riviera Maya. It was so nice to escape together before Baby Co gets here and makes travelling a little more difficult for a couple years! We had an awesome time and the resort we stayed at was so kid friendly! Lucy was nonstop swimming in the pools and going down water slides! She even made a friend named Mikayla that she plans to keep in touch with through letters!

Each day they met up at the water slides, played til they were so tired they had to take nap breaks only to meet up again in the evenings for the kid disco!

During the middle of the week we ventured off the resort to a natural aquatic park called Xel Ha. It was very cool! We saw tons of different kinds of fish, a family of manatees, and Lucy and Cary even got to ride a dolphin!

They had a ton of stuff to do there otherwise like a lazy river to float down, zip lining, cliff jumping, rope walking and other nature activities like hiking etc. I definitely recommend checking it out if you are ever in that part of Mexico! Otherwise we ate a lot of delicious food and Lucy and I drank our weight in Virgin Strawberry Daiquiris and Pina Coladas (or as Lucy called them “kiddie cocktails”)! We had so much fun, but were ready to come home by the end of the trip.

Saturday we made our way home while Omaha and the surrounding area got hit with a big snow storm! Luckily it didn’t affect our travel plans much and my parents acted like Super Heroes that day and went and dug our vehicle out of the snow and picked us up so we wouldn’t have to deal with the snowy car lot and then we came home to an already cleared driveway and sidewalk and a fresh gallon of milk in the fridge (thanks again Dad and Mom!)! Yesterday was a day of laundry and getting things back in order to start the week!

Baby Co is definitely growing and my popping tummy is the proof! I can see that I’m getting more round and his kicks are getting so much stronger! Cary and him are already playing games together and enjoy pushing on me back and forth! Cary gives a little nudge and Co gives a big kick right back where Cary had pushed! It is so cute to see how Cary’s eyes light up when he can feel Baby Co respond! I know those two are going to be such good buddies and can tell Cary is already bonding really well with him!

The next blog will not be so long overdue that way I can keep it more about Co and less about random stuff! I am now almost 29 weeks pregnant and know the rest of my pregnancy will be over before I know it! I think this week I will try to start nesting! Is this something that can be forced? I really need to get going on it and will soon be ridding myself of excess stuff like shoes, clothes and purses so let me know if you are in need!! Cary and I already decided we are going to do a major de-clutter! I even have some furniture that needs to go (bookshelves, dressers, etc) so message me if you are interested or are looking for anything particular! I think it is time for me to wrap this up and get in some relaxation before bedtime, night!

-Lexi