More Abbey Down the Driveway

Here's another 30 seconds of the 5 minutes of video I took of Abbey going up and down our driveway on her "car".

Abbey Down the Driveway

Baby Names!

This baby just doesn't want to pick a name! I don't remember being so unsure about names when I was pregnant with Abbey. Here have been the names I've thought of so far--with some additions:

Bailey (coworker's 1st choice)
Lily (family's 1st choice)
Gabby (just kidding)
Libby (Eric said it sounds patriotic; people might assume she's named after the town in MT)
Ora (Bev said Ora Klein sounds like mouth wash)
Sadie (Eric vetoed so that's off the table completely)
Ava
Riley (new as of today)

HELP! Any other suggestions? Abbey votes we name her Girl, but I don't see that as working.

Ultrasound Pictures: Baby Girl Klein #2

Update: Abbey

Not to be forgotten, here is a quick update on our Little Miss Abbey:

• Abbey is potty trained! Thanks to the hard work of Monica and Abbey's conscientious personality she quickly took to sitting on the potty and gave up diapers a lot faster then I thought she would. Eric and I have been very lucky and have had very few accidents. Most mornings Abbey wakes up dry and tells us when it's time to 'go'. Baby #2 will probably take YEARS to potty train.
• Abbey is a talker and continues to learn new words and say silly things that make us laugh. In the car the other day Abbey was talking non-stop and asking me a million questions. I didn't realize I'd spaced the conversation when I heard Abbey's little voice say from the backseat: "Mommy, you're not talking to me."
• As the weather has improved Abbey has been able to spend more time outside. In the evenings she frequently asks Eric to take her to the park or to go outside to "water her rocks". Abbey loves to play with the hose, run up and down the hill in our front yard, and dig in the dirt.
• She continues to enjoy going to Monica's in the afternoons. When she shows up the girls are always excited to see her and they give each other big hugs like it's been weeks since they've seen each other. While it's hard to leave Abbey, I'm so happy that she has a place to go where she feels comfortable and enjoys the other kids.
• Bath time continues to be a struggle. Abbey yells bloody murder when I wash her hair. I'm surprised every time we finish bath time that my neighbors haven't called the police for child abuse. I feel like I've tried EVERYTHING. Today I found bath visors online and will try them next. Wish me luck!
• Abbey is starting to better understand about the baby. Kind of. She will tell me, "I saw the baby in your belly on the TV at the doctors." Or tell me, "There is a baby in your belly." But then a couple of days ago she asked, "Did the baby come yet?" I'm excited to see her with the baby. She told us, "If the baby cries I will put her in my bed with me." (Not really safe, but very cute.)

Sorry, no updated pictures. Can't find the camera!

24 Weeks (Almost)

Monday (05/25) will mark 24 weeks. Six months!

Baby is just over a pound and almost a foot long. The top of my uterus has risen above my belly button and is now about the size of a soccer ball. Lucky me!

While my energy level has improved, I'm still pretty tired and could easily sleep 12 hours a night (minus the 2 trips to the bathroom). Because I work a very sedentary job I start to ache by the end of the evening and I need to get up and move around. Which wouldn't be so difficult if it weren't for the fact that by the end of the evening it feels like I've put a 40 lb belt around the top of my belly. This makes the pregnant waddle more obvious as I have to walk very slowly out to my car.

As baby is getting bigger I'm able to feel her moving more often. It's always a fun event when she reminds me she's there and growing by giving me a nice swift kick in the bladder!

I was going to post pictures but I can't find our camera. This tells you a little bit about how things have been around here. Perhaps next update.

Another possible baby name: Ava