NINJA Baby!

So there are 2 parts to this post, sorry its a little wordy and long :D

You will not believe what I am about to tell you! I mean seriously if I hadn't seen it for myself I wouldn't believe it!! Lets start from the beginning, Jordyn has started this nasty habit of throwing EVERYTHING out of her crib, its quite frustrating. When I say everything I mean everything, including all her pooh bear characters, her blankets, the padding for her bed and oh don't forget even the mat at the bottom of her pack and play! So basically, once she has finished her daily routine, she is standing in a pack and play completely stripped of anything making it comfortable ugh! Now to make matters worse she has this vendetta with her diaper and refuses to wear it at all cost! Meaning she has figured out how to remove any bottoms she is wearing and then her diaper, no matter how full it is ew ew ew! I don't care how many kids you have NO ONE likes to clean poop off their kids face, fingers and any surface they decided to smear it on! Now,with all that said this is the real kicker, my crazy child has found that her bed is not doing it for her anymore and she wants out! Just yesterday I laid her down for her noon nap and went into the living room to grab her blanket. On my return I saw her lift her leg to the pack and play rail and swing her body up and over. Now the crazy part is, she was straight as a board and when she saw me she just smiled and swirled herself back to the bed, put her feet down and started to laugh while saying "Hi".  CAUGHT RED HANDED JORDYN!! Heaven help me, this child is WAY to smart for her MY own good! Oh did I mention she is only 16 months, basically, my only solution is to put zip up footsies on her and chain her to the bed, just to get her to nap and keep her stinking diaper on! I retold the tale to Kitaro when he got home from work and all he had to say was "SWEET!! We have a Ninja baby!!" hahaha Im glad something about this situation is funny, thats one of the many reasons I love my husband :D he can always find a way to make me laugh when all I want to do is cry. 

Things I have learned: 

#1. NEVER buy a cheap Pack and Play, they brake so easily it just isn't worth it! I mean seriously, if your baby can tear the bottom out of it,  thats saying something about the quality haha

#2. Cheap wipes aren't worth it! They rip and its gross!! Just spend the extra dollar for the good soft ones :D Besides they come in handy when you have a cold!

#3. PAMPERS!  PAMPERS! PAMPERS! I totally understand the need to save money, but do it somewhere else other then cheap diapers! Theres nothing worst then your baby waking up from naps or in the morning soaking wet along with all her bedding! If that doesn't convince you then the realization that you will go through WAY more cheap diapers a day then you will with say........ Pampers, it equals out. So just save yourself all that time and laundry and just buy Pampers :D (swaddlers then cruisers)

#4. NOTHING about being a mom is easy, but its worth it. I truly believe there is no greater blessing then being a mom!

#5. Parenting takes both a MOM and a DAD!! You don't have to do EVERYTHING just because you are the mom! Having your husband change diapers, give baths, do reading time and feed meals give him a chance to have his own bonding time. Ya, most the time they suck at it at first haha but they get better and less awkward and you get a little break :D then its never just one parents responsibility to do the fun and not so fun things!

LET THE CRAVINGS BEGIN!

I didn't realize how different this pregnancy would be compared to my first one with Jordyn. My body is changing so fast and my cravings have been so different! I remember being pregnant with Jordyn and my baby bump didn't start showing until about 12 weeks and it wasn't really noticeable until 16-20 weeks! With this pregnancy its working in double time haha granted I don't have an exact due date yet or know how far a long I am :( were just guessing until I get back to utah and into my doctor who delivered Jordyn. So far the clinic I went to said Im 10 weeks, which was 2 -3 weeks ago so I'm about 13 weeks now and My belly looks like I am closer to 16-20 weeks. The doctor said with a woman's 2nd pregnancy and up, their body just knows what to do and it changes so fast. He even said most woman deliver early on their 2nd child, honestly Im just hoping that I don't blow up twice the size I was with Jordyn haha that would NOT be good!! My cravings have been so weird and totally random, One moment ALL I can think of is Nutella and the next KFC mash potatoes and gravy has consumed my thoughts! Fruit snacks have been a constant craving and I have found my absolute favorite :D Welch's real fruit!! Yummy! I have my first real baby appointment in Tooele on Sept. 5th and the ultra sound on the 6th :D I seriously can't wait to be home and I can't wait to finally see my precious baby! Hope all is well with you and your families, sending our love XOXoxOxoXO

Love,

The crazy Johnson Family