Birthday @ Preschool

Received this from Ellie's teacher today:

Attached are pictures of Ellie receiving her birthday crown today!  She had a huge smile on her face the entire time! :)  She seems very proud to be 3!  Thanks for bringing in her birthday books.  We looked through the Sesame Street one, and read The Best Nest during morning story time and Go, Dogs, Go! during afternoon story time (her picks).  She had a great day!

PS.  Check out the way Ellie shows 3 fingers on her hand.  I know she'll eventually do it like everyone else but I love that there's no "right way" at this point.

Happy Very 3rd Birthday Ellie!!!

Ellie turns 3 this week!  Although it feels like she's been 3 for a few months now.  She's tall (40ins) and thinning out, with muscle tone replacing baby chubbiness (weighing about 38lbs, 5T shirts, 4T pants and growing into size 10 shoes).  Ever since she started at the new school, she's been acting, thinking and talking more like a kid than a toddler.  I think going from being the oldest at Gretchen's House to the youngest at Community Daycare, has pushed her to new levels.  She'll tell us something is "cool" or will give us "Ok, Ok, I get it!" (said with rolling eyes and all) when we're correcting her.  Yep, she's been hanging out with 5 year olds.

But looking back on the blog posts from this past year, I am most happy to report being past the terrible 2's (knocking on wood and fingers crossed).  With all this new found excitement and confidence, Ellie has been a really wonderful person to be around these last few months.  We've heard from some parents that 3 was way worse than 2.  But I have a theory that the tough, defiant behavior happens sometime in the span of these two years.  For some (like us) it was at 2 and for others it's at 3.

Leaving her third year of life, she is a fully functional human.  She can write her name.  Ride a bike (with training wheels).  Articulate her needs.  Use scissors like a surgeon.  Climb just about anything (like our little 5ft tall climbing wall).  Use a knife to cut foods like tomatoes.  Make her own PB&J sandwiches.  Wash and comb her hair.  Get dressed.  Recognize most letters of the alphabet.  Knows her colors.  And is doing basic math (addition and subtraction) pretty well.

There are some elusive talents as well.  Potty training is very hit or miss.  She doesn't mind going pee on the toilet...as long as you remind her.  But #2 is still preferred in a diaper/pull up/underware.  A continuous night's sleep happens maybe once a week.  It's still the given that she wakes up once a night for milk.  And pacifiers, oh pacifiers, are still the preferred object of comfort and happiness.  (There's no lovely/stuffed animal that we've been able to establish...she's just not a stuffed animal kind of kid)

We've talked and talked about what to do with pacifiers but have decided to let them stay for now.  With Eva coming and being another potential pacifier user, we decided that it was not the time to ween Ellie.  But we are always on the lookout for opportunities to limit pacifier use and angles we might play when the time comes.

Food is still a battleground.  She'll eat better for others in locations where food choice is limited.  But she openly and readily fights us at meal times.  (I think in part because she knows there are other, Ellie preferred choices in the kitchen).  We rarely give in to demands but do make very boring choices of what to present her.  It's a limited menu of grains, dairy and some fruits.  Lots of proteins have been ejected this past year...it's a rare occasion we can get her to eat meat or eggs.

One of her teachers describes Ellie as an "All In" kind of kid.  She has no issues being the first to do something.  She prefers to be in charge of activities.  She wants to win at everything.  She enjoys being around older children.  (maybe it's her size that makes her feel more comfortable around the big kids)  She's a happy, outgoing child that wants to know everyone's name and says hi to most anyone.

Other Ellie-isms: She still enjoys drawing and loves her magnadoodle most for creating.  She still takes daily naps (we've tried dropping them with poor results).  But her bedtime is now much later at 9-ish.  She wakes up between 7 and 8.  She loves being outside and getting dirty is no issue.  She is most happy working with Daddy on house projects.  She respectfully uses many household tools like hammers, screwdrivers, tape measures, etc.  Her favorite color is pink, along with purple.  She loves little play heeled shoes (and is freakishly good at wearing them).  Toys have little interest.  She enjoys taking apart and manipulating household objects.  She hates having her hair done or teeth brushed.  And loves being around her family.

This upcoming year will be unlike any of her others as we welcome Eva.  Ellie will become a sister and have to learn life as a sibling.  I predict that she will love and hate it all the same time.

Week 31 - 4 to 5lbs!

Wednesday was another ultrasound appt with the geneticist for a growth study review.  We're happily at the point where the geneticist is no longer concerned with growth restriction.  Eva is a big kid and is measuring a whole week ahead at this point.  They guesstimate her weight somewhere between 4 and 5lbs.  And the tech said she has really long arm and leg bones.  (Her heart rate is holding at 140bpm)  They also noted that she has a head of hair already (they gave us an ultrasound picture with hair at the nape of the neck)!  The more we find out about little Eva, the more she sounds like a mini-Ellie.

Interestingly, now the concern is that her large size could be an issue if somehow the umbilical cord gets squished or tangled.  So the twice/week non-stress tests are still scheduled with another ultrasound in 3 weeks.  If feels like next week is the start of the official countdown!  I will have 2-3 appts/week for the remainder of the pregnancy so it just feels like a matter of time...good thing Braden is making good progress on the nursery :)

Week 29 - The Complaint Session

This blog is for me.  A cheap therapy session.  You can choose to read if you wish (empathy for the big pregnant woman) or ignore if you choose (believe that every part of birth is wonderful).

For all it's amazing magical mystery, pregnancy can be a real pain in the butt.  And the crazy part is that you forget all the frustrations after and year or so and are tempted to go through the whole process again.

So this blog is a kind reminder to the future me of all the joys and sorrows I'm experiencing with this pregnancy.  This week alone I have experienced light headedness due to low iron and some sleepless nights due to achy and sore joints.  Fortunately, the iron part can be fixed and we figured it out right away.  But the achy joints are related to the relaxin my body is producing to get ready for labor.  So that's around for the next couple of months.  I don't remember it starting this early with Ellie but the midwife said it's not unusual for everything to start earlier in subsequent pregnancies.

Clothes are starting to become an issue as the belly reaches a round, full circumference of 29cm (according to yesterday's midwife visit.  Eva's hb was right at 140).  It's getting harder and harder to find shirts that cover the entire belly so it appears that the lower part of my belly will continue to peek out from under for the foreseeable future.  This also means that I'm starting to reach the point of having a pregnancy uniform.  No one wants to buy more clothes they won't wear again in 2 months so I'm wearing a smaller selection of well fitting clothes on a continuous loop.  Boring.

Honestly, there are some days I wish I could take off the pregnancy and have the regular me back for a little bit. 

I think I've talked about this but all my veins bulge and are spidery blue across my chest, belly and legs.  Again, it's just strange to see your body be something so different than what is has been for as long as you can remember.

By the end of a day, gravity has done it's work on my belly.  The belly and all related muscles, both front and back, are sore making anything but sitting or laying down on my side a chore.  Sometimes I feel like I just give up and succumb to it.  But then feel sad for Braden and Ellie who still want to do fun things.

Sleep oh' precious sleep.  You are generally gone too.  Snoring has started (poor Braden slept in a different room last night because it was so bad).  All but two sleeping positions have been taken away.  And even then, I have to come out of a sleep state to move between the two.   There's the careful belly flip that has to happen.  Poor Eva doesn't like getting jostled too much.  If she does, then her whole body begins to twitch so I'm getting poked from the pelvic area all the way up to the ribs.  Once flipped to the new side, then pillows have to be adjusted to support hips, belly and arms.  After all this, then I can start to settle back into sleep.  (I really know this is just reverse "sleepless" training for the first couple of nursing months)

There are some great parts too.  I have great skin (no acne which is something I normally have) and the lush hair I remembered from my first pregnancy is back!  I get to watch little Eva become a person.  She is a well documented child with monthly ultrasounds.  Plus she's getting big enough that she's with me all the time..poking out from my belly.  I get to talk to her when she's awake squirming around.  I get to be special and different for these last few months.  Everyone likes pregnant people because they have special little packages.  They care about the event that's happening and are excited and generally very happy when discussing said little package.

It's been a blast to watch Ellie really process the experience.  She talks on a daily basis as if Eva is already here.  She's even blamed her already for something Ellie did.  "Eva did it" she told us one day in the car.  We smiled at how the sibling experience has already started for her.  She's been very loving and tender when it comes to my belly.  She hugs, kisses and has even talked to it.  Affection is generally not a strong Ellie trait so it's been very surprising.

I feel well prepared going into this second birth and parenting experience.  Do I think it's going to go off script and deviate from all plans?  yes.  But I've had three years to overcome some of my control tendencies.  Not that they don't creep in daily but in general, I'm ready to expect the unexpected.  So I'm looking forward to enjoying this parenting experience more than I did with Ellie.  (Really I was a wreck that first year with Ellie)

Ok...starting to feel much better.  Pregnancy can be tough stuff.  And it's not something that you can take turns sharing with anyone else.  It's all yours, the good, the bad and the ugly :)

That beautiful mind

I was just picking up the house and discovered this amazing magnadoodle creation.  It's the best version of her name that I've seen her write and almost has all the letters.  It's definitely a 51% moment...these days are the reason it all feels worth it :-)


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Week 28 - Holy Cow, Hello Third Trimester

"Time" you are a funny, funny thing.  How fast "you" move, yet how slow "you" go.

That's how I'm feeling this week as I officially round the bases into the last third of my pregnancy.  I'm trying to relish this experience but am wishing the next couple of months away at the same time.

This past Saturday welcomed a new baby Robison into our lives.  Little Sophia Grace was born to Braden's brother Cortny (really born to his amazing wife Amber).  Seeing little Sophia makes me want to meet Eva (that's the name we think we're going with) now.  Patience is not my greatest strength.

And as we get closer, I think I get anxious about how the next few months will progress.  I just want her to arrive safe and sound.  In another month I start 2/week non-stress tests due to the umbilical cord defect.  It just seems like a lot of testing.  But I'm staying positive and trying to focus on the things I do have control of.

Another reason to speed along is the wear and tear of pregnancy.  It takes its' toll on me and the family.  My abilities are becoming more and more limited.  As the tummy rounds out (I no longer have visibility to certain parts of my body) bending and lifting become constrained because the abs are gone.  It also feels like the relaxin is kicking in big time so my joints are sore after a nights rest or being in one position for too long.

Poor Braden has to take up more and jobs around the house and in life...I know he's excited to have the "real" me back.  I'm more needy than ever and it's just frustrating to both of us.  And I feel like I'm just not as focused on Ellie these days.  I feel like I'm constantly distracted.  So that bums me out.

On the flip side of all this though, is the watching Eva grow into a little person.  She's big enough now that my whole belly shifts and contorts with her movements.  She reacts to her outside environment of sounds and touches.  So at least once a day, I'm mesmerized by my belly.  I stop and watch the little life inside doing her thing and am in awe.

And I know that for all the discomforts, she's much easier to take care of now.  And that I don't have to worry about her out in the world because she's always with me.

So yeah, time (and being human)...it's a funny thing. 

 Ellie decided that Eva needed an Elmo tattoo this week!

Ellie's First Sleepover

Sometimes I find it intimidating to blog about Ellie.  Her little life changes on an hourly basis some days.  So where do I begin.  I'm not great with words or communicating.  And because I get intimidated, I procrastinate and then weeks or sometimes a month goes by before I get a blog pulled together.

This happens to the case for this post.  Ellie's first sleepover was a few weeks back with her cousin Elizabeth.  The girls were so cute and wonderful together.  Their personalities and age difference seem to be just perfect at this point in life.  They are both strong minded and determined.  They both tend to very strong in their approach with others (aka bossy).  But when together, they don't seem to mind the other taking a demanding approach.  They seem to "get" each other in that way.

Elizabeth being three years older and having a sibling Ellie's age is very caring and looks out for Ellie.  Ellie being a tall three year old, can keep with Elizabeth pretty well and seems to idolize the girl time.

I was nervous about the actual sleeping part of a sleep over.  We debated whether or not to put them in the same room.  Elizabeth seemed open and very understanding as we discussed different options.  But Ellie was insistent that she wanted them to sleep in the same room.  So we agreed under the condition they actually sleep.

It started off as a perfect night's sleep with two little girls sleeping next to each other in sleeping bags.  And although there were a couple wakeups due to Ellie's middle of the night milk habits, they did very well considering.

In the morning, we headed off to Chelsea Teddy Bear Company to make some teddy bears.  Elizabeth was much more excited and into the cuddly result.  Ellie still doesn't seem to value sleeping with dolls or animals...she prefer her pacifier and a glass of milk to cuddle. 

After we headed to the Chelsea Tree House for a couple hours of play and lunch.  The girls did great in amongst the chaos of the indoor play structure.  Elizabeth kindly looked after Ellie who still struggled to get up some of the structures.  And they both did a great job listening to me.

As we drove away from the day's excitement back to the other side of Detroit, wrapping up our event, they fell fast asleep, happy to be near each other.   When we left Elizabeth they both refused to say goodbye and from what I've been told and experienced with Ellie, there were heartfelt tears that they weren't ready to be separated.

Braden and I have always hoped Ellie would get to experience special relationships with her cousins.  I rank my cousin relationships as some of my most important ones.  I'm happily thinking that this wish is coming true.

Week 26 - 3D Baby Bean

We get lots of extra attention with Baby Bean's umbilical cord defect.  I went in for another round of appts today.  OB first.  Heartrate was good and my belly was measuring large at 33cm.

The ultrasound was next.  By measurements she's about a week ahead.  They are estimating her weight at 2lbs 4 ozs.  With overall size at 70% percentile.  (Her head is leading the measurements at 87% percentile...poor me)!

So the geneticists was very pleased and feels that we're not going to have to worry about restricted growth due to the umbilical cord condition :-)

Although I found out that I need to start twice a week non-stress tests at 32 weeks.  That's a lot of appts!

The best part of the day was getting a sneak peek at Baby Bean.  She was unusually calm during the ultrasound so the tech was able to turn the 3D on and get some great pictures.  It makes such a difference for me.  I felt very blessed getting to see who was behind that wall of skin.  

I'm in love...for the third time :-)

Week 25 - 15 more weeks

Ahhh yes.  It's all coming back to me.  I've already reached the point in pregnancy #2 where I feel like I'm going to pop.  The belly is already peeking out from under my shirts.  By end of a day, what is left of the adominal muscles feel stretched and sore and the lower back feels achy.
 
Recently, I find that I'm having a hard time concentrating.  My brain seems to jump from thing to thing, never fully completing or processing a task.

Baby Bean is big enough that her subtle movements now are visible from the outside.  I seem to have more belly quivers with her.  Ellie was definitely a hiccups kid but this one seems to get muscle fatigue from all her movement.

Other funny Baby Bean observations.  She seems to have strong reactions (lots of moving) when I'm typing on a keyboard and driving long distances in a car.   Ellie didn't like keyboards either but the car one surprises me.

For all the not so wonderful prego parts...there is something I really like about week 25.  The really wonderful part about week 25 is that babies tend to be developed enough that they could possibly make it out of utero.  So for me, it's a magical week.  Somethings shifts in my mind when we hit this week.  Maybe it's even more reason why it becomes a countdown instead of counting up.

Ode to Mom

Ellie's drawings continue to grow in their detail.  Her favorite drawing instrument is the magnadoodle. Here are a couple of my recent favorites.  One is a rainbow and the other a potrait of me :-)


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Week 24 - It's all coming back to me

Baby Bean is 24 weeks today!  We only have 16 more weeks and all the joys of second half pregnancy are coming back to me.  As space for two bodies shrinks, heartburn starts.  My veins start to stand out against my really fair skin (from the increased blood volume).  Abdominal strength diminishes so I feel like a wibble wobble getting up from a seated position.  I have to roll to one side and then use my hands and arms to push my body forward.

Happily, I feel Baby Bean almost all the time now.  She must be big enough that even her slightest movements are noticeable.  I think she's going to be an active kid based on what I'm feeling.  When I lay down it seems like she's "playing" with the sensation of the bed pressing against my tummy.  And when she's lower in the uterus, my bladder gets a tickle from some part of her body.  It's a very strange sensation...like getting a signal that you have to go potty.

We had our fetal echo cardiogram (an ultrasound solely focused on the heart anatomy) on July 3rd.  Baby Bean got the heart clearance we were hoping for.  They saw a perfectly healthy, correctly formed heart! 

So now we just monitor her growth and ensure the umbilical cord defect doesn't effect her size or in utero environment.

Oh yeah...and finish the nursery space, eat right, get into my birthing exercise routine and keep all the other balls in the air.  I have a feeling it's going to be a busy 16 weeks ;)

Is McDonald's where farmers go?

Grandma took all 4 grandkids over night givening parents a much appreciated break.  Today after lunch they walked to the local Mc Donald's for a special treat.  Ellie's never really been so when I asked her later where Grandma took them, she replied to "the farmer's place".  I was totally puzzled.  After my Mom thought about it for a second she realized Ellie thought they had gone to Old Mc Donald's Farm!  Not a totally crazy assumption on her part.  Silly and smart kid :-)

Here's a pic of the little ones at "Grandma's Camp"

 

 

21 Weeks - 15ozs and growing

Today was a baby bean day.  Appt with the ob in the morning and ultrasound in the afternoon.  She's doing great per both visits.  My belly is a whopping 21cm which aligns with her 21 weeks.  And heartbeat was within normal range at 140 something.  The ultrasound guesstimated her weight at 15ozs (per measurements of arm/leg bones, abdomen and head circumferences).  And all organs looked healthy and normal.

Ellie's really starting to get this sister thing too.  Baby Bean (via my belly) has been getting lots of daily hugs and kisses.  Ellie tells me all the time that her sister will sit next to her (I'm presuming she's talking about in the car since she likes sharing car rides with cousins).  And the cutest of them all was her question last night as I was leaving for hypnobirth class.  She asked if I was taking "her sister" to the class with me.  I giggled and nodded yes...the baby was going to have to go to class with me.

Side Note: I'm sorry to the universe for all the times I rolled my eyes at little people prior to having Ellie.  Cause' it really is amazing how far their minds come in such a short amount of time.  I guess that's part of the you just can't understand until you have your own stuff.

Happy Ellie and Walking on Water

About a month ago, Braden and I were able to escape to Arizona for a long weekend.  We had the best time and even better, when we arrived back home, we were greeted by a very happy, appreciative Ellie.  It was the first time I felt she got that we, as parents, shouldn't be taken for granted. 

The well mannered and appreciative child has (pretty much) stuck around since then.  She has been a happy little person.  I've been a happier Mom.  It's all flowed.  I keep wondering if this good time, all loving phase can be bottled for the next not so fun phase that might come up?

Another cute story Ellie story, as passed on to me by Ellie's Gigi.  This past Sunday (Father's Day), Ellie and Gigi were hanging out at the lakefront (her grandparents live on a lake) looking out at the water.  I don't know how they got on the topic but Ellie looks out at the nearby dock and boat and declares "You need the dock to get to the boat because we can't walk on water."  I think it was her matter of factness that caught her grandma's funny bone.  Ellie's starting to put the pieces of the world together and it's so fun to watch.  Gigi hasn't been able to look at the water this week without thinking, "Cause' you just can't walk on water, Gigi" :)

20 weeks - Half Way!

So here we are...half way thru the pregnancy.  The baby has been very active this week or she's just gotten big enough that her movements are very noticeable.  Yes, I don't think I've mentioned it yet but it's a girl!  We are very, very excited that Ellie is getting a sister.

And the belly is already feeling big and stretched out by evenings end.  And there's so much more to go.

We also started a hypnobirth course this week.  It's a very interesting premise.  And in a funny twist, Kate Middleton was rumored to be considering hypnobirthing for her July delivery.  So I know people are going to be asking a lot of questions about it and wondering if we're doing it because she is.  But I have to say that it's a good course for a second pregnancy.

Otherwise, we're collecting items for the new nursery, investigating birth photography and working to collect more information on double vessel umbilical cords.

First Day of Preschool

Ellie started preschool yesterday.  I love this new school!  On Monday, I received a note that described the weekly planned activities as the following:

Monday: In the morning, we will have choice time with Yoga enrichment.

Tuesday: In the morning, we will be testing different materials down the hill (ramp) on our playground.  The children will explore cause and effect when testing balls, trucks, and even tires down the hill and applying what they already know about ramps.

Wednesday: In the morning, our playdough group will be able to use the small muscle in their hands to manipulate the playdough and make representations.  Our volume group will compare and measure using cups, sand, rocks and bristle blocks.

Thursday: In the morning, we will be using different materials to create boats.  Then we will test our boats in tubs of water.  The children will be using what they know about boats, and how they float to make their own boats.

Friday:  In the morning, we will be making art using flowers that we pressed a few weeks ago.  The children helped press the flowers, they are now ready for us to use.

 

 And here's Ellie's first day note from her teacher.  I figured she explained the day better than I could :)

Ellie had an amazing first day!  I heard her drop off was text book.  She was happy and smiling ALL day!  This morning Ellie painted in the sunroom.  I asked her a little bit later if she painted, she said yes.  I told her I could tell because she had orange paint on her face! ;-)  She had snack. She came outside and immediately jump on a bike and started riding around!  She played in the sandbox and seemed to enjoy watching the other children.  During group time we rolled things down the 'ramps' we found outside.  Ellie rolled many small plastic balls down the hill and the slide.  At lunch she sat next to Zavi, another new friend in our group.  She did not nap, which I am not sure if this is normal or just a first day thing. (Can you let me know?)  This afternoon she played outside again.  During afternoon group she was very interested in the dinosaur 'poop'.  She also really enjoyed watering the plants, especially with the watering cans.  She is a very happy girl and really seemed to enjoy CDC!  Overall, great day!  I have attached some pictures of Ellie on her first day.

Week 18 - Wiggles

Baby is doing great.  Very wiggly.  Last week we had the "big" ultrasound.  The tech really struggled to get all the pictures she needed/wanted.  Baby flipped and rolled and arms were moving up and down.  All measurements are spot on!  14cm, 7ozs for 17weeks along.  We got to see hands, feet, heart, brain, eyes, arms, legs, spine.  The placenta is just under the belly button.  But that didn't seem to stop baby...I really started to feel them last week.  There's a lot going on in that cocoon!

Baby is special in one way...the umbilical cord is a double vessel cord instead of the a standard triple vessel cord.  So that means baby gets extra attention for the rest of the pregnancy...monthly ultrasounds to track growth and a super duper echo at U of M in the 22nd week. Here's more detail for all you medically minded :)  http://pregnant.thebump.com/pregnancy/pregnancy-problems/articles/two-vessel-cord.aspx?MsdVisit=1

But really, it's not anything the dr was concerned about at this point since all measurements were correct and baby is still measuring a couple days ahead.  Just being conservative.

I just think Baby Bean wants equal attention ;)

Week 16 - Oh Baby

Ellie and I took a sibling class last Tuesday.  I was surprised by the depth of fetal development they went into.  I guess I took for granted that Ellie was just too young to explain this stuff to.  But she was genuinely interested and curious.  She sat right in front of the teacher and wanted to touch and "See" everything that was presented.  And then we toured a hospital room...she didn't really seem to care.  But maybe the experience will come back to her when she comes to visit us at the hospital. 

Every day since she asks if the baby is still in my tummy.  I answer yes.  She asks why.  I say because the baby is still growing.  It's going to be a long wait until November.

And I can stop obsessing over the hair thing...I guess it just takes awhile.  So happy to finally report that the lush hair is coming ;)  Funny how this was a "big" thing for me but I guess I was just looking for all the same, positive pregnancy things from the first time.

Lastly, Friday we received good news from the bloodwork we did over the last couple of months.  The tests were screen negative for a couple of the key chromosomal defects.  And the odds have dramatically dropped.  Feeling very blessed as this week rolls over to week 17.

Baby #2 - week 12 update

Went in for genetic counseling and neural tube ultrasound today.  it was absolutely fascinating.  it's my second time around but the I don't always count the first time because I was in such a state of shock that I didn't always think clearly.

Baby Bean was giving the tech a run for her money.  She needed very specific profile pictures.  Ever time she thought she had the baby in the right place, the baby would do a complete flip.  It was fun to see the baby interacting with the outside world.  I took it as a sign of things going well on the development side of things.

Also good news, the nuchal tube measured in the normal range.  A good indicator of health for Baby Bean at this point.

Baby #2 Week 12 - Monday 4/22

More baby updates.  We've had the opportunity to hear baby bean's heartbeat twice in the last month.  The first was in Utah with Braden's family.  We used Cort and Amber's doppler heart monitor.  And then again at the second OB appt last week (the midwife said it was a nice, steady 170 bpm).  It never gets old.  It's special each and every time.  It's such wonderful reassurance that everything is "ok in there".

My skin is nice and pretty.  We're past the acne!  Fatigue is still getting me.  Today I took about 4 hours of naps.  Sigh.  Who has time for that kind of sleeping?

Hair is still the same.  No thick mane yet :)