10 Things You Should Know About Leyton

Leyton is very sweet,

athletic, 

stylish,

hard working,

clean and neat,

sensitive,

thoughtful, 

beautiful, 

funny, 

and last but not least -she LOVES long walks on the beach.

Baby Campoamor 2.0

So here is the very overdue post for our newest edition.  I will begin at the beginning.  Ryan and I have always planned to have two, and I wanted to get the pregnant fun over with as quickly as possible.  So we were trying for a baby, and this one only took a couple of months.  I actually started 'feeling' pregnant on Monday, but I didn't get a positive pregnancy test until Friday, January 6.  It's funny that my body caught on so quickly.  And just like with Leyton, the day I hit 6 weeks, I started feeling terrible.  Only this time I was actually physically sick.  I spent weeks 6 to 10 either lying on the couch, bed, or on Leyton's playroom floor, with occasional trips to the bathroom to puke.  I didn't feel like eating much, so whatever sounded good is what I made sure to either get for myself or make Ryan get for me.  One day, around week 10, sushi sounded good, so I loaded LC in the car in the rain and got takeout.  I ate a lot.  The next morning I threw up.  Nothing new.  And then I threw up again.  And again.  And again at least every hour for the entire day.  At first I blamed the baby, but now I blame food poisoning.  And I haven't had ANY desire to eat sushi since.  The good news though is that after about 3 days of not eating and lying in the bed (thankfully my wonderful husband was able to take care of Leyton), I haven't thrown up since.  It still took a couple of weeks to feel good... around 12 weeks or so, but now at 18 weeks I feel AWESOME.  I've started back to Crossfit (I took 7 weeks off because I could barely change a diaper, much less exercise) and have the appetite of a high school football player.  I lost 7 pounds the first trimester... at week 10 I was the thinnest I've been in years... but I found those 7 and added several more.  I got my maternity clothes in the mail from my sister-in-law just in time -woohoo stretchy waist bands!!

One reason it took us so long to post baby ultrasound pictures is because we just got them.  After Leyton was born, I decided I wanted to have a med-free birth for round two.  After doing my research here in San Diego, I found the UCSD birth center to be the best fit for me.  They specialize in natural childbirth, offer you a free doula, and are attached to a traditional hospital in case something goes wrong or you change your mind about the pain meds.  The navy however, wanted me to use THEIR hospital and their doctors.  So after MONTHS of dealing with insurance, we got an appointment with the UCSD midwives, but at this point I was already 16 weeks along.  So no prenatal care until 16 weeks, which is not ideal, but it wasn't my first rodeo either, so not that huge of a deal.  Because the midwife said I was measuring big for 16 weeks and because I was so sick, we were a little concerned there may be TWO babies.  But luckily there was only one beautiful child on that ultrasound.  We will probably get another ultrasound done in a few weeks, because some of the organs were too small for the tech to get a good look at the first round.  One thing we are NOT going to look at this time is the gender.  We will find out in September whether Leyton gets a little brother or sister. AND you all will also have to wait til then for the name, which we are still ironing out anyway.

We have done very little to get ready for this little one.  Part of that is because we have all the big stuff already.  If it's a boy, we'll have to get the kid some new clothes, but otherwise, we got what we need.  We have decided which room will be baby's, and one day when I was having some nesting urges, I got the closet cleaned out.  But there is still a LOT to do to make that room baby ready.  I think we will probably put the baby in the pack-n-play for the first 6 or so months, then get LC a new toddler bed, and baby will get her crib.  And we will get a double BOB stroller, since we use ours daily and BOB's are the bomb.  So we are preparing for this kid, but there are no belly pictures or painted nursery's to show for it.

We are looking forward to doing this one all together as a FAMILY.  Ryan has been here for almost a year now so it's hard to imagine doing this without him.  But two years ago, that's what we were facing.  Dear US Navy: PLEASE DON'T MAKE US DO THAT AGAIN!  Please!  Please!  Ryan will have to deploy again at some point, but hopefully not for a couple of years and the kids will be old enough for daycare when Mommy needs a time out :-) So pray that Daddy is here for this birth day and that all goes smoothly from here on out.

Like I said, no belly pictures yet.  We will try and get on that.  I think we didn't start because I was so skinny that pictures would be sad.  But now I have a nice round belly, so we have no excuse.  Oh, we also found out that our next door neighbor has the SAME due date!  So that is cool.  Woohoo for September 13, 2012!  

Easter Part II

I was hoping to do a lovely post about Baby 2.0 and Easter fun... but I just don't have time.  So I will just post the sweet pictures of our wonderful holiday and save the narrations for when I can sit and do justice to the topic.  I will say we had an awesome time at the Mallory's for the Easter Egg hunt, and Leyton was an absolute PRO at the hunting!  Not to mention she was beautiful in her sweet dress.

Happy Easter!

We had a few visitors this Easter - Poppy, BB, and the Easter Bunny. Poppy and BB flew in from VA on Thursday and LC has been eating up the attention (spoiled!). Yesterday, we visited an Aquarium in La Jolla and Leyton enjoyed looking at all the fish, sharks, sea horses and other sea creatures. We have had a beautiful weekend of sunshine and mid-70 degree temps. Not too shabby for Easter weekend. Here are some photos from this weekend:

 Poppy, BB, LC and Shannon checking out one of the many tanks. 

 This was one of the largest tanks they had. The fish in here were larger then Leyton!

The cove in La Jolla, CA

 Poppy, BB, and LC

 A lot of surfers were out hangin' ten in the chilly Pacific Ocean.

 BB and LC checking out the tidepools. You were allowed to touch the sea urchins, star fish and other creatures, but LC wasnt feeling adventurous. 

 Here is Shannon debating what to do with her dwindling stock portfolio.

 These were grey whale statues as you entered the aquarium. LC recently learned how to make whale noises so as soon as she saw these whales, she started to make the sounds. 

 The Easter bunny also visited us this weekend! He left LC's goodies on the table and as soon as LC got eyes on her goodies and her Hello Kitty bubble machine, she was immediately filled with excitement

 Here she is checking out her Easter basket and the Hello Kitty bubble machine.

 She still doenst know what to think of the bubble machine. It makes scary noises. The apple looking device is the bubble solution. She likes this much better then the actual bubble maker.

 She also received some yummy yogurt bar snacks and some booty cream. 

 Last but not least, she received some socks.

 Here she is showing off her loot to Scout.

About a week and a half ago, I flew up to NY to pick up another one of our new helo's from the Lockheed Martin plant in Owego. We had great flights back to San Diego and made some good stops along the way - Washington DC, Charleston SC, Biloxi MS, San Antonio TX, and Tucson AZ. 

 Here is the brand new MH-60R, side number 167008, waiting for us to take her. She had about 16 total flight hours on her when we accepted it. Once again, I signed for this $36 million dollar machine. What is the Navy thinking?

Here was my crew. My co-pilot was Brendan Negle, who was a classmate of mine at VT. Brendan, Myself, and another one of our VT classmates are all now in the same squadron. Crazy, and goes to show what a small community the Navy is. 

In other news, Shannon, LC, and myself are pleased to announce that Baby C 2.0 is baking in the oven. We went to the Dr. office for an ultrasound last week to see how things are going and check up on him/her. Baby C 2.0 was very fidgety and active, making the technician work hard to get her required images and measurements. The due date they gave us is 13 Sep and we are not going to find out what gender Baby C 2.0 is until he/she is born. So far, things are going well and we are excited to share this news with you. 

 Allow us to introduce you to Baby C 2.0. 

 Baby C 2.0's big foot. Stinky!

Baby C 2.0's leg, calf and foot. 


Happy Easter everyone. God Bless and take care!

A Slippery Situation

I realize that this is one of those "You had to be there" stories, but I'm going to tell it anyway.  Generally Ryan and I do a little bathtime tag team routine, which we have down to a lovely science.  But Daddy was flying, so Mommy was solo, which means a slight change in the routine.  I got Leyton undressed as the tub was filling.  When it was time for her to get in, she wouldn't come to me, she just giggled and tried to open the door and run around the house naked.  Luckily the door was shut, so she was pinned in.  As she was standing there, she began to pee.  She is always in a diaper, so she has never peed herself before, and the warm, wet down her leg startled her.  She panicked, and tried to run to Mommy (which is what you do when you are scared) but the floor was slippery from the pee.  Watching her, stark naked, try to run to me while sliding around on pee was hilarious.  Again, you had to be there, but I almost peed my own self laughing.
Also, since we are already taking about bodily fluids, I'll update you on the cloth diaper situation.  We are now 100% disposable free.  I made the switch last week when Ryan was gone.  I have 16 adorable diapers, which 6 more on the way, that I rotate through.  Until my other 6 arrive, I have to wash them almost daily, but that isn't a very big deal.  My favorite thing about cloth is how dry her little bottom is in the mornings.  She would normal SOAK a Huggies and at least 3 times a week would need her sheets washed (which is such a pain with bumper).  In the past 10 days, she has only leaked her diaper once, and that was Daddy's fault... he left her in her crib too long :-)  So I love the cloth diapers and I am very glad I made the change and will be using them and saving mad $$$ when Baby C 2.0 comes along.

And now for the completely unrelated photos.

We did another zoo visit, this time to the Safari Park.

We tried to get her to sit on the rhino, but she was having NONE of it!

HAHAHA

It really is a cool place

View from the African Safari Tram

View of a toddler who does NOT want to ride... "I CAN WALK PEOPLE!!"

We stopped for a snack, and that put us all in a better mood

My lame attempt to try and convince her that hats are cool... didn't work

Here kitty kitty

Leyton prefers the fake animals

She wants one for her playroom

And a Hummer

Modeling her new kicks.  After days of walking around the park and zoo, we realized LC doesn't have any play shoes.  So we ordered her some sweet Pumas.