Updates

Lydia's so-called fever is pretty much gone, though she still sometimes bursts out crying for no apparent reason...sudden mouth pains, I guess. She has her 18 month old doctor's appointment next week, so I'll ask the pediatrician what exactly was wrong with her, but for now, everything is under control. We are no longer trying to potty-train Lydia before the baby is born, as mentioned in an earlier post, though Lydia still says "poo-poo" and runs to the bathroom, but with no ending result in the actual potty (sometimes in her diaper though). I probably forced the training too much; she would actually freak out later while sitting on the potty. Better luck next time though we had a good start.

Lydia's nap times last about two hours now and she's still going to sleep at 7 PM, though she's been waking up at 6:30 AM these last few days with the teething problems. I'm hoping that she'll start waking up at 7 instead soon because as my fellow mother friends have blogged, 30 more minutes of sleep makes a world of a difference. Lydia has also been watching more television lately instead of her usual one hour in the mornings. She catches Sesame Street in the early mornings, Barney and Friends at 11:00 while I prepare lunch, and an occasional Arthur in the afternoons if she's bored with me; it really is hard entertaining a toddler.

I had my 34 week doctor's visit yesterday and everything is right on target. I've gained a couple more pounds and the baby is currently head down, though she still may move. Lydia accompanied me to my appointment, which was tough trying to keep her busy after 45 minutes of waiting; the doctor had some kind of emergency. I've scheduled my future appointments around her nap time so that I can leave her at home with Trung, which will be much easier. I have a feeling the Sophie may arrive early, which I wouldn't mind, just as long as I get to the 37 week full-term mark. Hmmm, we should plan on moving Lydia to her new room pretty soon then, huh?