Saturday, October 19, 2013

Cuddle bug

This girl has me wrapped around her little finger. Almost every night now she somehow ends up cuddling on the couch with me and falling asleep in my arms. I can't resist. I know I am starting a bad habit, but I also know she has some cuddle competition coming in about 10 weeks. I just want to soak up every moment with her I can.


29 Weeks

How far along? 29 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 10 lbs.
Maternity clothes? Some.  Still able to wear my favorite pre-pregnancy jeans.
Sleep? Not enough.  I have been fighting some sort of cold, it has been brutal and exhausting. Being sick while you are pregnant is rough.
Stretch marks? Nope
Best moment this week: Finishing the baby's crib blanket
Movemement:  Lots of activity during the day and night and hiccups regularly
Food Cravings: Coke. Apples and pumpkin dip. Street tacos.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Pregnancy Symptoms: Not really.
Babies Size: About 2.5 lbs and 15 inches long!
Labor Signs:  Nope.
Due Date:  Hoping for December 26th!
Looking forward to: Decorating the nursery and deciding on a spelling of the name. I got a couple of things for the nursery this week, paper lanterns and the  blanket materials. Nursery colors: Gray, white, yellow and aqua/teal.


Field trips


Madison and Makenzie had pumpkin patch field trips this week and I was able to go with both of them. It is so much fun to see them in their element, with their friends and classmates. Makenzie was quite the independent little thing, reminding me that I didn't need to be there.  Not sure I am quite ready for my little girl not to "need" me. 






Ellie


With the older two girls in school I have had the opportunity to spend some one on one time with this little girl lately. She is awesome. She is so funny. She loves to be funny. She loves to do things on her own. She is independent, but she gives good cuddles. She is potty trained. Woo hoo! She loves her sisters and misses them while they are at school. She still called Makenzie "teenie" instead of Kenzie which is adorable and fitting. And she is the most adorable thing I have ever laid eyes on. So thankful for moments with this girl.




Monday, October 7, 2013

Third Trimester!

How far along? 27 Weeks 2 Days
Total weight gain/loss: 10 lbs.  Ug!
Maternity clothes? Some.  Still able to wear my favorite pre-pregnancy jeans.
Sleep? Not enough.  Naps are essential these days.  I have hit the part of pregnancy where apparently my body thinks it needs to "practice" for the sleepless nights.  I find myself waking up often or waking super early (3:30am-ish) and not falling back asleep.  The other day I got up at 4:30am and started dusting blinds.  Seriously!?!?
Stretch marks? Nope
Best moment this week: Knowing that at this point if baby was born she would very likely survive without many complications. 
Movemement:  Lots of activity during the day and night and hiccups regularly
Food Cravings: Coke.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Pregnancy Symptoms: Not really.
Babies Size: About 2 lbs and 15 inches long!
Labor Signs:  Nope.
Due Date:  Hoping for December 26th!
Looking forward to: Decorating the nursery.  It is a mess, absolutely nothing it done and it dawned on me that we could be meeting this little girl in less than 11 weeks! We might have a name picked out, now to decide on a spelling.