It's Monday

Another Monday has come again, and what did I find myself doing?  Putting my hubby on another plane.  This seems to be the new norm for us as of this last couple of months.  It's not the worst thing, but, it does get a little old.  This month is turning out to be just about as busy for him as last.  He will be spending the last 10-12 days or so of the month in Africa, after the trip was postponed in January. 

So, this week what do we have to look forward too? 

My youngest daughters birthday is this Thursday!  She is turning 11, on the 11th, and it just happens to be the same day of the week that she was actually born on...Thursday!  Big day for us, I can't believe it's gone so fast.  Unfortunately it looks like Jake won't be home for this. 

But....

We are going to celebrate the Valentines weekend and Emma's Birthday on Saturday by getting a 3-D/4-D ultrasound, and maybe a little outing somewhere fun for the Birthday Girl!  I think we are all looking very forward to this! 

These weren't offered when I was pregnant with the other kids, so this will be a new experience for us all!  =) 

Another milestone this week will be...

Less than 80 days to go until we meet our precious Son!  Boy is this pregnancy zipping by! 

Belly Catcher

As my tummy continues to grow I find myself looking for way to do things differently.  For instance: 

I stand sideways to get a good hug from my hubby. 

I no longer fit through tight spaces, that is unless I stand on my tip toes and raise my belly high above the tight space. 

Putting on socks is quite a chore.

Getting in the bathtub....well Awkward! 

Shaving legs...I miss a lot of spots.  :) 

And last but not least, I am finding that I miss my mouth a lot more and my belly catches all that falls out of it! 
This can be a good thing, if it falls to my tummy I can just pick it back up and eat it, so easy to find on this catch all!   On the other hand, this in not such a good thing, I leave many more messes on myself than I am used to. 

It leaves me wondering, when did I become such a messy!?

Big baby belly!

Okay, finally getting some pictures up here!  We took a few snapshots to capture the end of the second trimester.  I feel huge, look huge, and don't know if it's possible that I can grow more.  Since this is just the start of the third tri, I'm thinking there must be more growing to do! 

When I look back at pictures from when I was pregnant with my kiddos, I realized that we didn't get many pictures of the pregnancy.  It makes me a little sad, so this time we are going to make up for it! 

I haven't had a chance to photoshop any of these, so the coloring is a bit off in this one. 

 

And there you have it, that's all for now.  :)  

Pretty Coffee

Today was the day for the Glucose test, so off I went to drink down the orange yuck.  It was much more difficult to drink it down in the 5 minute allotted time than I remember from before.  All done though, and hopefully no more tests between now and the time the baby comes.  Yay!

I was starving after waiting for that ordeal to get done and over with, so my hubby who happens to be home this week,(Woot) took me to get a delicious coffee and sandwich.  The coffee was so pretty I almost couldn't drink it!  I have never had one that looked like this. 

It tasted pretty yummy too... My first time having a  Decaf Creme Brulee. Mine is the one on the right, and that Cinnamon twist in the middle is to die for.  I need to learn how to make these! 

Good Bye Second Trimester!

Things are just zippin on by pretty fast.  This little one will be here before we know it. 

There is still so much to do before he arrives!  I wonder if it will all get done in time or not. 

For now, we celebrate these last weeks that are sure to go even faster than the first.  We are all looking very forward to it! 

 

Emma feeling the baby move last night.  Yes, a picture showing my stretchmarks!  Scary!

26w5d

Everything is going so well!  Blood pressure is good, weight gain is great, uterus is very high, baby's heart rate is sounding really good.  The Dr. prescribed some meds for me to keep my contractions under control, not sure if I will take it just yet.  I have more than what is normal(4 or less is the norm), more than 10 per hour, but, so far so good.  They aren't doing anything yet, I just have to watch and be careful what I do. Will have an ultrasound in about 5 weeks to take a look at what the placenta is doing.  Until then, I'm on the new schedule of going every 2 weeks. 

After my appointment I checked to see if my Chiropractor could fit me in before he went to lunch.  Thankfully he wasn't busy, and got me right in and adjusted my lower back.  I felt pretty good after that adjustment, I could actually move normally!  :)  Yay! 

I made a run to Costco to get new tires on my car, and ended up waiting for 2 hours and 20 mins, kinda long wait for the middle of the week in the middle of the day.  Found a few cute and cheap outfits for the little guy.   Anyway, my little trip to the Dr. ended up being an all day event and I came home tired. 

I scheduled the 3-D/4-D ultrasound of Feb 13th.  We can't wait to see him! 

Sleep kicking and rolling?

I sure hope so!  Otherwise this child never, ever sleeps.  He is in constant motion, and while I love to feel him move, I get a little concerned that he is always awake.  I know he has to sleep at some point, so I have decided, he is following in the footsteps of his Daddy, and is going to be a sleep walker, and talker.  Makes for some funny moments, and embarrassing ones too.  This is my prayer anyway....

The thought of a baby that doesn't sleep is very frightening!  :)