Friday, October 26, 2012

14 more weeks!

25 Weeks
October 26, 2012

As I lay here in the recliner that has become my best friend and actually SEE my sweet little girl kick and punch me, I am reminded to SLOW DOWN! I have been so busy running around getting things ready at the church for Judgement House that I feel like I am going to look back and miss these days. I already feel like this entire pregnancy has flown by and when I pull up my "What To Expect" app on my iPhone and see that my countdown says:

14 Weeks 3 Days

Holy Toledo Batman! 

I feel like my belly is growing by the second! I'm outgrowing some of my maternity clothes from the earlier part of my pregnancy and passing them on to my other expecting mommy friends. :)

I'm feeling pretty good for the most part, my back doesn't hurt nearly as much as it did a few weeks ago, but I have stopped lifting the kiddos as much. Sleep is not coming easy at night, but I have found a few tricks that makes it easier. For this belly sleeper, I don't know that I will adjust completely until after Virginia Lynn arrives! I move a little slower, I don't walk nearly as fast I used to, which is probably a good thing. JH is going to wear me out next week, I can already feel it! My weight gain according to my scale is about +3 since my last doctors appointment, which still puts me at -2 from pre-pregnancy weight. But have I mentioned I'm hungry? I eat ALL the time! I have a growing baby, I need to feed her, right? :)

We are down to 3 months, it's time to get the nursery complete for sure! :)

Thursday, October 18, 2012

SMILE!



NO possible way that you can watch this and not smile even a little bit!
I have been watching Ty dance since he could walk, and I'm pretty sure he has made me smile every time! I love this little fella! 




Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Fire Prevention

Dawson has been in this phase for a few weeks where he points to EVERYTHING and says,

"What's dat?"
And he won't give up on you until you answer him and explain to him what it is and does! I say it is no coincidence that last week he kept pointing to the smoke detector and saying "What's dat?" the same weekend as the Fire Prevention Parade here in Monroeville. Although, I didn't know about the parade until Saturday morning when my mom and cousin blew my phone up to wake me up to go. (We are very serious about our parades!)

I was able to get a few goodies to bring home and I couldn't wait to show Dawson & Gillian! Monday's are usually not the best day for projects around here, so I waited until today (Tuesday) and when the other babies were already down for there naps to talk about the smoke detector.

First, I let them watch this video below:


At first I don't think they were too interested, but then they heard the word "smoke alarm"! And the video shows how it beeps, and Dawson kept pointing to mine and wanted it to beep. After the video, I explained that when my smoke alarm beeps, that means we have a fire in the house. I asked both of them what we need to do if it beeps, and their response shocked me! Gillian pointed to the front door and Dawson said "outside!" Such smart kids! 

I then brought out these cute little coloring books:


..and these awesome hats!! 


They were thrilled and wanted to wear them all morning! 

Happy Fire Prevention Week! 


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Virginia Lynn Update!

23 Weeks
October 9, 2012

Only 17 more weeks left! This pregnancy has definitely flown by! I cannot believe we are down to the "teen countdown", it's hard to believe at Christmas we will be down to 6 weeks!

Baby girl is kicking like CRAZY! Josh THINKS he felt her a few nights ago, but he is not being very patient. It is starting to be harder thumps and more often, so maybe it won't be long!

In my first trimester I lost 12 pounds, I have now gained 7 of those pounds back. So I am still not quite to my starting weight. My doctor is not worried, so neither am I! I guess that just means it won't take long and I'll be gaining more. :|

Virginia Lynn is the size of an ear of corn! Which puts her at 8.5 inches and 1.5 pounds. At my appointment on Thursday the US Tech said she was very long. :)

Thursday turned out to be an exciting day for this Momma! Here is a little picture & video of the ultra sound.


We were able to go to Babies R Us, so I could finish my registry! I started it online but needed to go in the store to do some of the other stuff. I was also planning on ordering Virginia Lynn's crib. The week before a lady told me that it was discontinued and I probably couldn't get the one I wanted. HA! Thursday I had a different lady and she told me the other girl didn't know what she was talking about. I was able to bring home the crib that very day! Here is a peak at her Daddy putting it up and the finished product! (with her pretty purple rug!)  



We also made a trip to the fabric store where we finished buying the rest of the material for Virginia Lynn's bedding! 


Momma is making her bedding, here is the quilt she is working on! :) 


We bought a simple white dresser to go in her room as well, but I don't have a picture of it. I found this cute corner changing table that Josh is going to build. We found it on Pinterest, this is the picture off of there...

I have been feeling pretty good for the most part. I am having the normal heart burn/indigestion that comes with pregnancy, but nothing too bad that I can't handle. I've had some lower back pain as well, but my doctor gave me some exercises to help with that. 

We are so excited about our little girl making her entrance! 



Monday, October 1, 2012

22 Weeks

22 Weeks
October 1, 2012

Countdown: 18 Weeks, 0 Days

Size: 8 inches, 1 pound! Virginia Lynn is the size and shape of a SMALL DOLL! Well, of course she's a doll. ;)

This little princess is kicking like crazy! Not an hour goes by where she doesn't let her presence be known! I love to lay in bed at night and feel her kick, but that has me a little worried that she may be a night owl when I'm ready to go to bed. She also likes to kick early in the morning as well, so she could be an early bird like her daddy. I found something on Pinterest that fits me about right...


Maybe VLL will be an 11:30 AM person too :) (Yes, I know...I'm in for a rude awakening. Very little sleep and all that jazz!) Luckily, well so far, Josh has promised to help with late nights and early mornings. Guess we will just have to wait and see. (Fingers crossed!)

Last night, Mom, Michelle, Bekah and I met Aunt Tammy and Ally in Mobile and went to the Kidz Klozet Consignment sale for New Mom's! It was a lot to take in for a first timer of this kind of sale but it was also a lot of fun! I got a laundry basket full of pretty clothes! I can't wait for our house to halfway be back to normal so I can start on Virginia Lynn's room and hanging up her clothes!


I'm also looking forward to my ultra sound on Thursday! Can't wait to see and hear my little girl! :-) 

"The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy!" Psalms 126:3