31 weeks

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How far along are you? 31 weeks .. although I am pretty positive I am 32+3 weeks.

Maternity clothes?  Yes.
Sleep: Off and on.. I usually sleep 4 hrs then am up for a little bit and then back to sleep for 2-3 hrs. Guess my body is getting me ready for what is to come!
Best moment this week: Beth put her baby in the crib and sang “rock-a-bye baby” to it.
Miss Anything? I honestly miss being able to go for a run. The past 2 years I usually begin my half marathon training around this time.
Movement: Lots – good strong kicks!
Food cravings: Mozzarella sticks.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Depends on the day..
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Lots of Braxton hicks contractions.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy
Looking forward to: Finishing off the nursery!

30.. let the countdown begin!

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How far along are you? 30+2 weeks (a little late with with this weeks bump date!)

Maternity clothes?  Yes.
Sleep: Yes! I think the days of sleeping on my stomach are officially over for a few months.. it was great while it lasted!
Best moment this week: Getting our carseat and a few other baby items – swaddle blankets, crib sheets etc.
Miss Anything? As of this week – sleeping on my stomach.
Movement: Lots of movement.. luckily he has moved down and is no longer using my ribs as a punching bag.
Food cravings: Nothing really.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Depends on the day.. sometimes chicken and sometimes coffee!
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Not yet.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and anxious.. We realized this weekend that this little man could be here in as early as 7 weeks (hopefully no sooner)! Lots to be done, but we are checking things off the list!
Looking forward to: Our next appointment on Monday!

29 & feelin’ fine

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How far along are you? 29 weeks

Maternity clothes?  Yes.
Sleep: Thankfully yes.. the girls are finally back to sleeping through the night and my cold is almost gone!
Best moment this week: We got a little peak at our little man last week. He is doing great and measuring ahead!
Miss Anything? A good workout.
Movement: Tons!
Food cravings: Nothing really.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.. been pretty lucky lately..
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Lots of braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy and in a better mood now that they started me on iron supplements.
Looking forward to: Being able to paint my own toes again.. I hate having to wait for my next pedicure if a nail chips!

28 weeks & 28 years

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How far along are you? 28 weeks

Maternity clothes?  Yes.. answer won’t be changing.
Sleep: Not with this horrible head cold!
Best moment this week: My 28th birthday!!!
Miss Anything? Being able to walk up stairs without being out of breath.
Movement: When he wants to kick he does… but this week he has been pretty chill.
Food cravings: Buffalo Chicken Chips 🙂
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still red meat.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Lots of braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy:)
Looking forward to: Cooler weather – I am so ready for all my cute maternity clothes.

27 weeks

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How far along are you? 27 weeks

Maternity clothes?  Yes.. answer won’t be changing.
Sleep: As long as the AC is on I am good.
Best moment this week: Finally getting some relief from my lower back pain!
Miss Anything? Being able to paint my own toes.
Movement: He loves to kick!
Food cravings: Red Velvet cheese cake from the Cheese Cake factory!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still red meat.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Lots of braxton hicks.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy:)
Looking forward to: My 28 week appointment next week 🙂

twenty six.

img_4908How far along are you? 26 weeks

Maternity clothes?  100% yes.. they are just more comfortable at this point.
Sleep: So much better! I was using the last few weeks of summer to try to sleep in or even nap.
Best moment this week: Getting my first ever prenatal massage – I can’t believe I didn’t get one during my other pregnancies. I am definitely getting another one.
Miss Anything? The other day I wanted a glass of wine, but then I remembered there is non-alcoholic wine.. basically a step up from grape juice.
Movement: TONS!
Food cravings: Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte – so basic.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still red meat.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: None.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy:)
Looking forward to: My first chiropractor appointment and the start of work. Sounds funny but I am looking forward to going back to work. I miss the routine and structure.

And she’s off…

Today was the big day.. Madison’s first day of kindergarten!!
We started the day off with a delicious breakfast of ABC pancakes & bacon. Madison woke up ready to go, she was so eager to get dressed and ready to! The whole morning went so fast! To make the morning super special Mema came up for the big send off!

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Last night before bed Madison and I sat down and did a little questionnaire here are her answers

How old are you?: 4 1/2
What grade are you in?: The first one kindergarten
What do you want to be when you grow up?: A veterinarian, but not to pesky cats.
Favorite color: White and Purple
Favorite thing to do: Lay on the floats in the pool
Favorite food: Cinnamon buns
Favorite song: Just like fire- Pink

 

25 down

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How far along are you? 25 weeks

Maternity clothes?  100% yes.. they are just more comfortable at this point.
Stretch marks? yes- removing this question since it won’t change.
Sleep: Yes! Thankfully.
Best moment this week: Painting the little one’s room!
Miss Anything? Nope.
Movement: He is becoming a very active little boy.
Food cravings: No real cravings this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Still red meat.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: Lots of braxton hicks contractions going on this week.
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy:)
Looking forward to: A prenatal massage. I have been having the worst lower back pain so between a chiropractor and a massage I am hoping to find some relief.

Paint Night

A few months ago a friend and I attended “Paint Nite” at a local gym and I LOVED it.. ever since then I have been wanting to go to another one, unfortunately I haven’t made it to another. When we moved Beth into Madison’s room I was trying to think of ways to make the room theirs.. not just Madison’s, and I was reminded of the paint night.

I wanted to add some fun colors and some personalization to the room and figured what better way to do that then have the girls make something, so we headed over to Michaels and grabbed a few supplies and got back to work!

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I decided to let the girls pick out the colors and shockingly they agreed on all 4 colors. We grabbed all our supplies and headed home. I pulled out my circuit and cut of the girls initials in vinyl and attached them to canvas along with a heart.

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The vinyl was not sticking to the canvas as well as I had hoped so we had to add some paint to help it stick.. Madison picked yellow because “it was bright and looked sticky”! Luckily it helped 🙂

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I put some paint out and gave the girls brushes and let them get to work! They loved the entire process. My only regret was using paint brushes, they seemed to slow them down and were more of hassle. If I ever this again I will let them finger paint the entire canvas. I had to help a little bit to cover up the white spots but they pretty much did it all alone!

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IMG_4755Once they finished I could’t wait to pull the vinyl off, I was looking forward to seeing the finished products! Once I finally pulled it off I was soooooo happy! They turned out so great and bright, it is exactly what I had in mind. The girls are so proud of themselves for making some beautiful pieces of art for their room! While I am still thinking about how to hang the pieces (either hang or display using the ikea photo shelf) I thought I would share the finished product with you!

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2-4.

14060301_10208642413051454_1068177895_oHow far along are you? 24 weeks

Maternity clothes?  Yup.. spending this week going through my closet to pack away all my non maternity clothes.
Stretch marks? ugh do I still need to answer this?
Sleep: yes!, could be more constant but I will take what I can get!
Best moment this week: Picking a color for baby’s room!
Miss Anything? Nope.
Movement: Yes lots!
Food cravings: No real cravings this week.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Red meat.. so I guess I’m going to be staying away from steaks and burgers for awhile.
Gender: It’s a BOY!!!
Labor Signs: no
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On.. except the other day when we were in the city and my fingers swelled the size of sausages.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy:)
Looking forward to: Starting to paint the baby’s room 🙂

I took a look back at our old blog and saw that 24 weeks was my first “bump” post with Beth.. so here is a little throwback!
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