V-DAY baby update

Well, I promised myself and a few friends that I would do better about blogging...so here goes!

As the end of my pregnancy draws nearer and nearer.... I am more and more tired with all of the dreaded symptoms that the second half of your third trimester carries with it (I have about 6 weeks left)....I am beyond exhausted..which is the excuse I will use for now as to why I have been a little "lazy" with my blogging!!! My belly hangs out of the bottom of my maternity clothes... I'm HUGE, and it is getting harder and harder to move along with the numbness (won't go into details here ;) and my hips hurting, feeling like she is about to fall out...and not to mention VERY FREQUENT trips to the ladies room and many sleepless nights ;) I am constantly trying to remind myself to quit the complaining and just be GRATEFUL!!!!...which I am...I promise!

I have been working on the nursery and will post pictures as soon as it is finished!!!! Have to say....it is beyond cute!!! I went back to Tx this past week and of course went to my favorite boutique...which just so happens to be the home of Caden Lane...where I ordered the fabric for the bedding and other room projects that I sewed up....after chatting it up with the owner and showing her pics of the baby's room, they want to post pics of the nursery on their blog...how fun is that right...so, I will keep you posted on that too!

Happy Valentine's to me!! We had a sono today to check up on lil sis and see how big she is getting....since our little man was quite the little pudge! ;) She was just as cute as can be... Her heartrate was 141 today and she was movin' and a groovin' as usual! She measured about one week early (instead of G's 3 weeks early) and around the 56th percentile (I think that is the number they gave me) in size and weighing in at 5lbs 3 oz...so that was very good to hear....especially when I think about pushing her out....ok...maybe TMI ;) So, the Dr. was very happy about that! It was so fun to see her again on the screen....and the sono tech also told us that she is still a girl...lol...thank goodness, because I'm not sure what I would do with the sea of pink that fills her room and closets!

Once I get the new sono pictures scanned in and another belly shot taken, I will post again!!!...so stay tuned!!!

update on little princess-29 weeks

can't believe we are in my third trimester... and 29 weeks (and 3 days to be exact :) we had a dr. appointment today...her heart rate was 148, it was funny, as soon as the nurse would get a count, she would move around and speed up or slow down her heart rate...mommy is going to be a busy lady as soon as our little dancer gets here!!! my belly is measuring 30 weeks....and I didn't get in trouble for my weight gain..whoo hoo!!!

I just got the best Valentine's present today!!! We get to go in for another sono on February 14th! So excited!!! There is nothing better than seeing your little peanut dancing around on that screen!!!

and one more thing....love how Quentin refers to our baby girl as "princess".... sooo cute! I think he is in love with having a little girl already! my heart melts at the idea of seeing him hold our little girl in a few short weeks!

trick or treat!

After the baby reveal party...it was time for some trick or treating!!! G always LOVES going with his cousins!!! He was pretty much the cutest clown you have ever seen!!!


Mommy and Daddy with Griffin the clown!

Excited about his candy stash!!!

my boys...how cute, right!!!

Griffin and his little girlfriend Caroline!

Love this little face! Still can't believe he left his wig on the entire night!!!

What a FUN day!!!! and definitely a memorable one!!!

baby reveal party!!!

Here's to a little more catching up!!!

We found out what we were going to have on October 31st!!! I was sooo excited!! Every year we have Quentin's family over for dinner before trick or treating! So, the timing was perfect to have a little reveal party!!! I am surprised I survived the wait to tell them after our sono that morning...but a little shopping helped with that!!! ;)

So, I knew I wouldn't have enough time to bake the cake before the reveal party, so, the night before I baked a blue and pink cake! Almost ONLY baked a pink cake, I was so sure it was a girl...but then I thought I might jinx myself, so 2 cakes it was! Just glad we didn't cut into the wrong cake...lol
our little family before the BIG moment!

we even took a pole...and Rylee was the only one to guess girl!

I think she got what she wanted!! ....and me too...she said she wouldn't babysit for me unless it was a girl! Poor little Kolton, no one expected his reaction....I think he wanted a little boy...we will leave that up to his mom and dad, and Uncle Tyler and Aunt Jharon! ;)

G is obviously very excited...ha! But he did tell us sister from pretty early on!!!

It's a GIRL!!!

prego update complete with belly shots!

WOW! These weeks are really flying by!!! Already down to having my dr. appointments every 2 weeks....ahhhh...

This last appt., at 27 weeks, I had to do the blood glucose test...yuck, and they told me they upgraded to a new flavor from the orange I had to drink with Griffin....glad to have that over with!!! Her heartrate was 156, and my belly measured just a little ahead of schedule at 29cm. So, we may be looking at another big baby. No surprise here!

Sister is a going to be a sassy little thing, she is just kicking up a storm and rolling all over the place! Definitely my favorite part of pregnancy is feeling her move all over the place! Can't wait to meet our little diva, and see what she is really like! I am still thinking we may have a little cheerleader and gymnast on our hands!

So, below are a bunch of belly shots to see just how BIG my belly has gotten!!!

28 weeks, 2 days - 1.09.12
you know it's bad when you can barely squeeze in to a maternity shirt....the front of this shirt reads POP! and that's exactly what i'm doin' in this shirt!

26 weeks, 3 days - 12.27.11
My bff Kim and I! We never thought we would be prego together but we are having so much fun going through our pregnancies together!!! She is due 3 weeks after me with a little boy! We had a little too much fun shopping for our little bundles on our trip to Texas for Christmas! Btw, is she not the cutest little prego mama!!! My belly looks like it could eat hers for lunch! lol

25 weeks, 5 days - 12.22.11

This shirt has been a popular choice lately...lol

24 weeks - 12.10.11

Had a fun night over at the Drumright's house! G LOVED playing with their boys, the older boys got to "play" together too, and Camie and I got to have lots of girl/baby chat...she is due a week before me with a little boy!

23 weeks, 2 days - 12.5.11

23 weeks, 1 day - 12.4.11

21 weeks, 2 days - 11.21.11

I'm sure you are now saying "What the heck was she wearing"...at least my friend Kim did...lol. So, as crazy as these leggings look in this picture, they were super cute with my black boots and long top!

20 weeks, 4 days - 11.16.11

still not sure if G knows exactly what is going on, but it is pretty darn cute to talk about "baby sister" in his cute little voice!!!

Oink, Moo Cock-a-doodle-doo, Griffin's 2....pumpkin patch party!!

I'M BACK!!! After our laptop crashed, it was so much harder to blog, soooo my wonderful hubby picked up our new laptop today!!! So I have LOTS of catching up to do!!! And I intend to post every one of the blogs that I missed...and there are A LOT...and they may be in completely random order!!! Sooo, stay tuned...

Still having a hard time we have a 2 year old!!! He is such a fun little man...full of personality!!! Here is us celebrating his 2nd birthday at Klausmeyer Dairy Farm and pumpkin patch a few months ago in Oct....the day wouldn't have been complete without the petting zoo, pig races, a corn maze, pumpkin patch and haybale ride!! ....still trying to figure this computer out, so the pics are a little bit in random order!!!

Tell me this isn't the cutest birthday party invite!!! LOVE IT!!!

And the super cute thank you!!!! A special thanks to everyone who celebrated with us...it was such a fun day thanks to all of our wonderful friends!!!

Enjoying a little pizza and cupcakes just as the rain comes...perfect timing! We were able to enjoy a super FUN day...thank you rain for waiting until the end of the party to shower us!!!

These were my favorite cupcakes!!! Didn't they turn out so cute!!! The rest of them are below!

G's personal cake!!!Here are the rest of his dairy farm cupcakes and cake.....aren't they so stinkin' cute!!! LOVE!!!G playing with his buddy Jackson!

Pig races!

Not so sure about feeding the cow at first!Lovin' the moo cow!

G's favorite part was the petting zoo...loves his animals!!Picking out his pumpkin!

Haybale ride with some of his buddies!!!Loves that Happy Birthday song!!! Yum!!!

ha ha happy halloween!!!

Our little funny man was a clown for Halloween!!! He was the cutest little clown you have ever seen!!! I just LOVE getting him dressed up..and I was set on making his costume this year!! LOVE love love how it turned out!!!

Seriously...does it get any cuter than this!!!!?!! Doesn't hurt to have candy in our photoshoot to get BIG smiles!!!