A glimpse of our future

We had our regularly scheduled Dr's appt yesterday and we got to have another ultrasound. Everything with the little one is good - we were actually told he is measuring a little big at this point (oh joy). Right now he is measuring about 32 weeks 5 days so that is about 2 weeks ahead of where I am technically at. My Dr reassured me that this doesn't necessarily mean he will be big at birth, but for now he is just measuring a little bigger. I already know he will be bigger than Brookie - one b/c he's a boy and 2 b/c I am just eating so much more this time around - I was lucky to keep much of anything down when I was pregnant with Brooklynn so she was probably getting the minimal amount she needed. This time - I L.O.V.E. food....lol. So he's getting whatever he wants when he wants it. But thats ok - I definitely don't miss the constant nausea.

I also experienced something new yesterday that I never did with Brookie. I started having Braxton Hicks contractions...I was a little alarmed when they started around 5:30am yesterday morning when I was still in bed. I felt better knowing that I had my Dr's appt a few hours later, so she reassured me thats all they were and are completely normal. I never had any kind of cramping and or/contractions with Brooklynn until the real ones started the day I went into labor - and there was NO mistaking those ones for what they were. My Dr told me that with each pregnancy these things present themselves a little earlier so I can't imagine what people that have a lot of kids feel like with all these little things going on. I've had the same thing with the round ligament pains this time - never had them before, now I have them a lot. But its all for a good cause..so I'll deal with it.

Anyway....during my ultrasound yesterday, we were getting some awesome views of the little onee and I got some really sweet pics. I have been debating on trying for a 3D ultrasound again for this one - with Brookie, we could never get a good shot of her b/c of her position so I was hesitant to spend the extra money again to try this time around. Well yesterday was my lucky day.....the technician switched the machine over to the 3D one about half way through and we got to really see what he is looking like these days. We both think he looks exactly like Brooklynn did - definitely has my nose again and that little pouty lip....lol. Can't wait to see him when he gets here. Anyway....here are the pics...enjoy!!

This last one was just the regular 2d ultrasound -

it was neat to finally get a good side profile shot.

Where did the time go??

Wow - its been a whole month since I last posted....I can't believe how fast time is just flying by. We have had a busy month - seems like it has been non stop the entire time. The last couple of weekends have been full of room renovations and switching bedrooms. We are down to the final one - the baby's room :) We first started with switching Andrew & Brooklynn's rooms and repainting both and adding chair rail to Brookie's new room. Talk about chaos. Glad that part is over. This weekend we finally jumped in and began on the baby's room. Where did all this stuff come from?!?!?! Seriously - our house is in such chaos the last few weeks - its starting to stress me out. If someone would have come knocking on our front door this weekend and peeked in through our windows - they would have completely thought we belonged on those shows about Hoarders. OMG - it was crazy. We had a few dressers, a 26" tv, tons of boxes, couch cushions and who knows what else all piled in the entryway by our front door. We still have an armoire just sitting in the middle of our living room/dining room area. Today my mom and me moved 99% of this stuff into the garage - I just couldn't stand it any longer - it was driving this nesting pregnant lady INSANE. Hopefully in the next few days, we will get the final painting and touch ups done in the baby's room and be able to move the rest of the stuff in there and organize it. I love the colors we chose for all the rooms - I'll add pics at a later time to show all our work :) I ordered the crib yesterday so that should be here within the week......I think its starting to hit me how soon this is all happening. When I was pregnant with Brooklynn - we had her room done as soon as we found out we were expecting a girl - so compared to that we are about 2.5 months behind. Like I said earlier - time is just getting away from us this time.


I am 30 weeks today (only 70 days left - so just over 2 months) - crazy to think its already been that long. I am already also to the point of going to my Dr's appt every other week. When she told me that at my last appt, I just about had a heart attack - how is that even possible already??? It seemed to take forever with Brooklynn to get to this point. Of course this wild child inside of me is a constant reminder. The last few weeks he has gotten very strong and is kicking and punching and stretching out like crazy - it looks like a boxing match in there from the outside on any given evening. He definitely is making his prescence known - I actually flinch in pain quite a bit when he is going at it....I don't remember Brookie being this rough...I guess its the boy thing.....lol. Of course I do remember Brookie being very active a lot sooner but now this little one is starting to give her a run for her money. Im just hoping he is a little more mellow and laid back once he's here...hehehe. Wishful thinking..ha!

Anyway...here is an updated pic of my expanding waistline. I am already at the total weight gain I had when pregnant with Brooklynn and I am definitely feeling it. Scary to think I still have just over 2 months left - the 2 months where the baby really packs on the pounds...should be interesting.




Everything else is about the same. Brooklynn is really a sweet little girl full of hugs and giggles, but wow - she is ACTIVE and very head strong. Of course she is 2 years old so that may have something to do with it. We hear A LOT of 'NO's and MINE' quite a bit these days....what fun. But overall she is such a sweet little girl. She is so huggable and loves giving kisses and hugs - completely melts my heart. She is now a complete Mommy's girl too - I don't know if its a combination of her age or she senses a major change coming....but I love every minute of it. She also just changed one day out of the blue and started calling me Mommy instead of Momma.....I love it! She's talking more and more now - still hard to understand sometimes, but we're getting there. Her little voice is so cute - I love hearing her talking to us and trying to communicate with us - she definitely loves her new ability.


I don't have many new pics so I'll just include some cute ones from New Years....she loved the fireworks this year and wasn't ready for them to end that night. The sparklers were her favorite!











Hopefully by the next time I post - I'll have some pics of the nursery with everything in place and the other rooms that we have been working on :)

Ho Ho Ho and 100 Days?!?!?

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed themselves with family & friends. We had a great time - the kids especially. It's so much fun to see them opening their gifts and really getting excited for the big day. A friend of mine said it best when she said that her house looked like Toys R Us on Christmas morning.....yep - that would describe ours too!! Now we just have to find space for all the new stuff....its a vicious cycle...hahaha!

The kids got some wonderful presents today. There's a few that stand out for different reasons. I came across a doll online that was supposed to be very realistic - it cries and coos and sucks on a pacifer and/or bottle and when you take it out, it cries. I thought that would be a perfect thing for Brooklynn to have; #1 because she LOVES baby dolls and #2 because I thought it would let her feel like a little mommy when her little brother arrived - she could take care of her baby while I take care of her little brother. Well lets just say Brooklynn won't be babysitting anytime soon...hahaha. When her baby doll started crying and wouldn't stop, she got a little peeved with it - at first she was all cute and sweet saying "sssshhhhh" and patting the baby's back, but since its a doll and it only shuts up with the bottle or pacifier in its mouth, it kept screaming. Well obviously Brookie had enough and couldn't figure out how to make it be quiet. She covered the baby up (completely from head to toe) with a blanket obviously trying to smother the noise and then when that didn't work, picked it up and tossed the poor thing on the floor and went about her business across the room. Obviously we need some lessons on how to take care of a baby...lol. I wish I would have had the camera close by to catch it all but I was laughing so hard by this point....completely missed it. I'll try to get it another time to share.

Here are some cute pics from earlier today.

Our annual Christmas pose...

Waiting patiently to dig into their presents

Another big hit with BOTH kids was their new motorcycles. We let them open up all their other presents first and then had them close their eyes while we wheeled both of their new bikes out to the living room. They were both so excited. Obviously Andrew's is a little more high tech....its a Razor Dirt Bike which is pretty neat. It only goes about 14mph or so but its perfect for him......he couldn't wait to get outside to test it out. Brookie's motorcycle was just a plastic little push one (PINK of course)...but hey - as long as she was like her big brother, its all good. Here's a pic of our little biker gang when they first got their new wheels.....

Brookie testing out her new wheels...and for all

the out of towners...yes it was actually cold here

this morning - it was about 32 degrees outside

when we were out there.

And Andrew testing his new ride...

The cutest biker gang ever...lol

Anyway....moving on to the 2nd half of this post.....100 days. What does that mean? Well as of today, December 25th, I am only 100 DAYS from my due date!!!! How is that even possible??? It has flown by - it seems like just yesterday I found out but here we are 6 months into the pregnancy. The last month has gone much smoother and things are going well. I can tell I am close to hitting the 3rd trimester already - energy levels are being zapped and I am starting to feel my body aching from the growing belly. I am definitely bigger this time around - the last month I have just popped. Andy said to me earlier today that I am pretty much the size now at just under 26 weeks that I was when I had Brooklynn full term. Sadly...I would have to agree. I only gained 20lbs with Brookie and I am already at 16-17lbs so far and still have just over 3 months left. I'm not complaining though about the weight gain - its a nice change this time to actually have an appetite. I have had the strongest cravings for anything orange flavor - including fresh oranges - just can't seem to get enough. But like I said, I am already feeling a lot of the same things I felt with Brookie at the very end of the pregnancy - at 38-40 weeks.....so the next few months should be interesting. Here is a pic of me tonight. I'll call it the 26 week update - even though I still have 2 days left before I hit 26 week mark - but close enough.

I'll try my hardest to have more updated pics now that you can actually see progress...hahahaha!

Looking Up....

We finally got some good news this week.....which was a HUGE relief. I had my dr's appt yesterday with an ultrasound to see what the status of my placenta was. My Dr was thrilled that it had moved up quite a bit from when she last saw it a month ago.....so that was GREAT news. It is looking like the issues I have been having are being left in the past. I also was told that I am no longer on bed rest!!! YAY!!! Of course she told me that I can't go back to normal completely - I still have to take it easy and stay off my feet as much as possible - but I am able to get out of the house and do my everyday normal things - run errands (nothing major - just quick trips here and there), drive Brookie to/from school, go out to dinner, etc. So that was a huge relief. I honestly felt like a new person walking out of the office yesterday...so excited. I even went back to work today and was excited about it. I was only on bed rest for 12 days but OMG - it was beginning to get to me. The first week wasn't so bad - I was just so worn out from everything that happened, but this week when I actually felt normal - I was starting to feel like a caged lion...so things took a turn for the better just in time. I don't know how people do it for months and months at a time - but I guess you do what you have to do. Anyway...needless to say - I will definitely be watching what I do from this point forward - don't want a repeat of last week. This pregnancy has been completely different from when I was pregnant with Brooklynn....definitely keeping me on my toes. Hopefully this is it now for little bumps in the road :)

The ultrasound yesterday was a quick one - just to check my placenta. The technician did give me a great facial shot of our little boy......he's definitely getting bigger - she said he was just over 1lb at this point...its going by so fast. I can't believe that 4 months from today is my due date....crazy!!! I guess we should get going on getting everything in order - especially figuring out his name ;)


In other news....we had a nice (white)surprise today in Houston...it actually SNOWED!!! From what I've been told by friends/family in Toronto - we actually beat them for the 1st snowfall of the year.....something is definitely wrong with that picture. It was hilarious to see everyone so excited.....I wish it would have stuck around longer so I could have played with Brookie in the snow when we got home. By the time we got home, it was all gone from the ground and just snowing a little. Oh well.....we'll take whatever we can down here - definitely a nice change from the blistering heat of the summer. Just glad it doesn't last for months and months and months like up north.

Other than that - not much else is going on with us. Just getting ready for the holidays. We got our outside of the house done last weekend. We have some of the inside stuff up - just have to put the decorations on the tree - maybe I will finally get around to doing that this weekend. It actually feels like the holidays this year b/c its been fairly cold for awhile now...which is a nice change.