Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Sick babies....

I have had two sick little babies in my house for a few days now.
Poor Liv started with a fever on Friday night and has been in the dumps ever since.
Cough, runny nose, fussy, etc.

Poor Blake started coming down with the same crud on Sunday night.
His wasn't quite as bad, but overall - he is a sick pup too.
Still in good spirits though!


 
The whole fam has been hit...Ryan starting on Saturday and me on Monday.
Here's hoping that it is GONE tomorrow!!
 

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Oops, I did it again....

Here we are again, 19 days since my last post....

I WILL get back into the swing of things.  Life has been crazy and hectic the past couple of weeks...so I haven't had a chance to write a post.

Nothing bad or our of the ordinary...just crazy!

Will try to post with pictures tomorrow!!

Friday, February 1, 2013

Pregnancy #3 post: Week 20

 
DATE: February 1, 2013
 
How far along: 20 weeks
 
Total Weight Gained: 5.4 pounds.  Big growth week…but I am ok with it.  At this point with Liv I had gained 11 pounds!
 
How big is baby: baby is the size of a banana!  Baby weighs about 10.2 ounces and measures about 6.5 inches.  He/She's got working taste buds.
 
Maternity Clothes:  I am wearing both…switching back and forth.  Don’t have many maternity clothes yet, but making do with what I have!
 
Sleep: good!  My kids are finally starting to sleep too…although I don’t want to jinx anything.
 
Best Moment of the Week: It’s been an overall rough week…not pregnancy-wise, but just over all.  Pregnancy has been easy!  And now I am 1/2 way done - yay!
 
Movement: yes…feeling little flutters every now and then!
 
Food Craving: Mexican food, chocolate, and fruity candy like skittles, gummies, etc.
 
Food Aversions: not really anything particular.
 
Morning Sickness: nope!
 
Gender: Not finding out this time!
 
Symptoms: I have a bit of a sore back this week…nothing major. 
 
What I miss: caffeine.
 
What I'm looking forward to: Starting to feel real movement!

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Pirate Blake (Christmas Catch-Up)

Just catching up on posting a few more pictures from back in December!
 
Blake got this Jake and the Neverland Pirate ship from his great grandma...it was a huge hit!!





Tuesday, January 29, 2013

A String of Bad Luck…putting things in perspective.

 
 
 
It seems lie it has just been one thing after another lately.  I have had a major string of unfortunate luck lately.  Add this with my pregnancy brain, and I have been STRESSED to the max.
Just a few to list:
-Our old house is STILL on the market (going on a year now).  We had some potential interest, with a double showing last week.  The second showing happened to be on the coldest day of the year….and the front door lock got jammed, while they were there.  Ugh.  Just our luck.  Needless to say, no offer.  The lock has since been changed, and functions much better now.  Of course the changing process was not easy...they keys that the made did not work, etc., etc.
-I dropped my phone this weekend and shattered my screen. 
-I had this fear yesterday that I didn’t turn the crock pot on, so I ran home on my lunch break.  It was a slushy, icy day.  On the way home I sled into the ditch.  Ugh.  I am OK.  Buy it was by brand new Acadia!  $550 of damage later.  Of course insurance won’t cover it.  We have a $500 deductible…so obviously we should not turn it in.
-The bills on everything are just piling up…I feel like I can’t keep up.  Two houses is too much to pay for.
-I am forgetting everything!  In addition to me not recalling if I turned the crock pot on (I did)…I am forgetting if the garage door has been shut…causing me anxiety all day long.
SERIOUSLY….enough.
Then I start feeling sorry for myself…and I think…ANNIE, you are fine.  There are people who are having a WAY harder time right now.
*I am healthy, and have a  healthy baby growing in my belly.
*I have two beautiful children who mean then world to me.
*I have a husband who loves me, is a great dad, and a hard worker.
*I have a beautiful home (well 2…but we won’t go down that road again).
*I have a new, reliable car (with a little bumper damage).
*I have family and friends that are there whenever I need something.
And on, and on, and on…
I am FINE….and this stage shall pass!!
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Friday, January 25, 2013

Pregnancy #3 - Week 19



DATE: January 25, 2013

How far along: 19 weeks

How Big is Baby?  Baby is the size of a mango!  At about 6.0 inches long and weighing in at about 8.5 ounces.  Working on his/her five senses. Nerve cells for her sense of taste, hearing, sight and smell are developing in his/her brain.

Total Weight Gained: 3.8 pounds total.  I actually lost 0.6 pounds this week, but that is coming off of my giant gain last week…so I assume that I am just evening out!

Maternity Clothes:  Some pants here and there.  I have a pair of jeans and a pair of black skinnies.  Other than that, still in regular clothes.  I did do a little on-line maternity shopping this week though.

Sleep: good….I was tired this week!  Going to bed earlier than normal.

Best Moment of the Week: Got to watch the little peanut moving around for about 45 minutes during the “big” Ultra Sound!!  Hearing that everything looks great….and that due date remains the same.

Movement: not yet…and I am getting anxious

Food Craving: Mexican, chips and salsa

Food Aversions: none really…just not too much meat.

Morning Sickness: nope!

Gender: IDK…we held strong during the Fetal Survey U/S this week and it is still a surprise!

Symptoms: headaches here and there 

What I miss: caffeine…lots of it!

What I'm looking forward to: Feeling movement!




Thursday, January 24, 2013

Christmas Angel

Here are a couple of pictures of Olivia before we went to visit Santa this year.  She was all proud and excited, but by the time we reached to the front of the line she chickened right out and didn't want anything to do with jolly old St. Nick!
 She is STILL talking about Santa every day though (yes, on January 24)...she is obsesses and always wants to know where he is. 
 
She says "where's Santa?"
I say "North Pole"
She says "why?"
I say "making toys"
she says, "Oh...babies" (her favorite toy is a baby doll)
We have this exact same conversation EVERY SINGLE DAY! haha

Hopefully next year she can actually TELL Santa what she wants.  This year Blake relayed the message for her (so cute).