.28 Weeks.

22 Weeks compared to 28 Weeks!!!

We are now in the homestretch...sort of.

I had my Glucose test and my Dr. Appt yesterday.

I won't know my test results for 4 weeks, but I haven't had a problem with it before. I am going to assume that I am not going to have a problem this time around.

My blood pressure was great.

Baby is measuring right on schedule.

Baby's heartbeat is great.

My weight gain...ugh!!

I am not gaining too much or anything. I am right on track with my personal normal weight gain for pregnancy. I still hate seeing the numbers on the scale go up every appt and wonder where all that weight is really going. I keep telling myself to not even stress about it. I eat healthy and the baby is getting the nutrition he needs...but gaining weight isn't fun for ANY reason.

.27 Weeks!!.

I am feeling quite excited today...because I only have 13 more weeks left...which calculated out is 91 days!

I am pretty sure it will only be about 12 more weeks, but we will see what kind of timing Baby Boy has in mind.

Yesterday was not such a good day. Sunday night, Lily decided to be a bit dramatic and fell down the stairs when we got home from picking up Brookie from her Dad's. She fell down the last half and it appeared as though she had hurt her right arm. I did all the checks and had her wiggle her fingers and move her arm around. Everything was working correctly, so nothing was broken. She just cried for about 10 minutes afterwards wanting no one to touch her but Mommy.

With that said, she kept waking up crying saying her arm hurt throughout the night. Which amounted to a MASSIVE lack of sleep for me and for her. 7am came and Aaron got up to get ready for work. Lily joined him while I attempted to get back to sleep.

At 7:30 I figured that I would not be sleeping very long and just went out and laid on the couch.

Not long after that, Lily started crying saying she wanted to go night night. Aaron quickly scooped her up, letting her know that Mommy was no where to be found and got her back to bed before he left for work.

I quickly fell back asleep on the couch right after thanking him for getting her back to sleep for me. Brookie didn't wake up for another hour and I woke up feeling slightly refreshed...then I tried to get up. My entire body was sore, especially my back. It made for a fairly long day.

This morning, I sat down to eat my breakfast and Brookie tells me "Mom, you don't look so good." I replied back to her "Mommy is just tired honey. I am fine." She quickly says back "No Mom, you look sick."

I couldn't help but laugh. I am actually feeling great today...I would have expected that comment yesterday.

Gotta love children and their honesty!

.Awkwardly Uncomfortable.

I don't recall, with either of the girls, not being able to sit just about any way I wanted while pregnant.

Well, this morning, I sat down to eat breakfast...the same way and same place I do EVERY morning. I leaned over to take a bite of my cereal and immediately noticed it was EXTREMELY uncomfortable. I couldn't slouch over and eat my bowl of cereal. I had to sit straight up and HOLD my bowl to eat.

I guess the baby decided he was taking up to much room in the front and has decided to start moving up farther into my stomach.

I don't know how I feel about this...

.26 Weeks.

This picture was actually taken at 25 Weeks and 4 Days...but I can't imagine my belly has grown that much in 3 days...at least I hope not!

I have been feeling pretty good lately. I have been getting more sleep at night and waking up feeling pretty refreshed every morning. I have had a bit more energy and been able to get more done during the day without feeling like I ran a marathon.

 My muscles in my lower body have definitely been loosening up and that is not a fun process. 

My dreams have been OUT OF CONTROL! They have been weird and last ALL NIGHT! I seriously wake up feeling like a crazy person every morning wondering how my mind comes up with these scenarios.

Thanks to all of my dreaming, I have been talking in my sleep more too. Which means that Aaron now has to listen to, not only Brooklyn, but me talking all night too. 

Aaron and I were talking about when we are going to be moving while we were driving home on Sunday from out Easter weekend up at Aaron's parents. I was suddenly struck with a mass amount of anxiety just with the thought of how short of a time we have left until we have a 3rd little one joining our family. 3 months is definitely NOT a long time by any means. I have been keeping myself pretty busy and every week just flies by as it is. Throw moving into a new place into the mix for the last month of pregnancy and Baby Boy will be here in no time! 

I can honestly say, going from 1 to 2 kids was a SLIGHT adjustment. 

Going from 2 kids to pregnant with #3 has been a large adjustment.

Going from 2 kids to 3 kids...has me feeling slightly inadequate.

I think I let my emotions get the best of me at times and I worry too much.

I worry too much about what others are thinking.

I worry too much about others opinions.

I know a lot of it is just my hormones getting the best of me at the moments that are already hard for a normal Mommy.

With all that said...I am still SOOOOOO excited to meet our Baby Boy and have him join our family. The girls are both very excited and talk about him all the time. 

Lily has become such a little Mommy to her cousin Clara and is seriously adorable when she is around her. She talks to her in baby talk the way the rest of us do and likes to be right there with her whenever she is in someones arms.

Brooklyn has always had the little Mommy mentality. Hers is quite different from Lily's though. She is always wanting to make sure that YOU are doing what she thinks Clara needs. I thank Katie for putting up with it when she watches them for me. I am sure it is enough to drive anyone crazy. ha ha

August 2nd can't come fast enough...or slow enough. :)

.22 Weeks.

I feel more like I am 36 weeks.

My back hurts ALL the time. I reach my level of exhaustion WAY sooner than I would like. My patience wears WAY too thin some days. Hormones...I WANT MY BODY BACK!!!

Now on to the good stuff :)

I can feel Baby Boy kicking and moving around ALL the time!! I absolutely love it. He usually wakes up at about 7am every morning as Aaron is climbing out of bed to head to work.

The other morning, Aaron laid in bed with me for a few extra minutes just to feel our little guy kicking and moving around. I hope it made his morning the way it makes mine every single day.

It seems like the weeks are just flying by. I don't think I will be able to believe it has actually been 9 months when the time comes to meet this little one.

.20 Weeks.

There it is...my belly at the halfway mark!!

That's also a baby BOY in there!!!

I am SO excited I feel like I could go around telling complete strangers that we are having a baby boy.

Don't worry, I haven't done that...nor do I plan on doing that. 

It seems that when you are obviously pregnant, people ask you enough what you are having and when you are due. 

Baby Boy looked great at the ultrasound. He is measuring exactly with the dates we originally had.

I went in to the ultrasound 19 weeks and 6 days along...and left the ultrasound with baby measuring at 19 weeks and 6 days. He is weighing in at 11 ounces.

Yes, we do have a name picked out. We have told family the name, but we aren't planning on sharing it with everyone else until he arrives. That part will just have to remain a surprise. :)

.18 Weeks.

                Well...this baby definitely has grown a lot in the past 2 weeks.

I am still feeling the same as I was 2 weeks ago. 

Not really having any cravings, just feeling big. Starting to feel a little fat! :)

I am still eating normally, not a lot of sweets. I do have dessert once or twice a week. I haven't been as hungry at night before bed lately. I think my body is starting to adjust to pregnancy pretty well. 

This morning, while laying in bed, I was laying next to Aaron and put his hand on my belly. The baby hadn't been kicking or anything, but it kicked Aaron's hand as soon as I had put it on there. Must have known Daddy was there. :)

My fears of having 3 kids come and go by the day. Some days I wonder "How in the heck do people with 3 kids leave the house?" ... those days tend to be the days that the girls are living up to their nickname of

 "Mommy's Little Monsters"

We find out what we are having on the 14th! 

What do you think?

Girl?

or

Boy?