37 weeks

37 weeks

Sunday

March 1st, 2015

 

 

How far along? 37 weeks and 4 days.

Total weight gain: 35 pounds.

Maternity clothes? I really only wear my maternity jeans, leggings, sweats or maxi skirts. No more non-maternity jeans for me, even with a belly band!! I have also started wearing Ian’s shirts around the house sometimes, this is the first pregnancy I’ve ever done this and I’m kind of loving it.

 Stretch marks? Pretty sure there’s a few new ones but I still can’t complain too much.

Sleep: Wither I sleep good or not really depends on the night. I have had a lot of really bad nights lately, but I still have some good ones. The main things that keep me awake are my acid reflex, heartburn and just plain discomfort. Oh and if Kinsley is in our bed (which happens more then I’d like to admit) I have an extremely hard time sleeping well. She wants to snuggle with me all night and it makes it really hard to turn over and get comfortable.   

Best moment this week? Saturday was pretty great! We woke up to more snow so we all went out had a snowball fight played around and built a snow man. We came in got warmed up with hot chocolate and made their entire room a blanket fort and we finished the night off with a game of go fish. The kids had a blast!!   

  
Miss anything? Being able to walk like a normal person…cross my own legs without having to lift them with my hands…shave my legs…put pants on without sitting down first…paint my toenails. I just really miss being comfortable.  

Movement: He is still a way calm baby but I can tell he is getting bigger and bigger because his movements are insane. Almost every time he moves you can see it from the outside, me whole stomach changes shape with his movements. It actually kind of freaks Ian out haha. He makes these cone type shapes out of my stomach all the time. I even have to admit that it gets a little creepy, especially when I can see an elbow coming out of my belly button…that’s the weirdest feeling/looking thing ever.  

Food cravings: Orange juice hasn’t been sitting to well with my acid reflex, but I have loved apple juice and 7up lately.

Food aversions: Nothing.

Boy or girl:Boy J

Labor signs: Not really. He feels like he’s going to kick or fall out of me sometimes and I’m getting Braxton hick contractions like CRAZY, also lots of cramping. But I can tell none of it has been the real deal yet. I have to admit that going into labor is constantly on my mind though, I think I’m going to go insane by the time my due date comes around.   

Symptoms: I think the right question is what symptom don’t I have. I can’t walk sit or lay down without being uncomfortable. I have acid reflex and heartburn like no other! I will seriously wake up coughing and chocking on whatever is coming up…ya it’s gross. My back and feet kill me. The top of my legs are soo incredibly sore. And to top it all off the burning feeling on the top right side of my stomach that I had with Kinsley is back. I only had it about the last 3 weeks with Kins but this time around if I go full term it will be 6 weeks. It is so horrible, It feels as if there is so much weight to hold that my muscles and skin are ripping apart, leaving me with this insanely painful burning sensation. Let’s just say I’m ready to get my body back.

Belly Button in or out? Out  

Wedding ring on or off? Off.

Looking forward to: Next week…spring break!!

  
Fun facts: I thought I was carrying this baby low before; well I’m pretty sure he’s dropped so he’s even lower! I sometimes wonder how he’s even staying inside of me. He kicks the crap out of my woman parts which doesn’t help either; there is always soooo much pressure I literally don’t know how he manages to stay inside of me. I know he can’t just pop out but it sure feels like he’s going to sometimes. Like I mentioned before my heartburn and acid reflex is insane this time around, I just started taking zantac so crossing my fingers it gets better.

We are getting closer to finalizing a name! Although knowing me that could change at any minute, I have a really hard time committing to a name. We are down to two but for the life of me I cannot just pick one. Ian is pretty much done and says I can pick whatever I want haha.  I am full blown going through the nesting stage right now, its quiet insane actually. I want to get so many things done yet don’t have the energy for even half of it. I want the house absolutely perfect when baby boy arrives which is completely crazy because he won’t have a clue what’s even going on haha.  

One last thing, this might be the first baby I go into labor naturally with. I say might because our Doctor is really against inducing but he said he would if I go a week late. This really freaks me out, the thought of possibly not being prepared when I go into labor freaks the crap out of me. It will be a whole new experience!



34 Weeks

 34 weeks
Saturday
February 7th, 2015

 

I have been horrible at doing these "weekly updates"...more like monthly lately haha. I just feel so huge and hardly ever feel good enough to take a picture of myself. But I'm going to try and just suck it up and do a better job of documenting this last month. This was a picture from this weekend so I figured I would use, not my normal weekly picture but it works :)

 

How far along? 34 weeks and 2 days.

Total weight gain: 30 pounds.

Maternity clothes? While Kins and I were in Washington visiting my parents I bought some maternity clothes, specifically maternity pants…why I waited so long I don’t know because I’m in heaven now!!! Well actually I do know why, because I don’t live around any stores where I could buy them but I still should have made it happen!! This is the first time I have worn maternity pants and I think it’s because of how low I’m carrying him. I’m still able to wear quite a few of my non-maternity clothes as well but I’m so grateful for my new pants!

 Stretch marks? I’m pretty sure there are a couple new ones on my stomach but I’m really not worried about it at all. They fade to almost being gone when I’m done being preggers.

Sleep: I have absolutely no problem falling asleep, but I do wake up to switch sides and boy is that a challenge!

Best moment this week? We got new dressers!! Ian and I got much needed new ones, literally half of Ian’s drawers didn’t even work but more importantly we got one for the baby. I had a major melt down about not being ready for this baby and having nowhere to put his clothes so Ian came to the rescue and made me feel much better about being so close to our due date.  

Miss anything? Washington and my family!! We had so much fun on our visit; It was really hard to leave.

Movement: He is such a calm baby, while inside of me at least. He moves around at certain times of the day but even then it’s hardly ever a full on kick it’s more him just flipping around or whatever babies do haha. He gets the hiccups almost every night which makes it a little hard to sleep but I can’t complain too much.

Food cravings: My Orange juice craving has come back around, other than that there’s really not that much.

Food aversions: Nothing.

Boy or girl:Boy J

Labor signs: No, But I have started getting Braxton hicks.

Symptoms: Strangely my fatigue problems have gotten a little bit better. I don’t want to sleep ALL of the time anymore, but I do get really tired physically if I do too much. My back hurts soooo much at night and even worse in the morning when I wake up…in fact my whole body aches so badly in the morning, which seems odd to me. My legs get so sore throughout the day, especially up at the top, by then end of the night sometimes I literally have to lift my leg up with my hands so move it a certain way. Let’s just say my body is worn out!!! My heart burn is getting worse but there’s no consistency as to what causes it. Acid reflex is in full blown as well…it’s the worst and grossest thing ever!  

Belly Button in or out? It’s pretty much out now.  

Wedding ring on or off? Off.

Looking forward to: Spending some time with my boys!! We’ve been gone for two weeks so I’ve missed them.

Fun facts: I am carrying this baby so ridiculously low, it feels like he’s going to fall out of me sometimes! I carried Kinsley pretty high and honestly I can’t remember how I carried Brody, but I’m pretty sure this is as low as I’ve ever carried, which factors into why I’m having to wear maternity pants this time around. I hate to admit it but I’m having a really hard time getting around anymore, I grab onto things to support myself often and I have a hard time getting up from a sitting position. Out of the blue the other day Ian told me “Hun, you’re no longer walker, you’re waddling”…thanks hun! Overall I am just extremely uncomfortable. Ok I just realized that none of those were really fun facts, so I’ll throw some actual fun ones in J

While I was in Washington One of my friends gave me a TON of adorable baby clothes, and I was able to get some of Brody’s too…I cannot say how excited I am about all of this! I was getting really nervous about not being ready for the baby so this helped ease my nerves. We also bought a dresser this weekend for Kinsley and the baby to share as well as a cube organizer for the kids little toys. Having two children in one room is hard enough to figure out; three was stressing me out so getting this furniture was such a relief!! I am still not feeling completely ready for the baby to come but I’m definitely feeling better.  

30 Weeks

30 weeks

Monday

January 12th, 2015

 

How far along? 30 weeks 4 days.

Total weight gain: 27 pounds.

Maternity clothes? It’s getting harder and harder to find something to wear. I haven’t bought any new maternity clothes yet, there’s nowhere to buy them here and I’m scared to buy them online without trying them on. Today I wore a maxi skirt purely for the comfort of it! I literally have about one pair of pants I can comfortably wear, one pair of leggings and a few maxi skirts…like I said it’s getting slim pickings around here.

 Stretch marks? I think I might have a couple new ones, but I really didn’t notice how many I had before so it’s hard to tell. I guess it’s never really bothered me enough. Luckily I’m not one to get a stomach full of stretch marks, or else I’m sure it would bother me.

Sleep: Ugh sleep, its finally getting harder for me. Thankfully I’m still so exhausted that I can sleep pretty decently but it’s harder and harder to get comfortable and especially hard to flip sides when I get uncomfortable. My back aches every single night.

Best moment this week? Yesterday we all took a nap, literally all of us!! That never happens!! Then after we woke up Brody wanted everyone to watch the movie Jamangi while eating apple slices with caramel and drinking water, it was a pretty relaxing and good day J

Miss anything? Energy as always and I’m really starting to miss not feeling fat. I know I’m not fat, that I’m pregnant but there comes a point in pregnancy where you just start to feel chubby.

Movement: He seems to get the hiccups a lot, at least a couple times a day!! He still isn’t my most active baby but he definitely does move around at certain times of the day.

Food cravings: Not much, Saturday I really wanted a chocolate milkshake, but other than that no cravings going on here.

 
Food aversions: Nothing.

Boy or girl:Boy J

Labor signs: No

Symptoms: I would say my symptoms are pretty much the same as my last couple updates. Fatigue, stuffy nose, horrific back aches in the morning and insanely unstable hormones. The only thing new is my heart burn is basically here for good and I’m pretty sure I have something like acid reflex..whatever it is it’s not fun!

Belly Button in or out? Still working its way out.

Wedding ring on or off? Off.

Looking forward to: Kinsley and I’s trip to see my parents!! We are going to go to Portland and Seattle…I cannot even begin to express how excited I am about this!!!

Fun facts: Only 66 more days until baby boy is here! YAY! I would have to say that I’m not totally done with this pregnancy but I wouldn’t mind the time going by fast either. I think mainly because I’m just feeling frumpy. I hate to admit it because I don’t want to be one of those downers but I have been hitting a low as far as self-esteem goes. The doctor recommended not exercising because of all the bleeding I was experiencing just to be safe and that has not helped with my weight gain. It is frustrating though because I feel like I don’t eat very much at all. I have next to no cravings and rarely ever pig out on anything fattening. Yesterday I got my chocolate milkshake I had been wanting and it was maybe the second one of the whole pregnancy. I am by no means humongous but the fact that I’ve already gained 27 pounds freaks me out, not going to lie!! I just don’t feel great about myself, I’m ready to not be preggers anymore and get exercises going again. I seriously can’t wait to lose this and whatever other weight I gain.

 I really haven’t had much motivation to take a picture so this week is unfortunately picture free; I wanted to do an update though because it’s been too long! I am going to try really hard to start doing these posts weekly again.



More cousin fun

More Cousin Fun

Thursday and Friday

January 1st and 2nd, 2015

 

Thursday

 

Bro and Kins have seriously been in heaven ever since the cousins got here!! There hasn't been a moment of dullness! They don't have any cousin's yet on my side of the family so I was glad when Bro instantly had cousin's on Ian's side. These girls have been so much fun, I wish we could see them more often.

 

 

Thursday night they all played hide and seek and had a blast!! Here's Lizzy finding Bro and Kinsley in my closet.

 

 

Friday

 

I can't get over how good these girl's are with Kins, they never once acted like they were too old for her or that she was too little and a bother to play with. They ALWAYS made sure to include her in the fun. Kinsley is lucky to have them as cousins :) 

 

They loved spinning her around, I would say she liked it a lot too.

 

Then they started playing some game with all their feet in a circle, I'm not sure what it was but they had fun with it.

 

They decided to play some more hide and seek, It was Kinsley and Lizzy's turn to count. How cute are they!?

 

I couldn't help but take some pictures of these cuties.

 

Then they started getting goofy.

 

I know there's a ton of pictures but I just couldn't choose between them, They were having so much fun together!

 

The things these guys came up with cracked me up! This is a tub that hooked onto one of Brody's old tents...I have no idea how all three of them fit in it.

 

Just relaxing at the end of a fun filled day.

 

I can't express how grateful I am that Brody and Kinsley have such fun cousins, what better friends to have growing up then lots of fun cousins!? What a fun week for all of them.



Let it snow

Let It Snow

Thursday

January 1st, 2015

 

A while ago we bought the kids a bunch of snow stuff, like their boots gloves and hats in hopes that they would get to use them. I think I was almost as excited as the kids to wake up and see snow this morning! The first thing they did after waking up was get ready and head outside.

 

 

 

I'm pretty sure Bro would have liked to throw that snow ball at me haha.

 

Lizzy and Kinsley absolutely loved being together, Lizzy is sooo good with her. I think Kins has a new bestfriend!



New Years Eve

New Years Eve

Wednesday

December 31st, 2014

 

We had a great new years eve, it was especially fun with all the cousins here! The kids started it off with playing outside, even though it was freezing cold.

Kinsley's been loving having some girls around for a change, and the girls have been loving her!

 

 

 

Boaz got a new riding jeep for Christmas, the kids were in heaven!

 

Nana and Grandpa gave Kins and Bro an awesome RV tent for Christmas, I swear the kids lived in it for at least half the time. Thank goodness for awesome Christmas presents to keep them busy!

 

 

We had a few people over for a small New Years Eve party to play some games and pig out on some snacks. While we were playing our games the kids had fun playing some card games of their own, Bro and Boaz especially love playing old maid. I cant believe I have a child old enough to play old maid without any help...!

 

 

This little girl is crazy, she has a mouth full and covered with Doritos and hot Cheetos...yes hot Cheetos. What 2 year old likes hot Cheetos!?

 

We let Brody and Kelli play one of the adult games too, they thought that was pretty cool! It was funny, cute and pretty dang impressive to see them strategize together.

 

 

I found this awesome idea on pinterest for the kids drinks. You fill a cup with cotton candy and slowly pour 7up over it, it was suppost to crystaliz the cotton candy into lots of little balls. We had a heck of a time finding the cotton candy, I was so excited for these awesome drinks! We got them all ready and as soon as I poured the 7up over it the cotton candy immediately dissolved...huge bummer, some tasted kind of weird too. Brody ended up liking his so I guess that's all that matters!

 

 

I can't believe 2014 has already come to an end, how on earth did that happen so quickly!? Lots of things happened for us this year, we spent our first full year here on the Rez, also making this the place we have lived together as a family the longest, we found out another little bundle of joy will be added to our family, Ian has worked one full year with two basically full time jobs and we SURVIVED...that's huge! Brody started Kindergarten and turned 6, Kinsley finally started talking more and turned 2...how on earth do we have kids this old already!? We were totally spoiled and got to take two awesome trips this summer, one to Disneyland and one to Hawaii and lots lots more. 2014 was good to us, but I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited for 2015...we can't wait to met our new little man cub and whatever else the year has in store for us :)