29 Weeks.

Hey all! Not much to report this week. Feeling great, needing to get productive, and working on that. Joe and I really want to re-carpet our house, so we are going to start figuring all that out. The carpet they put in these houses is terrible, and I cannot take it anymore! It is so gross and embarrassing. Gonna work on decluttering soon - with the holidays coming I always feel the need to get rid of so much junk. We will see when that happens lol.

Baby is still moving lots. I feel like she is just moving all over. When I work up this morning my belly was really shaped weird, like she was laying sideways. Now it is back to normal. Silly girl. She is the size of a butternut squash this week. And according to the books, she is in for a huge growth spurt over the next few weeks. Here comes belly!

Today was C's Birthday. I sure hope she had a great day, it sounded like she did. I wanted to do something a little special for her, considering we are so far away that was kind of hard. But I figured out a little something, and send her a slightly different bump photo this week. I can't wait to deliver this gift for her!! Just 12 more weeks.  Happy Birthday C!! Or shall I say "joyeux anniversaire!" Bisous. Our family celebrated with cupcakes too, baby girl loved the birthday cake!!!

28 Weeks!

We reached the third trimester! Exciting stuff, and I'll bet the last 12 weeks or so fly by. So much going on and coming up with the holidays, I'm sure we will be keeping busy and time will just pass us by.  Little more than a month and F&C will be arriving here. So exciting!

So update on me: Still feeling fine. I am tired by the afternoon, and I find myself getting the girls in bed by 7:30 and heading to bed myself. It has been nice, even if I am not sleeping, just relaxing, working on some edits, etc. It is wonderful. Only other issue is hip pain in the night. I am constantly switching sides because my hips get really sore. But, I cant complain, these are all pregnancy side affects I can handle, and baby girl is doing wonderfully! Had my appointment with Kim this week, and all went good. Baby was measuring 2 weeks ahead when she measured my belly, not that it really means much. I had a pretty big jump in weight gain, but I have been giving into some cravings lately lol. Up a total of 19lbs so far. Baby moves constantly, more so in the evening than in the day, perhaps she is already working on the time difference at home haha.


We had our 28 week scan this week. With my hypothyroidism they monitor her growth a little more than usual, but that is all just safety precautions. She is growing just great, her weight today was 2lbs 9oz (or 15oz) I don't remember exactly. But they did estimate birth weight at 7lbs 9oz. So that I can deal with. Allie was 8lbs 2oz, so we have some play room in the weight dept. So far she isn't gonna be a huge baby, in fact, I bet she is just perfect! Fluid looked great, and she was healthy, and taking a nice morning nap. Our last ultrasound she was head down. This time around, she is butt down. So here's hoping she finds her way back into position over the next several weeks. Here are some photos of her sweet face. So excited for you guys to have her in your arms F&C!!!! <3

27 Weeks.

One more week until the third trimester! Yay! Such great milestones! I know F&C are so excited to get here and meet their baby. Not that I want to rush it, but I can't wait for that moment either. Im sure it will be a day filled with a lot of happy tears!

I am feeling good, symptoms are all the same, heartburn (if theory is true for this baby, she will have pig tails when she is born lol), and tired. I go to bed when my girls go to bed most nights. Which I have been enjoying. Not sure if it is baby, or just being busy in general, but I am feeling more run down lately. We had a great weekend with some family in town, attended the balloon fiesta, the greek festival and a little down time. 

At 27 weeks she is weighing in about 2 lbs now and she is about 14.5 inches long, the size of cauliflower. She is still loving working out and punching on my bladder, and throwing some roundhouse kicks to the ribs. I feel this girl growing nice and strong! Always a great sign. Yesterday I had the glucose test. Always takes me back to the sugary childhood barrel juices we all used to drink. It went well, I passed, and all is good. Phew! Next week I have my regular OB appointment Tuesday, and an ultrasound on Friday! So yay, for F&C getting to see her again! She looks sweeter and sweeter every time we get to see her. 

For now that is all I have for you, everyone is doing well, and keeping busy, and preparing as best we can! Be posting again soon. Next week pics of that sweet face!

26 Weeks.

26 weeks, I cannot believe how fast this is going. Some days I feel like it has been so long, but then it is a new week so quickly! Guess that is typical. 

I have been feeling good still, heartburn still rampant, and the exhaustion is making an appearance now too. I have not been very tired up until now. I feel like I need a nap by 2pm. Most days it is just hard to nap, especially with picking Sarah up at school in the afternoon, so I am in bed by 8:00pm instead. Totally fine with me! Guess I am up past my bedtime right now.....

At 26 weeks baby is about 1.75 lbs and 14 inches long. She loves to make her appearance known, she often kicks in my ribs and punches at my bladder. With that brings a lot more trips to the restroom! LOL, she must like her space. I am definitely growing, I am constantly applying lotion to my itchy belly, and after eating my tummy/back pulls pretty tight. I am now eating smaller meals more often to avoid that. 

Talked to F&C and they have paperwork to go through for the passport and birth certificate. I am excited for them and hope this process goes smoothly for us! Next up PBO. Pre-Birth Order. For those of you who have no clue what that it - it is an order granted by the courts when we submit the paperwork that F&C are baby girls legal parents, despite my giving birth to her. It also requires the hospital to list them as parents on the birth certificate (not me). If that makes sense. It is much easier to get this BEFORE she comes, to avoid having to get my name removed. Saves a step. :) 

Anyhow, moving right along! 

25 Weeks.

My gosh, I am so sorry for not updating here! Life is so busy right now, we are busy with Joe and Sarah in school, trying to adjust to schedules, appointments, work, family, friends, etc. SO now I am playing catchup for what has been happening the past three weeks!

At 25 weeks I am still feeling good. I have no complaints except for killer heartburn and a nagging tickle in my throat that makes me cough constantly. It will not go away! Baby is roughly 1.5 lbs and 13.5 inches long. She is very very active, and mostly at night when she listens to her mama sing to her on the belly buds. She loves it. I love to see how she is reacting to her voice. I frequently think of delivery now, and how it will all play out. I am so excited, can't say it enough, for F&C to hold this sweet girl. Here is our 25 week bump photo!