Tummy Tuesday #9

I swear that one of these days I'm going to get back to being a real-live wannabe blogger.
Until then, you are stuck with only Tummy Tuesday posts...even if they pop up every now and again on the wrong day. I guess you all know now why I will more than likely NEVER have sponsors on this here blog. Just not happenin'.

How far along? 18 weeks
I honestly feel like time is flying by. I have mixed feelings about this. Mainly because being pregnant is kinda miserable for me. But at the same time, I am trying to enjoy it all because I am 99.9% sure this is the last time I will have a bun in my oven. I'd say 100% but I don't want to jinx myself.

Sleep? I'm gonna go ahead and risk sounding like a whiny baby and tell you that my sleep is AWFUL. I can't get comfortable. My entire left side from my waist down falls asleep on me. It takes me like 15 minutes to roll over. I get up to go to the bathroom at least 3 times a night. I would never EVER encourage teenage pregnancy, but I can tell you that being pregnant is SO MUCH easier when you are young. I had 2 babies in my belly last time and I dont remember having half as much trouble as I do now....or maybe it was just so long ago that I don't remember. Either way...

Best moment this week? Hearing Baby Harper's heartbeat. My doctor moved to a new office and her ultrasound machine isn't in yet. I was really looking forward to seeing the baby, but I'm just glad she found the heartbeat. Every time she gets out that little doppler thing, it makes me nervous that she won't find it. I was told that he is VERY active as she had a hard time counting his heartbeats because he kept moving away from her.

Miss anything? Sleep. Not waking up with a headache. Wearing heels. Never thought I would say that one.

Movement? Yes, finally. But it happens so quickly that I doubt myself and wonder if that's what I really felt. After finding out that he is really active though, I'm pretty positive that's what I'm feeling.

Size of the baby? a mango. around 6 inches, 0.5 lbs

Food cravings? Pizza and ice cream mainly. Gosh, I'm healthy.

Gender? Boy

Bed rest? No

Limitations? I can't wear any shoes anymore except for my tennis shoes. Even my flip flops leave a mark on my feet. It's gonna be a LONG rest of the year since I'm already swollen.....

Pregnancy Symptoms? Swollen feet. Double chin. Daily headaches.

Growing a human is hard work.

Wedding rings? still on.

Looking forward to? Getting K&A back this weekend. It has been a long summer without them. I miss those little Steppe Sisters!! :)

Hope everyone is having an awesome week! Can't believe school starts back next week...and that I will have two 5th graders!!! Slow down time! Pin It Now!

Tummy Tuesday #8

I'm thinking of changing the name of this post to Fat Girl Tuesday.

How far along? 17 weeks.

Weight gain? 4,678,942 lbs and counting

Sleep? Not awful but it's been worse. So I'll take that as a good thing.

Best moment this week? Having a weekend of doing absolutely nothing. I feel like a lazy bum and I feel like I should work out, but it's nice to just sit and do nothing....but then also I cleaned my house really, really well on Sunday so now I can be lazy again. :)

Miss anything? Not really. I miss the Lora who doesn't whine and complain all the time. I'm sure FH misses her too.

Movement? Still no. Anxiously waiting on this little booger to move. Not so much so that I can feel it, but so FH and the girls can...they will love it!

Size of the baby? sweet potato. 5.5 inches, 5 ounces

Food cravings? I've finally started to like Mexican food again. Yum!

Gender? Boy

Bed rest? If you were a fly on my wall this weekend on Friday and Saturday, you would think yes. But actually, no.

Limitations? I've noticed that my walking partner at work is putting me to shame nowadays so I can def tell that I am getting slower. We won't discuss the fact that my walking partner is 8 months pregnant...I swear, it's just because her legs are 10 miles longer than mine!

Pregnancy symptoms? My back, my head. Nothing out of the norm.

Wedding rings? Still on. I know it's really sad but I'm pretty proud that I don't have sausage fingers yet.

Looking forward to? Going back to the doctor next week...for some reason I feel like it's been forever since we had an ultrasound even though it def hasn't been that long. I am NOT looking forward to weighing in at the doctor's office though. I make FH leave the room...I can't help it. Nobody needs to know that number!!

Happy Tummy Tuesday Y'all!!


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Life Lately

I feel like all I have blogged about lately are my Tummy Tuesday posts....which is lame if you aren't interested in a baby bump.

So, let's talk about life lately. Please don't expect anything exciting.

1. K&A are away at summer camp.

Kate called me the first night to give me the address so that I could send mail....to say she was having a blast is an extreme understatement. I couldn't even understand her she was so excited and talking 90 miles an hour. I'm hoping this trip to camp will help them learn to be a little more independent. You see the thing about K&A is, they will go anywhere without me and survive just fine. A weeklong vacation with their grandparents that they only see a couple of times a year? No problem. They are just fine....but get them back home and suddenly they turn back into 2 year olds that need help with everything. Since our house will be growing come December, I'm trying to get them to be more independent and less whiny. And hey, if summer camp doesn't do that for them, at least they are making millions of memories.

Some of my best memories are from summer camp....and there was no IG/cell phones to keep up with the friends made so I can't imagine how much fun it will be now that you can stay in touch with your new friends. I just hope they don't come home with any new boy's number.

2. Work.

From now through September, I am working only Monday through Thursday...no more Fridays for me. Which sounds great and all....until you realize that I won't be getting paid to be off those days. I work for the government and we are being furloughed, which basically means they are trying to save money so they are cutting back. Not cool. Don't get me wrong, I love working only 4 days a week, but I'm about to have a baby.....it's not exactly the perfect time to cut back on my hours.

3. Gossip Girl.

I'm obsessed with watching this on Netflix lately. Sad, I know. But I'm obsessed and there's like a million episodes.

4. Now that I know I am having a boy, I NEED to have a yard sale.

But since I just got finished tagging 5 million items for our school uniform consignment sale, I just can't get motivated. I have tons of great girl clothes and other stuff for a yard sale, I just need someone to come do it for me, mmmkay?

5. Vacation.

It's really difficult to schedule a vacation when you are trying to save up all your vacation time for maternity leave. Yes, you read that correctly, my work doesn't provide maternity leave. You just have to use your vacation time...which is awful for me. It is well known that I love to leave work early for no reason at all, so I don't exactly have much time saved up. We are going to Nashville Shores at the end of August and I can't wait! Granted, this is a water park. And I'll probably be the whale that is there. I know I will be hot and prob not have tons of fun...but FH is prepared to act like a kid with K&A and if I get too hot then I am heading to the outlet malls. What more could a girl ask for?? It's hard to be so ready for vacation, but not want it to get here because it would mean the end of summer....

That's all I got for now....like I said, nothing exciting.
I feel like pregnancy is making me boring, but I'm just sitting here, growing a human...what have you done today?? :)

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Tummy Tuesday #7

Oh goodness, I think blogger is working for me today.
Hallelujah!

How far along? 16 weeks

Oh hey Lora, thanks for drying your hair this morning. Oh, you didn't? I totally couldn't tell......

The good news is that I don't see much of a difference between last week and this week.
The bad news is I'm huge, that's probably why you can't tell much of a difference.
Also, can we please discuss how I read that the baby is going through a growth spurt over the next few weeks....this scares me.
I'll be doing a little extra waddling this week in hopes that I don't gain 45,000 more lbs.

Sleep? When I can get comfortable...which is not often. Although I'm doing better about not drinking a lot at night before bed so I don't wake up so much. That's helping even if I'm dying of thirst.

Best moment this week? Sadly, this was probably on Saturday when I took the girls to the sprinkler park. I was able to sit outside in the sun without dying. In my book, that's a win. Even if someone asked me if I was positive I wasn't having twins since I was so big.

Miss anything? I miss getting excited when stepping on the scale in hopes that I am down a few lbs....lately that scale only moves one way.

Movement? sadly, no. but hopefully soon!

Size of the baby? a turnip. 5 in, 5 oz.

Food cravings? none really.

Gender? BOY!

Bed rest? no, but still impossible to get up after laying down for a long time.

Limitations? I'm such a slow walker nowadays.....it's annoying!

Pregnancy symptoms? same ole stuff

Wedding rings? still on.

Looking forward to? registering for the baby. I know it's early, but I'm soooo anxious to shop in the little boy department. I know everyone says that boys get jipped in the clothes area, but I'm so excited for simple. Girls' clothes are NOT simple and you have to buy a million things!

All in all, I'm feeling pretty amazing. Aside from horrible headaches over the weekend and an occasional backache, nothing is really bothering me. I'm not falling asleep at work anymore and I'm not miserable. So excited to be in a comfortable stage. :)

Happy Tummy Tuesday Y'all!!

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Tummy Tuesday #6

First off, blogger is messed up under Internet explorer.....or maybe it's just me.
So this blog is coming to you via my phone, I'm not responsible for how bad it looks!
Not to mention it's Wednesday...
How far along? 15 weeks




Holy baby belly! I know, it's huge.
Sleep? What's that? I'm not getting much of it lately. I just can't get comfortable....and please don't tell me it's only going to get worse. I'm very aware.
Maternity clothes? Duh.
Best moment this week? Finding out the gender yesterday....
Miss anything? Feeling cute. I had a mini breakdown on my bday on Monday....which ended in tears. I told fh that I just wanted to feel good and look good on my bday.....and he quickly reminded me that all I wanted last year for my bday was a baby. That snapped me out of my funk real quick because he was so right!!
Movement? None.
Size of baby? An avocado (yum!)
Food cravings? Ice cream. That's about it.
Morning sickness? This morning was the first time I felt sick in awhile. Not cool.
Gender? It's a boy!!!! We are so excited!!
Bed rest? No. Thank goodness, momma has to work!
Limitations? Getting to where I can't walk very fast, I swear you'd think I was 14 months pregnant!
Pregnancy symptoms? Yes! Google has diagnosed me with round ligament pain and it's awful. My side is killing me. Did anyone else experience this? It kills to cough and take a deep breath, which leads me to always feel short on breath. Needless to say, I won't be running any half marathons this pregnancy....and the worst thing is, it could last the entire pregnancy. Ughhhh.
Wedding rings? Still on.
Looking forward to? Venturing into a place I've never been before.....the little boys' clothing section. :)
That's all for now. Blogging from my phone is no fun!
PS you know how I nicknamed FH on like our second date? Well around that time, I also named our unborn child. This baby has had a name for a loooong time. Harper. FH's middle name. I can only hope that he is half the man that his father is. I can't wait to be a boy mom!!
(I'm sure he will forever be nicknamed #Louie though) :)

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Living in the Country is Dangerous to my Health

I have a feeling I'm going to go into early labor.
And I blame it all on living in the country.
And vampires.
And swimsuits.

Let's talk about why.

First off, I was laying out the other day.
And I saw a mouse. Outside my house.
And almost had a heart attack/ went into labor.
Which would be no good since the baby is like 3 ounces big right now.
I called FH on the phone.
No lie, called him from outside when he was in the living room.
Turns out the mouse was a mole.
Who knew those things were so tiny?
Either way, it's my worst fear's closest cousin, so I freaked.
And FH, my knight in shining armour, killed the thing.
Don't ask how, but he basically saved my life.
I mean, I didn't even have shoes on so it was dangerous.

Next, we went to see World War Z.
Now I'll go ahead and tell you that this was my idea.
I thought it would be like 2012, end of the world stuff.
And that sounded better to me than the Superman movie.
But I had no clue there were zombies.
Please note, I am OBSESSED with the show The Walking Dead.
And it is full of zombies.
But I have to mentally prepare myself for that show.
And I still watch half of the show through my fingers which are covering most of my eyes. Sometimes I even cover my ears.
I stay on the edge of my seat, literally stressed out for the poor people.
So that's how I was the ENTIRE movie.
Stressed.
FH says that by the time The Walking Dead's new season starts, I'm gonna have to not watch it since I'll be so pregnant.

Third, the other day when I got out of my car, I thought I saw a mouse in the garage. And I about had a heart attack/ went into labor.
Turns out it was just a leaf moving under my feet.
But the point is that it COULD have been a mouse.
And I haven't jumped that high in months.

In case you haven't noticed, I am deathly afraid of mice.

Fourth, there I was on Saturday, minding my own business.
Sitting in a chair in the driveway reading a magazine like a fat lazy whale while FH was mowing the yard.
Please note, while he cuts the grass, my main job is to "keep him company" by being outside.
Sometimes I fail at this and go inside and nap instead.
So there I was, and a freaking lizard decides to run, slither, whatever it is that lizards do, right into the garage.
Are you freaking kidding me?
I'm not scared of lizards, but I honestly don't like any kind of animal that I can't keep my eyes on.
And almost a week later, I still step out of my car running to get into the house as quickly as possible. Because you never know, that lizard just might have an entire family living all up in our garage.

Fifth, it was raining cats and dogs last week one morning.
But I needed a Burger King sausage biscuit.
It's not my fault, I really needed it.
So I went a different way to work.
And a freaking tree had fallen in the middle of the road.
And it almost killed me.
Heart attack.
Luckily I was driving extremely careful and was able to dodge.
But it wasn't pretty.
And I never got my biscuit, which was a tragedy in itself.

Sixth, FH and I took the girls swimsuit shopping.
Holy mess.
Let's just say, I think I had hot flashes.
And nearly lost my patience.
I'm lying, I totally lost my patience.
Thank goodness stepdad of the year was there.
He didn't complain once even though I complained enough for us both.
We, no lie, went to the dressing room 3 times with each girl.
It was a horrible experience but thanks to his patience and his "calm down baby" comments that he said to me 472 times, we survived.
And the girls now have cute swimsuits.

And last but not least, this morning, on my drive to work, a rabbit decided to run out in the middle of the road and just stare at me.
It didn't help that I was going about 15 over the speed limit.
Don't worry, I didn't kill it.
Or go into early labor.
But it was freaking close.

The good news is that today I get to leave work one hour early, FH is off work all week so he'll be in my bed at night, my boss brought cookies, I'm off work tomorrow, my party is this weekend, and my birthday is on Monday. So yeah, I may be a little jumpy lately and have no patience, but life is good. :)

Happy almost Fourth of July y'all!!
And Happy almost my Birthday!
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Tummy Tuesday #5

Hello again strangers!
Sorry I have been a little MIA lately.
But K&A were out of town for 2 weeks and well, ya know, I could blog about the 14,873 naps that I took while they were gone, but that's just not very interesting.

Don't worry though, they are back and loud as ever so my life is interesting again.
{Not that life with FH isn't interesting, he just doesn't do as much random stuff as K&A!}

Remind me to tell you about how the girls came home with new pets...and one of them already died.
Funeral coming shortly.
Meanwhile, there's a dead animal in my house. Ewwwwwww.

Alright ladies and FH, it's time for another round of Tummy Tuesday.
And yes, before you bite my head off, I DID take a pic this week.

How far along? 14 weeks

Yes, I know, I'm huge. But my hair is washed, I have make up on, and I am not falling asleep at my desk, so I am FINALLY getting some energy back!!!

Sleep? Not horrible, but not great either. FH bought me the Snoogie pillow or whatever it's called. I love it, but dang if it doesn't take an act of God to roll over in the middle of the night. Oh and I can't sleep with it when FH wants to sleep with me, there's just not enough room. Luckily I would choose him over a pillow any day. I might move him to the couch around 7 or 8 months though.....

Maternity clothes? Do we even need to ask about this anymore?

Best moment this week? Well, so far this week hasn't been too exciting. My grandmother died so we have been at the funeral home....but I'm super excited to be in the second trimester!

Miss anything? working out hard. I just can't push myself as hard as before. I'm really wanting to try to start jogging a little, but I'm pretty sure this makes FH nervous.

Movement? no, but Kate is DYING to feel this baby kick!

Size of the baby? a navel orange. 4.5 inches, 2 to 3 ounces. and the baby started to suck his or her thumb this week. How cute is that?!

Food cravings? none lately. honestly I haven't been eating as much as I was at first. I get full a lot quicker, which is weird.

Morning sickness? nope.

Gender? Well ya see what happened was.....we were suppose to find out last week...but then when I went in for my doctor's appointment, she said the lab said the results wouldn't be back until July 9. I was so bummed! Especially since we were going to do our gender reveal at my bday party this weekend....but oh well! At least July 9 will be here soon!

Bed rest? No. But I have found that when I lay in one position for a long time, it takes me like 45 minutes to get up because of my back. It would be comical if it didn't hurt so badly. FH offered to get me a walker and I smacked him.

Limitations? I'm a slow mover, which is annoying....but at least I didn't answer yes to the bed rest question so I'm grateful for that!!

Pregnancy symptoms? nothing new.

Wedding rings? still on, nothing like some fat little sausage fingers with a ring on it. :)

Looking forward to? my birthday party this weekend, sporting the baby bump. And thank goodness I found a pair of maternity shorts so I won't have to suffer in the heat. Now, please say a little prayer that it doens't rain.

Happy Tummy Tuesday Y'all!!!
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