Tummy Tuesday #4

How far along? 16 weeks

Sleep? Not too bad lately. I'm def getting a lot more energy back, but I still require a nap.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Best moment this week? Having a long weekend with the family. We got a ton accomplished and
enjoyed spending a lot of time together.

Miss anything? Not too much.

Movement? None yet, anxiously waiting.

Size of the baby? an avocado, 3.5 ounces

Food cravings? nothing new.

Morning sickness? nope.

Gender? unknown. Although I've had a few people tell me that FH&I should find out and just keep it a secret.....so that's an idea. We'll see! ;) Either way, no one will know. Mwhahahaha.

Bed rest? nope.

Limitations? none really. In fact, this past weekend was the first time in awhile that I haven't felt completely helpless. I had a lot of energy and was able to do just about everything I wanted to.

Pregnancy Symptoms? nothing new.

Wedding rings? still on.

Looking forward to? We have our big ultrasound next week and they will do a test on the umbilical cord to tell us what my chances are of getting pre-eclampsia again. I'm anxious to see what that test says and to see baby on the big screen. :)

Happy Tummy Tuesday!


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My Kid is Trying to Kill Me

Alex informed me that she is going to try out for cheerleading next year.

She just made the show choir last week.

And of course, she will be doing cross country again.

 

That's three activities all at once.

 

Did I mention that I will, hopefully, be around 8 or 9 months pregnant at that time?

 

Oh, and Kate will be playing fall softball.

I'm praying that they don't overlap.

 

The girls had awards day last week and guess who couldn't go?

I was so bummed.

Normally I would have gone but I'm trying so hard to save up vacation time for

when the baby gets here that I don't like using any.

 

I thought it would just be a few honor roll and citizenship awards, but man was I wrong.

 

Apparently, they do it up big in Middle School with a bunch of new awards.

 

I was really proud of both of the girls for all their hardwork this year.

 

Kate got some kind of math award- don't judge, I can't remember what it was.

And a community service award.

 

 

 

Alex got community service and honor roll, another one that I can't remember, and an extra special award. She got an award for having the most points EVER earned in Student Council.

They can earn points by volunteering, saying the prayer at school, doing the devotional, working

on the bulletin board. Basically anything they do that isn't required. And that girl treated those points

like they were made of gold.

 

 

 

Apparently you are only required to get like 50 or something like that and Alex got around 400.

#overachiever

 

 

 

Oh and just as a side note, the girls got me a selfie stick for Mother's Day. Clearly we had to document it with a duck face/peace sign selfie. :)

 

 

 

I'm gonna enjoy every single minute of this summer because I have a feeling 7th grade is going

to rock my world.

 



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Tummy Tuesday #3

Last week, I got an email that said, "Where's Tummy Tuesday? It's Wednesday."
#busted

Honestly, I'm trying to let this pregnancy fly by without thinking too much about it.
I need people to not make a big deal about it.
Because no matter what, until I have a fat baby in my arms, I still can't imagine actually coming
home with a baby.
Maybe that sounds awful, but I'm a realist.
And I know that my chances of getting sick early on again are pretty high.
It just seems to help when I don't count the days.....
So you just might get a Tummy Tuesday post every other Tuesday.
We shall see. :)

Moving on.....

How far along? 15 weeks

Sleep? Meh. It could always be worse. I find myself laying in bed often, unable to get comfortable.
Obviously I know this is only the beginning. But I can say that I am finally starting to get some of my
energy back....now I can't say that I have tons of energy or anything, but it's better than it has been.

Maternity Clothes? I'm gonna have to venture out and buy some new shirts soon. I wasn't planning on buying anymore maternity clothes since I have a lot, but most of my maternity shirts shrunk a little
because, well, because I like to shrink things.

Best moment this week? Last day of school is this Friday!!!! I'm so excited about that.

Miss anything? Just working out. I think I should stop putting this question down because my answer never changes....

Movement? Not yet, but I'm super excited about this hopefully happening soon.

Size of the baby? a navel orange, about 2.5 ounces

Food cravings? Fruits and vegeatbles, which is so weird to me. and still chocolate milk daily.

Morning sickness? None lately. Yay!!

Gender? Still Team Green!

Bed Rest? Nope. But this is one of my major fears. Unless they can wheel me to work in my bed, I will have problems figuring this out if it happens. Praying that it doesn't. :)

Limitations? Nothing out of the norm. I can't do rollercoasters or a ropes course, which are both possibly on the agenda for this weekend.....which stinks. But as Kate said "You can just hold our stuff for us." Gee, thanks.

Pregnancy Symptoms? Can't complain. All in all, I've been feeling pretty great.

Wedding Rings? Still on.

Looking forward to? the last day of school!!!

Happy Tummy Tuesday. See ya next time.
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District Champs

I'm so sad that softball is over!
But I am glad that K got her 6th grade year out of the way.
She said she was so excited to be a 7th grader on the team next year,
because 7th graders get to sit on the bucket in the dugout.
Apparently if you are in the 6th grade, you get told to move.....

**the 6th graders. aka the ones who can't sit on the bucket**

 

We couldn't have asked for a better year for our softball team.
We ended up only losing one game all season and we are district champs!
I love, love, love cheering for some softball.

Kate had a good season.
She didn't get to play a ton, but that's part of being a 6th grader, I guess.
She played outfield some and got to run the bases a lot.
I'm so proud of how well she did since most of the girls had played travel ball,
which she hasn't, and if you know travel ball, you know that's a huge advantage.

This was our first year playing softball with the school and so we weren't really sure what to expect.
Our Varsity girls won the state tournament last year, so we knew it was hardcore,
but we hadn't ever watched middle school play.
Between practice every day and double headers sometimes twice a week,
we were exhausted once the season ended. But of course we already miss it!

So proud of those TRA Lady Rebels!!!

Until next year. :)
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Tummy Tuesday #2

Sorry I skipped last week.

I'm having a little trouble getting it together lately...

but softball and track both end this week so if I can survive the next couple of days,

I can finally rest some after work each day. And I'm sure I'll be bored.

 

How far along? 13 weeks

 

I know, it's ridiculous. I actually find myself sucking in so that people won't give me that "you are too big to only be that far along" mess....I'm just not ready for it.

If you see a preggo, tell her she looks amazing and tiny,

and then buy her a doughnut.

Trust me.

 

 

Sleep? It's hard to get comfortable, but most nights I'm so exhausted that I pass right out.

 

Maternity Clothes? In maternity pants, but still just rocking some too small tshirts mainly.

 

Best moment this week? I have a feeling this is going to be on Thursday.....2 nights of late night

softball watching sprinkled in with work and homework and regular house stuff, makes a Mom tired.

On Thursday, I can finally relax. :)

 

Miss anything? burning calories, for sure. I wish I could be a preggo that works out, but I keep telling myself that should be the last thing I worry about.

 

Movement? None that I can feel yet...but I am anxiously awaiting this. I remember how great it felt to have Harper moving all around in there.

 

Size of the baby? a peach, 0.81 ounces. It's amazing how fast this baby is growing!!

 

Food cravings? anything cheesy and chocolate milk on the daily. Which is funny because I didn't drink any choc milk at all with Harper, but I chugged it with K&A just like I do now.

 

Morning sickness? some. nothing too drastic and it normally goes away shortly after I get to work. I do get super nauseous if I go too long without eating though.....or if I ride in a car for long.

 

Gender? still feel like it's a girl. still totally content with the idea of either. still not finding out early.

 

Bed rest? Nope.

 

Limitations? Nothing more than your average preggo.

 

Pregnancy Symptoms? just the normal stuff, sprinkled in with a good amount of car sickness. you do NOT want me riding in your car....and you dont want to be with me driving to an away game.

{Just ask my kids...}

 

Wedding Rings? still on.

 

Looking forward to? going to the doctor on Friday, but it will be kinda uneventful since there is no ultrasound. I've gotten spoiled since I've had so many already. oh yeah, and SUMMERTIME!!!

 

Only 2 and 1/2 weeks of school. Can't believe it's almost time for another fun summer and that my girls are going to be in 7th grade! Slow down time. :)

 

Happy Tummy Tuesday. See ya next week.

 



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Tummy Tuesday #1

I haven't been that anxious to document Tummy Tuesday yet this time....

mainly because I was shocked at what my belly has already become.

But then when I looked back at my TT posts from Harper,

I was just as huge then.....so today is the day.

 

How far along? 11 weeks

 

Yes, I'm really that big already. At least I'm consistent with last time though.

 

Sleep? Yes, I'm exhausted so I sleep often. Unfortunately, our family is A LOT busier this go around than we were the last time I was pregant, so I just sleep when I can....including my lunch break nap in my car. The good news is that we have been so busy with track and softball that time is actually flying by!

 

Maternity clothes? I'm already in my maternity pants...at first I was trying to avoid it, but then I realized that I already had them and they are comfty, so why not?!

 

Best moment this week? We had a 9 hour track meet this past Saturday, so I would say my best moment was actually getting home after that! Also, being strong enough to tell the nurse that I didn't want to know the gender, even though they officially know now!!

 

Miss anything? Running. For sure.

 

Movement? None that I can feel yet, but according to the 4 (yes, I really have had 4 already!!) ultrasounds, this little baby is a mover and a shaker!

 

Size of the baby? a lime. 0.25 ounces

 

Food cravings? None in particular. Although when I do crave something, it needs to happen immediatly.

 

Morning sickness? Not really....not enough to complain about. I feel nauseous kinda often, but no real problems.

 

Gender? I feel like it's a girl....but I'm not sure if I just think this because we have TONS of boy stuff and so I'm assuming that won't work out. Or if it's because I want a girl....I can't be sure. But either way, we aren't finding out anytime soon! And NO ONE is happy about this decision. I had no idea so many people would be annoyed with us for waiting....

 

Bed rest? Nope.

 

Limitations? None really to compain of....I can't really exercise, but I don't plan on doing that the entire pregnancy. I'd love to be a woman that could, but my focus is on growing this baby right now and nothing else.

 

Pregnancy Symptoms? My back kills me....and after looking at my last TT post #1, it looks like this is pretty consistent!

 

Wedding Rings? Still on.

 

Looking forward to? I'm just trying to enjoy every single minute of this pregnancy. I don't know if I will be more successful this time than I was last time, but I do know that I'm going to spend every second enjoying the miracle that is growing inside of me. :)

 

And just for fun, here's a comparison shot between Harper's 11 week bump pic and #4's bump pic.

A few people have said I look smaller now, I'm not sure, but I'll take it!

(this time in the striped top, last time in the tshirt)

 

Happy Tummy Tuesday!

 



 



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We are having a Baby!!

 

Yep, it's true.

Our family is growing again.

And we couldn't be more excited!!

 

My un-official due date is November 6.

What you may not know is that I had a vertical c-section with Harper.

I'm sure there is a technical term for this.....

This is done with an emergency c-section often.

And it means that I had to wait an entire year before even thinking about getting pregnant again.

It also means that I can't have contractions.

Or rather, I shouldn't.

So, they induce early to prevent this.

All this being said, I'm praying for a late October baby.

 

We all know that I'm not good at being pregnant.

I've had 3 preemies.

1 of which was a micropreemie.

 

For lack of a better way of putting it, I suck at being pregnant.

That's all there is to it.

 

I'm pretty sure FH really wants to put me in a box until October.

 

I'm praying for a nice, long pregnancy.

And the fattest baby you have ever seen.

 

Oh, and just so you know, I already have a blood pressure machine at home

and ready to use, I have an appointment with the high risk doctor,

and we have big plans of making sure that I don't overdo it.

 

I'm only 9 weeks.

I know most people wait until 12 weeks to announce.

But I decided to annouce early for 2 reasons.

1. I gain weight super fast. And it's so frustrating trying to hide it.

and 2. to me, a baby is a baby, no matter how small.

There's a heartbeat. This is a baby.

So even though I haven't reached the second trimester, where

chances of a miscarriage go down, our family is ready for everyone to know.

 

Please keep our family in your prayers.

We are both extrememly excited and extrememly nervous.

 

Happy Easter everyone! :)

 

 

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