31 weeks

Here's me at 31 weeks. I feel like I look big, but don't realize how big until I see a photo of myself and go OH. MY. GOSH! I also realize how bad I look when I don't stand up straight. Need to work on that.














I just got my hair cut today and think it's pretty cute, so I thought I'd show y'all. The face I'm making isn't so cute, but at least the hair is. We (my hair dresser and my friend) decided I needed highlights, so going back in a few weeks to make that happen. Can't wait!













The boys weren't doing anything especially photo-worthy tonight but did manage to get them to sit still for two seconds to take this semi-blurry picture. They don't look a thing like each other, do they? :)

30 weeks

I can't believe it's been 30 whole weeks already. Only ten (or less) weeks to go. He has been really feisty lately and will be really surprised if I see 39 weeks with him. Watch, I'll actually go over due with this one! Who knows :)

I'm posting a 'naked' belly shot only because it's delightfully blurry to hide the road map that are stretch marks and veins that run along my belly. Alex was giving his baby brother a hug and it was too cute not to post. I am not one of the lucky few that don't get stretch marks. I should have been more diligent in using my lotion during my first pregnancy. Live and learn. My days of bikini modeling are over!

just for fun

I happened across this website that asks you random questions and based on the answers, 'Madame Zaritska' will predict your labor, size, and sex of your child. Here's what it said for me...

The day you deliver, outside will be windy. Your baby will arrive in the late night. After a labor lasting approximately 7 hours, your child, a boy, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 9 pounds, 15 ounces, and will be 19,19-1/2 inches long. This child will have dark violet eyes and fluffy black hair.

You know, just about everything she predicted sounds about right except for the fluffy black hair. My babies are baldies. We shall see if she was correct.

Right now he's kicking the stuffing out of me. It seems every night after I get the boys to bed, this one wakes up. If he isn't going to be a sleeper, we might have a giveaway happening this spring!

I had an appointment with my midwife this last Friday and everything looks good. Belly is measuring a week ahead (which is fine) and I'm gaining weight. Yea! My midwife is always more excited about that than I. I met with a nurse and went over my 'birth plan' and I got pre-registered. Always good to get that out of the way before hand. My bp is nice and low in the 90's over 50's. So far we're looking right on track. She thinks the head is down and butt is up, but it's still hard to tell this early. At least he's not sideways anymore.

That's all I got for today. I'll try to post with pictures soon.

good thing i make 'em tough

So yesterday Jack decided to give us all a scare. He was messing around in the living room and threw himself backwards and hit the back of his head on the floor. Really, REALLY hard. He started to cry and then proceeded to pass out. Great. He came to within seconds and continued to cry. He is fine--never threw up and we didn't let him sleep (even though he didn't want to). No one can scare the crap out of you like your kids hurting themselves.

This comes on the heals of Alex splitting his forehead open and me needing to take him in and get that glued up. That's a little scary when your kid comes up the stairs with blood all over his face. That kind of crap ages you about 10 years right there. Thought he needed stitches but glue and steri-strips did the job (which he proceeded to peel off two days later). Here's a shot of the wound as it's healing

That's going to be one heck of a scar. Chicks dig scars, right?

28 weeks

I have been waiting for weeks for Chad to help take pictures of my belly and I forget and he's not home so I decided to take matters into my own hands. These shots are not great and a little fuzzy (Lori, I need help using my camera!) but it's what I got.

This is pretty much my 'uniform'--sweatshirt and lounge pants. Every day. I guess I don't have to worry every day if I have something nice that's clean and fits to go to a job, but I would really not like to look like crap all the time.

I've been feeling pretty good. A lot of Braxtin Hicks contractions this time around which my midwife said is normal. Probably because I'm running after two very active little boys all day. I try to rest when they nap and I'm trying to drink more water but it's just so lacking taste!

This little bug is really getting strong. I can feel when he gets hiccups and he seems to be a night owl at the moment. Breathing is becoming more difficult, which is surprising because he is soooo low. Only 12 weeks to go!

Lovely double chin I'm sporting, isn't it?

lazy, tired, and fat

That pretty much sums up how I'm feeling lately. I have been so tired lately and I'm almost dreading the next 3 months because I know the lack of energy is going to get worse. The up side is we're heading into spring instead of winter so the days are getting longer and should warm up a bit so that will help. It's nice to know all the snow will be gone by the time this buba will be here.

He is getting bigger and more forceful with his movements. He got me once today and it really hurt! He's treating my uterus as a hammock and is settled at the very bottom. Plus-- I can breathe. Minus-- lots of pressure and have to pee all day long. Why is it I forget every time what this feels like? I suppose if we remembered, all women would only have one child!

I've been meaning to get a photo of my belly on here for weeks now but I need Chad to take one and it's not happening. I really have to get on that because I love to look back and see how big I got. I feel huge, like my skin suit (as Chad calls it) is getting tight.

The boys have been kicking my butt lately. I swear they are sneaking Mt. Dew's out of the fridge and shot-gunning them in the basement without me knowing. If I had that energy, I could clean my whole house top-to-bottom in about an hour. I CAN'T WAIT FOR SPRING!!!!!

I can't imagine my blogging getting better in the next few months, but here's to hopin'.

is it 2009 already?

I know, I know, bad bad blogger. It's been almost a month since my last blog. Gees, has it been that long already? And yes, Lori, I am so the less cooler cousin. I think of you every time I turn my computer off and don't post anything! What can I say, I'm tired!

We all had a good Christmas here. Went to Mom and Dave's and got to see Dan, Mary and Bella before they made the long trek to California. So glad we were all healthy and could go! The boys had a great time as usual and we also got to meet Jake for the first time. Too cute! To bad my boys are like rabid dogs on a piece of meat when they see a baby. We need to work on that.

We had Christmas and New Years at Chad's mom's house with all the kiddies. That was fun and a lot of energy under one roof. The boys had a blast and got waaayyyyy too much! Oh well, I think Grandma must of had fun shopping!

On January 2nd, we welcomed the newest addition to the family-- Lauryn Jean. Chad's sister Lisa and her husband Dave had their third and final baby just after the new year. She is a peanut weighing under 8 lbs. and is a GIRL!! Some much needed estrogen in our ocean of testosterone! Chad says between her two brothers and three (boy) cousins she will be the most protected girl in school! So very true.

Chad's been as busy as ever. Working at Best, farming, and at John's, he's a busy boy. He's also been helping a friend of mine finish up a room in her basement for her daughter. Oh yea, and sleeping in there somewhere! We're actually really lucky he is so busy. NCR, a factory in town just decided to close after over 40 years putting over 80 people out of work and Cummins where Chad used to work has been doing a lot of 'reconfiguring' (a nice way of putting it). They have laid off a lot of people and trimmed there usual 4-10 hour work weeks down to 3-10 hour days. I don't know what some of the people are going to do. We have a few friends that still work there and are going to have a very hard time making it now. We are very blessed. I just need to keep telling myself that when Chad is out making us some money instead of sitting at home.

I've been feeling pretty good. Some days are more energy-filled than others and I take full advantage of those. Trying to get the nursery put together, picking out a paint color (after the two boys, the room needs a touch-up) and just trying to keep the house picked up and not getting too disgusting.

The babe is really getting stronger in his kicks. This past week/week and a half, it's really starting to hurt! I especially love his bladder shots. We still haven't decided on a name yet. I'm trying and did get a top 5 from Chad last night, so we're getting closer. I really wanted Cash, but Chad vetoed it so that's the only name I'm sharing with anyone because it's not an option anymore. I wanted something more unique this time, but Chad is die-hard traditional, so we shall see what we come up with.

I have taken a few photos in the past month. Not many, but some and I will try to post them some day when I stop shopping for baby stuff long enough to download them!

Speaking of kicks to the bladder....HOLY COW! This kid better watch it!

Oh, and is it just me or is the widget on the side starting to look less and less like a monkey and more like a real human baby?