38 (plus) Weeks!!!!

I have been cherishing time with these two sweet kiddos before their baby sister arrives.  With what energy I have, I try to do the things that I know they will enjoy.  Last week we went to the park and had such a fun time together.  This park is so peaceful to me, and always rejuvenates me.  When I can run, it is where I run.  I love that it is basically across the street from me.  I will never take this amazing park for granted.  

I am laughing already as I am about to type this next sentence.  Carter got attacked by a goose when we were there last week.  It was NOT funny to me at the time, but makes me laugh a little now.  Because, obviously, he is fine!  He was SO interested in this goose as it stood there and squacked at us.  I didn't like it, but carter was pretty fascinated by this bird that stood as tall as he did.  I kept telling him not to touch it, and to back up.  I was standing right by him, grabbing his hand to pull him further away from the damn thing, when it started attacking Carter.  He was basically pushing him with his yucky beak, and flapping his ginormous wings as I was trying to pull Carter away from him.  I started freaking out a little and kicking at it, and it ran off.  I scooped Carter up and he was crying and crying and holding on to my neck for dear life.  I set him down to check him out and make sure there was no bite or blood or anything, and it only took a minute for Carter to want to go back to playing.  But, I still shook for a good ten minutes!  Geez.  Stupid bird!!!!  It's funny as I replay it in my head, only because Carter did not get hurt, only scared, and I am sure that anyone who saw it may have laughed a little too.  But, I learned to stay away from them from now on.  Grrrrrr.

At the Park.  (after attack, and Carter is happy)

I love including them when I bake.  They loved sitting there watching me whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies!  

LOVE how Annabelles little legs just dangle over my belly...


This was last Thursday.  People keep telling me that I look small, and honestly, I do NOT feel small.  And, I realized that I am actually looking a bit smaller than I was before, and I realize it is because sister has been dropping very low.  She is SO low right now I wonder how shes not punching a fist out.  I know, TMI, but seriously.  I have gotten so uncomfortable in the last few days.  She wants to come out and join us!

This past weekend was quite exciting around this house.  Annabelle ended up with a stomach bug Friday night, which kept craig and I up pretty much all night.  She slowly got better Saturday.  Craig went to work on Saturday and called me around 2 to tell me this:

Craig: "Hey, I'm all done with work, but I had a little accident.  I think I broke my ankle and am driving to the emergency room."

Me: "Are you ok? What happened? Do you need someone to drive you?"

Craig:  Something about a ladder, and him being ok to drive, and that he would call me if I needed to come up there.  

Me: Uhhhhhhh. Ok. 

So, he ended up with a bad bad sprain, unable to walk on his ankle, and with an air cast.  For Craig to not be able to do all he wants to physically is such a challenge for him, but I basically made him stay on the couch ALL day on Sunday.  So this was me:

(Only not as smokin hot!)

I had to bust out super mom mode and get it all under control! God gave me energy and strength, and I was super thankful.  Now it's Tuesday, and I am EXHAUSTED.  Physically, mentally and emotionally.  I need more of that super power.  I woke up feeling awful today.  Wondered if I had what Annabelle had.  I couldn't barely function. I am going to say that what I have is either something I ate, or my body really preparing for labor.  Whatever it is, it sucks.  Luckily, my family is close by, and Lisa came to my rescue today.  She took Annabelle to school and hung out at my house with me until I felt better.  And, I do feel a bit better now than I did this morning.  I'm tired and wanting a break, and that makes me actually excited for being in the hospital.  I am hoping that it is a break from the every day demands.  I'm just trying to catch my breath.  I should put myself to bed EARLY tonight!!

How far along? 38+ weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  A little over 20 lbs. Had lost a couple at my last appointment.  Don't know how thats possible with the amount of ice cream i eat. ;)

Stretch marks? No. :) I have used coconut oil again this pregnancy.
Best moment this week: Annabelle started preschool again last week, and she LOVES it.  I love that she gets the opportunity to be somewhere where people love and care for her.  The teachers are amazing, and Annabelle was so happy last week!  :)

Miss anything: Yes.  Putting on my pants like a normal person.  I can't even dress myself.  whaaaaaaa.
Movement: Yes.  She moves around MOSTLY in the evenings when I am relaxed.   I LOVE to feel her move. Love it.
Food cravings: NO!!! Especially not today.  I have had saltines and a rice cake. 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes.  About everything today.  

Labor Signs: Wondering if what I have right now is a sign?  Other than that, I still get lots of 'practice' contractions, and have been feeling a LOT of pressure in my pelvis. 

  Belly Button in or out?  out actually.  weird.
Wedding rings on or off? Off. Still trying to make it happen, but I need to keep it off.  My feet and hands are almost always swollen.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Been doing good, but feeling pretty drained today. 
Looking forward to: Feeling my water break, or having some 'real' labor signs!  Let's get this show on the road.  

37 weeks

Today I am SUPER tired and not feeling so great.  I woke up at 4 to pee, and heard Annabelle wrestling around about 4:15.  She was awake.  Wide awake.  Finally, i brought her in bed with us so that she wouldn't wake up Carter.  Pretty sure I/we were awake till about 5:15.  Then awake again about 6.  I am wishing nights/mornings like that would not come until Skylar gets here, and that until then, I can be blessed with good sleep.  Coffee did nothing for me this morning, and it seems that these two kiddos are requiring MORE of my energy today than usual.  Is it a full moon or something?  What's happening?  Am I just SO exhausted that I notice how much energy it takes just to be me?  

I feel so guilty that I don't have energy to play with them, take them anywhere, OR to take care of this house and the demands of the everyday work of a stay at home mom and wife.  It's not just today that I feel that guilt.  It is OFTEN.  Don't want to write an entire DOWNER post, but those are just my thoughts and feelings this morning.  

Pregnancy hormones are a REAL thing and occasionally really affect me.  I feel like there are tears just waiting in my eyelids, and it takes the smallest thing for them to come out.  I have very sentimental thoughts, and at the same time, get very irritated at the most ridiculous things.  Within 30 seconds I can cry, laugh, and punch a hole through a wall.  My dreams have also been weird.  The weirdest ones are always about my kids.  I remember after having Annabelle, I would have dreams that I couldn't find her, or that something was wrong and I would wake up in a panic.  After Carter, the same thing happend, but not as often.  Last night, I dreamed about Carter and Annabelle, and the dream made me want to go sleep in their room and snuggle them really close.  I have also been dreaming about Skylar.  Not bad dreams, but dreams that make me so excited to meet her and hold her!  I did dream that she came out a boy, and that the ultrasounds were wrong the whole time.  I wonder if that would make me laugh?

Anyways, prayers for these last couple weeks are appreciated.  Of course.  Also, I would love prayers for labor and delivery.  I have special hopes and dreams this time, knowing it is probably my last baby.  I know that birth and labor OFTEN does NOT go the way we hope and plan, therefore I have never made a birth plan with any of my babies.  Babies will come when they are ready, and your body will also make it happen when IT is ready.  Unless you have a scheduled c-section or induction, you never know the exact day it will happen.  And even if you are scheduled, things can go wrong or can change in an instant.  Labor and delivery are an incredible picture of faith, aren't they?  I will share my hopes this time...

With both Annabelle and Carter, I wanted an epidural.  And I LOVED that epidural.  So much that I wouldn't mind having one just to relax.  That sounds so bad, but I am sort of serious.  They are awesome.  I had no bad reactions to the epidurals I got.  I enjoyed labor. I got to relax, hang out with visitors without screaming, and enjoyed the whole labor process!  Annabelle's labor was spontaneous, Carter's was an induction. (although i was dilated to about a 4 or 5 when I got there.  I was already in the process.) Carter's birth was a DREAM!! I got to the hospital early in the morning, enjoyed some time with my visitors, and had Carter a little bit after noon.  It was perfect, really.  Perfect and quick, and HE was perfect.  I am forever so greatful for that day and that experience.  Especially after our experience with sweet Annabelle.

This time around, I hope to NOT be induced unless I make it to OCTOBER.  I hope to experience my water breaking on it's own.  I hope for a quick labor! (who doesn't though, really?) I hope to be already progressed pretty far once I get to the hospital.  Like at a 7!  I hope to do all of this without an epidural.  I hope for Skylar to be well and alert and perfect.  I hope for everything to be perfect. (again, who doesn't hope for that?!?!)  Why would I not want an epidural OR an induction if it went SO well last time?  Well, I do have the desire to know what it is like without all of that.  I want to see what the best of both of those worlds are.  I watched my sister, Lisa, have a TOTALLY natural, almost hippie natural, labor and delivery and it was pretty awesome.  I have read about it, and read testimonials from women who have done it, and I rarely come across anyone having terrible things to say about it.  Pain? YES. But, awesome? Also, yes.  I never want a birth outside of a hospital because of what I have experienced, but I DO wonder if I can do a natural birth in a hospital with total support from nurses and doctors.  

I'm scared about it.  And can't even believe that I am telling you publicly what I want to do, because I know it may not happen this way.  I don't want to feel like a failure if I give in to medication.  And I understand that I may depending on how everything plays out.  

I can NOT believe that within the next 2-3 weeks we will know HOW this did all play out.  How crazy.  I am ready to meet her. I am ready to adjust to life with a new baby.  I am ready to begin the physical healing process.  I am ready for Annabelle and Carter to meet their sister.  

How far along? 37+ weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  A little over 20 lbs.

 Maternity clothes? DUH! 

Stretch marks? No. :) I have used coconut oil again this pregnancy.
Best moment this week: Craig treated me to a manicure and a pedicure this past Saturday, and it was AMAZING.  The time alone was so peaceful and being pampered was such a treat.  Isn't he thoughtful?  I appreciate him so much.  

Miss anything: Yes.  I can't WAIT to feel better physically, to work out again and to drink a giant frozen margarita. ;)
Movement: Yes.  She moves around a lot. I LOVE to feel her move. Love it.
Food cravings: It's weird, but I have lost my appetite for the most part lately.  Nothing really sounds good, and everything seems to give me terrible heartburn.  I DO love ice cream.  I really should just replace every meal with a big bowl of ice cream.  That's ok, right? 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Yes.  I have been feeling very yucky.  Because my stomach is squished and again, my heartburn is so awful.  
Have you started to show yet: Ha ha. It is funny though the reactions I get from people.  Both strangers and friends.  in JULY, there was a group of old ladies that were so shocked that I still had to make it to September.  They said I looked so big like I was going to have the baby any day.  But, younger people say the opposite.  They tell me, even now, how small I look and how I couldn't possibly be due this month.  I guess the old ladies don't see pregnant women often and have just forgotten how big we can get.  And, people who I am around see pregnant women OFTEN.  I don't feel small at all.  But, I will say that I know Skylar is not as big of a baby as Carter was.  By this point with him, I was in pain.  He took up every inch possible.  Skylar is bigger than sweet Annabelle was, but still has some room in there to get chubby.  :)  

  Gender: GIRL
Labor Signs: Just some Braxton Hicks.  I kind of wish I was seeing and feeling more of something towards labor, but I am pretty sure she will bake a couple more weeks.  

  Belly Button in or out?  out actually.  weird.
Wedding rings on or off? Off.  Tried to put it back on the other day, and I would have had to force it.  Sad. :(  I feel so naked without it, but my finger is swollen.  
Happy or Moody most of the time: Ha ha, did you read my little intro up there?^  Such a mix of both that I don't even know how to hang out with myself.  :/
Looking forward to: Feeling my water break.  ;)

It's September!

Pretty excited to wake up to September today!!! Due date month. Been waiting for September since January. I might want to update the pregnancy questions at least every week till Skylar comes because my body and things seem to be changing a bit these days. I am feeling very in tune to these little changes and the strange feelings. 

How far along? 36+weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  around 20. I might not admit exactly how much. ;)

 Maternity clothes? Of course.  And even some of my maternity shirts are getting short.
Stretch marks? No

Best moment this week: Today was pretty great hanging out with just kiddos and my man.

Miss anything: I really want to sleep on my belly!

Movement: Yes.  So much. Some of it hurts,some of it is cute!

Food cravings: Not really right now.  I have been really wanting to bake lately, but I try not to even turn on the oven in the summer. It just heats up my kitchen so fast! Today, I caved and made a peach cobbler. I'm still just craving fall. I wanted to smell something baking and taste a little cinnamon. :) it was wonderful! 

Anything making you queasy or sick: heartburn is still just terrible. Not fun! 

Have you started to show yet:  duh! And she has dropped a bit, so my belly is looking a little different these days. 

 Gender: GIRL

Labor Signs: Yes actually! As of Friday, I was dilated to a one and about 50% effaced. I know that doesn't mean much, and I could be like that for weeks, but I was happy to hear that I was making some kind of progress. Since Friday, I have had regular Braxton hicks contractions, nothing crazy. Today I am feeling a LOT of pressure in my pelvis and hips, and am getting some strange pains, but I know they are "good" pains. I can totally tell my body is getting ready and closer to labor! Makes me excited for the next few weeks!!! We'll excited and so nervous. 

  Belly Button in or out? in-ish. Almost flat 

Wedding rings on or off? I actually took it off yesterday. My hands have been swelling and I got nervous that they will swell more. Actually my feet, ankles, and calves also swell. They feel swollen most of the day, especially when I am on my feet a lot or outside in the heat.

Happy or Moody most of the time: totally both. :) :/ :(

Looking forward to: meeting our sweet baby girl in the next few weeks! Happy due date month to us!!!

Carter is TWO!

A few weeks ago, we celebrated my baby boy's SECOND birthday!  We had a small little party with our family and a couple close friends, and cupcakes.  Carter is growing up so fast, and I know that once his baby sister is here, he is going to seem even bigger.  I am so thankful for this little boy, and I thank God every day for the gift of him in our lives.  Carter is very gentle and tender hearted, and has an adorable little sense of humor.  He makes my heart melt and makes me laugh all at the same time.  He has something new to say every day, and it's been awesome to see him learn so many new things all the time.  He totally adores his sister, Annabelle and also his little cousins.  I am just so proud and honored to be his momma.

LOVE this picture of Carter with his cupcake, and Annabelle's excitement in the background...

Carter LOVES drums and also really likes sunglasses.  So, he got two of his most favorite things for his birthday.  I know I have said this before, but our house backs up to a high school.  Every weekday, we hear the marching band practice and they are practically in our backyard.  Hearing the drums is one of the highlights of Carter's day.  I am glad he has his own drum to march around with now.

Carter loving on his sweet cousin, Maxine...

Excuse the terrible quality of this picture, but I had to share it.  They really love being together and love sharing a room.  I check on them every night, and one night this is what I found.  I love it.  But, did not let them sleep that way.  The bed is too small for the two of them. ;)

I have really been feeling very sentimental lately, knowing that the time with just us three is going to change.  So, I have been trying to do as much as I can with with the kiddos.  Whenever I actually have the energy, I try to take them places.  It makes me happy to see them happy, so I try not to just drag them shopping with me, but bring them to parks and places I know they love.  One of those places is a mexican restraunt that we go to pretty often.  They ask me about it at least once or twice a week.  So, the other day, I took them for a little lunch date. Love being with these boogers every day...

Carter and his drum. And his jammies.

The kids wanted to play in the sprinkler the other day. So, I turned it on, not totally realizing it was getting the ground under the swingset all muddy.  Well, they loved that mud more than the boring old sprinkler!  

Is this not the cutest cowboy you have ever ever seen?

This was Carter as my dad was praying the other day.  We had a birthday party for both Justus and Carter this past Saturday, and my dad said a sweet prayer for our little families.  Carter stood like this the whole time.  It was so adorable.  :)

Carter and Annabelle actually sharing a toy together and being happy about it.  Craig and I felt like we were living in a different world as they played SO quietly and nicely together for a long period of time.  They are usually pretty loud as they play, and typically one toy between the two of them causes some bickering.

I am making an art center in the corner of our little dining room.  Craig and I went to Ikea last week and got a couple of things to make this center perfect for them.  I got letters that spell, "create" at hobby lobby, and the kiddos are in the process here of decorating those letters to hang on the wall.  If I remember, I will post a picture of the little art center as soon as it is finished.

Summer is coming to an end I am craving everything Fall.  I want all things pumpkin, and I am craving cooler weather!!  It's been tough to deal with the heat this summer, just as I expected.  I am looking forward to the MANY changes that Fall will bring around here.  

We did decide to keep Annabelle at home this Fall. After much discussion and prayer, we felt like it might be best, at least for a little while.  I would LOVE for both of them to go back to the preschool we were at last year, but it doesn't look like we can do that right now.  We want the very best for Annabelle, and I just wasn't sure what that was.  The public school offers services and therapies that she NEEDS, and eventually she will be back there.  But, for many reasons, we have chosen to keep her at home for now.  Parent decisions are so hard sometimes, and I really do hope that this is for the best for all of us right now.  I am anxious to see how the days go in our house with THREE little ones to take care of.  

Pregnancy update...

How far along? 35 + weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  i dont know.  i feel huge. I think around 20 lbs.

 Maternity clothes? DUH! 

Stretch marks? No
Best moment this week: We had a really great weekend spending time together as a little family.  I love the two days that craig is off work.  

Miss anything: Yes.  I have days and moments where I feel totally miserable!  I miss sleeping on my belly and being able to sit on the couch and feel comfortable.  Or do anything and feel comfortable.
Movement: Yes.  She moves around a lot.
Food cravings: Well, you should see the goodness in my freezer right now.  There is so much ice cream.  I have ice cream just about every day.  
Anything making you queasy or sick: I haven't been getting sick, but the heartburn and reflux has been pretty bad.  I hate it so much.  
Have you started to show yet: Ha ha. Duh.

  Gender: GIRL
Labor Signs: Lots of practice contractions.  

  Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On. Most likely won't come off.  Never did with other two pregnancies.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Hmmm.  Little bit of both.  I have been pretty cranky lately if I am honest.  
Looking forward to: The month of September.  Due date month.  It is getting so close!  The app on my phone says I have 4 weeks, 4 days left.  Wonder when she will actually come!  :)

NEST

The nesting instinct has kicked in around here.  I think when you are a Stay at Home Mom, you are almost always 'nesting ' in a sense.  Your home is where you live and where you work.  Every day.  There is ALWAYS something to do, and ALWAYS something to improve.  Am I right?

But, lately for me, that need and that urge has intensified.  Like I mentioned in my last post, I had the sudden urge to allow Carter and Annabelle to share a room.  I had thought of it, but didn't think we would do it so soon.  But, I wanted a playroom SO bad.  I want a room for their toys and play where I can close the door in the evening if I don't feel like cleaning up the mess.  Which, every now and then, is exactly what I do.
The past few weeks of the kiddos sharing a room has been a learning process for us as parents and for them.  But, I don't regret it, and we are not turning back now.  There are evenings when we have to put on our 'discipline faces' and we are in and out of their room a lot reminding them that it is not play time.  But, it really hasn't been too bad.  They are learning what they can and can not do when it is bed time.  Nap time is a different story.  One of them has been napping in our bed, OR Annabelle just skips naps.  I am ok with her skipping her naps these days because it makes for an awesome bed time!  She is ready for bed when it is time!  But, I am not totally taking naps out of her schedule yet.  Not yet.

Their little room is coming together nicely.  This past weekend, Craig spent a lot of time painting a toddler bed and a dresser.  A project that needed to be done for a long time.  I want to get a few things up on their walls, but otherwise, I am happy with how their little room looks.

Carter's little toddler bed on the left, and Annabelle's bed on the right.  We painted both of them, and I love how they turned out.

 
My desire for redecorating has increased, too.  I have been making little changes here and there and adding small touches to different rooms. So far, this is the play room...  I left all of Carter's little cowboy and Texas decor in there.

If I keep having these urges to do things in every room of the house, I am going to go broke.  SO, I started selling some of our stuff online.  For example, I wanted a few new rugs.  For the kitchen, entry way and both bathrooms.  So, I sold the old rugs, and a few other things so that I could go buy new stuff!  Pretty fun, and I am not totally broke yet.  Yet. ;)

The Lord has blessed me with energy to keep up with the cleaning and reorganizing I have been doing.  I am so thankful that I haven't been feeling too crappy lately.  Some days are better than others of course.  It has been pretty hot the past couple of weeks, so we have been staying inside a lot more OR been playing in the water about every time we are outside.  Which the kiddos LOVE!

Pretty cute, huh?  I think I am happiest when I see them happy.  Love it.

SUMMER

Summer is going by so quickly, I can't even believe it.  We have been having a great time, and trying to stay COOL and BUSY!  We found a splash pad/park at the beginning of June, and went every week for a few weeks.  The kiddos really really loved it.  Annabelle started private speech a couple weeks ago, and will continue to go once a week until after school starts.  Right now, we are really praying and thinking about what to do this coming year for her and school.  I know it will all come together, and whatever it is will be good for her and for us.  We spend a lot of time with my sisters and all the little cousins love hanging out!  We are blessed to be able to spend such great time with them and to watch the kids develop little relationships with each other.  

At the end of June, we went on a week long road trip to Colorado and Minnesota.  Before we decided that the kids and I would go, I had a bit of anxiety about us three even being a part of this trip.  I was so nervous about being in the car for so long.  ONE because I am in my third trimester, and TWO because I wondered if the kids would do well.  I was also nervous about being out of our comfort zone, and all the exhausting travel, staying in different homes, chasing these very busy kiddos around etc...  I have been SO TIRED this pregnancy, and just expected to not have a great vacation.  But, we ended up having such a great time.  I prayed a lot that we would all stay healthy and happy, and actually feel like we got a vacation.  There was only ONE day out of the whole time that was super hard, but the rest of the time was so great!  The kids had such a blast, and did SO WELL in the car.  We spent pretty much three whole days in the car, and they were so awesome.  I also physically felt the best I have felt the whole pregnancy.  I know that the Lord answered my prayers and will forever be grateful to Him for that!  Spending time with family and friends was awesome, and it made me miss them even more.  

Now we are back to life at home, and back to the yucky Texas summer heat.  I was thinking the other day that summer, even for us, is a good break from real responsibilities.  Besides speech and my doctor's appointments, our calendar is free for PLAY!  I am not sure how the Fall will look as far as school for either kiddo, but I do know that Fall will bring another sweet member to our little family!  :)  THAT alone will add some responsibilities!  EEEEEEK!  

How far along? 29 1/2 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  about 15 lbs.

 Maternity clothes? I hate clothes. Unless they are unrestricted and stretchy.

Stretch marks? No
Best moment this week: This past Saturday, Craig hung out with the kiddos and let me have time to hang out with my mom for a while.  We shopped, had coffee, had lunch, and didn't have to load and unload kids every time we went to a new place.  It was the most relaxing time I have had in weeks and it really recharged my batteries.  My husband is the best! 

Miss anything: Yes.  I miss the same things I usually do.  Running, drinks, and more energy.  Right now I really miss my brother in law, Chad.  We got to spend a whole lot of time with him on our trip north, and it was hard to say good bye to him.
Movement: Yes.  So much.  Especially when I lay down in bed at night.
Food cravings: No.  I haven't had an actual craving in quite a few weeks.  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really, but I do have heartburn super bad sometimes!  Well, everyday.  bleh.  Had it bad with both of my other pregnancies, too.  
Have you started to show yet: Ha ha. Duh.

  Gender: GIRL
Labor Signs: Been feeling more and more Braxton Hicks lately.  Nothing 'real' though which is good because I do have 10 weeks left!  I want Skylar to stay in and continue to grow and get smart and beautiful!  :)

  Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On. Most likely won't come off.  Never did with other two pregnancies.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Ha ha. Well, both, but this question makes me laugh a little.  I was wondering the other day if we still have our regular monthly cycle while pregnant without getting our period.  I was so cranky the other day and everything was irritating me.  Craig's response in this conversation was, "Isn't pregnancy just one big, long cycle?"  Ha, I guess he is right.  What a sport!
Looking forward to: I look forward to going to be every night.  :)  

I have been getting really "Nesty" lately.  Actually, I feel like there is always something about our home that I want to change or to make better.  This past Sunday, I got the sudden urge to make a playroom and move Carter into Annabelle's room.   So, I did.  Craig was out mowing the lawn, and I tried to quickly take apart his crib, and reassemble it in Annabelle's room.  He came in and caught my right in the middle of the project and just smiled, shook his head, and went back outside.  Not only did I move his bed, I took the front of his crib off to make it a "big boy" bed.    Last night as they were playing and laughing together, I wondered if this was a terrible idea.  Tonight, they were both tired enough that they fell asleep quickly and in their own beds.  Right now it's meant to just be an experiment to see how they do, but I am really hopeful that they will do great.  They love being together, and I love that they now have a PLAYROOM!!  For now at least!  

24 Week Update

How far along? 24 Weeks

Total weight gain/loss:  around 12 lbs. 

 Maternity clothes? Of course.  And stretchy skirts and Yoga pants.

Stretch marks? No
Best moment this week: Well, it was a little over a week ago now, but the birth of my sweet niece, Maxine!  I hope that Maxine and Skylar are great little friends. 

Miss anything: Energy and Running.
Movement: Yes.  Feeling much more movement these days.
Food cravings: Not really right now.  
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not really
Have you started to show yet: Yes.  everywhere.

  Gender: GIRL
Labor Signs: No.

  Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? On. Most likely won't come off.  Never did with other two pregnancies.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Uhhhhhh, both lately. 
Looking forward to: I'm hoping that Craig and I get a date night this week. ;)