Class Photos

I am not a fan of school pictures.  I never buy them.  I take enough photos of the kids throughout the year, so I don't feel the need to purchase the cheesy school pictures at outrageous prices.

I love, however, class pictures!  I think it is a great memento for the kids to have to look back on later in life.

Here are their class photos for this year:

My little munchkins are growing too fast!

Second Trimester

I know this is late, but I just realized I never posted it.  A while back, I posted a collage of the first trimester, it wasn't much because I wasn't really showing, yet, but you can check it out if you don't remember.  Here is a collage of the second trimester photos.

Wow!  You can really see the difference between weeks 18 and 19!  Haha :)

32 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: Thirty-two weeks!

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +15 pounds

 

 

Size of baby:
Baby M weighs about 3.7 pounds, and is around 16.7 inches long.

Fetal Development:

"By now, your baby weighs 3.75 pounds (pick up a large jicama--does anyone know what that is??) and is about 16.7 inches long, taking up a lot of space in your uterus. You're gaining about a pound a week and roughly half of that goes right to your baby. In fact, she'll gain a third to half of her birth weight during the next 7 weeks as she fattens up for survival outside the womb. She now has toenails, fingernails, and real hair (or at least respectable peach fuzz). Her skin is becoming soft and smooth as she plumps up in preparation for birth." -babycenter.com

"Your baby's the size of a squash!  She's getting ready for her descent -- she's likely in the head-down position now.  And she's probably feeling a even more cramped." -thebump.com

Movement: Baby M gets hiccups all. the. time!  It annoys me a little at three in the morning, but other than that, it is pretty cute :)
I am starting to feel the hiccups pretty low.  Hopefully, that means Peanut is in the head-down position, ha!

Heartbeat: 147

Gender: We don't know!

Cravings: Chocolate milk!  I can't start my day without it, lately!

MaternityClothes: I am still wearing both regular and maternity tops, but I have retired my regular jeans, finally!

Sleep: I haven't been sleeping much lately.  I don't think the alarm has woken me up once in the last week-and-a-half.  Sometimes I wake up as early as two, but sometimes I am able to sleep until four.  I don't know why...I am not really uncomfortable or anything, I just can't sleep.

What I miss: Sleep!

Symptoms:

-Clumsy!! Boy, am I clumsy! I drop everything, I trip over my own feet, and I knock over any glass in my reach. Sheesh! I ran into a tent pole at Academy the other night, and at Subway, I turned to leave the register and ran into the post that makes the line...Oy. I was like this with Gannon, too, but had no sense of recovery. This time, I am able to save at least most of my spills.

Leg and foot cramps! Yuck!

Missing Feet-- I am having more trouble every day reaching my feet! Putting on my socks and shoes has become a real chore, ha!

Braxton Hicks Contractions: I never really had these with the first two, but I have them all the time with this one.

Indigestion! All. Day. Long! I keep Tums with me all the time...sometimes it helps, but usually, it doesn't.

Shortness of breath-- Because Baby M is so high, I always feel out of breath. I find it hard to catch my breath, and I can never inhale quite enough. I am ready for Peanut to drop so I can breathe again :)

Let's Get Pinning: Football Parties!

"Are you ready for some football??"

It's Wednesday again, which means it is time for another linky party!  It's Oh, How Pinteresting with Michelle over at The Vintage Apple.

Superbowl Sunday is this weekend, and it has me excited and sad at the same time.  I am excited about the game, of course, and I can't wait to cheer on Eli Manning.  But it depresses me at the same time because we can't spend the day with family, friends, and food.  Well, I can do the food myself, but it just doesn't make sense...It will mostly go to waste if I do.

If we were home, these pins would be my Pinspriation for some very yummy snacks!



How cute are these DIY football coasters?!

And, finally, I must find a place for something like this!  I just love it!

Happy Pinning!  See yall next Wednesday!

Celebrating Baby M

We had a very busy and exciting weekend.  We traveled to Lake Charles to celebrate our sweet Baby M.  I can't express enough how thankful I am for the love and support we have been given by our family and friends.  It means so much to Bryan and me to see how much our little "caboose" is loved, and it isn't even here, yet!


We started the weekend with a diaper party for Baby M.  We have decided to continue to use cloth diapers on Baby M (we have been using them on Austyn for a year), so a traditional diaper party wasn't a good option for us.  There is a local store, eLeMeNO-Pee, that sells cloth diapers and cloth diaper accessories.  I spoke with the owner about doing a cloth diaper party.  She was so excited!  She filled a tub with different types of cloth diapers (yes, there are different types--lots!) in all gender neutral colors and prints, and brought it to the party.  Instead of the guests bringing a package of disposable diapers, they just bought a diaper at the party.  It was so great to give our family the chance to learn about modern cloth, and to see just how easy it really is.  Everyone was impressed and on board with us!

Cloth diapers are no longer associated with diaper pins and "jiffy" pants (or those nasty plastic pants).  Modern cloth is great!  Just look at how cute they are!

The shower was absolutely perfect!  Instead of a traditional guest book, everyone signed a children's book for Baby M.  Everyone left the sweetest messages for Baby M, and I can't wait to share them :)

There were also cards with "Wishes for Baby M" printed on them.  Each guest took a card and filled out different wishes they have for the baby.  I had so much fun reading these!!

We had cupcakes by the fabulous Cupcake Crazy!  They were delish!  And yes, my friends love me so much, they got me two King Cakes, too!!

The cloth diaper representative explained a little bit about modern cloth diapers and how they work.  While she did this, the guests were able to pass around the diapers and then ask questions.  This part was hilarious!

After the Q & A, it was time to shop :)

Here are some of the party guests!

And here is the big sister with the greats!

I am so upset with myself for forgetting to take a picture with my hostesses.  I can't believe I did that!  I don't even have a picture of two of them or of myself.  I know, shame, shame.

After the party, Bryan and I were off to take maternity photos with the ever-so-talented, Ashley Wood.  Seriously, she is ah-maz-ing!!!  Those of you who know Bryan, know how much he hates taking pictures!  And what does he hate more than taking pictures?  Kissing in pictures ;)  I can't say how proud I am that he didn't complain at all.  Not once!  And we shot photos for two hours!  He loves me :)

These are just a few "sneek peaks" from the photo shoot.  Ashley did such a great job!  I love them all, and I can't wait to see the rest!!

I'll be sure to post the rest in a few weeks when they are ready!

While this weekend was great, it was very bittersweet.  We had so much fun with our family and friends, but it is going to be our last trip to Lake Charles until May.  This will by far be the longest we have ever gone without making a trip home.  We have decided that it is best for me not to travel anymore.  Austyn just came so fast, we feel that a four-hour drive (mostly though nowhere with no cell phone service) is just too risky.  I don't want to have this baby on the side of the road!  Ha ;)  We also don't plan to travel with a brand new baby.  We want to wait about a month or so. 

Those of you in Lake Charles, just remember--The road that brings us home will also take you here!  We would love to have visitors over the next couple of months!

I will continue to update everyone here, though, so stay tuned!