Baby Bump: 17 Weeks

My baby bump is definitely popping out this week. As you may have noticed I haven't exactly kept up with my "weekly" posts as much as "bi-weekly" posts, but hey...I'm working on something here! : ) We're getting excited to find out what the baby is and get to go in on March 9th for the big ultrasound. I change my guess all the time so we'll just have to see. Oh, and the baby can hear music this week...they are definitely coming out with Sesame Street and Disney songs stuck in their head!

Baby Bump: 15 weeks

Wow...the nausea is evident in this picture! Oh well...at least there's a little baby belly to show for it! It's so fun and reassuring to have started feeling the little pops of movement in there. I also started my P17 Progesterone injections again this week. I have a home health care nurse come out every week and administer the shot and then check my vitals and listen to the baby's heartbeat ( which is what makes the visit worth it!). Aubrey's been very interested in it all and says she wants to be a nurse. I haven't gained any weight yet, but I'm sure as my appetite comes back I'll more than make up for it. Thankfully, I've been able to have enough energy to keep up with the kiddos. Yay for week 15! : )

Baby Bump: 13 Weeks

Steve was kind enough to take these pictures for me. I'm planning on doing a weekly "baby bump" update using a chalkboard this time around (thanks Pintrest!). It's been fun so far. My morning sickness has redoubled its efforts again and I'm grateful for the Zofran help and just trying to make it through. It's ironic that when most people's nausea is waning mine is just gathering strength! : ) But, I'm grateful I'm not sick the whole time and hopefully it should subside around 20 weeks like it has with my other pregnancies.

Aubrey insisted on a belly picture too : )

THREE

You may have already seen this on facebook or heard the announcement directly from us, but I just wanted to formally announce on the blog that we're having baby #3 and are so excited about it! ( I blame my terrible lack of posting on that, oh wait...I started slacking off before I was pregnant? oops! )

I'm 12 weeks now and still feeling pretty yucky, which is typical for me through a good part of my 2nd trimester too, unfortunately. Aubrey is super excited about it, and Asher is pleasantly oblivious! : ) I've gotten the kid's nasty cold too though this week so I been down and out with that added to my nausea and fatigue. Oh well, hopefully I'll get over it all soon. I want to get it together to do some weekly pregnancy updates. ( Pintrest has ruined me and given me all this false ambition of cute things I could be doing!!) : )

Our official due date is August 1st, but I had Aubrey at 35 weeks and Asher at 37 so we'll see! I think I'll plan on being ready for a July baby just in case. : ) I've got a couple of other friends who are also expecting right around us so its been fun to share this experience together. So there's our news! I also have TONS of pics I'm hoping to put into a "year in review" post so hopefully I'll get that finished soon too.

Crown Center

Miracle of miracles....I have posted on the blog! Hooray! (problem is I think everyone has probably given up on me by now) : )

We went to downtown KC for our annual Christmas tradition of visiting Crown Center, seeing the Mayor's Christmas tree, and getting some of the most delicious fudge!

We had a good time although it was crazy busy. We also got to see the gingerbread house display. Here's a few pictures from our adventure.

outside on the play tractor underneath the tree

Mayor's Christmas Tree

The fountains were beautiful too!

Sparkly.... : )

Our attempt at a family picture

Crown Center

At the Crayola store standing by her "matching color" as she says...

Watching them make fudge at Chips Chocolate Factory...free samples? umm...yes please!

This was a great brass quartet playing Christmas carols

The gingerbread display

The kids loved the train that went around the whole display.

Our Little Man

Asher doesn't get much press on this blog it seems, I'm too busy kissing those chubby cheeks and keeping his busy hands away from things to get much writing done. But, I wrote down a few things he's doing right now for me to remember. We sure love him. He's our little sunshine. Always happy and good-natured ( well not always, but you get the idea) : ) So here's what he's been up to lately at almost 17 months.


: if you'd love a sloppy, open mouth kiss just tell him "Kiss, Kiss!" and he'll be happy to oblige

: I also must kiss him a lot ( who can blame me?) because he makes a mmmm-mah kissing sound whenever I come near his cheeks

: He still loves his binky and blanket ( although we're trying to break him of the binky)

: Anything he wants he points and says "neh-neh"

: If I don't respond to that he takes my hand and leads me wherever he wants me to go

: This boy loves to be outside and cries whenever I bring him back in. He also loves playing in the basement

: He's been walking on his tiptoes lately

: He is just the right height to get into the kitchen trash...which of course he loves to do

: He loves to help me wipe up things and sweep

Our little chef

: Likes to sit on his little spot on the fireplace hearth

: His favorite pastime is annoying his big sister by endlessly turning off the tv and changing channels. He also likes to bang on the computer keyboard, and if you're not quick enough he'll erase all of you "favorites" in your bookmark folder. : )

: He says hi to everyone and does an open hand "beauty queen" kind of wave. He is very friendly

: He loves Daddy's toy helicopter and goes looking for it in our bedroom

: Likes to sit at the "big kid" table

: He can make an entire room a complete mess in no time flat, he has a gift.

: He is into everything and must explore EVERYTHING! Explore= take out and throw on the floor behind him ( see above ) : )

: He LOVES puppy dogs and likes to bite on his toy puppy's noses for some reason

: My awesome eater had now turned into a pickier eater than even Aubrey! curses!

: He loves to spin when he dances

: He's gone down to one nap a day (sigh...)

: He loves to get on the couch and be crazy

: He's your man if you need a high-five

Rockin' the hand-me-down pink cupcake bib

He loves to read books

Loves playing with his sister

We put them to work young around here

School Days

Some of Aubrey's friends started school today, and not being one to miss out on the fun, Aubrey and I had a little "school" of our own today. Asher helped us do a patterns worksheet and then we worked on writing her name while he was down for a nap.

She got tired of writing letters freehand so I pulled out an old elementary ed. trick and got out the shaving cream. She had a blast! Then we printed out a personalized worksheet online to trace. I also mixed up some butterfly cutouts with the letters of her name on them and she would put them back in order. We had fun on our little school day : )