35 weeks

How far along? 35 Weeks (34 days left…YAH!!!)
Total weight gain: 18
Gender: Girl
Maternity clothes? Maternity
Stretch marks?  Thankfully not yet
Sleep: a lot better since I created a cocoon with my pregnancy pillow 
Best moment this week:  I finally have the feeling of loving my expanding belly!  It’s simply perfect.  I’ve been extremely blessed during this time and finally have realized it.  I also love feeling my belly button because it's sticking out and has a weird feeling...it's so soft.
Miss Anything?  So much!  The biggest is getting down and playing with Xander.  When we found out we were pregnant, he was only 3 months old, so he wasn’t down and playing yet.  Now, he’s all over the place and I wish I could enjoy these learning days with him.  He’s learning something every day and although I can get excited because I get to see it, I don’t get to be on his level.  Sorry, I don’t know how to explain it.  I just feel like i'm missing out.
Movement: thinking baby girl has dropped because I’m feeling movement everywhere 
Food cravings: Doner Kebab!!!  OH MY GOODNESS…whoever invented these are simply amazing!  So darn good!  Also this week has been oranges and grapes
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Labor Signs: maybe contractions, but false ones?  I’ve been having cramping and back pain along with tightening of the belly.  Only a few a day, not all in the same hour, and usually goes away when I relax when I start feeling it.
Symptoms:  Still heartburn.  I’ve also been feeling pain on my left side this weekend.  Maybe my pelvis or hips are spreading now to make room?
Happy or Moody most of the time: HAPPY!!!
What I’m looking forward to:  sketching the canvases.  We finally decided on a design!
I also ordered the double stroller today.  We decided to go with Baby. Jogger. City. Elite. Double as the Bumble.ride has been recalled/safety concern on the front tires.  I’ve heard great reviews from the one we decided on, however, I haven’t personally seen any in action.  I really hope it’s what we want/need.  After months of reviewing strollers, I’m glad this task is done!

The one we bought

Still waiting on the baby bedding to arrive.  This is the sucky thing about having to order everything online…having to wait and not knowing how the company ships things out.  Although we ALWAYS choose priority mail, sometimes companies ship parcel post or space available.  Not right, since we pay the more expensive one to get our items faster!

Have a great day!

10 months

Sweet baby boy, your first year is flying by.  In 1 more month you will be a big brother.  In 2 short months you will turn one.
Some things you're up to:

~you sleep for 12-13 hours a night
~you are cruising along everything
~you walk with the help of your cars or the high chair, but love holding mommy's fingers to walk
~you love food!  Your face lights up when you hear, see or smell food
~you love to make noises with your hands...loud noises!
~you just started waving and saying "ello" (hello) at the same time
~you also wave your cute slow wave when you are told no
~you dislike naps, but mommy still puts you down twice a day even if it's only a half hour nap...somethings better than nothing
~you love to shoot hoops with your sports center toy
~you love balls
~you love spaghetti, but not left-overs
~you love playing with Hawkeye and will even say his name "awkey"
~you need a daily dose of the outdoors
~you take massive poops after you wake up in the mornings, last night we put a size 4 diaper on to hold all the poop in...and to find out you decided to take a little poopy
~you get so excited when daddy walks in the door
~you currently have 4 teeth coming in on top!!!  Poor kid, but you're a trooper
~you share your toys with mommy and daddy
~you'd rather play with Hawkeye's toys than your own
~you give the sweetest deep down belly laughs, you crack this momma up!

Happy 10 months Smushy!

We love you!

Oh how I've missed you...

SLEEP!  I finally was able to get some well rested sleep last night.  I decided to try configuring the pregnancy body pillow hubby bought me into my own little caccoon.  It worked!  I slept for 2-3 hour stretches.  I was so comfortable.  I didn't want to wake up this morning.  Good thing Xander plays in his bed when he wakes up.  I always here him talking to himself, but rarely will he fuss.
Now onto other things...total randomness!

Lately Xander has been pooping out the back of his diaper, up half way his back when he wakes up.  Nasty!  So, I've been thinking I will put size 4 on him at night?  Size 3's fit him so well otherwise, but it's an almost every morning event that he has poop up his back.  Oh, his big poops are too much for me...lol. 

Today is my little brother's 30th birthday.

And now some pictures...

We woke up yesterday to SNOW on the ground...finally!  It's already melting today, but it was a fun 2 minutes out in it.  Once he started moving around in it, snow got on his arms and he wasn't too happy about that.  Mom had to get the first snow picture though.

 My belly feels like it's on fire

It feels like there's a ton of bricks on it

I feel like I'm carrying around an elephant

I find it weird that some days it's more difficult to feel the baby move at this point.  I'd think I'd feel everything as big as she's getting in the cramped apartment she's rented.

I'm ready for this little one to arrive, but extremely nervous at the same time.

I'm obsessed with reading the What. to. Expect forum.

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Xander's excited to wear his new shirt...ok, maybe mom is!

We received the pack and play, I put it up yesterday and Xander's been taking his naps in it.  He's doing great...so far.

(I wanted to upload a video of him walking, but it's not working...I'll keep trying)

Xander's finally taken to walking.  After 2 weeks or so of him hating it, terrified, and wanting to sit on his bumper...he's finally going.  He's still really unstable, so not anywhere close to going on his own, but this is a huge start.

Now I show him his car and he'll pop right up and get going.  He even uses his highchair as his walker lately.

So proud of him!

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We can finally say...next month...when people ask when we're due!

 We still haven't decided what to do with the baby room.  Oh my!

I feel like I'm so unprepared for this baby because her room is not perpared for her.  When Xander came home he had a room ready for him...and we didn't even know if we would have a boy or girl when i did his room.  So why is this baby's room so difficult?

I have 10 outfits for her...that's it so far

Honestly, I'm scared to buy anything for her or do anything to prepare because I'm terrified of a still-birth.  My cousin just went through this last year and it has me freaking out that this could happen.

  

Without further ado...our baby girl's name will be... 

 STERLING!