Frogs, and Ice cream, and week 26!

Just a couple days ago I came home from work and heard the frogs singing in the small pond behind our back yard.  They made their beautiful noise all night long.  The sun was warm on my face, the flowers are blooming, baby girl is kicking, and I think she senses something beautiful is out here waiting for her :)

But right now it’s storming like hell, and it just finished hailing for about 5 minutes straight!  The ground is covered in white.  Spring is HERE :)

I’ve been drinking milk like CRAZY.  Almost a gallon of skim milk a day.  Two full days do not pass without Aaron buying milk.  I guess I’m craving the calcium.  I’ve always been a milk drinker, but now I can never get enough!  I tried organic milk, which I know is better for the baby, but it’s very expensive.  We would wrack up a huge monthly bill on organic milk at the rate I’m going.  So it’s back to regular.

26th week belly pic!

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I got to see my sweet Kelsey at work.  She is my co-worker’s daughter, and I’ve known her since she was a baby.  For 11 years I’ve got to watch her grow up.  She’s getting taller by the minute, and looks more like a teenager now.  It’s funny,  I never would have thought that someday she would get to see my own little baby :)   Even when baby girl is born, and I leave my job for good,  I will always stop in to visit everyone.  Kelsey, if you’re reading this… HI BEAUTIFUL! ♥

Video of baby’s progress!

I am pretty much convinced my husband is the funniest man on the planet.   I was studying History on the couch in the living room the other night.  Aaron was sitting next to me eating ice cream.  All of the sudden I heard him groan, “Nnnn!  NNNEH!!”  I looked up quickly, alarmed only for a half-second until I realized what he had done.  His top lip was stuck to the spoon!  His eyes were wide, he was pulling on the spoon, and his lip just stretched further!  I completely lost it!  I laughed so hard I almost peed on the couch!  Really.  I had to run to the bathroom!   How does someone hurt themselves eating ice cream?  Leave it to my husband to accomplish this one.  Heaven forbid if our daughter is anything like him, I have my work cut out for me.  I’m going to have to watch her like a hawk when she gets her first bowl of ice cream.  Goodness.

This is the bassinet from Pottery Barn that my mom bought me.  GORGEOUS.

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This Monday is my long awaited ultrasound to check and see if the baby’s Choroid Plexus Cysts (CPCs) are gone.  I was forewarned that it could be linked to Trisomy 18, a chromosomal disorder,  but in most cases these cysts go away all on their own with no negative effects on baby.  I am also getting a glucose tolerance test done to test for gestational diabetes.  I HATE needles, so I am not looking forward to this test.  Keep us in your prayers!

Cribs, $50, my Aunt Judy, and week 25!

Aaron and I went looking at cribs this past week.  Most of the cribs we looked at were way over priced and very flimsy, wobbly, and just cheaply made.  Babiesrus is WAY over-priced!  I don’t recommend shopping there.  We looked at Buy Buy Baby, Walmart, Kmart, and finally Target.   We finally found a good sturdy crib for an ok price at Target.

Before we went crib shopping, we stopped at a gas station to get a snack.  Aaron found a $50 bill on the floor!  I used it to buy a new pair of maternity pants :)

I think the baby had a growth spurt.  I’ve recently been feeling more round ligament pain.  My feet and ankles are starting to swell.  Actually everything under my knees looks swollen.  I need to buy some compression socks.  I can’t seem to catch my breath very easily, either.  It sort of feels like when I was in Colorado on our Honeymoon at Loveland Pass, 12,000 feet up!

My Aunt Judy sent me a surprise package in the mail.  Look! Look! …

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I love them!  They’re so cute!  She’s the best! ♥

25 weeks belly pic!

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Video of baby’s progress!

Paint and Shoes and Week 24!

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Aaron is hard at work…
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I can’t believe I’m actually painting again.  When I first bought my house, I painted every room, and got sick from paint fumes.
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Figures I get messy after only 5 minutes of painting….
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Peeling paint off of my fingers…  Look at my belly :)  These painting clothes don’t fit like they use to.  I cant even zip my pants.
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This is what I use to look like in my painting clothes… Tanned and thin … and vowed never to paint again!
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This is a tell-tale sign of pregnancy …
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Notice the laces tide towards the sides because I can’t properly pull my knees up directly towards my chest to tie my shoes correctly.   I have to sit Indian style to have any hopes of tying them at all!

It’s time for slip-ons.  I want these :)  I use to have a pair.  They are my all-time FAVORITES.

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We bought Rocky a brand new ball.  This is what happened after 5 minutes of playing with it…

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24 weeks belly pic!  I am now officially 6 months pregnant!
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Video of Baby’s progress!

This is an excerpt from some text messages between me and Aaron the other day while we were both at work …

Me, “Almost lunch!”
Aaron, “Did you bring grapes?”
Me, “No. I ate a handful on my way out the door though.”
Aaron, “Why didn’t you take more?”
Me, “I was lazy.  Didn’t want to pluck them off the vine and put them in a container.  Just straight into my mouth.”
Aaron, “Put the vine in a container.”
Me, “Ya I thought about that but I’d have to dig out a large container and find the matching lid.”
Aaron, “Sheesh.  I’m going to stop and get you a nice little lunch cooler.  One of those nylon zip up ones.”

The next day, look what I found in the fridge …

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Aww!  I love him so much!!!  It had grapes, and broccoli, and ranch dip.  So sweet ♥

Here is a 6 month pregnant pic.  Too bad it turned out blurry.  I can’t wait to get a new camera.

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