Belly pics

Taken on May 25th. I am 30 weeks pregnant. I am exhausted, nauseous, tired, you name it. But still ever so excited for her to come out into the world, just not too soon. Pics aren't the best, because I look as I feel- but you can see how big my bump is.

Pics

Here's a couple pics of us currently. It's hard to get pics of me and my bump as Stephen is working like crazy and Lily has been ill with her allergies. We're basically under house arrest until her allergies are under control =( Poor girl.

Well- here's some pics

Tired & Anxious

Lily woke up at 6:30 this morning, crying =( She's been having little night terrors or something. Poor thing. You go in her room to see what's wrong and she's still sleeping. But crying. So you give her a hug, rub her back, pray, etc and she wakes right up. I can't fall back asleep now. It took me 2 hours to fall asleep last night. So I got 2 1/2 hours of sleep =( Hopefully I can take a nap today!

The further along I get in my pregnancy- the more anxious and nervous I get. If I have a situation similar to that of Lily's- I have less than 9 weeks to go. So I'm trying to be prepared this time. Going through nesting mode SUPER early. I'm actually going to a huge sale here in  a little bit for a stroller, clothes for baby and Lily and hopefully a bassinet. I want to get Lily's room OOBER organized though. Baby will be in our room for the first few months, but after that they're sharing until we move. Trying to think of creative ways to organize the dresser and closet. Wish me luck =)

10 more days!

We find out if we're having a boy or girl in 10 days! That's less than two weeks away =D I can't WAIT!

I had a scare this weekend- I thought I was coming down with Pneumonia =( My chest was burning when I would breathe, I was coughing up a lung, sounded horrible, etc. I talked to my OBGYN today and expressed my concerns on shortness of breath on top of those symptoms. She said because of all the cold/flu infections that I've been fighting, a simple cold for me MAY lead me to get pneumonia  =( And advised me to avoid large crowds for a while longer. No church still =( Perhaps when the gang has all been feeling well we could chance seeing everyone sometime. I'm drinking a TON of water and taking vitamins in hopes to avoid pneumonia.

The baby's heart rate was great today =) I was concerned at first because the doc said 130 BPM, but it picked up to 142 moments after. She said a good range is 120-160, so I'm happy =) I've gained 2ibs finally! HA. Probably from not eating any raw veggies for two weeks and eating a lot of chicken broth with eggs.

Well there's my update =) Baby bump pics coming soon!

Crafty times!

Lillian LOVES to work with water colors! She made her first picture on February 27th. It turned out a bit dark (she liked the black because it showed up the best..) but it's beautiful =)  She did stained glass (plastic!) the next day and liked that, too. I'm trying to think of new and fun things to do with her. I feel bad doing the same things every day. (reading, building towers, etc.) it's FUN but I love to see her enjoy new things. There's nothing like putting such an exciting smile on your daughters face! Seriously- it's amazing. And addicting! She won't paint every day of the week, perhaps not even every week- hopefully she won't get bored!

Also! She is sleeping in a "big girl bed" =) It's her crib, but converted into a day bed. We've been quite successful! I don't know why we didn't try to do it sooner! Next challenge is potty training. We keep trying to wait for when Stephen can be home, too. Patience isn't my best quality these days with being sick and all =( Luckily she's a GREAT kid so not much patience is required of me =)

New Baby-

We find out if this baby is a boy or a girl in 5 weeks! I didn't WANT to wait until I'm 20 weeks, but that's alright =) I can't wait to see what we're having =) The heart beat was great today, 148 BPM. It was right in the middle, so she couldn't tell me what she would guess I'm having based on the heart rate. I still haven't gained weight, which is awesome considering I'm almost half way through this pregnancy already! I am showing, that's for sure.

I have the car tonight so Lily and I are on our way out for the gym =) Wish me luck!

Randomness

We had quite the blizzard last night! The snow is taller than Lily! Goes to Stephen's upper thigh (just about his hips..), though from the drifts- our car was buried. It was up to the windshield!

The pics above are a couple from Christmas and then the blizzard aftermath (so far...)