32/33 weeks...

Well, I am a bit behind and will do all my catching up this week!! I have a ton to share. Let's start with week 32 and 33.

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How far along: 33 weeks

Size of the baby: a pineapple...almost 4 pounds

Weight Gain: 25 pounds

Gender: BOY Laekan Harper

Movement: Laekan is still very active and loves to play with us. He will punch or kick back when we nudge him! I love it. I have also loved watching him get bigger and the moves take over my whole belly. Such a sweet thing I can't wait to see!!!!

Sleep: Bad, Bad week for this. I am having so much pressure and pain that I can't find a position that will work for longer than 15 minutes or so. I also woke up a 2:30 on Wednesday morning to excruiating back pain. Went to the chiropractor and he did what he could. He doesn't think I will go to my due date and also told me no heavy lifting. Oh Laekan is giving me a run for my money!!!

What I miss: Walking normal, bending over without something in my way, and sleeping. Cravings: Nothing much this week.

Symptoms: I have been having very sharp pains up at the top of my belly for over a week now. I was finally brought in on Friday to have an ultrasound of my gallbladder and a huge lab check. That all came back normal-so they have put me on Prilosec to see if that will help. I am headed to the Dr on Wednesday to talk more about it. The pains come and go, but last at least 10-15 minutes at a time. We aren't sure what is going on...and I just hope it is over when I have him!!! Have a good Monday-I will be back tomorrow with more updates!!!

My girl and I

Taegan and I have been having some days just hanging out at home playing and we were playing with the camera!!! She is big into taking the pictures so the only way I can get here to take a picture is to let her take one after I take one!!! She wanted to pose with me in one yesterday and I thought it turned out real cute.

Such a sweet little girl.

I am trying to soak up all these days with her because I know when Laekan gets here I won't get that one on one time with her I have right now. Although, somedays she is making that quality time a bit challenging with her attitude:) She is in this phase of getting out of her bed for nap and bedtime and Justin and I are racking our brain to come up with a different approach. Last night, we gave her a bath, brushed her teeth, got dressed, read 2 books, and then put her straight to bed. We tried to keep it very calm and gave her lots of love before getting in bed. What she has been doing is getting out and making excuses and we had resorted to spankins or loud voices with her. That wasn't working-so now we are trying something different. Last night after reading books and heading to bed she didn't get out. I'm not keeping my hopes up that it is over, but last night was a nice break!!!

Yesterday morning we went to visit one of my best friends and she has horses, goats, lots of land, and lots of places for Taegan to play!!! To say she loved it would be an understatement. She loved running with the big kids and feeding the animals. We can't wait to go back in a couple weeks for our shower.

These are 3 of their 4 horses.

Taegan finally got brave enough to put her hand on mine to help feed Peanut.

Have a great Wednesday!!!

Spring....

is HERE!!! I was so excited to wake up this morning to 60 degree weather at 7 am!! I immediately opened the windows and doors. I then proceeded to make muffins and serve Justin and Taegan breakfast in bed:) They were very happy with this. I will have to say that with this awesome weather it is really causing me to start nesting and want so much done...fast. My list that I have for stuff to do before Laekan gets here is a full sheet long and growing. Justin is a tad overwhelmed to say the least! Although, there is a lot on there that he wants done as well.

Today was also the start of my fingers and feet swelling some. It isn't bad and will go away when it cools down at night, but it isn't fun during the day. I didn't have any swelling with Taegan and I had to sit down and let my feet rest today. I tell ya-Mr. Laekan is giving me a run with everything already. We are getting our back fence replaced this week and I can't wait until that is done to get started on everything else outside. I love Spring and getting our yard to look pretty. We have Taegan's birthday party planned for May 1st and I have high hopes of everything on my list being done!!!

I am off to do some work here at home for my new job-that I am loving!!!!

31 weeks...

How far along: 31 weeks

Size of the baby: Laekan is about 3.3 pounds

Weight Gain: 24.5 pounds

Gender: BOY-Laekan Harper

Movement: He continues to love night time to be the most active!! The other night I had Justin feel him kicking and then Laekan started to play a game with Justin. He would kick and Justin would tap back and Laekan would move and kick again-it was pretty funny:)

Sleep: Not doing well this week. There is a lot of hip pressure when I lay too long and back pain. I have to sit all the way up to roll over and I just can't get comfortable. Only 8 more weeks!!!

What I miss: My normal body-I am getting to the point where moving is exhausting and bending over is almost out of the question...ready to have my tummy back and get to exercising. Not that I am wishing away this pregnancy-just being honest.

Cravings: Back to the peanut butter this week!

Symptoms: Out of breath fast, hip and back pain, can't bend over without pain, not sleeping well, and overall just uncomfortable. With all that said-I am SUPER happy that Mr. Laekan is growing well and taking his time to join us!!!

Challenging week...

It's over...we made it through the week with Daddy being gone and I was so happy to see him Thursday night. I know that it was a tougher week because I am 8 months pregnant, but there were days I was really feeling like a terrible Mom. I had no patience at times, lost my cool with her, didn't play with her as much, and overall was real short with her. Looking back I feel awful that the week went like that and I hope to be able to change it for the future. I can sit back now and see where she was pushing my buttons and why-now I need to come up with a plan to react differently next time.

Parenting can be so hard and there is NO guidebook for it. UGH. All I know is that I was so glad to see Justin and get a little help from him!!! She has been awesome since he has been home and that is what makes me feel so bad that I had such a short fuse most of the week. I can't hold onto it I know, so I will work through it for next time.

I spent all Saturday night and Sunday sick with the stomach flu, hoping that I am on the mend and that no one else in the house gets it:( And I woke up this morning to NO satellite in the house...with 2 inches of snow on the ground outside. Come on Spring.

30 weeks...

How far along: 30 weeks

Size of the baby: Laekan is the size of a head of cabbage.

Weight gain: 23 pounds...I might stop posting this:(

Gender: BOY-Laekan Harper

Movement: He is still moving a ton and continues to be active at night. I wish I could tell if he had turned or not, but right now he is just so active I can't tell. I love watching my belly move and Taegan is really liking feeling him. It is the little things right now that make us smile.

Sleep: This week has been pretty good for sleep. I still have to rotate a lot to keep things from falling asleep, but I am still getting a pretty good nights sleep. I am starting to get up more to pee, but I'm sure that won't change til he gets here.

What I miss: I miss painting my toes...no really it is getting harder and harder to reach them:) I just told my mom tonight that I would love a pedicure as a "pre-baby" gift!!! I want them to look cute for the delivery-as strange as that is:)

Cravings: Anything sweet or chocolate. My body is going to go into shock after Laekan gets here when I go into diet mode. Trying to take advantage now!

Symptoms: Things are pretty good this week. I am hoping to call tomorrow and schedule my prenatal massage. I could use one after this week. I am really starting to lose my mind-I can't remember anything for the life of me. It is crazy how much I just forget...and it isn't fun either. Just tonight I lost some Easter presents I had bought for Taegan and I told Becky a birthday idea for Taegan that I had already bought her. Geez!!!!

I can't believe that I am less than 10 weeks away from meeting our new little man. How crazy it seems that it will be here so fast. There are days when this pregnancy has flown by, and others when I'm not sure if it will ever end. I went to the Dr. today and everything looks great and the heartbeat was super. I have one more two week appointment then I go every week!!!! WOW!!!

Day 2...

Well, we made it through Day 2 of Daddy being at school this time. To say I am exhausted really only touches the surface of it today. I am really starting to nest and I have more to do lists than I can even find! Yesterday, I got tons done and felt really good about all I had done. Today, we had Ayla with us all day and it was a MOPS day. I was super excited. Taegan and Ayla did great at MOPS and I enjoyed my time with the other girls. Really, that is about where the good part of the day ended!!!

We made it home and ate lunch and then it was supposed to be nap time for all of us. Let me tell you that getting 2 kiddos, me, and this prego belly ready and into MOPS was a challenge, let alone getting home:) I rocked Ayla to sleep and Taegan decided to take advantage of that by getting out of her bed and room 4 times. I was about to lose it. She has started getting very bad about this, and I'm not sure how to break it yet??? I think it will only get worse when Laekan gets here and I am a bit worried how to handle it. They both finally fell asleep-only for Ayla to wake an hour later and not be a happy girl. Poor thing was SOOO tired and she just wouldn't give in again today. She was just not digging anything but me holding her:) Which was fine with me, but I felt so helpless that I couldn't make it better for her. Taegan woke up after about an hour and a half and I knew the rest of the day/night was downhill from there!!! She requires over two hour nap and that was not happening.

Taegan ended up peeing her pants twice today, throwing HUGE fits, dumping a glass of water out of the bathtub all over the floor during her bath, and not eating dinner. To say I was at my wits end would be putting it lightly. I knew I had to have some intervention for us both or the night was going to take an even worse turn. We headed to my parents for a 30 minute break and so that I could fax some papers that I needed to. She was a pistol there and we left with her throwing another fit. We came straight home and I can say with great pride that she fell asleep within 10 minutes of being in there!!!! Now-if only I could have a drink:)

To say I miss Justin is an understatement. I LOVE my job of being home with Taegan and with Ayla, but I need that adult time when he gets home. It is hard when he is gone and I don't get that. Makes a huge difference in my attitude and evening. I take for granted just how much he means to me and it is days/weeks like this that wake me back up! I know it is just as hard for him to be away from us and I can't forget that either. Just 2 more days...we can make it!!!

While we were at mom and dads tonight she wanted her nails painted and then decided she was going to paint my moms toes and my nails...see for yourself how great she is:) I love that little girl-even when she gives me a run for my money!!!

I head to the Dr. tomorrow for my 30 week checkup-WOW only 10 weeks left. I will have an update tomorrow.

A great visit...

Tonight was such a fun night out to dinner! Kenda, a friend I went to high school with and haven't seen in 14 years(WOW), came to town and wanted to get together. So my other friend Colette and our husbands met up with Kenda and her husband. I was so excited to see her and catch up with her. I just can't believe it had been that long-and it seemed like just yesterday! It was just what I needed tonight and I felt so rejuvenated after being with them. The guys all got along and it was such a great night. I am hoping that we can get together again before she leaves town again. She is headed back home to Texas next Wednesday...wish she lived closer!!!

Here we are after dinner...and I swear it is the WORST angle of my belly. Dang it is HUGE!!!!

29 weeks...

How far along: 29 weeks

Size of the baby: Laekan is the size of a squash-almost 2.5 pounds

Weight gain: 20 pounds

Gender: BOY-Laekan Harper!

Movement: Laekan is showing off this week. He is moving and shaking all around and I love it. Some of the moves have been a bit painful as he is really pushing hard, but still neat to watch. I keep hoping he is doing so much in there that he is turning around!!!

Sleep: I am starting to sleep a bit worse this week. On Monday night I had my first charlie horse in my calf and I about died. I am waking up more to go to the bathroom and I just can't get overly comfortable.

What I miss: I miss moving and doing normal things without getting winded. Laekan is taking up so much of my diaphragm that I can't get a good deep breath. I feel like I am always running a marathon because I can't breath well.

Cravings: Nothing in particular. I am just super hungry this week!!!

Symptoms: This week I have had the pleasure of finding out what acid reflux is...BOO!! It is brutual and I don't wish it on anyone. I even had to make Justin go to the store Sunday night at 9:30 to get me some Tums. I had no idea what was going on, but was miserable so I took it to my friends at Facebook. They all immediately told me Tums...they seemed to help some that night. I have had to take them everyday since then. They taste gross!