27 Weeks

 I look cute, but this sucks.  I was perfectly fine and doing great last week and now third trimester has hit me...HARD.  Towards the end of the week, I started to feel really sick, tired, sore, and it was getting hard to breathe.  I was hoping it was just temporary, but I think it's here to stay until the end.  I'm sad because this is starting way earlier than I expected.  I'm having a hard time doing all the basic things like walking, breathing, sitting in a car, etc. and it just too early for this!

It's almost like first trimester all over again.  I'm getting really dehydrated again, so I've been drinking my daily Starbucks Refresher at work.

Because I was feeling so sick on Thursday, I stopped for a little morning treat.

And then I did it again on Friday...

At this point, I don't even care.  I feel so bad sometimes that I'll just do anything to feel normal for a little while.  I'm going to the doctor this week for my monthly checkup, but I'm pretty sure she's going to say this is normal especially for the second child.  2.5 months left is a long time for this to continue!

Our Week

He's so funny and creative lately!  He wanted to eat a pear, but before he could eat it, he wanted to take a picture of it.

Why? Because the wallpaper on Dada's phone is a picture of him holding a pear.

Last session of tumbling before break!  They got 2 stickers for the last day.

On Saturday, we went to Wildfire with Grammy and Grandpa.  I was a little nervous about taking him to such a nice place, but he did awesome!  Grammy entertained him while we waited for food by playing "This little piggy."

Before he dug in, he said, "I eat all this."

Posing for the camera!

Trying on Grandpa's glasses

He randomly decided he wanted to eat an apple one night.  I let him stay up late just so he could finish it.

He devoured it!  "Mama, lay down!"

This kid cracks me up! I haven't touched this book in 3 years and he pulled it out of the bookshelf.  He's reading up on how to take care of his baby sister :)

St. Patrick's Day at daycare

How adorable!

They all dressed in green and I'm so impressed at how they lined up perfectly for their picture!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Last Sunday, our family got together to celebrate Nana's birthday & St. Patrick's Day.  As soon as we got there, Connor wanted to do puzzles.  Seriously, he took out this old puzzle of mine and I thought it was really hard!  He's so good at these!

He showed us how he plays with his ABC magnets on the wall.

I spied on Connor and Grammy reading The Napping House upstairs.


But Connor's favorite part of the afternoon was the "Happy Birthday" birthday cake!  I think he thought it was his birthday (as usual), but he helped Nana celebrate.

We sang and then he helped blow out the candles.

I got some really precious photos from the birthday :)

26 weeks & third trimester!

Wow, it's hard to believe I'm at third trimester already.  The time felt like it went by fast, but it also went slow when I think about the fact that I've had morning sickness the whole time and I still have 3 more months of back and hip pain left.

My stomach has felt tight all this week and it makes it hard to eat a lot at one time.  I do feeling more hungry, but I think it's just because I have to eat small amount at one time and I still don't have a normal appetite.  My back & hips hurt on and off even with physical therapy.  I think the weekends are worse when I'm running around and bending a lot with Connor.  I bought a new fancy jumbo ice pack to try out this week while I rest in bed.  Also, Baby Girl has been wiggling and giving me some Braxton Hicks (right now actually). 

We need to start working on our name list so I can get room decorations started.  I have the names narrowed down after reading 6 books, so it's definitely going to be one of the ones on the list.  I refuse to read any more name books and I am convinced that I found all the best ones already.  I'm not really ready to decide, but I need to know so I can get name decorations done and feel accomplished with the room.  In other room news, we made some great progress with the wainscoting!  Now we just need to caulk, fill nail holes and paint it.  I also dragged Daddy and Connor out shopping to look for wall art on Saturday and I think I might have found something I like!  I also picked up some fabric to start on a flower pillow for the rocking chair.  I'm excited to get started on that new project!

Daycare Highlights

Reading with his friends

Little lefty coloring a rainbow

Doing yoga

Building a "choo choo" with blocks

Coloring and tracing textures outside

Green day on St. Paddy's

Taking a walk in the warmer weather

Eating with all the girls...ladies man!

Building with blocks

Playing with bubbles