34 weeks

Don’t mind the picture below. I didn’t even take it until after I put the kids to bed tonight.  I think because I didn’t take pictures of myself with the other two kids I am shocked at how big I am every time I see my profile picture. I can’t believe we only have six weeks. I had an appointment today and everything seemed great. I scheduled the rest of my appointments today too. I have an appointment in two weeks and then go every week after that. 

I feel good…tired, but good. People still act like I should be having my baby any day now. I am always surprised at what comes out of peoples mouths!

One Month In

*Today, Reese has been in school for one month.

*She is waking up easier than in the beginning. I usually go in her room, turn on her lamp, pull the sheets off of her, and tell her it is time to get up. After that I will leave her room and give her time to get moving. On a good day she will get up, get dressed, and then head back in to my room. Other days I have to go back in and tell her to get moving.

*Over the past month she has already learned so much. It is truly amazing what her teachers have done. She is exceeding their expectations on sight words so far. It is so neat to see her try to spell certain words. In the writing lab she drew a picture of her and Sam playing and then wrote “my buther and me plae to gethe”.

*I love to hear what she does each day. She is usually pretty good about giving me a run down about what they do. I think her favorite special is Art.

Baby Dreams

Yesterday I was 33 weeks. I have had three dreams about this baby during the entire 33 weeks. Twice I have dreamed that I have twin boys and once I have dreamed about a single boy. I don't remember dreams with Sam. I am sure I had them I just don't remember. With Reese I dreamed about a curly blonde headed girl even before we knew she was a girl. In these dreams about twin boys I don't really know/remember what they look like. The closer we are getting to meeting this baby the more anxious I am getting to find out who this baby is. I actually can't believe we didn't find out the sex of this baby. We keep telling ourselves it is going to be so exciting to hear that news on delivery day though!


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First Fall Soccer Game

This season Reese is playing U6 soccer. The Y made some changes to the program and the U6 is now playing 3v3.

Last year in micro soccer is was basically every man for himself. All of the kids were on the field and it was just a bunch of kids running around following the ball. They said they changed this league to 3v3 so the kids had more of a chance to touch the ball.

Reese seemed to have a lot of fun playing. She scored four times in the two games they played. It was so humid and hot that she kept complaining about sweating though. Ha! I told her to get used to it.

Her coach is a young college student. She made the whole team these cute ribbons for their hair.

I think Reese is really going to enjoy this season…as long as she isn’t sweating too much…silly girl!

Busy Saturday Fun

We have had a very busy and fun weekend! Saturday morning Sam and I headed to a birthday party for one of our little friends. The party was at a playground right next to a train track. Each time a train went by, the kids would run over to the fence to watch it.

Sam had so much fun playing on the playground and watching the trains. Reese wasn’t able to make it to the party because she had her first soccer game of the season. (Separate post to come.)

Saturday night Lance and I were able to go to the Tech game. We bought the cheapest season tickets we could and our seats proved that. Our seats were on the second to top row. However, we enjoyed our seats and had a great view of the field and the city.

The weather was so nice. It was pretty cloudy and windy but with the sun going down behind us it made the city look beautiful.

This was the view behind us over looking some of Tech’s campus. Being this high up made it super windy. By the time the sun went down it actually got chilly. I wasn’t complaining though because I have been so hot and sweaty all summer.

We ended up leaving during the third quarter because Tech was winning by a good bit.

When I was getting the kids ready for Saturday I realized they didn’t have any Tech gear. When I told Lance he said, “Well, that will change today!”. While at the game we bought them each something to wear for game days. They were super excited for their new shirts.

Fall Soccer

Reese had her first soccer practice of the fall this week. I think she is going to enjoy playing once again. I am excited to see how it goes. Unlike last year, this year they play 3 v 3 with no goalie. They had a little practice game and it took a while for the girls to figure out what exactly to do. Here are a few pictures from practice:









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Braves Game

We took the kids to their first Braves game on Sunday. Even though our seats were in the shade it was so hot! There was no breeze so we were pretty miserable. The kids seemed to have fun visiting with my family though. I'm not sure how much of the game they actually watched. Sam enjoyed the tomahawk chop and the wave. Lance took both kids to run the bases too. I didn't get many pictures. In fact, I didn't get any of Reese.

Sam doing the wave...






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So Proud

Reese and I have been butting heads a lot lately. I am not sure exactly what is causing it or how to turn it around. Some days I just feel so defeated. Tonight Reese’s school had a parents night. I got to go to her room, see the things they are doing there, and got a chance to chat with both teachers. Both teachers went on and on about how sweet Reese is, what a great helper she is, and how much they enjoy having her in their class. It made me so proud! I know what an amazing person Reese is and it makes me so happy to hear other people say the same thing. Especially when her and I are in a hard place. Tonight I am such a proud mommy and I want to always remember this.

Sweet Blessings

I have several friends who are pregnant right now. Three of them are in my group of friends that get together during the week. Today the friends that are not pregnant had a baby celebration brunch for us. It was SO sweet. One mommy couldn't make it today and we definitely missed her. Out of the four of us she is the only one that knows that she is having a boy. The rest of us are going to be surprised. We are all on number three and the other two moms that were there today have always been surprised by the sex when their babies were born. They made a cute and yummy cake that had blue and pink layers inside. The cake was the only picture I got today. The kids played very well together so us mommies were able to have some fun conversation. I feel so very blessed to have this group of friends. They are truly sweet blessings in my life and my kids lives!!






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Our Names

So I think we are set on a girl name. There hasn’t been too much discussion or disagreement in choosing that name. However, the boy name has brought on a million discussions and disagreements. I have had a name that I have liked for months but Lance has never really loved it. He would go back and forth about liking the name…get my hopes up and then crush them. A week or so ago he sent me a text with a name he liked. I am not sure where he saw it or how he came up with it. His name choice is a little more popular than mine which is why I am having reservations about it. I like the name though! There are actually tons of people out in blog land who have sons with this name. The other day I posted a poll on a baby name website to see what strangers had to say about our choices. So far Lance’s name is winning. The few people that are choosing my name have said the same thing I was thinking. They think Lance’s name is becoming popular and chose my name because of that. Who knows if they liked my name though. I told him that since I had more of a say in the girl name that I would concede to his name. Then he said that we don’t have to decide right now. Ha! Who knows what will happen in the coming weeks. We may or may not make a decision on a boys name.

Hiccups

This sweet little Baby Gummy Bear gets the hiccups almost every day. Once they start the baby starts to squirm around probably uncomfortable. Reese also got the hiccups all the time when I was pregnant with her. Sam, however, never got them. It is fun to see the different comparisons between pregnancies. Looking back over all three pregnancies, I think this one would probably be most like Reese’s…but then again there are several things that are similar to Sam’s.

31 weeks

Nine weeks to go. That doesn't sound long but it is still two months to go. I have had several people ask how much longer and act surprised I still have that long to go. Ha! Apparently I am huge in other peoples eyes as well. I am struggling with shirts. They are starting to get a little short and need to be retired soon. I had my first baby dream of this pregnancy last week. I dreamed I had twin boys so Lance and I got to both use the name we are fighting for. Isn't the old wives tale that you dream about the opposite sex of what your baby is? What does that mean for a baby girl if it is the opposite of twin boys? I am starting to really wish I knew who this little baby is too! I know it will be so fun to find out boy or girl on delivery day but I am getting anxious about it.

Here I am today...



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