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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Our Saturday

Yesterday we had a nice day. The morning was spent getting things done around the house. Around
2:30, my cousin and his family came over to visit. They recently moved to Atlanta from LA where his wife was in law school. We had not seen them since they moved. Reese and Sam enjoyed entertaining Baby Leah. Reese especially had fun with her. And I think Leah was entertained by their crazy antics.


Saturday evening Reese and I went to the mall. We ate dinner at CFA, bought some makeup, and went on a search for an outfit for BGB to wear home from the hospital. We bought a girl and boy outfit.


Lance and Sam had a boys night. CFA held a Father-Son Football Night. They said it was fun. There was a table football field, little finger footballs, and Sam got to bring home a squishy football and stuffed cow.


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Sammy Art

Sam drew this picture of "Mommy with a baby in her belly".



And this picture was drawn at school. It is of "Sammy and Reesey". The orange circle with several legs is a "ladybug on my shirt". The brown oval is Reese. I am not exactly sure where Sam is on this picture.


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My Sweet Little Man

Since school started for Reese, Sam and I have had a lot of time together. It has been so fun to have this special time with him. I know in a couple of months BGB is going to be taking up a lot of my time.

This was the first day of school. Sam (and I) couldn’t wait to get Reese from the school bus. We played outside for a little while before the bus came.

Lunch time alone with Sam is always interesting. He loves to talk and be silly.

He always wants his picture taken…with anything and everything.

After his meet and greet we went to the mall to play for a little while. He saw this empty space and wanted to climb in there. He was being silly.

He has been such a big helper. He loves to help me with vacuuming the floor after I sweep.

And he is still coming in to our room early in the morning and going back to sleep in our bed. It seems to be getting earlier though. One morning it was 2:00 and one morning it was 4:00. Most mornings it is closer to 5:30 or so. I really don’t know why he is doing this but he is a pretty good sleep buddy and I know it won’t last long.

Princess

Sunday, Reese went to a birthday party for our sweet little friend Mary. It was her 4th birthday and was celebrated with a Princess Ballet party. When they first arrived they made their own princess crown.

Once the crowns were made they were allowed to pick out a princess outfit to wear for the rest of the party. Reese, of course, went for the Jasmine outfit.

Sweet Maddy chose the same outfit and they looked so cute.

They got to dance to a song from each princess’ movie. They swept the floor for Cinderella.

Flew on Jasmine’s magic carpet.

Worked in the mine’s with the seven dwarfs.

And had fun dancing to Rapunzel.

After all of the dances they had a “Royal Ball” where they danced with the lights out and a disco ball spinning. They were too cute. There was also cake and presents. The party was so cute and Reese had a blast celebrating with Mary!

*These pictures are from my phone so they are not great. I have misplaced my small camera (for a while now) and I really wish I could find it. I am going to have to buy a new one before BGB comes if I can’t find it.

Picture Comparison

Here are pictures from Reese’s first day of two year old preschool versus Sam’s pictures.

Reese was two years and one month old. Sam is two years and nine months old.

 

Sam definitely looks older but I think they are about the same height. They are both potty trained but Reese was very recently potty trained. I think I sent her to school in pull-ups for the first couple of weeks.

Sam thinks it is so funny that Reese is in “his carseat”. They both did so well going in on the first day!

  

Sam’s 1st Day of Preschool

Sam started preschool today!

I think he was excited to get to do something like Reese.

I told him I wanted to take some pictures of him before we left so we headed out front.

He kept posing. When I asked him to just stand and face me he said no. He said, “This is what Reesey was doing.”. I was finally able to get this picture which is still a silly pose but it is my favorite.

So sweet!

I also wanted to get pictures of him inside in the same place that I always took Reese’s first day of school pictures.

He decided to just be a goofball while I was taking these pictures so I didn’t get any serious pictures.

He makes me laugh though.

Seriously he is so silly!

This one turned out pretty cute. He was making a silly face and I squealed to get him to laugh.

I got out to unbuckle him and snapped a picture of us together.

He was excited. He wanted to get out of his seat but I told him to stay put. I was afraid he would get away from the door and then the teacher wouldn’t be able to get him out of the car.

His assistant teacher ended up being the one to get him out. She was holding him and he looked like he was getting upset and wiggled himself down. Once he was down, he had a smile on his face. I think he just wasn’t sure about a stranger holding him. He did hold her hand walking in though. I can’t wait to pick him up and see how his morning went!

30 weeks!

• How far along? 30 weeks.

• Total weight gain: Oh goodness. I think I am up 20 pounds or so. Uggghhh! And I read this morning that I should gain about a pound a week from here on out.

• Maternity clothes? Yes. I feel like some of my shirts are getting a little snug and for sure don’t fit in any pajamas now.

• Stretch marks? Nothing new

• Sleep: It is ok. Not horrible but not great.

• Best moment this week: Sam is so cute when he feels the baby. His eyes getting really big and he takes a deep breath and says, “I feeled him!”. Also, we got to spend time with my best friend from high school this weekend. She is due about ten days before me so it was fun to catch up and talk about these babies.

• Miss Anything? Not being tired. Walking up the stairs without needing a nap.

• Movement: Yes! Lots of big, strong movements. I am pretty ticklish on my hip bones and this past week the baby some how kept tickling me there.

• Food cravings: No real cravings.

• Food aversions: Any thing healthy?

• Gender: It is going to be a surprise!

• Labor Signs: No. But I have noticed a few (not painful) Braxton Hicks. My stomach gets super tight for a bit.

• Symptoms: Nothing major. Just easily tired.

• Belly Button in or out? Out!

• Wedding rings on or off? Off. I took them off a couple of weeks ago and put them on my necklace. It was so hot in church one Sunday and I was playing with them and they just felt a little too snug. I decided I might as well take them off since it has been so hot lately.

• Looking forward to: Sam starting school this week. I told Lance that the first two days he is in school I am going to come back home and lay on the couch. Probably go back to sleep!

• Concerns: We still don’t have names. We really try to avoid talking about it most of the time. I know we will eventually find that perfect name but it is just a lot of work.

Quick Reese update: She did great going to school this morning. I was a little worried about having to start Monday again after the weekend but it went much smoother that I thought it would. I am so proud of her.