Project 365x3: Day 1- March 5th, 2013

I spent most of my day today getting things organized. I made a hospital check-list so we can start getting things organized and get our bags packed in the near future. I think I packed my hospital bags for the most part when I was 35 weeks pregnant with Tayler? It was a good system. I wasn't rushing around when my water broke to make sure I had everything. We have a lot more to pack now with having to send Tayler to my parent's house for a few days and what not. I love being organized... I am a planner when it comes to things like this. I even let myself indulge in a cup of coffee while doing it. Delish!

I also started working on the grocery list for next week. I had some spare time so I figured, heck.. why not get on Pinterest and kill a few hours, haha! I seriously NEVER plan on spending that much time on there, but it sucks you in! Between grocery planning, looking at meals, photography stuff... it's terrible. But I do believe I've got the list of meals together for next week! I'm excited! :)

So that was basically my whole day. I spent it with this munchkin too.

 Doesn't she look adorable in that git-up?

 And that juice-- a life saver. It has 1 serving of fruit and 1 serving of veggies in it. Perfect for a picky-eater (who was NEVER a picky-eater until recently... just like how she used to adore naps and now hates them.) She's turning '2' soon.. and I see it all over her, haha!

Oh and bath time was so much fun today. I took a pic to remember her hair haha!

 

We spent the evening attempting to keep her awake so she'll sleep tonight. For some reason, like I said, she's refusing to take naps anymore. I don't know if she thinks she's too busy for them or what. My mom said it's because she's scared she's going to miss out on something. Either way-- it makes for long evenings because we fight with her to stay awake until about 8:30PM. Not fun, haha! She crashed about 6:30PM.. and we let her sleep for about an hour...  She still went to bed pretty easily, so that was nice :)

As the evening progressed, we cuddled up and watched 'Pretty Little Liars' and 'Lying Games.' Any fans out there? They are our addiction! I DVRed 'American Idol' so I will have to give you my update on that later ;)

'Pretty Little Liars' was wonderful tonight.. as always. Spencer has obviously gone off the deep end... super sad :( I am so anxious to know how everything is going to tie together. And as far as 'The Lying Game' goes.. my heart is absolutely breaking for Dan! :( My husband has a theory that Thayer is behind the whole Theresa incident.. to set up Alec, but I'm just not sure! What are your thoughts??

Hope you all had an amazing day today :) Cheers to Project 365X3!

Project 365 X 3

After much debating, I think I am going to try and start a Project 365 again. I really miss being able to look back and see what was going on in our lives this past year. It gave me motivation to be a better Mommy and start blogging some more memories!

So here we go...

Project 365 X 3. 

I really want to stick with it.. forever if I could :) 

30 Weeks Pregnant!

We are 30 weeks pregnant today! That means we are 75% of the way there. Yea, seeing those numbers just flabbergasts me. We are 3/4 of the way done with this journey. So bittersweet. I am so excited for Quinn to officially be a part of this family.. to hold her.. to feed her.. to love on her, but my goodness, I will miss her moving around. Feeling her kicks. Seeing her stretches. I feel like I have literally blinked and this pregnancy is almost over. Such a weird feeling. Fortunately, as long as the Lord is willing, I should be able to do this one more time (my husband would love to add a boy to this crazy female bunch haha) but that will all come in town.. Lord willing :)

How's 30 weeks treating us??

Pretty good!

Sleep is starting to fail me. I just can't seem to get comfortable.. and I'm back to peeing 12x a night... and feeling like I'm going to throw up in the morning. Amazing the full circle pregnancy symptoms go, huh? haha! I feel like I could be 9 weeks pregnant right now... except for the large belly that has taken my feet! :)

'The Bump' says Quinn is about the size of a cucumber this week. They estimate she's about 15.2-16.7" long and about 2.5-3.8lbs. We will know a little more about this in only

3 DAYS!!!!!

Yes, our 3D/4D ultrasound is this Saturday! I am SO beyond excited! What an awesome birthday present, right?? I shared this photo yesterday of Tayler..

This was her at 33 weeks pregnant. She was 4lbs 3oz here and about 18" long. I am SO excited to see if Quinn looks anything like her.. and see how big she is! Tayler was such a tiny thing, haha! I'm so anxious! This has been one stressful week, so I am really looking forward to this!

What has been stressful??

Well, our furnace stopped working Saturday, so we stayed at my parents house until Monday.. finally someone came, figured out the problem, and fixed it. It was so cold in here Saturday.. I think it was 60* Saturday, 54* Sunday when we came back to check on it, and it was 51* when I got here on Monday! Fortunately, it is working again and all is well! :)

We have inspections Thursday that have to go over amazing in order for us to sell our house..

and right in the middle of all of that, Tayler was up all night throwing up, so our house smells amazing LOL! I've got laundry piled up to my ears... photo sessions backed up because I haven't been home.. and a doctor's appointment today at 1:50PM. LOL! My poor baby. She seems to be better today, so I'm not sure if something just didn't agree with her or what! :( Hopefully today is a new days, bless her heart. It has been crazy around here since Saturday lol! And probably will continue to be with the inspection tomorrow and what not! 

And that is our week in a nut shell, haha! Are you ready for some questions??

How far along? 30 Weeks

Total Weight Gain? It was 18 pounds at the doctor two weeks ago. I always get nervous about getting my weight checked.. that number just keeps climbing LOL

Maternity Clothes?  Yes! Still wearing some pre-preggo shirts, but definitely maternity pants, haha!

Stretch Marks?  I had them with Tayler! lol 

Sleep? Not great this week! :( I have so much back pain with this pregnancy!

Best Moment of This Week:  Seeing Quinn stretch and be lop-sided :) It was so cute! 

Miss Anything? Comfortable sleep. Having a stiff drink after a stressful day LOL!!! Drinking a buttload of sweet tea. Having a skinny body lol!

Movement? Oh yes! She is super active. I love it!

Food Cravings? Nothing really this week. 

Anything Make You Queasy/Sick?  Poopy diapers. Trash. BLEH.

Gender: GIRL!! :) Our Quinn Makenzie!

Labor Signs?  Braxton Hicks here and there.

Symptoms: Constant peeing. Back pain. And lovely braxton hicks :)

Belly Button In or Out?  Quinn almost has her completely out, haha!

Weddings Rings On Or Off? On for now! :)

Happy or Moody this week? Very happy! :)

Looking Forward To:  Our ultrasound Saturday!!

Cheers to 30 weeks... on to 31 weeks!

29 Weeks Pregnant!

Well, are officially 29 weeks pregnant today, folks!

Is it just me or are Wednesdays getting here quicker and quicker? LOL 

I am extremely excited about meeting Quinn, but I have to tell you.... the closer my due date gets, the more nervous I find myself! You could say, 'What's the problem? You've done this before...' and that makes me feel a BIT better, but there's still that 'fear of the unknown.' Every pregnancy/labor is different... and that's where my nervousness lies! I know the process. I know how it feels to have your water break at home. I know how it feels to be dilated 2 for 15 hours (yes, Tayler Bay. I hope you read this one day! LOL) I know how it feels to go from a 5 to a 10 in 10 minutes.. and not be able to receive your epidural. (I am not going to act like a B.A woman. I begged for it. She just came too quick for me to receive it!! lol) And I know what it feels like to push.. and push.. and push for a little over an hour. BUT, I also know what it feels like to see a precious baby be born... so alert... even if it was 2:22AM ;) I know what it is to have 'love at first site!' It was a lot of work and I was completely worn out, but that little girl was gorgeous.. from the first time I laid eyes on her. I think everyone was fixed on her. Nurses kept saying, 'That is one of the prettiest babies I have EVER seen be born!' (Well, look at her Mommy and Daddy right? ;))  Wanna see a picture of her?? This was her about 30 hours old I do believe...

Isn't she a beauty? :) That photo was taken by 'Jessica Barber Photography.' (Are you in Charleston, SC??? LOOK HER UP! :))

Sorry for all of the reminiscing, but what a life changing moment for us.. and it's about to come again! I honestly just can't wait to see what Quinn looks like! I wonder if she's going to look anything like Tayler or be completely different? So exciting!

Well, according to 'The Bump'... Quinnie is the size of an acorn squash (what's that?) this week! They are estimating she is about 15.2-16.7" long and about 2.5-3.8lbs! We will know how accurate all of that is SOON! Our 3D/4D ultrasound is in 10 days! March 2nd, we are celebrating my birthday a couple days early and going to b.d Monogolian BBQ and then seeing our sweet Quinn! I received the same thing for my 24th birthday.. and got to see Tayler on the big screen too! :) Now for my 26th-- I get to do the same thing. (YES, I just said '26'! OH MY GOSH. Downward slope to 30, hahaha!)

Now, lets talk about heartburn.

Because it nearly killed me this week.

I had heartburn for 36 consecutive hours. I wish I was kidding, but I am not. I couldn't even sleep Saturday night. And wanna know what the culprit was? I was CRAVING a restaurant where we used to live, so Friday night we went there. I had a burger with a LOT of mustard... fries with mustard... and hot buffalo wings *smacks head* I know. I deserved heartburn... but not for 36 hours. Come on! LOL I felt SO sick all day Saturday.. couldn't sleep Saturday night.. had it again Sunday morning, but it started easing up towards the middle of the day. I've still had it occasionally through the week, but nothing compared to that thank the Lord. I have been joking around telling everyone that this baby better be coming out with hair braided down her back. Seriously. HAHA!

On another note..

I PASSED MY GLUCOSE TEST. Praise God! I was soooo nervous about it! With Tayler, I had to drink the flat, nasty, orange drink at the doctor's office... sit for an hour.. get blood drawn (which I hate!!).. but this time was completely different. I am going to a different doctor office this time around and I LOVE how they do things. They gave me the drink to drink at home. I drank it 45 minutes before my appointment.. went to the doctor.. had my routine 28-week appointment.. and they only PRICKED MY FINGER! Beautiful! :) I made it through without even feeling like passing out! Hallelujah! I am SO happy I passed! I have never felt such relief! Now... we are going to appointments every 2 weeks! AHHHH! :) My 30 week appointment is next Wednesday.. then it's my 32, 34, and 36.. and then it's every week! YAY! :) Getting closer!

Alright, now how about our 29 week questions??

How far along? 29 Weeks

Total Weight Gain? It was 18 pounds at the doctor last Wednesday. I only gained 3 lbs in 5 weeks, so I was pretty pleased with that LOL By this point with Tayler.. I'd already gained almost 30 pounds. Progress!

Maternity Clothes?  Yes! Still wearing some pre-preggo shirts, but definitely maternity pants, haha!

Stretch Marks? Yes, but I keep telling myself it is for a beautiful reason!

Sleep? Not great this week! :( I have so much back pain with this pregnancy!

Best Moment of This Week:  Passing my glucose test. Thank You Jesus!

Miss Anything? Comfortable sleep. Having a stiff drink after a stressful day LOL!!! Drinking a buttload of sweet tea. Having a skinny body lol!

Movement? Oh yes! She is super active. I love it!

Food Cravings? Nothing really this week. 

Anything Make You Queasy/Sick?  Poopy diapers. Trash. BLEH.

Gender: GIRL!! :) Our Quinn Makenzie!

Labor Signs?  Just braxton hicks... my body is preparing :)

Symptoms: Constant peeing. Back pain. And lovely braxton hicks :)

Belly Button In or Out? She's an innie.... for now, haha! Slowly starting to protrude haha!

Weddings Rings On Or Off? On for now! :)

Happy or Moody this week? Very happy! :)

Looking Forward To:  Our ultrasound March 2nd!

Cheers to 29 weeks! On to 30!

7 MONTHS PREGNANT [28 Weeks]

There's the 7 month (28 weeks) bump shot :) I'm 28 weeks pregnant from today (2.13.2013) through 2.19.2013. 

I keep saying this. I'm like a broken record.

But seriously.

How am I 7 months pregnant already?

I saw a lady the other day that I haven't seen since I first found out I was pregnant and she was like...'How far along are you now? 3 or 4 months?' and I told her I was almost 28 weeks pregnant and her jaw dropped. I was like, 'I know! It is sneaking up on me too!!' LOL! 

So what's going on this week?

Well.... first of all.... our house is in contract! Yes, someone wants to buy it! We signed all of the paperwork Saturday for it and now we just have to wait for inspections to come back a-okay :) As long as that happens, we are good to go! Kind of crazy that we are in the process of selling our home and we are due in about 63-84 days! Even crazier that they gave the projected closing date to be May 7th, 2013 and yep, you guessed it, I'm due May 8th, 2013, haha! Our realtor said he'd bring the paperwork to the hospital for us if he had to LOL!! :) Lets hope that maybe Quinn will come a few days before that and we won't have to worry haha! I had Tayler one week early, so if that happens, I'd have Quinn May 1st.. HOPEFULLY be out of the hospital May 3rd and in good shape to close on the house. It'd be just amazing, however, if the closing process went a little faster and we could close on the house BEFORE I'm full term :) A girl can dream right?? Either way, I'm just stoked the house is being sold. Such an answer to our prayers!

Also, our daughter is going to be turning 2 next month! So I have been working on getting things together for her birthday party. I sat down and worked on her birthday invitations the other day and I really liked how they turned out:

Of course, I edited out our personal information, but I love how they turned out :) I got the idea from Pinterest. Don't you just love that thing???

Alright.. and now for the 28 weeks questions!!

How far along? 7 months (28 weeks) 

Total Weight Gain? I think it was 15 pounds last time I checked? I'll know a little more in a little bit!

Maternity Clothes?  Yes! Still wearing some pre-preggo shirts, but definitely maternity pants, haha!

Stretch Marks? Yes, but I keep telling myself it is for a beautiful reason!

Sleep?  Better this week then it has been!

Best Moment of This Week:  Just feeling Quinn move. Beautiful!

Miss Anything? Comfortable sleep. Having a stiff drink after a stressful day LOL!!! Drinking a buttload of sweet tea. Having a skinny body lol!

Movement? Oh yes! She is super active. I love it!

Food Cravings? Fries/Honey Mustard from The Depot. I STILL haven't got that though! Maybe for Valentine's Day???

Anything Make You Queasy/Sick?  Poopy diapers. Trash. BLEH.

Gender: GIRL!! :) Our Quinn Makenzie!

Labor Signs? Been having a lot of contractions... we'll know more about those in a little bit!

Symptoms: Constant peeing. Back pain. And lovely braxton hicks :)

Belly Button In or Out? She's an innie.... for now, haha! Slowly starting to protrude haha!

Weddings Rings On Or Off? On for now! :)

Happy or Moody this week? Very happy! :)

Looking Forward To:  Our ultrasound March 2nd!

And we have a glucose test in t-minus 44 minutes. I've already drank the stuff... so lets get this moving! I'm just ready to put this behind us and look forward to the rest of the pregnancy :)

Cheers to 28 weeks... on to 29!

THIRD TRIMESTER!!!! 27 WEEKS!!!

We are

IN OUR THIRD TRIMESTER!!!!!

Yes. Yes. Yes!

Today marks 27 weeks pregnant :)

WAHOOOOO!!!

We are on the downward slope to meeting our baby girl now! :) I can hardly stand waiting, hehe!

There's the 27 weeks belly shot. (And on a side note: HOLY CRAP. Look how much weight I have gained in my butt/thighs LOL I didn't realize it til looking at this picture!! EEK.)

But I'm so happy with how much she is growing! So thankful and I feel so blessed to have made it this far! :) According to 'The Bump' she is the size of a rutabaga. She is about 13.6-14.8" long and about 1.5-2.2lbs. We have an ultrasound March 2nd so we will know more accurate measurements soon. I can't wait! We are going for my birthday... and we are hitting up bd Mongolian Grill before hand. SO STOKED! 

We are finally getting things done for Quinn too! Her room is completely painted. We just have to add trim and I need to put up some wall decorations (I think we are going with black and white pictures for those!) Her car seat is ready to be installed. Her swing is cleaned as well as her play toys and her boppy. I am just getting so excited! :)

We have about 70-91 days left to go (10-13 weeks!) Doesn't even seem real that she could be here that quickly! Heck-- I can't even believe I am writing a blog about being in the 3rd trimester already. It's going quick!

Alright, now for some questions!

How far along? 27 weeks

Total Weight Gain? I think it was 15 pounds last time I checked?

Maternity Clothes?  Yes! Still wearing some pre-preggo shirts, but definitely maternity pants, haha!

Stretch Marks? Yes, but I keep telling myself it is for a beautiful reason!

Sleep?  I struggled this week. I just can't seem to get comfy any more. 

Best Moment of This Week:  Tayler recognizing the baby in my belly more and more :) 

Miss Anything? Comfortable sleep. Having a stiff drink after a stressful day LOL!!!

Movement? Oh yes! She is super active. I love it!

Food Cravings? Salt and Vinegar Chips. Fries/Honey Mustard from The Depot. I STILL haven't got that though!

Anything Make You Queasy/Sick?  Poopy diapers. Trash. BLEH.

Gender: GIRL!! :) Our Quinn Makenzie!

Labor Signs? No thank the Lord! :)

Symptoms: Constant peeing. Back pain. And lovely braxton hicks :)

Belly Button In or Out? She's an innie.... for now, haha! Slowly starting to protrude haha!

Weddings Rings On Or Off? On for now! :)

Happy or Moody this week? Very happy! :)

Looking Forward To:  Our ultrasound March 2nd! Not looking forward to my glucose test February 13th! :( But I know it has to be done LOL

Happy 27 weeks... on to 28 weeks!

Cheers!

ORGANIZATION.

I decided to take a few minutes today and jot down the things I need to buy in the next few months for my girls. I figured I would lose a piece of paper, so I'll blog it!

For Quinn:

- Bassinet for next to the bed

- Socks
- Diapers
- Baby bath
- Baby Monitor
- Binkies
- Binkie clip
- Crib mattress


For Tayler:

- 2T clothes for the Summer
- Summer shoes
- Birthday gifts (Yo Gabba Gabba DVD, bath bag for all of her toys)
- Birthday things: Decorations for center pieces, birthday outfit, birthday cake, food

I will add to this list as I think of things!! :) Just feels good to be organized.