30 weeks!

We've stumbled into a small town and I have internet access for a brief moment! I wanted to update while I had the chance.

I'm 30 weeks today. Baby Belle is growing like a weed. This week while we've been gone I've felt especially big. Obviously I've had to sit a bit more than I'm used to which causes her to ball up right under my ribs. NOT FUN! It's quite painful and I don't like it :-). I have a short torso so this is very uncomfortable for me. So that's what I've been dealing with the past week-a bigger baby and a small torso. Only 10 more weeks to go. Yippee. I CAN'T WAIT to meet her.

I have a doctor appointment on Tuesday and then I go on the 8th for my second fetal echo. Doctor appointments are picking up and I'll stay busy with that I'm sure. Not to mention dentist and doctor appointments for the little girl-soon to be big sister! This will help the next 10 weeks go by super fast I'm sure. Not to mention allll the things we have to do before the littlest girl comes.

While we were in Missouri I got some maternity shots done. It was fun. I didn't do that with AK so it was a treat. Here is one of them...



And another...



Aaaaaand another...


To be technical, these were taken at 29 weeks and 5 days :-).

Pics taken by the wonderful Teresa.

Missouri

Today is Saturday and we're still in Missouri. We are leaving sometime tomorrow morning for the long haul home. I know, traveling the Sunday after Thanksgiving is NOT a good idea BUT we're going to brave it and we'll survive! AK did SOOOOO well on the drive here. I am still amazed by her. We stopped a total of three times. Once at McDonald's and the other two times at stores where she walked around outside for about 10 minutes and was good to go for another few hours. She did AMAZING! Napped and everything. Such a wonderful gal!

It's beautiful here and I LOVE all the big and tall trees. They make me very happy.

Especially when I can get a picture like the one above. Isn't that precious?! The high a couple of days ago was only 42 or something but yesterday and today the highs are/were in the low 60's. It's been pretty enjoyable.

We got our family pictures taken yesterday by the hubby's cousin. She is great and they look awesome. I can't wait to share them with you. She also took some maternity shots as well so I'll HOPEFULLY be sharing those with you sometime late tomorrow evening or Monday. She also got some AWESOME pics of AK by herself. Adorable. Precious. Priceless. Can't wait to see them again!

I have thoroughly enjoyed being here with my MIL's side of the family. They are fun peeps.

I hope you all had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving.

catching up really fast

As I type, Isabelle is rolling about in my tummy. It's so fun to watch and feel.

Well, it finally happened, I missed a preggers update on Sunday. We've been super busy around these parts lately.

I was visiting my mom out of town this weekend since we will be in Missouri for Thanksgiving. It was nice and AK had LOTS of fun playing with her Cece!

I returned home to a sick hubby so that had me a little out of sorts. It's hard to prepare and plan for a trip that might not happen. I was praying him well while I was making lists, washing clothes, gathering things I don't want to forget and planning in my head what the trip will be like...all while hoping it wasn't all for nothing.

Today, the trip is still on. We will be leaving between 3-4 AM and returning sometime Sunday or Monday. We'll have the laptop and I will be doing a preggers update this Sunday complete with a belly picture. 30 weeks folks!!! It's hard to believe. Only 10 weeks to go when we return. Wow.

I must go now and continue gathering things. I would hate to forget something important with a two year old in tow. Like the DVD player for instance. Or her lovies! AAHHHH!

Until next time, may this sweet sweet face hold you over.



Also, a sweet friend of mine is taking her newborn son to Cooks Children's Hospital today to have some testing done. Please pray for them.

how to...

...remove a diaper-based off the tales a two year old.

Step one: plop down wherever you are and get comfy.

Step two: remove the left tab

Step three: remove the right tab

Step four: pull the diaper forward

Step five: Stand up so it falls off and jump around like a wild banshee. Also, this is where you tell your parental, if they haven't done so already, to turn the flash off so the pic will be blog worthy...without revealing anything inappropriate.


Disclaimer: I don't do this often. Really, I'm hardly ever in a diaper anymore BUT it was almost time for bed so mom had taken the first step to get me there and I totally removed it. I was hoping this would buy me some time.

all in a days work

I had my first episode of complete and total energy drainage yesterday evening. I was feeling fine and cleaning up the kitchen. Then, I stopped doing that to walk down the hall towards AK's room to do something and I suddenly felt like I was going to fall over. I'm not sure I've ever felt that drastic of a change before and it was weird! I could barely bring myself to put AK to bed. THAT'S how bad it was. It was not fun. The following pics might explain why my energy is being wiped from my very body.

^^^this right here is what I like to call raw talent. Feet in the hands, thumb in the belly button^^^

^^^hiding from "Mom-mom"^^^

^^^BOO!^^^

^^^trying to entertain her, while learning her ABC's and shapes online-she WILL be very techy^^^

^^^waving and saying hi to some lady with a little baby^^^

^^^giving mom a heart attack^^^

^^^"coloring" her favorite picture with her favorite color^^^

^^^a quick trip to Wal-Mart AFTER McD's cause mom was craving popcorn shrimp...I think she was taking a little siesta or something^^^

^^^how we both felt when the day was nearing an end...you know, AFTER she did some jumping^^^

I know it may not seem like a lot to you but that was a busy day. The girl never stops. She is always doing something worth taking a picture of which makes me tired cause I'm constantly chasing her around with the camera-HAHA! She is funny, cute, daring, "social" and wild all at the same time. Even though it exhausts me, I wouldn't change her personality for anything.