A few updates

I think my body has reached it's maximum capacity. Physically and mentally I am just worn out. I really don't see how people carry more than one baby at a time.

AND I just realized that I have to renew my driver's license by next week. So I'm going to be FAT in my picture for FOUR LONG YEARS. I wonder if the person at the desk will question me when I tell him/her that I only weigh 120? :o)

An updated belly pic:


Hee hee. Ok, not really. But that's what I feel like I look like! I can't STAND how everyone wants to stare at the big pregnant lady. I'll catch people staring at me, look at them like 'WHAT are you LOOKING at?!?' and then realize that they are just gawking at how huge my belly is on short little me.

OH and to update you on the canvas letters fiasco....thanks for all the advice yall gave me! I disputed the charge with my credit card company like some of you suggested and I got a letter in the mail last week stating that my credit card company has credited my account with the $80.86 that I paid beitesori.com! Woot woot! AND my friend's daughter-in-law is a really talented painter and she is going to paint the letters for me! YAY! I'm going to come out a LOT cheaper and I know they will be just as cute as the ones I originally wanted.

One more thing...I just realized that I didn't take one. single. picture on Christmas. I'll blame it on the pregnancy! But April took plenty and as soon as she posts them, I'll let you know!

Happy Hump Day to those of you that are off work Thursday and Friday like me! Praise the LORD for extra off days! My feet are so grateful!

33 weeks

How far along? 33 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Up 37 pounds...did I mention I have at least five more weeks to go??!?

Maternity clothes: I had to go buy another pair of maternity jeans yesterday because the ones I have been wearing religiously do NOT fit anymore! I am SO ready to be able to wear my normal clothes again!

Stretch marks: ..are hideous, ugly things.

Sleep: CRAPPY-which is why I look so tired in this week's picture. No matter what I do, I can't get comfortable. Or my hands fall asleep. Or I have to pee. Or I have HORRIBLE heartburn and am fumbling through the dark to get the Tums. Or I have insomnia and can't for the life of me fall asleep.

Best moment this week: Having Noah with us to celebrate Christmas! (Not physically here, but you know what I mean!)

Movement: He is still doing daily aerobics! Every once in a while, he will really kick me hard in the ribs and that HURTS!

Food cravings: Fruit-any kind!

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: None-thankfully!

Belly button in or out: OUT!

What I miss: Being able to walk from my car to Target's front door without feeling like I just ran a marathon!

What I am looking forward to: Getting my hospital bag packed in the coming weeks!

Weekly wisdom: Ignore the stupid comments you hear from people telling you how big and fat you are. They come from sweet old ladies that don't mean any harm or naive little twits that don't know any better. Try to brush the comments off.

Milestone: Nesting has officially begun!

As much as I can't wait to not be pregnant anymore and have my body back, I think I'm going to miss being pregnant. I love always having Noah with me and feeling him move around. But I also can't wait to hold him and kiss his chubby cheeks!

My feet are now permanently swollen. My shoes are stretched out. I hope they don't stay big after Noah is born! AND this is really weird, but the creases in my armpits have turned dark. Like when you wear a black shirt all day and come home and take the shirt off and your armpits have black fuzz on them? You know? That's what it looks like, but it's not fuzz! The only thing that I can figure out is that I just have so much blood right now that it's just showing more through my skin? Remember when I was in the hospital and my blood was like dark purple/black when they drew it? That's what I'm thinking...

Anyway, back to work tomorrow morning after a four day weekend. My feet have really enjoyed this little break! Luckily I get another four day weekend starting Thursday!

The cheerio under my shirt

I mean, you can't even really see my belly button poking out, right? RIGHT?!?!!

Doctor's Visit

Noah and I had our bi-weekly appointment this morning. I've only gained three pounds since my last visit! YAY me! That brings my total to 37 pounds...that's ok I guess. Noah's heartrate was 154bpm. His head is still down and he's measuring right on track! I go back in two weeks!

That was the shortest, most uneventful doctor's visit I've had yet!

I probably won't post again until after Christmas, so I hope each and every one of you has a very Merry Christmas!!!

32 weeks

How far along: 32 weeks!

Total weight gain/loss: I refuse to weigh myself anymore! I go to the doctor on Wednesday so I'll find out the dooming number then...

Maternity clothes: They don't really fit anymore. Nothing fits. Except Brad's tshirts, which aren't really suitable for work...SO I'm managing with what I have I guess.

Stretch marks: Same ole ones.

Sleep: Going ok, but getting increasingly uncomfortable.

Best moment this week: Getting to see Noah again on the 4D ultrasound!

Movement: He's still moving around like crazy all the time!

Food cravings: Still pigs in a blanket

Gender: Boy!

Labor signs: None

Belly button in or out: Still out!

What I miss: Just feeling normal!

What I am looking forward to: Getting my house completely ready for Noah's arrival!

Weekly wisdom: Tums are seriously your best friends.

Milestone: 8 months! Woo Hoo!!

4D Ultrasound-Take 4!

Hey-guess what! Noah STILL didn't cooperate! He loves to snuggle up next to the placenta, so that's what he did the whole time this morning! We managed to get a couple of cute pictures of him with his hand up by his face, though.



Look at those chubby cheeks!

I know I'm a little bit partial, but I think he's the cutest baby I've ever seen! It's kind of weird to think that he is MY baby. Like, he's MINE. I don't have to give him back. I get to keep him forever! This last month and a half are going to drag by so slowly.

Christmas cards and Reece's Birthday

So now that our Christmas cards are out in the mail, I can show you what they look like! I had two major issues with the cards this year.

(1)-Before I ordered the cards, April and I were discussing where we were going to get them. She showed me a picture of the card she was going to use and I thought they were super cute! Now, most people know that I have a little obsession with anything damask. So when April showed me her card that had damask on it, she told me that I would realllly like it but that SHE was going to use it.

Now fast forward THREE days later. I was at my Mom's house watching football and I decided I should go ahead and order my Christmas cards. So I'm searching and searching and I come across a REALLY cute card. So I order it. Fast forward again to Monday morning. April comes in to work and I say, "Oh my gosh, I ordered the cutest Christmas cards! Let me show you!" I start to pull the card up on my computer and then it hits me......deja vu.......

I ordered the exact same freakin card she SHOWED me and TOLD me NOT TO USE!!! I am the worst sister EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! I swear I didn't do it on purpose yall! It's the pregnant brain! I couldn't believe I actually ordered the card she showed me three days earlier and had no recollection of that conversation when I was ordering the stupid cards!

(2)- I can already tell that poor Bella is really going to take the back seat when Noah gets here. To a certain extent, she already has! Poor baby! And I swore that would never happen! I completely forgot to have her hair done for our pictures for the Christmas card. Her sister, Sophie (my Mom's dog and Bella's biological sister), just had her hair done and I seriously considered using her as a Bella stand-in for our pictures but Brad would have NONE of that! So poor Bella looks a hot mess in our Christmas card.

So without further ado......



Is my husband not the hottest thing you have ever laid eyes on? I mean seriously. Perfect teeth, perfect hair, perfect skin. I could just eat him UP!

Ok, now to shift gears.....last weekend we celebrated my niece's 2nd birthday!

Reece, the birthday girl!


Me, April and our Mom

Go to April's blog and look at all the other party pictures (and the SUPER CUTE cake)!

Happy Hump Day!