Baby #4, Week 17

The bathroom got a makeover this weekend!

How I'm feeling:
 Back pain at the end of busy days (or when I don't workout/stretch), headaches and generally no motivation to clean my house is how I'm feeling...but this is only some of the time and I am not complaining. 80% of the time I feel perfectly normal! I'm so blessed. I'm super excited to be so close to the halfway point!

Cravings?
 "No Fruit Left behind" policy still in affect. My Dr. has recommended a low carb/low sugar diet (which I'm sure I'll write about sometime soon) so I"m trying to be good. I ate 4 brownies yesterday, if that can tell you where I'm at with the whole "low sugar" thing. Yup. Calories don't count on the weekends though, right? Most days, though, I do "good".

 Belly News?
 I'm still waiting to pop, but enjoying slowly getting bigger each week. I've noticed a little more of a roundness this week!


What I'm looking forward to:
 Without a doubt, finding out if this is a boy or girl in the next few weeks. I'm guessing boy!

Daily Moments

I haven't done a "daily moments" post in a while, and I figured now is as good a time as any! This post ended up being a lot of pictures of Nathan. He is obviously my one that is willing to let me take pictures of him right now--more than the other ones, at least. He also turned 2 last week, which made him the center of attention for a few days!

Nate's birthday dinner

Joe did his own hair this day

This boy loves his baths. He will get out and then beg for another one an hour later. He always wants to "take a baf"

We grow them stylish in Texas

Gorgeous Spring Day

Climbed up on the stool, grabbed a leftover pork chop and ate it with his bare hands. Such a man!

My 2 year old birthday boy!

Baby #4, Week 15

 How I’m feeling:

 I am feeling awesome! It dawned on me yesterday—I’m not exhausted anymore! I think all pregnant women would agree—the second trimester is definitely the best! I had my appointment last week and I’m measuring 4 days ahead. Normally I measure behind at this point, but I’m sure that the fact that it’s my fourth baby explains the bigger measurements!  Headaches have started, but that’s all part of it!

Cravings?

Nothing new. Still loving fruit—especially green apples, which is a common theme in my pregnancies.

Belly News:

I haven’t changed much! Sometimes I feel like I won't ever get bigger, but I know I need to enjoy the time that I’m feeling good, getting out of bed without the help of a crane effort and bending down without grunting. My skin will be stretched to the max before I know it J

 What I’m looking forward to:

Nothing in particular this week—just loving and enjoying each day with my babies.

**I'm about a week behind right now--I'll be 16 weeks tomorrow! Time is flying!**

Don't Cry Over Spilled Sprinkles

It's Monday. We've already had a cup of milk that spilled all over the end table, dripped down onto the carpet and into the toys on the floor. The kids helped me frost cupcakes for Nathan's party tonight which resulted in millions of sprinkles spilled on the floor which I haven't even bothered to sweep up yet. To say the house is a mess would be an understatement.

 Inhale, exhale. Happy Monday!

 This weekend was gloriously warm, like how you might picture the weather in Heaven. Sunny, breezy, puffy white clouds and 78 degrees. We spent all afternoon and most of the evening outside, searching for ladybugs, reading in the sun, swinging, climbing and exploring.

The car we got the kids for Christmas has been awesome. There is a "fast" speed that is perfect for me getting in a good power walk while the 3 of them zoom around having the time of their lives. Brooklynne is a very good driver but Joe...not so much. Which is why he's usually in the passenger seat!

My baby turned 2 yesterday. Two! His present from us was his very first suit and I wanted to eat him all day, he was that cute in it. Of course he couldn't resist finding bugs and dirt on the way out the door to church while he was all dressed up. Typical boy!

By Sunday evening it was 26 degrees. The weather here is so strange! I've confidently told family and friends that the "cold is gone now"...well, I lied. 26 is freezing here for December, let alone March. All that global warming has really affected us, as you can see. We are about to melt! 

 Hope you all had a great weekend, and remember: don't cry over spilled milk. Or sprinkles!