Finally, A New Post!

Wow! Two weeks since my last blog! How does the time get away from me?
Life is crazy and I know in the next few months it will just get crazier! Joe and I were talking the other day how we haven't been home for the weekend or had an event free weekend in the past 4 weeks. The next four are booked too! I think we are way to involved in things for my own liking! The next three weeks are all family events-this weekend going to Mobile for our nieces bday party, next weekend celebrating our other niece's birthday with my side of the family, the weekend after that going to South Carolina for my sister's baby shower, and then finally we will be home the weekend after that, but are having family pictures done that Sat! Not to mention all our apartment life weekend activities! It's nuts!
This girl is ready to take a break!!!
Ok, aside from my complaining, we are doing great! We got cable last week, and that's probably another reason why my blogs are fewand far between! I really don't have a lot of time to watch T.V., while I'm chasing an EXTREMELY active toddler around and being exhausted from being pregnant, but when she goes down for her nap, I veg out in front of some "Lifetime"! It's so nice! And I don't have to hope we have internet connection that day to watch my fav shows on Hulu! I am really enjoying it!
In pregnancy news, I am 28 weeks now! Yeah! And definetly a lot bigger at this point than I was with Maddy. My Dr. had a little talk with me about my weight gain at my appointment yesterday. Somehow I went from great weight gain, to jumping and gaining 12lbs in 8 weeks! I think Gabriel is just going to be a bigger baby and that's fine with me! I took my glucose test yesterday and aced it! I still can't believe it came up on me so fast! I remember feeling like I had been pregnant forever before I took it with Maddy. This time, I was like, "Oh wow, it's here already??"
Next week we go to Kid's Market to shop! I am really excited! I'm hoping to find a few things to finish out his room and then we'll be done! I still have to put curtains up and get his bumper though! I can't wait to see his room all done! I have to confess that I am a litte jealous of my sister-Miss Overachiever, who already has her entire nursery ready for Baby Brie and a closet FULL of clothes for her! I have about 5 outfits, but like, I said, hopefully Kid's Market will fix that!
I am definetly starting to really feel this pregnancy lately. Back aches, leg cramps, heartburn, exhaustion, sore feet, things growing and stretching, being out of breath, ect! It's really getting harder to pick up Maddy, bend down alot, shave my legs, get in and out of bed, ect! However, I really do love being pregnant! It always seems to go by so fast! Pregnancy and the new born faze just seem to fly by for me!
Speaking of the new born faze flying by...Maddy is now 17 months! She has become Miss Independent, which makes me sad! She wants to do everything herself! Forget about holding Mommy's hand when he go somewhere, she is on her own schedule! She says "baby" all the time, and is now saying "juice","wall",her friend's names, "brush", her name, but it sounds like "Maline" and her favorite word and thing "cookie"!
Well, thats about it! Hopefully my next post wont be so long coming!!

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What's New In 26 weeks!

Happy Labor day!

Hope everyone had a good day off! It was nice to have Joe home for a three day weekend! Other than Madeline getting really sick this weekend and me starting to get sick yesterday and having a really sore throat today, it was a great weekend! It stinks that when one person in the house gets sick, everyone gets sick!

Hopefully we will all be back to normal soon!!

I am officially 26 weeks pregnant now!! WOW! It really is flying by!!! Things are starting to come together in Gabriel's room, and we pretty much have it done except for his crib area. I still need my bumper and curtains too! Then I promise, I will post pictures!

One more week and I will be starting my third trimester! Crazy!!! This pregnancy has definetly been harder while taking care of a toddler, but it has been a lot of fun!

Gabe is all over the place! I even woke up from a nap b/c he was kicking so hard! I have a feeling he is going to be so active when he is born! Back pain is really my only complaint so far. Every night I am lucky to get about 5 hrs of sleep b/c I can't get comfortable! I only fall asleep by Joe rubbing my back! God will reward him for that!!

If I had a million dollars I would get this pillow! I have a body pillow I use now, but it doesn't really do the trick! I just can't justify spending 50 dollars on a pillow..and I think this one is acutally $70! I know I would love it though! Look how tranquil this women looks while sleeping!

Other than that, I am doing great! Energy is good, no more problems with pre-term contractions..I still get some cramping here and there but I think it's b/c of my c-section scar tissue. That's what my Dr. sais at least! I continue to be STARVING all the time and DEFINETLY eat more than Joe around here! McDonald's cheeseburgers continue to be my #1 craving! Other than that, probably chocolate or sugar. I about lost it eating a piece of chocolate cake the other night! Joe was like, "It's not that good, jeez"! It is when your pregnant I guess!

Food definetly tastes better when your pregnant! I was embarrased b/c we went out to dinner with friends, and I ate everything on my plate and was still hungry. I pretended like I wasn't b/c I didn't want them to think I was a pig!!! I just came home and ate a little snack! I haven't gained any weight in 2 weeks which is encouraging after my 8lb weight gain at my last visit!! That was embarrasing as well!!!

Well, thats about it! I go to the Dr soon for my glucose test! Yuck! I always hated that visit! We are also gearing up for Kid's Market this weekend. I'm hoping we are able to sell all our stuff and also find some great deals as well, but I don't think you get to go shop for a couple more weeks! Can't wait to share my finds!!

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