Pregnant pictures

17 weeks...these 2 pictures were taken on the same day a couple hours apart but I think there's a huge difference between them. I couldn't tell which is more accurate so I posted them both. Maybe I'm somewhere in the middle. (Although if we're being honest, I might really be as big as the second one after I've eaten even one single thing!)
I'm at the point where it takes me half an hour to find something that fits me. My clothes are getting too tight and making me look big and fat but my maternity clothes are still way too big. So what I'm wearing makes a big difference in how big I look.



17 weeks with kate


Do you think there's a difference?

This has been Kate's new made up language since Sunday. She loves to just ramble on. I love to see her imagination going!
You'll notice you can actually make out the word "fish" and "bubble." She just threw those in there for fun.



Kate and Daddy baked brownies tonight. That lucky girl got to lick the bowl! (dustin doesn't let me lick brownie batter when I'm pregnant because of the egg!!)

Kate and Mommy "posing."

Kate playing outside in the yard the other day.

DAY 7- THE RETURN

Yes, day 7 of our binky-less house has taken a turn. I just simply couldn't take it anymore. I felt as if I'd given it enough time and things were not improving. Be disappointed in me if you must but it had to be done.

Her days at home were spent napping from 2:30-4:30...finally and her days at daycare were spent screaming from 12:30-2.

Here she has decided not to sleep but has made this "bed" out of a ironing board and cora's changing pad.

Yesterday she napped at 3:30...finally and today it was 3:00 with NO nap in sight.

The sad, sad crying was just too much for me.

So I think we'll try again later some other time. For now my sweet, sweet little girl is sound asleep sucking on that little binky that brings so much joy to her life.

Day 2: Daycare- DISASTER

I guess "disaster" may be a little extreme but naptime at daycare today was terrible. Kate screamed from 12:30-2:00. She finally fell asleep on her own at 2:15. But then did sleep until 3:30...which is way later than usual at daycare. Luckily all the kids were taking long naps so it was still quiet.

The crying was definitely bad for 2 reasons: the other kids were trying to sleep and it was causing a few kids to act up and not stay on their beds AND it was REALLY sad. She was miserable.

But more annoying than the crying was that she kept crying "Mommy Up-a" so I'd snuggle her close to me over by her bed. Then right when I'd think she was calming down she'd say "lay down" then "Mommy leave." So I'd leave her alone only for her to repeat the same exact thing OVER and OVER again for an hour and a half!

But we survived. Bedtime was perfect again. So not too bad overall I guess.

Right now she's napping-Day 3 nap with no binky. We were out shopping though until 2:30 so she crashed in the car.

Anyways...that's the end of my binky update. I think it'll just only get better from here. We're getting there.

My sister and her family came up to visit us. Here's my sister, me, Kate and my niece Leslee.

Day 1- Success

Tonight is the end of day 1 being binky-free for Kate! It was an unexpected move that happened this morning because her blue binky (her favorite) got a hole in it. She put it in the garbage. So I asked her if she wanted to put her pink one in the garbage too! She did! (Dustin quickly took it out when she wasn't looking) We'll fast forward to nap time.
12:45- crying for binky. I go get them and finish cutting them so they can't be used.

12:50-realizes they are broken and cannot use them...continues crying

12:50-says "I wake up" and goes back out to play

1:00-go back into room and put her mattress on the floor so I can lay with her

1:25-3:00 ASLEEP!


(I realize you can't see she's not using her binky but you understand I didn't want to wake her!)

Fast forward again to bedtime.
8:15-snuggle with mommy on my bed while I watch tv

8:30-ASLEEP! I just laid her in bed like normal and she went right to sleep!

WISH ME LUCK FOR TOMORROW AT DAYCARE!!

I wasn't expecting to get rid of her binky quite yet but with her 2nd birthday coming up next month and the baby on the way, I thought what a better time. I walked past a boy in the 3 year old room at daycare the other day with a binky in his mouth and decided I didn't want that to be Kate. I know tomorrow will be rough at daycare but I'm sure I'm doing the right thing.

Right?????!!!

the sweetest thing

Today Kate said, "Baby brother, I kiss you" and kissed my stomach. I thought that was SOOOO sweet! We've never done anything like that, she just wanted to kiss the baby. (By the way, that's just what she calls the baby. We'll see if she knows something we don't!)

Then later she made me pull up my shirt and gave "the baby" her pacifier! It was pretty cute.

She's going to be a great big sister!

The moment you've all been waiting for...

haha! you may not have known you were waiting for a moment...but here it is:

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY!

That's right. I'm pregnant! Almost 15 weeks. I had an early ultrasound today and it made it so real. It was just amazing to see my little miracle weighing only 4 ounces moving and squirming all around already! I even felt it move already during the ultrasound.

In case you're wondering...I've been feeling pretty good. I've been REALLY tired but that's about it. I'm also getting too big too fast!! I made sure there was only one baby in there today! So that can't be my excuse!

I included this picture although I feel much bigger than it looks like I am here. I don't think the picture is very accurate!

potty update

Kate and Pappy-Thanks Pappy for letting us stay with you this weekend. We had a great time! We love you!

For anyone who may care...(probably mostly family!) I wanted to give you a potty update on Kate. Well, she wears undies now! All the time with the exception of bed...which has been unnesessary so far since she is always dry anyways. She hasn't gone in a diaper at night for a little over a week. She wakes me up once in the middle of the night to pee then right when she gets up in the morning she goes. She has had 3 NEAR accidents in the past 9 days. She catches herself and runs to the potty! I'm pretty surprised and impressed with the little girl! I hope she keeps it up!