Averie is 11 Weeks!
November 5 - Well Averie is 11 weeks old today and that means that next Monday is my first day back to work...booooo. I have so much enjoyed all the time that I have spent with my daughter at home. I was not sure if I would enjoy being home this entire time because I am such a busy person and enjoy my career and being around people so much, but I must say this was such a wonderful time for me. Even on her rough days, I just enjoyed being there for her and trying to make her happy.
Averie went on her first trip to Milwaukee. My mom and I went to visit Arlene and Dick in Milwaukee. She did really well.
Averie is really doing great. If people say that babies don't have personalities at this age, they are completely wrong. This little girl has a personality and she knows it! I think she is going to be a lot like her mommy and needs a lot of action going on. She really likes doing stuff and moving around.
We just had a photo shoot today with M Photography today so I cannot wait to see those pictures once she has them done. The shoot was so much fun and Averie was so tired when the photo shoot was over. She did such a great job for two hours taking pictures. I know Em got some great photos. What a great photographer to work with though. I would recommend her to anyone. She comes to your house and works with your lifestyle....I love it!
Averie went on her first trip to Milwaukee. My mom and I went to visit Arlene and Dick in Milwaukee. She did really well.
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| Morning in Milwaukee |
Averie is really doing great. If people say that babies don't have personalities at this age, they are completely wrong. This little girl has a personality and she knows it! I think she is going to be a lot like her mommy and needs a lot of action going on. She really likes doing stuff and moving around.
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| My first Halloween! |
Averie Turns 2 Months!
Averie is 2 months old - October 20, 2012
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| Averie and Mommy playtime! |
I cannot believe how fast and how slow the time has gone. It is so hard to believe that two months has gone by, but I am so happy that my time off with her has not gone by too fast. My first day back to work will be November 12. A few tears have already been shed because of this. :-(
I have been having so much fun spending the days with Averie. We have been staying busy. I have taken her to a couple meetings, we have gone shopping, we have visited lots of people and much much more. We take a walk almost every day with Milo. By the time 4 pm rolls around we are very excited for daddy to come home.
Averie has her special time with Justin when he gets home. Usually I use this time to finish up stuff around the house done that I didn't get done, or I finish getting dinner ready. About every other day we give Averie a bath right before bed. The entire family enjoys bath time including Milo! We all are in the bathroom together during bath time. She really does love taking a bath, but not so happy afterwards. We think it is because she is cold. We get her ready for bed and then Justin or I will feed her and then put her to bed. That calms her down a lot.
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| Happy in the Morning |
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| Sleeping in Daddy's Arms |
All else has been great! More to come!
Fun Pictures
Here are some photos that I have taken recently and have not shared yet. Wanted to share them with everyone.
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| Cute Close Up! |
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| The Family...except me. |
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| I love my all my Aunties |
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| Hello! |
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| So Precious |
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| Big Smiles with Daddy |
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| Daddy and his little Strawberry |
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| The one time we get a photo with me she is crying! That is what happens when you're the photographer in the family... Too funny! |
7 Weeks
October 7, 2012 - This past week we went to Madison with Justin while he was there taking a class for work at the Fluno Center. Averie and I walked around on State Street and near the Capitol every day. It was a lot of fun. She was a great traveler and did great being away from her home.
One day while we were playing around in the hotel room, I was able to capture a great photo of her smiling. She has been smiling a lot more lately and following and imitating the faces that Justin and I make towards her.
Averie is still doing really well. She wakes up once between 1 and 2 am and then once again early in the morning between 5 and 6 am. She is still eating great. She weighed in at 10 lbs 11 oz on this past Thursday. She is just so much fun. We have taken her out to eat a few times as well and she is just so good. Her neck is continuing to get really strong. She can hold her head up very well.
Justin and I are both doing great as well...if anyone cares! :-) I got the go ahead from my doctor that I can start running again and doing more strenuous activity, so Justin and I are going to start going to the Y again this coming week. I got five more weeks off of work and want to get back into somewhat of a workout routine. I miss running...:-( I am excited to start working out again.
Milo is doing well too. He spent four days at Grandma and Grandpa's house while we were in Madison. My mom just had surgery again, so I think they both enjoyed each other while my mom was laid up.
That is all for now.
One day while we were playing around in the hotel room, I was able to capture a great photo of her smiling. She has been smiling a lot more lately and following and imitating the faces that Justin and I make towards her.
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| Averie - 6 Weeks - Big Smiles |
Justin and I are both doing great as well...if anyone cares! :-) I got the go ahead from my doctor that I can start running again and doing more strenuous activity, so Justin and I are going to start going to the Y again this coming week. I got five more weeks off of work and want to get back into somewhat of a workout routine. I miss running...:-( I am excited to start working out again.
Milo is doing well too. He spent four days at Grandma and Grandpa's house while we were in Madison. My mom just had surgery again, so I think they both enjoyed each other while my mom was laid up.
That is all for now.
Five Weeks
September 26, 2012 - Time sure does slip away from me. I have been meaning to post something, but something happens when I think about posting and then in the evening I never want to post on here because when Justin comes home we like to spend time together with all three of us! We have so much fun.
Things have been going really well. We have had some crazy days though too! There have been a couple days recently where nothing will make her happy besides me nursing her like every hour. We just keep calling thee growth spurts. I have no idea if that is really what it is, but I will go with it!
Averie is 5 weeks old now. She was one month on September 20. Oh my gosh how time is starting to really go by fast. The first three weeks went by slow and I was loving it. Now time is going by too fast and I don't like that. I am going to be going back to work before we know it. :-( I am still breastfeeding her and that is still going great.
Pretty much from the beginning I was only waking up with her once in the middle of the night to feed her and then between 5 & 6 am. These last few days though she is sleeping until around 4 am and then I will feed her and she is out again until 7 am approximately. We have been giving her a bath every other night and I will honestly say that she sleeps much better on the nights we give her a bath. Since you don't have to wash a baby every day, even just soaking her in the warm water will do. We will probably start doing that every night soon when the time allows for it.
We have been having fun though. Each day is something new. After her 7 am feeding, I will usually take a shower and put her in the bouncy seat with the chair on vibrate and the fan and shower going she pretty much falls asleep while I shower. This usually lasts long enough for me to get ready for the day. Averie, Milo and I try to go for a walk every morning. This has been fun. A great way to get out of the house and to get some exercise. We do tummy time every day. She has really been able to hold her neck since birth, but she is picking up it while on her tummy and turning her head to the other side! She will do tummy time on the Boppy Pillow and she holds her head up from that so well.
I usually try to get some pictures every day to send to daddy. I love all her little outfits. Usually that is what our afternoon looks like...taking pictures and hanging out. If I am making dinner that evening, I will usually put her in her swing in the kitchen while I make dinner because we have that in our dining area. She likes that most of the time. She is really starting to look around A LOT more and can see the birds flying around above her and that really interests her. This usually gives me enough time to get something ready for dinner or do some type of house work or whatever.
Daddy usually is home around 4:30 pm and she has her daddy time. She just loves her daddy! She has him wrapped around her little finger! She smiles for him all the time! Between 5 pm and 7 pm we eat and spend time together. We will give her a bath around 7:30 pm and feed her right after and she is usually out no later than 8:30 pm most of the time I would say depending on how everything falls. She loves taking baths. The after part is not so much fun because she gets so cold so fast, but overall bath time is really fun for the entire family. Milo even sits in the bathroom while we bathe her.
Averie also was baptized on September 23. She was such a good girl during the entire church service. She had a rough day the day before so she pretty much slept through the entire service.
Oh one more thing that I discovered is the sound of a vacuum. When she really is fussy and nothing will help her, I go to YouTube on my phone and play this video that has 8 hours of vacuum sounds. That really helps and usually puts her to sleep for a little while. Then I usually vacuum the house when that is on. It is amazing how much they love the white noise. We also have a coupe sound machines for her too that she uses for different things. We play the ocean at night next to her crib with a different sound machine and then we also have a bear that is portable so we take it with us when we go to the store or for a ride in the car. She loves that as well. But the iPhone is so handy to use as well. I actually downloaded an app to my phone that plays all different white noises. It is called White Noise.
Well enough for now. That was long!
Things have been going really well. We have had some crazy days though too! There have been a couple days recently where nothing will make her happy besides me nursing her like every hour. We just keep calling thee growth spurts. I have no idea if that is really what it is, but I will go with it!
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| One Month |
Averie also was baptized on September 23. She was such a good girl during the entire church service. She had a rough day the day before so she pretty much slept through the entire service.
Oh one more thing that I discovered is the sound of a vacuum. When she really is fussy and nothing will help her, I go to YouTube on my phone and play this video that has 8 hours of vacuum sounds. That really helps and usually puts her to sleep for a little while. Then I usually vacuum the house when that is on. It is amazing how much they love the white noise. We also have a coupe sound machines for her too that she uses for different things. We play the ocean at night next to her crib with a different sound machine and then we also have a bear that is portable so we take it with us when we go to the store or for a ride in the car. She loves that as well. But the iPhone is so handy to use as well. I actually downloaded an app to my phone that plays all different white noises. It is called White Noise.
Well enough for now. That was long!
Three Weeks & One Year Anniversary
September 10, 2012 - Averie is doing so well! We had her two week weigh in last Tuesday and she was 9 pounds! Today we went to the mommy and me class and she was 9 pounds 8.9 ounces. She is really packing on the pounds so I would say that the breastfeeding is going really well for us.
Today is also our one year anniversary. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family and I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband. I could not be happier!
I took some fun pictures of Averie!
Enjoy - we are enjoying her every day. She is the most beautiful girl ever! Her mommy and daddy love her so much!
Today is also our one year anniversary. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family and I am so lucky to have such an amazing husband. I could not be happier!
I took some fun pictures of Averie!
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| One Week |
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| Two Weeks |
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| Three Weeks |
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| Let's not forget about Milo! |
Enjoy - we are enjoying her every day. She is the most beautiful girl ever! Her mommy and daddy love her so much!
Averie Lousie One Week
August 27, 2012 - Well our little girl, Averie Louise, made our world more beautiful on August 20, 2012. What a previous little girl she is! Justin and I are so happy and excited and in love with our little princess. She has been such a joy so far!
It is truly an amazing feeling to have this little girl in our life. I have never been happier in my life, except for the day I married my wonderful husband. September 10 will be our on year anniversary. I don't know where to start to thank my husband for all the wonderful things he has done for me during this entire pregnancy, labor, delivery and recovery. I truly believe I am the luckiest woman in the world to have the most amazing husband anyone could ask for and such a beautiful little girl. Thank you Justin for being there through all the stages of the this process. You are the absolute love of my life.
What happened on that fine day?
Sunday, August 19 was a beautiful day. The entire weekend I was not feeling anything that would lead me to believe I was going into labor anytime soon. Justin and I both thought for sure that we would be at work on Monday. We spent most of the weekend around the house relaxing. I really did not want my water to break in public. We went for a walk down by Pfiffner Park Sunday afternoon and that was when I started to feel some contractions to the point that I needed to stop walking. There were very random so we were not sure what that meant.
We went to Belt's and got some ice cream and then went home. We had been watching the show Dexter. I know...great show to watch before going into labor. I was feeling contractions throughout the rest of the day. Justin started keeping track of them late that morning.
Around 10-10:30 pm they started to become stronger. We went to bed because we weren't sure what was going to happen. I was waking up every 20 minutes from the pain so we decided just to get back up and watch tv since I couldn't sleep anyways.
We first called the hospital at 1:16 am to let them know that we would most likely be coming in that day. We wanted to be at home as long as possible. Contractions started getting closer and closer together. Around 2 am they were about 5 minutes apart. The pain was still tolerable to me at that point, so we continued to stay at home. We called the hospital again the let them know we thought it was time to come in. We ate a small breakfast and got to the hospital around 5 am. Got checked in and my first check I was dilated to 3 cm.
I was checked a couple more times and one time my water broke and then around 10:30 am I was dilated to 5 cm. At that point I decided that I wanted an epidural because that pain was getting too strong and they said that most women with their first pregnancy dilate about 1 cm every hour. Knowing that I had at least 5 more hours of that and then the actual pushing part, I thought it would be best to get the shot. I felt so much better. I could still feel my contractions which was good, they just were not as strong anymore. In the end, I am very happy that I got the epidural because of what happens later on.
Around 1 pm I was 7 cm and then at 3 pm I was ten cm and ready to start pushing. I pushed for three hours and then the doctor came in and gave us two options....C-Section or to use the Vacuum. In Lamaze class, Justin and I tried the vacuum on our hands and we thought at that time, no way would we use that, but on the day and after three hours of pushing and everything I went through already, I really did not want to have a c-section unless it was absolutely necessary. The doctor said we could try one more round of pushing, but if he couldn't get her out then we would have to do a c-section right away.
The vacuum turned out successful. I was very determined to not have a c-section so I pushed as hard as I could and if I didn't have the epidural, I really don't think I would have been able to push as hard as I did for as long as I did, so like I said, in the end, I am very happy with that decision.
Averie Louise Hoerter was born at 6:40 pm on August 20, 2012. She weighed in at 8 pounds 15 ounces and she was 21 inches long. Everyone in the room was very surprised that she was so big, as were Justin and I. I guess I just did a really good job growing her. At her doctor appointment today she weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and already grew a half of an inch.
She is doing great. Mommy is doing better everyday. Daddy has the perfect touch to sooth her and he has been doing a wonderful job making sure mommy has a speedy recovery.
Averie is doing great with everything. She is a very calm baby. Of course she has her fussy time, but overall she is such a perfect little girl. She is nursing wonderfully and did right away from the beginning. She is sleeping well with some not so good days. Hope you all get to meet her soon if you haven't already. Enjoy the photos.
It is truly an amazing feeling to have this little girl in our life. I have never been happier in my life, except for the day I married my wonderful husband. September 10 will be our on year anniversary. I don't know where to start to thank my husband for all the wonderful things he has done for me during this entire pregnancy, labor, delivery and recovery. I truly believe I am the luckiest woman in the world to have the most amazing husband anyone could ask for and such a beautiful little girl. Thank you Justin for being there through all the stages of the this process. You are the absolute love of my life.What happened on that fine day?
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| Milo Loves his Little Sister |
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| Going Home from the Hospital |
Around 10-10:30 pm they started to become stronger. We went to bed because we weren't sure what was going to happen. I was waking up every 20 minutes from the pain so we decided just to get back up and watch tv since I couldn't sleep anyways.
We first called the hospital at 1:16 am to let them know that we would most likely be coming in that day. We wanted to be at home as long as possible. Contractions started getting closer and closer together. Around 2 am they were about 5 minutes apart. The pain was still tolerable to me at that point, so we continued to stay at home. We called the hospital again the let them know we thought it was time to come in. We ate a small breakfast and got to the hospital around 5 am. Got checked in and my first check I was dilated to 3 cm.
I was checked a couple more times and one time my water broke and then around 10:30 am I was dilated to 5 cm. At that point I decided that I wanted an epidural because that pain was getting too strong and they said that most women with their first pregnancy dilate about 1 cm every hour. Knowing that I had at least 5 more hours of that and then the actual pushing part, I thought it would be best to get the shot. I felt so much better. I could still feel my contractions which was good, they just were not as strong anymore. In the end, I am very happy that I got the epidural because of what happens later on.
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| Daddy and his little princess |
The vacuum turned out successful. I was very determined to not have a c-section so I pushed as hard as I could and if I didn't have the epidural, I really don't think I would have been able to push as hard as I did for as long as I did, so like I said, in the end, I am very happy with that decision.
Averie Louise Hoerter was born at 6:40 pm on August 20, 2012. She weighed in at 8 pounds 15 ounces and she was 21 inches long. Everyone in the room was very surprised that she was so big, as were Justin and I. I guess I just did a really good job growing her. At her doctor appointment today she weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and already grew a half of an inch.
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| Grandma's |
Averie is doing great with everything. She is a very calm baby. Of course she has her fussy time, but overall she is such a perfect little girl. She is nursing wonderfully and did right away from the beginning. She is sleeping well with some not so good days. Hope you all get to meet her soon if you haven't already. Enjoy the photos.
T-Minus One
August 17, 2012 - Well our big due date is tomorrow! I guess baby girl didn't want to come early. If she is anything like her daddy and I she will be a little late, as many know we are late to almost everything.
I have been feeling some things today and yesterday, so I have a feeling it will happen soon. We are both very excited and nervous. I will admit I am nervous and a little scared of the unexpected. I know it will be great. As my friend told me she just thought to herself, if all the other people I know can do this, I can do it too. So that is what I am thinking about. If everyone else can get through it, so can I!
We had a doctor's appointment this weekend and hopefully that will be the last one before the baby comes. I gained a total of 22 pounds so far. I was measuring exactly on the week every week until the past couple visits. He said that was because when the baby drops women tend to measure smaller. This last time I measured at 37 weeks.
I have had some minor swelling after a long day on my feet, but nothing that stayed. My ring still fits my finger, so that is good. My complaints at this point would be that my feet hurts a lot, especially my heels. My hips are sore from sleeping on my side all the time. I really miss sleeping on my stomach. I cannot wait for that. Other than that I must say I have had a pleasant pregnancy and would totally do it again. I feel very lucky for that.
We will post some pictures tomorrow. Just wanted to get something out here in case baby decides to come tonight! Keeping my fingers crossed!
I have been feeling some things today and yesterday, so I have a feeling it will happen soon. We are both very excited and nervous. I will admit I am nervous and a little scared of the unexpected. I know it will be great. As my friend told me she just thought to herself, if all the other people I know can do this, I can do it too. So that is what I am thinking about. If everyone else can get through it, so can I!
We had a doctor's appointment this weekend and hopefully that will be the last one before the baby comes. I gained a total of 22 pounds so far. I was measuring exactly on the week every week until the past couple visits. He said that was because when the baby drops women tend to measure smaller. This last time I measured at 37 weeks.
I have had some minor swelling after a long day on my feet, but nothing that stayed. My ring still fits my finger, so that is good. My complaints at this point would be that my feet hurts a lot, especially my heels. My hips are sore from sleeping on my side all the time. I really miss sleeping on my stomach. I cannot wait for that. Other than that I must say I have had a pleasant pregnancy and would totally do it again. I feel very lucky for that.
We will post some pictures tomorrow. Just wanted to get something out here in case baby decides to come tonight! Keeping my fingers crossed!
37 Weeks
August 2, 2012 - We are in the of month of August and that means two things...we are officially celebrating my birthday month (for those of you who don't know about this, once you hit 30 years of age, you get to celebrate your birthday month, not just your birthday day!) and the baby will be here any day now! I think it is so fun that baby girl is going to share the same birthday month as me. If we are both Leo's, we are really going to be fighting over being center of attention. I am sure we are going to drive Justin crazy once she becomes a teenager.
Well being so close to the due date is absolutely crazy. Every now and then I get these crampy feelings in my lower abdomen, but they go away. Today I have been feeling them for a few hours. It is so weird because right away I wonder if it is a contraction or not. It is painful, but not painful enough to take me off my feet by any means. It will be really interesting when it all does start because right now I just have no idea what to expect. Soon enough...
I have to say I have been feeling really good still. I am still tired all the time, but I have been getting up earlier every day and waking up more often in the middle of the night. I guess that is just God's way of preparing me for the arrival of our little girl. My feet have been hurting much more lately, but I have such a wonderful husband and he massages them for me whenever they are sore. He is so wonderful. I also had a wonderful pedicure this past weekend with my friend Kelly. It was wonderful. I got the mud wrap on my feet and it felt so amazing. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for going with me Kelly!
We had a doctor's appointment this week. We are at the point where we go every week now. Everything is good and I am measuring exactly to the week. I have gained a total of 20 pounds so far. These next few weeks I think they say you can expect to gain about a half pound per week.
Overall I will honestly say that I have had a wonderful pregnancy experience...I fell very lucky.
Here is our latest profile photo. I also put in our 4 Week photo just because I am so amazed when I look at these two photos next to each other. What a beautiful thing!
Well being so close to the due date is absolutely crazy. Every now and then I get these crampy feelings in my lower abdomen, but they go away. Today I have been feeling them for a few hours. It is so weird because right away I wonder if it is a contraction or not. It is painful, but not painful enough to take me off my feet by any means. It will be really interesting when it all does start because right now I just have no idea what to expect. Soon enough...
I have to say I have been feeling really good still. I am still tired all the time, but I have been getting up earlier every day and waking up more often in the middle of the night. I guess that is just God's way of preparing me for the arrival of our little girl. My feet have been hurting much more lately, but I have such a wonderful husband and he massages them for me whenever they are sore. He is so wonderful. I also had a wonderful pedicure this past weekend with my friend Kelly. It was wonderful. I got the mud wrap on my feet and it felt so amazing. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for going with me Kelly!
We had a doctor's appointment this week. We are at the point where we go every week now. Everything is good and I am measuring exactly to the week. I have gained a total of 20 pounds so far. These next few weeks I think they say you can expect to gain about a half pound per week.
Overall I will honestly say that I have had a wonderful pregnancy experience...I fell very lucky.
Here is our latest profile photo. I also put in our 4 Week photo just because I am so amazed when I look at these two photos next to each other. What a beautiful thing!
WE ARE SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU BABY GIRL!!!!
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| 37 Weeks! |
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| 4 Weeks |
One More Month to Due Date!
July 18, 2012 - Today is one month before our due date. I know I say this every time, but I just cannot believe how fast this time has gone.
Since our last post we have been pretty busy. We had another baby shower and again received some amazing gifts. We are so thankful to all of our family and friends for all the amazing gifts we received from both baby showers. Thank you all so much. Now all I need to do is write out the thank you cards from both showers yet. Sorry everyone that they are not done yet. I cannot believe how much of a procrastinator I have become these past few weeks.
We also had a friend of mine take some maternity photos for us. She did an amazing job. I just wanted some basic photos nothing over the top. I am just glad we were able to capture some shots of this special time in our lives.
Since our last post we have been pretty busy. We had another baby shower and again received some amazing gifts. We are so thankful to all of our family and friends for all the amazing gifts we received from both baby showers. Thank you all so much. Now all I need to do is write out the thank you cards from both showers yet. Sorry everyone that they are not done yet. I cannot believe how much of a procrastinator I have become these past few weeks.
We also had a friend of mine take some maternity photos for us. She did an amazing job. I just wanted some basic photos nothing over the top. I am just glad we were able to capture some shots of this special time in our lives.
I love this picture so much.
We have everything pretty much set in place for the arrival of our little girl. The room is pretty much done and if we are missing something, we will figure it out soon enough I imagine! There are a few things left that we need to order like a second car seat base and an infant carrier and a swing, but other than that I feel pretty confident that we are ready. We still need to pack a bag for Justin and I for the hospital.
I purposely did not plan a lot for our last month because I knew there would be things that I would want to catch up on like thank you cards and hospital bag and stuff like that. So I will be busy doing all that stuff over this next week.
We cannot wait to meet our little girl. We are so excited!
34 Weeks
July 5, 2012 - The other day I was on this website and it told me that there were 46 more days until the baby is due...so now we are closer to 40 days. I cannot believe it is only about one month until we will have a little baby girl in our family.
Things have been going well. We had a doctor's appointment last week along with our 5th ultrasound. The doctor said everything is looking great. My placenta has moved and is more than 2 cm away from the cervix which means that we should be in the clear now. So that means I will most likely not have to have a c-section!
The baby is still sitting on my right side as usual. She was head down when we did the ultrasound. She is moving around a lot and I just started to notice her getting the hiccups.
These past two weeks I have started to feel more uncomfortable, especially with this heat. I still feel pretty good overall, but feel pretty achy in the morning and feel some weird pains once in a while.
We have a baby shower this weekend and then it will be time for me to get everything in the room all put together! Now comes the time that we need to start preparing for our big day. Pack the bag for the hospital, wash all the clothes and sheets and blankets. We are going to learn so much through this entire process. I am sure we will never be completely prepared, but I am going to try my hardest to get us as close as possible!
Hope everyone had a lovely Fourth of July!
Things have been going well. We had a doctor's appointment last week along with our 5th ultrasound. The doctor said everything is looking great. My placenta has moved and is more than 2 cm away from the cervix which means that we should be in the clear now. So that means I will most likely not have to have a c-section!
The baby is still sitting on my right side as usual. She was head down when we did the ultrasound. She is moving around a lot and I just started to notice her getting the hiccups.
These past two weeks I have started to feel more uncomfortable, especially with this heat. I still feel pretty good overall, but feel pretty achy in the morning and feel some weird pains once in a while.
We have a baby shower this weekend and then it will be time for me to get everything in the room all put together! Now comes the time that we need to start preparing for our big day. Pack the bag for the hospital, wash all the clothes and sheets and blankets. We are going to learn so much through this entire process. I am sure we will never be completely prepared, but I am going to try my hardest to get us as close as possible!
Hope everyone had a lovely Fourth of July!
32 Weeks
June 25, 2012 - Time is sure flying by. 8 more weeks to go until the due date. We are so excited to meet her. The finishing touches in her room are slowly coming together. Her room is set up, but we need to hang the window treatment and wash clothes and organize everything. All of the stuff we got from the baby shower is put together and ready for her. It has been nice to have all this time to do all the little stuff so then we don't feel rushed to get it done later on.
I am still feeling pretty good for the most part. I will say that I have officially allowed myself to start complaining once in a while. I believe that I have been very happy so far, don't get me wrong, I still am, but my body is really starting to not be as comfortable as it was.
My legs and hips have really been starting to bother me more often, especially in the morning. I feel a lot more uncomfortable than previously. Most of this just all happened last week I would say. I get tired more often now and just in general feel more of the need to just relax when I can. I am just not moving as fast as I was two weeks ago. Overall, I still feel good, I am just slowing down a lot more.
As you can tell from our recent photo, I am getting bigger every week. Without meaning to sound rude, I'd like to share some insight on comments I have received from people over the past few weeks:
- "You must be due any day now"
- "You look too small for 32 weeks"
- "You look bigger than my friend"
Here is a word to the wise - when someone is pregnant NEVER tell them how big or how small they look. The thing is if you think we look big, trust me, we probably feel big and don't want to hear about it. We don't want to be compared to someone else because everyone is different. No two pregnant women will ever look the same. Furthermore, if we look smaller than someone, don't say that either because that can sometimes make us worry. Here is something nice to say to a pregnant woman. "You look great! How are you feeling? When is your due date?"
Just wanted to briefly share that with everyone.
Justin and I had a lovely weekend together. All of his family was in town, so we got to catch up with everyone which was a lot of fun since not all of them live in town. We took the boat out yesterday with Milo and had a lot of fun with him. He usually does not like to go in the water, but we found a perfect spot for him to play. Check out this video of him playing with this floaty thing. We were so proud of him and how confident he was to play in the water. Usually he doe whatever he can to get out of the water as soon as possible. I think we may have turned him into a water pug.
Thanks for reading! :-)
I am still feeling pretty good for the most part. I will say that I have officially allowed myself to start complaining once in a while. I believe that I have been very happy so far, don't get me wrong, I still am, but my body is really starting to not be as comfortable as it was.
My legs and hips have really been starting to bother me more often, especially in the morning. I feel a lot more uncomfortable than previously. Most of this just all happened last week I would say. I get tired more often now and just in general feel more of the need to just relax when I can. I am just not moving as fast as I was two weeks ago. Overall, I still feel good, I am just slowing down a lot more.
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| 32 Weeks |
- "You must be due any day now"
- "You look too small for 32 weeks"
- "You look bigger than my friend"
Here is a word to the wise - when someone is pregnant NEVER tell them how big or how small they look. The thing is if you think we look big, trust me, we probably feel big and don't want to hear about it. We don't want to be compared to someone else because everyone is different. No two pregnant women will ever look the same. Furthermore, if we look smaller than someone, don't say that either because that can sometimes make us worry. Here is something nice to say to a pregnant woman. "You look great! How are you feeling? When is your due date?"
Just wanted to briefly share that with everyone.
Thanks for reading! :-)
My Sympathetic Husband
June 14, 2012 - Wanted to share this picture from our Lamaze class last night. Justin put the Sympathy Belly on for about 30 minutes during the class. He wore it well! Thanks for being such a good sport babe. The belly weighed 33 pounds.
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| Justin and I showing our bellies! |
Baby's First Brewers Game!
June 12, 2012 - Well we hit our 30 week mark this Saturday so we only have ten more weeks to go. I cannot believe how fast things are moving now. Before we know it, our precious little girl will be here!
The baby's room is coming together. Right now it is filled with toys from the baby shower. It looks really nice in there though. I like just sitting in there and enjoying it.
This weekend was a lot of fun. Baby Girl went to her first Brewers game! It was a hot day, but I felt pretty good. My parents were there and Justin's siblings came as well, Jarod & Jenny and Bethany.
Here are a few pictures from our day. Me and 30 week belly, Justin and I and then a shot of belly comparison. My friend Kelly's parents were at the game as well and we thought it would be funny to compare the size of our bellies with her dad Spacie! It was a really fun day!
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| 30 Weeks! |
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| Daddy and Mommy enjoying the game |
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| Spacie and I comparing bellies |
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