Baby B: 17 Weeks

As of last Saturday, we are 17 weeks pregnant with Baby B! My stomach is definitely starting to pop out.  In just 3 short weeks we will find out whether we have a he or a she growing in there!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 17 weeks

Size of baby: 5 inches long and 5 oz., about the size of a turnip

Weight gain: -4 (not sure how since I have a belly starting to form!)

Maternity Clothes: Maternity jeans and now some shirts

Gender: TBD December 12!

Movement: I may have possibly felt the baby this weekend, but it was such a light flutter I am not sure

Sleep: Insomnia and crazy dreams. With Ashlynn, I had scary/bad dreams, but with this baby I have dreams where I stress out about something that happened that day. Ex: Tossing and turning all night because I dreamt that the only food we had was stuffing and Ashlynn was starving

Symptoms:  I am pretty tired once night hits, have a weird appetite, and very hormonal

What I miss: Nothing! 

Cravings: Fruit, chicken, coke and candy

Best moment this week: Celebrating Thanksgiving with my sweet family

What I am looking forward to: Introducing Ashlynn to the fun of Christmas, and more importantly the reason we celebrate!

Dad and Big Sister: Mark had 4 days off of work, so we enjoyed spending quality time with him! Big Sister Ashlynn must know I am tired, because she has been sleeping better at night!

Thanksgiving 2012

Thanksgiving was so special this year. We have so much to be thankful for in sweet Ashlynn, in our marriage and in sweet Baby B on the way.  The Lord has blessed us beyond what we could ask or imagine, even through the tough times.

This year, we had a very restful Turkey Day.  Ashlynn and I spent the night at my mom's on Tuesday night to see her and my little brother. Ashlynn loved spending time with her Uncle Shane!

Breakfast at G-Ma and Gator's!

Learning to climb the stairs like a big girl!

 On Wednesday night, Mark joined us and we got the chance to do dinner at my dad's house. It was great to catch up with everyone there! 

On Thanksgiving Day, we slept in and watched tv while we cuddled and food baked in the oven.  Around lunchtime, we headed over to Mark's parent's house for food, football and fun! 

It was so nice to be able to be lazy and enjoy time spent with family! We are so blessed to have the families/in-laws that we do :)

Wearing Uncle Mike's hat!

 The rest of the long weekend was spent doing a big fat NOTHING! Friday evening we had a family dinner out and then checked out a new outlet mall.  Ashlynn was dancing to the Christmas music, and it was cracking us up!  Saturday we cleaned, and then watched football all day.  Sunday was spent fellowshipping with sweet friends.  It was just what this little family needed.  We all felt so refreshed....

Sitting by the door looking for her dada!

...except, someone REALLY missed her DADA come Monday afternoon ;)

Baby B: 16 Weeks

We are finally getting caught up on these posts! We are now 16 weeks pregnant.  It seems that this pregnancy is flying by much faster.

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 16 weeks

Size of baby: 4.5 inches long, about the size of an avocado

Weight gain: -4

Maternity Clothes: I wear maternity jeans, not out of necessity, but because I was pregnant last winter and all of my jeans are maternity! Some tighter shirts are looking a little tighter.

Gender: TBD December 12!

Movement: I am sure the baby is moving, but I have not felt it yet

Sleep: Insomnia has kicked in a few nights this past week

Symptoms:  I go in spurts from having tons of energy to being exhausted.  I am also hungry and thirsty more frequently, and have been having some headaches. I also unfortunately got a UTI this past week.

What I miss: Nothing! 

Cravings: Fruit, salads and chicken nuggets

Best moment this week: Hearing the sweet heartbeat and having a great checkup! The heartbeat was at 138.

What I am looking forward to: Ashlynn's first Thanksgiving

Dad and Big Sister: Mark has been busy with work and is getting excited to find out the gender. Ashlynn is keeping us on our toes with her newfound and much loved mobility!

Celebrations!

My birthday was a few weeks ago, and we had a lot of fun celebrating! On my actual birthday, we watched A&M beat Alabama, and then met up with my family at Cracker Barrel (Yes, that is what I requested for my birthday dinner!)

Having fun in the "Country Store"

We also met up with my mom for a little lunch at Olive Garden the next week.

And then a fun lunch with Mark's mom and her best friend (AKA, his second mom!) Somehow I did not get a picture of either of them.

The next week, Mark gifted me by watching Baby A while I went to see the new Twilight movie with my bestie.  That night my dad babysat Ashlynn while we enjoyed a dinner out celebrating birthdays with friends!

She loves her "Daddy Time"

Fall Fun

We have had a fun and busy fall!

In October, we went to the Arboretum with friends. And we adults probably had as much fun as all of the kids! While there, a few of us took family pictures.  One of ours was used here.

"Queen for a day?"

Sweet friends

Ashlynn and her bestie Kelynn!

So happy being outside!

Last week, Ashlynn and I met up with friends to picnic and visit the new park they have built over the freeway in Dallas.  It is such a great addition to the city and we all loved it!

We also got the chance to take Ashlynn to her second Mavs game.  Mark was excited because she spent most of the game staring at the court in awe! Looks like we have a little sports lover on our hands.