23 Weeks & Some Exciting Blog News :)

Here is my ever growing bump...I feel HUGE today. I was making a weirdo face so I cropped it for your viewing pleasure :)


& now for my exciting blog news...well I think it's exciting anyways. :)

I have been in contact with a handful of Etsy stores to set up some giveaways of super cute boy items!! Woooo hoooo! It seems as though every single giveaway is for little girls & their heads so I am making it my small blogger mission to get some cute boy goodies out here.

I am hoping to have everything up and running in the next few weeks...it should be lots of fun :)

My First "Mom" Swimsuit

::gulp:: and it wasn't pretty.

Ryan & I are headed out of town for the weekend and our hotel has a pool so we figured it would be a good time to take Henry swimming. But of course that would mean I would need a new swimsuit...I haven't worn one in almost 2 years- I didn't dare put one on last summer when I was pregnant with Henry.

Anyways, I needed something that was going to cover my lovely stretchies but still looked somewhat cute. I headed to Target on my lunch break and I actually found 3 pieces that all go together and don't look all that bad. I have never been a huge fan of moms wearing skimpy binkinis and anything I would have worn pre-baby was relatively skimpy so a tankini it is :)

So here is what I got:

This top in purple...

This top...

And these bottoms...

Day Care Update

Well we have 2 days in the new day care center under our belts and I must say it's going really, really well.

Both days his teachers have said he is doing an awesome job adjusting to his new enviroment and people. They said he just goes with the flow and is very laid back- & not fussy at all. Music to this mom's ears! & it also solidifies ditching the old day care lady back in December who said Henry would cry all day. I knew that wasn't Henry's natural personality and I am so glad I followed my gut feeling on that one.

Just for fun...here is Henry's idea of bedtime last night :)

Wordless Wednesday

Day Care Round 2

For a number of reasons we have decided to put Henry in a new day care center 3 days a week. This is the same center both boys will be at once I return from maternity leave in late November.

Well today was/is Henry's first day. Drop off went really, really well. He had no problems going to say hi to his teacher and was crawling around on the floor by one of the other babies. He waved "bye-bye" to me and Ryan [I made him come with me:)] when we left. When I called an hour ago his teacher said, "He is having an awesome day and is currently taking a nap!"

I on the other hand...not so great. I instantly started bawling when we got into the car- which Ryan said was going to make him cry. I can't help but to feel sad...especially after our last day care lady experience last year.

I KNOW Henry will be fine and I KNOW this will be an awesome situation for our family but the mommy guilt has taken over yet again. It will get better as we get used to our new routine but for the time being...pass the Kleenex my way!


& just for fun...a few cutie pictures of Henry this morning before we got dressed. [the 2nd one is his "cheese" face- haha!]

Sunday [& Saturday] Funday

We had yet another wonderful Sunday...I am making it our family's mission to have a great Sunday every week :)

We started out with breakfast at home...Henry enjoyed pancakes while Ryan & I had eggs and toast. Then we headed down to a few local antique shops [we LOVE going antiquing]. I found a few doilies and we found a potential camera for our Glensheen room. After that we headed to a local wing place to enjoy some tasty appetizers and watch the Twins game.

I only snapped one picture from the day...breakfast :)




We had an awesome Saturday, too. We celebrated Ryan's BIG 3-0 with our friends and family. We headed to Buca di Beppo for yummy pizza and great conversation. Ryan then spent the night on the town with a few of his friends while me and Hank went home to cuddle the night away :)

Here are a few of the celebration pics :)

22 Weeks

::faints::

I know I say this every week but I really can't believe I am already as far along as I am. We really need to get started on Henry's big boy baseball room...I will have to do another post with all of my ideas for his room. :)

Ok so here is my bump...

& now on with the survey...

How far along? 22 weeks

How big is baby? According to theBump, 10.5-11.8 inches, 12.7-20.8 oz. He was 13oz at our big u/s 2 weeks ago so I would bet he is around a pound now :)

Weight gain? After my dr appt yesterday, I am officially up 2 pounds from my pre-pregnancy weight. Let the gaining begin :)

Stretch marks? No new ones...let's hope it stays this way.

Maternity clothes? All pants but I can still stretch some of my regular shirts.

Sleep? Still lots of tossing and turning.

Best moment of the week? One of my co-workers started call me "mama" this week. I think it's cute :)

Food cravings? None really this week...nothing really sounds good.

Gender? Boy!

Movement? Little Holden loves to start kicking up a storm just as I am about to fall asleep!

What I miss? Still sleeping on my stomach...I will be willing to bet money this will be my answer for the rest of this pregnancy.

Belly button? Starting to look weird again.

What am I looking forward to? 2 more week until v-day!

Milestone? I think it is the same as what I am looking forward to.

30 Years Ago Today...

...the love of my life and the best dad Henry [& Holden] could ask for was born.

Happy Birthday, Ryan- we love you more than you will ever know!

Little Slice of Heaven

Henry has been going through a bit of separation anxiety lately...mainly if whoever is watching him leaves out of his sight. This has been especially challenging at night where he used to put himself to sleep in his crib and would stay asleep 12ish hours. Well lately if he wakes up at all at night he screams because he realizes no one is in his room. If me or Ryan walk in to comfort him, he instantly stops crying but the second we turn around to leave the screaming continues.

Last night I put him in his crib, told him I loved him and walked out of the room. I decided to take a bath and by the time I finished my bath [maybe 20 minutes later] he was still screaming. I walked into his room, picked him up and sat with him in the glider in the corner of the room- this was something we haven't done in months! Henry instantly put his head on my chest and just stared at me. We rocked and rocked while I sang and played with his hair. Of course by the end I had just started sobbing [darn pregnancy hormones!] as his ever so long body was halfway draped down my side. While he isn't my tiny baby anymore, he still is my little slice of heaven.


Oh yes & I will add, he didn't wake up in the middle of the night last night screaming. I will go ahead and give our snuggle session the credit for that :)

Sunday Funday

We spent this Sunday at the Como Zoo :) It was a last minute outing but it was lots of fun...a lot of the animals were out ready to play [we even had grass thrown at us by a gorilla!!]. Henry really seemed to enjoy the animals too, I think the fish were his favorite!

After the zoo we spent some time at my mom's house followed by a yummy dinner. Yet another fun Sunday :)

The Squirts & a First

Warning: Somewhat Gross Poop Talk

This has been a really crappy week- literally. Henry has literally gone through about 10 outfits this week due to nasty diarrhea blowouts. Like poop water. ::shivers::

The worst was Wednesday morning Ryan and I were feeding him breakfast before the "big" ultrasound and I went to pull Henry out of his high chair. I noticed that his cutie sweatpants had a huge wet stain. I didn't give him a sippy cup so I knew it wasn't juice or water so I thought, "Well shoot, he peed through his diaper." I glanced in his pant leg and saw nothing but WATER POOP!! I shouted for Ryan to come help me as I was already dry heaving. We rushed him upstairs to change his clothes and give him a bath...thankfully Ryan was there :)

These espisodes have continued all week...I talked to our pedi who said to bring him in if it continues through the weekend. Let's all hope it doesn't!

& now to the "first" part of the post...my mom & sister watched Henry for a bit yesterday while I went shopping for Ryan's birthday [he turns 30 next week!!!]. He of course had another water poop episode and needed a bath...so they gave him his very first sink bath :)

It doesn't get much cuter than this :)

21 Weeks!

I feel like I just wrote the 20 week post and now I am already writing the 21 week one! Time sure is flying!

& for a little comparison fun...I cropped the picture of me 21 weeks pregnant with Henry. I would say I am a bit bigger this time around!

I'm going to skip the survey this week because nothing has really changed since last week. I hope everyone has an awesome weekend!! :)

"Big" Ultrasound!

Yesterday we had our "big" ultrasound...and for some reason I was incredibly nervous. Much more nervous than I was with Henry.

Thankfully everything looks perfect & little Holden weighs about 13 ounces :) We had a tiny bit of a placenta previa scare so I had to have a lovely internal u/s but luckily it was a false alarm!!

Here a few pics of little Holden :)

Still a boy :)

Little foot!

Cutie face!

:)

Awards Galore :)

This must be prime award giving time or something :)

I received two more lovely awards from a couple of my favorite bloggers.

Thanks to Mrs. D @ http://babydmakes3.blogspot.com/ and Jeannie @ http://bluejeanbean.blogspot.com/ for the....



I will have to come back to this post & finish all the "requirements" :)

20 Weeks- Halfway to Holden :)

No picture this time around so I guess we will all have to settle for the boring quiz... :)

How far along? 20 weeks
How big is baby? According to theBump....6.5 inches & 10.5 ounces :)
Weight gain? None yet.
Stretch marks? No new ones- thankfully!
Maternity clothes? Yes, please. I have moved into all maternity pants...I can still wear some regular shirts that I stretched out when I was pg with Henry.
Sleep? Lots of lossing and turning.
Best moment of the week? Holden kicking the remote around on my stomach. I have missed it so much!
Food cravings? Still the same...french fries & breadsticks from Little Caesars with their buffalo ranch dip.
Gender? Boy!
Movement?Getting much more consistent. I was worried for awhile there.
What I miss? Sleeping on my stomach.
Belly button? Slowing coming back out.
What am I looking forward to? "Big" ultrasound tomorrow!!
Milestone? We are officially halfway done!

Preppy Mafia Award :)

Thanks to the very lovely Kaymee for passing along The Preppy Mafia Award to me :) She has an adorable son a bit younger than Henry & a snazzy blog :)

Now for the questions...

Who is your style icon?

What is your favorite theme party?

Go to costume? [haha!]

Extravagance you cant live without?

Person you admire?

Trait you deplore in yourself.

What talent would you like most to have?

Your greatest achievement?