Belly Shots

Okay- my theory is you only get to be preganant a few times in life so you might as well make the most of it. I think the best part is the big ol' belly that comes with it, stretch marks and all. :) I am trying to enjoy these last few weeks of having baby M all to myself and easy to take care of since I don't think it will be long now. I have been shopping and trying to find coordinating outfits for weeks now. We had three choices and I went with the white because I wanted it to be informal. Unfortunately I think it wipes us out a little. Oh well, as Mike said, the pictures are for me anyway.

Vacation Pics

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NST

We had our first Non-Stress Test today. It's when you go to the hospital and they hook you up to some monitors and watch the baby and your contractions for about 45 minutes to an hour. Then they report it all to your doctor and while you wait to get cleared to go. We did this during my first pregnancy, but it was a lot easier because we didn't have a kiddo to lug around with us! C was a very good sport today. Of course she was plugged into the TV the whole time and that always helps!

Our Last big outing as the three of us!

We decided to take C to the circus for one last hurrah before the baby comes. Of course we walked in the door and fireworks went off, which C is not a fan of. But she quickly settled in and enjoyed the show!

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4 weeks and counting...

Yesterday was a very interesting Dr. appointment for Baby M. My amniotic fluid keep going up and down and that is the only thing causing any alarm right now. My sugars have been doing really well, only slightly elevated! My doctor even laughed when she saw the 180 on my tracking sheet from where I got a hold of the Peanut M&M's. My other concern is the size of my ankles and legs. I am finally starting to swell. I have to say though, this is much better than my last pregnancy when I started swelling at 5 months and never stopped.

Although she was in a good mood, she still voiced concern and wants me to start weekly Non-stress tests. That means C and I will have to spend part of our Monday's at the hospital. That should be fun for a 4 year old!

I also asked her when we should expect little M to arrive and her goal is 37 weeks. I am 33 right now...so in 4 weeks we should have a little boy in our family! Of course that is if he participates and comes when we want him too. C chose her own birthday a month earlier than expected so we will have to wait and see!

4th of July

My sweet C is not a fan of noise, and since our neighbors have a blast setting off fireworks for hours at a time we decided that Marmo's house was the place to go. We started the day in the local July 4th parade and swimming and then I came home.




I decided as my neighbor started to light an 8,000 roll of black cats that it was time to come in and blog a little. I can't handle the lights of fire crackers without getting a migraine so I decided not to push it. I did spend some time playing with the firework function on my camera though!



So... Happy Birthday America! I hope you enjoyed the day with your families!

Fruit Picking

Last weekend C went with her Grammy and Poppy to pick apples, peaches, and blackberries. She was very proud of the fuit she came back with, especially the tiniest little apple she really enjoyed eating!