Dennis the Menace

I feel like I have a million of this same picture but it always cracks me up how his smile says, "I know I'm not suppose to do this!!"  So even though our blog followers have seen this over and over again, I just had to post it again because he's so stinking cute even though he's a Dennis the Menace!

Belly Comparison - week 23 & 26

I think I'm actually caring higher with baby #2 than I did with Thomas.  I didn't think that was possible but makes sense since I'm already feeling the baby kick close to my ribs and my stomach is already feeling extremely squished - something I didn't remember this early on in my pregnancy with Thomas.  I also 'popped' a lot more rapidly with this baby where as Thomas it was much more gradual.  You'd think I'd carry lower since my muscles are weaker since they've already been stretched by Thomas.  Hmmm....odd....

26 weeks!

How far along? 26 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: 15.5 
Stretch marks? nothing new as of late
Sleep: Going well still, waking up a few times in the middle of the night and having a harder time going back to sleep around 3am
Best moment this week: On Sunday the baby moved/kicked so hard it caught my attention and almost scared me to think how big this baby really is getting!  
Movement: Yep!  Starting to wonder if I'm feeling the baby's hiccups or not...hmmmm...
Food cravings: sweets, sweets, and more sweets!  yiiiikes!
Gender: We are waiting till the Baby's Birthday to find out!
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks have started this week but no TRUE labor signs
Belly Button in or out? OUT
What I miss: Non achy ribs
What I am looking forward to: Almost being in the 3rd trimester...
Weekly Wisdom: Watch out for the pregnant lady with the baby belly!  Everyone seems to be running into us this days :)
Milestones: Less than 100 days left!  98 to be EXACT!

WEEK 26

WOW IT'S GETTING BIG ;)

Silly boy!

Thomas and I went to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Sarasota this past weekend and I totally forgot to take any pictures.  But, I did take these with my Mom's phone and send them to myself.  Little man ran off while Grandma was changing his diaper and these pictures were too cute not to share.  Granted I let him run around for awhile after I took these pictures because he just thought he was too funny!  Silly boy!

A quick trip for Livea's 5th Birthday

A few weeks ago we took a quick trip up north to visit Jason's Brother and his family, aka Uncle Chris, Aunt Jen, cousin Aiden, Sophie and Livea.  We had a great trip, Thomas did very well on the plane and on the car rides.  Mommy was very thankful for a fairly stress free trip considering it royally messed with his nap schedule for 3 days in a row.

Thomas also got to experience snow for the first time!  So fun although it was a short experience :)

We had a great time just hanging out and enjoying watching the kids play together.  Nothing is better than cousins and the girls truly enjoyed helping take care of Thomas.  Aiden and Thomas had the "boy bond" as all Thomas wanted to do all weekend was sit on Aiden, and only Aiden's lap.  It was so cute!

And we also go to celebrate Livea's 5th Birthday with her!  Here's the Birthday girl and her bounce house party that Thomas LOVED!!

25 weeks!

How far along? 25 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: 15!  Eeeeeek!!!
Stretch marks? nothing new as of late
Sleep: Going to bed about 9pm and waking up about once a night to use the bathroom
Best moment this week: Seeing lots of family and friends this past week although the circumstances were not fun
Movement: Yep!  TONS!!
Food cravings: carbonation, lemonade, sweets - urgh I can't stay away from them!
Gender: Nope and this will remain a secret to all, including us through out the duration of the pregnancy
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? OUT :)
What I miss: feeling energized in the mornings, it seems it takes me awhile to get motivated in the mornings these days...
What I am looking forward to: a more relaxing week!
Weekly Wisdom: You're nothing without your health.  Cherish family and friends.  Enjoy each day!
Milestones: Other people have started touching my belly without asking, which is totally fine, this just didn't happen to me with Thomas and this baby it has happened a lot this week.  I guess the belly must be getting BIG!  This is how I felt this past week out and about :)

 25 WEEKS

Gymboree Class

We recently started a new Gymboree Class with some of our friends from a local Mommy group.  Thomas joins his buddies Kevin, Drew and Kathryn every Wednesday for an hour to play in the indoor playground and sing songs.  It's a blast and is a workout for Mommy too :)

A messy dinner!

Just had to share these pictures!  HILARIOUS!!!

23 weeks!

How far along? 23 weeks!
Total weight gain/loss: 9
Stretch marks? nothing new as of late :)
Sleep: Going to bed about 9pm and waking up 1-3 times a night to use the bathroom.  Getting a little more uncomfortable and finding that it's easier to sleep on my left side than any other position.
Best moment this week: Being more active, busy and feeling good until the weekend when my tube started acting up
Movement: Yep!  TONS!!
Food cravings: Ice cream, diet coke, chocolate, avocado 
Gender: Nope and this will remain a secret to all, including us through out the duration of the pregnancy
Labor Signs: None
Belly Button in or out? Starting to pop out a lil'
What I miss: Having a stress free pregnancy 
What I am looking forward to: Having this baby on the outside and this tube and kidney stone out of my body!
Weekly Wisdom: This too shall pass...
Milestones: Baby is over a pound and over a foot long!  

23 WEEKS

(not a very flattering picture but i felt like poop when j took it because i just had my tube replaced the day before and it was not an easy replacement)