Easter Blessings All Around

We had such a nice Easter weekend.  I took Good Friday off as I had a floating holiday that had to be used by April 1.  Dave met us at Good Friday mass and then we came home and did some cleaning/cooking for the weekend and Dave helped the girls dye Easter eggs (watching Grace and making sure she didn't spill the dye was a full-time job in itself!).  Saturday morning we met Dave's brother and his family at the zoo for breakfast and the big Easter egg hunt!  This kids had a great time; they have SOOOO much fun together.  We were all thankful my sister came along on our adventure; you can never have too many people watching out for 5 little ones!  We came back to our hosue in the afternoon for a late lunch and some cousin play time.  I think they were all super worn out; Grace went to bed shortly after 6pm on Saturday night!  We went to 8am mass this morning with my mom and sister and then everyone came to our house for Easter lunch.  We had dessert at my mom's house and did Easter baskets there.  It was just a really nice weekend.  Now if only I had Monday off to recover!  Here are a few pictures of all the action! 

 Daddy and his girls dying Easter eggs!

 Pretty Madisyn

 Crazy Grace

 Our cute Godson, Jack. 

 Sweet Goddaughter Callie; she LOVED the Easter egg lunch I made them.  She is such a good eater; Dave and I are jealous cause our kids are so picky!

 The Easter Bunny, Auntie Kaci, and Madi-Madisyn has a phobia of things in costumes so this was a big step for her;)

 Gracie practicing to be a big sister; she just LOVES Jack and wants to help so much!

Our two little pretties in their Easter Sunday best; they didn't want to stop for a picture. 

26 Weeks

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain: We might conveniently remove this question from now on:) 

Maternity clothes? All maternity pants and most shirts. 

Stretch marks? I don't think there are any new ones yet but I'm sure there will be soon.

Sleep: Not great lately; I wake up really early and can't go back to sleep; usually between 3 &4.

Best moment this week: Another good week here; got to see little man again on Wednesday and they were able to get the pictures of his heart that they needed; said everything looks great.  We also had a very nice Easter weekend.  

Movement: Lots of movement at bedtime.  He moves more and more all the time which I love but DOES NOT like when I try to let anyone else feel him move and stops almost instantly (except for Daddy usually; he likes to kick dad when we get in bed at night).    

Food cravings: Soda; I know it's not good for me but I wanted a diet coke soooo bad, caffiene free of course. 

Gender: Still a boy!  He proudly showed off his boy parts again on Wednesday but of course covered his little face with his hands. 

Labor Signs: I'm not going to lie, I've been very uncomfortable for about the last week.  My pubic bone hurts soooo bad and makes me waddle soo bad sometimes.  It's like it really hurts after alot of walking/standing but then feels better when I am standing.  I know I probably need to have a little rest and relaxation but there's so much I want/need to get done! 

What I miss: Not having this pain:(

What I am looking forward to: Bed tonight; I am exhausted!
Weekly Wisdom: Baby is the size of a head of lettuce this week.

Milestones: I have my next dr. appointment on April 17th when I will do another glucose test and then we are switch to dr. visits every 2 WEEKS!!!  Time is flying now!

Happy Birthday Papa

 

Happy Birthday to the best Dad and Papa anyone could ever ask for.  I saw a quote recently that pretty much sums it up, "The most important thing a Father can do for his children is to love their mother."  I've always known I was blessed with an amazing dad and I've always known how much my parents love each other, but last September, the day my mom had surgery and we got the news that none of us were expecting, I witnessed what true love really means.  Thank you dad, for loving all of us unconditionally, we love you right back.  Happy Birthday!

 



All boy & breaking in the bathtub

 Here are a few of the clothes from little man's closet.  Do you see a trend here?   Truck, truck, truck, truck, plaid, truck, camo, truck:)  Two words...ALL BOY!

Here's silly big sis trying out the baby bath:)

25 Weeks and bedroom final touches

How far along? 25 weeks

Total weight gain: Not sure, I can't bring myself to go hop on the scale; I'm scared! 

Maternity clothes? All maternity pants and more and more tops, my belly is starting to sitck out of the bottom of some of my shirts:)

Stretch marks? No new ones.....yet, but the existing ones are more noticable and I feel like my belly is really stretching lately!

Sleep: Good minus Wyatt's 3-4:00am kicking.  Gracie has been sleeping in her bed too, hooray!!!  

Best moment this week: Hard to pick the best; it was a good week all around.  I have a potty trained little girl and she is sleeping in her own bed. 

Movement: Yes, lots at night when I lay down, early in the morning; he's moving enough now that you can actually see my stomach move. He moves ALOT until Grandma Hoverson tries to feel, then he stops:)   

Food cravings: Just eating too much in general!  

Gender: It's a boy!!!

Labor Signs: Nope, feeling good.

What I miss: My hands not falling asleep at night; it's really annoying.

What I am looking forward to: Having 3 days off this week!!!  Going to the dr. and getting another glimpse of our little man (we have to have another ultrasound because he didn't cooperate last time and let them get the pictures of his heart that they needed), Easter egg hunt at the zoo on Saturday with Dave's brother and his family, and of course Easter & making Easter dinner for my family on Sunday
Weekly Wisdom: Baby is the size of cauliflower this week.

Milestones: Getting closer to the 3rd trimester, this pregnancy is going so fast!

 

This "R" is pretty close to the final touch on our bedroom.  I am so happy with how it turned out; just like the vision I had in my head when I bought the plain, black,  'R'.  Thanks to my brother, my mom, and Dave for helping create it! 

Happy Friday

It's not quite 8am yet and the girls are really on top of their quotable moments game this morning.  Hope they bring a smile to your Friday morning like they did mine.  Have a great weekend! 

 

*I was holding Grace this morning when we were dropping Madi off at school.  Grace says, "Wyatt is probably crying."  I asked her why Wyatt would be crying and she said, "because I sittin' on him."  I laughed and said, "what if you're sitting on his head" and Grace, being the sweet big sister she's going to be said, "no Mommy, I not ever do that to Wyatt."  Good to know:) 

 

*Grace gets a treat (usually a sucker or 2) every morning from the crossing guard at Madi's school.  She always has to have one as soon as we get back in the car and when we got back home this morning and I was taking her out of the car I said, "come on baby sucker."  We walked into the house and she said, "you a big sucker Mommy."  Yes dear, I really am. 

 

*My sunglasses broke last night and I was very disappointed since I just got them recently.  I had them laying on the kitchen counter last night, hoping I might be able to fix them.  I picked them up this morning and excitedly said, "Daddy fixed my glasses, he must love me!"  Madi said, "you should know Dad loves you not just because he fixed your sunglasses," and Grace said, "Daddy is your hero!"  Madi also told me, "I think you should give Daddy a big kiss when he gets home."  I think Daddy would agree:)

One of the little comedians...she doesn't photograph well if you couldn't tell:)

Grace Logic

Grace:  Mommy, can my (I) be done?

Me:  Did you eat your strawberries?

Grace:  My lick one.

 

Well then by all means Grace, go ahead and be done with your lunch and eat that peanut butter cup you want:)