28 Weeks

On a rare date night last Sunday! This should have been the before, I'm sure the after would have been impressive! The food was SO good!

How far along? 28 weeks plus a few

How big is baby? At our appointment on the 28th she was 1 pound 15 ounces. According to the emails almost 3 pounds.

How big is momma? Again on the 28th I was up 10 pounds

Movement? TONS and TONS! It's keeping me up at night! Which I don't remember with the boys...

Sleep? No much, don't ask...

What I miss? Everything...

Symptoms? Back ache, tiredness, cranky all the fun ones;)

Best Moments? Finding out the clot is almost gone!!! C Section is off the table for now. So excited about that! Being told to keep eating, who wouldn't love that! Getting the nursery painted, and all the "stuff" put in the room. And honestly seeing a friend's baby yesterday got me SO excited!

Worst Moments? Every morning when it's time to get up:( Giving up chocolate for lent. What was I thinking? I'm not being too strict, but it still a challenge. Though I did think about giving up soft cheese, sushi, caffeine, drinking and most of the other things I've already given up, but decided not to cheat!

A bump by bump comparison

All of these pictures were taken about 28 weeks. Clearly I'm smallest with John (though carrying higher), but about the same with Colin and Emerson.

John- March 2007

Colin-October 2008

Emerson- March 2011

Nursery Progress

I am currently getting internation requests to see the nursery. It isn't done, but here is what we have so far:
This is the best "true to life" picture of the colors, it is still washed out, thanks to the beautiful sunshine we are having today!!

Her dresser and shelves. On the selves will be her piggy bank (pink) and a gaint letter 'E' (painted polka dot maybe?), under the higher one, will be a frame with all her birth stats (dark pink). The outfit hanging is what we are bringing her home in, it is like this one only a different pattern. On the dresser will be a changing pad and a to be determinded basket with baby things and diaper items:)

The rocker still works with the new bedding!! I also have an ottoman but it is in the closet to stay out of the way for now.

Again, this is super washed out, but you get the idea. Can't quite decided what to put over her bed... Pictures of her? A custom painted piece by TT like the boys have? Another kind of art? Suggestions welcome!!!

I will take better pictures once we have more done, but for now this is it:)

Still need to:

Fix a window covering

Do something to the shears

Letter 'E'

Above crib "art"

Hang Bunny picture

Make piggy bank

Basket for dresser

Clean rocker (old milk, yuck!)

Insert baby:)

T minus 12 weeks!! EEEKK

24 Weeks

How far along: 24 weeks, plus a few days because I'm always running late:)

How big is baby?: On January 31, she was exactly 1 pound! According to my emails, she's probably about, 1.7 pounds and 9 inches long head to bum, no legs.

How big is momma?: Again as of the 31st I was (finally) up 4 pounds total. Which means I probably don't have gd, ,which is great. That being said look at that picture again, I'm HUGE! Very pointed out!

Gender: Girl

Movement: Lots! I love feeling her all the time, and forget that Seth doesn't get to enjoy this part. At least a few times a week I'll have him put his hand on my belly for a while so he can see how consistent it is. John even felt her while laying on my yesterday!

Sleep: I'm doing okay, but seriously the big boys have got to be more consistent! Two nights ago everyone slept through the night, last night John was up once and Colin twice, and both ended up in our bed. No bueno. No bueno at all.

What I miss: I can no longer remember NOT being pregnant;)

Cravings: Depends on the day. Lemonade has been coming up a lot. I'm still not loving cooking for myself, but will gladly eat anything others make!

Symptoms: My back is starting to hurt most of the time. The rash on my face is still there. And finally (and this is new, as in I've never had it), my palms are red and itchy. It's weird, and apparently I can't do anything about it. Pregnancy is so weird, how can anyone not know that they are pregnant.

Best moments: Having the movement be all the time, as always the ultrasound was great. The clot shrunk again so again I get to wait a month for my next appointment!

Worst moments: Because of so less than mild tummy troubles, they thought I might be allergic to dairy and had me eliminate it. It was awful, apparently that is all I eat! Plus it actually made the troubles worse. Which makes it look like it may be my gallbladder. Yuck and darn. Even with the clot shrinking, it may act like a cork at the top of my cervix, not allowing Emerson an escape route, which would mean a c section. Not my top choice and I am still hopeful it won't be necessary, as delivery is the part I'm good at!

LOTS of work has been done on the nursery, and we are hopeful that the painter will make it to our house next week or the week after, but we are ready with the paint once he has time. All of the rest of the fabric has been purchased and my wonderful friend and her mother are going to be making the blanket. I still need the letter E I am going to use, I think I'm going to put up a quote by R.W. Emerson so I need to order that, I would like to clean the rocker fabric, make burp cloths, and window treatments. But clothes are done:)

Interview with a Haley

I did this FOREVER ago, but am finally posting it now.

Mommy- "Boys what are your favorite foods?"
John- Pizza, no soup
Colin- Pizza

M-What's your favorite color?
J- Blue
C- Red, blue (just starts naming colors)

M-Who is your best friend?
J-James
C- James, Macy, Cameron, Mommy, Daddy, baby Emmy sister

M-What is your favorite thing to do?
J-music, playing
C-(silence)

M- What is your favorite TV show?
J-Fireman (Sam)
C-Manny, Oso

M- What's your favorite drink?
J-milk, water, juice, "I like going pee pee in the potty"
C-(singing) "pee pee in the pot ta!!"

John is currently wearing a size 4 in clothes (5 in pants if they are "slims") and a size 11 shoe.
Colin is wearing size 2t (but 3t fits too) and a size 9 shoe.

I'm growing monsters:) John is a full 2 inches taller than everyone else in his class dispite being almost the youngest. Colin is taller than all but 3 kids in John's class;)

Big Boy Room

We've decided to put the boys together so that we can keep our toy room until the toy room is no longer needed. So for a long time!
The furniture is all new from JC Penny's of all places! The Aiden Group on super sale made perfect sense and fit in the room like a glove! It fit all of our bed requirements which were dark wood, a bed that could be trundled, and it couldn't break the bank. It allowed us to get the night stands, which the boys love having a drawer all to themselves and underneath I put baskets to hold books.
I love John's bedding (Christopher Construction by Pottery Barn) and both boys LOVE construction, however, it's no longer made and PB can't find any quilts anywhere. So, I'm searching ebay. I've founds the sheets and the sham, but am still waiting on the quilt. So for now Colin is using a gray or blue blanket, which he doesn't mind at all.

I painted the pin board using colors from the quilt, and added trim to bulk it up a bit. Now they have pictures of their friends and family to look at all the time! Above their beds are their custom frames with their names and birth stats on them, with pictures from their first year. The Go Diego Go stickers on the wall are a much loved (by the boys) Christmas present from Aunt Christine. If they come down they won't go back up, but until then the boys love looking for animals before bed.

The pictures above the dresser we painted by Aunt Courtney and match the bedding perfectly!

We also added a lower closet rod so that they can reach their own shirts and have room to store all of their things! The hamper in the closet is holding all of their stuffed buddies that never really had a home before and now are much happier!

The boys are starting to go to bed quickly (usually) and have nights where they sleep all the way through. They don't wake each other up as much as I thought they would, and I can see it will get better! We are very happy with how the room turned out and once I find the navy Roman shades I'm looking for (and the quilt) the room will be complete!! Now on to the baby girl nursery!!!

20 Weeks

I can't even believe I've reached the half way point! I still have SO SO much to do!

How far along: 20 weeks or 5 months

How big is baby: A week ago she was 9 ounces, and 6 inches head to bum. The emails I get say the length of a banana, 7 inches and 11 ounces this week. She had measure a little small, which would be a nice break from her "huge" brothers!!

How big is momma?: At what doctor's considers my pre-pregnancy weight. So at zero. This is par for my pregnancies, John I didn't gain until 19 weeks and Colin it wasn't until 25 weeks.

Gender: Still a girl:) 7 ultrasounds with 3 different techs, I don't think we've missed anything!

Movement: Yes! ALL the time! I'm not sure she ever sleeps! Big movements like Colin, shy when others try to feel like John.

Sleep: The boys are now in the same room and are kinda sleeping through the night (knock on wood). I am still up a few times a night but it isn't too bad, plus I'm so tired I'm just passing out at night!

What I miss: Can I say drinking without sounding like a drunk? It's been a tough week, a Richard's marg sounds SO good right now... It will taste so good at my birthday dinner in June!

Cravings: Not sushi anymore:) I went and had some cooked and a few steamed pieces, Emerson did not like them at all. Still loving the steak tacos! Most days it's just anything that I don't have to make!

Symptoms: I guess the sleepiness, cravings, and general crabbiness are all pregnancy related.

Best Moments: We had a really good "big" ultrasound with our office last week, in fact they said she looked perfect! My blood clot had shrunk so much that I don't have to go in for an entire month, something I haven't done since my first trimester with John!!

Worst Moments: We had a fetal echo done because once you have a baby with a heart defect your chances of having another child with a defect goes up by double. Overall, she looks perfect (love that word) but (hate this one), she has a leaking tricusped valve. It doesn't look like she has any of the usually related defects, so the doctors aren't too worried. However they are having me come back in March just to be on the safe side. I am super grouchy right now and am really ready to be done with that!