Sweet baby on my mind..

Hi Friends J

Can you believe it’s almost August? I never thought I’d be so ready to get the summer over with! It’s been a busy summer, and I’m ready for things to slow down -- a little at least. School starts the 22nd, baby in October, and house in November. I have a nice month left anyway.

Only two more months until Harper is here J I am SO excited. I’m constantly taking her clothes out to look at how tiny they are and googling how many weeks I am to see what she’s doing. I had two ultrasounds this week, but I’ll only post pictures of the first. We got some really good shots of her face and the nurse told us she weighed 3.2 pounds, typically babies are about 2.5 pounds around this time. Tyler says she’s ‘big for her age’. Her little face is so sweet! We attempted to do a 4D ultra sound yesterday but apparently I didn’t drink enough water and there wasn’t enough fluid. I can’t imagine drinking more water – but we are going to have another try on the 12^th. We did get to see her blinking and sucking with her mouth – it was so precious. Tyler’s mom got to be there with us too J Anyway, I’ve gained a healthy 22 pounds. None of my old clothes fit and I’m strictly wearing maternity clothes. I’ll be sad when I have to cut back on the ice cream and cupcakes – but I already have two different cleanses I want to do during the holidays and I’m excited about getting back into shape before a friends wedding in February. I’ve been reading it takes 9 months to put it on and 9 to take it off – but we’ll see.

Tyler and I signed papers for a new home J Construction starts in two weeks and should be done in November. The house is SO nice and it has all the upgrades we wanted but couldn’t find during our house hunt. We get to pick out the granite, wood floors, cabinets and paint colors next week. I have a giant closet and Tyler has a game room upstairs, Harper is going to have a cute pink room to move into, and Sophie will finally have a back yard! Let me also mention that my in-laws bought us a new washer and dryer! Does it mean I’m old if I say I’m thrilled? Oh well, I’m thrilled. We are all very excited about the next few months! Leave it to us Tobolka’s to get married, have a baby and buy a house all in less then a year. Haha! We don’t mess around!!

Sweet Summer!!

Hello friends! I hope everyone is enjoying another sweet summer; we have definitely been taking in every day since this is the last summer we will have to ourselves.  Not too much has been going on, I’ll try and breeze through everything in a few paragraphs!

22 weeks

BABY NEWS: We will start with the most important thing in our little family – sweet baby T. She has been moving so much, I pretty much know her sleep schedule – but she’s been surprising me more and more! She’s been getting smarter by listening to classical music and her daddy’s reading to her. Tyler said she better start now if she wants to graduate high school at 15 ;) haha. We just want a healthy baby in a few months and we’re doing everything we can – and letting God do his part too :)

23 weeks 

26 weeks

This was today!  week 27 starts tomorrow.

I can’t do too much yoga anymore since I can’t be flat on my back OR on my stomach, and no twisting. I’ve been walking and riding the bike though, and still sticking to my arm exercise. At the beginning of every week I say I’ll eat healthier and slowly I have been. I’ve switched my ice cream habit to frozen yogurt and traded the mac and cheese to watermelon. Yes, I’ve eaten two watermelons in a week and a half. Had it for breakfast this morning and I have a bowl in front of me while I type!! My back has been hurting more and I’ve been sleeping less. I recently learned that lying on my back prevents good blood flow to the baby, and lying on my left side is best for her/my circulation. At night I wake up on my right side and feel so guilty that I’m hurting her, so I roll my big self over. It’s exhausting waking up and moving so much! I’d rather sleep in Tyler’s recliner! This week my uterus is the size of a basketball and she weighs around two pounds and is around 9 inches long. So SWEET!!  Here are a few photos of my growing self.

Sophie snuggling up to baby T last night,
you can't tell but Hunger Games is on my nook.

HOUSE NEWS: Well, nothing yet. We are crossing our fingers that Bank of America gets their butts together and tells us YES or gives us a counter offer. PRAY FOR US!

I’m currently reading book two of HUNGER GAMES. A girl at work suggested I read it – she insisted that I would love it, but she didn’t tell me I was going to be OBSESSED! To anyone who hasn’t read it, they’re on sale at B&N. READ IT. You will not regret it. And thanks Joan from work – I blame you for staying up so late reading!! 

OTHER THAN THOSE few things, life has been carrying on. We had a wonderful Fourth of July with my in laws. I got to use my new maternity swimsuit – I feel strongly about not showing my bare prego belly to anyone besides Tyler. Is that weird? Pregnant women are adorable don’t get me wrong – AND it’s not that I have stretch marks – but still. Something about it, but hey, that’s just me :) Luckily Target has a great selection of Maternity swimsuits that are still fashionable. Other then lounging by the pool we also got to enjoy eating my (current) favorite things. Tyler’s mom and me have this great game going on, I mention what I’m hungry for and she prepares it for me – I’m SO LUCKY. Yesterday we had corn cooked on the grill and ice cream in waffle cones. And, as usual, all the peach tea I wanted. She is already spoiling her grandbaby! After mentioning how long its been since she’s made lasagna, Tyler’s dad said he was gonna pull me aside and tell me what else I was hungry for. So Denise – if you’re reading this the baby REALLY, REALLY wants chicken enchiladas :) . We did plenty of relaxing, then came home last night to watch the fireworks from our balcony. Tyler reminded me that next year baby T would we watching them with us and that was then end to a perfect holiday.