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.