New House

Since we have now been in our new house for six weeks, I figured I would post some pictures of it.  It is a four bedroom, three bathroom, ranch style house and so far we are loving it!  There is actually too much light in this house to get good pictures of a lot of the spaces.  The family room and master bedroom aren't quite as dark blue as they look in the pictures and the living room isn't quite so dark either.  We are so grateful to have found this new home!

Front of the House

Dining Room and Entryway

Dining Room

Living Room

Living Room

Living Room

Looking into the kitchen from the living room

Kitchen- I love the two toned cabinets!

Kitchen

Breakfast Nook

New kitchen table

Breakfast Nook

Family Room

Family Room

Family Room- we will be getting new couches that work better with the blue walls.

Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Master Bathtub- it is jetted and I love it!

Master Shower

This shower is awesome!

Master Closet

My side

J's side

Nursery

Nursery

Nursery

G's Bathroom

G's Bathroom

This room will be G's once Baby Girl gets here.

For now it's just holding extra furniture.

Guest Bedroom

Guest Bedroom

Guest Bathroom

So that is a peak at our house!  I still have work to do to finish getting it how I want it but I think it is coming along nicely!

29 Weeks

The end of this pregnancy is finally starting to feel like it isn't that far away when I think about all of the projects and preparation that needs to get done before Baby Girl arrives.  At the same time, it still feels like I have forever left to deal with this back pain and discomfort.  I officially feel huge and I can tell that Baby Girl is starting to run out of space because she doesn't seem to be able to stretch the way she used to.  That doesn't mean that she isn't still moving a ton though!  This is a very active little lady!

29 Weeks!

The last week was pretty good to us other than the heat that just won't go away.  I had a doctor's appointment where they did my gestational diabetes test (I passed!) and I had to get the rhogam shot since I am a negative blood type and J is a positive blood type.  I got to listen to Baby Girl's heartbeat and found out I'm still measuring right on for being 29 weeks.  I still really like my doctor and I am so grateful for the recommendation to use him.

28 1/2 weeks in my new maternity shorts

We had Marine Corps friends who we met in California in town for the weekend and it was great to reconnect with them!  They moved to Tulsa about a month ago so it's great to have them only a few hours away!  G really enjoyed playing with their daughter Q and he has now started walking way more than he was before their visit so I think it was helpful for him to have another toddler (she is 7 months older than him) to watch.

I forgot to take many pictures but here are G and Q sharing a snack :)

I also finally got Baby Girl's crib blanket sewn and picked up a few more fun little outfits :)  I still have plenty to do but it was nice to get my first sewing project for her crossed off the list.  I also finally got the rug for the nursery ordered so I'm looking forward to getting that.

29 Week Update:

How far along: 29 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Baby is the size of a: cabbage

Maternity clothes: Yes.  I got a pair of maternity shorts this week that I am loving because of the heat here.

Stretch marks: None yet!

Belly button in or out: In.  It is getting pretty stretched out but it still doesn't look like it will pop soon.

Sleep: Sleep was pretty decent this week.  I sometimes wake up to go to the bathroom and I'm still having back pain that makes falling asleep difficult but I figured out a pillow arrangement that is at least helping with the back pain at night.

Best moment this week: Getting to spend some time catching up with friends and also finally getting the crib blanket sewn.

Worst moment this week: It was a pretty good week but dealing with the Oklahoma heat has been a pain.  I really want to spend more time outside with G but it's way too hot for me most of the day.

Miss anything: Wing Stop!

Movement: Baby Girl loves to tumble so I feel her all the time.

Cravings: Peaches, cheese fries, wings, Chick fil A lemonade

Symptoms: Braxton Hicks contractions, plenty of back pain, general soreness when I wake up.  I really am lucky that I haven't had to deal with anything worse.

Looking forward to: Going to Oklahoma City this weekend since J has to attend a "muster" where he lets the local reserve unit know who he is since he could technically still be called back into the Marine Corps at any point during the next two years.  G and I are going to tag along so that we can do some "city" shopping.

28 Weeks

Hello third trimester!!!  I am now officially in my third trimester and I have to say that I'm glad to be nearing the end of this pregnancy.  I am feeling pretty big and dealing with a lot of back pain but I also know that it could be so much worse so I'm very grateful not to be having any serious issues!

This last week was very hot and humid again (I can't wait for fall!) so we couldn't spend too much time outside.  G and I took a trip to the city and spent a day at Target to get out of the house.  We got a lot of shopping in but I haven't made much progress on the projects for the nursery.  G decided to take short naps all week that didn't really allow me to get much done. I did manage to get the fabric cut out for the crib blanket and I bought a really cute shelf for the nursery.  I also picked up a big frame and some lace to make a bow holder for the nursery because my sweet girl already has a quite a collection of bows and headbands :)

28 Week Update:

How far along: 28 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Baby is the size of a: head of cauliflower- that explains why I feel huge!

Maternity clothes: Yes though I've mostly been wearing dresses to deal with the heat here and only about half of them are maternity, the rest are just stretchy.

Stretch marks: Nope!

Belly button in or out: In.  It looks weird but it's still in.  G loves to poke it whenever he can get to it which is kind of funny and cute :)

Sleep: G has mostly been doing better but sleep has been a bit uncomfortable with my back pain.  I finally got a pregnancy pillow which I was hoping would help but to be honest I probably prefer using a couple of king size pillows instead.

Best moment this week: Spending the weekend in Oklahoma City with J, G and a cute family that we are friends with out here!  We had such a good time walking around, enjoying the pool, eating good food, and enjoying the company of some fun new friends!  G particularly liked the ducks in the river and he would point and smile and try to get to them :) 

Worst moment this week: On Wednesday, G would not stop trying to climb up on to our counter from the couch so I spent the whole day trying to keep him from killing himself.  I got a little overwhelmed because I was thinking about how much harder it's going to be with two kids that are so small but after a little breathing and a nice bath in our new jetted tub I realized that there is a reason that this Baby Girl is coming in to our lives at this time and we will make it through :)

Miss anything: I would love a nice glass (or pitcher) of sangria!

Movement: Lots and lots of movement all the time!

Cravings: French fries, ice cream, peaches, and queso.

Symptoms: A lot of back pain and I definitely started feeling Braxton Hicks contractions this last week.  It's good to know that my body is starting to prep for labor!

Looking forward to: Getting more projects completed for the nursery!  I also have a doctor's appointment tomorrow so I'm looking forward to hearing Baby Girl's heartbeat but I have to do the glucose test and get my Rhogam shot which isn't fun.

July

July was our month to try to get settled in and acclimated to Oklahoma living.  G and I arrived in Oklahoma on the 2nd and then we were able to spend the 4th of July weekend together as a family.  We had closed on our house but our stuff wasn't being delivered until the 7th so we stayed in a hotel and then spent our days hanging out in a mostly empty house.  We bought a few rugs because I knew I wanted to have them in place before the furniture arrived and then we picked up a few camping chairs to sit on.  G loved having a big empty house to roam around and we enjoyed being back together as a family after our trip to Utah.  We took a trip to Stillwater to look at some furniture because we needed to buy a formal dining table for our new house.  We ended up finding not only our formal dining set but also a kitchen table that I fell in love with so we bought both tables.

On the 7th all of our furniture and stuff arrived.  I was pretty concerned about what kind of shape everything would be in because I didn't really feel like the packers in California did a great job of padding things but everything made it here with only a few scratches so I was happy.  Moving day was pretty rough with G around because they had to keep the doors open and he kept trying to escape but I needed to supervise and they needed me to check off every box that came in but we made it through without him escaping.  We spent most of the next week just trying to get all of the boxes unpacked.  It is amazing how much harder it is to get a house unpacked with a little guy around but I managed to get a lot done during naptime so by the end of the week all of the boxes were finished.  We are still working on a few decor things but I'm very happy with how the house is looking so far!

We spent the rest of the month enjoying our new house and especially our backyard.  Our yard here is much bigger than our last one and we are right next to a water feature on a golf course so we are enjoying the water view and G really likes to find golf balls in our yard.  We had some pretty hot and humid weather that I didn't really enjoy but we liked the Oklahoma thunderstorms.

We made a few friends which I am very grateful for and we tried a few new churches.  I think that we have found a church that will be a good fit for us which I am very grateful for!  The hardest adjustment for me has been not having access to nearly as many stores as we did in California, especially Target.  You can call it snobby but I just really enjoy shopping at Target and really don't enjoy Walmart but I am adjusting since that is the option I have here :)  We will probably make the trip to "the city" at least once or twice a month so that I can enjoy Target and a real mall.  Enid actually has a mall but it is lacking a lot of the stores that I like to shop at.  There is a good Dillard's but not a whole lot else.  I would say that we like it here but there are still a lot of things to adjust to!

After not having any teeth for over a year, G got his first tooth on July 2nd and then popped two more through the gums shortly after.  He has three more that I can see that look ready to come through too so we have had a few rough, restless nights but hopefully we can get a lot of it out of the way before Baby Girl gets here.  He is perfectly happy during the days but he just wakes up more than he was doing before.  G has also started (sort-of) walking.  He will toddle from one room to the next or one piece of furniture to another that is across a room but he definitely still prefers to crawl as his main mode to get around.  I just want him to be a solid walker before the baby arrives so he still has three more months to get his confidence :)  He has definitely started getting in to absolutely everything.  He has also started climbing which is very nerve wracking for me.  He has crawled from the back of our couch up on to the kitchen counter top on more than one occasion now.  His little personality comes out more and more and it is so much fun to see him develop!  He is a very happy, laid back kid and he is just a joy to be around.

Snapshots from July:

He thought he needed a shower too.

Stealing Daddy's headphones

Cutie!

G loves spaghetti!

Giving Daddy a kiss to help him feel better

"What other toys are in here?"

"Helping" me find a recipe

He was so proud of climbing up on the piano

This kid LOVES golf balls!

27 Weeks

I am now officially down to three months until my due date!  I am excited and a little terrified at the same time.  Life with two kids 16 months and under is going to be a huge adjustment but its one that I'm getting ready to take on!  This past week I had my first appointment with my new doctor and I'm very happy with him.  With G I didn't actually get to choose my doctor because with military insurance they just assigned me to someone.  I got lucky and ended up liking my doctor but she was definitely overworked and only had time for very quick appointments.  This appointment felt more personal and I appreciated that he had actually had time to read my file before I got there.  I feel better now that that is crossed off my list of things to do before Baby Girl makes her appearance.
This last weekend we decided to buy an inflatable pool for our backyard so that we could enjoy some family time in the sun and I'm so glad that we did!  The water felt great on my back and it was so much fun to watch G splash around!  We had a whole bunch of water toys in the pool but all that he wanted to play with was J's empty beer bottle.  Kids are so funny with what they find to be good toys :)

As far as the nursery projects go, I didn't get much done because I'm still waiting on all of my backing fabrics to arrive.  I miss having JoAnn's ten minutes away to pick up things like that.  I did manage to pick out a rug which I was excited about.  The floors in the nursery are hardwood so I definitely want to have a good soft rug for Baby Girl to play on.

27 Week Update

How far along: 27 Weeks

Gender: Girl

Baby is the size of a: Cucumber

Maternity clothes: Most definitely.  Stretchy dresses still work but other than that I'm stuck in maternity clothes until this baby arrives.

Stretch marks: None so far!

Belly button in or out: In.  It's stretching out further by the day but still holding on with some room to spare.  

Sleep: We had one bad night with G this week but other than that he seemed to do better so I got a lot more sleep than the last few weeks.  My back is pretty sore but it just makes it hard to fall asleep initially, it didn't wake me up in the middle of the night.

Best moment this week: Spending time with my family in our inflatable pool :)  The water was relaxing and it is so much fun to watch G in the pool!  Also, I got a bunch of fun packages from friends with baby girl stuff which is so much fun!

Worst moment this week: Dealing with back pain.  I hardly exercised at all during my second trimester due to traveling, moving, and trying to get settled and I think that might be why I'm having so much pain this early in the pregnancy.  I started doing yoga and pilates this last week and I plan on working out at least four times a week for the remainder of my pregnancy to try to strengthen my back muscles and core. Of course it could also be because I didn't have any time to recover from my last pregnancy before this one and I now have a 23 pound chunk that I carry around all the time.

Miss anything: I'm missing my pre pregnancy body.  After spending the majority of the last two years being pregnant I'm ready to get fit again!

Movement: So much movement!  She is definitely more active than her brother was and she seems to like to tumble more than just jabbing me.

Cravings: Cafe Rio, Beach Break, Wing Stop.  Also peaches!  They are really good here right now so I have been enjoying lots of peaches!

Symptoms: A lot of back pain but other than that I'm still doing pretty well.  No swelling or heartburn or anything else like that so I'm still happy.

Looking forward to: Making progress on the nursery and I also plan on picking up a going home from the hospital outfit for Baby Girl this week :)