Baby #3 28-34 Weeks

I cannot believe that I am in my last trimester. I feel like it has gone so slow up until now. Now I feel like I have to savor every moment because it is just going to go so fast. We have a graduation, an open house, a bridal shower, fair and just getting the last minute things ready before baby #3 arrives. So with all of this I am pretty sure this baby will be here before we know it. I am so ready to meet this one but I am also being struck with a type of sadness with this being our last baby. I have always enjoyed being pregnant and I am one of those rare people that like gaining the baby weight. Weird I know:) I always feel like I look my healthiest and just feel the prettiest while carrying my babies.  With my stomach issues and just nursing in general I tend to loose quite a bit of weight about 6 months after I have them. So to gain an extra 30-40 pounds always helps me out a little. 

So crazy to think that next year I will 

have a new little one to add to my lap!!:) 

 28-32 Weeks I am still eating at least 2-3 bowls (if not more) of cereal a day...and iced tea's still sound SO good!! The baby is really starting to move a lot during the night. When I wake up for Kooper or to go to the bathroom I notice the baby is just constantly moving. I am also noticing really big movements, almost like the baby is turning completely around in my belly.

32-34 Weeks  I am starting to get really uncomforatble throughout the day and especially at night. My back and hips are extremely sore and I am having contractions a lot, some days I am having them every 30-45 minutes all day long. Walking in general is just getting harder and harder to do. 

 There have been a few things on my list that I knew we would need for this baby. We knew Kooper would not be out of his crib so we needed another crib and a mattress. I have been saving up some coupons that I get at each Dr. visit all the way from Tenlee as a baby. So we were able to take the coupons and get a brand new free crib and mattress! I am so excited, because this literally saved us like $200.00 if not more.

As of my 34 week checkup I have gained almost 28 pounds...I gained 30# with Tenlee and 40# with Kooper.

Guesses On Gender??

I said boy early on but I really think it is a girl (but I was wrong with the first two so who knows?)

Tyler says a boy

My mom isn't too sure...but she thinks it will be a small baby
My father in law says boy

My grandpa Claxton says girl
My Aunt Martha (who guessed right with the first two) says girl

5.5 Week Difference

New Room

 Old windows from my parents old cottage. I am not positive how I 

want to use them but I am thinking something above each bed/crib. 

We went to Michael's and hit the clearance jackpot! Everything we got was an extra 70% off the already lowered price. Girl decorations are so easy so when I see boy things that I love I go crazy. 

We finally got the room painted and I LOVE IT!!!! I wanted something very neutral that I could add pinks or blues to after the baby is born. The plan is for us to stay in this room with the baby for a little while and then when we feel like we can leave the baby we will move to the middle size room and move one of the kids (same gender) into this room with the baby. So now all we have to is move furniture and add some decorations to fit the gender.

I forgot we took these fun videos when we told our parents. This 

baby was a complete surprise so of course they were all surprised! 

Telling Tyler's parents

Telling my parents

Kooper 17-18 Months Old

17 Months Old
Can say-EIEIO, hayo (hello), Doe Doe (dog) Ba (bye), Da (dad), Ma or Ma Ma (mom), Cheese, Sissy or Sis, Bubba (Marcus) Uh Oh, papa, nana, bubble, Pa, baby, cow, juice, bye bye (towards the end), ball, hot, beep beep (when you press his nose), Chicken (Chi Chi)he has said please one time and Tractor

  This month has been so much fun! He has really started letting his personality come out and boy is he ever a little ham!!! He is into EVERYTHING...climbs EVERYTHING...pushes EVERY button, he runs EVERYWHERE and is just EVERY BIT A BOY!!!! And I love it!! He definitely keeps me on my toes but I wouldn't want it any other way! He still prefers mommy over anyone but he is starting to really like it when daddy gets home and he loves he grandparents. With them he pretty much gets whatever he wants:) He is also a little flirt, and uses his cute scrunched up cheese smile to get anything!!! He still has to have his B, blanket, and we still let him have his paci at naptime and bedtime only. When he is ready for bed he comes and grabs our fingers and opens the door and heads up. You always know when he is ready for bed. He also has started grabbing our fingers when he wants something in general and taking us to that object. He loves to listen to music and will dance or clap his hands. He also loves making people laugh. He is also still incredibly fussy from 5-7 at night. Supper time is usually the hardest point of the day with him.

If you ask him where mommy's baby is he lifts up my shirt and says baby and kisses it

He know how to do I LOVE YOU with his arms...daddy taught him that

He loves giving kisses to anyone

He loves to wave to anyone driving by

When Tenlee is gone he keeps saying Sis and just keeps looking around

He does NOT like change at all. Any new thing in his room or if his crib gets moved he will not sleep, he just screams.

 

 

 

 This is how he carries his bottle around now...just holds 

onto it with this teeth and goes on his merry little way. 

 

  18 Months Old-Oh he melts my heart!!!

Baby #3 18-28 Weeks

I cannot believe that I am in my last trimester now!! This pregnancy to me seems like it has gone really slow, and to be honest I am very thankful for that. I am so sad this is my last pregnancy and even though it has been a lot more difficult than my other two pregnancies I am trying to cherish every moment. I try to never take my pregnancies for granted, they are each such a gift from God and I am so blessed that I am able to get pregnant so easy and carry my babies so easy. I am especially thankful for this baby considering we were told we had miscarried at the beginning. I know this baby is a VERY special gift from God!!

18-24 Weeks
Still craving Iced-Tea like crazy and eating a bowl or two of cereal at night before bed
Eating more often due to just not feeling well through out the day
Still really tired first thing in the morning and than early evening
It moves a lot in the evening and especially when I lay on my left side
I've gained 15# as of my 22 week checkup

24-28 Weeks
It has really started moving a lot more
Felt it have the hiccups for the first time (24 weeks)
Starting to be hungry all the time...cannot seem to get full especially at night
Still having some issues with wrestling leg syndrome
I have gained almost 19 pounds as of my 26 week checkup
TONS of pressure...very hard to stand for long period of times
Still getting sick when I do any type of hair cut or color
I have a certain spot on my stomach that hurts so bad when the baby moves. My mom informed me that I had the same thing with Kooper.
So tired all the time!!!
As of my 28 week checkup I have gained 22#
The past few checkups I have measured about 2 weeks ahead but this week I was right on
Babies heartbeat is still in the 130-140's...Tenlee was always high and Kooper was always right in the middle to low and this one has always been the lowest.

Braxton hicks have started becoming stronger and more uncomfortable..was told to monitor them and make sure they do not start to have any kind of pattern to them

21, 25 and 27 weeks

She has been wanting to go shopping for the baby for quite a while. So after saving up some gift cards, Kohls cash and some coupons we decided to go ahead and get a few things. We found some great deals and even got more things on my list checked off than what I had planned on.

Tenlee drew a picture of the new baby-I think it sort of resembles Mike from Monsters Inc. :) 

Enjoyed some nice weather and took the kiddos fishing. 

Trying to decide on colors for the new room

I love how our Dr always includes Tenlee is our appointments. She let her measure my belly and then use the heart doppler all on her own. Tenlee was so excited because she found the babies heartbeat right away.