Your baby's sensory development is exploding! Her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch. Some research suggests that she may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.
Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom — about the size of a large heirloom tomato. Her arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of her body now. Her kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on her skin to prevent it from pickling in the amniotic fluid. www.babycenter.com
Total Weight Gain: About 12 lbs. I feel like I get bigger every single day!
Maternity Clothes: Yep. The bags are out of retirement and I'm wearing some of my maternity shorts today. Now...to be fair, they're not actually full blown maternity-just some larger sizes.
Stretch Marks: Nope. Not on the belly.
Sleep: Mike was kind enough to find my body pillow for me- that I used from the last pregnancy. However, I don't know if he was doing it to be nice or because he was tired of me whining and throwing my legs all over him??
Best moment of this week: Memorial weekend was great! It was definitely jam-packed, but got to hang out with some of my favorite people. On Saturday, we met my parents at Landon's new house! He and Whitney found the cutest house to lease up in Frisco.. plus it's only about 20 minutes from us. We woke up with full intentions of helping with moving day, but when we got there we found out that everyone had already unpacked everything! Nice surprise! :) Something that Grace loves about the new home is their awesome swing set in the backyard- I think she could swing all day. It didn't hurt that she had Loli and Pop at her beckon call to push, pull, etc... whenever she wanted!
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| Who needs clothes? |
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| All tuckered out- about 2 minutes into the ride home! |
After some dinner, we called it an early night--knowing we had a big day ahead of us the next day! On Sunday, we woke up and attended-yet another- great service. The lesson was all about the church's efforts in Ethiopia and the work being done there. My parents came with us and really seemed to enjoy it! Every time I leave, I have a very strong sense of what is really important in life. It just really helps keep my life in perspective- for not only me, but for my family.
After church, we headed to Tyler & Susie's for a little pool party celebration for our friend, Spud's, birthday. Even though Mike, Grace, & I were the only ones who were brave enough to face the cold waters- it was nice seeing our friends and having some nice, relaxing visitation time. I was interested to see how Grace would react to swimming since we haven't done it since last year. She LOVED it. At first, she was a little skeptical, but she warmed up quickly. She loved walking along the steps and splashing. Soon enough, she was ready to bound off the edge to Daddy! (Unfortunately, Grace deleted the video of her actually jumping off the edge- but there's a little sneak peak video. There's also a sweet video of her loving on the 'baby' and slide time with Pops. Check out my youtube link ------->) Grace was a trooper and made it until about 10, but I figured I better get her to bed since we were having another swimming day on Monday! So...we headed out and left Mike to stay and party for the both of us. :)
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| ooonnneee, ttttwwoooo, tttthhhhrreeeeeee!! |
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| Swing time- after pool time! |
On Monday, we had a delicious Mexican lunch in Frisco- plus Lou needed some extra time with Loli and Pops before they headed home!
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| Happy Memorial Day! |
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| Cool 'Wall of Honor' in the restaurant! Thankful for all who serve! |
After lunch, we bid farewell to my parents and head off to the other set of grandparent's! We got to Tom & Patsy's a little late- around 2:30- said our hellos, and then it was pool time- AGAIN. This time, Grace got to swim with her fun, loud, and much splash-ier cousins. She seemed to have an awesome time playing and swimming with Dadda- especially since she had a crowd of onlookers to look all cute for! :)
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| That face says it all!! |
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| Getting some love from Daddy! |
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| Nate catching some rays on the side. |
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| Serious pose. |
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| Time for jumping again! |
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| Moving on to noodle swimming- kick kick kick! |
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| We loved the 'yellow' -as Grace called it! |
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| Cousin Clay splashing around! |
After some delicious fajitas and a little bit of play time, it was time to hit the road to get ready for the week ahead!
Bad news: school's not out yet! Good news: only two more weeks and only one more Monday! PLUS- gender reveal in less than a week!
On another note...I know I mentioned how Grace is such a big girl and sleeps in her big girl bed. BUT- we were struggling with her getting out of bed, pulling out all of her stuffed friends, and sleeping in the middle of them. It's super cute, I know, but bed sleeping is definitely preferable! So, we bought a cheap little solution off amazon! We thought it would make Grace sad that she couldn't get to all of her babies, but she actually loves it! She sees it as some kind of shrine- and gives some good ooohhhs, aaaaahhhss, and wwwhooooaaass every time she walks in her room.
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| Does one child need this many stuffed animals? |
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We did have to leave her with a few of her favorites:
Barney, Daisy, Angel Bear & Minnie Mouse! |
Miss Anything? Nah. Besides the occasional drink or sushi withdraw, I can't complain!
Movement: This week was the first time I have felt the baby on the outside of my belly. I've been trying to get the timing right so Mike can feel it, but no such luck- YET!
Food Craving: I'm working very hard to overcome my unhealthy cravings by keeping my house stocked with healthy substitutes! So far, so good. I made a nice trip (ALONE) to Trader Joe's and found me some good stuff. Right now, I'm keeping my snack cravings under control with Apricots, cottage cheese, and a big variety of smoothies <--- courtesy of Pinterest! Don't get me wrong, I did have moments of weakness with a box of Cocoa Puffs and Fudgesicles (at least they're Skinny Cow). I have always been the kind of person who does not diet because the second I tell myself I CAN'T have something- that's all I can think about and it's just miserable. My mom has always had the best health advice (must be that nursing education): eat more color, never eat a serving more than the size of your fist, and everything in moderation! Plus, a grocery shopping tip: only shop on the OUTSIDE AISLES of the supermarket because these are the freshest, natural products that have to be replaced more frequently!
Anything making you queasy or sick? Not queasy...but I have had the most annoying lingering head cold! I used my final two sick days this week catching up on my sleep, blowing my nose, and coughing like a crazy person. Nobody in my house has shown a single sign of feeling crummy, so I'm thinking it's either allergies (which I've never had in my life) or pregnancy love. <3
And P.S., the coughing fits aren't helping with my struggling bladder- geez!
Gender Prediction: Gender reveal is less than a week away. We are having a family dinner to reveal the gender and I was struggling to decide if I wanted to find out at the doctor appointment or find out with everybody else. I've decided that I'm going to find out at the appointment with Mike. For one, I don't think I could handle all the torture Mike would put me through until the dinner! Plus, it will be nice for Mike and I to be able to have a more intimate celebration ourselves before we share the joy with the rest of the family! So, now we get to torture everyone else together! (Loli & Gigi, in particular!)
Labor Signs: Nope
Symptoms: I'm afraid that I'm seeing signs of chloasma sneaking in. I've noticed some darker patches of skin on my cheeks and upper lip (nice, huh?). Right now, it's not that big of a deal- concealer's been covering it just fine, BUT it makes me a little nervous because my mom got it really bad when she was pregnant with my brother. Also, my back has really been bugging me this last week. Could be a factor of my lack of working out or my extreme coughing fits..who knows. I've realized I'm starting to sound very whiny, so enough with this! :)
Belly button in or out? We're in an in/out phase- if you know what I mean. The belly button really wants out, but I am still capable of pushing that little sucker back in!
Wedding rings on or off? Starting to get snug. Only wedding band fits now. What's weird is that the ring is still really loose once I get it on, I just have trouble getting by the knuckle. It's like my knuckles are getting bigger???
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy happy happy. Summer's getting closer. More of my family has moved closer. I'm about to get to stop calling my baby an 'it'. Grace is a perfect little angel. Mike is a tremendous support system. He's my lobster. <3
Looking forward to: Probably don't have to say, BUT June 3 and June 7 are some exciting days to look forward to! :)
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