30 Weeks

I hit the 30 week mark in this pregnancy on Monday!

I went to the doctor last week and I've gained 15 pounds total. My blood pressure was 122/68 and the baby's heart rate was 142.

Aubrey moves a lot and we are at the point where I can see just about every movement from the outside.

I'm not sleeping very well most nights.  I have a few sleepless nights in a row and then I'll have an awesome full night of sleep.

I have had cramps at some point every day, been super emotional, and just haven't felt great.  My doctor told me to eat, drink, and rest more.  I've been trying!!  I have been limiting myself to walking only 2 or 3 times a week and I've tried to sleep during Langley's nap time every day.  I've felt a little better in the past few days.  I've also tried to eat every few hours and not let myself get hungry.  Bring.On.The.Pounds.

I wear all maternity clothes, accept for my yoga/sweat pants and tshirts/sweatshirts (which is what I wear most days!) 

Differences in this prenancy than with the first one:  I'm hot most of the time, my skin has been itchy and sensitive, I do not have the black line down my stomach, I am more tired and uncomfortable, I've gained less weight, and I haven't obsessively kept up with every week in the "what to expect" book or online. 

I am so excited to meet my precious Aubrey!  I pray for her everyday.  Langley kisses my belly everyday.  We are so excited to meet her in 10 weeks -  OR LESS!

Langley's 2nd Birthday Party

Josh will be gone to the first round of our conference tournament on Langley's actual birthday, so we celebrated early!  The theme was "Wild About Two" and I was able to use a lot of hot pink and zebra stuff that I already had or could find easily.

We invited our family and the families in our neighborhood that we have playgroup with.  Some of the players also came!

It was a beautiful, but windy day.

My favorite part of the party was when we sang happy birthday.  Her face was beaming!

We had cake, ice cream, fruit, and some chips and dip.  I had the cakes made at the (only) grocery store.  I may have been able to decorate it better than they did, but I was not going stress about it.

Of course opening presents was fun!  Everyone was so generous and she played with her new stuff non-stop between the end of the party and bed time,

Look out world, she has motorized wheels.  My child now has her own fleet of vehicles, but only one with  power :-) 

The 23rd Month: February 22-26

Feb 22 - Hanging out while I folded laundry.  Actually, she was begging to watch TV.

Feb 23 - Happy shot before daddy left for the last regular season game!  We made it! 

Feb 24 - not.a.single.picture. from this day.  We bought groceries, shopped for her birthday party and at chinese for lunch.

Feb 25 - Langley spent the morning with Josh while I ran errands.  He dressed her :-) 

Feb 26 - We went "Wild About TWO" at Langley's birthday party!!  This was during the present-opening stage.  I'll do an entire post on the party later in the week, once I get all the pictures!

***  I just noticed that my child wore a lot of gray last week and Josh is the MVP of this blog post.

Pretty girl, Pretty weather

After lunch the past few days we've played in the back yard with bubbles, sidewalk chalk, the swingset , and the mower.  She's grown so much since last summer!  I think she will want to spend more time outside this year.

The 23rd Month: February 17-21

Feb 17 & 18= No picture, I went with Josh and the team to the game for the weekend and left Langley at home with my mom.

Feb 19: Actually, this was taken on Monday morning, but this is how she looked when we put her to bed on the 19th.

Feb 20:  First day in a while we spent time in the back yard. 

Feb 21:  rediscovered the mower.  We played outside for about an hour soaking up the sun!

The 23rd Month: February 13-16

Feb 13: Playing

Feb 14:  Reading a Valentine book

Feb 15:  Trying to watch her show and getting annoyed that I'm taking her picture.

Feb 16:  Ate a good lunch! 

My Loves

Josh -- I love you for making me a book for Valentines.  Forget the homemade card, you pretended to have practice so that you could go to the office and make me a book, narrarated by Henry.  You have many talents.  I also loved my surprise rose you left for me after Langley and I headed out to the softball game this afternoon.  That was sweet, simple, and unexpected.

Even if I vacummed and cleaned the toilet on Valentine's day, I love you for working hard and making decisions that are best for our family so that I can be a stay-at-home-mom. 

Langley -- We've had a fun day.  You got 3 new books for Valentines, I'm putting off the loads of chocolate as long as possible!  2 of the books are about being a big sister, you read them all morning, watched sesame street, then we went to playgroup.  You acted nicely and played well with the others, and I got to visit with the other moms.  After lunch we went to the softball game and made it 2 innings before it was naptime.  It was nice to see daddy and get to be outside for a little while.  You took a good nap, we played, and watched some TV before dinner.  I love you so much.  I love being your mom.

Aubrey -- I love you, too.  I can't wait to tell you face to face and kiss you!  If all goes as planned we'll see you in 11 or 12 weeks!