25-35 Weeks Pregnant

~ 25-35 Weeks Pregnant ~

 It has been 10 weeks since I last posted an update. Whenever I do updates very often, I end up feeling kind of bored, often nothing big seems to have happened from week to week and I feel like I am repeating so much. But, in 10 weeks, things really have progressed and changed. the baby grew from rutabaga to honeydew melon size; I don't have that clear of an idea how big an average rutabaga is, but honeydew melons are pretty large, when you think about carrying one around in your belly, and I feel so much larger than I did back then and this baby's movements are so much more pronounced. I so love love feeling and seeing that she is bumping around in there, though I am looking forward to meeting her on the outside and am experiencing some late pregnancy discomforts, I still kind of wish this part of the pregnancy didn't go by so quickly, it is such a special time and I don't take for granted that I will be so lucky as to experience it a third time or that this is the only time this baby will live in me, no matter how many more I have. Discomfort wise, my lower back is hurting sometimes and I feel like I get fatigued more easily lately and have had a few almost Charley Horses. Happily, though, I passed my glucose tolerance test. As for cravings and things I have been missing, as the weather has gotten more springlike, I have had a few times when I really craved a drink. It has made me realize that season changes are the times I most want to imbibe, when cold weather comes, I start thinking it would be fun to have a spiked cider or a really good beer, ideally while sitting fireside and now, as it is getting warm again, I start thinking how nice it would be to sit on a patio with a glass of wine or by a pool with some sort of cocktail. So, when I get sad that the pregnancy is almost over, I try to comfort myself with thoughts of things I can look forward to about no longer being pregnant. the main one being of course will be the baby girl we are adding to our family. 

 Here I am, above, at 35 Weeks Pregnant (Baby #2)

Below are a couple pictures of me at 32 Weeks  with Harper (Baby #1)

See Previous Pregnancy Diary Entry

Easter 2017

Easter Basket Ideas - What's In My Kid's Easter Basket

My little guy has been very into blue things lately (a shift from his longtime favorite, red) and the first thing Rob and I got for his basket this year was an aqua blue plush bunny we spotted on display while out shopping a little while back. He has several Jellycat plush that we love, but this is his first bunny from them (they have them in many different colors and sizes).  From there, I went forward with a loose sort of blue bunny theme to inspire many of my choices for his basket. I was thrilled to find a bunny ear headband that perfectly matches the plush. Bunny Grahams are the closest thing to candy we are including, he is also getting carrot, applesauce pouches which I thought go nicely with the theme and since he is obsessed with both cookies and applesauce, I know he will love both treats. His plastic eggs will have hot wheels in them. Rounding things out, are the tried and true Easter basket staples of bubbles, crayons, a new toothbrush and book.

1. Jellycat Bunny
2. Aqua Bunny Ears (from Meijer, I was so excited to find them as they perfectly match the plush bunny we got him)
3. I Am A Bunny by Ole Risom
4. Bunny Straw Cup (similar here)
5. Playdough Bunny and Chick Stampers
6. Annies Bunny Grahams
7. Carrot Apple Sauce Pouches
8. Battery Power Toothbrush
9. Crayons
10. Bubbles
11. Hot Wheels

Captain is 2 and 3/4, and I love that his basket this year is pretty simple and classic and that I think most of the things in his basket would work for an older or younger child just as well or could easily suggest items that would (for example, a different cup/water bottle/mug for an older child or teen, who could also be given more sophisticated art supplies such as nice quality colored pencils rather than crayons, there are so, so many things an older child might love that can fit into plastic eggs...you get the idea). I also wanted to mention, incase it is helpful to those of you putting together your baskets last minute, that I purchased all the things for this basket in store (Nordstrom, Target and Meijer). 

For more ideas check out this post about what was in his basket last year, when he was just under 2, and here is a look back on that Easter, including a look at the baskets Rob and I gave each other.