17 Months

Oh this girl. She is something else and we just can't get enough. 

She has started signing like CRAZY! She probably picked up at least 40 new signs this month. It has really clicked and she uses it a lot. I'm amazed daily at her understanding of things and how she can put the signs with them. 

Although she does get a little confused---I asked her if she was thru coughing the other day and she signed dolphin. I guess I don't speak very clearly. 

And then any time you say window she signs wind. 

My favorite though is one day I told her we were going to see Josh's grandparents, Nana and Poppa, and I look down and she is signing banana. She still signs it anytime she sees her or hears her name. 

But she can pretty much communicate and tell us anything she wants/needs and I love it. 

She took her dad in her room the other day and came out with this on her head….looking all proud of herself, but oh so serious. 

My little baby giraffe 

Little smirk

She knows where her tongue is :)

Playing peek-a-boo with daddy

LOVE HER!

Sweet cheeks

Our happy, little munchkin who blesses us daily

At 17 months:

-she loves being outside and does not understand the weather going from 80 degrees to 40 degrees :/

-got a few more teeth--Up to 9!

-still LOVES books

-wearing size 4 diapers

-wearing a lot of 18 months but some are a little big

-sleeping about 12 hours a night
-one nap
-loves stuffed animals and dolls
-is beyond obsessed with Signing Time videos
-she knows most of her animals
-she is really sweet with her baby dolls--she will feed them, put them to bed, love on them…makes me pretty excited for July!
-she likes to do "fast feet"
-she uses her eyes a lot to get her point across---they are the most expressive eyes ever
-has become GREAT with her fork and even spoon
-she has the most hilarious point…its like the Spiderman sign minus the pinky
-she can recognize and point to almost everyone in the family
-knows some body parts-eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, belly
-can howl like a wolf
-tries to make fish lips 


New signs (just for me to remember)-
cold, cracker, banana, giraffe, alligator, red, book, boat, monkey, coat, gloves, shoes, owl, panda, deer, turtle, lion, tiger, cat, fish, penguin, fork, juice, milk, grapes, carrot, bird, ball, tree, crab, crocodile, dolphin, zebra, gorilla, kangaroo, sleepy, wind 

22 Weeks

Nothing really new to report….

How far along: 22 weeks

Size of Baby: A spaghetti squash

Maternity clothes: More and more.  A lot of my regular clothes still fit but grabbing maternity stuff is a little easier then having to try on several shirts to see if they still look ok

Weight gain: Pretty sure a few more than I was last time at this point--10-12?

Gender: 1 1/2 more weeks-March 31st!

Movement: Yes, especially in the evenings

Sleep: Still pretty good. Have to get up and go to the bathroom a few times usually

Food cravings: Nothing really---I could always eat something sweet though :)

What I miss: Nothing that I can think of

Symptoms: Belly!! Movement

Best Moment of the week: This is terrible but I can't even remember the last week, lol! It flew so by so fast. Josh and I did get to have an afternoon and evening by ourselves yesterday that was probably the best moment of the week but nothing really to do with the baby….except we did talk names!

What's different this time: Still feel like they have been pretty similar. I feel like I am getting bigger faster but other than that pretty much the same. 

21 Weeks

This pictures are super lovely this week but I DID get pictures…so I'm pretty proud of myself for that :)

I'm over halfway through with this pregnancy and I still can not believe how fast it is going. 

I finally got dressed and cute but Josh wasn't home to take a picture and I look SO SO awkward in selfies I just took a belly shot. Please don't be jealous of the our gorgeous wallpaper---it is getting a makeover as we speak ;)

Then I got ready and had makeup on and forgot to take a picture with my clothes on---but right before I washed my face I remembered and made Josh take one. 

I know, I know, I warned you the pictures were super lovely. Belly is GROWING though!!!

How far along: 21+ weeks

Size of Baby: A banana

Maternity clothes: More and more.  A lot of my regular clothes still fit but grabbing maternity stuff is a little easier then having to try on several shirts to see if they still look ok

Weight gain: Pretty sure a few more than I was last time at this point--10-12?

Gender: GRRRRRR---we were supposed to go the 24th but they called and moved it back to the 31st :( Dang it!

Movement: Feeling it more and more! Josh got to feel it for the first time last night too (March 14)! Such a precious moment.

Sleep: Still pretty good. Have to get up and go to the bathroom a few times usually

Food cravings: Nothing really 

What I miss: Nothing that I can think of

Symptoms: Belly!! Movement

Best Moment of the week: Josh getting to feel it last night! I love these special memories! 

What's different this time: Still feel like they have been pretty similar. I feel like I am getting bigger faster but other than that pretty much the same. 

Weeks 17, 18, & 19

The weeks are flying by so fast that I don't even think about getting a weekly blog post done :) But this time I don't feel like there is a whole lot of change from week to week so its probably better this way because they would all look the same. 

I have been feeling really good. I am so thankful to not have pregnancies were I puke for 9 months and for those of you that do, you have my respect and admiration. I could not do it. I feel like we have been super busy but then look back and not really sure what I've been doing to be "busy". 

Hensley and I went to Dalhart for several days for Braxton's baptism. It was so fun being home and getting to see everyone. 

We are completely at a loss for names this time around. I'm really anxious to know what it is so that we can focus on one gender names. We think we have a girl first name but every name we put with it we don't like so not sure how that's going to work. Boy names----well----pretty much at a total loss there. Seriously, if you have names you love and are not going to use for you children, you are more than welcome to throw them out. Not saying we will use but sure could use some ideas :) Poor baby. 

I am also SUPER excited because I started going to the chiropractor last week and already feel like a whole new person. My tailbone has hurt this whole pregnancy and he is fixing that so I'm thankful. I am also really excited to see how this effects how I feel and how my labor goes. I have heard such incredible things about how being adjusted can effect your labor and delivery and since I am going to try to do natural birth this time I want to do all I can to make sure its as easy as can be! 

Week 17

Week 18

Did get a picture for 19 weeks yet but hoping I can this weekend and then put it up! 

How far along: 19 weeks

Size of Baby: A mango

Maternity clothes: I have pulled out a few shirts and a worn some jeans once but mainly because my normal ones were dirty---I am still fitting into regular clothes

Weight gain: Pretty sure a few more than I was last time at this point--9-10?

Gender: Don't find out till March 24th~!

Movement: Yes--felt it for sure the first time on Josh's bday, Feb 18! And since then have started really feeling it more

Sleep: Still pretty good. Have to get up and go to the bathroom a few times usually

Food cravings: Nothing really 

What I miss: Nothing that I can think of

Symptoms: Bump is here! Movement

Best Moment of the week: Starting to feel baby move. There truly is nothing like it!

What's different this time: Still feel like they have been pretty similar. I feel like I am getting bigger faster but other than that pretty much the same. 

16 Months

I feel like this month she has changed a lot! She just seems so BIG! She is communicating a lot more, she is really into playing with toys and she is just a funny, funny girl. I wish I could video her all.day.long. I was in Dalhart on the day she actually turned 16 months so I didn't get a chalkboard picture so I am putting up several throughout the month. 

Big girl in her pigtails

I just adored this picture---she never wears jeans and so she always looks so old to me when she has them on. Plus we got some super cute hand-me-down Toms!

Feeding her baby while I was at the doctor. We may need to work on our holding skills. 

First time to play with play dough. She did GREAT. She loved it. She just tore it into little pieces and stuck it in the cookie cutters.

Headed to Baby Braxton's baptism

She was introduced to Cheetos---and, like her mom, is a HUGE fan :)

This girl is SERIOUSLY obsessed with Signing Times. It is the only time throughout the day that she slows down and isn't busy. I usually use this time to really get things done around the house or get my shower taken. This is how I walked in to her watching yesterday---crazy girl! 

At 16 months:

-she got a lot better this month about wanting you to fix everything. 
-she eats more than any child I have ever seen…and I'm not exaggerating!
-she loves being outside

-has 7 (or maybe 8) teeth--she will NOT let you look in her mouth

-walking/running

-still LOVES books
-New Signs: cow, cat, zebra, nice, rainbow, silly, sleepy, mouse, peach

-wearing size 4 diapers

-wearing a lot of 18 months but some are a little big

-sleeping about 12 hours a night
-pretty much one nap a day and it is for the most part getting a lot better
-loves stuffed animals and dolls
-likes to lay on pillows on the floor
-is beyond obsessed with Signing Time videos
-has a thing for rainbows--I think because her signing video but she LOVES them. She finds them in any book we have that she knows they are in
-LOVES reading her Bible. We read our Bible every night while we drink our milk and she loves it. She will some nights go to where we keep it and say please. I will tell her then that means we need pjs on and she will race to her room to get them. Melts my heart.
-she knows a lot of her animals and can point them out in books or puzzles
-she is really sweet with her baby dolls--she will feed them, put them to bed, love on them…makes me pretty excited for July!
-she likes to do "fast feet"
-she uses her eyes a lot to get her point across---they are the most expressive eyes ever
-loves to use a fork and is usually really good at it (minus getting the food on there)
-she has the most hilarious point…its like the Spiderman sign minus the pinky
-she can recognize and point to almost everyone in the family

Round 2 Begins--

I really can't believe that we are starting Round 2 of pregnancy updates but I am so so excited! I'm not promising that they will be weekly updates like last time but I'm going to do my best to get as many pictures as possible! 

To be honest, although we talk about it some, it still hasn't sunk in that we are having another baby!! 

Week 12

Week 14

   

Week 16

How far along: 16 weeks

Size of Baby: A turnip

Maternity clothes: Not yet, but I do wear a lot of athletic pants so that might should count

Weight gain: A few pounds so far 

Gender: Don't find out till March 24th~!

Movement: Not yet

Sleep: Still pretty good. Have to get up and go to the bathroom a few times usually

Food cravings: Um, I don't feel like I've had an actual craving yet but junk food always sounds good! Salty chips, sweets, anything!!

What I miss: Nothing that I can think of

Symptoms: Finally got my energy back (pretty much), bump is starting to show, I only have a brain half the time

Best Moment of the week: Oh nothing really stands out to me as anything special--just enjoying every minute. 

What's different this time: I've had pretty similar pregnancies up until this point. I did have a terrible pain in my side kinda like side stitch for a few weeks at the very beginning. 

15 Months

No your eyes are not deceiving you below---this pregnant mom with NO brain knows how old her daughter is but wrote the wrong age on the chalkboard. I didn't realize this until way later and I thought about redoing them tomorrow but thought it was kinda funny and I would get a big laugh out of it later! If I was smart I could correct it on the computer but I'm not. 

I should know better than to do photoshoots without Josh. They do not go well. But here are the lovely pictures I captured. 

Pretty sure she was holding up the chalkboard going, 

"Uh mom, I'm not 13 months---I'm 15 months!!"

Still pointing at it insulted her mother doesn't know how old she is

Bailing off the chair 

Love this sweet baby girl 

At 15 months:
-she does NOT like to solve her own problems, i.e. her toy shopping cart tips over, she wants someone else to come set it upright
-she thinks if she signs please or more she can have anything she wants
-she comes and gets your finger for EVERYTHING
-she eats more than any child I have ever seen…and I'm not exaggerating!
-she loves being outside

-she went from giving kisses and hugs freely to being super stingy again :(

-has 6 teeth

-walking/running

-still LOVES books
-Signs: Please, thank you, hat, dog, more

-wearing size 4 diapers

-wearing 12 month clothes--some 18 months but they are a little big

-sleeping about 12 hours a night
-pretty much one nap a day but some days its rough
-loves stuffed animals and dolls
-likes to lay on pillows on the floor