maternity

its almost baby time!!! i have three more weeks.

i would love to go early.

can i just say THANK YOU to all of you that have taken the time to email me words of encouragement, inquiring of my well being, and overall awesome comments. you are all so kind and i really appreciate it!

my lower back is super sore, but i’m not contracting regularly which is a huge answer to prayer! the hospital bag is on the stool at the end of the bed and i’m adding things to it as i think of them.

the nursery has had a few cute updates too 🙂

we are all ready for baby #6!

i have been taking the kids to the library a lot this summer. this is so typical of dubs….and of mama.

i didn’t realize, until we’re in the parking lot, that he was wearing huuuge tennis shoes, a total mismatched outfit and had snuck his silky into the land of books 🙂

seriously…..is he not the cutest little 3 year old ever??? he kisses my tummy all. the. time. and is super pumped to be a big brother.

i’m throwing this picture in from father’s day this year. the kids were all giving daddy a smooch.

we gave him a tent. but its been so blazing hot that they have yet to camp out in the woods….

we had a family wedding last weekend! hank was the ring bearer and the girls handed out programs.

it was wonderful.

my ankles became non existent by the end of the weekend but they have re-emerged and all is good.

me and two of my sister in laws. i’m not going to lie, its a decent shot of my ginormous belly so i wanted to include this picture…plus i love these girls!!!!!

having never been pregnant in the summer i must admit this super hot, record breaking summer is not awesome on the energy level. but on the other hand i really think this had been my best pregnancy yet! i am SO thankful for a healthy baby inside me, we’re praying for a quick, healthy delivery.

i’ve written this post a hundred times in my head….but i couldn’t get my head off the pillow!

we’re having a baby!!

fatigue is my most prominent pregnancy symptom….that and, as you can see, general

growth in the belly area. oh…this is nothing.

16 weeks

i am hoping to post about this pregnancy as it progresses. but this is the real deal people….if your’re looking for inspirational exercises and tips on how to keep your legs thin and only gain 15 pounds right in your tummy….well….that’s just not going to happen! 🙂 🙂

when i’m pregnant….i. am. very. gain 50 pounds. pregnant.

the whole family is SUPER EXCITED!! we’re hoping to find out if we’re having a little boy or a little girl very soon.

we were going to take progress pictures every sunday because that was the only day i was all dressed up. it only lasted two weeks. here are those pics.

9 weeks.

10 weeks

my first 12 weeks were the most nauseating of all my pregnancies. i felt very sick and actually was sick a few times…i would get SLAMMED with fatigue. at a moments notice right THEN i had to lay down.

i’m feeling really good now….minus the sinus headaches (i’m using my neti pot and its helping!). i still havn’t started contracting, which is soooo great for me! i always start contracting (braxton hicks) around 15 weeks.

i make sure to lay down for at least 20 minutes every day and that helps a lot. i don’t really ‘sleep’ because i need to stay where the action is…..but i can drift in and out pretty easily 🙂

that’s about it for now. i’m so happy to finally be sharing this news!