This week 8.24.14

We have been going CRAZY with all the rain. Mr. Kade joked that if the weather stayed this way we would have to name the baby Stormy. Nonstop rain over here! I don't mind other then the kids have been creating havoc due to being bored. 

We made it to the park once this week, when the rain stopped. 

To me they are the cutest little pair. 

Addyson is in love with that pig. She hasn't put it down for three weeks now! Washing it has been a battle, just like her blanket. 

Drake wouldn't let me take any good pictures of him playing. I'm to exahusted to fight it. 

Monday I went and got my hair colored so that my hospital pictures won't look horrible. I last minute decided to cut my hair off. :) 10 inches on a whim....that's how I roll! I like it, and it's still long enough that I can put it back in a ponytail. I can't believe how healthy it feels.

Not the best picture, but a selfie will have to do. 

Just a weeksish before baby and I'm swelling pretty bad. Really, I'm pretty blessed with how good i feel. 

I do feel like I will be pregnant forever tho. How is it that pregnancy drags at the end and then infants grow up in a blink??? Not fair at all. 

38 weeks cooking #3

Yesterday was a little bit scary. I went for my normal weekly check in. The last three weeks I have measured 35 weeks with a measuring tape.  I measured 35 weeks once again, and my midwife became concerned with the size of the baby. She ordered an ultrasound, and as I waited I prepared my husband on the phone, letting him know they might start me today.

As soon as the ultrasound started, the technician asked me, "are we worried babies too big?" 

I let her know that the baby has been measuring small. 

She quieted my concern by telling me that the baby was actually measuring fairly large.

According to baby size, I would be measuring 40 weeks 4 days. knowing I go late I figure my due date will be pretty close to the actual date baby arrives. 

They told me there is a large margin of error this late in an ultrasound. They said that sizing can be up to 15 ounces off. But baby measured 9 lbs. 9 oz. according to the ultrasound. How they determine measurement is an average of head size, leg size, and torso I believe. Where are my kids have giant heads when born, I'm hoping baby really isn't 9 pounds. That the head is just throwing off measurements. But we will have to wait and see. 

I was relieved after the ultrasound, and I was happy I got to see the baby again. 

This is a close up of babies face. Up the nose shot. Probably the cutest I have seen. U can see the big lips and the pointy piggy nose that looks like Drakes. :)

This is a profile. You can kinda make out babies nose and lips. Kinda hard to see baby is locked down in my pelvic bone and squished.

Just Drake

When your 3 year old can run your phone, he might just take a TON of pictures that you don't find out about until days later. :)

Yes he isn't a photographer yet, but he sure knows how to make me smile. 

He is seriously such an awesome little boy, who is all boy. He jabbers all day about cars, his dad, and anything with a motor. 

When he says prayers at night he always is blessing his cars over and over. He also will ask His Heavenly Father that his dad can fix something, normally the newest project. Cuz even dads need a little help once in a while. 

Did I mention what a sensitive little man he is?  If I am sad he pleads with me, "mom don't be sad, I don't want you to be sad." And later when the tears have dried he will happily exclaim, "MOM, your eyes are back to normal!" 

He is just content with whatever and does his own thing without worrying. He is great playing alone but also loves friends. 

He is sure lovable and life is so much brighter when he is around!

Just us, July 2014

New things are in the works. Our lives are all going to change drastically. In just 27 days or a little more baby 3 will be here. It has just drug on and on, but now that there is a month left I am afraid it will go too fast. I am praying things will work out. 

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. 

Kade drives his bike to work everyday. The family drove next to me while I was on a long walk the other day. 

The kids petting goats at the ward party

Family walk. 

Fun times at McDonalds. 

While mom was sewing Addyson crawled under the table for a nap. 

Walking as a family. 

Kade teaching Drake to drive...not my favorite idea :D

Crazy hair, half naked, wearing sunglasses. This is how we roll. 

Me getting huge

Family walk.  Trying to b okay with my face getting chubby...just keep telling myself it's water weight. 

34 WEEKS

Today I had an appointment with the midwife.

I have officially gained 17 pounds it looks and feels more like 70. But this is the price of a growing baby. 

Baby is locked in and head down, the specific discription I got was "oh, baby is head down....way down." Making my husband say, "maybe baby will come a little early," haha yeah right!

I'm only measuring 33 weeks, but we all know that I have late babies so that isn't surprising. Babies heartbeat is 145 today. 

Everything looks good so far. 

This pregnancy has been the most difficult of all three. I have been having a lot of sciatic pain/pinching, my feet started to swell this week, And the heartburn is unbelievable.  But it is all worth it, I'm so excited 6-7ish more weeks. 

Catch up June/July 2014

I had been doing so good keeping the blog up, but the last few weeks have gotten away from me.  This will be  a little catch up I guess.

It has been getting warmer here, about 93 most days.  Our house is a hot box, with flys, it gets annoying. But I have tried hard to get out more then usual.  Last week I was so excited because everyday we went on a walk, four-wheeler ride, or to the park.  Some days we did more then one thing.  Our grass isn't coming up fast enough for the kids to play on, oh well, that's what grandmas houses are for.

family walk in the dark

Dad rides to work in the summer

the kids and mom on the four wheeler

Another walk around sunset

Kids throwing rocks into the canal

Date night

This week I got my hair done, and my mom and Annie were kind enough to watch the kids.  After that, we stuck around and my mom and Annie helped me make this blanket.  

Grey and yellow, as gender neutral as I could think of.

My hair after it was all colored

The kids love when I have a doctor appointment.  They love to play in the waiting room, and most of the time we will go to a play zone and get some ice cream.

Lately, the kids like to put things up their shirts.  They like to pretend that they have things in their tummies.  Drake says he has a bike in his tummy, a lot. Addyson will put any stuffed animal up her shirt and pretend she is just like mommy. 

And the last few times we go to G&G Bingham's, Drake wants to go swimming in the tub.  For him it is a swimming pool because it is so big. 

Here is the clothing the kids have been wearing non stop the last few weeks.  Without fail they will undress themselves partway through the day.

Addyson threw a bowl and hit drake in the head.  He was pretty proud of the boo-boo that he had.  He was excited to get his picture taken, to show it off.

And one of the cute couple, just for fun.