30 week bumpdate

baby is the size of a cauliflower!

baby is the size of a butternut squash!

baby is the size of a banana!

baby is the size of a head of lettuce!

baby is the size of a pineapple!

baby is the size of a cabbage!

I'm a week late in posting this due to all the Christmas craziness!  I can't believe I have just 9 weeks (maybe less!) left of pregnancy!!!  I was looking back at my early bump pictures and suddenly I feel HUGE!!  how was I ever this tiny???

funny thing is, I remember taking this picture and thinking I had such a big bump and my flat stomach was already gone!!  hahaha

I remember worrying right about this same time last pregnancy that I would never be thin again but hopefully losing the weight is as easy the second time around!

I've started seeing the doctor every two weeks now and baby is already in position for labor!  he's been measuring big this whole pregnancy and I just have this feeling he is coming early...I used to think I wanted all the time in the world before he came but the more weeks go by and the bigger I get, I'm getting pretty antsy to get him out of my belly and into my arms!

I'm happy to report I am diabetes free (I always get so worried!) and everything is progressing normally.  so grateful for a healthy babe and a healthy pregnancy!

at the rate I'm going, the next time I post about the pregnancy baby boy will be HERE!!!  crazy to think about.  we still have to paint the nursery and wash all the clothes but other than that, we're ready to meet him come February!

24 Week Bumpdate

baby is the size of a pomegranate!

baby is the size of a spaghetti squash!

had to include one with Clark!

baby is the size of a grapefruit!

baby is the size of a cantaloupe!

I had my anatomy scan ultrasound last week and it was amazing getting to see all of baby boy's little body parts already developed!!  I got to see his arms, stomach, legs, baby bum and boy parts, tiny feet and toes, hands and fingers, spine, nostrils, lips, one eye, and even inside his brain!  the only thing the ultrasound technician could tell me was that he was sandwiched in half with his legs above his head and he was very active!!!  I knew that already!

baby was caressing his cheek with his little fingers and playing with the umbilical cord.  she said he had pouty little lips and I think she wanted to tell me he was either very tall or very small because she asked how tall Mark was.  Clark has always been in the upper percentile for height so it will be interesting to see if baby brother will follow.

I also pre-registered at the hospital yesterday!  is it really that time again??  I remember being there like it was yesterday.  when I had to sign all the newborn paperwork she added a newborn to my account and I couldn't believe soon we'll have a newborn again.

I've heard the transition from one to two kids is the hardest and I believe it!  especially when they're both basically still babies!  sometimes I wonder what we got ourselves into?  but then I think about how close they'll be growing up and all the adventures we'll go on together and I know it'll be worth it.  I already have our Halloween costume for next year planned out!!  HA.

I'm not sure if I've said but yes we do have a name!  and it's perfect.  I can't wait to meet our next perfect little baby.

♥

Halloween 2017

I've been brainstorming Halloween costumes since the day I found out I was pregnant!!  I was originally planning on waiting to announce until Halloween and then announcing with a fun costume but there's really no way I could hide it the second time around!  the first time around we announced at 15 weeks and that was pushing it!  but I still had so many ideas for cute pregnancy Halloween costumes!  I mean, how often does that happen?!

when I thought of being Winnie-the-Pooh I immediately knew it was PERFECT.  Clark's song is "Pooh Corner" that I've been singing to him since he was in the womb.  I actually sing him a repertoire of Pooh songs every night!  "Pooh Corner," "Winnie-the-Pooh," and "Little Black Rain Cloud".

at first I thought Clark would have to be my best friend Piglet!  but when I started researching Piglet costumes they were all very PINK and I decided I didn't want to make poor Clark have a "Ralphie as a pink bunny" moment.  while I was searching for Piglet costumes, I came across this Hunny jar costume and it was too good!  what's more important to Winnie-the-Pooh than his hunny?!?

that face!! ♥

looking for honey bees...

we went trunk or treating with Clark and he quickly got the hang of it.  I would say "trick or treat," and then Clark would go "ehh!" (his favorite thing to say) and point to the candy."  after they gave him candy he would wave bye!

we let him try a lollipop (they're his favorite!) and a Crunch bar (he's had candy before though, oops) and he got so hyper!!  he was running in circles around the parking lot, chasing the kids around, hahaha.

the weekend before Halloween, we went to a carnival for teenagers with special needs that the youth in our ward were putting on.  Mark's the Young Men's secretary so he was in charge of one of the rooms which we turned into a creepy bowling alley!

Mark as Christopher Robin!

Mark had to stay in the room for most of the night but I sure got a good workout chasing my hunny all over the church!!  there were so many people there and Clark's favorite thing to do was dash into the middle of a crowd, walking in between legs!  this little lost Hunny pot!

I've been getting pretty emotional lately thinking about how in just a few short months, it will no longer be just Clark and I.  my favorite little person in the world.  I won't be able to tell him he's my favorite anymore!!  what if he still is??  I just can't imagine loving another baby as much as I love Clark, does that make me a horrible mother?  I mean, I know I'll love this baby, I just don't know if it will be the same way I love Clark.  then again, before I had Clark, I told Mark I wasn't sure if I could love our baby as much as I love my nieces and nephews.  haha, sounds ridiculous now.  I'm sure the moment I see him, I won't be able to imagine I ever felt this way.

the way he's looking at me... ♥♥♥

it rained on Halloween night and we didn't want Clark to get sick (plus, he already had tons of candy!) so we stayed in and had an epic Halloween family dance party.  it was seriously so much fun.  I love this family of mine more than words can say.  and soon, we will be FOUR.