XXIV: Much Needed Update

Pregnancy has been going well. I have finally gained weight. :) Yay! I had been stuck at 130 (fluctuating between 127 and 133) since the beginning of my pregnancy and when I went to my appointment on Wednesday, I was 140! *does dance*

When I was standing on the scale I did a little dance and yelled out "Yes!" My nurse started laughing. She told me that not a lot of mothers are excited about gaining weight. They should be, but they're not.

I'm about 28 and a half weeks now. Iris is measuring between 28 and 30 weeks. No surprise there. I know I will be having Amazon daughters thanks to my 6'2" husband. I'd scan the ultrasounds I have, but since the move, the scanner hasn't been set up, so no pictures on that front. However, I realized I have not been posting belly pics, and I do have those. So for your enjoyment here are some.



These were taken at the end of April, May, June, and July. I started showing at three months, and decided to wait until then to start taking pictures. I'm waiting until near the end of this month to take my official "7 mth" pic.

I don't mind the stretch marks much anymore. I was a bit apprehensive in the beginning about posting these, but I'm over it. They are there and that is the beauty of being a tiny person with huge babies. LOL. I'm going to stretch out that way. There's no way of avoiding it (though I have tried.) I'm just going to be a blimp for the next ten years while I keep having babies every two years or so. :)

That's the plan anyway. After a baby turns one, we'll try for another. Until we reach five. Then if J wants more than five, he can go find some other crazy woman to give him the rest. :) Unless I change my mind and then I'm just screwed from that point. LOL. And they will all be named after plants! All the girls will be flowers; the boys herbs or trees. Next girl will be Violet. I'm contemplating between Sage, Rowan, and Basil for a boy. Now I just have to persuade J that those are great names for boys. ;) LOL

Anyway, I'm healthy, I hurt, and I'm horribly tired. Ugh, I really want this pregnancy to be done. Iris is already completely upside down and resting on my cervix. Only two more months to go...

XXIII: A year and a half

So. I keep forgetting to update. No big surprise there. I'm pregnant with a crazy toddler and a crazy dog. I got two curly-haired spazzes that I have to chase after and then another one growing inside of me. *ah!* Yeah, I'm crazy. Anyway:



Lily's pictures and videos have been updated (sort of.) I still have a few more videos to upload and a couple more pictures, but nothing that can't wait. ;) Click on the photo above to be taken to her pics. For the awesome videos, Click Here!


She's growing up so fast.
As you can see, she's not my chunky monkey anymore. She's just my monkey. She's just getting taller and leaner, and the only fat rolls she's got left are on her drumstick thighs. :) She has my feet, that poor girl. They smell so bad when you take her shoes off. LOL. But, because of her eyes, she's starting to look a lot like her daddy. But she is an original, especially with her triangle dimples on her right cheek.

She's seriously testing boundaries, with me anyway. When J scolds her, he's like the voice of God. Sometimes he doesn't even have to say anything. He'll just stand there, cross his arms, and give her a look and she'll just do it. Not a word from him and she'll go and do it. While I have to tell her twice and then spank her butt.

She's a drama queen, like her mother, and prefers to be naked, like her mother. :) There are many days when I find her playing in her room bare-ass. And there are many days when I have to chase her across the house b/c she's taken off her diaper and is celebrating. Lol. She's a strange one.

Her vocabulary is pretty good. It's a little over 30 words, and she understands well when you speak to her. You'll ask her a question and she can respond honestly or ask her to do something and she'll run off and go do it (when she wants to of course.) She's shy around strangers (adults) but warms up to them if they have that aura. With kids, she doesn't even think twice. She'll start laughing and smiling and run up to them and give them a hug before ever saying hi. Sometimes she'll even kiss them.

I put us in a developmental program called Learning for Life: Parents as Teachers for parents of children 5 and under. An educator comes once a month and helps me with doing age-appropriate learning activities with Lily. So far so good. I'm apparently doing everything right. J complains sometimes that she's not talking enough, but I think she's just fine. She's smart and she knows more than she can say. She loves to talk, but it's mostly gibberish. And she plays music and sings by herself. I'm not the least bit worried. She's a smart little girl. She's my main stress inducer, but just the same, my stress reliever.

Her stats:
Weight: 28 lbs
Height: 32.5 in

I love that kid to pieces.