My sweet little man

Isaac Michael
Born on 10/13/10
9lbs 9oz
20.5 inches long

We are all doing amazing.
Getting the hang of nursing my sweet boy {ouch} 
Big sister is a great helper and loves her little brother.

waiting..

waiting…

  waiting…

I’m 41 weeks today. I’m exhausted. My hips hurt SO bad. Or maybe it’s my pelvis? I don’t know, something down by my baby exit keeps popping! Apparently, that’s normal!? That’s my hips getting ready to birth. Well.. okay then, they are ready! Let’s get this show on the road! My doctor says I’m close, dilated to 3cm and I've dropped. Just have to wait for little man to decide that he is ready. Oh, and did you notice the fact that in every picture, I’m wearing a different top and the same pajama pants? I have run out of clothing! My snowflake pants are the only pants that are comfy enough to wear for hours on end. Even my trusty yoga pants are too snug to wear for longer than an hour. I’m done complaining. I’m going to go for a walk and get this baby out! 

Ps. Sorry for being such an impatient Momma, baby boy.

Pumpkin Patch!

We went to the U-Pick pumpkin patch. We are really lucky to have such a great patch close by. It’s also really cheap. It’s based on the honor system, you line up your pumpkin with their pictures and put your money in the box. I love living in a small town. I just don’t think that would be possible in the city. 

Olivia was a blast this year! She was so excited. She was tromping through the vines and when she got too tangled up and fell, she would get right back up and look for more “punkys.” Pumpkins are her “thing” right now. I think it’s adorable.

Mike is a great pumpkin picker and cutter!
 

 
{I’m so glad that I snapped 5 pictures in a row. I was able to catch her “this is way to heavy for me to carry” smile}

I think my belly is bigger than my pumpkin :)

Oh! And can I just point out that I’m actually wearing real clothes. I actually tried with my outfit before I got dressed! I have been living in my yoga pants and long tanks. I felt pretty sassy all day! I even put on makeup! This hot Momma wins!

this is it.

I decided that I dont really have an excuse not to blog anymore. Of course, there is always a lot of things going on in our lives but I think that is just life. I really started this blog as away to remember our story. To keep something to remember the everyday life and the special times that my family gets to share together. I miss having somewhere to just write and remember what is going on and the ability to capture the emotions and how I really felt. So I’m going to become a better blogger.

I’m due in 3 days. There are amazing events and firsts coming up for this family and I want to remember them as much as I can. I’m also going to attempt 365 in January… again. I’m pretty excited about that too!

My idea to start fresh and all over again was to upload all my favorite pictures from the last couple of months so I’m up to date and can really start from this point on.

Ready…

Here we go.

Mike and I spent a whole week alone together! We went to Cannon Beach, OR. It was so wonderful! We ate out every night, went to bed whenever we wanted too. Took naps in the middle of the day and just relaxed! Did I mention it was wonderful. We visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory, which was a blast, a hideaway beach and spent the day at Haystack. It was a great way to “refresh” our marriage and to reconnect again.

We got to visit the Seattle Aquarium! Olivia was in heaven! She adores all things fish now. Her favorite part of the whole aquarium was the octopus. She would of sat there all morning if we would of let her. She also liked seeing Nemo and Dory.

 

We somehow managed to fit in a camping trip too! We were only an hour-ish away from home, but it was still a blast! We slept like crap the whole time and Olivia loved playing in the dirt. There were a few hiking trails around camp and Olivia did a great job “hiking” on her own! :) Mike didn’t have to carry her until the very end when we were climbing down.

  

Although everyone else has been having crappy summer weather, It wasn’t actually too bad here! It was usually in the high 70’s which is okay with me! Normally we have 100 degree weather, but being 7 months pregnant, i was really glad to have such a cool summer :)

Olivia experienced what it was like for her legs to fall asleep for the first time!
I’m not sure this is a moment that you are suppose to capture.
I’m just glad that I didn’t have it on video because I was laughing the whole time.
I’m such a mean mommy.

Olivia decorated my belly! She was so excited “to make baby pretty”

Can you even believe that this car seat use to be PINK!? {that’s the best picture I have of what the print looked like before. And look at cute baby Olivia!!} Anyways, I didn’t want little mister to have to have a pink car seat so after searching the internet for covers, I found a tutorial that showed me how to do it! HOLY MOLY! It was really hard! But now that I have done it once, I could definitely do it again without any quirks or mistakes. My friend Susan helped with it, and she helped keep me sane! I JUST finished it this week… talk about procrastination! Oops! Atleast it’s all finished and little man will have something to come home in.

Sunday, we celebrated Mike’s birthday. This year it was very low key and I didn’t throw him a ridiculous 7 year old party. I wanted too but I knew that I wouldn’t have the energy being 39 weeks pregnant. We had a great time and I made a really yummy grasshopper ice cream pie!

        

And on top of all that.. I keep growing..
{31 weeks}

{33 weeks}
and growing..

{36 weeks}
…and growing..    

until I’m about ready to pop!
{38 weeks}

27 weeks!

Hello, this is how GIANT my baby is. The scary part is, I saw a watermelon on the chart and I’ve been pregnant before and it STILL freaks me out.

How far along? 27 weeks. The last week of my second trimester. I’m pretty much freaking out right now..

Weight Gain:  I weighed myself on the bathroom scale an I weigh 150lbs. That is about 20lbs from my starting weight. Not too shabby.

Maternity Clothes: Nothing new. I’m still wearing my long and lean tanks. It’s not quite hot enough here yet, but I cuffed my too short maternity pants and I have been wearing those. It works. But I feel like I’m getting too big for the band.. boo :(

Stretch Marks:  No new ones yet! :)

Sleep: Not enough. Not comfortable. Too hot. Too Cold. I don’t want to talk about it.

Best Moment of the Week:

I found this super adorable sweater at Goodwill for 99 cents. I’m starting to realize how much I love shopping for this little man. I use to think boy clothes were super lame, but now you cant keep me out of the stores. Luckily, I have only been picking things up at the thrift stores. You cant beat 99 cent clothes :) It makes my husband happy too :)

Cravings:  I did crave carrot cake! Don’t worry, I took care of that right away. Oh salty pretzels have been my snack of choice. I still LOVE ice.

Belly Button: Um.. it’s just funky looking.

Belly Pictures:

 

I feel SO much bigger than the last time I took pictures.

tired..

I…

 

am..

tired.

Not having a baby in the house is almost foreign. I think it’s part of the reason I am so tired. And that I’m growing a sweet little boy too. I have no schedule. There is no routine. I no longer think I keep Olivia on track, I think she keeps me on track.

Please don’t stop being my friend after I have shown you what a mess my house is this week. I have big plans to clean and sew before Olivia gets home on Tuesday.

…i should be folding laundry…

But blogging sounds way more fun. And it’s not like the laundry is going any where…

Should I brag about how I have the cutest boss ever. She brought me wild flowers from her house just because. She also brought me a white mocha. I’m really lucky.

I have a million vases, but I almost always put my cut flowers in mason jars. 
There is just something about it that makes me extremely happy.

We are baby-less this week! My parent's came and picked up Olivia and took her home. I miss her a lot this time around. Mike and I went and saw Toy Story 3 and there is a character named Bonnie.. she was the spitting image of Olivia. Seeing her play in her tutu and rain boots made me cry and miss her. (I just tried to google a picture of her.. she is no where to be found)

So what do 2 parent’s do without a kid in the house?! ahem.. well.. this:  

 
xbox for Dad.
 
reading blog with coffee for mom.

I can barely handle all the excitement!

I did get to go to Goodwill by myself. That is always fun. I think I spent an hour walking up and down all the racks. Olivia is a trooper about going shopping but she does have her limits. I enjoyed the quiet and not having to push a cart.

 

I scored some great deals for little man and myself! Everything was 99 cents for him. The crazy thing is, is that 4 of these outfits are still on sale at fred meyer!  I had the monkey outfit set in the my hand when I was walking around freds, I’m so glad that I waited. The little pants are lined and will be perfect for winter.

… have I mentioned how much I enjoy shopping for my lil’ man?

I don’t know why I like this picture..  

I’m 6 months pregnant. 6 freakin’ months! I can hardly believe it. I kind of start to go into panic mode when I think about all the things that I have to do before I’m even close to being ready for this little guy.  I guess not having a 2 year old running will do some good for my baby to-do list.

 

Have I mentioned that everything hurts. my back hurt. my nipples hurt. (started using lanolin, it’s helped a little) my feet hurt. Yup, I’m in “that” stage. HOORAY! I only say that because it means that he is almost here!!!

 

Here are some belly pictures. Although I don’t really feel like I have grown any. My skin is tighter and I’m using a ton of vitamin E mixed with my aveeno to keep from scratching to death.

  This is the weird thing that my belly button is doing right now. Just the top of my button.. weird.