24 Weeks {the last}

If you've been around this blog long, you know that I love a good comparison picture.  Just like the last update, the pictures are L-R: Emmy, Nora, current belly.  I was obviously the smallest with Emmy.  I feel like I am a crazy amount bigger now than I was with Nora, but in pictures- they look much more similar.  One thing is for sure, my back fat keeps growing faster with each pregnancy!  Yikes.

• Weight gain? Ugh, yes.  Every pregnancy I tell myself i'm going to do better in the weight department.  +20lbs at 24weeks.  
• Stretch marks? None that I can see :)
• Belly button? Sticking out more and more every day.  It will be an outie soon.
• Sex? Of baby?  Not interested in finding out.  The other kind?  Not interested in that either.
• Cravings? Sleep and anything that is not sweet or carb loaded.  Eating has not been very fun this pregnancy, very different from Emmy and Nora.
• Latest hormonal outburst? A few fights with the hubs last week.  I told him if he'd just agree with me then we'd be good to go.  I admitted I wasn't always right, but that it was his duty as the non-hormonal person to turn the other cheek.  How about that for deflection of responsibility???  
• Vomiting? Just a few times so far, all as a result from my gag reflex and brushing my teeth.
• Feeling prepared? Yes and no.  We have all the gear, but I'd say it's a little early for nesting and feeling prepared.
• Names? Wilson "Will" for boy, Evelyn "Evie" for girl- pronounced with a long E on the nickname.
• Random pregnancy side effects? I am such a light sleeper this pregnancy.  I slept great the past 2 nights up at my parents house b/c Chris and I were sleeping separately, but now that we are back at home I've gone back to waking up each and every time he moves in bed.
• Maternity Clothes? Yes.  Although I've gained roughly the same amount of weight as previous pregnancies, my belly is so much bigger.
• Work? Yes, will work up to D-Day.
• Horrifying picture? No, b/c I'm pretty much a pro at not having pictures taken of my arms and face during pregnancy. I was like this with Emmy and I've remained pretty consistent!
• Funny for the week, or funniest comment from an "outsider" this week:  I guess this happened about 2 weeks ago, but a TSA guy told me "Congrats, mama" as I was standing in the millimeter wave scanner (which exposes you to thousands of times less energy than making a cell phone call).  I thought it was bold of him to say it, but then again made me realize that I was finally looking pregnant and not fat.  Either way, it made me happy.

Nora {2 years old}

My apologies to my 2nd born, you obviously don't have as many monthly updates as your sister.  But hey, we did let you start eating suckers earlier than her- so there are some advantages to being the little sister.

Nora, here's what's going on in your life right now:

FAVORITE SONG: "Night Night Nora", to the tune of Frere Jacques.  "Let it Go" and really any other song from Frozen. "Twinkle Twinkle", but only at nighttime.
FAVORITE FOOD(S): You love food.  You are such a good eater.  You particularly like creamy italian dressing, eggs, cuties/halos (little oranges) and cereal in the morning with your daddy.  
FAVORITE BOOK: Tough call as your nightly selections seem to change.  But you really love the Sandra Boynton books, just like your big sister.  You are a really big helper when we read "Moo, Baa, LaLaLa".
FAVORITE WORD(S)/Phrases: "NO Emmy/Momma/Dadda/shoes/shirt/pants", "I need a poo" (I need a spoon), SalDog (sally, the dog), "yeah", "pinkee" (blanket), "mut-mee" (your stuffed monkey).  A few months ago you went through a phase where you repeated each word 3 times...without fail.
FAVORITE SHOW(S): Really, it's whatever Emmy wants to watch.  So right now it's the movie Brave, Frozen and the show Bubble Guppies.

OTHER TIDBITS: 

• You still adore your paci, we plan to take that away once you get all of your teeth.

• You have about 8 stuffed animals or loveys in your crib with you

• You also take a sippy of water with you to bed and stuff it up in the corner between your pillow and the crib rails.

• You want to do everything that Emmy does.  You also demand the same color of utensils and cups and plate that she has.

• You are either very happy or very upset.  There's not a whole lot of gray area with you.

• You still love to cuddle and rock at bedtime, and I love that.

• You give the cutest, yet orneriest looks all the time!  You know how to play us already, and we let you!

Some pictures from our small family celebration last night, the big party will be in a few weekends.

Happy Birthday Nora Lee

Wishing my second and soon to be middle child a very special birthday.

She was not impressed with us singing "Happy Birthday" to her today.  She did not want to get dressed or put on shoes.  She did want piggy tails at home but wanted to rip them out once she got to school.  She did not cry at drop off and even asked for a hug and kiss.

21 weeks {the last}

• Weight gain? Ugh, yes.  Every pregnancy I tell myself i'm going to do better in the weight department.  I'm up probably 14-14.5 lbs at the 21w mark.
•  Stretch marks? None that I can see :)
• Belly button? Protruding more, but still an innie.  It popped out with Nora at the very end and didn't quite return to it's normal.
• Sex? Of baby?  Not interested in finding out.  The other kind?  Not interested in that either.
• Cravings? Diet Coke and deli meat, terrible right?  But not much has tasted "good" this pregnancy besides those two things. The idea of sweets always sounds good, but then when I eat them- they taste disgusting.  I guess on a positive note, I am craving a good workout. On days that I don't make it to the gym, I just feel "blegh".  You would think all this working out would be helping in the weight gain department, but it's not.  As my dear friend put it, "Jordan, you're just a gainer".
• Latest hormonal outburst? I think I'm doing this better with hormonal outbursts.  
• Vomiting? Just a few times so far, all as a result from my gag reflex and brushing my teeth.
• Feeling prepared? Yes and no.  We have all the gear, but I'd say it's a little early for nesting and feeling prepared.
• Names? Wilson "Will" for boy, Evelyn "Evie" for girl- pronounced with a long E on the nickname.
• Random pregnancy side effects? Being irritable AND feeling fat, this has never happened before ;)
• Maternity Clothes? Yes.  Although I've gained roughly the same amount of weight as previous pregnancies, my belly is so much bigger.
• Work? Yes, will work up to D-Day.
• Horrifying picture? No, b/c I'm pretty much a pro at not having pictures taken of my arms and face during pregnancy. I was like this with Emmy and I've remained pretty consistent!
• Funny for the week, or funniest comment from an "outsider" this week:  No one is really commenting yet, as I still just look "fat" when I'm dressed.  Chris and I had a little, and our first "babymoon" this past weekend.  It was not very glamorous though.  We went to the Thunder game on Friday night and stayed the night in OKC, which was awesome!  The rest of the weekend we spent cleaning up and organizing the house, boo.