26 weeks, and under 100 days to go!

Pics taken at 26 wks

1. How far along? 26 wks
   
2. Maternity clothes? maternity pants and mix for the tops
   
3. Stretch marks? still no :)
   
4. Sleep? did pretty well this week
   
5. Best moment last week? all the wonderful time spent with families for the Thanskgiving holiday
   
6. Movement? baby girl is a mover and a shaker!
   
7. Symptoms? my feet have been cramping recently more so than the legs, back is feeling better (maybe due to the yoga/stretching), linea negra, itchy belly
8. Gender? Baby girl...Kensington!!
   
9. Labor signs? nothing!
   
10. Belly button in/out? the belly button is more out than not mow
    
11. What I miss? the holiday break, days off from work and spent with family
    
12. Looking forward to? a Holiday Party with some amazing friends on Saturday (I get to wear my new hot red dress!!) and FINALLY getting around to registering for baby things :)
    
13. What's going on with Baby A? (from www.thebump.com)

your baby at 26 weeks

• Her eyes are forming, and his eyes will soon start to open.
• And her eyelashes are now grown, too.
• She's getting her immune system ready for life on the outside by soaking up your antibodies.
• She's taking breaths, too. They're of amniotic fluid, not air, but it's still good practice.

99....

Believe it or not, today marks 99 days left til Kensington's arrival!

Can I just blurt out that I am slightly freaked out that we have reached double digit numbers...

ALREADY!

Seriously, wasn't July just yesterday when I found out?

I think the funny part of this is that I can't get that song

"99 bottles of beer on the wall..." outta my head.

I guess this version will be more "G" rated, and we will have 99 bottles of formula, or something!

Thankful

November may be one of my favorite months

(I could be slightly biased since I was born this month too)

But I really LOVE Thanksgiving time
For me, this is a time to be around all my family and join together in making a wonderful feast
and also share what we are all thankful for
(I am so sappy that I tend to get emotional when we do this, but I love to hear what the kids usually say since they are so sweet and innocent!)

So this year I will share some of my thankful things with you:
-my husband
I don't know where I would be without this guy, he keeps me grounded and sane and can cheer me up from anything. He makes me laugh non-stop and I know that he loves me unconditionally. I am so thankful to have him be a part of my life

-my family
this includes my parents, sister and her kiddos, my cousins, aunt, uncle and also my husbands family (as well as those that have passed on and meant so much to me). I still get so excited to go home to see family...to me there is nothing better than being with those you love and who love you too-it's such a special and wonderful feeling

-the growing baby girl in my belly
what more can I say, I feel blessed to have this little sweet gal kicking around in my belly non-stop...she already makes me smile and I can't imagine loving anything/anyone more than I already do (is it March yet...I would REALLY love to get to hold her already!)

-my puppy dog
Okay, so my dog really isn't a puppy anymore, but he will always be my puppy in my mind. He got me through some tough times living alone during my first year of grad school and the way he wiggles his entire body each and every time I come home from anything brightens my day.

-my friends
I have a great group of friends that I wouldn't trade for anything. We always have the best times together no matter what the occasion or how fancy or just plain simple it may be.

-my health
I feel fortunate to be healthy (and hopefully continue this way through the rest of my pregnancy). Of course I have days when my back aches, but I can't complain when I know others suffer from much worse...I wish them better health

Naturally I am thankful for other things, such as yummy homemade desserts and things like green bean casserole and Dr. Pepper...but those tend to be much farther down my list in comparison to the big ones I have shared.

I hope wherever you are, that you have a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday!!

25 weeks and looking forward to stuffing my face for Turkey day!

Pics taken at 25 wks

1. How far along? 25 wks
   
2. Maternity clothes? maternity pants and mix for the tops
   
3. Stretch marks? still no :)
   
4. Sleep? I feel like a broken record here, but leg cramps and back issues making sleep a little more difficult
   
5. Best moment last week? might have to say my first prenatal massage...AMAZING! (can't wait to schedule another one!)
   
6. Movement? I think she is going to be a dancer or kickboxer...she literally kicked/punched for an hour and a half straight last night!
   
7. Symptoms? back problems, leg cramps, linea negra, itchy belly, a little nausea again yesterday only (hopefully a one day occurrence, but most likely not!)
   
8. Gender? Baby girl...Kensington!!
   
9. Labor signs? nothing!
   
10. Belly button in/out? same old news here...but MAYBE the bottom is coming out a bit more
    
11. What I miss? my back not bothering me all the time...I am fearful that this may be more of a problem as I get bigger and keep progressing...silly back!
    
12. Looking forward to? THANKSGIVING! Time with family and being thankful for everything that we are fortunate enough to have...my sister in law is coming in from London and I can't wait to see her in person again (been since we went to visit back in July) So she gets to see Kensie-belly in person for the first time! Fun fun all over again :)
    
13. What's going on with Baby A? (from www.thebump.com)

Your baby's the size of an eggplant!

During month six, the average fetus measures about 13.6 inches to 14.8 inches and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds.

your baby at 25 weeks

• She's enjoying her new sense of equilibrium -- she now knows which way is up and which is down.
• She's growing more fat and more hair too!

May the G Force be with you

Last weekend my family was in town to sorta celebrate my birthday

and go to G Force Karts!

I, of course, did not ride these things, although I wanted to very badly

We had bought Groupons a while back and they expire in December, so this seemed like a great time to get family together and have fun!

We met up with my cousins and a few others and had a BLAST!

my big kid (aka my husband) right in front, followed by my sister and friends/family! Lillie (My sister's little girl) being super cute!

Corbin (my sister's son) slapping his helmet to get ready!

Corbin ready to go!!

my husband, the speed racer! (love him big time)

and all this can be complete without some snippets of video!

1. Corbin

2. sister

3. husband

4. my cousins

Old Wives Tales Part 2

So a long while back I had mentioned these old wives tales...

I finally re-found the ones in a book I have about pregnancy and they were just as hysterical this go around

So I will share them with you, so you can chuckle too

1. A lot of heartburn means your baby will be born with a full head of hair
2. Your baby will be born with a hairy birthmark if you see a mouse while you're pregnant
3. Eating berries causes red splotches on your baby's skin
4. Taking a bath can hurt, or even drown, a fetus
5. Stretching your arms over your head can cause the umbilical cord to wrap around the baby's neck
6. Your baby will be cross-eyed if you wear high heels

I think #6 is my favorite,

followed closely by #2 (only because I used to work with mice at my job)

You heard any funny ones??

24 weeks

Pics taken at 24 wks

1. How far along? 24 wks
   
2. Maternity clothes? maternity pants and mix for the tops
   
3. Stretch marks? no, thankfully!
   
4. Sleep? every once in a while I get those crazy leg cramps...and I have been having such back problems that I have been having some issues trying to get to sleep
   
5. Best moment last week? the weekend being spent with family (including my cousins!)...maternity clothes shopping and the go carting...tons of fun!
   
6. Movement? she is my little wiggling monster, and I love her!
   
7. Symptoms? back problems, leg cramps, and a linea negra (this has actually been there for a few weeks, but I keep forgetting about it!...but energy good (I think I have been nesting some already, especially with sorting through all my sister's hand me downs from her girl from newborn til 2 years!)
   
8. Gender? Baby girl...Kensington!!
   
9. Labor signs? nothing!
   
10. Belly button in/out? popping out even more on top now, but still straggling behind on the bottom
    
11. What I miss? waking up without back issues...
    
12. Looking forward to? my FIRST prenatal massage this Saturday and then my chiropractor on Monday, maybe my back will feel better by next time!
    
13. What's going on with Baby A? (from www.thebump.com)

Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces and every week she gets closer and closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world.

your baby at 24 weeks

• Her see-through skin is gradually becoming more opaque.
• And it's got a new pink glow, thanks to the small capillaries that have recently formed.