Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year! One of my "resolutions" is to keep up with my blog better! This 2 kid thing keeps me pretty busy, but I am making a goal to post at least a couple of times a week! I may do the ABC's of blogging again that I did in the past to keep me accountable! ;-)

I hope everyone is having a great start of the New Year! Do you have any New Year resolutions?

First Day of Preschool!

Today my sweet Fritter girl started Pre-K 3 at Word of God Academy! She was so excited this morning and was very excited to carry her new back pack.

She goes half days every morning, so we are getting our little routine of getting to bed early every night (still working on that) and getting up and out of the house by 8 every morning! I'm so excited about all the wonderful things she is going to learn this year! They said that she did great today on her first day, but all she told me about was the Red light, yellow light, green light....That's the conduct system..lol...Here's hoping for all green lights this year! :-)

Have a great Monday!

One Month Old!

I meant to post this yesterday, but Sunday's are pretty busy for us & I couldn't get around to it, but yesterday my little Abram turned one month old!

Abram weighs probably around 10 and 10.5 pounds now & looks chunkier by the day! lol He is growing out of clothes like crazy!! He is eating every 3 hours during the day and usually goes at least 3-4 hour stretches at night and has even done a few 6 hour stretches for me a night or two!  He is such a happy, sweet and laid back baby. He loves to be held and  swaddled up tight and will just fall fast asleep in your arms. 

He loves to spend time swinging and that always puts him to sleep. He has also started to "coo" and "eww" sometimes when we talk to him. He also has started to do a sweet little smile when he hears us talking back to him. It is so sweet!

 What a great joy he has brought to our family! His big sister just adores him & I just can't wait to see their relationship grow as he gets older! He will definitely be one pampered little boy! :-)

 

 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. ~Psalm 127:3

Introducing My Sweet Boy!

Well I kinda fell off the bandwagon with my posts, but I did make it to 39 weeks and had a scheduled c-section on the morning of July 21, 2011!

Here I am 39 weeks pregnant at 4 am before we went in! I hardly slept I was so excited!

My sweet Fritter girl cozied up in the bed with me while we were waiting to go to the OR. She kept asking me if I was ok! She was very concerned! :-)

Waiting with much anticipation to hear that sweet baby cry....

And he was here!! Weighing in at 8 lbs 5 oz and 20.5 inches long! My sweet big boy!

We had a pretty uneventful hosptial stay and had lots of sweet family & friends come visit! Fritter just loves her little brother and loves to be a big helper! She loves to give him his paci & when he cries, she gets all upset & says, "It's ok...I'm here, I'm here!" She also loves to sing Rock-A-Bye baby to him. It's sweet! :-)

My recovery has been great & seemed much easier this time around & I was very thankful to have my mom and husband be so helpful for the first few weeks. Little man is doing great & getting bigger by the minute!! We don't go back to the doctor until Sept. but I know he has got to be at least 10 something pounds by now. My arms are definitely going to be toned picking this sweet boy up and down! :-)

He turned 4 weeks old yesterday and here's a recent pic I took of him sleeping in church on Sunday! I could just sit around and kiss those cheeks all day long!

Well off too lunch! Have a great weekend! :-)

36 weeks!

Only 20 more days (if not sooner!!) and my baby boy will be here! We are trying finish up to-do lists around here & I'm spending lots of sweet time with my Fritter girl these last few weeks. She talks about her little brother all the time now and I can't wait to see her in the Big Sister role. :-)

(Kinda a bad picture, but the camera battery died right after my husband got one shot & I think his finger was in the flash, but you can't miss the belly, so it will work! LOL)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Size of baby: Probably 6-6.5 lbs I'm guessing. BabyCenter says the size of a crenshaw melon...(Again, have no clue what that is, BabyCenter!) LOL He's getting chubbier by the day though & gaining about an ounce a day.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +24 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: It's a sweet baby BOY! His name will be Abram.

Movement: Yes, although I can tell he is starting to get really squished in there. I feel hiccups alot & feel him stretch out. Only occasionally will he get a could jab in! :-)

Sleep: Not the best, just because I can't get comfortable and then I have to go to the bathroom about 4 times through the night!! Annoying! LOL 

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach & not getting around as fast as I used too...I feel like I waddle everywhere! LOL

Cravings: Milk & Homemade S'mores Trail Mix (Sooo good!!)

Symptoms: Occasional indigestion, a little bit of swelling by the end of the day, and just starting to feel uncomfortable.

Best Moment this week: Going to my first weekly appointment and buying his sweet going home outfit! :-)

35 weeks!

Oops! I missed my 34 week post, so I'll just catch up with what is going on now. Things have gotten so busy in these last few weeks and I'm so excited that my little man will be here in the next month! :-)

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 35 weeks

Size of baby: I'm guessing off of the ultrasound we had 2 weeks ago & what he weighed then that he is about 5 1/2 lbs.  BabyCenter says about the size of a honeydew melon! :-)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +22 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Yep!

Gender: It's a sweet baby BOY! His name will be Abram.

Movement: Yes! He is still wiggling and stretching out alot. :-) 

Sleep: Actually pretty good this past week, so I have been very happy!

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach & not getting around as fast as I used too...I feel like I waddle everywhere! LOL

Cravings: Milk & Watermelon (not necessarily together though! :-))

Symptoms: Occasional indigestion, a little bit of swelling by the end of the day,  and just starting to feel uncomfortable.

Best Moment this week: Putting the finishing touches on his nursery! It's pretty much finished! Yay! 

Abram's Baby Shower

Well, I'm a little late posting about this, but my sweet sisters & great friends threw a wonderful shower for baby Abram and me on June 4th. It was so sweet & decorated so cute! Get ready for picture overload! :-)

Sweet boy decorations & pictures of my husband & I were on all the tables...

Sweet cake & punch table

The great spread of so much yummy food!

Beautiful floral arrangements my friend Hannah arranged were on all the tables too. So pretty!

His adorable cake made by Mrs. Cubley. It was so yummy too! :-)

My best friend, Michelle & I, posing with a picture before she had to leave a little early.

Me with all of the sweet hostesses! :-) Love them!

Listening to Hannah & Kara read a cute, funny, & sweet quiz called "Abram according to Anna" and it was all different questions and the answers Anna gave when Kara quizzed her during Wednesday night church. It was so special to hear her answers! :-)

Opening up lots of sweet presents!! He is one loved baby boy! :-)

Loving the sweet baby quilt my friend Kara's mom, Mrs. Karen, made for Abram. It is so sweet!

I had such a great time & was so thankful for all of the sweet details & work that everyone put into his shower. It was such a great morning & I can't wait for Abram to get here now! :-)

Now off to finish all the thank you notes..... ;-)