34 weeks

Finally we are on spring break! So excited to have this time off and just relax. School drama with our loser superintendent and my students acting crazy have me so stressed out. Glad to be away for awhile.

We had a pretty productive weekend. All of Mia's furniture is set up and we plan to transition her into her new room after our trip to Florida. She is really excited and loves playing in there. Today we had an early Easter brunch with Grammy, Papo and Uncle Brian since we'll be out of town for Easter. They brought over Mia's new dollhouse bookshelf and we spent the afternoon filling it with her books and stuffed animals (that have been hiding in her toy chest). She is such a little spitfire and makes us laugh so hard. Saturday she had to try on ALL of her new clothes at once, so she had about 5 outfits on yesterday and walked around the house as happy as could be saying "look at me daddy, look me".

Our beagles are at Grammy and Papo's for the week and we miss them. I love that Mia is growing up with her doggies. She adores them both and she kept asking me all night "mommy where charlie bosc go?...Grandma's house?". I know she misses them. Here is a silly picture of us, daddy wanted a group shot using the timer, Mia refused to get into any photos so we all finally gave up...as soon as we all went downstairs she said "one more picture!!!" so we went back up and she sat down....everything revolves around the 2 year old right? haha

33 weeks

Friday I had my check-up and everything looked just fine. Measurement and heart rate were right on target and I gained 2 pounds! Mia loved hearing her sister's heart beat. I have been feeling pretty good, just a little heart burn and tiredness. But the nesting has begun and we have been doing some spring cleaning in the house going through closets and such. Mia's new furniture is being delivered this weekend so I am excited about that.

Here are a few photos of to enjoy...me at 33 weeks and Mia playing outside when the weather was nice and at music class. She loves the tambourine!

spring!

We are being teased with some great spring weather this week. Mia and I have been taking the dogs for a walk then playing outside. Yesterday we did sidewalk chalk and she was having a great time coloring on the sidewalk - she'd color something and say "beautiful". She is such a silly girl, we just love her to bits. She has made up her own song, it goes "mama bear, papa bear, baby bear". She can also sing the words to Ding Ding went the Trolley (her version "Ding, ding trolleeeeyy, ring, ring, bellll, zing, zing, heartbeat, moment, saw you, felllll). She loves music. Still demanding either Justin, Jack or Pearl Jam on car rides....trying to get her into other bands but those are her three favorites!

32 weeks

32 weeks already. We got alot accomplished this weekend in Mia's new room - carpet was laid, Corey and Papo hung up the new ceiling fans and Grandma and I picked out a closet curtain and valances (grandma is making them) for the windows. Now we just wait for the furniture and then my big project of switching the closets (I can't wait to do this to get all the baby's clothes washed and set up). I am thankful we have two rooms for the girls to each have their own.

Mia has been practicing being a big sister. She will feed her babies their bottles and read them stories and change their clothes - it's very cute to watch. She still names her babies "Toby" and when we ask her what we should name her sister she says "Toby". Hmmmmm

being pregnant

some of my favorite things about being pregnant...
1. feeling the baby kick and move around - love that feeling!
2. not feeling guilty about having that second brownie knowing I will only be this 'size' for a little bit
3. going UP a cup size and being able to wear certain things with some extra support :)
4. maternity pants are SO comfy
5. discovering new cravings for different foods

some of my not so favorite things
1. the sneeze/pee moment - HATE that
2. the heartburn that is starting to creep up
3. the first (and second) trimester gagging and throwing up
4. feeling huge with swelling and not being able to see below my belly
5. the unwanted comments from others....annoying!

31 weeks!

31 weeks already!!! Suddenly this pregnancy is going really fast. Friday I had my check-up and all looked great. My BP was 120/66 (high for me but still considered normal) and I gained 3 lbs. The baby's heartrate was in the 140's and my Dr. said she is guessing the baby is about 3 lbs now. So all looked good. I do have slight swelling and heartburn has begun! It's terrible! Here I am again in my lovely kindergarten classroom bathroom taking a photo of myself again. I feel huge but hope this baby stays put for another good 9 weeks!

Mia started her music class again this Saturday. She loved it! She enjoyed the gathering drum, bells, shakers, tambourines, and all the other instruments she got to play. I can tell she really enjoys it more now that she is older and can tell me what songs she sang during class. One of her favorite errands to run with me is to do grocery shopping at Walt's. She always has one red apple and a slice of cheese from the deli.

Aunt Christie's wedding

What a great weekend we had! Friday we headed out to Dearborn for Aunt Christie's wedding. The weather was very snowy but we had no troubles and actually made great time. We all arrived at the Hyatt, got settled then headed to the Greenfield Village chapel for the rehearsal. Mia did great and was excited to met her new Uncle Chris and his nephews Wyatt and Oliver and niece Bianca. Afterwards we all headed to greek down in Detroit for a yummy dinner. Mia wasn't fond of the Saganaki (which she has seen before) but I think because there were so many being made. After awhile I calmed her down and soon she was better about them saying "there ya go" when it was over with. We had a late night.

Saturday was a busy day. Mia and I went to Aunt Christie's lingerie shower then Mia and daddy went swimming for a little bit. After we rested a bit we got ready and headed to the chapel. Mia did GREAT walking down the aisle with me and standing up front during the ceremony. At one point she called out to Papa, but otherwise did amazingly well. After the ceremony Mommy, Daddy and Mia were able to walk back down the aisle together as a family which was really sweet. Aunt Christie looked stunning and the ceremony was beautiful. Mia LOVED seeing so many family members and kept smiling at everyone. We then all headed to Adiamo's for a great reception. Ella was there and again Mia had fun with the kids she met and also cousin Christopher, plus other kids that were at the wedding. She colored for the first part of the night then took to the dance floor with her friends. She liked playing with the tamborine and dancing by the disco lights. She did great staying up until about 10:30pm. We headed back to the hotel around then even though the rest of our family stayed up till way later than that. But having a kiddos things are done a little differently and that is ok by me! Sunday morning we had a nice breakfast with everyone and a nice visit at Caporale's with everyone. We headed back home and Mia took a good 2 hour nap on the drive.

We had a great weekend and are so happy for Aunt Christie!