Guess who turned 4

Yup. My first born, Gabrielle. 

The big 4!

We had a birthday party for her at the bowling alley. It was so much fun! 

There were about 20 people that came out to celebrate with us. She had a mini cake, there were cupcakes, ice cream, pizza, and juice. Family and friends. & of course, presents! 

On her actual birthday, we had another cake and just spent the day with each other. Also took her to the gymnastics place so she could run around.

I asked her a handful of questions, she was happy to answer!

Kind of like a birthday interview!

1. What is your favorite color? Red and pink2. What is your favorite toy? Japanese ice cream. (You make it out of powder)3. What is your favorite fruit? Cherries and peaches4. What is your favorite TV show? Little red riding hood and the 3 little pigs5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Eggs6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Nerd dress7. What is your favorite game? Hello kitty and super why abc game8. What is your favorite snack? Fruit snacks9. What is your favorite animal? Bunny10. What is your favorite song? Hello friends - mother goose club11. What is your favorite book? Down by the bay12. Who is your best friend? Kelen13. What is your favorite cereal? Donut cereal14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Bat ball (baseball)15. What is your favorite drink? Cherry juice and lemon juice 16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas 17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Penguin!18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cereal19. What is your favorite thing to eat for dinner? Shrimp20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A nerd! 

I love you, Gabby! 

4th of July

Woke up at the crack of dawn. Literally. 4am and I have to pee (for the 12th time tonight). Of course pregnancy insomnia decides to kick in and I'm unable to fall back asleep. 6:30am rolls around and it's time to get up. So I do. 

Sweet bags. 

I wake Gabby up a little after 7:30am. She's not happy about this. She's tired. She's grouchy. She won't let me dress her in a cute 4th of July outfit. She's cutely pissed on the way to breakfast. 

We all eat good and head to the mall. At this point, she's a little happier and has some energy. 

Bouncing around the play area!

We head home and I take a much needed 1.5hr nap. We go out to eat for dinner and come home to light some fireworks. Gabby said she loved it. Sparklers were a big hit!

Feeling accomplished today

Not only did I clean up Gabby's toy area, room, and my room. But! I also managed to get some receiving blankets washed up as well as my pump. I need to order new pumping tubes and bottles, but, everything else is ready to use. I put some of the blankets into my baby bag and will slowly fill it with a couple outfits and other things baby will need. I'm going to start on my hospital bag, too. As well as hubby's.

 

So early, I'm only 25 weeks, but that's all there is to do! We aren't setting up a nursery. We did for Gabby but she still sleeps with me and only goes into her room to play. If anything, the girls can share a room for a little while. 

We bought a pack and play last week. The one we had when Gabby was born is broken. We got a lot of use out of it. We do have Gabby's old crib, that she slept in all of maybe 3 times! That is in a different part of the house for now.

All that's left to get is a car seat, double stroller, pumping tubes and bottles, and eventually a high chair. Other then that, we have everything. Well, we will need diapers and wipes. But that's it! 

Here's an updated progress picture from week 24!

Pregnancy update!

Now to finally start the survey! I got so behind, sorry little baby.

Today's date: May 17, 2015

How far along: 18 weeks 6 days!

Total weight gain: about 7lbs, ahhh!

Size of the baby: 5.5 in ; size of a sweet potato.

Sex: We should be finding out on May 26th!

Maternity clothes: I wear them just because they are super comfortable! I can still wear my regular jeans, just need to not button them ;)

Sleep: Sleeping good for the most part. Some nights I do have insomnia.

Best moment(s) of the week: Reading to Gabby. Each night I've been reading two books that she picks out. :)

Movement: Lots of movement! I can feel movement throughout the day and a lot at night. I lay there next to Gabby (she's usually asleep) and tap or poke my belly and I can feel little kicks and\or jabs.

Food cravings: Gimmie all the carbsssss. I've eaten terribly the last two weeks. A lot of fast food. A lot of ice cream.

Food aversions: Not really :)

Morning sickness: So far, so good.

Symptoms: Boobs are growing. A little easy to lose my temper.

Labor signs: Too soon.

Belly button in or out: in but flat
What I miss:  more than one cup of coffee lol I used to drink almost a whole pot of coffee in the morning. Now, just one small cup.

What I'm looking forward to: May 26, 2015! Finding out the gender. Also May 21, 2015 - taking Gabby to see if she is able to start preschool. School is all she talks about!


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The first trimester, I was exhausted and nauseous.  All I wanted to do was sleep. I'd go to bed with Gabby, wake up with Gabby, and nap with Gabby. Luckily, for me, she was still napping pretty much every day during my first trimester. Nausea didn't clear up until a couple weeks into my 2nd trimester. That's when my energy came back too.

I didn't have food aversions that I can recall. With Gabby I couldn't eat meat during the 1st trimester, this pregnancy, I enjoyed meat.

Cravings: at first, pasta salad. A chicken sandwich with a lot of mayo. Ice cream. Sweets. Watermelon. BLT's.

Experienced leg cramps! Never had those with Gabby.
Lots of headaches. Had these with Gabby as well.
Crazy dreams. With Gabby too.
Week 17 and 18, I've been a big B. lol, sorry hubby.
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First time for everything

 

This weekend (Tuesday and Wednesday) Gabby got into a pool and got to swing for the very first time. 

Great family time. Xo.

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