Bedding

I really didn't want a theme for the nursery. I wanted to do a modern type bedding in blue and brown. When Monte and I saw this, we both loved it. So... I guess we are doing a theme: "A Day at the Zoo." Luckily (or not depending how you look at it) Lexie has a ton of stuffed animals. I stole a few monkeys and lions from her to help decorate the room. We are still looking for a crib. I will post pictures once we get the nursery set up.

Here is a link to our baby bedding selection.
http://www4.jcpenney.com/jcp/ProductImageview.aspx?IT=G&ID=128c3a0&MD=&GRT=ENS&E=&SA=F&VT=ZV&I=0900631b81079f40M.TIF&VAS=&AV=F&HM=T&RGB=&AS=&AST=&BID=&VID=&RU=HOME%7c42249%7c42342%7c%7c%7cENS%7c128c3a0%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c%7c&CmCatId=EXTERNAL423304234142342

I fixed it!

Okay. I know I am insane, but this is for those of you who are OCD like me. Every time I looked at the previous belly pic, I noticed that the picture in the background was crooked. It was driving me nuts!!! I had to put a picture of it fixed on here just in case it was bothering anyone else.

Pop goes the belly!

I new I had gotten bigger, but I didn't realize how much bigger until I saw this picture. HOLY COW!!! (By the looks of me, I should be giving birth to a full grown adult.) I think the baby has hit a growth spurt. I am starving and exhausted all of the time. I feel like I eat constantly, but I have only gained a pound since the last picture. I guess he's using it all up for me. I went to Motherhood today. I put the little pillow on that is supposed to add 3 months to your belly. Well I have decided that once school gets out for Winter Break, I am not leaving the house. I will be way to big for anyone to see me. The same thing happened to me with Lexie. I was barely showing, and then one day I woke up with this huge belly.

Yesterday, I was sitting on the couch. I asked Lex and Monte if they wanted to go to the gym with me. They said no, so I stood up to go upstairs and change. When I stood up, my shirt was above my tummy. It was all hanging out for the world to see. They were laughing at me. I turned around, rubbed my tummy and said, "You can't get a body like this if you don't go to the gym." (It was really funny. I guess you had to be there.) Then that gave me an idea of what to be for Halloween. I thought I might wear black boy short underwear, a black bra, and black boots. Then I could go as Britney Spears.


26 weeks--one week until the 3rd trimester

Monte gets kicked

Monte got to feel the baby kick for the first time over the weekend. He was very excited. When the baby starts kicking I have Monte put his hand on my tummy, but he usually kicks where ever Monte's hand is not. I was so glad Monte finally got to feel him. Now I think he believes there is something in there, and I am not just getting a big belly. (And it is BIG!)

This is a very active boy. He kicks me all of the time. Sometimes it is so hard that you can see it from the outside. His favorite thing to do right now is kick my bladder when I am trying to get that extra 5 minutes of sleep after the alarm goes off. He's already interrupting my sleep and he hasn't even been born yet! I guess I am getting prepared for sleepless nights.

Lexie's Birthday

Lexie's 12th birthday was Friday. I can't believe she is already 12!!! Time is going so quickly!! We started off the evening with annual birthday pictures. I will post some of those when I get them. Then we ate at Benihana. The chef was new, so that was interesting. I kept picturing a flying knife stabbing me in the belly. Yikes!! Later, we had a cookie cake and opened presents. It was a fun evening.

Lexie's party with her friends was Saturday. We had a planned a pool party at the neighborhood pool. Lucky us, the first rain of the season came Saturday! (Way too early in the season. We had very little rain last year, so I guess it is going to make up for it this year.) So, the girls just hung out at the house and played DDR Max, watched TV, and gave each other make overs. I am sure they would have rather been swimming, but I think they still had fun.

Lexie blowing out the candle on Buddha.

My baby grew up!

Yeah!! Presents.

The girls at the party.

Danielle, Kennedy, Tamara, Kelly, Lexie, and Lea

Make a wish!!

Uncle Monte

Monte got to spend the weekend with his new niece and Aidan. He got to practice changing diapers. Laura said he managed to not get peed or pooped on. What a lucky guy. I hope he doesn't expect all diaper changes to be that clean. I think he is going to be a great daddy. Check out the pictures and see for yourself.

New Niece

We have a new niece. Her name is Anna Gray Moore, and she is 6 lbs. 8 oz. Here are a couple of pictures. She is beautiful!




Baby Anna


Big Brother and Little Sister.
I think they look a lot alike.

Monthly Belly Shot

Funny, belly shot used to have a whole different meaning. In this picture I am 21 weeks and 5 days. We still haven't picked out a name. If you have any suggestions, let me know.




My butt is not really that saggy. My jeans stretch out very quickly, so I look like a gangsta after having them on a few hours.

Class Pet

I've learned to give Lexie my undivided attention when she is asking me a question. Last week she was telling me about the class pets in Science. (I heard her mention hermit crabs.) She asked if she could bring a pet home for the weekend. I said as long as it's not a spider or snake. She laughed and said, "I told you what it was mom." I guess I wasn't really listening. The next morning she asked me to write a note saying it was okay for her to bring home an animal, so I did. This is what she brought home!!!




A RAT!!!!! Meet Bella the beautiful rat. UGH!
(It actually wasn't as gross as I thought it would be.)







Tink is interested in her new playmate. Yummy!

First Week of School

Lexie and I just finished our first week of school. Thank goodness we have a 3 day weekend; we are tired!! Lexie is doing great. She is very organized, does her homework without having to be told, and loves her teachers. She is very mature now that she is in middle school. Yeah Lex!! So far I seem to have a very good class. We had a Back to School Night on Thursday, and I got to meet most of my parents (mainly moms). The parents seem to be nice. I think we will both have a great year.