Baby #3

Spring is in the air, and we have exciting news to share!

This weekend I am 12 weeks pregnant! Due October 6th. We have known since week 4 so it already feels like I've been pregnant forever. And let me tell you, it's hard to hide a third pregnancy! My belly was just like "again? Ok! I give up" haha.

I haven't gained any weight but my regular pants are very uncomfortable so I've been embracing maternity pants and leggings already.

The worst part of my first trimester has been the back to back cold, stomach flu, cold, stomach flu.  Yes I had some sort of stomach flu type virus twice. Not fun.

Otherwise, less nausea than my other two pregnancies, although I didn't have bad nausea with either of them.  Food aversions to soda, strong garlic scents and flavors, and the sight of raw chicken. Gag.

Other symptoms include: crazy dreams (which was my first noticable symptom), some back pain, sore boobs

Have seen baby twice now on ultrasound, once at 8 weeks and then again today. Baby is growing and kicking! Heartrate of 157-160. Measured 2 days ahead but not changing due date at this point.

I will be happy with either a boy or girl.  A boy would be nice but we already have so much girl stuff that just seems easier.  Won't know for probably 6-8 more weeks.

Elsie is 4!

How is my first baby girl so big already?! I can't even believe it.

She loves:

Anything girly, dresses, heels, makeup, jewelry etc.

Playing with her sister

Her stuffed pig "Mister Pig"

Singing songs in the car

Showing off her dance moves

I asked her a few questions and here are her answers:

Favorite food: grapes

Favorite color: pink and purple

Favorite thing to watch on tv: daily bumps on YouTube which she calls "ollie and fin "

Favorite song: Heart song (to the tune of b-i-n-g-o)

What's to be a doctor when she grows up. Or a tooth fairy. 

Favorite thing to do: play with Molly (her Meme's dog)

Gemma is TWO!

Gemma is growing up so fast! I can't wrap my head around how she is already two, walking, talking, and so big.

She loves:

-"baby show" which is a YouTube channel that's actually called cocomelon that makes animated kids song videos

-milk, juice, fruit and candy. Otherwise, shes a much pickier eater than Elsie ever was at this age. She does eat a lot of grandma's mac n cheese though.

-taking toys from her sister and laughing

-taking a two hour nap

-doing puzzles

-sitting on the couch next to me or dad under a blanket, she's much more cuddly than her sister

-talking to Meme on video chat

-seeing "Papa"

-anything that Elsie likes because she follows her around a majority of the time

She is really so cute and funny it's hard to describe her. She plays hard to get and can be shy at first then is pretty loud and silly.

We love our little Gem!

Gemma 19 Months

Since I didn't write a post about Gemma being 1.5 I figured I'd do one now.

Gemma is talking a lot! She's putting two or more words together now like "my seat" and "night night elsie". But she still has a long way to go. She gets frustrated a lot more now when she wants something but doesn't know how to say it, she's just pull and my leg and yell.  Usually she wants food haha.

She loves animals and we are always looking at books with animals or listening to/ singing Old McDonald had a Farm.

She loves to play with and tease her sister by taking her toys.  Sisterly love.

She sleeps from 7pm until about 630-7am.

Her favorite toy is still her baby doll and she sleeps with her at night too.

She just got a bunch more teeth and has all of them now until she gets her two year old molars. Thankfully.

She's not afraid of anything.  She frequently jumps off the couch or tries to go down stairs without holding on.  Giving me so many heart attacks.

We love her so much!

Gemma 17 Months

Our sweet Gem is 17 months!

Words: mama, dada, elsie, papa, up, out, no, mine, ya, baby, boob 😂, outside, eat,   cheese, off, shoe, toes, help, ow, poop, butt, dog. And she will try to repeat almost any word of you ask her.

We stopped breastfeeding at 16.5 months.  My milk was mostly gone and I felt she was nursing just for comfort at this point. So when we got back from vacation, I just quit. It was pretty easy actually. She was only asking for it once a day. I only had to tell her no a handful of times. Then a week later she got sick. That was the hardest part. She wanted to nurse for comfort and I felt so awful telling her no. But alas, we are done.

As for eating, she eats mostly what we eat. I keep chicken nuggets and stuff on hand in case I make something I know she doesn't like. She eats a lot of berries and bananas for snacks. I also buy her whole milk yogurt pouches. I give her milk in a straw cup in the morning and evening.

23lbs 31 ish inches. She got weighed and measured this week at the doctor's office. She ended up having the Roseola virus.

I can't believe shes almost one and a half. Where does the time go? My silly, sweet, smart girl.

Gemma at 15 Months

Gemma is 15 months old.

Saying: mama, Dada, sis, papa, out, up, "I did it", this, Ya (and she shakes her head yes and no)

Eating: all fruits, sweet potatoes, very few meats but she does like the Kidfresh chicken meatballs

Sleeping through the night 98% of the time from 7pm until about 6-7am

She loves playing outside and in the dirt. She also loves going down slides.

Loves when Elsie sings to her (Twinkle Twinkle little star) and watching kids shows that have kids songs like wheels on the bus and old McDonald.

Her favorite toy is her baby doll.

Gemma is growing so fast! She is definitely all toddler now! I love this age so much.

Elsie is THREE!

I can't believe the little baby girl that made me a Mama is THREE!

She is sweet and very sassy. Quite the threenager. Everything is "I do it" in "two minutes".

Her favorite activities are watching TV (Daniel Tiger or Dora), coloring, and wearing dresses (the fancier the better).

In typical toddler fashion, she only eats what she wants, when she wants it. She's a big fan of ramen noodles, chicken nuggets, and french fries.

Lately, she hates taking a bath and also wearing socks.

She loves princesses, especially Belle. And she also loves to help cook or bake.

She loves school, most of the time.

She also loves her sister, most of the time, as long as she isn't taking her toys. But they frequently give each other hugs and wrestle to the ground. It's the beginning of a great friendship. Haha

Can't wait to see how Elsie grows and changes this coming year. She's an amazing, smart, fiercely independent little girl!