13 weeks today

 

...and I may be human again. Not totally, but at least I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. My belly is growing WAY faster than the last two pregnancies, but everything seems to be different! Back to work on Monday.

Busy weekend!

 
 
 
 


I have actually been feeling a little more human now, thank god. I am 12 weeks, so it makes sense. We did quite a bit yesterday. We went to Uncle Peter and Aunt Mary's Dragon Boat races and to the Austin Farmer's Market downtown. After that we went to Lexi's 5th birthday. The kids, needless to say, slept well.
On Thursday, Andy and his friend Garrett went to a concert down at Shady Grove, so Mayme and I took the kids to the park. We got a few cute photos.

Lexi's birthday party

 
 
 
 


A few photos from Lexi's Tinkerbell birthday party. The girls thought it was pretty cool!

Pretty weather

 
 


It has been unseasonably warm, actually, but tomorrow is due to be gorgeous. Meagan has been trying on lots of new clothes since she is growing out of all of her size 5s.
I had a good dr. appt today. Didn't lose any more weight (yay!) and can go back to work on May 4th. I am at the point where I miss my friends and even my kids. :)

Our newest favorite song!

It is hilarious...this is a local Austin Dry Cleaners commercial, and it has been spreading like some sort of virus. I was first exposed to it at the orthodontist when it came on over the radio and everyone began singing it. Since then, Meagan and Natalie have fallen in love with it.
We went yesterday to go see the Hannah Montana movie. I can't believe that I am saying this, but I actually really liked it! Not just tolerable, but I loved the music and the cute storyline. I know, I am surprised.

Eleven weeks...

Apparently, the body remembers and grows quicker with each pregnancy. I have been feeling a little better, perhaps only nauseous 90 percent of the time rather than 100%. Eating is my biggest challenge, something that is bizarre to me since I have never in my entire life had to force myself to eat. I am able to eat some during the day, but absolutely nothing for dinner. I bought myself a smoothie today, so I am hoping that helps.
Meagan wanted me to photograph her rainbow drawing. She works very hard on her artwork!

The new tent

You can also see Lila's new volleyball gear and Sharon-Gracie's cheerleader outfit. They are two very stylish ladies.

A busy weekend

This weekend we celebrated a late Passover with our family. Unfortunately, I keep on feeling sick, so it was not as exciting as I would like it to have been, but we did get to do the basics. My wonderful Aunt Jean put together a lovely seder (a few days late for me!) and we stayed with my parents. My inlaws came up from Houston too, which was the perfect touch. Andy and I are so lucky to have a family who gets along like our family does. It honestly feels like we are just all one family, not a put together one.
Natalie and Meagan went with their two grandmas and their daddy (yes, andy!!!!) to the American Girl Store. Wow. They went nuts there. Each baby got many outfits, but the special piece was the American Girl tent. I will post a picture later on here, because this thing is quite the tent. I was relieved that it was not a tent for my girls, but for their dolls since that was considerably smaller. Meagan and Natalie tucked in Lilah and Sharon-Gracie (their two American Girls) into the tent last night before bed.
In baby news, tomorrow is eleven weeks. I have parts of the day now where I feel human, but the morning sickness is just not gone at all yet. I got very sick last night after we got home. I keep on consoling myself by saying baby must be doing okay if he/she is able to do this to me. According to babycenter, at eleven weeks babies can open and close their fists and weigh about a third of an ounce. I was lucky enough to get a quick ultrasound last week and it was so neat! Baby was kicking up a storm amd moving it's arms around. We all think it is a boy since my pregnancy has been so much harder than my previous two girl pregnancies, but I honestly can say I don't care either way. I think Andy would enjoy a little boy, but we are both confident with girls.

Fun at the park

We decided a long time ago that we are going to roll with the local holidays and parties. We had a big egg hunt in our neighborhood today, and the kids would have been heartbroken to have not gone, so off we went. We posed with the bunny, ate Baskin Robbins (at 10 AM!!!) with Shaunak, our next door neighbor who turned THREE today, decorated cookies, and hula hooped. They had a ball and the weather was gorgeous.
Meagan also made sure to tell everyone there that she is going to be a big sister again and that Nati is no longer the baby sister! We are very excited for baby number three, even if he or she has been putting Mama through the wringer.