3 Years Ago...

Today Danny and I celebrate our third wedding anniversary.  It's hard to believe that three years ago I was walking down the aisle, marrying my best friend.  Here we are today with a beautiful little 14 month old girl that melts our hearts on a daily basis and a precious little boy who is awaiting his grand arrival.  I feel so very blessed to have Danny in my life and I know I wouldn't have Marissa or this baby boy without him. 

Tonight we're going out on the (down)town for a nice dinner as husband and wife.  =)

Baby Boy Update

I had my 31 week check up today.  Blood pressure, weight gain, movement, etc. is all looking great.  The doctor said that he is almost in the head down position, he's a little off to the left right now, but he's not breech.  His heart rate was 147 BPM and I'm measuring at 32 weeks instead of 31.  Right now the doctor isn't concerned with me measuring slightly ahead.  I did the same thing with Marissa about this time.  Also, I'm technically 31 weeks 4 days today, so I'm almost 32 weeks anyway.  She will monitor growth in the next couple of weeks and as we get closer to my due date I may see "Baby Boy" one more time on the ultrasound to get an estimate of his weight. 

Yes, we're still calling him Baby Boy because he does not have a name yet...and it is starting to have a ring to it. :-P

My next appointment is scheduled for November 17th and then...dun, dun, dun...I go WEEKLY until he's born.  Yikes!  Where has this pregnancy gone?! 

I asked the doctor today (already knowing that the answer is her guess is as good as mine) if second babies usually come sooner than the first.  She said in most cases a second baby does come sooner, but ultimately they come when they are ready.  I was a week overdue and induced with Marissa.  I still have a glimmer of hope that he will come after the holidays are over, but I'm hoping to avoid an induction this time around.  Time will tell!

We've started painting the nursery and I hope to start getting things back together this weekend.  I am waiting to take pictures because right now it looks a mess.  Stay tuned for some sneak peeks!

I still have quite a bit on my "to-do" list. 

• Recover Marissa's mobile with fabric that matches Baby Boy's nursery (requires sewing)
• Make or buy hand and foot print plaques
• Make decoration for behind the crib, I'm thinking initials but so far we only know of two initials
• Make decoration for his bedroom door, again we need a name for this
• Buy shelves for nursery and get decorative items
• Buy toy bin that matches nursery
• Hang wall art
• Finish painting
• Put together crib, move dresser and glider
• Organize closet and make closet labels

I'm sure I'm forgetting a number of things but that's all I can think of now.  I'm trying to hold off on buying anything for him because my work has graciously offered to throw me a baby shower at the end of November.  :)  Such a blessed little boy. 

Power of Prayer for Tripp

The blogger world is great for many things.  Like finding new recipes, sharing DIY tutorials, cleaning secrets, sharing family photos and keeping loved ones in touch when life gets busy.  The blogger world is also a tool to spread the word, ask for prayers and bring masses of people together to support someone in need.  

Recently, I've been following a blog about a little boy named Tripp who has a rare genetic disease called EB.  If you can, please take a moment to check out Tripp's Story and say a quick prayer for him and his family.  The power of prayer can be amazing and I know many, many moms are praying for Tripp to get better and holding their little ones extra tight!  No mother or innocent child should ever have to endure this kind of pain.  

  

HDBD/Wordless Wednesday

Okay, it's not quite wordless Wednesday; I'll try to keep it short.  It is hump day bump day, though!

I haven't taken a 31 week belly picture of baby boy, but here is last week's 30 week picture.

And just for funsies, here's 30 weeks with Marissa:

Happy Halloween!

My favorite little honey bee!

A Week of Firsts

As a new mom, you are so very excited for all of the firsts in your child's life.  Like crawling, their first word, first steps, etc.  Well, there's also a few firsts that you could either live without or push off until they go to college (I kid, I kid...).  :)

One that I anticipated being much worse than it was, was Marissa's very first big girl sleep over.  That's right, she's almost 15 months old and hasn't slept overnight without her mommy yet.  Last Friday was Danny's birthday so Marissa went to her Grandma and Grandpa's house for the night.  Danny and I went to a Japanese steak house for dinner and had a nice evening as husband and wife.  I was hoping to sleep in but my internal alarm clock didn't allow for that.  Instead I got up, made coffee and breakfast, made Danny's favorite (strawberry) cupcakes, gave the kitchen a good wipe down and put away a load of laundry.  Marissa did great at her sleep over and the anticipation of the big event is now behind us.

This is the one that I could live without...

Marissa had her first big "spill" yesterday.  She fell on the brick walkway at our house and got a pretty good scrape on her forehead.  Note to self: brick is not forgiving.  Poor baby was pretty upset (as was I) but with a few kisses and mommy snuggles she was back to her normal self.  She let me clean it up and was acting like nothing happened after that. 



This morning I dropped Marissa off at the sitters and she said "bah-bye!"  It was adorable, so at least there's one good first for the week!  She also gave me a kiss before I left so at least she still loves me and has forgiven me for letting her scrape her head. 

Pumpkin Patch!

Before heading home from my parents house we took a quick trip to the pumpkin patch with Marissa.  She liked chasing her shadow and running around the patch.  She wore herself out good!

On our way to the patch!

Chasing Daddy

Taking a ride on Grandpup

Sittin' on a punkin'

Beating on the pumpkins with Daddy

Taking a wheel barrel ride, checking out our loot

"I think I'll have this one!"

Grammy & Marissa

Goofy girl

...and she's out!