A 2 Weeker- 36 and 37

We have had a pretty eventful few weeks around here at the Hefty house. 

I hear that when you have a new baby things tend to really slow down for everyone and everyone gets lots of sleep.  (Please read that last sentence with your sarcastic voice.)  So we have been keeping it extra busy.  :)

So, week 35-36 looked something like this (it was eventful and 2 weeks so this is a pretty long post)...

Monday and Tuesday- Normal. 

Wednesday- Lukas leaves to go here:

In case you're wondering, this is Kennedy Space Center.  He goes every year with the 5th graders and they spend the night under a giant rocket (the Saturn V I think?).  If you want you can read more about it on his school blog here

In the mean time, I wave him and the 2 giant charter buses that go onto this trip goodbye before heading to class to start my day of filling in as the music teacher (since both she and my class were going to Kennedy).  It was going to be a great day until I decided to take a little "trip" of my own.  One minute I'm standing, the next I am literally super hero flying through the air after tripping and I land completely on my stomach with my hands out over my head in flying position. 

Would you like to guess who caught ALL of my weight as I hit the ground?  Yep.  My sweet (and now we know strong) baby boy.

So I went to the hospital.  After an ultrasound (where the lady told me I was having a GIRL and then corrected herself) and fetal/mommy monitoring for 5 hours I was told that my baby is perfect and I am ship shape and ready to go home.  Lukas got to stay on his trip (after I told him he didn't need to come home but I'd let him know). 

Thursday Lukas came home and Friday we got a visit from both the Spring Break fairy and...

NANNY CINDY!!

We ate, we picnic-ed, we played, we ate some more.  It was magical. 

Saturday we made a BIG move in our house.  Geesh, if I had time each of these paragraphs would have been a different post, they all seem so monumental to me!  Cameron transitioned over from his crib to his big boy bed/mattress.  This is NOT because we want to put sweet new boy in the crib and kicked Cameron out, but rather, because Cameron was ready.  He LOVES it!  Seriously, it has gone SO well!

We kept EVERYTHING the same that we could.  Same routine, same place in the room.  Just a different bed with some really fun big boy stickers of some of our favorite characters to look at. 

Sunday my besties did it again and they threw me a LOVELY baby shower/luncheon.  It was small.  It was thoughtful.  It was perfect.  I have a lot of nice things that I really want to say about this luncheon, but I want to do it with pictures that aren't on my camera, so if you'll be patient with me, I'd like to do another entire post on this later. 

Sunday also started week 36-37/ SPRING BREAK

Monday- Mom left :(  It's always a sad occurence, but she'll be back real soon!

Tuesday- The men in my life worked really hard and removed the shed from the backyard.  It was dirty.  There was wildlife involved (Lukas' favorite Ha ha).  Now there is an empty hole in my yard that is FULL of potential.  I can see two boys playing in their playhouse, swingset, zipline already.  It's inside the dirt there somewhere. 

Tuesday was also Poppy Max's birthday!  We went to Red Lobster and then came home for cake with our neighbors/friends.  The dad of that family has his birthday on 3/27 also!

Wednesday we went on a family date to International Mall to get Cameron's haircut, some lunch, and a coming home from the hospital outfit for our little baby.  It was a fun day.



Cameron got to sit in a big boy car and watch Cars while getting his haircut!

 Now he's still so handsome, but with shorter hair!

Thursday Lukas and I went on a little "Baby Moon" to Epcot.  We ate our way around the world, rode on rides and walked.  Man did we walk!  I have a picture, but it's my bump picture for below, so just hold your horses. 

Friday we relaxed.  Did some nursery decorating.  Packed our hospital bags.  Put both carseats in the car.  And relaxed. 

Saturday was the same.  Which leads me to the pregnant lady stuff...

And I'm still preggers:

How far along?  37 weeks! 

Total weight gain/loss: + 35.  I am currently at my goal.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: No.

Best moments this past week:  See above.

Food cravings:  Nope.  In fact, I feel less hungry right now than I have in my whole life. 

Wedding rings.  On or off?  Haven't tried lately

Gender: boy- unless you're the ultrasound lady at the hospital.  Oh, oops, I was right, it IS a boy!

Movement:  Yes.  In fact, I'm trying not to be all "every symptom in the book" since I'm considered full term now, but I really think he's lowered. 

Labor Signs: Irregular contractions.  According to the doctor, I'm 1.5-2 cm dilated and 50% effaced.  I keep reminding myself that that doesn't mean anything.

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  Comfort in my ribcage.

What I am looking forward to:  Little baby.

Update:  So...  I have to go back to the doctor on Monday so that they can very closely monitor my blood pressure due to my history with preeclampsia and the fact that my blood pressure was not high, but a little higher than normal on Friday.  We'll keep you updated. 

And now the baby is:  A watermelon.  He's pretty much as tall as he's going to be but is packing on the fat. If I were to go into labor and have him right now, I'd be considered full term and it would be okee dokee.  That's hard to know because now everytime I move I think about whether or not I'm in labor.

And my bump via Epcot:

 

30 Weeks!

Oh my, what a week batman!

Since speaking to you last our family has done just about everything under the sun!  We...

1.  Went to Disney World for 2 days.  SO fun!  SO SO fun!  I would like to do a whole post on this, but in case I don't get to it, I still want to show you some pictures. 

2.  Cameron got a haircut (at Disney trip)



Yep, his hat sure does say First Haircut!

 3.  I had to leave my job.  :(  This was just a county error with me holding 2 positions in the county.  Yadda yadda.  Boring.  In the end, we decided it was best to end the part time job that I had to end three weeks from now anyway rather than give up my leave and lose my 2 years of teaching that I had on record.  So while errors always stink, it will be okay in the long run and now I get to love on this sweet boy even more.

4.  Cameron had his 18 month check up.  Yeah, he's pretty much perfect, the doctor said.  :)  Also, he doesn't need shots again until he's 4.  YAY!

5.  Lukas' soccer team played their last regular season soccer game.

6.  We had a very eventful and successful trip to IKEA to purchase baby brother's dresser/changing table for his room and we successfully assembled said dresser. 

7.  AND today Lukas ran another Half Marathon finishing with his best time ever at 1 hour 53 minutes. 
So proud of him.

If you think that this is a lot of things for a 29-30 week pregnant lady, then you're right.  But it's nothing new for us.  If you remember last time at 30 weeks we were here and we were pretty darn busy then too!  Yes, that is the same repost as last week's.

So here's what it's like to be me and pregnant right now.

How far along? 30 Weeks.  I like to refer to this as the Birth Decade.  That's to say that I don't go over 40 weeks.  I ask baby brother to take his time and grow, but please don't make me go past 40 weeks. 

Total weight gain/loss: +20.  In all of the busyness, I didn't weigh myself this week though.

Maternity clothes? Yes.

Sleep: Yes.  It really helps to have a little baby who is on a great sleeping schedule.  Right now he sleeps for 12 hours at night and 2 during the day.  Glorious.  Hopefully we'll strike gold there twice, I know not immediately, but eventually. 

Best moments this past week:  See above. 

Food cravings: Still sweets.   

Gender: boy

Labor Signs: No

Belly Button in or out? In.  Flat.

What I miss:  Disney World.  I could really live there.

What I am looking forward to:  This week we're getting our taxes done.  I know, we're so romantic doing our taxes for Valentine's day.  I'm interested to see if we get anything back this year.  That would be something to be excited about.

Weekly Wisdom:  Go to Disney World.  It's so worth it!

And now the baby is...

An acorn squash. We are somewhere around 3 pounds. We are almost our entire height (around 17 inches!) and we are fattening up. Our brain is really forming and coming together and "starting to look like a brain." He also moves all the time and it is a lot of fun. He likes to make his appearances all over my stomach, sides, and such, not just in one place.

You can see the bump in some of the pictures above.

28 Weeks!

Raise your hand if you're in your 3rd Trimester!

Raise your hand if you're a total nesting freak for your entire pregnancy? 

Seriously, I can't stop organizing.  I can't stop making mental to do lists.  I can't stop redecorating, repurposing, and making to do piles (put away in organization baskets of course!)  It all started in November/December when

1.  I emptied everything out of the guest room to turn it into the new nursery and decided to have a yard sale and
2.  I completely organized the floor to ceiling wall of science materials at Lukas' school and gave it all a new home. 

That's where it started, I'll let you know where it ends.  Or at least slows down.  Ha ha. 

Okay, now that you've stepped into the black hole that I refer to as my brain lately, I will bring you onto a little normalcy. 

This week has been fun. 

We got a little dirty mouth. 

We celebrated Lukas' birthday.  All weekend.  That was pretty darn fun!  We made cupcakes with Lukas' class (I can't show you pictures because those aren't my personal children).  We had a small family party.  Lukas and I went on a dinner date.  We know how to par-tay!

Upon all of the partying and eating.  We ended the week slightly pooped.

But not too pooped to blog!

• How far along? 28 weeks, working on month 7 and the third trimester! 
• Total weight gain/loss: I'd say that this weekend may have pushed me into the 20's. 
• Maternity clothes? Yes. Today someone asked me how I had lost my 17 month old baby fat so quickly.  Um...  Thank you, but...  What?  Are you kidding?  Please see exhibit A in the bump section of the blog.
• Sleep: Horrible.  Like, hardly any sleeping.  Feeling tired.
• Best moments this past week:  Lukas' birthday was pretty fun. 
• Food cravings: Donuts.  They are starting to catch up to coke.  Why couldn't I crave spinach? 
• Gender: boy
• Labor Signs: No
• Belly Button in or out? In.  Flattening.
• What I miss:  Sleeping.  In whatever position I want.
• What I am looking forward to: This time next week we'll be at DISNEY WORLD! 
• Weekly Wisdom:  Figure out how to organize in a not obsessive manner.  Let me know when you do.  Ha ha.   

And now the baby is...

Still an eggplant. He has lots of brain things going on.  This week he can blink.  Also, we have decided on a name.  We'll decide when we share it at another time. 

And the bump...

Just wanted to give you a glimpse of the crazy whirlwind that I love to call my life.  This is my interpretation of Salvador Dali's Still Life Fast Moving seen here.  Are you impressed by the art reference?  I might be. 


And here's what we were doing when I was this pregnant last time!

25 Weeks

Boy does time sure fly around here when you're having fun! 

We had an amazing Christmas break this year.  We stayed home in Florida this year, but that doesn't mean that we lacked in family time! 

Lukas' uncle and aunt came and visited from Texas.  We took a 2 day get away down to Cape Coral to see my sister and her family.  My parents came to ring in the new year with us all the way from Georgia!  It was a super fun time. 

After taking this past week to get back into the swing of things and catch up with sleep I feel great.  And that takes me to our 25th week!

The day after my parents left Florida got COLD.  I dislike the cold and I complain about the 2 days in a row that we have it.  On the flip side, you will very rarely hear me complain about the heat.  At all.  Maybe once in a blue moon, but that's it. 

One thing that I am totally in love with when it comes to the cold is this sweet little boy in his new dinosaur hoodie sweatshirt.  Seriously.  Cutest thing ever!  This picture is a little far away and hard to tell because of the shadow, but below I have a much closer picture, so read the whole post.  (Thanks Jason and Alicia)

We took our picture in the middle of the week this week at a fun little park excursion.  I decorated for winter with a basket full of pinecones to go as my table center piece.  It matches my tan placemats very nicely and it was fun to hunt for pinecones with the whole fam.  Yep, that's even Bella with us!

How far along? 25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I really don't know right now actually.  I haven't weighed myself since before Christmas!
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Sleep: I would like to say that I have been significantly more mellow this pregnancy, but every night I wake up and I am on my back (this is apparently a no no).  I think I am stressing out about it in my sleep and waking myself up.  Weird.
Best moments this past week:  We've had lots of really nice family time this week. 
Movement: Totally.  Although, this baby is more mellow than Mr. Cameron.
Food cravings: Sweets.  I even make a dessert almost every night.  This week I made pudding, Jello, and M&M cookies. 
Gender: Boy.
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: I don't feel like I'm depriving myself of things this pregnancy. 
What I am looking forward to: DISNEY WORLD next month!
Weekly Wisdom: If you really want something (craving wise) let yourself have a little of it.  Don't go crazy with it, just moderate.
Milestones:  We painted the nursery over the break.  It's cappuccino and wonderful. 

And now the baby is...
A pound and a half! Whoa! Capillaries are forming in both his lungs and under the skin to fill with blood. So we're getting blood and lungs! Woo hoo! We are also getting hair and a little bit of fat so he can be a nice chunky baby. He's also developing an equilibrium so he's learning up from down. (according to thebump.com)

And here is last pregnancy's post

Here are just some more cute pictures since it's been a while:



Love my little Dino




Cameron is enjoying his new chair (Thanks Nanny and Poppy)




Cameron is holding his little baby.  This little baby belonged to Lukas.  He's such a snuggler.



So?? Little Brother or Little Sister??

We were all dying to know! 

Adorable invitations (made by one of our favorites AKA Alicia) featuring our favorite toddler were sent to our local family members and a small group of friends.  I don't know how to show them to you though.  Let me get back to you on that one.

Doctor's appointment had been attended (telling Lukas and I the news).

Georgia family members were given the phone call (I didn't want them to find out on Facebook now did I?).

The Big Brother was totally ready for his star moment, and then it had arrived.

                                                             And BOY did he shine! 

We decided to tell everyone this time by having Cameron come out with the pink or blue (in our case blue) balloon to tell everyone that it was a BOY! 

I am now outnumbered in our home!  And I am totally thrilled with that!

We cannot wait to meet our new little boy!

20 Weeks! Half Way There!

I can't believe that we are half way done being pregnant.  Weird. 

We find out THIS THURSDAY if our baby is a he or a she.  I'm super excited! 

This week I have definitely hit the 2nd trimester high.  I am no longer sick (from being pregnant or in my sinus cavity). 

I feel downright invigorated.  My house is clean.  My job is going well.  My baby is growing and happy.  I love to hang out with my friends.  I am totally getting into extra little projects again (more on that later).  Life is good today folks.

Okay so being pregnant:
How far along? 20 weeks- Half way done!
Total weight gain/loss: +8.8 pounds
Maternity clothes? Yes.
Sleep: Eh.  It's okay for me.
Best moments this past week:
        1.  Christmas fun has definitely begun in our home
        2.  The ever wonderful Boat Parade party at some of our favorites houses.  (Picture the best food. Ever.  Great company.  Christmas lit boats.  A brass band playing carols.  Just glorious!)
        3.  I finished reading Psalms this week.  I am grateful for all of the Bible but I am glad to be moving onto another book.  In all honesty, Psalms can be kind of intimidating to me and has been a big excuse for me to avoid reading the book altogether.  But now it has been accomplished and only good came out of it.
Movement: Totally.
Food cravings: Sweets.  I can't get enough of them.  Oddly enough, I'm totally digging water right now.  Seriously, every day but yesterday I drank 2 liters of water.  Woo hoo!
Gender: This Thursday
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Nothing today
What I am looking forward to: Thursday.
Weekly Wisdom: This week, doing a little bit of work every day instead of piling it all into one giant, impossible cleaning session really kept me organized and motivated.
Milestones: As far as pregnancy goes?  Not much.  I've had movement, I'm definitely showing. 

As far as the rest of my life goes?  We got our Christmas tree and lights up this week as well as ordered our Christmas cards. 

As far as this handsome and talented guy goes:


I should tell you that he has been able to do this for a while, but I finally got it on tape.  A little bit more mastered and slightly less messy.

Cameron has also started saying "UH OH!" and it is hilarious!  He knocks stuff over and says it or he just says it for fun but it's stinkin' cute!

And now the baby is...

A cantaloupe. In just a couple of weeks we will be leaving the ounces and moving into the pounds! Crazy, I know!  There are also functioning little tastebuds in baby's sweet little mouth.  Baby is also getting a lot of swallowing practice in.

If you would like to see what I was thinking last time around at 20 weeks, then go here.

Cameron's New Found Love

Is it the buttery goodness?  The way it feels against his teeth?  The fact that he gets to hold it all on his own?  I don't know, but I do know this for sure!  Cameron loves some corn on the cob!

He can eat an entire ear all by himself!

A "Smashing" Good Time

I know.  I'm as good at puns as I am at metaphors! 

Apparently the shining moment of 1 year old parties is the part where the 1 year old gets to enjoy his/her own cake.  Cameron's cake was no exception. 

Some babies don't like messes and cry.  Not this guy!  He likes to rub his dinner all over his face, hair, and body.  This is all before he throws it on the floor.  So I knew that he'd probably love this opportunity to make a mess without being told not to. 

Cameron was super ready to go.  He's even reaching for it before I can get it onto the tray!

It didn't take long to get smeared into his hair:

Or to decide that it tasted yummy:

Cameron even tested different eating methods for efficiency.  Were the hands really useful or should we just dig in with our mouth?

Hands it was.

And before we knew it, he looked like this:

That's my guy!  He thought that this was a lot of fun!

When the cake was all done (not eaten completely, but rather destroyed) it was time to clean off.

Kiddy pool style.

Here's what we were left with...

I'd consider it a success!

And as an additional bonus: 

Tomorrow is the last day for Birthday Week here at the blog.  As a celebration, Cameron has a very special surprise to share with everyone, so remember to check back in tomorrow!!

Let's Get this Party Started!

In honor of Cameron's 1st birthday we are having a birthday themed week here at the blog.  Every entry this week is in celebration of the big day.  Today we're discussing guests and gifts!

We decided to have a very small guest list.  This wasn't to exclude anyone, or tell anyone that they aren't important.  It was simply to keep things, well, simple.

Once the guests arrived they indulged in the yummy snacks and donned their party hats

Luckily for Cameron and his parents, he is surrounded by people who love him.  

His Nanny and Poppy even drove all the way down from Georgia to share his special day with him! 

He loved visiting with his guests.

He was also pretty fond of getting presents! 

He read the books that were given to him:

He danced/pivoted in a circle to the new singing toys:

There was one gift that, well, scared the living daylights out of him. 

No worries though, he was happily ripping wrapping paper again in no time.  (You should also know that he and the toy are good pals now.)

Cameron is super blessed.  I don't mean that because he got so many cool gifts (and boy did he get a LOT of cool stuff!)  I mean it more because he has people in his life who want to give him gifts and share in his special time with him. 

He is so loved!