31 weeks

 How far along?: 31 weeks 4 days (it was a busy weekend!)
How big is baby?: Measuring just over 16 inches long and weighs about 3.3 lbs.
Weight gain?: 25 lbs gain so far, hoping I can keep my total weight gain around 30-35 in the next 9 (almost 8) weeks!
Stretch marks?: Same. 
Maternity clothes?: Yep!
Sleep?: Not bad, but I was sick part of this week so that was no fun.
Best moment this week?: Last week is a blur right now so nothing is coming to mind in particular.
Food cravings?: Nothing really.
Gender?: Girl!
Movement?: Oh yeah, getting stronger.
Belly button?: Strange looking.
What I miss?: Energy. Is this like the 3rd week that I've put this answer? The list is getting longer the closer to the end I get.
Labor signs?: Nothing besides a few braxton hicks contractions here and there.
What I'm looking forward to?: Check up on Thursday I guess.
Milestone? Hmmm..

More Easter

We celebrated Easter again this past weekend with my family on Sunday. I wanted to make sure and get a few pictures of our family since I didn't get any last week! Levi's tie is from zulily, he looked so cute in it!

 

My two boys! 

 Me and my little man!

 So handsome!

 My sister is due a month after I am!

Pinspiration Monday

It's Pinspiration Monday: Second Birthday Edition!

These are some of the ideas that I had pinned to my Two board for Levi's birthday party this weekend.

I thought these would be a fun way for the kids to get a little treat. I haven't decided where I'll hang them yet! The idea is that once you get the little candies in there, you blow up the balloon and then the kids can pop them with a toothpick. With a grown-up's help of course for the littler ones.

Source: thegunnysack.com via Kelsey on Pinterest

I am going to try and combine the next two pins for Levi's cake. I want to do the sprinkled number 2 using the sprinkle colors to match the invite for his party. I was planning on doing multi-color like the picture, but then looking through my closet I found separate colors I can combine for a custom sprinkle mix!

Source: littlelifeofmine.com via Kelsey on Pinterest

Then I thought it would be fun to make a little cut-out banner like this one with his name on it too!

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I would like to see if I can get something like this done. Maybe not with the buttons, but some sort of big number 2 to hang somewhere.

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And I thought I would give this a try. Scooping the ice cream into individual muffin cups before-hand, then freezing until hard again, to make things easier when it comes to serving the cake! And cute! :)

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So we'll see how many of these ideas I can follow through on! Levi's birthday party is on Sunday morning this weekend, so I'll share some pictures most likely next week!

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30 wks

I had a doctor appointment this week, and everything went well. Baby girl was measuring right on schedule and her heartbeat was strong in the 140's. From now on I'll go every other week until 36 weeks, then every week after that. Yikes! It's coming fast!

How far along?: 30 weeks 2 days
How big is baby?: About 15.7 inches long and weighs almost 3 lbs.
Weight gain?: At home I was about the same as last week, at the dr. I had gained about 3 1/2 lbs since last month, which I didn't think was bad at all. So I am at about a 22-24 lb total gain depending if I go by my home scale or at the dr.
Stretch marks?: Same.
Maternity clothes?: Yep!
Sleep?: Not too bad.
Best moment this week?: Hearing baby girl's heartbeat. She kicked right when Dr. M was looking for it, ha.
Food cravings?: Nothing really this week.
Gender?: Girl!
Movement?: Yep! More and more, sometimes she pushes in the weirdest places and it will hurt.
Belly button?: Turning into an outie. Weird..
What I miss?: Energy.
Labor signs?: Thankfully nothing yet. I was on bedrest for a week with Levi at 36 weeks, so at my appt., Dr. M just told me to let her know if I did show any signs of labor. I'm not worried since I ended up going over with Levi anyways.
What I'm looking forward to?: Seeing my family on Sunday to celebrate Easter.
Milestone? 30 weeks! Only 10 short weeks left.

Easter

Ok, last post for today! Just wanted to share some Easter pictures from this past weekend.

We went to an Easter Egg Hunt at the school on Saturday, which Levi loved! It didn't take him long to catch on to picking up the eggs and candy and putting them into his bucket! I am always surprised at how many kids we have in our small town...the gym was FULL! But that just makes it all the more fun! The local 4-H club puts this egg hunt on every year.

 The kids each also get a 'prize', so that is fun for them too! Levi lucked out and got some fun sand toys that he was excited about!

 

On Sunday, we went to the early service at church. Which ended up working out great since someone decided to wake up at 5:00 a.m. for the day... When we got home, Levi found that the Easter bunny had been to our house while we were gone! He had fun picking up more eggs and loved his Easter basket! He looked so handsome in his little suit!

 

Then later that morning, we went out to Paul's brother and his wife's house to celebrate Easter, along with our niece's 8th birthday. Hard to believe she is that old already! Madison got lots of nice gifts from everyone, seems like everyone had the same idea...clothes and books! :) 

 Allie was right by Madison's side the whole time she was opening gifts, and we all had to laugh when she would thank everyone for getting Madison a present! So cute!

So that was our busy weekend! We have a few of those coming up. Next weekend we will be celebrating Easter with my family, and the weekend after that is Levi's birthday party! Sure to be fun times though!

Pinspiration Monday

So I guess the theme for this week's Pinspiration post is SWEET!

Sparkling Peach Black Tea. Sounds yummy and perfect for hot summer days. If summer ever comes, that is.

Source: iowagirleats.com via Kelsey on Pinterest

Carrot Cake Cheesecake. My mom asked me to make a dessert for our family Easter on Sunday, and as soon as I saw this I knew this is what I would be making!

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The description on this pin said this salad tasted like a Samoa. Uh, yum! My favorite Girl Scout cookie EVER! Definitely going to have to make it sometime soon!

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Strawberry, graham cracker, and cool whip no bake cake. What's not to love?

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Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies with Peanut Butter Frosting. I think that's all I need to say...

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Oatmeal Cream Pies. I love the prepackaged ones, so it would be fun to try and make a homemade version too!

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29 weeks

Well, I am going to overload you with posts today. Starting with my (late) 29 week bump update.

How far along?: 29 wks 4 days
How big is baby?: Weighs about 2 1/2 lbs and is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel.
Weight gain?: Weighed myself last Wednesday and I had gained 2 lbs since the week before.
Stretch marks?: Same.
Maternity clothes?: Yep!
Sleep?: Pretty good when I'm not kept awake by half-dead flies buzzing around our room in the middle of the night banging against the ceiling/walls. I don't know why but our house has had a ton of flies upstairs since the weather has started to get a (teensy) tiny bit nicer sometimes. Paul sprayed yesterday thought and that killed most of them for now. Well, that got off subject!
Best moment this week?: Shopping in St. Cloud with my mom, and we were able to hang out with Katie and Josh since they were up there too.
Food cravings?: Nothing too unusual. Apparently I have a weakness to Easter candy. (Mmm...jelly beans and chocolate covered marshmallow! Yum!)
Gender?: Girl!
Movement?: Yep!
Belly button?: Looks really weird. It's sticking out more than I remember it with Levi. I think I am carrying a bit higher than last time.
What I miss?: Energy.
Labor signs?: I think I might have had a couple Braxton Hicks contractions the other night, but that's it.
What I'm looking forward to?: Lunch with a friend on Wednesday, and my dr. appt. on Thursday.
Milestone? Nothing that I can think of!