33 Weeks

Happy belated Valentine's day!  Andy recently pointed out that this baby will be here most likely next month!! We are super excited but I'm still hopeful she will sit right in there as long as possible :).

We got the crib set up for miss Caroline's room yesterday.  Andy was assisted by two very helpful little girls who were more than excited to climb up into the crib and test it out.  All her little clothes are put in drawers but ideally I will still wash them again in some dreft.  I need to paint her monogram and get a couple more things hung up in her room and then I guess we will be officially good to go.

I'm at this happy little spot in pregnancy where I'm feeling pretty good, not yet swollen or too ginormous. It's obvious I'm very pregnant so not in that awkward really pudgy phase.  Plus as the end is coming closer I get a little sad about not having a baby rolling around in there all the time!  With Emma Kate, I had all these crazy hormonal emotions that I now know were just that, crazy.  I felt so guilty taking all that attention away from Harper, thought that deep down I'd never love a subsequent as much as the first.  Fortunately this time around I know that I definitely am capable of loving all the kids enough, and no one will ever get as much attention as the first kid did so no need to feel any guilt over that! ha.  If anything, I try to be more cognizant of middle child/baby because Harper is verbal enough to basically demand attention.  I now get to see how much Harper and Emma Kate love each other so I actually feel  like adding a baby will be easier this time from that standpoint.  H and EK play together all the time so rather than me being the constant entertainer, they take care of that :)


We had a great weekend celebrating Valentine's day.  On Friday we split up and took each girl out on a little date and then Saturday Andy and I were able to go out for dinner.  The girls were so into making Valentine's for everyone, trying so hard not to tell Andy and me what we got each other (which they failed at miserably ;)).  It's also the last big holiday as a little family of 4.  The chaos that will ensue when we turn into a family of 5 is kind of unimaginable sometimes but we can't wait!! :)

How far along: 33

Total Weight Gain: 25
Stretchmarks: None, lathering up in my lotion on the daily 

Sleep: I've started waking up about 1AM every night basically having a hotflash.  And then Emma Kate requests to be covered up daily around 4-430AM.  And of course Harper breaks out in a scream whenever she has a bad dream/blanket is twisted/has a good dream/wants to say hi, etc.  So family naptime on the weekends is a must! :)

Best Moment This Week: celebrating all valentine's weekend
Movement: yes, busy lady! :)

Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: lots of braxton hicks, especially when I'm on the treadmill
Belly Button: super shallow
What I Miss: a large variety of clothes
What I am Looking Forward to: nothing in particular :)
Milestones: next month she is here!!