Maternity clothes: Apparently I wear this outfit on Mondays! I swear I took this picture and last week's picture a week apart. (Not to mention my bump looks huge in this pic!) As much as I know it's a waste to spend (too much) money on maternity clothes, I still like to shop for them! ASOS has so many cute dresses and since dresses are the most comfortable and I'm all about comfort...
Best moment this week: Our family run/walk to raise awareness and money for organ donations this past weekend. I love to support a good cause and Ben was beyond excited to run his first (0.4K) race!
Miss anything? Not really.
Movement: Yep! I wouldn't say it's a ton of movement, but I definitely feel him/her kicking several times per day.
Sleep: I've been up since 4:00AM today, but for the most part sleep has been great!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Labor signs: No, thankfully.
Exercise: I've been doing 21 Day Fix DVDs before work almost every morning. It feels good! And Ben loves to watch and tell me what I'm doing wrong. Josh would rather I just held him in the morning.
Looking forward to: We have a wedding this weekend! And Andy's graduation date is quickly approaching and I am sooooo excited! I think I'm more ready for this to end than he is!
GENERAL: Life has been so good with my boys. They are healthy and happy and loving life. We saw ENT last Monday for Josh's ears and he has an effusion in his left ear (again or the same one…who knows) but we can safely hold off on ear tubes for now. He very clearly does NOT eat when he isn't feeling well, so I was originally hopeful for tubes for that reason. However, now that ear infection season has come to an end, I'm hoping he can stay healthy on his own! He seems to be growing up extra fast these days. He actually willingly wore the sticker for the pictures this month AND he smiles on command now.
SLEEP: Sleep has still been great! He had a bad night the other night and ended up in our bed which meant poor sleep for me, but I'm thinking and hoping that that was just a fluke. He slept from 7:00PM last night until 6:20AM this morning---amazing!! He usually goes to bed around 7:00 after we read books with Ben I put him to bed awake and he falls asleep right away. He's such a good boy! He gets up pretty consistently before 6:00 every morning, but we are not complaining. His naps are sporadic but he takes at least one nap a day.
EATING: Josh's eating has been better than usual, but I still wish there was more variety. He is really good at feeding himself cereal with milk in the morning. He usually has Cheerios! He likes string cheese (like his big bro!), grapes, grilled cheese, bread, peaches, oranges, and goldfish. He used to eat meat but he won't really eat that anymore, unfortunately. We will keep trying! He loves his sweets and knows where they are hidden! He will grunt and point and whine until you understand what he wants! He is still nursing in the evening and morning and I still think this is mostly for comfort.
COMMUNICATION/COGNITION: He can definitely understand more than he can tell us! I think it's true that kids with older siblings don't talk as much because they have their siblings to talk for them. Ben definitely likes to talk and do everything for Josh. He very sweetly says, "I have to protect my baby," even when we tell him not to do things so that Josh can learn for himself. ;) Josh still finds and points out every ball he sees. He's really good at pointing to whatever you tell him to point to in a book. Again, big brother likes to try and beat him to the punch! I think Josh is THIS close to being able to follow my "if you take a bit of this, then you can have that" line that we use on a daily basis with Ben. Joshy is shy yet funny and social at the same time. He loves his momma SOOOO much. The feeling is obviously mutual, though it's hard to hold him non-stop in the morning when I'm trying to get dressed or do my hair. He does not like to hear, "just a minute, Joshy!" Lots of tears when he has to be put down.
FINE/GROSS MOTOR: My 2 little athletes are always on the go. He just started kicking a ball and is getting close to being able to catch a ball too. He loves to throw and play catch. He always wants to be included in whatever activity Ben is doing, so it's tennis, golf, basketball, baseball, football, soccer, or some made up game. The boys love to play "chase" and Josh just giggles and giggles whenever someone chases him. He is still climbing whatever he can whenever he gets the chance and he still dances whenever he hears music. I love how he bops around to the beat whenever he hears music!
I just love my boys SO much! I can't wait to add another (probable BOY!) to the mix!
Well it's technically Joshy's 16 month birthday too, but since these posts are faster, I'm going to take the easy way out tonight! (Surprise, surprise--I'm tired!) But look at that sweet face…
How far along: 23 weeks-- apparently baby is the size of a large mango, which still seems pretty small!
Maternity clothes: I dug out some more old stuff and I'm wearing it with my new leggings. Comfort is key!
Best moment this week: Ben and Josh had their music class concert yesterday and it was sooooo cute! They both loved being on stage. This along with warm weather and ice cream made for a pretty good weekend!
Miss anything? Not really.
Movement: Yep! And I've seen the first few kicks from the outside of my belly and Andy felt his first kicks today. Ben doesn't like waiting around for kicks, but he still talks to and kisses my tummy all the time. He/she is kicking as I type!
Sleep: I've been more tired lately! I'm not exactly sure why. Joshy was up at 5:00 today, but I went to bed at 9:00 last night so I still got a fair amount of sleep.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Labor signs: No, thankfully.
Exercise: Blah! Need to get back in to it. My 21 day fix was a dismal failure. I think I'm going to try some early morning runs once I'm less tired.
Looking forward to: Going to bed! (That's so unlike me!) I'm also looking forward to the weekend because we're doing a run/walk and Ben is doing the 0.4k fun run. He is so excited!
How far along: 22 weeks-- and Ben can tell you the baby is the size of a spaghetti squash, though I'm not sure he (or I) can tell you what that looks like, exactly. Ben asks how big the baby is at least 3 times a day. Unfortunately the app only updates the food equivalent on a weekly basis.
Maternity clothes: Wearing them but feeling giant already. Hoping this phase of feeling like a house passes...
Best moment this week: I had so much fun with my little family in NYC this past weekend. I've learned that flying/traveling with 2 kids is not exactly the most relaxing time, but I loved having them there with us so it was totally worth it. Ben and I left on Thursday morning and I was so sad and felt so bad (like real crying) to leave Joshy. Thankfully he and Andy came the next day. I love that boy to pieces, but I'm going to attribute the tears to pregnancy hormones. ;)
Miss anything? A glass of wine would have been nice on our mini vacay!
Movement: He or she (but probably he) is definitely moving, but not a ton just yet.
Sleep: I continue to sleep well at night. It's amazing. I was so sleep deprived for the past year and now I sleep soundly and dream vividly on a daily basis these nights. I've been exhausted this week! I think I'm still catching up from our big travels. The boys did not sleep that well while we were gone, thus neither did Andy and I.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Labor signs: No, thankfully.
Exercise: Andy is going strong with his working out, but I have already fallen off the bandwagon, but I fully intend to get back on soon.
Looking forward to: The weekend, of course! It's finally supposed to be nice! Mid-60s on Saturday and Sunday. Sounds divine!
Well, big surprise, but I'm totally behind again. I'm going to try and get 2 posts posted tonight. :) (Side note: the shirt Ben is wearing in this picture is his absolute favorite shirt…for now anyway. He wants to wear it everyday. Let's see how many times he has it on in these weekly pictures. Though I think he loves shorts and t-shirts even more so hopefully the weather will allow him to make the switch to summer clothes soon!)
How far along: 21 weeks
Maternity clothes: I just ordered some maternity leggings from Gap since I wore my last pair pretty thin. I have a feeling I will do the same with the next 2 pairs.
Best moment this week: Andy coming home after being gone for school? That's always the highlight of all of our weeks when that happens! Only a few more weekends to go!!!
Miss anything? Not really.
Movement: The movements are definitely getting stronger! I can't wait until Ben can feel them! He asks regularly.
Sleep: Sleep has been quite good! Just need to get the boys to sleep a weeeee bit later, but I really cannot complain.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Labor signs: No, thankfully.
Exercise: Andy and I have been doing a 21 Day Fix workout DVD every night, but they won't be making the trip to NYC.
Looking forward to: Our trip to NYC! Ben and I fly out on Thursday and Josh and Andy will meet us there the next day. Ben is so so so so excited to go on an airplane and to see his cousins! I'm sure Josh will have an equal amount of fun! :)
Ben was making Josh laugh in these pictures. The usual! Love these brothers!
