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5-37 Week Recap

Well, I totally sucked at keeping everyone up to date on this pregnancy. To be honest it's been a lot more stressful than my Pregnancy with Viv, so I'm kinda glad we keep this low key so I could just do one massive update. So here we go. Holy Crap

Vivian - 18 Months

Woah! It’s been a while. So much has been going on these days. Vivian, of course, is growing up way too fast! I mean it feels like it was just yesterday that we were throwing her her 1st Birthday. I’m not even sure where to begin. Let’s

Vivian - 1 Year

A lot can change in a year. You get a new job, settle into a house you bought, oh yeah and your baby girl turns 1!!!! (I don’t want this post to be too sappy.) *“Happy birthday to baby! It’s perfectly normal for parents to feel a mixture

Vivian - 11 Months

We are just 1 month away from Vivian’s first birthday. And so much has changed over the course of this last year. Keeping up with Vivian, who is now, moving about with ease — and getting into everything! If she sees and can reach it; its hers. Taking her photo

10 Months + 1 Week

Sometimes I just sit and wonder… How did we get so lucky to be at this point in our lives? Ben and I have been together for 9.5 years, married for 4, and we have a beautiful little girl. What would have happened if we didn’t meet at

Vivian 9 Months + 2 Weeks

Vivian has officially been out in the world longer than she was in my belly. What a though that is. She is growing up so quickly and learning so much and I am one proud mamma (and a little sad to see my baby grow up). **PLAYING & LEARNING **Vivian is

Vivian - 8 Months +1.5 Weeks

Look out world; we have an 8 month old on our hands!!!! We have been super busy since I last posted. Vivian got baptized, we celebrated Mother’s Day, on Saturday’s we go to swimming lessons, we have also been on a bike ride or two, and she is

Vivian 7 Months 2 Days

How is it that I have a 7 month (+2 days) old??? I mean really – where has the time gone??? Can someone tell me, because I clearly have no idea? So much has happened this past month, so get comfy this might be a long one. Since the weather has

Vivian is 6 Months Old

It’s hard to believe that Vivian is 6 months old today. Wow. Where has time gone? So much has changed… Sometimes I still feel like I should be pregnant (actually, this time last year I was!) and I should be getting ready for her to arrive. I think I

Vivian - 5 Months

Another month in the books I guess. What I want to know is where did my cute, cuddly, quiet, sleepy baby go? These days she is still cute, but not so cuddly, very loud and obnoxious, and always awake. She is still refusing to roll over… This past month we

Vivian - 4 Months

Queen V is 4 months old today. She is growing up so fast! Every day I tell her that she needs to slow down and to not be in such a rush. Of course she doesn’t listen to me (like mother like daughter). This past month has been quite

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Again, sorry I’m late. Who would have though that life with a baby would be so busy?! Now that the holidays are over we have a little bit of room to breathe and to reflect on how blessed and loved we are! We had an amazing first Christmas as

Vivian - 3 Months

3 Months (+1 Week). Wow. These seem to be the only words that come to my mind lately. Can Queen V really be a little over 3 months old? It should be against the law for her to be growing so fast… She is no longer considered a newborn, she

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Vivian - 2 Months

Where have these past 2 months (+1 day) gone? It seems like yesterday I was 35 weeks pregnant and ready to be done. Now I have a 2 month old and she is only getting bigger and older. Sometimes I still catch myself just staring at her in awe that

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Vivian - 1 Month

4 Weeks Old I plan on doing monthly updates, doing weekly updates seems too hard, and this way we get a huge photo dump! I am writing this as Vivian is finally sleeping in her swing. This past month has been one of the fastest, slowest, and hardest of my

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September 18th, 2014

Once that was decided (about 9:30pm) I was told that the monitors would be kept on me all night to see if she was just having a lazy day and to monitor her heart rate, and the next morning if there was a significant change in her movement we

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38 Weeks

The last photo of me pregnant! So I realized that I totally skipped out on the 38 week update! So here it is! How far along?  38 Weeks or 266 days Total weight gain/loss:  +37 How big is baby: Baby is measuring in at 18.9-20.9 inches long.

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September 16th – September 17th

On Tuesday the 16th I had my “38 week check up”. We did the normal stuff, checked my weight (gained nothing thank you very much!), measured my belly (right on track), checked my cervix because of the contractions I was having over the weekend (dilated to 1), and then they

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Nursery Reveal

Well, here we are 37.5 weeks and we are FINALLY done with the nursery!  There are so many fun projects that I would love to do, but alas 9 months is not enough time. I’m sure more will be added as she grows and holidays come and go.

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37 Weeks

I still find it hard to believe that we only have about 21 days to go until we meet this little one! It seems like yesterday Ben and I were nervously waiting for my doctor to find Little Lady’s heartbeat at our 8 week appointment. Here we are at

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September 9th

Today is September 9th, my original due date. A part of me can’t help but be a little sad, sad because I have what feels like so much longer to wait to get to meet her. There was still something inside my mind that was telling me that she

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DIY contoured burp cloths

About 2 blogs ago I mentioned that I was making some burp cloths. I finally finished them today! here is how I made them. I found this pattern on pinterest and  it looked easy enough so I decided to give it a try. First I went to JoAnn Fabrics and

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36 Week Update

We are less than a month away, people… 28 more days to be exact. I am just so excited and ready for her to get here. I guess I just need to sit back, relax, and play the waiting game. Have I mentioned before that I have no patience? If

Anemia in Pregnancy

35 Weeks

**** MY MORNING** *** Before we get to the weekly update: this morning something that has always been at the back of my mind as a “wouldn’t it be funny/crazy if”… situations happened to me. I wouldn’t necessarily call it a fear that I have but one of those

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Baby Shower Part II

Two weekends ago was my second Family & Friends baby shower, thrown by my mother-in-law, Kathy, my mom, Suzie, and my Aunt Mary (& Cousin Sara – She picked a super fun game). It was wonderful seeing a good chunk of our families together along with friends! We started off with some delicious