11 Week Bump Date

How Far Along: 11 weeks + 2 days.
 (You can check out my 11 week post from when I was pregnant with Jackson here.)

Size of baby: (According to babycenter.com) 11 weeks: Your baby is about the size of a fig. At just over 1 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, your baby is still teeny-tiny – so while she's already kicking and stretching, you won't feel her acrobatics for another month or two.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I would say around 3 pounds, but I'm not really sure.

Maternity Clothes: I've been wearing some maternity pants, but still in regular shirts.

Gender: We should be able to find out in about 7 weeks. Should be sometime in early December. :-)

Movement: No movement yet, but I can't wait til there is.

Food Cravings: None yet.

What I miss: Nothing really.

Sleep: Still sleeping pretty well. We just bought a new mattress over the weekend, so thats been nice these last 2 nights. :-)  I have to get up at least once or twice during the night to go to the bathroom though, but thankfully I can usually go right back to sleep. 

Symptoms: I'm not feeling as nauseous as I had been, but I've been having some heartburn in the evenings that's no fun at all. And out of the blue, I threw up this morning. :-( So I'm not sure what that was all about.  I'm really hoping we're at the end of the "sick" road. I'm so ready to feel better.

Best Moment this week: Having a 4 day weekend and getting some things done around the house and for Jackson's 2nd birthday party coming up on the 26th.

What I am looking forward to: The second trimester, when I'll hopefully start to feel better. I'm also looking forward to hearing the baby's heartbeat at my next appt. on the 23rd and feeling the baby move in the next few weeks.

I'm linking up here:

5 on Friday + Baby Names and Nursery Themes Round 2

Yay for Friday and yay for 5 on Friday!

One

 I'm so happy to have a 4 day weekend coming up!! I hope to get a lot accomplished with my 2 extra days off. The house needs cleaned, the dogs need groomed, I need to take a trip to the dry cleaners and I need to do some shopping for Jackson's 2nd Birthday Party!

Two

Speaking of Jackson's 2nd Birthday Party, planning is in full swing. :-) I just love planning parties. It is so much fun. As I said in a previous post, we are doing a "Little Blue Truck" theme this year. I've got his invitations made and ready to send out this weekend, color sheets printed for the kids, some fun kids games picked out, I've ordered the printable cupcake toppers and have the menu planned for the most part. Lots of shopping still needs to be done though and some crafting too. Hoping to get to some of that this weekend.

Three
I can't believe my baby boy will be 2 in less than 2 weeks.
How did he go from this tiny baby...

to this full blown toddler so quickly?

Four

I've been baby name brainstorming and I think I have a few front runners. Nothing is set in stone yet, but here are some of my favorites:

Weston, Wyatt, and Winston. (I'm really liking the "W" names this time around.) I think Weston Jacob is our front runner at this point. (Jacob after my husband)

 If we have a girl, my favorite is Lilly Rose (named after 2 of my great grandmothers, however, Jake isn't a fan), so a few alternatives that I like are Lyla, Harper, Avery, Hadley and Olivia. He's not said he likes any of these other than Lyla. So our front runner right now is Lyla Rose or Lyla Ashlee (Ashlee, after my sister).

So like I said, nothing is set in stone yet, but I really like all of these names.

Five

I've been searching on Pinterest for some nursery ideas and here are a few I like so far.

For a Boy:

And for a girl:

I hope you all have a GREAT weekend!

Project Life 2013: Week 35

I am so far behind on my 2013 Project Life album. I'm hoping to get caught back up here soon. I did manage to get a layout done this week. :-) Here is my page for week 35, way back in August.

For this layout, I used the Sunday Morning Mini Kit Freebie from Miu Creation.

10 Week Bump Date

How Far Along: 10 weeks today.
 (You can check out my 10 week post from when I was pregnant with Jackson here.)

Size of baby: (According to babycenter.com) 10 weeks: Your baby is about the size of a kumquat. Your baby now weighs less than a quarter of an ounce and is a little over 1 inch long from head to bottom.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: So far I think I've gained about 3 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: A mixture of both. I've been wearing some maternity pants that I still have from when I was pregnant with Jackson. Still wearing regular shirts though for the most part.

Gender: We should be able to find out in about 8 weeks. Sometime in early December. I can't wait.

Movement: Not yet, its still too early, but I really cannot wait for this.

Food Cravings: None so far. Just whatever sounds good at the time.

What I miss: Nothing really.

Sleep: Sleeping just fine other than waking up once or twice a night to use the bathroom.

Symptoms: Feeling nauseous off and on throughout the day, but mostly in the evening. If I can keep my stomach from getting empty, I feel much better. I feel like I'm eating constantly, but I guess that's better than feeling sick. I'm quite sure a diet after I have this little peanut will be very necessary. ;-)

Best Moment this week: Getting to spend the weekend with friends and family at two very fun birthday parties. We had so much fun!

What I am looking forward to: The second trimester, when I'll hopefully feel better and have more energy. I'm also looking forward to Jackson's 2nd birthday party coming up later this month and getting to hear the baby's heartbeat at my next Dr. appt. on the 23rd.


I'm linking up here:

5 on Friday!

I'm linking up today with the lovely ladies above for 5 on Friday!

One

I'm super excited for the upcoming weekend. The temperatures are supposed to be cooler and more "Fall-Like" (which is great considering its supposed to be around 90 today). I'm getting a much-needed hair cut tomorrow morning and then we have my nephew Mason's 2nd birthday party. My sister is having a Pirate themed party for him and all the kids are supposed to dress up like pirates! I can't wait!

Two

Sorry I've been so MIA around the blog lately. I've just been so tired and just haven't felt like doing much of anything lately. I'm hoping I'll feel better soon and get a little more energy in the second trimester. I'll be 10 weeks on Monday, so I'm hoping I only have 2 more weeks of this nausea and just plain yucky feeling.

Three
I've decided to try and re-structure my weekly "Throw-back Thursday" link up, to making it monthly instead. I also think I'm going to make it themed and have a different co-host each month. If you're interested in co-hosting with me, please feel free to let me know. :-)

Four
If you're looking for some Fall photo inspiration, here's a fun checklist I found here.

Five

I've been working hard on getting Jackson's second year "scrapbook" ready for his party. I used to make all these great homemade scrapbooks and loved doing it, but since having Jackson, I haven't had the time or the desire to do it anymore. So I've made him a book using mixbook.com for every year and I love having them. I've attached his first and second year books here for you to see them. His second year book isn't quite done yet, but its a majority of the way done at this point.

 (If you'd like to view these books bigger you can go here for Year One and here for Year Two.)

Year One

| Start your own Photo Books | Create custom Christmas Cards

Year Two

| Start your own Photo Books | Create custom Christmas Cards

9 Week Bump Date

How Far Along: 9 weeks + 1 day.
 (You can check out my 9 week post from when I was pregnant with Jackson here.)

Size of baby: (According to babycenter.com) 9 weeks: Your baby is about the size of a grape. Your baby now weighs a fraction of an ounce and is almost 1 inch long. Baby's eyes are fully formed but the eyelids will be fused shut until 27 weeks.

Total Weight Gain/Loss: So far I think I've gained about 3 lbs.

Maternity Clothes: Not yet. But some of my pants are starting to fit a little tighter.

Gender: We should be able to find out at 18 weeks, which should be sometime in early December. I can't wait. :-)

Movement: Not yet, its still too early, but I can't wait to feel the baby moving and kicking.

Food Cravings: Still Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets, and I still haven't had them yet!! 

What I miss: Nothing really.

Sleep: Sleeping just fine, except I'm waking up once or twice a night to use the bathroom.

Symptoms: I feel nauseous off an on, but mostly in the late evening (right around bedtime). I definitely think it's better than when I was pregnant with Jackson.  I also feel tired often.

Best Moment this week: Getting to see baby #2 for the first time yesterday! It's so neat to see the baby moving around and to see the little heart beating. Such a tiny miracle.

What I am looking forward to: The second trimester, and feeling the baby move and kick. I'm also looking forward to my next Dr. Appt. on October 23rd, when we'll get to hear the heartbeat. :-)

A Storybook Photography Newborn Session

This past Sunday afternoon, I had the privilege of taking photos of this sweet little girl. She was just around 8 weeks old and so adorable!