24 Weeks

25 weeks tomorrow! 

Here are the stats for week 24:

::This week's Milestone: 

Felt some crazy movements- not just kicks but her whole body moving around- from like 11:30- 12 at night. It was so cool, I tried to wake Mr. B up, but he was out. Hoping she will do it again! 

Big growth spurt. Starting to get uncomfortable, exhausted and hormonal. Starting to feel fat and too big for 24 weeks, but I know everyone is so different and it's just part of the process. 

Yes, I am starting to waddle.

No, I am not having twins.

Yes, those were two comments I received this week. ::

                                                                         Gender: GIRL!!! 

Total Weight Gained: I really need to invest in a scale {or maybe I shouldn't!} I weighed myself at my parents' this afternoon so I'd say +7. 

Sleep: Most nights = insomnia. My best sleep is usually 6:30-9 in the morning {after Mr. B leaves, hmmm coincidence?}

Maternity Clothes: Still LOVE. Wear mostly non-maternity shirts and dresses, but love my shorts and capris. My non-maternity shirts look too tight/silly now, but I just need to make it through 1 more month of summer clothes and then bring on the fall sweaters and jeans! 

Best Moment of the Week: Feeling her roll all around

Food Cravings: Appetite is definitely coming back- wohoo! Can't think of any real cravings yet. But now I need to pace myself because I can eat a lot.

Aversions: I think I can handle steak now, but still not ready for Wishbone Italian Dressing.  

Symptoms: Heart burn and still getting sick. I'm worried that I am past the 2nd trimester wonderfulness and quickly making my way into 3rd trimester with more sickness and heartburn again. But the faster that comes, the faster she is here so that's ok! Hormonal/emotional!

Movement: Yes!

What I miss: Not feeling sick in the car, being able to slowly wake up/relax in bed until I am ready to get up, a good night sleep. But who cares- it's all SO worth it! 

What I'm looking forward to:  Hoping she will do another turn so I can feel her like I use to and hoping she does some more crazy body rolls for Mr. B to feel! 

Weekly Wisdom: Make a timeline/to-do list because time flies by and will continue to fly by!

This weekend was our family reunion at camp, so I didn't get a picture taken before church like I usually do. So this weeks photo is a comfy clothes, rainy day Tuesday night pic. I knew if I didn't do it then I wouldn't and I didn't want to be missing a week! 

I'm a little nervous to see what I will look like in 16 weeks! :)

Snatch Up This Good Deal!

I was so excited this morning when I woke up to this email.

"$60 to Land's End for $30"

Ummmm yes, please!!

Mr. B is in need of some new work clothes and this is his favorite store! 

After looking through the clearance section online I realized he could get a lot of good clothes for just $60.

I was so excited about this deal I decided to buy 2 that's $60 for $120 worth of clothes- if you buy things on clearance your mind might explode at the amount of money saved! 

Hopefully it won't explode. Thankfully mine stayed intact. But it did get really excited.

I just bought an Old Navy one a couple months ago and used it on some adorable clothes for Adalyn for next summer. It was a steal!

So head on over and snatch up this deal, it's only a 24 hour deal so you got to be quick!

You do have until October 5th to redeem it though, so take your time perusing. 

What's even better- if you can believe it- if you get just 3 friends to grab this deal too....you get one free! 

So how bout 3 of you lovely followers aka bff {duh} snatch up this great Land's End deal and then spread the word and you get it free and I get one free and we can all go on with the day with a great big smile.

Pretty awesome, right?

Go HERE, now!!

Hurry :)

SUV/Crossover Advice

Hopefully in the next month or so we will be trading in my car for a little SUV. 

Something with AWD to help keep us and the baby safe through the crazy winters. 

Something along the lines of a CR-V, Rav4, Sorento, Sportage, Sante Fe etc.

Wondering if you have one??

Which one?

Love it? Hate it? 

Does it have enough room? 

Have you had problems?

Spill it all.

Please.

And thank you!

Friday Funny

:: Warning- this is a slightly inappropriate conversation ::

My 14 year old sister slept over yesterday and we were getting ready to go to my Dr. appointment and the mall. 

The mall around here is fairly small and they have been working on putting in a Dick's Sporting Goods store for a while and it just recently opened.

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She was at the mall a couple days before with Mama Grace and they checked out the store.

Our conversation went something like this:

Sister: Have you been to the mall since Dick's has been open?

Me: No

Sister: It's so big.

Me: Yeah I know, all Dick's are that big.

Silence. followed by laughter.

Those non-intentional inappropriate conversations are the funniest.

I guess they are asking for it in naming the store Dick's though! 

23 Weeks

Today is the last day of my 23rd week! 

I had my 24 week appointment today and everything looked great and we are measuring right on track! It's always reassuring to hear that sweet little heartbeat, too!

::This week's Milestone: 

Thursday July 28th- Mr. B and I were trying to hear her with the stethoscope and everywhere he put it she would kick it really hard. It was cute/funny.

Saturday July 30th- felt a big somersault and it was very weird! She was turning all around and it was the weirdest feeling- made me feel sick, like all my insides were twisting. Of course my thought is please don't get all wrapped up in the umbilical cord! Ever since then I haven't felt her as much as I was- so sad {and made me paranoid!}. I guess she switched positions at some point during her crazy tumbling sessions.   ::

                                                                         Gender: GIRL!!! 

Total Weight Gained: Got my official weigh in at the Dr this morning:  +6. 

Sleep: Most nights = insomnia. My best sleep is usually 6:30-9 in the morning {after Mr. B leaves, hmmm coincidence?}

Maternity Clothes: Still LOVE. Wear mostly non-maternity shirts and dresses, but love my shorts and capris. Most of my non-maternity shirts are not looking quite as cute as they use to.

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing her heartbeat at the appointment today

Food Cravings: Appetite is definitely coming back- wohoo! Can't think of any real cravings yet. But now I need to pace myself because I can eat a lot.

Aversions: I think I can handle steak now, but still not ready for Wishbone Italian Dressing.  

Symptoms: Heart burn and still getting sick. This week I think I only got sick once though so that's a big improvement! But so far there hasn't been one week since week 6 that I haven't gotten sick. 

Movement: Yes! Feeling lots of flutters and some big movements too. Different feelings now- feel like we are back to mostly flutters and some little kicks since her somersault.

What I miss: Not feeling sick in the car, being able to slowly wake up/relax in bed until I am ready to get up, a good night sleep. But who cares- it's all SO worth it! 

What I'm looking forward to:  Hoping she will do another turn so I can feel her again! 

Weekly Wisdom: Warn your husband that once that raging hormones are turned on they are really hard to turn off. So be careful! It will be irrational, he won't understand it, you won't understand it- but you can't control it. 

Answer

Thanks for all your prayers!

Mr. B & I got our clear answer....

The house went under contract the night before we were meeting with our real estate agent. 

Boo.

It has only been on the market for a week and a half! The deal was just too good!

We have peace about it though, we wanted a clear answer and we got one. 

And it's funny how you can justify how it's so perfect when you want it, and how it's not so perfect when it doesn't work out, isn't it?

So we are thankful for a clear answer, we are going to keep looking until October and if nothing comes up until then then we will wait and start looking again in May.

It's obviously a huge decision and we want to make sure we make the right choice.

I'm kind of bummed because I would like to keep working on the nursery, but not if we find a new house in the next couple months and have a different room- so I guess I will just be pinning ideas for now :)

Also, random question: How do I reply to comments? Is it through my email just hit reply? 

Trusting

Mr. B and I are always going back and forth on when we think we are ready to buy our first home.

Typically when he thinks we are ready, I think no way.

When I think we are ready, he thinks no way.

That's just how we roll.

Rent is expensive here and sometimes we feel like we are just wasting our money when we could be putting that to a mortgage.

But with a mortgage also comes the property taxes, extra money spent on utilities, fixing things around the house and having to pay for things that break or need to be repaired. 

And with a duplex comes a landlord. A place that isn't yours, a dog that loves the backyard but you're always paranoid because she loves to dig holes and leaves pee stained grass spots everywhere, and people who live above you and essentially little to no privacy.

We finally both decided that we were going to stick out the renters life and start looking at houses more seriously come February/March with hopes to move by May/June. 

Thankfully, at this point, the market is on our side and our eyes have been peeled and will continue to be  for good deals.

Literally 2 minutes after I emailed our realtor that we are taking a break and will connect again in February-I check online one more time to see if there are any steals out there.

And I find it.

Our house.

Sidenote: I have a one track mind. When something is in my head it needs to happen now. I need it now. 

I become obsessed. 

So obviously I'm obsessed.

We had a showing of the house last week and loved it. 

It's super out-dated and needs lots of work, but it's just what we are looking for.

I felt like it was a house just for me and Mr. B. I'm not so sure everyone else would love it as much as we did. But we saw lots of potential. 

We could totally see this being our first home.

Having a place to call our home.

A home to bring our little Adalyn to that she will grow up in. 

A nursery that is painted in the correct shade of gray.

A home for Roxie to play in the backyard.

A home to grow a family in.

A home to build lots of memories in. 

Problem is:

A. Mr. B has no credit and is the primary income. I have good credit and make income for craigslist deals, baby clothes and the occasional shopping spree. 

B. We aren't pre-approved yet {typically people get pre-approved then find a house, but well we just aren't normal- duh}

C. Our realtor is on vacation for the week. 

Therefore, we talk to a few different mortgage specialist trying to find a way to make this work. Trying to find the best deal and trying to do it quickly before someone else will put an offer in and we lose the house.

We have sent in a million and one documents including all our bills for the past 12 months and now we wait.

There's a fine line between being pushing and rushing things too quickly, potentially things that maybe aren't meant to be, and being active and working hard to get what you need to get into order to make things happen.
Sometimes it's hard to know where to draw the line.

So currently we are waiting. Praying and hoping. Most importantly, we are trusting. 

We hope to get pre-approved and get the ball rolling.

We hope the sellers will accept our offer. 

We are praying for doors to be clearly opened or closed. 

We are praying for peace no matter what the outcome is.

We are praying that we will work as team and agree on all things as this process continues.

I think Mr. B has learned to carefully watch his words and not get my hopes up. Typically I don't believe things until they happen, but I feel like things are happening and I will be pretty disappointed if we change our minds or things don't work out at this point.

But what we really need to do is- do what we can and then rest in Lord and trust that this is all in His hands.

It's really hard to do sometimes.