The Winters' World

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

25 weeks!

How Far Along? 25 weeks!

(As I said on Instagram, I hate self-portraits! But, it seems that is the only way this pregnancy is going to be documented since we are too busy wrangling two busy boys at home, and they'd want to be in the picture :-)

Maternity Clothes? Duh. Especially since the holidays are upon us, I have fully embraced elastic-waisted clothes!

Weight Gain? Probably around 15-ish lbs. Our scale at home is broken, and my doctor doesn't bring it up.

Gender? ??? We have names! Not sharing quite yet, but we are set if it is another mister or little sister. Hints: initials are W.S. for a boy and E.F. for a girl.

Sleep? Sleeping well, and apparently snoring! Ha, Brett LOVES that side-effect :-)

Food Cravings? Sweets! Random craving this pregnancy has been fruit snacks; so I just help myself if I'm getting the boys theirs. At least it's healthier than pound cake, right?

Movements? All the time. I feel this baby a'kicking more at night than I recall with the boys. I hope this doesn't correlate with how much he/she will be up at night :-)

Symptoms? Newest one is issues with my skin. My complexion is going nuts. Nothing a little make-up can't cure (on the days I actually wear it)! Congestion and heartburn still rule.

Best Moment(s) of the Week?: Going to doctor yesterday and hearing that everything is right on track, and hearing that baby's heartbeat. Music to my ears!

Also, I am in FULL-ON nesting mode, have a hard time falling asleep at night thinking of all the things we need to do before March. AHHHH!

What I am looking forward to: Spending the holidays with friends & family, and watching it all through the boys' eyes! Oh, and hearing everyone's predictions! I think it is a GIRL because this has been a different pregnancy, but that could just be wishful thinking :-) Three boys would be fun, too (exhausting, but fun)!

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Big day!

Yesterday was a busy, busy day in our house!
First up, I lugged both boys to the dentist. Jameston was all smiles!

Getting x-rays!

He was a great patient for the hygienist, Danielle!

But he didn't like the bubblegum flavor...big surprise!

No cavities! Proud of our big boy (and good brusher)!

Little bro sat right next to big bro and watched intently

He didn't know what to think about it when it was his turn...

Once he got the shades, he temporarily acquiesced!

Cool cat!

And he loved the chair!

Ms. Danielle didn't take long just looking at his teeth, she sees his 2nd molars already trying to come in! I figured I'd better take him in now, since it may be a little more difficult with a newborn when he turns 2!

Jameston also "wrote" and colored Christmas cards for the military

while Blake colors his Sesame Street book (and I cooked dinner :-)

Oh, and Brett buzzed the boys' hair (we have been talking about doing this for some time now) into temporary mullets!

It didn't last long, because it looked a little uneven (and Dub-T) in the light :-) Now they both have matching buzz cuts (and look more alike)!

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Friday, November 15, 2013

Stats are in!

I took Blakey to his 18-month appt. yesterday. It was delayed thanks to the allergic reaction he had right before he turned 1. Anywho, here are his stats:

Height: 36 inches

Weight 32.15 pounds

(Both are > 100% )

Although the pediatrician is not worried about his BMI, she is concerned about his allergies and sinuses (poor kid gets it from his momma). So, here's hoping Zyrtec does the trick!

We love our Big Boy, Blake!

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Insta-Friday

Just an Instagram-push for you on this Fall Friday :-)

The reason I do this here blog is because it is our family's scapbook (since I am not as with-it as I'd like to be with their scrapbooks and baby books :-) Here is Blake's 1st year blog-book from Blog2Print. Love it!

One of the best things about dressing boys? Hats! The boys geared up for the cold front that hit this week, even before we headed out the door :-)

We've had family in town to visit the last few weekends. Blake and cousin Wyatt had their share of fun (and fights) while they were here! It'll be fun to watch these two interact in the years to come!

Four tow-headed cousins in the tub!

How to keep four kids entertained at once? All the "cool" stuff, like an air compressor, found in the garage!

I "had" to make a trip to Sprinkles one afternoon...this baby needed a cupcake :-)

Love our oldest's love of coloring. This is his "five senses" contribution to my desk at work. Sweet boy!

Friday afternoon movie date with my loves

Daddy's home! Jameston and Daddy working on their letters

Blake working on his letters and numbers in the bathtub. Can't resist a bare baby bottom picture!

Crazy hair post bath and some Tech football! Blake's newest words, thanks to college football, are "touchdown" and "nice!"

Just a little wrestling each night...boys will be boys!

Coloring together

Ha! This one is funny...we had a BIG bbq dinner at our house (we're talking over 40 people from Brett's work) one Friday night. And the kids went a little crazy coloring on the craft table. And I changed Mr. Blake's diaper the next day on that table. With wipies on bottom and drawings on the table, a temporary butt tattoo resulting...had to take a pic!

My three firemen at Firehouse subs one weekday for lunch

Playing animals upstairs

Crazy bath hair! Think it's time for haircuts :-)

Trampoline crazy hair!

Music time

Piano boys: we get lots of use out of our electronic keyboard. Thinking about enrolling Jameston in lessons in the next year or two.

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Friday, November 8, 2013

Jameston at 4 and Blake at 18 months

(Brett has been out of town, so I feel somewhat caught up on the blog. Good feeling!)

Here is my best attempt to take the boys' pictures!

It was a muddy morning, and I was flying solo. About 30 minutes and many temper tantrums later, we turned around and went inside. And this is how I felt afterwards: