Bumpdate #2- weeks 23, 24 & 25

Week 23: no picture

 

Week 24: no picture

 

Week 25:

Nice iPhone pic, huh? You get the picture.

 

 

Total weight gain: 22 lbs

Maternity clothes? Why yes.

Sleep: Sleeping great! My Snoogle is my best friend.

Best moment this week: Probably setting a date for my baby shower!

Movement: Yes! I've officially said "Ouch" a couple times from her.

Gender: It's a girl! Claire Elizabeth!

Labor Signs: None

Belly Button in or out? In, but starting to stretch out. It's gross.

Cravings: Food in general, but lately a hot chocolate from Starbucks.

What I miss: Sleeping on my tummy, feeling skinny, and breathing easily after any task.

Milestones: Getting over my self-diagnosed appendicitis. Ha! My SIL will appreciate that.

Dominating.

 

Today I took it upon myself to start Wyatt's costume. I was rockin' and rollin' and actually pretty proud of myself.

I am just a leeettle bit excited about seeing him dressed up in it! He will be so stinkin' cute I'm positive of it.

 

Have you guessed what's he going to be yet?

Yep, an Oompa Loompa.

 

Ahh!

 

And, I've also used my handy-dandy sewing skills to sew these buttons on the shirt I picked up today.

 

I know, I know. I could pretty much sell these in real life. I think Ryan was surprised I sewed them on all by myself.

 

Have you guess what I am going to be yet?

 

 

Violet Beauregarde, oh yes. I'm all nice and round like she is so I think it's perfect.

 

Ryan will be Willy Wonka. I think. Depends on how crafty I can get. Regardless he will be dressed up as one of the characters.

 

So while I dominated in the area of costumes, I also dominated in the kitchen...

 

So what if a few minutes before 8 I decided I needed homemade peanut butter and chocolate chip cookies...

 

When Ryan heard me banging around in the kitchen he asked what the heck I was doing and I replied with making some cookies. I am 100% positive I ticked him off. He gets annoyed with me easily, did I ever mention that? Well, he does. I do ridiculous stuff like this and he tells me this is the reason I'm fat.

 

I don't argue.

 

It was worth is because I have no doubt these were the best cookies from scratch I have made. I may have found a recipe that I really like!! Finally!!

Looking forward to the weekend and I hope you are too!

Pumpkin Patch 2012

Today, we took Wyatt to Schaefers Pumpkin Patch.

It's safe to say we will not be returning.

"Our" pumpkin patch (you know the one we went to once) closed this year and I was pretty sad about it. We were planning to go to a different one, but decided to go to the one that was closer to us. I regret that decision, but hey, we learned a lesson of which patch to avoid next year.

 

No offense to anyone who enjoys this pumpkin patch, I was just seriously disappointed in it.

 

Wyatt didn't seem to mind it so I guess that's what matters. He got to play on the playground and enjoyed the slide while we waited on the hayride .

 

When we got to the actual patch we booked it to the other side in "no man's land" to try and find us a big pumpkin.

We (Ryan) hauled that puppy all the way back and then we were on the search for Wyatt's perfect pumpkin.

He found it! Doesn't he look so proud?

Our family picture...our last pumpkin patch photo of a family of 3. So weird!

 

And here are our pumpkins- momma's big one, Wyatt's little orange one, and the green one with a broken stem for Claire. I think Wyatt did pretty good.

 

I am looking forward to next year at a much better patch with both my babies and hubby!!

 

I couldn't resist...this was last year.

First notice my little squishy 6 month old and second, those beautiful pumpkins. Both such a distant memory... Ha!

Wordless Wednesday: Riding horses

Wordless Wednesday

Mimi emailed me this today:

 

18 months old

A year and a half!

 

Woah.

 

I've officially started saying, "He's a year and a half." when people ask how old he is. It's a little bittersweet.

 

At 18 months you are:

-30 lbs

-Wear 24 month and 2T clothes

-Wear a size 8.5 shoe

-Size 5 diaper

-Words: 10 that I can think off the top of my head, but I would say close to if not more than 15

-You call most animals puppy, except cats and you call them Bobby after your cat

-You sign more, milk, and please. I believe "thank you" will be next.

-You signed "more please" for the first time this week

-You take one nap a day

-Sleep 11-12 a night without interupption

-Still take your paci, but it's about to be gone. I am hoping you let it go easily

-Still obsessed with the laundry

-Moved up to the 2 year old room at school

-Love to brush your teeth

-We packed up the high chair and you are now sitting at the table with us like a big kid.

-You are becoming such a little boy and not a baby!

 

Wyatt the past year and a half have been nothing less than amazing. I love being your mommy!!

DU Family Night

This week has been a somewhat lonely week for myself and Wyatt. Ryan had been working every night putting the finishing touches on the Arkansas River Valley Ducks Unlimited Family Night. It was the first time the chapter had put together a family oriented/kid friendly event and it turned out so good!

Ryan is the chairman this year so he was more stressed out than his normal just being on the committee. All of their hard work paid off because there was a great turn out and all the kids had a great time!

We are looking forward to the New Years banquet now...but not to being a single mom again!

Wyatt had fun too getting to run around, play baggo, picking ducks, and shot gun shells for his Pawpaw. It started at 5:30 and by 8:30 my little man was dunzo. It didn't help that he wanted to do what HE wanted the entire time which was to spin the wheel of fortune type wheel. His Mimi so nicely brought him home to bathe him and put him to bed shortly after it was clear he was done. Dad and I stayed for the raffles- my favorite part! Dad won a DU framed picture, 2 boxes of skeet, a half gallon flask and mug, and a canteen. I won a bag, box of skeet, sign, 2 DVDs, and... 2 guns!

Seriously. I was so excited!! We almost didn't win either! Ryan handed me the bags with the raffle tickets when Wyatt and I got there and never even mentioned the tiraffle tickets that were in there and at the very end dad asked me which bags were his and I looked through them and we noticed my two bags still had all out raffles in them. Ryan should have told me!! It clearly would have been his fault and not mine if I hadnt put them in there in time.

It was a fun night with great food! I am looking forward to next year too when Wyatt will hopefully be big enough to stay and "win" for us!!

 

 

Think I could enter him in some baggo tournaments?