2 months old

 So my 6 week visit ended up 8 weeks after having Emmett. I currently weigh 154lbs (because I gained back weight a fter Thanksgiving).

 Anywho here's Emmett's 2 month post:

Height/ Weight: 23.5in and 11lbs 12oz

Milestones: Holding up head pretty well, coos, smiles, drinks 6oz bottles, almost sleeping from 9pm til 7am (he's been skipping his 2am bottle).

Loves: His bouncer, Tristan, music

Clothes: 0-3 months but it's looking like that will only last 1 more month and size 1 diapers

Patriots boy :)

a little show on how much he's grown. Halloween sleeper is at 1 month and  blue sleeper is at 2 months.

brothers <3

Here's Tristan at 2 months, Tristan was darker and had so much more hair

Wordless Wednesday: pictures of things you've missed

A combination of post updates :)

So this post will combine a few things: Halloween picture post, Emmett's 1 month post, Tristan's speech update, and an update on our lives currently so here you go:


Our Lives and Tristan's speech: 

So right now we are still working on our housing situation and are hoping to have a house within the next week or so! I cannot wait to start Christmas shopping and decorating and getting our lives back to normal. Things have been very hectic with Tristan hating being cooped up in a hotel room, Emmett having thrush, filing for child support, a funeral, and other stuff so I'm ready for our lives to get back to normal again. I have currently lost 25lbs so far since having Emmett so I'm very glad about that. Eventually I will get around to Emmett's birth post once things are less stressful. Tristan's speech has improved majorly and he's now using 3-5 word sentences!! I'm so proud of him. He now knows his animals, animal sounds, and body parts. He's also now almost out of 4t and completely into 4/5s in boys and 5t clothing. He's so big now and it's all height.

Halloween:

So my friend took Tristan trick or treating this year and Emmett and I stayed home. He was Iron Man  due to his new love of the superhero. I got his costume at Goodwill for 37 cents and his grandpa got his mask for $5 so we did good this year. 

Emmett's 1st Halloween!

Mommy's little Iron Man

Emmett's 1 month update:

Height/ Weight: 9lbs 3oz and 21.5in long

Milestones: Holding up his head pretty well, slowly working his way to 6oz per feeding of formula, and we've caught a few smiles. 

Emmett Matthew

Sorry to anyone I was supposed to write or talk to but I currently don't have internet and I'm writing this at the public library but I wanted to let you all know something :)

Emmett Matthew was born September 30, 2012 at 6:14pm weighing 7lbs 6oz and 20in long.

I will post more when I can, also Congrats to Sarah from Nurse Loves Farmer on her little boy :)

almost 39 weeks

How far along? 38 weeks and 6 days

Weight gain/loss: 177lbs. A 6lb total weight gain

Feeling: tired, sore, and sick

Maternity clothes? still only own 1 pair of shorts and 2 pairs of jeans

Sleep: still difficult

Food cravings: Still the same.

Movement? A lot.

What I miss? being able to sleep good

Best moment this week: taking Tristan to a local farm and watching him point out every animal and name them and tell what sounds they make.

What I'm looking forward to: October

Next Appointment: October 4th

37 weeks

How far along? 37 weeks

Weight gain/loss: 174lbs. A 3lb total weight gain.

Feeling: tired and sore

Maternity clothes? still only own 1 pair of shorts and 2 pairs of jeans

Sleep: still difficult

Food cravings: Still the same.

Movement? A lot.

What I miss? being able to sleep good

Best moment this week: watching Tristan paint today and late night conversations with my best friend

What I'm looking forward to: October

Next Appointment: September 25th.


Today they actually had to do a last minute ultrasound because they were unable to find his head when checking my cervix. He however is head down thankfully and they double- checked his gender and he is 100% a boy. I have a future of only superheros, legos, and other boy stuff ahead of me.

Wordless Wednesday: Iron Man!

36 weeks

How far along? 36 weeks

Weight gain/loss: 173lbs. This means I've technically only gained 2lbs this entire pregnancy if you look at my pre-pregnancy weight and current weight.
Feeling: tired, sore, not liking these every week appts where they check to see if I'm dilated which I'm almost at a 2.
Maternity clothes? still only own 1 pair of shorts and 2 pairs of jeans

Sleep: Getting difficult. It's almost impossible to get comfortable now plus lately Tristan has been deciding to not want to go to bed on time... /sigh.

Food cravings: Still the same.

Movement? A lot.

What I miss? being able to sleep good
Best moment this week: Tristan making a sand bottle (and not making a mess) and doing handprint painting downtown and watching him get excited in the Halloween section of a store because he saw spiders.

What I'm looking forward to: October

Next Appointment: September 17th

Pictures from last week:



Blurry but I almost caught him kissing my belly on camera.





Kerri Mullis Events

So normally I don't do posts sponsoring businesses or products but today I received a package from my friend from elementary school whom I haven't seen since 5th- 6th grade so I thought I'd do a post about her business :).

She had posted recently that she had tons of shirts leftover that she was giving away for free so I had of course asked for one and today I received this :). She sent me not only the shirt but body wash, a baby outfit for little man #2, and a book. Anywho... on to talking about Kerri Mullis Events. 

Kerri Mullis Events (the name may be changed soon) is a small wedding and event planning business in North Carolina. Kerri, the founder, is a mom to 3 kids and currently runs the business herself. I have actually never used her business because I live too far away but if you go to her website here, you can find more information on her prices, what events she plans, pictures from other events, etc. You can also check out her facebook page here. She's an amazing person and really talented at what she does so please check her out and let her know I sent you! 


Have a great day :)

32 weeks

How far along? 32 weeks and 5 days

Weight gain/loss: 167lbs, 4 more pounds before I hit my pre-pregnancy weight.

Feeling: tired, sore... these Braxton Hicks contractions are getting to me.

Maternity clothes? I officially own not only a pair of maternity shorts but 2 pairs of jeans now.
Sleep: Still sleeping the same.

Food cravings: Still the same.

Movement? A lot.
What I miss? being able to stand up without feeling like I weigh 5,000lbs

Best moment this week: seeing Tristan give my friend's girlfriend's baby kisses.

What I'm looking forward to: October

Next Appointment: August 27th

28 weeks

How far along? 28weeks

Weight gain/loss: 165lbs. gained 15 of the 20lbs I lost back now.

Feeling: Still the same except feeling overheated since it's so hot out. Thank God for pools!

Maternity clothes? I have a pair of maternity shorts I wear but other than that I've still been avoiding maternity clothes.

Sleep: Still sleeping the same.

Food cravings: Still the same.

Movement? Tons... though thankfully nothing like Tristan... that boy could hurt.

What I miss? Cold weather haha

Best moment this week: Walking last night to return pop bottles :).

What I'm looking forward to: Fair next week :).

Next Appointment: July 30th. The every 2 weeks appointments have begun :).

2 and a half years old!! Where'd the time go??

So June 30th marked another milestone in Tristan's life... he turned 2 and a half! I'm just sitting here thinking "already??" Where'd the time go? It feels like just yesterday he was just born weighing 8lbs 14oz and now he's a toddler. Here are a few updates on things in the world of Tristan:


Height/ Weight: 3ft tall (haven't re-checked him though so not sure if he has gotten taller) and 32lbs.


Clothing/ Shoe size: 4t tops and bottoms except shorts which are still 3t (pants wise his legs are too long for 3t and a little too short for 4t haha) and size 7.5-8 shoes


Interests:

• pretty much the same as before 
• blowing bubbles
• pretending to be a dog (he's actually barking at the door right now with the dogs...)
• the pool
• going for walks
• figuring out how to do new things on his own
• cleaning
• dancing
• slides
• swings

Potty Training: it's still going. It's still touch and go right now but I think there's just a lot of stress in his life that is making it hard. He lets me know when he's pooping or when he already has pooped or peed (though he uses the word poop for both) and still sits on the potty even though if he has to poop he'll sit on the potty for 15min, get up with no poop there, get pants and all back on, and then he poops so I have no clue what to do there. He's basically night time potty trained  though but I stopped giving him drinks a hour before bed last year so it helped. 

Wordless Wednesday: 4th of July flashback

Can't believe this was a year ago today :)

Mommy fears...

So lately I have been beyond stressed trying to figure things out for myself, Tristan, and baby #2 (Still no name chosen yet). We live with a friend right now because I have no job or income (we have state assistance for food and medical) to get my own place. I wanted to try and get a job but with Arthritis, black outs, and headaches that occur about 90% of the day... it's very difficult and I know that they would end up firing me. I'm considering applying for disability for my arthritis but I feel so unsure about it. I want to have a place before this baby comes because we can't stay here after the baby comes and it is too stressful living here. Chris barely helps except with diapers and wipes twice a month and barely sees Tristan. I am working on filing for child support as well. 


I'm just not sure what to do anymore and I'm worried. I have almost no friends nearby except the one I live with and we both make each other irritated and upset a lot and I never can get away. Sorry about the rambling, this is honestly the only place where I can pour everything out. 


On a happy note, look at this cutie:

24 weeks

So it has been... awhile. I think almost 2 months but my insurance was accidently shut off and that caused many postponed appointments. So here it is... I'm 24 weeks now. I'm starting to feel more and more pregnant each day. Also I've been having head pain, lightheadness, and almost blacking out. Doctor says the head pain sounds like Tension Headaches so too much stress... wonderful *Note the intense sarcasm*. There's been a lot going on. I live with my best friend and her family, Tristan's talking more, he also has tantrums from hell at times, plus I've had to deal with stress from Chris. Raising a 2yr old while pregnant on your own is not easy, esp. when all the dad does to help is give diaper/ wipes money every 2 weeks (working on child support). Hopefully things get better soon.

How far along? 24 weeks

Weight gain/loss: 160lbs. gained 10 of the 20 I had lost back. Now my doctor can leave me alone and stop trying to get me to drink those Ensure drinks hahaha.

Feeling: Pregnancy wise I'm feeling good aside from some moments of nausea but no puking so that's a plus.

Maternity clothes? Nope :) I feel so lucky this time.

Sleep: Still sleeping the same.

Food cravings: I have random cravings but that's it.

Movement? There was barely any movement except at night until my best friend, her sister, and her sister's boyfriend felt him kick. Now the kid doesn't stop haha. *Another side note: 16yr old boys react to baby kicks hilariously. That boy had the most freaked out look on his face, I can only imagine when he has kids.

What I miss? Drinking as much coffee as I want... haha

Best moment this week: There have been a few funny moments so far this week (it's only Tuesday you know) but none of them any of you would understand because they involve way too much back story.

What I'm looking forward to: Only thing I'm looking forward to is PieCon this year... yes I'm a geek. Tristan's grandpa (on his dad's side) throws it every July and even though Chris and I are not together, I've been told I am invited still. Tristan has a special shirt and everything :).

Next Appointment: July 17th. I believe that's my last once a month appointment and then I will start going every 2 weeks.


They said I'm moving along great and his heartbeat is great. I have to have another sugar test in a month they said because my family has a history of diabetes. I'll try and do another post soon but right now, I have a toddler getting into trouble *sigh*. Oh I want to change my blog name since I will no longer have just a little monkey boy. My mom I believe is doing lions for this one (I wanted the Lion King crib set so bad and she knew) so Jungle themed is looking like the theme but I need a new name. What do you all think?

19 weeks

How far along: 19 weeks


Weight gain/ loss: I believe I'm still about 154lbs


Feeling: Good most of the time


Maternity clothes: Not yet :)


Sleep: Lately I either wake feeling like I under-slept or I over-slept


Food cravings: None, just still always hungry haha


Movement: I can feel him moving around sometimes


What I'm looking forward to: October haha :)


Next appointment: June something... I really should find my appt slip




And I know you all remember me saying my next ultrasound was the 11th, well it was and it was an anatomy one so can you all guess what God decided to bless me with??


Yep, another boy. God must know what he's doing because I'm now terrified of when puberty hits... I am not sure how this is going turn out haha. His name has not been offically decided but the choices are Jordan, Ethan, or Riley and personally I'm leaning more towards Ethan :). So here's 1 of his ultrasound pictures, I'm only posting one since they gave me 4 and they all looked the same. So enjoy :)

P.S. I will be doing a Tristan post soon-ish I think because he recently started an Early On program and an Early Head Start program and had his hearing checked.