Naughty Baby Girl

Last night (Sunday night) this little girl had her head shoved up into my right ribs - my belly was lopsided and quite uncomfortable. Not to mention she was completely in the WRONG position. Tonight (Monday night) she has turned sideways with her head on my left side and her feet on the right. Obviously she has plenty of room to move about but I wish she would curl up, move head down and stay there! I did manage to get some great profile pictures and will be able to post some video face-shots when I get home.



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Face shot with left arm along head -- looks like her cheeks are getting pudgy!

Oct. 29th - she was head down - I like how clear her nose and lips are in this picture

"Passed!"

"Passed with flying colors!" That's what I was told about my blood sugar tests!!!! YEAH! I have my next appointment this Thursday - an official weight and blood pressure check - but everything seems to be going along as planned. Except for.... the name!!! Nothing sounds right. I feel I may need to see this little baby girl before we can name her.
The basement is moving along - not quite as quickly as I had imagined (I was hoping to get it done before Thanksgiving) - but the drywall is almost complete and ready to tape/mud. I can hardly believe how much extra living space we will have. I am anxious to get it done because then I can get a start on B's room and changing the nursery (and move Bennett's Huge Train table out of the living room!).



Overhead work - Ugh!



"Hire a Patriot!"


Mike and I hung the drywall in the laundry room - we have learned a lot from Uncle Dube!


I love that we can have Bennett downstairs to see us working - He will learn so much about hard work and attempting to do things on your own.



"Cheese!"


I can hardly sit around and watch -- so the boys give me non-labor jobs like scraping walls.....not a bad picture of my expanding belly!


This will be Bennett's new play area - note the new slider door

It's difficult to get a good run of work done because I am working nights again which takes up time during the day while I sleep....so the boys are limited to just a couple of days a week when they can work but I am so thankful we are making progress!

Baby Girl and Mom

An update on some ultrasound pictures....we are now undecided on a name so those of you who feel jaded for not being told the name until after she's born....well, we might not know until then either! I am getting huge - literally! Weight is piling on by the day -- I think it's fluid because I'm fairly certain I'm not eating and extra 7,000 calories per day! Then, today I found out that my initial sugar test was elevated (barely...it was 148 and the cutoff is 140). So now I have to have the 3-hour test to determine if I actually have gestational diabetes. Wow. If that isn't a motivator to eat healthy foods and exercise! I'll know the results next week and I'll post how it goes.



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She has a left foot!!

Halloween

We went to the Spring Lake to celebrate Halloween with Mike's sister and her family. We don't live in a neighborhood and would have to walk for 1/4 mile just to visit three houses! Their neighborhood is perfect for families and young children, we had a great time!


Bennett, Jaxson and Addilyn


It was a bit chilly outside - we ended up running back to the house for hats and mittens. Bennett had three layers on under his costume and he actually stayed warm and toasty!


B only made it to four houses then sat down someone's front lawn. We borrowed a stroller from Paige and followed Jax and Addy through the rest of the neighborhood.


Bennett ate his first piece of candy - a bite of chocolate - and instantly learned the word "Snickers"