9 1/2 Months Pregnant!

How far along? 38 weeks

Total weight gain: 39 lbs! 

Stretch marks? Nope
Sleep: Is interrupted by 1-2 potty breaks a night. Surrounded by lots of pillows and nothing on top of me...I'm an Easy Bake Oven.   
Best moment this week: Being told I look small. Ada patting my belly & saying Lala :)
Movement: Has.Not.Slowed.Down. She is so active still! She doesn't care that she's running out of room...she's still kicking, pushing & punching my insides all the time. 
Food cravings: Watermelon. And chocolate. Anything chocolate!   
Gender: Girl!
Labor Signs: Braxton Hicks contractions all the time. Dilated 1 cm.   
Belly Button in or out? Stretched out and silly still.  
What I miss: Being comfortable. 
What I am looking forward to: Having a BABY! 
Weekly Wisdom: Husbands are awesome. Especially mine :)    
Milestones: Lola could come at anytime and thrive in the outside world! 

Here are Ada & I today. She kept saying, "Hat!" haha

Ada is 19 Months

Ada is growing up! We had her check-up last month at around 18 1/2 months.

Weight: 27 lbs. 80th percentile

Height: 33 in. 85th percentile

Head Circumference: 18.5 in. 75th percentile  

She is such a fun little girl. Constantly chattering away and learning more words each day! Today's word was puppy. Puppy, puppy, hi puppy to every dog we saw on our walk. 

One of her favorite things to do is what we have termed Roll Call. She names off everyone in the vicinity and points to them. "Mommy! Papa! Nannie! Nonnie! Baby! Lala!"

She loves reading to herself.

No is another favorite word, along with okay & thank you. It sounds like, "Tay-dew." She'll say it over and over again until you say, "You're welcome!" 

When she runs she does a funny little trot/skip thing. 

When we ask her what her buns are, she pats them and says, "Bup." 

She is full of energy & life with lots to say!

She kisses my belly and says Lala...we are interested to see how she reacts to a new baby in the family!

Lola's Ultrasound Pics

Today, at 36 weeks 3 days, I had another ultrasound for Miss Lola Jennie! Everything looks great. She is measuring right on track & her belly is in the 90th percentile. My doctor called it a buddha belly :) They estimated that she weighs 7 1/2 lbs. already, so we are looking at another big baby (Ada was 9 lbs.)!  

She has the cutest little profile:

And I am soooo excited that she will have lots of hair! This picture is of her head, the white spiky stuff that looks like fire is hair :)

Here's another sweet profile picture. Love those lips!

Only 24 days until her due date...we can't wait to meet her! 

Houston Trip!

Lindsay, Ada & I flew out to Houston last weekend for our cousin's wedding!

Matthew married KayLa Williams, and they are such a cute couple. The sealing was lovely & the Houston Temple is beautiful! 

I loved that the sealer told them to put 100% of themselves in. A marriage is not 50/50. It's 100/100! And also to always focus on the other person more than yourself. Wonderful advice!

After exiting the Temple & after cutting the cake at the reception

Uncle Dana finally winning Ada over with cupcakes. I love this picture so much!

She can be won easily with food :) 

Ada loved dancing at the reception!

I think she really thought she was line dancing.

Between the Sealing & Reception, Ada didn't get a nap in. 

She crashed on the car ride back to the hotel, stayed asleep in my arms up to the room, while I undressed her, and fell back on the bed like this. We were cracking up! 

Long, fun day for a baby girl!

We stayed with my dad & Pam the other days. 

On our way to some delicious Texas BBQ one night, Ada busted out with the best voice ever.

It was SO hot & humid, so I thought it would be good to go to the Children's Museum one day.

It was gloriously air conditioned!

Ada absolutely loved it! Nannie & her had a blast playing together. 

Best idea I've ever had :) This is her on the ride back home.

Ada wasn't so sure about Captain Walt's trombone...

She was so excited to see her Papa again after almost a week apart!

8 1/2 Months Pregnant

How far along? 34 weeks

Total weight gain: 35 lbs! 
Stretch marks? Nope

Sleep: Is interrupted by 1-2 potty breaks a night. Surrounded by lots of pillows and nothing on top of me...I'm an Easy Bake Oven.   

Best moment this week: Being in the Houston Temple for my cousin's Sealing to his sweet new wife. Lola was bouncing around like crazy during it and it was such a special moment.  

Movement: Is strong & constant! She's doing exactly what Ada did and pushing on my ribs on the right side with her feet. I am so sore by the end of the day! It's a crazy feeling to be punched and kicked from the inside. I do love that she moves so much though, because it gives me piece of mind knowing that she is healthy and strong.  

Food cravings: I've been eating a ton of watermelon. No serious cravings so far, just hungry all the time! So...food, period.   

Gender: Girl!

Labor Signs: Just Braxton Hicks contractions.  

Belly Button in or out? In still I think? Stretched out and silly is what it is.  

What I miss: Running.   

What I am looking forward to: Having an ultrasound in 2 1/2 weeks! 

Weekly Wisdom: Heat + flying + 8 mos. pregnant = cankles the size of Texas!  

Milestones: 20 days until she is considered full term, and 41 days until my due date! 

Sunday Pictures

Last Sunday, I wanted to take some pictures before we all kicked off our church shoes and took a nap. 

We usually do that pretty quickly after we get home :)

Ada giving me a flower

 I don't know where it went!

 Sweet little lips

 Little helper giving me the lens cap

 Papa & Ada 

 Pure joy! 

 Happy with the same face :) 

 Mommy & her girl

Ni-night

The other morning, I was in the kitchen while Ada was in the living room. I could hear her saying, "Ni-ni!" but it was too early for her nap. I snuck over to see what she was doing and this is what I found:

She was putting her dolls to bed. Pulled down the cushion and blanket to make a bed for one, I don't know why the other one has to sleep face down on the tile!

I love the sweet kisses she gives. Can't wait to see her with her little sister!