19 weeks

ok, i was waiting for my hair appointment wednesday before i took this week’s belly pic.

it seems lately that by the time i sit down to write a post my preggo brain has forgotten all of the mental notes i had about what to write.

thankfully all of the pics i take help me remember some of it.

running is surely her favorite method of transportation.  she doesn’t care to do much walking these days.  we’ve officially made the transition to cloth diapers (fuzzi bunz are my diaper of choice thanks to info from a friend).  she has been doing great at swim, crawling with her arm (polar bear arms is what they call it) and kicking her little legs.  i love watching her pull herself up and out of the pool, then turn around, sit down, scoot to the edge, and jump in to coach damon for another swim.

anabelle supervised papa while he was working on our taxes.

sweet bed head!  i think she looks like a lion.
another recent fav – her little lion roar.

she’s learning to work zippers so i put her vest on ‘topher’ (a bear chris gave me the first year we were dating) so she could practice.

i’m pretty sure i’ll never get tired of early morning snuggles in bed with my anabelle.  some of these shots have been my favorite over the last 20 months.

anabelle has had her 6 little teeth for over 6 months and now three more are on their way which left her with a stuffy and sometimes super runny nose.  as you can see, she’d much rather play with the nose sucker than to sit still and let me use it.  i suppose i don’t blame her.

she’s still working on using her spoon and fork with little successes here and there.

yesterday we went to miramar to see the marine corps band and the silent drill team – always a great performance!

     

anabelle has also really enjoyed watching all of the diggers and excavators clearing the empty lot behind our complex.  the lot has gone untouched since we moved in 7 1/2 years ago and then last week all of these machines showed up and are out there growling and scooping once the sun is up.  we’re excited to see what their project turns out to be.

so sweet

here is a video recently posted on facebook from best for babes foundation- a positive breastfeeding page that i follow.  it is pure sweetness.

they have an incredible mission:
To help moms beat the booby traps - the cultural & institutional barriers that prevent moms from achieving their personal breastfeeding goals. To inspire, prepare & empower moms To give breastfeeding a makeover and give moms the solutions they need to make it work and feel fabulous!

score!  I think We can all use an extra ‘go boobs!’ and a ‘stick with it!’ when nursing our babes.

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this little guy had a stuffy nose while he was nursing which was making a whistling sound and gave him the giggles.  makes me smile inside and out!

18 weeks

grow, grow, grow - the weeks go by & it seems to show!

hee hee.

made it to prenatal yoga this week with my fellow preggo friend, amy.  felt great, but was a little harder than i exprected.  phew!

17 weeks

anabelle and i both seemed to do some growing this week.  after a week off from crossfit, we made our way back.  i was sore, as was to be expected, and am working on building those callouses back up.  anabelle was right at home back in her tire.  for now, i'm still able to pull out a few pull-ups at a time, but they are surely getting tougher.

(a little tire smudge on her nose after crossfit)

my abs have officially gone on vacation until the fall and i have found myself with hips again.  i’m trying to make room for you, miss emilymae. 

i made the transition to maternity pants this weekend, aahh!

anabelle is getting taller now, but still a peanut. she has just started calling out ‘mama’ and ‘papa’ from her crib. she enjoyed her first bites of crawfish and alligator this weekend while family from louisiana were in town. we were all spoiled – chris and i even got a date out to a movie (a 3pm showing for us these days). we saw ‘acts of valor’ and it was incredible! intense, but incredible. be sure to take along tissues or wear long sleeves if you decide to go see it yourself.

wakey wakey

just some of the sweet faces and crazy hair i get to enjoy each morning when i go get my anabelle out of her crib

anabelle ‘silly pants’ allain

anabelle sure is learning and trying new things and becoming a bit of an entertainer!

she’s giving her spoon a try somedays.

out of no where she started cracking up the other day just sitting in her chair.  love it!

she has been working on her dance moves and is learning new signs all the time.

brooke at crossfit has been teaching anabelle to make fishy faces complete with hands by her cheeks as little fins.  always good for another laugh.

this is one of my favorites right now – she tries so hard to jump and I can hear her practicing in her crib when I put her down for her nap.

I’m having such a blast watching her try and grow . . the only trick is that she’s not scared so that gets a little iffy for this momma sometimes. anabelle has had several quick meetings with her freezey friend lately to help soothe little bumps and bonks.  she evens signs ‘thank you’ to her when she’s ready for me to put her back in the freezer.

(purchased from crankypants on etsy)

16 weeks

it’s starting to get more and more real and we continue to get more & more excited!

we recently found out that we are having another girl!  i think chris & i were a smidge surprised at first, not really sure why.  we figure we did pretty darn great with one girl – bring on the second one!  i know i have a handsome tough marine for a husband, but he’s perfectly sweet and mushy on the insdie (don’t tell him i said that) so it makes a perfect fit having two sweet little girlies to work their magic on him.

random - have you ever heard jimmy buffet’s little miss magic?  check it out if you need an awesome song to listen to.

it took a little while for the tech to get baby to ‘show’ but after having me turn from side to side and even get up to walk around & shake my belly, baby moved her legs (still with ankles crossed) just enough.

they project the ultrasound up on the wall so anabelle got up close to take a good look for herself.  she was pointing and signing ‘baby’ while we were asking if she could see her little sister.

so, in late july (possibly early august) we will become a family of four welcoming our littlest EmilyMae Madeline!

can’t wait! 

ok, i can wait a bit.  this momma has a lot more planning and organizing to do!  just being honest.