late but here's the 27wk update

So I'm just doing an update because in a few days I'll take the 28 week picture AND my first pic in the 3rd Trimester!!!!

How far along? 27 weeks and 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: 20+/- pounds
Maternity clothes? yeah and some of my maternity ones aren't fitting the way i would prefer because this kid is riding HIGH!

Sleep: I mean REALLY!?!? You still want me to answer this one? I get perfectly comfortable and fall asleep surrounded in a cocoon of pillows and blankets only to wake up covered in sweat. So I ditch the pillows and now wake up with hip pain... what's a girl to do?

Best moment this week: Getting to show my big ole belly to my family!

Movement: Definitely. He is everywhere and loves to let me know when a particular pair of pants doesn't fit to his liking. lol

Food cravings: I could live off cereal. really... or spaghetti!

Gender: Boy
Labor Signs: No thank you. Although i do get a lot of Braxton Hicks when I'm too active.
Belly Button in or out? Still in. I think it was flatter by this time with K but it's still a little cave with Parker.
Stretch marks? I don’t want to talk about it. I think he's trying to make some of his own...
What I miss: Wine, real beer (no non-alch beer). Being able to roll over without grunting.

What I am looking forward to: Getting the GD (gestational diabetes) test over with this week.

Weekly Wisdom: Buy a maternity support belt. The BIG one. Not the little band kind, the strap it on like you mean it kind... it will do a body good.
Milestones: Parker has lodged himself in my crotch.

So yeah Parker is head down and I'm constantly being attacked with Lighting Crotch. It hurts, it's no fun. Chris thinks this pain would be a turn on. It's not. Need I repeat again, it HURTS! It's a shooting pain in your lady parts that is caused from the pressure of the head being down... yea, his HUGE head is down... know how i know it's huge, because it HURTS ALL THE TIME!!!! I don't get twinges, i get it ALL THE TIME!

thanks Parker.

My Belly is big, luckily it's comparable

This weekend i shipped my kid off to the in-laws. She started with grandma, went to brother-in-law/sister-in-laws and then finished up at g-mas again! I was sad slightly when i spoke to her on the phone but honestly, it was GLORIOUS! I got some stuff done. I SAW BREAKING DAWN! (yes i was alone with a 100 preteen girls and about 20 moms, we all bonded) and I got to sleep in!!! Sort of, if you count 730 as sleeping in, I do!

But I still did stuff and it was hard. Laundry is hard. Picking up the house, is hard. Functioning is starting to get hard. Despite my lack of midsection I am carrying this child very differently. Most likely because K liked having her skull crammed as far down in my pelvis as possible and this kid likes to tap dance in my pelvis. Kinsley slept when i slept, this kid i think wants a beer or something because he's partying. PLUS he's a swimmer. K was never a swimmer, she was content to just be head down and give me major pelvic pain... Parker, He likes to try out many different positions and turns and it makes me want to vomit. Seriously.

So I feel huge, but in a different way. The good thing is this time we have different couches! While they aren't as comfy as the old one they make for getting up much easier, which is good since Chris is back to working like a Mexican.

My baby shower is in two weeks and the only thing i can think about is WHAT IF I DON"T GET PARKERS BEDDING!?!?!? Stupid I know. I mean 1. it's sold in a set so that makes it flipping expensive. 2. people still have 2 weeks to band together and chip in and show the love together! 3. UM Chris and I will just buy it, DUH. but regardless that is a constant thought in my mind.

Oh and I finished K's 1 year book. You know, everything Kinsley from the time she was born until right before her party. Yea that book is $158! DO WHAT!?!? Robbery I'm telling you! Well, it's done... we'll see when I actually buy it from the bloodsucking photo sight that won't combine all my promotional $20 cards from buying over priced maternity clothes... thanks bitches.

More up dates later? K?

Some things make me sad, and it's my blog so i get to talk about them!

There's a article out that says there's a new test that will determine if your baby has down syndrome or not. It's a blood test so there isn't the risk of miscarriage linked with other test available.

Here's the thing. 92% of mothers who are told their baby will definitely have this extra chromosome choose abortion. THAT HUGE! AND sad. I know there are complications that go along with this, I know that you also have the chance that you will be faced to raise a perpetual "child". BUT there are SO many benefits to having that blessing in your life! And God didn't choose you for this child to hurt you, he chose you because he thought you were worthy of it!

In the article it talks about possible eliminating this "disease" from our population. I know there's this whole "survival of the fittest" but this doesn't show me how strong we are as people, but how weak we are to not want to take on the challenge.

It's pretty obvious that I'm a pro-lifer, I don't try to hide that fact. But, this makes my heart hurt so bad. A woman is terminating a child that she most likely REALLY wanted because it's not "perfect" in her eyes. WHO IS SHE TO SAY WHAT IS PERFECT!?!?! It's bad enough to terminate babies because they just aren't "ready for a child" and they can't "consider adoption" (because it's SO much better to kill a baby than give it up to a family wanting a baby)... but to kill a baby because they aren't "perfect".

I'm really sadden by what our world is coming to.

Happy Thanksgiving from K's school!

Every year Kinsley's school does a Thanksgiving dinner and it's so much fun to get to sit and talk to the teachers and parents and watch the kids play together. Boy do the kids like to play while we're there, little show offs. Here's a picture explosion of the event!

So I asked K to give me a pretty smile and this is what I got...

LOVING her mashed potatoes, just like her Daddy!

This is her "I just saw Grandma face!"

Grandma Love

Going in for some Daddy love!

K has been very proud of herself lately because she's been drinking from a big girl cup. She drinks from it and then says "I Big girl!"

CAKE!!!

A little playtime showing off!

This is her surprise face! The music just came on and she was excited to say the least! This is the face I see when she pee pees in the potty too! Priceless!

And what would a party be without the Chicken dance? Sorry it's a terrible video but it's still cute!

26 weeks... wait that's it?!?!

With Parker:

Here's me with Kinsley:

I would say Parker's got a lot more point to him!

Alright here's the deets

How far along? 26 weeks

Baby's weight: Anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5, I'm going to say on the higher end since i make big babies! Me?? Oh I've gained 20lbs... HOLY WHAT?!? yea... that needs to slow down since it's about to speed up! UH!
Stretch Marks? only leftovers
Sleep? OMG so last night I went to bed at 7pm!!! It's was AMAZING! I'm still a walking zombie but get this... BIL and SIL are going to babysit tonight and THEN Grandma is going to have K spend the night!!! I GET TO SLEEP IN!!! Something about this week (time change? growth spurt) has made me feel like I'm in the first tri again.
Best moment this week: Sleeping ten hours last night!!
Movement? Not a ton this week. I feel him kicking and moving but it's not as pronounced as it was... maybe he's as tired as i am!
Food Cravings: None... don't want any... I mean I'll eat but NOTHING sounds good.
Gender: BOY!

Labor Signs: None but I've been getting a lot of braxton hicks lately.
Belly Button in or out? barely in
What I miss: Wine. I just really want to drink some wine without guilt!
What I am looking forward to: I get to see my family in 5 days!!!!
Weekly Wisdom: If you have family that is willing to help USE THEM! It's hard and take it from a girl that used to never ask for help... ASK! It's SOOO worth it!

Milestones: None, I'm so behind I just want to make it through the week!

uh i HAVE to do something with my house!!!!

I know, i know, i have a few things on my plate right now (finishing up the toddler room, beginning AND finishing the nursery, painting the hallway, paying for a outrageous vet bills, having a baby, having a 2 year old's birthday party, thanksgiving, Christmas) but the lack of completeness in my house is driving me INSANE!

My awesome Brother and Sister in law are going to help us paint and stuff the nursery and hallway. So that's a check. I'm going to paint the Kids bathroom and then my co-worker is going to come over and hand paint under the sea touches to customize it for the kids. So those are my main priorities right now. AND mostly i have all the tools (paint) to get it done.

But OH dear love of the master bedroom! It's TERRIBLE! There's NO paint on the walls, NO curtains hung, NO artwork or decor of any kind hung up. It's BARE! It's NAKED! It's BORING! I would LOVE to something crazy and bold! Like an accent Terra Cotta wall, but i think the hubs might leave me for that one.

The Kitchen, so NOT me. I want yellow, country chic. I don't like country/plaid clutter, but clean lines with a country/homey flair.

When all that is done I might stop complaining... for a while...

Why isn't there a hold button in life?

Kinsley surprises us every day with how much she is growing and learning. Last night Chris and I just laughed with each other at how "grown-up" K is. These moments with her are so special and a lot of times I get reminded of that when i see her through Chris's eyes. Last night after a books and a song she got up and climbed into her toddler bed to bed tucked in. Chris just looked at me with a face that said "She's putting herself to sleep!". I'm used to this because I tuck her in every night, where he works late many nights and misses it. Last night he also got the "Barbara says" speech... where she repeats every rule her preschool teacher has, yet rarely follows them at home. lol.

She's just so much fun and so silly and I find I have to MAKE myself slow down and just play with her rather than worrying about dinner or cleaning up the kitchen sometimes. There will always be a kitchen to clean and hands to wipe, but there won't always be a little girl looking up at me giggling saying "Play Mommy" "Me too Mommy" "pumpkin in my belly Mommy"... those times will slip away and I will find myself wishing I hadn't worried so much about about the everyday or being too tired.