36 weeks

I was of course in my game day outfit today and remembered I had a picture of myself in this same outfit when I was pregnant with Jonathan. So, I pulled it up, and realized that it was at 28 weeks, and about to grow out of the shirt! So, yes, this baby is much smaller than he was!

I am at the point of ready for this baby to come. We have completed most of my nesting checklists. I still need to pack a hospital bag and would like to get some meals made and in the freezer, oh and the cradle needs to get put together, but otherwise I'm feeling good about things. I spent this last week going through things like crazy! With lots of help from my mom! I was searching for one specific item in a bin in the crawl space, and it took Jeremy pulling up 18 or something bins before finding it! Yikes! that was a wake up call - I had forgotten half of the stuff I had down there. So we pulled up all the bins, and I emptied out 13 or 14 of them I believe. Lots of linens, old clothes (reality has hit that I probably won't be wearing them soon, and when they do fit, are going to be way old)...finally got rid of some old school books, went through baby clothes a little more thoroughly, didn't save every single item, etc. It feels so good to have had so much leave the house. A little scary, but such a great feeling! I donated alot and some went to the dump. This wasn't part of my original "to do" list, but I am so glad that it got done! I remember before and after having Jonathan I felt like I sorted through things I was hanging onto, but now with baby #2 on the way, it is even more reality that I am either not going to go back and use whatever random item I have held onto, or don't really need that decorative item, etc. It seems easier and easier to part with stuff, and hopefully I will remember that and bring less into the home in the first place.


Jonathan - 28 weeks

Baby #2 - 36 weeks

Jonathan and Daddy watching football

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Just a few more pictures to add to call this blog up to date!

The sleeping and snuggling pictures are so rare that I HAD to take them and HAVE to post them - how bad is it that I really enjoyed the fact that he wasn't feeling well today, because he was so cuddly and I loved that!! .... Finally discovered a way to keep him strapped in the cart at Target - use one of the big carts with a five point harness! Doesn't matter how tight I tighten the shopping cart strap, at some point during our trip, I turn around and he is wiggling himself out and standing or headed to the back of the shopping basket, or saying "mom" as he comes diving for me! .... another picture of him on the counter, dipping apples into the caramel dip he discovered I had up there :) and only needs a kitchen chair to get up there now - awesome! (notice sarcasm) .... I know thesea re really random and out of order, but you get pictures at least! :) So enjoy!




My mom was helping me get something down from above the cupboards and Jonathan got on his own barstool and was helping too!