How we take a walk...

Papabear is away this week and my boys have been begging to go on their evening walks. Well they both want to ride in the stroller and not actually walk. So what's a mama to do? Well Cub gets the stroller and Micah gets to ride on mama's back. It's been awhile since I have worn him and he's definitely a little big for the Ergo but he seemed to like and let mama carry him there like a champ. A baby in the front and a baby in the back! Love my little pack of kids so much ♥♥♥

Enjoying these moments

It is really hard to believe I am only weeks away to meeting this baby girl. It's really been bittersweet here towards the end. Everyone says "you must be so ready!" and "I bet you can't wait to be done?" and really I'm not...I mean I am, and I'm not. I could be pregnant another 2-3 months and be okay with it, just feeling the kicks and life growing inside of me, taking some more time to soak up being with my 2 boys, still have Micah as my littlest baby. At the same time, I am so excited to meet our new baby girl, see what she looks like, see how big brothers love on her, snuggle a little newborn again. It is a lot of mixed emotions. I remember feeling really torn towards the end of my pregnancy with Micah, especially since Caleb was my first and only for so long. But now I cannot imagine life without him and how much fun the brothers have playing with one another. I know that baby girl will complete our family and bring us so much love and joy. More than we can imagine. I just can't help but feel like time is going so fast and it was not that long ago that baby Micah was a little tiny one and now he's almost 2 and running around, talking, with such a big personality. And it is so much fun to watch each one of my kiddos growing up, exploring and learning about the world around them. I would not trade it for all the riches in the world. And I feel so blessed by this journey of motherhood. 

36 + 37 Week Bump

How far along: 37 weeks (actually journaling in real time for once!) 
Weight gain: I am still around the 25lbs mark for gains with this pregnancy, I get full really quickly nowadays.
How big is baby:  The app says honeydew melon
Maternity clothes: Still just making do with what I have since I'm sooooo close to the end. Kinda crazy that this will be my last time wearing maternity clothes, which is the reason why I have not bought any new stuff. 

Pregnancy Symptoms: On Sunday I started having some painful contractions, they were irregular though. Shelley checked me on Tuesday and I am only 1cm and still thick so nothing is progressing too quickly to labor+delivery which is good since papabear is in Cincinnati for work this week. 

This week: Papabear is away and I have been solo mama on top of working, thankful that this week and next are just 4-day work weeks for me. On Friday I caught Micah's sore throat and was miserable but thankfully for lots of naps (thanks papabear), lemon/ginger tea, zicam and Vit D I was feeling much better by Sunday when Hunnie flew out for work. I have been sleeping with both boys in our bed and it has actually been really nice and sweet. Micah loves to be snuggled (he calls it "nuggles") at bedtime and it just fills my heart so full of love to be there laying sandwiched in between my two sweet boys. I have also been laying and relaxing in the tub with them which Caleb loves to be smashed on the side next to me and my huge belly and Micah like to sit in between my legs with his arms on my knees, it's so cute!
Movement: Baby girl has been moving so much, Caleb was finally able to really see her pushing out on my belly and he thought it was so cool!
Food Cravings: Still craving lots of sweets. 
Belly button in or out: Still weird giant bubble that Cub likes to poke at

What I miss: On Saturday I really missed my mama bc I was sick and that always makes me feel like a little kid. I miss my BFF Jess even though I am so blessed we get to talk everyday. I miss hubs since he's away for work this week. I sometimes also miss having a drink, like last Friday we went on date dinner after work and I was really craving a drink haha. 

What I'm looking forward to: I am excited to meet baby girl and excited to see how big brothers Caleb and Micah react to her! I know Caleb is going to be such a loving a sweet big bro, I wonder how Micah will be because I think he loves being the baby and he might have a hard time with us giving baby girl attention, he already does not like it sometimes when we are giving Nam attention so it should be interesting. I keep pointing at my belly and saying "baby" and he points and says "baby" and kisses the belly but then the other day at Petsmart, every time he saw a picture of a cat he would call that a "baby" too LOL!

Third Trimester Bumps

Week 29 | Week 30
Week 31 | Week 35

Wow the bump has really been growing these past few weeks! Morning sickness has been much better since I started getting acupuncture once a week. The weather is warming up and the boys have been loving being outside. Excited to spend the summer home with them and new baby girl!

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Three babies have grown in here. I have been feeling a bit emotional about this probably being the last baby I will carry and grow. Have been incredibly blessed by this gift of carrying life, it truly is an amazing experience. 

Family Babymoon

         

Took the boys to Silver Mountain for a little quick getaway. It was Caleb's second time going and Micah's first time. The last time we were here was about 2 years ago when baby Micah was in my belly (7-months pregnant) and this time we have baby girl riding in the tummy! The boys both loved floating in the lazy river and hanging out in the hot tub and going down the little slides. Next time we visit here, we'll be outnumbered!

Baby Girl Face

Today we had another ultrasound to check and make sure everything was looking good. First time we got a really good 3D look at baby girl's face. So cute! She has the boys' noses and our big lips. Love that we can already see the resemblance! So cool! Cannot wait to see this sweet face in person!