Just a little this and that

November has flown by. 

The past couple of weeks my sisterin law and her baby have been here in Texas visiting family. Her daughter is the same age as Emma so it's a blast getting them together (even though all they do is fight over toys, they have moments that they show us that they really do like each other.) She's expecting and due the same time as me again! Seeing how much fun it is to have kids the same age I'm really happy about it. I always wished I had been closer in age to more of my cousins, so I'm glad Emma and this next baby get to enjoy that!

My brother in law had a open house to talk about his mission, he just got home about a month ago! It's been fun hearing him talk about his mission and getting to know him better. It makes me excited to have Andy home! He is horrible at writing letters and emails. He emails every week but they consist of around 4 indescriptive sentences and a couple pictures. Grr.

Anyways, I'm super excited for thanksgiving this year! We will spend it with the Johnson's, it's just going to be immediate family this year, which is great! I love my in laws. 

House hunting update: We've been looking at lots of homes. We've only seen one we liked a lot, but it was just a little too small for me. I want to get a home where we have room to grow, considering the fact that we may be there for a few years.

Emma has been super happy and content with life lately, it's so nice having a calm little girl. It's been super cold outside so we've been spending a lot of time indoors which entails lots of snuggle time, drawing and reading! 

We celebrated My baby sister Hannah's birthday (9 years old! Wow) with my family on Sunday after Eric's home coming party. It was late but fun seeing everyone. My grandparents were there And my grandpa was able to lecture me about telling people I'm expecting before having the baby. Apparently it was supposed to stay a secret until after the baby was born. Sorry grandpa! Facebook changes things ;)

After Emma eats her fruit and veggie smoothie she's always super cold so she clings onto me super tight like a little monkey. I barely have to hold on to her. It's so cute and soon I'll have a big belly and she won't be able to do this anymore

We had a family date night on Friday. We watched Turbo - it's about a super speedy snail, Emma loved it - and ate popcorn. Love this little family of mine :)

She loves swinging...

And doing "feet feet"

And I'm a sucker for sleeping babies. I couldn't bring myself to wake her up. This was right after my doctors appointment, we sat in the car for over 20 minutes! Just waiting for her to wake up. 

15 weeks

How far along? 15 weeks

Gender? We find out January 6th!!!

Total weight gain? 3 pounds. 

Maternity clothes? Maternity pants. They're too comfy to wait. Plus my pants are a little snug.

Stretch marks? Just the old ones

Sleep? Pretty good. I've been waking up at 6 on the dot wide awake, so there's not much sleeping in for me.

Best moment this week? I got to hear my little baby's heart beat. Beating strong and loud at 150! 

Missing Anything? Hmmm... Not that I can think of at the moment.

Movement: I think I've felt him/her a couple of times. I love it!!

Food cravings? Healthy food.. Like plain sweet potato, brown rice, asparagus( can't find any of that sadly) and plain chicken without any spices or flavoring. Cravings are so opposite from last pregnancy.

Anything making you queasy or nauseous? Anything with sugar in it. I get so dizzy and light headed. So I try to steer clear of that! Ryan made me some homemade almost sugar free hot chocolate, as disgusting as it sounds, I loved it :)

Symptoms: not much this week, I feel pretty normal! It's nice :)

Mood: great mood! I've been hanging out with the Johnson's all week and have loved every second!

Looking Forward to: thanksgiving!!!! 

Getting ready to go to the gym! Hence the no makeup and messy ponytail look :)

13 weeks

How far along? 13 weeks

Gender? Wish I knew!

Total weight gain? 2 pounds 

Maternity clothes? Not yet 

Stretch marks? Just the old faded ones 

Sleep? I've slept alright, I don't have as many naps so I can sleep at night, now that I've got more energy 

Best moment this week? Getting pre approved to buy a home! Woo hoo! I'm so excited to start looking at homes! Hopefully we can find something we love.

Missing Anything? Not at the moment, I'm content with how everything is :) 

Movement: I feel little flutters but I think it's just gas at this point. 

Food cravings? Fish sticks 

Anything making you queasy or nauseous? Not really, I'm feeling pretty great this week. It's a nice change :)

Symptoms: hungry, ligament stretching/pain, out of breath easier ( pregnancy causes increased blood supply = increase oxegyn consumption) and very visible veins 

Mood: super good mood. I have made a great schedule during the day that works for both Emma and I and gets us both what we need. It's made for a happy Momma and a very happy little toddler. (And teething is done for awhile! Woo hoo!!)

Looking Forward to: my appointment on Wednesday, being officially in my second trimester, looking for houses! 

Fort Worth Zoo

Did you know you only have 947 Saturdays until your child goes to college?????

Ok I can't remember the exact number of Saturdays but I read that somewhere and it made me so depressed! I hate putting a number on things like that, I want to have an eternty of Saturdays with my my baby girl!

Maybe she'll be a sweety and come home every Saturday just to spend time with her Mama! We'll see I guess. ;)

Anyways, after reading that I decided its time to make the most out of our Saturdays. Last Saturday we went to te zoo!

It was such a huge zoo! EmmaLee loved it!

The fun has arrived!

EmmaLee kept yelling "Tee! Teeeee!" When she saw the cheetah. That's what she calls our cat, Tia. Haha

The orangotang was throwing sticks at people. They were fun to watch. It's amazing how expressive they are, their eyes tell you everything.

There were baby elephants! Awwww!!

And this is why crocodiles terrify me.

Emma had a blast climbing all over the big old crocodile! 

The fish were by far her absolute favorite things to look at 

Touching the sting rays and star fish. She then proceeded to lick the salt water off her fingers, yuck! Emergency hand washing session please! 

She fell asleep within 5 minutes of being in the car. She was pooped! We all went to bed pretty early that night.

A sign of a successful Saturday!

12 weeks

How far along? 12 weeks

Gender? who knows? I have a hunch but we will see!

Total weight gain? I haven't weighed myself this week...

Maternity clothes? Nope!

Stretch marks? No new ones

Sleep? Great! Besides my vivid zombie dreams, I sleep really well :)

Best moment this week? EmmaLee went to bed the last couple nights without crying. Tonight we weren't so lucky but it's nice to know she's still capable of going to bed peacefully. Hopefully this sad grumpy anti-sleep stage will end soon! I also went out with my sister in law and mother in law and a family friend. It was very needed and lots of fun.

Missing Anything? Idaho. Having a backyard. 

Movement: Too early to feel

Food cravings? None! Unlike my last pregnancy, I don't crave anything. It's pretty nice :)

Anything making you queasy or nauseous? Strong smells, eggs, water in the morning or at night, sometimes completely random things!

Symptoms: sleepy, hungry all of the time. I've got a little bump now, so I know I'm hungry for a good cause :)

Mood: moody. Some days are great and some days I feel like a crazy person

Looking Forward to: getting pre approved for a home loan so we can start looking for a house to move into by February.