Brain Washed??

My grocery list was on my Armor Notepad- He was holding my list for me and said “look mommy” and pointed to the helmet logo “Start Strong, plant ARMOR!”. Then we got him to do it again on Jarrod’s phone.

11 weeks and counting

I've officially made it to my 3rd trimester. Yay! It really seems like the last 2 went by really fast! Since I will have a scheduled c-section around 39 weeks, that really only leaves us with a little less than 11 weeks to go if I make it full term. And so far so good! However, I'm not one of those gals that loves to be pregnant anyway (I actually know a few of you are)but it seems like things just start getting hard during the last 12 weeks of pregnancy . . .at least for me. I am so thankful that we have had such an uneventful and healthy time so far! I'm hoping and praying that continues! And I try to enjoy this time since it will probably be the last time I am pregnant, but it's hard when your miserable! I'm not going to go into details but the lack of sleep and constant back pain is wearing me down! And the sweltering heat doesn't help! But again, I'm so thankful that I'm not on bed rest and dealing with gestational diabeties this time, so I should quit complaining!

Stratton has been giving us a hard time lately with a new phase of fits. Theses new meltdowns can be triggered by the most ridiculous stuff! We have (by trial and error) found that letting him go to his room and letting him cry it out works best. There is no rationalizing with him when he's that upset. I just hope this passes before the baby comes! Oh and during one of these fits in the past week he actually screamed at me to "Mind my business!". . . Just where does he get the attitude! Oh, he got it adjusted that day for sure! But it just wears me out!

Our Pool Boy

This is where you will find us in the evenings if we don’t have somewhere to go! Monday evening our new neighbor’s across the street were out in their yard and Jarrod invited their little boy, Sam, over to play. He’s almost 4 years old and was so much smaller than Stratton. His parent’s couldn’t believe that Stratton is just fixing to turn 3. The boys had a fun time running and sliding down the slide, hopefully he can come back and wear Stratton out again soon!!

Blank Slate

Here is Arden’s room- Freshly painted and ready for some personality!

The wallcling I is a 4’x 3’ and I’m not really sure where to put it?

I have a ton of ideas on what I want to do! But not a lot of time!

We have a white shelf that will go over the changing table.

Maybe in the next few weeks we can get it all decorated! Cushions are being made for the glider, I think my mom is going to make a valance out of the same paisley material to match. I bought a mirror from Pottery Barn, and my mom and I both have picked up some accessories. Once we get the big things up (shelf, mirror and wallcling) I can decide on what I want to do with the other artwork I’ve designed for the room. I’m excited to start “frosting” the cake- it’s my favorite part!!

Fun Stuff!

I just ordered a wall cling for her room!

And here is some more artwork I’ve designed. . .

. . . not sure where what to do with them or where I’m going to put them though!

Here’s some things that have been monogrammed by Sassy Stiches in Searcy!

The stuff I ordered off Etsy! Looks FAB!!

Onesie I bought at Dillards, personalized!

Margie got her this cute, pink owl set! Adorbs!

Stratton is the king?!

At his Gigi and Pop’s house anyways!

Friday, since Jarrod and I would be getting back late from Little Rock, my mom picked Stratton up from school and took him to their VBS in Hickory Ridge. Their theme had to do with pirates- hence the sword. . .I’m not real sure how the necklaces came into play. but Stratton loves anything like that stuff that lights up. My mom sent this picture to me from her phone, all I could do was roll my eyes, shake my head and laugh!  They are so silly!

And since Jarrod was scheduled to work all night Saturday night, Stratton got to stay with his Gigi and Pops until Sunday, and they met us at church at VV Sunday Morning. Jarrod went in at 7:30pm Saturday night and got home at 5:30 am Sunday morning. He met us for church at 10am. . .I would have had to sleep longer, but he’s not much of a day-time sleeper! Then after church we all went to Red Lobster, and met up with Dillon and Brandye, that was fun. The 6 of us rarely get together anymore, we’re all so busy! Then we went home and Stratton and I took a nap! Jarrod’s parent’s and Jennifer, Daniel and Archer came over around 4pm to have Father’s Day with Jarrod’s dad. The boys got to play for awhile before we went out to eat at O’Charley’s.  They all left around 7:30. It was a loooonnggg day! But those are usually the most fun! I love seeing Stratton and Archer play together. I’m glad that they are close enough in age to where they can play well together.

28 Weeks

Pregnancy Stats:
How Far Along: 28 Weeks
Size of baby: About the size of an Eggplant, 2 to 2.5 pounds and measuring 13.6 to 14.8 inches.
Gender: Girl, We finally have a name!! Arden Grace!!
Movement: She is still kicking and moving like crazy! I’m pretty sure she had her first round of hiccups last night!
Sleep: For every decent night of sleep, there is about 3 horrible ones. I think I have developed restless leg syndrome!
Cravings: Nothing major,
Symptoms: They are adding up! Tiredness, back pain and pressure, also more frequent trips to the ladies room! Shortness of breath and Jarrod claims I am snoring!
Best Moment This Week: Stratton told me he was ready for his sister to come out now. He’s tired of waiting!

Our Doctor appointment on Friday went well. It was the first time we didn’t get to have an ultrasound done, but that’s normal. I think I just got spoiled having one every time! I had gained another 5 lbs. Bringing the grand total to 18 lbs. She had a hard time finding the heartbeat at first because the baby was moving around so much. But once she found it, it was loud and strong at 145. I did let the Doc know about the intense back pain I’ve been having and also more pressure and cramps. She decided to be on the safe side and check me, which turned out to be a good thing. Everything is still like it should be and so far there is not indication of any sort of dilation or thinning.  Yay! That made me feel so much better! After some of the back pains I had in the past week, I was nervous! My next appointment is in 4 weeks, I will be 31 weeks! Seems like time is just flying by!

We didn’t take Stratton this time, which turned out to be a really good thing. They were running way behind and it was almost an hour before we got to see the Dr. He would have been tearing the place down! After our appointment we went to Loca Luna for lunch and then did a little shopping before heading home, I was tired and really didn’t want to be out too late.

Saturday, I got to sleep in since Stratton was at my parent’s house. I think it was almost 10am before I got up! Then Jarrod and I ran some errands and worked on Arden’s room. We got all the furniture where I wanted it and then I washed all the linens for her crib and got it set up. All it needs now is some wall décor, artwork and girly touches! The best part!