Baby #2 - 27-34 weeks!

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Boy, time has really gotten away from me! I can't believe that the last time I posted was when I was 26 weeks!! It's been 8 weeks! WOWZA!!!!! You know what this means??? Little Miss Sierra is less than 6 weeks away from joining our family...less than 6 weeks until I am able to hold my sweet little precious in my arms! I cannot wait.

We have the room ready. Skylar and Sierra will be sharing a room and it is so cute!! I have to take pictures and post them. All Sierra's little clothes are washed and put away. The car seat is ready to be put in the car, her coming home outfit picked out and packed. Now I just need to get my bag packed and be sure I have clothes packed for Swae, Seth, and Skylar...just in case.

I have been feeling really good. I can't get over how much the belly has popped out though. Goodness...it's just out there! And man it gets a lot of attention - from everyone. It's funny that I forgot how quick people were to point out how big you are getting from when I was pregnant with Skylar. I don't care how big the belly is as long as my little one is healthy!

About a month ago, I had to go to the hospital for being dizzy. It was confirmed that Sierra is wonderful and healthy. What they couldn't figure out was why I was so dizzy. They thought I might have been dehydrated, but I wasn't. They did a blood test and I wasn't anemic. I just had low blood pressure and there was no excuse for it. I was placed on light bed rest and told to take it as easy as I could. I did that for the weekend and the dizziness went away. Since then I have resumed business as usual and just have listened to my body to tell me when it is time to relax and that has been working pretty well.

Just Monday, I went into the doctor because sweet Sierra decided she didn't want to wake up and move for anything. This had me a little bit concerned. She wouldn't wake up after I ate or if I pushed on her. They hooked me up to the monitor and while she didn't look bad, they weren't super stoked with what they saw even after trying to stimulate her...not comfortable enough to send me home. So rather than admit me to the hospital, they did an ultrasound and got her to do what they needed. She continued being quiet for the rest of the night, but was in full swing come Tuesday and has been since. I am just glad that all is well and she looks amazing. :)

I truly can't believe how quick this pregnancy has gone. I can't believe that my now family of 5 will soon be a family of 6! To think that my angel will be here for Christmas blows my mind. I am so looking forward to hearing her first cry, seeing her beautiful face for the first time, holding her in my arms. I am ready. It is incredible the love I already feel for her, the protectiveness I already have. I would give anything and do anything for this little girl!!

Mommy loves you Sierra Rose Walker!!!

Pumpkin Patch 10-10-10

Wordless Wednesday

My Seth

My sweet boy is the Star of the week this week at school. With this, he is supposed to carry around the class teddy bear, take pictures with him, write about what they do for the week, and he got to take in pictures to share with the class. He is doing so incredibly well in school. He is enjoying it, working hard, learning more and more words, keeps getting green cards every day for good behavior. I couldn't be more proud. I just hope and pray that his love for school continues and him having good behavior does as well! He is still quite the little snuggle bug and I can't get enough of it. He is the sweetest little thing and I couldn't be more lucky to have such a wonderful boy for my son!

My Swae

Boy, oh boy, how sweet she is. She is getting so big I can't even stand it. She continues to prove to me how big she is getting and I just want to say, "can't you stay little just a little longer??"

About three weeks ago when putting her to bed she asked me to turn off her night light after she fell asleep. I have no problem with a night light because I know what it is like to be scared of the dark, but since she brought it up, I wanted to see if she was ready to get rid of the night light for good. So I responded, "Why don't I just turn it off right now and you can just use the light from the hall?" She hesitated just a little, so I said, "Want to try it? If you do, I will get you a slurpee after school tomorrow." Her response, "OK!" I was shocked. So I turned the night light off and it hasn't been turned on since. Not only has it not been on, last weekend when we cleaned out her room, she took it out of her wall and said that we should give it to someone who didn't have the money to buy one. Well, ok then!

No more night lights, starting to not look like a little girl, acting more and more grown up...I can't handle it. What I do love is that she isn't so "big" that she can't snuggle or give loves. She hasn't lost any of her heart. She is the most loving, kind little girl I know and I am so blessed to have such a great little girl in my life!

Reno Weather....??

This morning I woke up and it is a beautiful November day. The sun is shining, it isn't cold, the fall colors are absolutely gorgeous.

So...I looked at the weather report for the next week. Today and most of this week is supposed to be 70 degrees. Come next Monday and next week???? 50's!!! Are you serious?! That is when people get sick. Oh well, I am going to enjoy the beautiful weather this week and take next week when it gets here!

Nesting???

In full effect!!!!!!!!!!!

Three weekends ago I went through all of Skylar's old clothes and got them all separated and ready for Miss Sierra. I got all the newborn to 3 month clothes washed. I went through and cleaned out everything in her room and then moved on to mine. I found things that I had just stashed from over a year ago that needed to be thrown away or just put in its proper place. Last weekend and I completely mucked out Swae and Seth's room. It was mind blowing how many bags of garbage (just small pieces with no home or little pieces of paper or just trash!) and bags of goods to be given to Goodwill. Seriously, there were over 10 bags total! And that didn't include the random big toys that didn't fit in bags that were taken out. It was a miracle to be able to see their floors and shelves and bottom of their closets. This weekend, I have gone through cupboards, got all the new baby clothes from my shower washed and put away, got Sierra's crib all set up, her letters hung on the wall, gone through all Skylar's toys. I think I have pretty much hit every room in the house. I may have a few more cupboards to hit and I need to go through my closet.

It feels so good to have gotten so much done. It is nice to be able to look around and see a difference. It is nice to feel so accomplished and to be getting things done that I know I won't be able to get to as easy, let alone want to, with a new bundle of joy at home.

I was laying in bed this morning and was floored to think that I have just over 6 weeks left in this pregnancy if I do go full term. That isn't long at all!! And personally, I think that I will be having this sweet little girl early...by at least 2 weeks. So when I think of it like that, really not much longer at all! So, I am going to continue "nesting" and I am going to enjoy every single moment with Skylar, Swae, and Seth before a new baby joins this family.