34 Weeks

I had my 34 weeks appointment today and it couldn't have come any sooner! I have been so incredibly uncomfortable! Tons of rib pain, shortness of breath, and terrible pain in all the ligaments around my belly. SO different from when I was pregnant with Laila so I wanted to see what was up. Just as I suspected...Camden is laying completely SIDEWAYS and facing out! His head and bum pushing on my ribs and his knees, elbows and hands jabbing out! No wonder my belly moves like crazy with any kind of movement on his part! My belly is also measuring at 37 weeks, which is especially big because with a baby laying sideways like he is, technically I should be measuring small...So I may have a growth ultrasound in store in the next few weeks. It's looking like he's going to be a very big boy though :)

How Far Along: 34 weeks
Weight Gain: 34 lbs - I think I officially recovered from my stomach bug :) Gained 5 lbs in 2 weeks!
Gender: BOY
Cravings: I'm back on an ice water kick and I CANNOT wait to pour myself a nice big glass of red wine! Mmmmmm
Maternity Clothes: It's all about comfort these days! Yoga pants and leggings!
Looking Forward To: Kissing the puckered little lips I saw on the ultrasound today :)
Getting Our Lives Ready: I 'm convinced our neighbors probably think we've completely lost our minds. Our house is close to being all decked out for Christmas already! Post coming soon on that, but we have a ton of decorations out already including a giant light up snowman in the front yard! I'm done nesting in the house, so I've gotta nest somewhere right? Camden must come home to a winter wonderland if he's coming home on Christmas morning!
Feeling: Better knowing why I'm so incredibly uncomfortable. They said that there's still a chance he could move, but he's been in this position for a couple of weeks and he would need to roll over, and somehow move either head up or down. He's pretty cozy the way he is though. The doc said it doesn't necessarily mean we will do anything early...but if I go to 39 weeks I will be incredibly uncomfortable as he gets bigger and stronger. Wonderful...It's all good. Healthy baby and mama is all that matters. I got this...eek!

33 Weeks & 32nd Birthday Recap

Happy Friday tomorrow!!! Just a quick THANK YOU to everyone who follows along on my blog. I reached 10,000 page views on my birthday which was a really nice present! This is such a fun way to document these crazy days, and share the happenings at the Raymor house with family and friends! So Thank You Thank You Thank You!!!!
The weeks are flying by aren't they?! I celebrated my 32nd Birthday last weekend with my family and this little stinkeroo!

Look at all those teeth!

It was a very chill Birthday that included a couple of trips out to dinner at delicious restaurants and lots of yummy treats...which resulted in me feeling like this!

Picture courtesy of Pinterest and seriously made me LOL

All kidding aside, I had a great birthday and feel so blessed to have such amazing family and friends to celebrate with. One person I wasn't so thrilled with on my birthday was my dog! There's a running joke between my husband and I that I'm saving our rotten bananas to make banana bread. Chris always gets on me that I always buy bananas and never eat them, so I use it as my excuse. Even though the banana bread never magically appears. I have tried at least 5 times to make banana bread, and it NEVER turns out right. So when I had 3 super ripe bananas sitting on my counter, I decided to give it a try and make some! Chris and I laughed about it as it sat cooling on the counter as we left to go to dinner, because it was looking like maybe an edible batch! Well when we got home that night, Paisley didn't come to greet us like he usually does and wouldn't look us in the eye...a sure guilty dog. He had jumped up and gotten the ENTIRE loaf of banana bread off the counter and had himself a little feast! The one time it turns out...and the only person who got to enjoy it was the dog! He did seem to like it though ;)
My parents got me the new Clinique Sonic System Purifying Cleansing Brush and some products to go along with it. O.M.G. Best. Thing. EVER. I have only used maybe 6 times total and I kid you not, it has completely changed my skin for the better. I could tell a difference after two uses. It's amazing, and I will never be without one! I feel like my skin can breathe! Its awesome. If you have been thinking about getting one, it's totally worth the money!
It's been soooo cold here the last few days so we've been doing a lot of snuggling and playing inside!

But we did venture out today for a walk around the neighborhood. It felt so good to get out and get some fresh air. I am getting to the point though where all the Braxton hicks contractions make it hard to do a lot of walking...especially pushing a stroller and wrangling my 95lb over excited golden retriever, but its amazing what a little sunshine and fresh cold air can do :) Especially when your walking buddy is this dang cute!

I don't have a belly pic this time around...we will leave it to the gorilla pic to tell you how I'm feeling! A picture says a thousand words right?!

How Far Along: 33 Weeks
Weight Gain: 29 lbs
Gender: BOY!
Cravings: Banana Bread ;)
Maternity Clothes: I have officially sworn off jeans. Even maternity jeans. I wore them a couple of days ago and got so sick of pulling them up a thousand times because they slide down my belly that I was soooo cranky by the end of the day. The Grump Bump as my hubby calls it was making a major appearance. Bring on the leggings and yoga pants!
Looking Forward To: Thanksgiving dinner! haha kidding...well...not really!
Getting Our Lives Ready: We have almost everything checked off the to do list! Just need to do a little more Christmas shopping and get a few more baby items and we will be all set!
Feeling: Like I don't know whether I want the time to go fast until Dec 23rd because I'm excited...or go slow because it's going to be CRAZY! One day at a time.....

Also feeling like I need to post more often so I don't have these crazy long posts! Thanks for reading along with my journey :)

32 Weeks & A Vent

I am officially 8 months pregnant, and with that...I am officially freaking out! How is it even possible that I will have another baby...NEXT MONTH?!

 

How Far Along: 32 Weeks
Weight Gain: 29 lbs. I actually lost two pounds since my 30 week appointment. Definitely going to chalk that up to being so incredibly sick I ended up in the hospital a little over a week ago. And to make matters worse, I'm sick again with a cold and major sore throat making my appetite nearly non-existent.
Gender: BOY
Cravings: I wish I was having cravings and feeling better! All I'm craving these days is a really good night sleep.
Maternity Clothes: Two words...Over Them.
Looking Forward To: Kicking this cold and hopefully getting some energy back! Also it's my Birthday on Monday so hopefully I'll be feeling better by then!
Getting Our Lives Ready: We started doing some online Christmas shopping! We also scheduled the rest of our OB appointments (only 4 left!) and turned in our paperwork to the hospital! It's all coming down to the wire and happening so fast! Am I ready for this?!?!
Feeling: Anxious and Excited

Also, I'm going to vent a little and title my next little story as "Oh the Things People Say..."
I was feeling pretty down on myself a couple of days ago because I am literally growing out of my maternity clothes. I'm past that point of feeling kind of cute pregnant, and now I just feel humongous uncomfortable slob kabob pregnant. So Chris, Laila and I went to the mall so I could do a little shopping and get a few things to get me through the rest of my pregnancy. Chris was so sweet and took Laila to stroll around the mall so I could have some solo time to try on some clothes. But first I headed into Bath and Body Works to check out the new Winter candles and festive soaps because I'm getting pretty sick of pumpkin everything. Well I walk in and was checking out the Christmas table and a girl who works there and is their "greeter" comes up to me, does a huge over exaggerated double take at my belly and literally yells (yes yells), "WHOA!!! WHOA!!!!! YOU MUST BE DUE ANY DAY!" Not a friendly tone like, "Wow look at your cute belly!"...but a Holy SHIT are you going into labor RIGHT NOW?!" kind of tone. She called me out in front of an entire store and at least 5 other shoppers turned around to stare at me. I felt like I was in a bad dream and I literally froze. Being overly sensitive and extremely hormonal right now anyways, I could've burst into tears right then and there in front of everyone. But I didn't. I muttered, my face probably beet red, "I actually have about 7 weeks to go..." and just turned around and walked out. Of course after the fact I can think of about a hundred good come backs or things I should've said and didn't. But I'm not really like that anyways. Lets just say trying to find some semi-cute things to wear after that little comment was not fun. I know she wasn't trying to be mean, or embarrass me, but its little comments like that that feel soooo awful when you're pregnant. And let me tell ya, I'm no stranger to rude comments...especially dealing with Infertility and IVF when those thoughtless, rude, insensitive comments sting the worst. But come on. Chris was ready to march back in there when he saw how hurt my fragile feelings were, but we didn't. Also I cannot tell you how many times people have asked if I "planned" to have two so close together. I literally had a total complete stranger ask me if my pregnancy was an accident. Really??? Who says stuff like that? Anyways, enough venting and thanks for listening :) Gonna make like Taylor and Shake It OFF!

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Laila 15 Months

My big girl is 15 months old!!! She had a doctor's appointment today, so I thought a Laila update was in order, especially since her little world is about to be rocked next month with the arrival of her little brother.

Laila These Days

 

Height: 34 inches - 99%

Weight: 26 lbs - 86%

Clothing Size: 2T-3T tops. 18 month - 2T bottoms. And size 5 shoes!

Favorite Foods: This girls eats anything and everything! The only food we have found that she doesn't like is some marinara sauces. But recent favorites include chicken, meatloaf, mashed potatoes, mac n cheese, bananas, peas, green beans (especially if they are cold), any kind of pasta, cheese, cheerios, watermelon, cantaloupe, toast, and oatmeal.

Milestones: Laila is finally saying Mama!!! She says it so funny, and only when she wants to get a reaction out of me (because I practically jump for joy every time she says it!) She pronounces it mmmmmmmmmmmaaa mmmmmmmmmmmmaaa! Regardless, it's music to my ears! She also says please (peeeese), up, down, ball (baaaaa), yes, paci (ssssss), I done, Dada, bath, duck, blanket (bla bla), and happy (which is probably my favorite, and she says it so good!). Granted, we call her talking "speaking Laila" because to the average listener, it sounds like a lot of toddler babble - possibly in another language entirely :)
Laila is also cruising the furniture, pulling herself up on everything, dancing, climbing the stairs - which gives me a heart attack, and walking with her walker or holding onto our fingers. She can point to her nose, hair, eyes, teeth, tummy, toes, ears, and sticks out her tongue when you ask her where her tongue is...she's obviously gifted haha ;)

She makes the noise of a dog, kitty, monkey, and duck :) Blows kisses, and gives the biggest, wettest, sloppiest kisses possible right smack on the lips, accompanied by a big "mmmmuaaaahhhh". It's the best :)

Favorite Toys: Baby stroller, lady bug rocker, her Doc McStuffins toy set, anything that stacks or fits together, anything that lights up or makes noise, stuffed animals, and most of all...blankets and pillows. My girls loves to be cozy. Give her a soft blanket or a colorful pillow and she's good to go for the entire afternoon fake sleeping and snoring, or making her put the blanket over our heads like a tent approximately 8,000 times.

Favorite Activities: Torturing Playing with the dog. Laila and Paisley are best buds. She is constantly chasing him around, shoving toys in his mouth, tries to feed him her sippy cup while saying "num num num", sticking her entire hand in his mouth laughing hysterically trying to grab his tongue, sitting on him, climbing him, brushing him (which is more like smacking him in the head with a hair brush), tickling his toes while saying "ticky ticky ticky", sticking her fingers up his nose because it makes him sneeze, and most recently she has started "reading" to him. She will take a book over to him, open up to a page, and grab his paw and make him touch the page because that's what her and I do with her touch and feel books. This melts my heart every time. And I have to say, Paisley loves every minute of it. He's so gentle, and sweet with her with patience for days. He actually pouts the entire time she's napping or when she goes to bed, and can hardly contain himself when she gets up, or when we get home from running errands he gets so excited. He's just the best doggy and we love him so much :)

I still can't believe our Laila bug is 15 months and will already be a big sister next month! She is so loving, sweet, and nurturing already but we are really making sure to enjoy these last few weeks of being a family of 3 :)

Halloween Recap

We had the best Halloween :) Laila ended up loving her Zebra costume after I cut off the hood so she could wear it like a hat! I was so happy because the thought of two costumes going to waste was killing me! We don't get many trick or treaters in our neighborhood so we headed down to Anacortes to my parent's neighborhood because they always get well over 100 kids, and I knew Laila would love seeing everyone all dressed up!

Laila with my parents :)

 After dinner and tons of playing and entertaining on Laila's part, we bundled up and headed out to do a little trick or treating of our own with my brother Joey and his girlfriend Stefani!

We had so much fun, and Laila enjoyed every minute of it just like we knew she would :) Can you believe this time next year Laila will be 2 and I'll have a 10 month old?! Wow. Definitely need to do a family theme costume next year!

Today we just relaxed and hung out at home (while Laila tortured our poor dog).

 And our little stinker figured out she can crawl up and sit/play on the fireplace mantle. Her dismount is funniest of all...head first like the little slug that she is! Gotta get this girl walking!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!