8 month belly "bump"!!

I definitely think I've "dropped"!! It's gotten easier to breathe but harder and harder to sleep and waddle around. Lot's of insomnia for mama this week. Our lil' monkey has hiccups regularly and they're pretty low so we're hoping that means he's head down. We have another ultrasound on Dec. 4 so we'll see exactly where he's at. Baby is most active at night still and BT and I LOVE to watch him karate kick all over in my tummy. I got my results from my anemia blood test last week and while doctor says I'm still slightly anemic she says I'm doing better...yay!

Sophia Lillian our lil' Ladybug:)

It's official...Halloween is 100 times more fun when you have kids!!! We had the BEST Halloween weekend and are so sad it's over. We started off the weekend at a carnival at Sophia's school. She dressed up in her bug costume and played games, was guided through a haunted house, and ate lots of goodies. Nana and Grandpa joined in on the fun and Sophia was of course so happy to see them. On Saturday we headed to the pumpkin patch and petting zoo. Sophia loved drumming on the pumpkins! Halloween night was time to get back in her costume and greet all the trick or treaters at the door. Sophia loved all the visitors. We took her out for a stroll in the neighborhood and it was so hot we had to take off her tights(the cutest part of the costume next to the bug slippers!) What an awesome weekend. We can't wait for next year when we have Sophia's little brother with us!
PUMPKIN PATCH TIME:

30 week doctor visit...and we've got a squash!

Weeks 29-32 (Month 7): Squash

We had our 30 week doctor visit today and nothing but good news here! My belly is measuring just a little small but the doctor says it's all good:) I've gained 2lbs in a month which I was very happy with considering I scarfed down mucho chocolate cupcakes last week at our baby shower. I was slightly anemic a month ago at my last visit so the doc put me on extra B-12 and folic acid and retested me today. We'll get the results next week. We've got a busy weekend ahead of us with a Harvest Carnival tonight at Sophia's school and a visit to the pumpkin patch and trick or treating tomorrow...lots of pictures to follow.

30 weeks preggy today!

Sleeping is getting harder and harder and the insomnia has officially set in! With Sophia insomnia didn't set in until the final 2 weeks so I've got a long road ahead of me. Our lil' monkey is kicking(karate style)like CRAZY! He kicks most when I just settle in to bed around 10pm. Can't believe we only have 10 weeks left...we're in the homestretch!!

Surprise...it's a baby shower!!

So apparently I'm VERY hard to surprise! I made it very hard for the party planners who put so much time and thought into such a special baby shower for our baby boy. BT was in charge of getting me there on time which turned out being a full time job for him. I had NO idea everyone was decorating at our pool while I'd decided to take a short afternoon nap. After waking up BT dragged me out of the house to "get a sandwich" and we ended up at our pool being surprised by all our family and close girl friends!!! What an amazing day. We feel soooo blessed to have such great friends who are so thoughtful. I teared up when we saw everyone...I was so overwhelmed and surprised! Thank you thank you thank you for our monkey themed party...it was truly perfect!

Belly then and now!(29.5 weeks preggy with #2!)

28 weeks preggy with Sophia Lillian!

29.5 weeks preggy with baby boy Tees!

15 month Stats

We had our 15month doctor visit today and the Tees clan all received the H1N1 shot and Miss Sophia got 3 other shots. She's weighing in at 23lbs and 30"tall. She's in the 50th percentile for height and weight. Doctor said she's developing perfectly and that since she's telling us when she goes "potty" we can start potty training her!! We think we might wait on that...one thing at a time ha!