Young Party of Four

I feel like before I start this weekly journal recap, I should add that there were times throughout this pregnancy that I really thought I wouldn’t be writing this one… or if I did, that it would be the last one I did. Most of the time though I think I knew in my heart that as long as my blood pressure would hold out, that this wouldn’t be the last one I would write. I, honestly, fully expect to be writing a 40 week journal. Only time will tell for sure, but we are at the point now that I don’t know what will happen. Truth be told, had my BP not shot up with Kenzie, I still feel she would have been late. She always measured about a week behind and I think she was super comfy in there. Will always measures right on time, but I think that he is likely to be really comfy as well and happy to remain where he is. I’m at that very uncomfortable point, but I know that him remaining in there for his full “40 weeks” is what is best for him. My comfort can be sacrificed for a few more weeks. We...

Let me preface this by saying, if you stay through to the end, I promise to explain why this is such a deja vu moment for us. Today we decided to celebrate Nana (my Mom's) birthday. Her birthday is actually Monday but we wanted to have her and Papa (Joe) down for the day to do something fun as we are trying to get in a few last hurrahs before Will arrives and we go on a bit of a hiatus from some things we might normally do this time of the year. This morning Momma (used interchangeably with Nana) and Joe (used interchangeably with Papa) came in and brought Gus, their dog. Jack was so excited to see his best friend. Okay, really it is his only doggy friend. I should have gotten a picture of the two of them together. We all spend the entire day trying to figure out who is who. They are constantly being called by each other's names as they look so very much alike. It is hilarious. Kenzie can actually tell them apart better than any of us. Maybe because she is at their level (h...

Wow! I can't believe we are already back around to Friday. Sometimes when I think about it, the weeks seem so long. As we wait for Will's due date to roll around it seems like the days pass so slowly. Yet, when I realize that I wrote the last Friday Favorites post a week ago, it still feels like yesterday. Without further ado... Friday Favorites: We love our church and our church family. Kenzie loves it too. I have had a Friday Favorite before about our worship nights, which we love. One other aspect of our church that is amazing (although everything about it is), is the children's ministry. Kenzie is old enough to go in to the older classroom now (2-3 year olds) and she LOVES it. She always comes out of there telling us about what she learned and she gets to color and/or do crafts. This past week they were talking about how God made everything in the world. At least that is what I got from looking at her coloring and trying to get info out of her that made enough sense...

Baby’s Size: Romaine Lettuce (length) How far along:  36 Weeks Total weight gain: 22 pounds. I actually lost a pound earlier this week, but it came back plus its friend. Still up one pound from last week.  Sleep:  Not good. I have officially hit that point that sleep is fairly nonexistent. I spend most of the night tossing and turning or getting up to go to the bathroom. Comfort has definitely been thrown out the window. Along with a lot of my normal pajamas. I just wear those sports bras and the shortest shorts I can find to bed. It is too hot for anything else. I feel really bad because all my movement is now starting to keep Steven up too. Unfortunately we do not have another bed for one of us to move to for a couple of weeks because we no longer have a guest room. If we did, I would be more than happy to move so he can sleep but I just can’t stay on the couch. =( I remember this with Kenzie too and know it won’t get any better. I just have to resign mysel...

Wow! This post has been in the making for quite some time... I can't believe we are to the point that I feel confident enough to share it all now because we have enough of Will's room done. (Warning: Pic heavy post coming up...) The final outcome for Will's room wasn't necessarily what we originally envisioned. When we didn't know if the baby was a girl or boy, I was still holding out for a Wizard of Oz theme room for a girl and Under the Sea for a Boy. Steven wasn't so into my Wizard of Oz theme (it's my favorite movie of all time) and so we eventually settled on Under the Sea. I think that was because we both sort of just believed it was a girl. Lo and behold, at our Gender Reveal party we found out we would be having Baby BOY Young and then all bets were off. There was no longer any talk of sea creatures, boats, or anything even remotely nautical. We decided sports were the way to go. See, Steven is super sports oriented (specifically football though he...

This has been a bit of a trying week. We have had a ton going on (and a lot of last minute changes to all those plans) and I am dealing with some annoying issues getting our mailbox replaced... but that's another story. I'm actually really ready for this week to end. We did have some good times too, though and those are important to remember. Saturday started off with cheering on the Knights. I think we don't even have to discuss how that game turned out... but it wasn't pretty. I'm still a Knights fan though and we will still continue to represent wearing our black and gold. I also started working on the tutu for Kenzie's Halloween costume this weekend. Grandma is working on helping me make an apron to go over it and Kenzie is going to be Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz. It was my favorite movie growing up (and still is). I can't wait for the day I can show it to her. I know she may not be quite as intrigued as I was, but it will still be something spe...