At Home with Annie

Well... poor Annie is already suffering from second child syndrome, as well as iPhone and instagram syndrome, as I barely have any pictures of her with my nice camera. I hope to be better about that with both Annie and Janie because I hate to miss documenting all of the sweet and precious moments I see all day long. But I do have some pictures of the first few weeks home with Annie, so I will share :)

I love these pictures of Annie in her carseat, ready to go home - such funny faces!

Janie rode on my lap down to the car while Jason carried Annie out in her carseat.

Jason left us at the front door with the nurse while he went to get the car.

The nurse had to check  out Jason's handiwork - he passed the test!

I rode in the back with the girls to make sure Janie didn't love on Annie TOO much!

We spent some time on the sidewalk in front of our house so that Annie could soak up some Vitamin D - Janie enjoyed that!

Annie had her first bath and didn't mind it too much at first...

...then didn't love it so much after all...

Towel wedgie!

Janie and Ty loved on each other while Annie had her bath.

The girls had a visit from their cousins, Brooke and Chase. They love them SO MUCH!

One of my favorite things about having two girls is that I can dress them in matching outfits!

Introducing.... Martha Anne!!!

Our sweet Annie joined our family on July 17, and we are so thrilled to have her in our lives. Her sister Jane was a tad bit excited that morning...

She had to give her baby one last kiss before Mommy went back for surgery.

One more family picture before we grow!!!

What are they doing to me?!?!

My surgery went well, and at 10:07 AM, we heard and saw our sweet baby girl for the first time! We were sooo happy to finally see her beautiful face!

Jason cut her umbilical cord, and it was HUGE! 

Messy baby!

Annnnd, surprise surprise!!! We had another huge baby! She weighed 9 pounds, 9 ounces, and she was 19 3/4 inches long.

Annie meets her big sister and her Mamie and Papa.

Daddy and his sweet girls.

Cleaned up baby waiting to meet her Mama.

Everyone couldn't wait to see her again!

I was so excited to see Annie and nurse her while I was still in the recovery room. She really did a great job right away!

Big sister and baby sister. Both are happy happy girls!

Mamie got to hold Annie next!

Janie couldn't resist and had to join in on the loving.

Papa's turn was next!

Getting hungry again...

Ty finally got his turn to hold his baby sister.

We were so blessed to have some special visitors while we were there. Our Pastor Bill came to hold Annie and pray for her.

And Aunt Shannon came to visit!

Back to hanging out with her big sis!

Counting her fingers...

Reading her a book...

And giving her lots of hugs...

Then Daddy got his girl back.

We really love this baby girl! More pictures to come...

Pregnancy Update: 28 Weeks

How far along: 28 weeks... except maybe not! I had a sonogram done yesterday and tiny baby is not so tiny. I'm measuring at 30 weeks and 5 days... the baby should be about 2.5 pounds but is already 3.5 pounds. The technician said it could mean my due date is wrong or it could just mean that I have big babies. I guess we'll talk about it more at my next appointment. With Janie, I was pushing for the latest possible due date so I could wait as long as I wanted, but this time, knowing I have to have a c-section and knowing how large Janie was, makes me think that going early would be okay.

Total weight gain/loss: I only weigh myself at doctor's appointments, so my total loss is still 13 pounds.

Maternity clothes: I'm really loving dresses these days so I don't have to deal with a  waistband.

Stretch marks: Just old ones.

Sleep: Much much better since last week. In fact, I just woke up from a nap! 

Best moment this week: Seeing my big baby on screen yesterday - it is truly a miracle :)

Miss anything: Being able to turn over in bed easily.

Movement: This baby is a mover. The ultrasound technician even commented on it.

Food cravings: Fruit, popsicles, ice cold water, milk, cold and sweet things. I was also craving a Publix sub after talking to my sister today. No Publix around here!

Anything making you queasy or sick: I've been feeling pretty good this week :)

Have you started to show yet: Oh yes!

Gender: I still think it's a boy. I've been thinking about it so much since yesterday. The technician said she could tell what it was and it was so weird knowing that she KNEW but we still didn't ask. 

Labor signs: Nope.

Belly button in or out: Still working its way out... still weird!

Wedding rings on or off: On.

Happy or moody: Happy. Moody. I'm pregnant :/

Other weird and random pregnancy related things: Can't think of anything right now. Oh there's one. I forget everything, all the time. This is not so unusual from my normal state but it is rather annoying.

Looking forward to: Now that we've seen pictures and watched sweet baby moving all around, I just can't WAIT to be holding him/her in my arms. It is sooo exciting!

Milestones: I'm now in my 3rd trimester! After this next visit, I'll started seeing the doctor every 2 weeks. BabyCenter says that I should have gained 11 pounds by now... I'm just 24 pound behind that. What to Expect says that the baby is about 16 inches by now. I bet this baby is 18 or 19 already.

From Janie's perspective: Janie was a little bit confused by the ultrasound pictures. She recognized right away it was a baby in the pictures, but didn't seem interested in looking at them/talking about them. Today when I showed her again, she thought that it was a dog in the pictures. I guess it does looks a little strange. She still continues to be very interested in her baby dolls. The other day I went to pick her up from Mamie and Papa's house after school, and she was still napping. When I peeked in on her, she had both of her baby dolls laying facedown on her chest, like you would hold a real baby if you were taking a snooze with them. It was so so sweet :)

Pregnancy Update: 27 Weeks

Well! I meant to do this every week, not every 20 weeks! Wow, time flies when you're busy. I have sooo much updating to do but while all of my photos are uploading, I thought I'd do a pregnancy update!

How far along: 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: So far I've lost 13 pounds... weird I know, but that's what happened when I was pregnant with Janie too. 

Maternity clothes: Lots. Some of them are even too small already so I've graduated to the "really pregnant" maternity clothes.

Stretch marks: Leftover from last time still.

Sleep: Well neither Jason nor I have been sleeping well lately, but that's not because of the baby - it's because of Janie having the chicken pox and being up allll night on Sunday and Monday.

Best moment this week: Feeling the baby move SO MUCH! Wow, he/she is a dancer in there!

Miss anything: Being able to walk up a flight of stairs without losing my breath :)

Movement: So so much!

Food cravings: Fruit, popsicles, ice cold water, milk, cold and sweet things.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Random things, but mostly just waking up in the morning. Barf.

Have you started to show yet: Four people commented about it to me yesterday!

Gender: I think it's a boy. I have no idea why. I also thought Janie was a boy, so obviously my instincts are not accurate :)

Labor signs: Nope.

Belly button in or out: Working its way out... it's so weird!

Wedding rings on or off: On.

Happy or moody: Generally happy but I can't deny being moody more often than I'd like. I love you, Jason :)

Other weird and random pregnancy related things: Last week, I had to go to the doctor because of my pain in my abdomen. I automatically assumed something terrible was happening but then - turns out I just have very very bad heartburn. Lovely!

Looking forward to: We have our second sonogram on Friday, and I CANNOT WAIT!

Milestones: Baby weighs two whole pounds and can recognize my voice. So fun :)

From Janie's perspective: Janie is so ready to be a big sister. She talks about it nonstop. Lately, she's been doing so much with her baby dolls and I love watching her "practice," except when the practice involves letting the baby "pee" on the potty and then accidently dropping her in there. Yuck! :) She also has started to bring the baby books and toys. She brings them over to my belly and lays them facedown so the baby can enjoy whatever it is she has. It's so so sweet!