25th Week

Sasha wants to be seen too!

How far along? 25 weeks - only 15 weeks til we get to meet Baby E!

Baby E’s Size: Rutabaga (see below I was unsure) He's about 13.5 in. long & weighs 1.5 lb

Gender: Baby Boy

Maternity clothes? Same as last week...it's a mix
Weight gain: Still right at 17 lbs total gain
Stretch marks? I lather the Earth Mama Angel and Palmers on every morning! 

Sleep: Ok but starting to wake up with leg cramps some nights. 
Best moment this week: Welcoming Dennis home for a day and spending some time together before he headed back out.
Miss Anything? Sushi!!!! Especially in the summer, that is my go-to meal for a hot summer day lunch.
Food cravings: Let's see how many I can list: BBQ sauce, ketchup, pickles, bananas, icecream - tried a new place out Saturday and then drove back on Monday for round 2. Jeni's Splendid icecream is AMAZING! So far I've tried the Salty Carmel, Lemon & Blueberries Yougurt and Brambleberry Crisp, plus a number of samples of their other fabulous flavors. I think Baby E is a fan - he moved nonstop afterwards.
Anything making you queasy or sick: 3 weeks going strong! I had to edit this one after a freak incident this morning. Compared to weeks 11 - 22, this one time fluke is nothing and I definitely won't complain!
Symptoms: I'm feeling a lot of movement almost every day in the morning for a few minutes, afternoons and then sometimes if I have a sweet treat at night. I love it! Oh and my favorite (and most dangerous) symptom so far is everything I eat tastes amazing! Even a simple banana seems to have magic inside!!

Belly Button? It's changing for sure... in for now.

Wedding ring on or off? On!

Looking forward to: Dinner with the girls! After a couple of nights of plans falling through for various reasons the past couple weekends, we are getting together tonight to catch up. As the years have gone by since being friends with these ladies a lot has changed for each of us - weddings, break ups, babies, moves, job changes, LIFE in general!! It's really humbling to have kept these friendships going despite all of our different paths. Oh and of course I'm also looking forward to welcoming my hubby home for a couple of days next week.
Have a great weekend!
D, D and Baby E
Here's a few fun friendship quotes - I love me some quotes! :)

Happy Bark-day Sasha

Today's post is dedicated to our four legged fur baby, Sasha Fierce. 

Today marks her 2nd Bark-day. When we adopted her she was estimated to be 2 years old. Since we'll never know her true birthday we celebrate the day she came into our home calling it her Bark-day. When we first got Sasha she was scared, timid and withdrawn and my how she has blossomed into to the sweet, comforting, extremely loveable princess that she is today. We can't believe how fast a couple years have gone by, not to mention how much has happened. We went from just being engaged and planning our wedding, to getting married, selling and moving out of the townhouse, living in the rental house where she was next door to one set of grandparents spoiling her even more than normal, moving into our new house, celebrating our 1st wedding anniversary, finding out we're pregnant (she was the one with me the night I found out and she loyally licked away my tears of joy and helped me keep the secret until I could tell Dennis in person). She's the one who keeps me company when Dennis is on the road, listens to both of our random chatter, lets us know when a storm is coming, accompanies us on errands (she loves car rides) and she will be the first pet to Baby E. We both grew up with pets and I'm excited to offer Baby E the same gift that she'll bring to our growing family. We're working on preparing Sasha for the big change headed her way later this year. Some tips we're either working on or plan to introduce are:

• Teaching her to only get up on furniture when asked to. She usually comes and goes wherever she pleases but this will help her understand that she can't jump on our laps if we're holding the baby.
• Giving her spaces that are "hers". We've added a dog bed in our closet and she's already starting to go there on her own every now and then. She's also crate trained. That way if she wants a place to escape to she has a few options.
• We will be adding the baby gate upstairs prior to Baby E's arrival so she won't relate or blame the limitation on the baby.
• Once we get noise making toys and smelly things like diapers, baby lotions, Dreft etc. we'll let her get used to the new items ahead of time. We also plan to send home something from the hospital with Baby E's scent before we come home so she'll have a heads up on who is coming home.

Does anyone else have any tips or advice on prepping the fur baby for the real baby?

Checking out her new house while being built

Loves getting belly rubs

Who wouldn't love a car ride with your favorite blanket and heated seat?

She thinks she gets the whole bed!

Have a great week! Happy Bark-day Miss Fierce!