28 Weeks: It's Getting Rough...

Well, I am 28 weeks tomorrow, and I heard back from my OB regarding my blood work last week. He left me a voicemail because I was in a meeting (which is typical), but for the very first time I heard, "Hey Allison. Your labs came back with some abnormalities, so please call me when you get a chance so we can go over them."

CRAP.

I had been feeling "off" and very tired for the last week or so, but I figured it was just the third trimester kicking in, the heat starting, the end of school, etc. Not so much. Apparently, my blood sugar tested high after my glucose test, AND I'm iron deficient.

CRAP.

So, now I get to start taking some lovely iron supplements which I hear are very unpleasant for your stomach, and I get to go sit at the doctor's office for over 3 hours on Friday morning to take the fasting 3-hour glucose tolerance test where I will be stuck with 4 different needles and more than likely either faint or vomit at the end.

DOUBLE CRAP.

This baby girl is kicking my BOOTY. She better be cute! :)

27 Weeks: Oh, hey, third trimester!

How far along: 27 Weeks

Baby’s size: ~16 inches and ~2.5 lbs (the size of a cauliflower) 

Sleep: This is becoming problematic - it's getting very hard to get comfortable at night with the extra 15 pounds I'm wearing around my waist, I'm waking up several times to visit the bathroom, and this time of year has been crazy schedule-wise with work coming to a close, so I'm having a hard time turning off my brain at night. Thank goodness for coffee or else I'd be a MESS!

Best moment of this week: Getting my precious baby shower invitation in my email from my sweet co-workers. They are throwing me a going away party/baby shower with a "Storybook Princess" theme where they are all supposed to bring me books for Kate's nursery with notes inside. Plus, the shower is purple! They know me well. :) 

Miss anything: Advil, excessive amounts of coffee, being able to slouch without pressure on my lungs/ribs, sitting comfortably for long periods of time.

Food cravings: Not so much this week - I've noticed that I've really enjoyed chicken salad sandwiches and Sprite this pregnancy more than normal. 

Queasy or sick?: Due to not sleeping well, the headaches have returned. :/

Have you started to show yet?: People keep telling me that I'm small for nearly 7 months, but I feel HUGE. 

Gender: Girl! (Kathryn Reese Ezell)

Belly button in or out: Out...I was actually asked by a student this week who noticed by protruding belly button whether or not that was the baby's foot. Ha. Nope, honey, just another ugly pregnancy side effect. 

Happy or moody most of the time: Becoming moody...especially in the mornings and after 7pm. I do okay in the middle of the day.  

Looking forward to: Being DONE with work (9 more days of teaching!) so I can really just focus on my family, fixing up our house, getting our garage sale done, and planning for baby girl. I'm getting very tired of feeling "stretched" between so many obligations. I cannot believe how blessed I am that I am going to get to stay home with my kids in just 9 short days...God is GOOD.

Overheard on the Monitor this Morning...

Carter woke up singing this little diddy this morning..."Hi, Gish. How you doin? How you doin (sounded like DO-INNNN), Gish?" (repeated about 40 times before I got him out of bed.) 

Told you that kid loves his Gish. :) 

The Newest Ezell...Gish

For Carter's 2nd birthday, we decided to get him a fish because it was cheap he loves the ones in the aquarium at his school. We already had the tank and plants that was handed down by my parents, so it was a very easy gift. He had so much fun picking out his orange and white "gish" at Petsmart, picking out his "geen" rocks, and helping me put it together the night before his birthday. Every night before bed, he watches as we feed it and Gish goes "up, up, up" to the top for his food. He also insists on kissing Gish goodnight on the top of the tank. So sweet.

As fascinating as all that is, I really wanted to include Gish in the blog because I witnessed one of my favorite Carter moments EVER the other night as he was chatting with Gish. Every day after school, we ask Carter about his day. We ask what he did, who he played with, what he ate, etc. Well, apparently Carter has decided that Gish goes to school too because I overheard this little conversation in his room the other night while Carter was supervising meal time.

Carter: Hi, Gish! School? (pause) Yeah. Play? (pause) Yeah. Eat? (pause) Yeah. Friends? (pause) Yeah. Sleep? (pause) Missed you! (kisses tank)

I just about died.

I know everyone says the 2's are supposed to be "terrible," but I say bring them on! If this is any taste of the fun that is to come now that he's talking, I CAN'T WAIT. :)

Holy. Moly.

Carter's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Carter's 2nd birthday last Saturday afternoon (May 4th) with a monkey-themed party at his favorite place in the world, MY GYM! Thanks to all who were able to come and make it so special. :)  He definitely knew it was HIS day!

 AMAZING cake by my sweet friend, Roxane!

 Sweet Leigh and baby Blythe!

 Circle time...the parents were such great sports. :)

 Trapeze rides!

 Story time.

 Such well-behaved kiddos!

 By far, the greatest 90 seconds of this kid's life to date...riding a MOTORCYCLE!

Happy 2nd birthday, Cartman!

Mother's Day 2013

We have just returned from a wonderful morning celebrating Mother's Day. Blake let me sleep in until 8 (AMAZING!) and woke me up with Carter bringing me coffee and my amazing presents - new running shorts (desperately needed) and a beautiful turquoise necklace/earring set. They are wonderful! After a quick walk, we got dressed and headed down to meet my parents at Royal Oaks Country Club for a delicious brunch. (I think we could all skip dinner and be just fine...holy food!) Afterwards, we went out into the courtyard area for some quick pictures since we hadn't had any taken as a family in about six months. Pictures are always iffy with a toddler, but we actually came away with a few good ones.

Fountain!

All the girls...Kate counts, too! :)

"I running mama!"

So blessed to be this kid's mama EVERY DAY.

Almost 26 weeks with sweet baby girl! Growing like a WEED...although I swear some of that bump is from all the food...

Afterwards, we headed back to my parents' house to exchange gifts and then came home to nap. Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers out there! Hope everyone felt as blessed and spoiled as we did today. :)