Simply the Smith's

No pictures this week I forgot to take it before I left for work and we have not mirror that can fit my big self all in one shot!  How far along?  23 weeks Total weight gain:  No clue I have an appointment next week Maternity clothes?  Yes maternity clothes with some regular tank tops mixed in I always wear one under my brace and I love the Mossimo ones from Target but even the Larges are getting too short I may have to move up the XL just for length Stretch marks?  No new ones. Using lotion twice a day morning and night. I might be making the switch to coconut oil too. Sleep:  Off and on. I had a few bouts of insomnia this weekend and then the next day I was so dog tired it was awful. Plus if Grayson gets me up in the middle of the night to go potty (which yes!! We love that!) I am up for at least an hour after because I can’t get comfortable Best moment this week : To be honest the babies moving has really picked up and I love th...

For once it was not my hometown getting hit with all the snow. I feel for the other places that got nailed with all that snow however I think it's funny that they shut down the and everyone stays home. In Buffalo, NY it's just another day and we still make it to work. I guess that just shows the difference in an area. Anyway onto the weekend. Friday was low key. I could feel myself coming down with a head cold. Grayson had a stuffy nose and I knew it was a matter of time until I got the same thing since we kiss a lot ha! We got baby donuts and headed home for hammy subs and snuggles. All 3 of my babies, Grayson loves to lay on my bump Saturday Grayson requested that we watch Ratatouille and so snuggled on the couch for the morning eating breakfast and watching out movie. Then we did all the laundry. I have not problem washing, drying and folding putting it away is my downfall. I had zero empty laundry baskets so I sucked it up away all our laundry and it felt so goo...

Snapped this right before I jumped in the shower last night and note to self that shirt is almost too short ha! How far along?  22 weeks Total weight gain:  I’m up some absurd amount that my doctor is not concerned about details at the bottom Maternity clothes?  Yes maternity clothes with some regular tops still mixed in barely they are not becoming too short! Stretch marks?  No new ones. Using lotion twice a day morning and night. Sleep:  Off and on. So I talked to my doctor about the pelvic pain and he said that since I had a previous c-section that it was the scar tissue from that stretching and that Tylenol would help and a luke warm bath so I will start trying those Best moment this week : Finding out we are having a little boy and a little girl. We are so excited and in love with the babies already. And finding out with family and hearing the cheers was amazing. Miss Anything? Being able to roll over in bed without pa...

Around Thanksgiving time my sweet boy got croup. It was awful. Think fever, barking cough, runny nose and eyes and sleepless nights. We took him to the doctor and they told us it was at the tail end of it and that they wanted it to run it's course on it's own. Fine I hate putting him on medicine if we don't have to. But the cough never really went away if he got to coughing it was still barky but it was so rare I didn't pay much attention to it. Fast forward to New Years Eve and he is running around with his cousins and he starts wheezing and having the barking cough. Once he calmed down he was fine. We decided to see how he did during the night and he was fine, well the next night he was awful. As in woke up at 5 in the morning and couldn't catch his breath he was wheezing so hard. It was of course a sunday so I took him to Urgent Care and he got put on a steriod. Then on Wednesday he wasn't better at all so I took him to his primary doctor and the...

It's Show and Tell Tuesday and I'm linking up with Andrea So here are my Momfessionals I sometimes feed my kid cake for breakfast/lunch. If we have had a party the day before and there is cake on the counter he sees and it wants it. Rather than have a fight, him and I both indulge in a piece of cake, hey you only live once. Since Grayson has moved into a big boy bed he has fought naps like it's his job so I let him fall asleep on me on the couch downstairs and then I carry him up. It's much less hassle and I don't get all stressed out. I hide m&m's because I love them and so do my boys and sometimes they will eat things before I can get to them so I have to hide them I cried when I had to give up grocery shopping. It was my "ME" time, but this pregnancy is killing me so I had to give it up. I love when Grayson sleeps in my bed. It's usually for just an hour or two in the morning when he wakes up to go potty it...

Friday night I scooped up Grayson and we got our baby donuts and headed home we had a simple dinner and then dipped some oreos in blue and pink chocolate to put on our desert table. I got everything around that I could for the next day so that I was not running around like crazy Saturday we got up and lounged for a little bit wrapped the present for the birthday party Grayson was attending and then got our meatballs in the crockpot for the gender reveal later that afternoon. Michael got home early so I was able to jump in the shower and then my sister came and picked up Grayson to take him to the birthday party that was from 1-3 and then she brought him right over to our party that was from 3-5. We had a very busy day that day. My mom came and picked me up and we headed to set up for the party and then Michael and my dad came later so that Michael had time to catch a nap and get ready. We got everything set up, people started to arrive and then around 4 we cut the cakes! ...

Black was not the best option for a bump picture but beleive me it's there! How far along?  21 weeks over halfway there!!!! Total weight gain:  No idea and honestly I’m not too worried about it. I had a long talk with a friend that is a nurse and she said this to me and a lightbulb went off   she said “your body knows what it needs during this pregnancy maybe your gaining all this weight to help your babies early on so that if you do deliver early they got a chance to beef up a little bit” She’s right! My body was made to do this and so I’m listening to it. Maternity clothes?  Yes maternity clothes with some regular tops still mixed in barely they are not becoming too short! Stretch marks?  No new ones. Using lotion twice a day morning and night. Sleep:  Off and on. The pelvic pressure is insane and I feel it most at night. I have it in the notes in my phone to ask my dr about it next week at our appointment Best moment this week...