||Maternity Pictures Round 2||
We spent the day in our home with our good friend Jason who captures all of our big life events. I knew when I started planning my maternity pictures this time that I wanted something simple and inside. It's the same time of year that Liv's was and we all about died from heat exhaustion afterwards. I knew I didn't want to do that again and drag a toddler out in the heat. Thankfully Liv really loved Jason and showed her little personality perfectly. It was laid back and none of us were sweating at the end. I can't wait to add these photos to our collection and hang in our home. We also can't wait to meet our sweet little Havyn Quinn.
-Letters to Liv- {22 Months}
My sweet Livy girl,
I love you so much! I just have to put that out there. You have made me realize the depths of my heart and I absolutely love being your mama. You keep growing and doing new things everyday. You are so smart. You have the best memory and you are becoming more and more sociable. Your daddy takes you out places all the time since you've been staying with him this summer and I think that's really helped get you out of your shell. Your absolute favorite place to go right now is church. The minute we get there you say "class". That has helped me accept you going to class with the way I grew up. You learn so much and you love to go and I hope you always feel that way about the Lord. You love the little songs and lessons and I love that so much. You love your baby sissy already and love to say "Havy" and kiss my belly. I can't wait to watch you with her. I'm praying that you will transition easily and not go through a jealous phase but I'm sure that's common. You still have your days where you don't eat real great but then you'll have days where you eat all day. Your favorite foods are still fruits and veggies. You still dislike green beans. You love some orange juice! You would drink the entire bottle in a day if we would let you. You aren't keen on other juices though which is good. You drink milk, orange juice, water and occasionally Sprite.
You have started not liking to wear your hair in a ponytail with a bow. You are so strong that when you take them out you break your bows every time and I always have to hot glue them back together.You're definitely in that rough stage. You break things or tear them up and you ruin your clothes. Not purposefully, you're just in that phase. You love to swim in your little pool we bought you and just being outside period. You are still loving Toy Story and Finding Nemo but you've recently started to like Ice Age, Chipmunks, and Monsters Inc. We have to really limit you on your screen time because you would sit and watch it all day. You and Nova are best friends and love to play together. You have been sleeping with us because you are not loving your big girl bed anymore. You curl up next to me every night, put your little arm around me, kiss me and say "night night". It's seriously the cutest thing and I feel more calm knowing you're in there with us. When we put the crib up in the baby's room, you immediately said "bed" and "night night". You love to take your naps in there again but not at night.
You are still jabbering in your little toddler language but you've definitely gained more words and phrases this past month too. You're saying and doing more each month and like I always say it's so fun to watch. Here's your word list from this past month:
touch, watch, face, open door, brush teeth, diapers, wipes, big bed, church, class, move, cant see, get up, stop it, no, cha-ching, he's sad, don't touch, rain, wet, big whale, mama, pool, nanny, and I love you.
You have finally started saying mama again and it melts me every single time. It was the sweetest night because all 3 of us were laying in bed and you weren't wanting to go to sleep and you out of no where said "mama". I freaked out and was just so excited that now you say it looking for me to get excited again haha. It's seriously so cute! We love you so so much and can't believe that you're going to be TWO in just a couple of short months.
Love,
Mama
I love you so much! I just have to put that out there. You have made me realize the depths of my heart and I absolutely love being your mama. You keep growing and doing new things everyday. You are so smart. You have the best memory and you are becoming more and more sociable. Your daddy takes you out places all the time since you've been staying with him this summer and I think that's really helped get you out of your shell. Your absolute favorite place to go right now is church. The minute we get there you say "class". That has helped me accept you going to class with the way I grew up. You learn so much and you love to go and I hope you always feel that way about the Lord. You love the little songs and lessons and I love that so much. You love your baby sissy already and love to say "Havy" and kiss my belly. I can't wait to watch you with her. I'm praying that you will transition easily and not go through a jealous phase but I'm sure that's common. You still have your days where you don't eat real great but then you'll have days where you eat all day. Your favorite foods are still fruits and veggies. You still dislike green beans. You love some orange juice! You would drink the entire bottle in a day if we would let you. You aren't keen on other juices though which is good. You drink milk, orange juice, water and occasionally Sprite.
You have started not liking to wear your hair in a ponytail with a bow. You are so strong that when you take them out you break your bows every time and I always have to hot glue them back together.You're definitely in that rough stage. You break things or tear them up and you ruin your clothes. Not purposefully, you're just in that phase. You love to swim in your little pool we bought you and just being outside period. You are still loving Toy Story and Finding Nemo but you've recently started to like Ice Age, Chipmunks, and Monsters Inc. We have to really limit you on your screen time because you would sit and watch it all day. You and Nova are best friends and love to play together. You have been sleeping with us because you are not loving your big girl bed anymore. You curl up next to me every night, put your little arm around me, kiss me and say "night night". It's seriously the cutest thing and I feel more calm knowing you're in there with us. When we put the crib up in the baby's room, you immediately said "bed" and "night night". You love to take your naps in there again but not at night.
You are still jabbering in your little toddler language but you've definitely gained more words and phrases this past month too. You're saying and doing more each month and like I always say it's so fun to watch. Here's your word list from this past month:
touch, watch, face, open door, brush teeth, diapers, wipes, big bed, church, class, move, cant see, get up, stop it, no, cha-ching, he's sad, don't touch, rain, wet, big whale, mama, pool, nanny, and I love you.
You have finally started saying mama again and it melts me every single time. It was the sweetest night because all 3 of us were laying in bed and you weren't wanting to go to sleep and you out of no where said "mama". I freaked out and was just so excited that now you say it looking for me to get excited again haha. It's seriously so cute! We love you so so much and can't believe that you're going to be TWO in just a couple of short months.
Love,
Mama
||Pregnancy Update-32 Weeks||
How are we already another month closer to welcoming our second sweet girl? It is so crazy how much faster a pregnancy goes when you already have a child. Liv's pregnancy felt like it took forever but this one has flown by. So some interesting facts about this past month. Apparently the more babies you have the more your body definitely feels it. I was in one of my best friends' wedding in Texas a couple of weeks ago and riding in the car for that long threw my lower body into a state of shock haha. When we got back, I could barely walk and my lady parts/groins were hurting so bad. I wasn't having contractions or labor signs but just excruciating pain in my hip area. Come to find out it was pubic symphysis. Extremely common in multiple pregnancies as your bones have shifted once before to birth a baby. It went away after about two weeks but I was definitely in discomfort and pain for those solid two weeks. I'm having lightning and some braxton hicks every now and then but for the most part I'm still feeling pretty good. Except the fact that I gained 7 lbs. in three weeks because she gained 2 lbs. herself. At our last appointment two weeks ago she weighed 4 lbs. 7 oz. and was still measuring ahead. My doctor said that he will induce at 39 weeks because that's his preference and she's measuring a week ahead anyway. I could go sooner than that because Liv was 10 days early. I love the significance and meaning of pregnancy but once the weight gain starts and stretch marks are more visible, I really struggle. I'm trying not to let myself care about those things because I know how my body will look postpartum now. I've been having nights where I'm extremely nauseous and can't sleep. Peppermint oil has been such a huge lifesaver for me this pregnancy. We worked on sister girls nursery last weekend and it turned out so stinkin' cute. I love it so much! I still have to put some finishing touches on it but it's finished for the most part. Now to the stats.
How far along: 32 weeks
Weight Gain: 23 lbs
Maternity Clothes: yes!!
Best Moment This Month: Working on the nursery and getting house projects completed.
Gender: GIRL!!
Movement: YES! She's been moving all throughout the day a lot more lately.
Food Cravings: Chocolate Milk!!!
Food Aversions: Nothing specific just large meals still.
What I Miss: My body not hurting from the little pregnancy aches.
Sleep: Just okay. I've been waking up at least twice in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
What I'm Looking Forward To: Our couple of baby showers coming up.
Belly Button: Out.
How far along: 32 weeks
Weight Gain: 23 lbs
Maternity Clothes: yes!!
Best Moment This Month: Working on the nursery and getting house projects completed.
Gender: GIRL!!
Movement: YES! She's been moving all throughout the day a lot more lately.
Food Cravings: Chocolate Milk!!!
Food Aversions: Nothing specific just large meals still.
What I Miss: My body not hurting from the little pregnancy aches.
Sleep: Just okay. I've been waking up at least twice in the middle of the night to use the bathroom.
What I'm Looking Forward To: Our couple of baby showers coming up.
Belly Button: Out.
-Letters to Liv-{21 Months}
Little love,
Here we are again another month older and another month closer to TWO! You currently love Toy Story and love to lay down at night with Mama and watch it until you fall asleep. I love it so much and you have started cuddling/loving on us more and more. You're seriously the sweetest little thing. You have been spending the past few weeks with your Daddy since he is out for the summer. Most days he takes you to the gym for practice and you love it. You get to be with Daddy and Uncle B or "B" as you call him and you're just fine with that. Daddy says you cry every time you have to leave your Uncle B. That is just the sweetest thing because I always knew Blake would be a great uncle and he is so smitten with you. You love your aunt Bailey, too. She gets to watch you sometimes and you love that just as much.
This month was pretty huge for you developmentally. Your words are getting clearer and you're definitely trying to communicate more through words/phrases instead of the grunting. That has finally faded. Praise! You attempt to sing along with songs, you love to pat your Bible and "grow, grow, grow", you really love ice. You love to just chomp on it all the time. One of my favorite things you do is play with your feet when you get sleepy. You used to play with your hands when you were a baby until you fell asleep and now it's your feet. It's just the sweetest. Daddy puts you to bed every night now and he lets you pick a book and you two just sit in your room and talk all about it. Heart=melted. When we took the pacifier away you discovered your tongue and you like to pull on it with your fingers when you get tired. No thumb or finger sucking though. You are starting to really love to brush your teeth. I think because you love the taste of your Young Living toothpaste and you like to chew on your toothbrush. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom has easily become one of your favorite books and you call it "boom boom." You are currently rocking potty training and we couldn't be more proud. Your nap time diapers are noticeably more dry but not completely dry yet and your night time one is still pretty soaked in the mornings. During the day you have your panties on and are doing great. We've been able to fade your reinforcements to every few times instead of every single time which is awesome.
Your new words this month include: buzz, I drive, sing, guitar, purple, balloon, bear, bunnies, wet, bug, bed, good job, treat, sink, charge, there it is. I took you in for your 18 month check-up, just a few months behind haha. You weigh 33.4 lbs and are 3 feet tall. Once again off the charts for height. You're super healthy and developing right as you should be. You got your last shot for a while. You've always been so good with your shots but I hate watching it every time.
You already love your baby sissy so much. You always raise my shirt up and kiss and pat her and just say "baby" and "sissy". I can't wait to watch you with her. We've been playing more with your baby dolls and putting diapers on them, feeding them, talking about the nursery, etc. in attempts to get you as prepared as we can. We're so excited to continue to watch you grow, baby girl. We love you so so much!
Love,
Mama
Here we are again another month older and another month closer to TWO! You currently love Toy Story and love to lay down at night with Mama and watch it until you fall asleep. I love it so much and you have started cuddling/loving on us more and more. You're seriously the sweetest little thing. You have been spending the past few weeks with your Daddy since he is out for the summer. Most days he takes you to the gym for practice and you love it. You get to be with Daddy and Uncle B or "B" as you call him and you're just fine with that. Daddy says you cry every time you have to leave your Uncle B. That is just the sweetest thing because I always knew Blake would be a great uncle and he is so smitten with you. You love your aunt Bailey, too. She gets to watch you sometimes and you love that just as much.
This month was pretty huge for you developmentally. Your words are getting clearer and you're definitely trying to communicate more through words/phrases instead of the grunting. That has finally faded. Praise! You attempt to sing along with songs, you love to pat your Bible and "grow, grow, grow", you really love ice. You love to just chomp on it all the time. One of my favorite things you do is play with your feet when you get sleepy. You used to play with your hands when you were a baby until you fell asleep and now it's your feet. It's just the sweetest. Daddy puts you to bed every night now and he lets you pick a book and you two just sit in your room and talk all about it. Heart=melted. When we took the pacifier away you discovered your tongue and you like to pull on it with your fingers when you get tired. No thumb or finger sucking though. You are starting to really love to brush your teeth. I think because you love the taste of your Young Living toothpaste and you like to chew on your toothbrush. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom has easily become one of your favorite books and you call it "boom boom." You are currently rocking potty training and we couldn't be more proud. Your nap time diapers are noticeably more dry but not completely dry yet and your night time one is still pretty soaked in the mornings. During the day you have your panties on and are doing great. We've been able to fade your reinforcements to every few times instead of every single time which is awesome.
Your new words this month include: buzz, I drive, sing, guitar, purple, balloon, bear, bunnies, wet, bug, bed, good job, treat, sink, charge, there it is. I took you in for your 18 month check-up, just a few months behind haha. You weigh 33.4 lbs and are 3 feet tall. Once again off the charts for height. You're super healthy and developing right as you should be. You got your last shot for a while. You've always been so good with your shots but I hate watching it every time.
You already love your baby sissy so much. You always raise my shirt up and kiss and pat her and just say "baby" and "sissy". I can't wait to watch you with her. We've been playing more with your baby dolls and putting diapers on them, feeding them, talking about the nursery, etc. in attempts to get you as prepared as we can. We're so excited to continue to watch you grow, baby girl. We love you so so much!
Love,
Mama
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