.:Losing Teeth:.

The tooth fairy has been very busy around here. I noticed that Reece had a couple of loose bottom teeth a few months ago, and not soon after that I realized that she also had four loose teeth on top. It scared me a bit at first; I was worried that maybe something was wrong with her gums! But after we visited the dentist in July, he assured me that it was totally normal and mainly happening because she had so many teeth trying to push their way in! You could see the teeth coming in on the top and bottom on her x-rays, and he said her six year molars were trying to come in as well.

Reece lost her first tooth on Father’s Day when she bit into a doughnut. She actually ended up swallowing it! Oops!

Lost tooth #1

The next four teeth all ended up coming out within two weeks of each other in July. It was crazy, and the tooth fairy almost forgot to come a couple of times!

Lost tooth #2

Lost teeth #3 & #4 came out at the same time!

Lost tooth #5

One of her permanent big front teeth on top is about halfway in, and occupying the space of the lost front tooth, as well as one of the side lost teeth. It’s a big one! Her two bottom permanent teeth are about halfway up now as well, too. She’s been a toothless little girl, but the new teeth are right there and ready to fill in! She's still got one more tooth that is currently loose, but maybe we'll get a little break after that. The tooth fairy is going to be broke!

.:Oregon Trip:.

Back in June, the girls and I decided to head up to Klamath for a week to spend time with our family up there. We were lucky, and got to fly instead of drive! I think most people in the airport thought I was crazy when they saw a pregnant woman traveling alone with three young kids, but in all honesty, these three girls couldn’t have been any more well behaved! They were so perfect on their flights, I even had people coming up to me afterwards to tell how impressed they were with how they behaved.

I think they were a little bit excited.

Gramzee picked us up at the airport in Portland, and then we stopped for a snack a drink before continuing on to Salem. We had a picnic at the park with Ben and Dani and their families, which meant lots of cousin fun!

The next morning, we went out raspberry picking. It was so much fun! We picked so many, and of course had to sample what we were picking along the way.

We went to another park to enjoy some lunch and playing before we had to go get ready for Grayson’s baptism. We felt so lucky that we got to be there to see Grayson be baptized. All of his cousins that were there sang I Am A Child of God during the baptism.

It was a really special day, and we loved being a part of it.

Then it was time to head home to Gramzee and Grandpa Paul’s for the rest of the week! The girls were in heaven with Chaska (dog), the chickens, horses, and seeing wildlife running around.

We spent as much time at the pool as we could. Reece got really confident with her life jacket on; I know she would do really well with some swim lessons or more access to a pool. She was jumping off the rocks with her cousins and loving every minute of it! Harper even got brave with the life jacket on and would float out a ways.

There was lots of fun to be had on the swings and four wheelers as well! Even Rem went for a few rides!

Harper and Bobo buddied up; those two sassy little blondes have very similar personalities and temperments!

Reece and Tay – the almost kindergartners!

Gramzee and Grandpa Paul also have a zipline. Reece and Harper LOVED it! It is such a fun thing for the kids to do up there.

It was Andi’s birthday while we were there, so we spent her birthday day eating pizza, decorating cupcakes, and going to the movies to see How to Train Your Dragon 2. That pretty much included all of our favorite things to do, and we had a great time!

We spent a lot of time just playing outside. There is so much to do at Gramzee and Grandpa Paul’s house; we were always having fun!

We had a S’MORES bar our last nite there; it was the perfect way to end our trip!

We had such a wonderful week, and went to bed exhausted, dirty, and happy every nite. We are so excited we get to go back soon! But we definitely were ready to see Daddy. We had a bit of a stressful drive to the airport (dang traffic!) but luckily we made it!

.:Grandpa Paul Comes to Town:.

We love having visitors, and were so excited back in May when Grandpa came to visit.

Target was a fun stop for all the kids; Grandpa treated them, spoiled kids!

We enjoyed lots of hanging out and playing.

It was just a lovely few days spent together, and we had a great time! Thanks for coming to see us Grandpa!

.:30 Weeks:.

30 weeks! That is crazy, this summer is going by so fast. I've tried to have a better attitude this week about being pregnant - trying to stay positive! I've been feeling pretty good. I mean, the aches and pains are still there, I have cankles a lot of the time (had to buy a fake wedding ring because my fingers swell up so much!) and I don't sleep basically ever, but I've got this sweet little baby keeping me company and I cannot wait to meet him. I think I've figured out that when I do a lot of cardio (Zumba) at a high intensity, then I end up with contractions for the rest of the day. So I guess it's really time to take it down a notch; the contractions are definitely fairly uncomfortable, and I don't want to make anything worse. It might be about time to lower the amount of weights that I am lifting for my weights class. We are heading up to Oregon in about a week and a half, and then school starts right when we get back, so I think time is just going to keep going quickly and then this little guy will be here! Really can't wait!

30 Weeks

.:29 Weeks:.

Another week, come and gone. This week brought a lot more of feeling uncomfortable and in pain. My hips just hurt, pretty much all of the time. By the end of each day, my back is hurting so badly that I'm hobbling around like an old lady. My restless legs are back with a vengeance, so my bad sleep is even worse. I had a couple of days with some pretty strong contractions/Braxton Hicks. One day I had to cut our errands short at about 2:00 p.m. and spent the rest of the day sitting on the couch so they wouldn't flare up again. I'm a mess!

But that being said, my mood definitely improved this week which was a nice change. I really don't want to be someone who only complains about being pregnant; I usually enjoy it so much more, and I'm sad that it has been harder on my body and my attitude this time around. I know the next couple of months are going to go by quickly, and I need to just try and enjoy this - especially since it's our last baby and last time to experience all of this. This little guy is so incredibly busy in there, and I know I will miss that feeling once he is out. But I also can't wait to have a little baby to snuggle. 

29 Weeks

.:28 Weeks:.

Third trimester! Finally. 

I am so glad to be in the last trimester. I'm trying really hard to be happy with being pregnant, but it is really just different this time around and I am not doing so well with it. Still. What's new, right? I feel huge. My belly is big, my chest is big, my legs are big - everything is just big. I've been working to drink a lot of water so that I don't get too swollen, but my hands and fingers always seem to get swollen no matter what I do. This baby continues to be incredibly active. Nites are especially busy, and with how often I am up with Harper at various times during the nite, I am surprised that he always seems to be awake with us. It gets uncomfortable and makes it difficult to sleep, but I do prefer having this problem as opposed to him not moving much at all.

 I'm still working out five times a week, but definitely having more aches and pains as I get bigger. My hips hurt pretty much all the time, and my belly gets pretty tight (Braxton Hicks maybe?) a lot while I am exercising. Definitely not jumping around like I used to be. We went hiking on Pioneer Day, and it turned out to be a bit more difficult of a hike which equated to me having to carry Harper at various points, both uphill and downhill. It didn't feel too difficult at the time, but my back was aching pretty badly by the time I went to bed that nite. 

We're still nowhere with a name, haven't even discussed it. But we have some traveling coming up, so I'm sure we'll use the car time to figure out a few good options. I need to change the decorations in his room and get the girly ones out, but haven't quite decided what I want to do yet. Other than that, and maybe a new diaper bag, I think this little guy has everything he is going to need. I love going to look at all of his little clothes; I seriously can't wait to get his little body into them. 

My glucose test is this week, and then we're down to appointments every two weeks. That makes things seem more exciting!

We were at the store the other day, and they had all of the fall stuff out (already!) I have to admit it made me pretty excited because fall = baby. Yay! 

28 weeks

.:27 Weeks:.

Nothing new this week. Still tired. Still moody. I don't know why I'm struggling so much with this pregnancy. 

This baby is super active. Sometimes I wonder what in the world he is doing in there. I mostly love it, but there have been multiple times that it is actually uncomfortable and even hurts with whatever he is doing. I'm glad that he is so busy, though. It's nice to have that reassurance.

27 Weeks