PHILLY TRIP 2011

My mom, Zach, Sophia and I went to Philly to visit family.  We had a great time.  We even got to celebrate my cousin, Michael’s engagement. Zach and I went to a Phillies game, ate all the good cheesesteaks at all the right places and went out one night to a comedy show with my cousin, Nicole and her husband Ryan.  We got to see both my Aunts and my grandfather.  Sophia was such a trooper and did really well on both of the flights and staying at my Aunt’s in Center Philly.  Thanks to everyone there and Grandma for a great trip!

Lunch with Aunt Judi, Bobbies, and Lois.  Then back to their condo to visit some.

 

At the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia

24 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: 24 weeks

Size of baby: the length an ear of corn

Total weight gain/loss: 9lbs

Maternity clothes: pants since I was 6 weeks pregnant, but still wearing my regular tops

Baby Gender: BOY

Baby Name: Jack David Mitchell
aka Spiderman, according to Sophia

Movement: lots of kicking and little punches… I think that he kicks and hits harder than Sophia did.  He is very active first thing in the morning and late at night.  I am so ready for Sophia and Zach to feel them as well.

What I miss: ENERGY, sleeping through the night, CAFFENINE

Cravings: Root Beer and MILK, milkshakes

Symptoms: backaches and my feet hurt this week, and I have been really tired this week.

Best moment this week: Sophia asking to snuggle with baby Jack when she goes to bed at night… she doesn’t want to snuggle with me, just with Jack.  I also had a quick dr appt on Monday so I got to listen to Jack’s heartbeat… it was PERFECT and STRONG.

22 weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: 22 weeks

Size of baby: the length of a spaghetti squash

Total weight gain/loss: 8lbs

Maternity clothes: pants since I was 6 weeks pregnant, but still wearing my regular tops

Baby Gender: BOY

Baby Name: Jack David Mitchell
aka Spiderman, according to Sophia

Movement: tons and tons… So ready for Sophia and Zach to feel them as well.

What I miss: ENERGY, sleeping through the night, CAFFENINE

Cravings: Root Beer

Symptoms: backaches and my feet hurt this week

Best moment this week: Sophia kissing my belly all day when she can, Sophia singing to baby Jack, and wanting to snuggle with her brother… use my belly as her pillow.

Sorry there is no picture this week… its been a little busy… we are headed out of town tomorrow to Philly to see family for a week and before that we were out at the lake for the 4th of July… pictures to come after our vacation to update.  Hope you all had a great 4th!

July 4th 2011

This year of course we went out to the lake for the 4th for my parents party they have every year, and this was the first time in 11 years that Larry wasn’t able to do fireworks due to the dry, dry heat we are having this year.  But we had quite the crowd this year.  My brother and Audray, we had family from Illinois in town, my cousins and their two kids, and Jeremy, Roxie and sweet Presley.  There was lots of eating, playing and swimming and turtle hunts.  All the kids were great.  Instead of fireworks the kids played with glow-sticks… not nearly as much fun as fireworks, but they still had a blast.

Presley with her sweet curls and baby Aaron

Grandma Sophia and Honey

Grandma, Sophia and Grandpa

Grandma and her girl

 

Little Miss reading her Mickey Mouse comics!

Playing with the glow-sticks

The girls before bed watching a video