My Three Blessings!

My Three Blessings!

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

36 Weeks!

How Far Along: 36 Weeks
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 28 lbs!
Size of baby: about 6 lbs and 18 1/2 inches long
Maternity Clothes: Yes! But I mostly wear regular summer dresses. That's the most comfortable right now!
Gender: Boy... Axl Joe Steven Fowler :)
Movement: Big stretches! Very big movements. I think he's really growing!
Sleep: It's ok. starting to have quite a few contractions at night. but it's ok because they are making progress!
What I miss: Working out, laying on my belly and flat on my back.
Cravings: Still not wanting to eat much... just little things here and there.
Symptoms: pressure especially after I've over done it and contractions. The contractions are beginning to get more intense! I'm also just starting to feel huge. it takes me forever to walk anywhere! lol!
Best Moment this week: 36 week check up! I'm dilated to 2 cm and 70 percent effaced! I'm super excited about this! When my water broke with SB at 38 weeks pregnant I had only dilated to 1 cm. So being dilated to 2 already is very motivating! :)

* I've got some last minute projects to tackle this week... that's if I can muster up the energy! haha!

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

35 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights---

How Far Along: 35 Weeks Yay!
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 28 lbs!
Size of baby: Almost 5 3/4lbs and about 18 inches long
Maternity Clothes: YES! I have been wearing my BeBand some with shorts and absolutely can't believe it's still fitting. ha! I wear these shorts a LOT! ha! I also wear summer dresses the most. They are the most comfortable!
Gender: Boy... Axl Joe Steven Fowler :)
Movement: Big stretches! and some jabs here and there. I think it's getting pretty snug in there for little man!
Sleep: It's ok. Last night I didn't get to sleep until around 1 and then woke up at 5. I did some things around the house and went back to sleep until SB woke up around 9:30. Guess my body is starting to get geared up for a weird sleeping schedule!
What I miss: Working out, laying on my belly and flat on my back. Sometimes I'll sit and watch a complete infomercial about a workout program. I'm so ready to work out again! I'm hoping to order the new "turbofire" workout! It's like turbo kick, which I love, just amped up a bit!
Cravings: Still not wanting to eat much... just little things here and there.
Symptoms: pressure especially after I've over done it and some contractions. I've really felt pretty great the past few weeks! God is good!
Best Moment this week: Getting tested for "fetal fibronectin" (or preterm labor) and the test coming back a negative! This is what put me on bed rest with SB. :) Dr. Bell did the test because we were headed to Branson last week and he wanted to make sure I wasn't going to go into labor (I'd been having some pretty good contractions). Not only was the test negative but I hadn't dilated a bit! Now that I'm 35 weeks I say, bring on the dilation! haha!

We are getting so excited to meet our boy! :)

Tuesday, July 05, 2011

the 4th!

We had a great 4th of July weekend! On Sunday night we headed to our church's annual "night at the park." There were all kinds of fun things for SB and we enjoyed an awesome fireworks show at the end of the evening. Last night we headed to Jared's grandma's house to pop some fireworks with little miss. She loved them! Her favorite thing was to help daddy light one and then run away as fast as she could. She also really liked the sparklers! We went to 3 different fireworks tents to track down some snakes. Finally got some. lit them. SB hated them! lol! She didn't even want to walk by it! Just like her momma, does not like snakes a bit!










*Note: SB wore pig tails and braids in her hair this weekend for the very first time!!! She loves the braids and just had to have me wear braids too! love it!

swimming lessons

This was SB's second year for swimming lessons. She took them from the same teacher at the same place as last year. She did pretty good with her lessons for the most part. All she really wanted to do was jump in the water to me. I explained to her that we had to do what the teacher asked so we could practice. ha! Oh, and she didn't want to have anything to do with her teacher. Her teacher would try to get her to practice something with her and she would scream something awful!!! Oh that kid! Never seen anything like it, well, maybe in myself! lol! btw her teacher is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! Spicer just didn't want the teacher to make her go under water. But she would go under water with me and Jared. funny girl! It was a 2 week class and most days it was just me and her. Jared joined us on a couple of days, my sister came and watched her one day and Janet and Lora had to take her one day (I wasn't feeling well.) Maybe with some more practice at home she'll get the hang of it! She does love the water though! :)



a little "babymoon!"

Last Saturday Jared and I headed to Mt. Magazine (one of our favorite places) for a little babymoon before Mr. Axl joins our family. We had the best time! I just cherish times when it's just me and Jared because it doesn't happen near enough. It was a pretty simple getaway, but for us, simple is always best! We ate, took in the view, talked, swam, got in the hot tub, took in the view, and talked some more! We laughed because we talked soooo much! It's kinda hard to get very much talking in with a 2 1/2 year old running around. She pretty much does the talking! And we can't really talk about "grown up stuff" around her because she now knows what we are talking about! ha!

Thank you Jesus for special time with my sweet Husband! I just love him more and more every day! And pray that each day I'm becoming a wife that loves Jesus first and loves my husband and family with His love. :)


I love him soooo much!!!

Monday, July 04, 2011

34 Weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights---

How Far Along: 34 Weeks (Can't believe how fast time is passing now!)
Total Weight Gain/Loss: 25 lbs!
Size of baby: Almost 5 lbs and about 18 inches long
Maternity Clothes: YES! I have been wearing my BeBand some with shorts and absolutely can't believe it's still fitting. ha! Some of my maternity summer tanks are getting close to not covering my belly. lol!
Gender: Boy... Axl Joe Steven Fowler :)
Movement: Big stretches and rolls! and lots of hiccups!
Sleep: I sleep ok. Wake up a few times to potty and it's kinda getting hard to find a comfortable position! ha! I do usually need a nap during the day! Thank goodness SB is a good napper! Usually if I have contractions, they happen during the night, like last night. I think I was up half the night with contractions. not to fun, but so glad they subsided! There were a couple of times I thought I might have to wake Jared up and get to the hospital, but made it through! it was funny, I'd be dreaming that my stomach was hurting and wake up and it really was. lol! Guess I really over did it yesterday.
What I miss: Working out, laying on my belly and flat on my back
Cravings: Fresh Home Grown Tomatoes!!! But still can't eat much at one time. I really don't like anything sweet either. Guess that's a good thing! Maybe that will keep me from gaining too much!
Symptoms: pressure especially after I've over done it and contractions here and there.
Best Moment this week: Celebrating the fourth of July... SB is really growing up and it has became so evident to me the past few days. She's just a big girl now! We're getting so excited to meet her baby brother! :)