Baby Announcement!

I am proud to announce Miss Avery Leigh!

 

Our baby girl arrived April 19th, at 8:30am, weighing 6lbs, 1oz and 19 3/4 inches long, born at 39 weeks and 1 day. She is such a good baby. She only cries if she is hungry or has gas, and she is so beautiful!

Addison has been amazing with her. She tells her "I missed you" every morning, gives her hugs and kisses constantly, tells her "I love you" and is so helpful telling us when she is crying or getting clean diapers ect. She loves being a big sister, and we are so proud of her!

Addie's Easter Bunny Shoot!

I took Addie girl to have some pictures taken with real bunnies a couple weeks ago. It was possibly the cutest thing that I have ever seen. She was mesmerized by the bunnies, and was so proud that she got to hold one! She was so sweet and gentle with the bunnies, it was too cute. Here are a few of my favourite pictures. 

Y3W: 35 Weeks Along

 Well we're finally in the home stretch! I am now in the last few and I do mean FEW weeks of my second pregnancy. It has really been such a great pregnancy too. I have had no complications, have been very comfortable and other than being tired all the time, I have had no complaints. Here's where I'm at at 35 weeks:


                                                     Here is me at 35 weeks with Addison

And 35 weeks with Avery

I feel so much better this time around! I think the bumps look about even, which makes sense since I was two weeks behind with Addie and am currently two weeks behind with Avery. But the swelling I had with Addison is yet to show up (fingers crossed that was a one time deal..) And I guess Avery is sitting just a little higher because I am not feeling the pressure and pain in my back that I had with Addison. 

How far along: 35 weeks and 2 days

Baby size: I just had an appt yesterday and the Dr. is estimating 3.5-4lbs (about 2lbs small)

Total weight gain: 35 lbs... yep.. that was supposed to be the limit this time, but Dr. isn't concerned so neither am I. 

Belly Button: It popped! Last week. I totally thought that since it never popped with Addison it wouldn't this time. 

Stretch marks: None yet

Maternity clothes: I am so thankful to my sister in law for being pregnant in the summer and lending me her clothes. Her summer clothes from the end of her pregnancy are the only ones that fit now, and it has been summer weather here lately so I can get away with them!

Sleep: I can actually get comfortable at night still when I am really tired, but unless we have the window open, I get too hot to stay asleep. Luckily Ryan's been a good sport about sleeping with the window open in March. I have a good man. 

Symptoms: Not much this week. Avery had a growth spurt last week that left my belly feeling really stretched out and uncomfortable, I couldn't sleep and my back hurt. But this week I feel fine. Tired as usual, but other than that I feel great this week.

Aversions/cravings: I want ice cream a lot right now. I think it has more to do with the nicer weather than the baby though

Best moment of the week: My appointment yesterday. Getting to hear that beautiful little heartbeat, and making sure my girl is doing well always makes my week!

What I miss: I REALLY miss being able to put Addison to sleep at night. I cannot lean over her crib to put her in after her stories anymore so Ryan has taken over. I've done it for so long now and I miss that special time of day with her. 

What I am looking forward to: I get an ultrasound on April 3rd to check Avery's position. She has been trying unsuccessfully to flip over, but the Dr. wants to be absolutely sure she is still breech before doing the c-section since I would REALLY like a VBAC if the baby will co-operate. It will be the first appointment this pregnancy that Ryan is able to come to, and I can't wait to see his face when he sees his baby girl for the first time.

Nursery Progress: We have just about everything we need now! But... it is all piled up on the guest bed that we never removed from the nursery. We have all the small things, but still haven't bought a crib, dresser or bedding. Avery will be sleeping in her newborn napper in our room so I am not that concerned about the crib yet, but we REALLY need to get a dresser for the poor girl soon! 

And assuming baby girl is going to stay breech (it is near impossible for her to turn now) the c-section is booked for April 19th at 8am. That's less than four weeks away!!

A Day at the Park!

It's been too long since I have done Addison pictures!!

Today was almost 15 degrees! It was the first day that it really felt like spring, so we spent the afternoon playing in the backyard and going to the park. Here are some pictures from our afternoon:

32 Week Belly Update

                                                                Belly Update Week 32!

                                                        32 weeks pregnant with Addison

                                                             32 weeks pregnant with Avery

How far along: 32 Weeks 2 days
Baby size: approx. 19 inches long and 4-4.5lbs About the weight of a honeydew melon!
Total weight gain: 31.5lbs which isn't too bad.
Belly button: Still an innie
Stretch marks: Not a one!
Maternity clothes: You bet! and even those that I wore at this point with Addison are getting pretty snug!
Sleep: Starting to lose more sleep lately, I am starting to get up to pee in the night and cannot get comfortable when I come back to bed. Ryan is convinced I am moving around so much just to have some company being awake. At least Addison is finally sleeping through the night.
Symptoms: I am getting to that "whale" stage... I feel enormous, and am shocked when I see my picture and realize I am not as huge as I feel. I can officially not zip my snowboarding jacket or reach down to get my boots on anymore. I am also starting to swell in my legs. It started this time with Addie too, so I was expecting it, but it's not that bad yet. Most of the time Ryan doesn't see it when I do and it's not every day. I am also absolutely wiped out by 6pm. I've been going to bed not long after Addison lately.
Aversions/Cravings: Aversion to greasy food, and cravings for anything sweet and salads. I cannot get enough Greek salad lately (don't worry, I found pasteurized feta!)
Best moment of the week: Getting all of Avery's clothes ironed and hung up (8 hours of ironing and that's only the 0-6 month stuff!) All the little ruffles and lace look pretty and seeing those tiny little clothes hung in her closet makes me so excited. Her nursery is just starting to get put together.
What I miss: Feeling energetic and being able to accomplish what I want. I get so frustrated that there are so many things I want to do, but I either don't have the energy to do them, or it takes me forever when I do get to something.
What I am looking forward to: My OB appt on Tuesday! I will be getting the c-section date for Miss Avery and I am soo excited to find out when this little princess's birthday will be and make plans for Addison while we are in the hospital.
Nursery Progress: The paint is on the walls, the closet is full of washed and ironed ruffly, tiny little clothes. We picked out everything else, and are slowly starting to buy what we can when we can. We have realized we had much more disposable income when I was pregnant with Addison!
Best thing Avery did this week: Stuck out her little foot so clearly that I could see the little tiny foot outline and rub it. SOOO cool!

Oh, and one more thing that was awesome this week. My Dad took it upon himself to be the first to gift Avery with something special. By this time with Addison, we had received so many wonderful gifts for her. We really don`t need a lot this time, and it hasn`t been that long since we had Addison, so Avery hasn`t gotten anything gift wise. I thought it was so sweet that my Dad went out by himself and bought her a travel sleep sheep (that Addison has completely claimed..) and the cutest little onesie and matching hat. Thanks Dad!! I can`t wait to see Avery in that little outfit.

So much to do, so little time!

I can hardly believe it, but our SECOND baby girl is almost here!! About 8 weeks left to go, and we are soo not prepared! By this point with Addison, we had pretty much everything finished in the nursery and stocked up. So far, all we've done for Avery is get her room painted. We still have A LOT to do, and while Addison is visiting family in New Brunswick this week with my parents, we are hoping to get a lot of our checklist completed.

Here's the list of things we need to get finished before baby girl arrives:

• Touch up the ceiling paint in Avery's room 
• Finish staining and sealing our staircase (this should have been done months ago, but I would'nt let Ryan do it with Addie in the house)
• Iron all the baby clothes that I have washed from storage, and hang in the closet
• Write birth plan
• Finish the mobile I am making
• Make the bookcase I want to make
• Make plans for Addison during my c-section
• Buy and set up crib and dresser
• wash all the baby blankets and put away
• Inspect breast pump and buy replacement tubing ect.
• Set up baby swing, bouncey seat and get carseat out of storage
• Do another hospital tour (because the hospital has a new labour/delivery wing and I want to check it out before I go in to deliver
• Call insurance to confirm private room coverage
• Organize our hall closet and bedroom closet (just because I need to capitalize on these nesting instincts)
• Fill my freezer with freezer meals!! (I was sooo sorry I didn't do that when I had Addison!)
• Renew Addison's health card. So much easier to do toting ONE baby down to the office instead of TWO!

And since this is my running list to go by, I am sure there will be more added as we go along. 

But then there is also the list of things we need to BUY for Avery. We really haven't bought anything for her yet. This is what we still need"

• Crib/crib mattress
• Dresser
• Curtains/Blinds
• Crib bedding
• Cloth diapers (we need to add some smaller fitting ones to our stash)
• Swaddle blankets
• Baby book
• Glass bottles
• Double stroller
• More newborn clothes (since I know she's going to be another little peanut like her sister)
• Co-sleeper
• Change pad cover
• Bottle warmer (something I wished I had bought with Addison)
• Diaper bag (my old one is falling apart!)
• Bottle drying rack (love the Boon grass ones!)
• Ear thermometer
• Clothes hamper
• Night table and lamp (two more things I am still missing for Addison's room)
• Newborn size pacifiers
• Newborn diapers for the hospital

Quite the list eh? ya... So far all I've bought the poor girl are 3 cloth diapers, a newborn sleeper, and some hangers. But, I am almost done the mobile I've been making her, and am hoping to get the sling book shelves  made next weekend. 

Y3W: My Sick Baby

Is there anything sadder than a sick baby? yep. YOUR sick baby. It breaks my heart that my girl isn't feeling well right now, and isn't her regular happy, energetic self. Poor baby. She's been all snuggled up on the couch asking for "snuggle"(s) for the past two days now. The only change is when the Tempra kicks in and she has a half hour run of forgetting she's sick. Then comes the crash and we're back to sick baby.

Speaking of Tempra, this stuff is amazing. We've tried Advil and Tylenol, and they both make Addie gag. The banana Tempra tastes more like juice and Addie slurps it right up. The only problem seems to be that I can't find the banana flavour anymore. I have been to numerous stores and can only find cherry (which she refuses entirely, and I cannot even bribe her with chocolate to take it).

Does anyone know if they stopped making the banana flavour?