Half Way There!

Half way there and I'm have way more good days than bad. 

I still take a half a Zofran in the morning and in the night, but that's better than 1/2 a pill ever 4 hours. So yay! :O)

Sometimes I Do Stupid Things

110 lbs of meat

40 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

40 lbs lean ground beef

30 lbs Hickory smoked bacon

5 months pregnant

Over 30 hours of being on my feet. 

NEVER AGAIN

 That's all the way down to the bottom of the freezer that center right section is the only section that's not jam packed. It feels good to have so much down, but I have to say it's been one week since I started and I haven't eaten a bite of meat. I'm turned from meat for a while. :O)

 Oh yeah, I'm H-O-T-T! :O) This is the very end of the ordeal and I was seriously in tears. My feet hurt and my shoulders were so tight and tense. So don't judge.

 And I tried so hard to keep this little boy happy and busy.

Jed and I may or may not wear goggles when we are chopping onions. :O)

 This is the best fort I could come up with. Daddy is better at fort making.

19 Weeks (February 12th)

This little boy was really excited to spend a week with his Papaw and Grandma. 

He was so sad to leave his daddy, but he is a really smart boy and really understands what is going on. He knew we were letting Jed does lots of school work and that it was almost over.

 Note to self: Review pictures before photo session is over. :O) I have no eyes in these pictures.

Hugs for his baby sister.

I love that Dalton calls her "Stell-ya". It used to be "Selsa".

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day for was a little lame. Jed shipped us to my parents' house so that he could have 100% focus on his thesis. So the Friday before Valentine's Day I tried to make our dinner a little more special. 

We had chocolate dipped fruit, like we did last year.

And like last year, this little boy enjoyed his chocolate and fruit.

Library (February 4th)

Dalton is finally old enough to really enjoy the library. I LOVE it! 

We've taken Jed into school a few times lately now that I'm have better days. 

We've gotten books about dinosaurs, Stella, lions, zoos. Anything that pops in his head we get books about them and he will read for a long time. It makes me so happy!

Pay no attention to crazy mess behind that handsome boy I plead the fifth.

Sit 'N Spin and a Rare Moment (January 28th)

This Sit n Spin cost me a whole 5 cents at the Nickel Auction. 

It was WELL worth the money!

 I just smile when I see this picture. He is just like his mommy. He is too busy talking to stop for a picture.

 This is rare these days. Jed has been so so busy with school. We are beyond excited when he has a few minutes to spare.

16 Weeks (January 28th)

Not much changed in the last week with the bump. 

Another Painting Session. (January 27th)

Ethan came over and the boys did some painting. :O)

Paint + Shaving Cream + School Glue = FUN TIME! (January 25th)

I've come to realize something.

I normally only take pictures of Dalton when we are crafting.

Reason:

This child does not slow down, EVER. When he is playing, he is jumping off furniture and storming down the hallway, blocks are getting thrown behind the recliner, balls are flying. You get it? 

He is a boy. 100% boy. He never stops.

So here is another round of "Painting with Dalton". Maybe PBS will pick up the show.

That one is mine. I <3 Jed, Dalton, and Stella. :O)

Belly at 15 Weeks (January 22nd)

(*I'm writing this by how I was feeling when the picture was taken*)

My stomach POPPED super fast this pregnancy too. 

The Zofran really helped with the throwing up part. With Dalton every time I swallowed food it came back up. With Stella, I'm still so nauseous and throw up some, but not as often. The problem with that is that even though nothing sounds good and I force myself to eat I'm putting on the pounds and quick! I'm one pound away from gaining as much as I did with Dalton the ENTIRE pregnancy. Granted, I only gained 11 pounds with him, but come on 10 pounds already? Wow! I'm not as excited to show pictures I'm taking, but with Dalton I posted weekly pictures this blog is (one day) going to be in a book, so for the sake of Stella. :O)

I love this little boy!

Dalton's Goose Egg (January 19th)

Little boys are so insane! Dalton was playing and jumped off the couch. He had a lot of momentum going for him and kept going head first into the leg of our overturned ottoman. These pictures just don't do that egg justice. This was on January 19th and now well over a month ago he still has a nice mark there. It's sort of an indent. I hope it goes away eventually.