Pregnancy Progression

My pregnancy with Finn-

in pictures

:)

6 weeks

Just a few weeks after we found out!

11 weeks

14 weeks

15 weeks

16 weeks

We'd just found out he was a HE!

18 weeks

20 weeks

21 weeks

22 weeks

23 weeks

24 weeks

25 weeks

26 weeks

27 weeks

28 weeks

29 weeks

30 weeks

31 weeks

32 weeks

33 weeks

34 weeks

35 weeks

35 weeks at the beach

THIS is why I wanted a late summer baby!

36 weeks on a ferry!

The same shirt-

left: 35 weeks

right: 36 weeks

Notice the HUGE drop?

Baby boy = locked & loaded

37 weeks

38 weeks

38 weeks

from the front

39 weeks!

40 weeks

:)

32 weeks and 2 days

I cannot believe how fast this pregnancy is going!

We're more than 32 weeks in-

My first baby was born at 39 weeks and 1 day.

My second baby was born at 37 weeks and 3 days.

I'm putting my $$ on the very end of August!

It would be really cool for him to be born on Tim's birthday- the 26th.

From the front

From the back

(I have an hourglass shape, small waist/wide shoulders/wide hips)

Tim says that I don't even look pregnant from behind!

But I sure do look pregnant from the side!

Still feeling good, still not enjoying the humidity

:)

Me and my friend Jessica, who is due ten weeks after me!

31 weeks and 4 days!

31 weeks and 4 days!

I think it's the white tank top that makes me look huge- the picture on the bottom of this post was taken about 2 hours prior and I look nowhere near this big.

I'm up 20lbs.

I feel pretty great!

It's really crunch time for preparing things for the birth and postpartum- I don't want to get overwhelmed, so I'm taking it one step at a time! This week, I ordered some nursing pads and mama cloth!

I bought some organic cotton nursing pads!

These things are fantastic- reusable, three sets for $10

I still have my nursing bras from when Jackson was younger, so that will save a bit of money. Just wish I hadn't lost my nursing pads- I had quite a few!

Mama Cloth!

If you haven't tried it, I suggest it!

Organic cotton on top

Fleece on the bottom

(yes, guitars... I'm cool!)

They snap on the wings to hold them in place!

Very cool!

I bought a few of them when I was trying to get pregnant with Finn, thought they were fantastic, so now I'm making sure I have a good supply for those first few weeks postpartum.

A front picture from 31 and a half weeks!

Props to my friend Kristin for picking out this fantastic Threadless top for me for my birthday this year! I've worn it a few times, but this is the first time I've remembered to take a photo from the front :)

28 weeks!

28 weeks!

woohoo :)

I told Tim the other day how excited I was about being mostly belly-

(with Keelin, my butt got HUGE and with Jackson, I had to special order bras- neither one of those scenarios excite me)

and the man, who clearly must not value his bodily integrity very much said, "Well, actually... with your hair pulled back, your face looks big."

Thank you, husband, for telling me that I have a fat, pregnant face!

:)

With 12 weeks to go, I have gained 17 pounds.

My next appointment with our midwife is in 5 days!

Other than a little bit of hip pain, I feel pretty good.

The little one is wedged in my right side with his feet in my ribs.

AND I think we might be getting closer to deciding on a middle name for our littlest sir.

The third trimester and bedroom flooring!

He's head down and pushing his feet up and out under my rib cage!

Hence, the funny square-looking belly!

Guess who is 27 weeks?

This lady!

I cannot believe that we're officially entering the 3rd trimester.

It seems like just yesterday we decided to try for our last baby-

and I knew from having Jackson that once you already have a child, the pregnancies fly by!

When I was pregnant with Keelin, I am pretty sure I was pregnant forever- but Jackson's pregnancy flew. And this one? It feels like it's going to be over all too soon :(

Can't wait to meet Finn, but I adore being pregnant.

It will be so bittersweet to kiss my days of carrying babies goodbye!

We had our new bedroom floor installed this weekend. I can now get our furniture put in there (it has been sitting in a corner of our living room) and unleash my organizational skills!

Tim has been home for a couple of days, but leaves for another business trip in the morning. I am trying to keep from being sad about it- we are incredibly blessed that he has such an amazing job that he enjoys- but maybe it's the hormones... I just feel like the couple of days we've had together isn't enough.

We went to a couple of yard sales today- and I bought an antique, blue Mason jar for $0.25! The lady asked me if I particularly liked Mason jars and I told her yes!! She ran into her house and brought out a bag with 7 more in it and told me to just take them home with me and enjoy them. What a sweet soul! It absolutely made my day!

26 weeks pregnant!

Well, it seems that we're barreling into the home stretch!

I cannot believe that my due date is in 97 days.

Pretty sure I found out I was pregnant yesterday!

I've gained 14lbs.

I feel absolutely amazing!

I've purchased a fantastic bikini to wear to the beach

(if and when my hubs can get any time off work!)

:)

It looks like we'll be going at the end of June!

But knowing his travel schedule, anything can change.

I do love that I'm carrying him so high- compared to the first two, where I felt like I was carrying around a bowling ball in my pelvis the entire time! This is much more comfortable!

OH- and I love that I can wear my pre-baby shorts.

Hurray for low-rise waistbands, y'all!

If I carried Finn like Keelin or Jackson, that would be impossible to do!

It's the small things that make a preggo smile!

24 week pictures and an update on me-ish

And there's Finn!

I knew the time was coming when he'd make his presence known.

This was taken right at 24 weeks!

Very exciting!

Can't wait to meet our little guy!

Looking at his ultrasound photos, he looks SO much like Keelin, but when I think of having a little boy, I imagine having a little Jackson clone! This is going to be fun!

One thing, pregnancy-wise, that I really need to get under control is my stress level. I have thin skin and really let people get to me, which isn't good for Finn, isn't good for me, and doesn't surround us with the kind of positivity that I've been striving to maintain throughout this pregnancy.

Today, we met with a real estate attorney to ask some questions, particularly about our property and things that we could expect when dealing with it. It was a very positive meeting and I'm so glad we went!

My favorite part of our meeting was when I accidently let it slip that I thought someone was a douchebag. Yes, I said douchebag to my dad's attorney. And he laughed! And agreed with me that the guy was, indeed, a douchebag! :) Calling a slumlord a douche, in my opinion, is the coolest thing he could have done!

Halfway there!!

Today, I'm 20 weeks pregnant with my last baby.

How can this be??

It feels like we got the positive pregnancy test yesterday!

Baby Finn is an active little guy, lots of rolling, not a lot of kicking.

I'm starting to poke out a bit more!

Definitely enjoying carrying him high...

I can still wear a couple of my non-preggo jeans and a lot of my shirts!

In this picture, I'm wearing a pair of Lucky Brand (maternity) Jeans that I snagged at a consignment for $10.

I love that they don't look like maternity jeans.

I'm not an old fuddy duddy (I don't think, anyway!)- I'm only 24!

I think it will be fun when I have a bigger belly!

Just can't believe that this is the last time I'll be counting the weeks up to delivery,

feeling a little one rolling around, getting big and ENJOYING it...

It's bittersweet!

18 weeks and 1 day

So, I popped my due date into this little thing-a-ma-jigger and it told me that I am more than 18 weeks pregnant. Uh. No. Could I possibly be almost halfway through this pregnancy?! No way!!

*sigh*

Denial won't change it. This pregnancy is getting away from me. I swore I'd enjoy every minute of it- and I am, so why is it going by so quickly?!

I have his newborn cloth diapers ready, I have some little newborn wool sleep cocoons (will post pictures next week when the custom I ordered gets here), some little teeny clothes that I'm planning to dye when I dye his prefolds all sorts of beautiful colors.

Basically? This baby boy could make his grand entrance tomorrow and have everything he needs, except for a carseat! But of course, he needs to stay in for another 22 weeks- which gives me that much longer to obsess about it. And the nesting hasn't even kicked in yet. I am in such trouble... even though I'm totally going the handmade, minimalistic route with this little boy's items!

18 weeks and 1 day with baby #3

I think I popped a bit since my last picture! :)

Friday, Beautiful Friday!!

People that know me know that I adore furniture that has been taken from a virtual heap and turned into something beautiful! And I have always been in love with Hoosier Cabinets. If you love antiques, then you might know that when they are in good shape, they are expensive!! I finally found one about half an hour away within my budget and picked it up yesterday. I'm so in love! Can't wait to bring it back to life- the picture makes it look like it is in a lot better shape than it actually is. This furniture is going to require a lot of TLC to return it to it's former luster. :) It has an original flour storage unit and I'm hoping to find a glass sugar storage to mount on the inside. The countertop slides out towards you. It seems that this piece of furniture was a favorite of women when baking bread. They used the slide out panel to knead dough and cut out biscuits!

A picture of my precious Keelin! She goes to a 3 morning a week preschool and loves it. She chose, on Friday morning, to wear her tie-dyed t-shirt, turquoise flats, and her breast cancer awareness hair bow. She's just so bright and shiny. I can't get over how delightful my daughter is. Love her!!!

Oh, and before I forget, Tim and I were able to go out for dinner and a movie last night, courtesy of my awesome dad for watching the kids- especially when Jackson stripped naked and peed all over the floor AFTER he was supposed to be asleep in his bed ;)

We went to Basil's & Co., a local bistro that locally sources some of their food- including a lot of their meats and cheeses (Goat Lady Dairy, anyone?!). We shared the fried pickles with horseradish aioli to start with- SO good. Tim got the shrimp and grits, I had a small plate portion of the sirloin with a green salad, truffle dusted shoestring fries, and ordered an extra side, because the asparagus risotto sounded too good to pass up! For dessert, we had a chocolate ganache cake that was so rich, we brought most of it home!! The baby bump enjoyed it, though!

It was really nice to get out for a while together and focus on what we wanted to talk about, no booster seats, enjoy hot food (parents, you know what I'm talking about!), and the movie (Limitless) was pretty good, too. Although by that time, I was ready to go home and go to sleep. I'm too much of an old lady (at 24) to go to a ten o'clock movie! :)