Baby Moon

For Christmas this year I gave Paul a weekend getaway to the Grove Park Inn in Asheville.  We have not been on a vacation together (just the 2 of us) since Brady was born.  It was a much needed break, and I know we won't be able to do it again for a while with the new baby on the way.  We were supposed to go about a month ago, but Brady got sick the week we were supposed to leave.  We just knew we wouldn't be able to enjoy ourselves worried about him.  So, we crossed our fingers that he would stay healthy for our rescheduled trip.  My dad and stepmom were kind enough to keep our little booger all weekend.

I was tempted to pack him with us...

On the way there we drove through a good bit of snow around the Greeneville/Spartanburg area.  The funny thing is as soon as we got to North Carolina, there was no snow in sight.  I was kind of hoping there would be a little snow on the ground in Asheville, but it sure was cold enough there!  We did get some flurries one night and a light dusting, but it was gone by the morning.

View from our room- beautiful!

The first day we got there about 3 so we checked into the hotel and then drove to downtown Asheville and walked through some shops.  The first place that drew me in was a chocolate shop of course.  They had the best fudge I have ever had.  I wish I had bought more while we were there!  I decided I was in the mood for Italian, so we googled Italian food in Asheville and came across a little family owned place called Vinnie's.  OMG it was soooo good!  Paul and I are still talking about how good it was.  Paul even mentioned driving there one night just for dinner...haha, that may be a little extreme.  But, it really was that good.

Me and my love at dinner!

My mouth waters looking at this photo...so yummy!

Apparently our little boy had Italian for dinner too, his favorite- spaghetti!  Of course we spent most of our time talking about Brady and wondering what he was doing.  I think he was having a great time being spoiled at his grandparents' house.

After dinner we sat by the fire and Paul got me some hot chocolate.  It was delicious and the perfect ending to a great night together.

The next morning, we got up and decided instead of spending a fortune on breakfast at the hotel we would venture out to another local breakfast spot.  Paul had been to this place once before and suggested we go there.  There was a 45 minute wait, but we decided we would just wait it out.  I am so glad we did, because again the meal did not disappoint!

26 weeks!

We decided to buy tickets to go to the Biltmore that afternoon.  It was a little crowded to say the least, but we still had a good time exploring the mansion.

Monday morning I had booked an appointment at the spa for a prenatal massage.  I was so looking forward to this as I have heard their spa is amazing.  It was nice, but would have been much nicer if I had more time to hang around and enjoy all the indoor pools, etc.  However, after I got done I had a text message from my stepmom to call her.  I knew that was not a good sign.  She said that Brady was burning up with a fever and very fussy.  So, we pretty much packed up immediately and headed back to Columbia.

Bye bye mountains!

The doctor could not see us until 7pm that night, so here I am trying to entertain a very sleepy, very sick little toddler.  (Excuse my appearance as I had not even had a chance to take a shower after my spa appointment...)

We had a great weekend together other than spending our first night back home at the pediatricians office.  Our poor boy had tonsillitis and a fever of 103.5.  Thank goodness we got some antibiotics in him, and he is feeling much better after missing a week of daycare.  I am glad Paul and I were able to spend some quality, relaxing alone time together, but now we are back to the races. There is so much to do and so little time before this baby will be here!

24 weeks

24 weeks!

This pregnancy is flying by.  I think by this time with Brady I had most of his furniture, his room painted, crib put together.  This time...I gotta crib, not put together yet, but we have a crib...that's about it.  I need to get on the ball with getting her nursery put together for her, because she will be here before we know it!

I am still feeling great, and everything looks great with me and the baby.  So far, no signs of early labor.  But, I really had no signs with Brady until around 30 weeks or so.  Of course, at our ultrasound today she was in breech position, taking after her brother already.  There is still plenty of time for her to flip, but with Brady once we got to the third trimester, he was pretty snug and not moving. I learned last time that you just can't plan everything to go the way you want it.  So, if I have to have a repeat C-section I will, but my "plan" is to have a VBAC.  But, we all know it is really what HER plans are.  As long as everyone is safe and healthy, that is all that matters.

 How big is the baby? About 1 foot long and a little over 1 pound. (About the length of an ear of corn)

Weight Gain: Up about 10 pounds from my starting weight

Gender:  GIRL!

Maternity Clothes? Mostly...still wear some of my normal clothes

Sleep? Sleeping pretty well.  I do have to get up to go to the bathroom pretty much every night which is annoying.

Food Cravings/Aversions:  Eating A LOT these days.  I am always hungry, and if there is dessert around, I'm not turning it down.  Hey, gotta take advantage while I can, right?

Movement: She is a wiggle worm.  You can actually see her kicks from the outside now.

What I miss? I still really don't miss too much.  Honestly, sometimes I forget I am even pregnant.  Oh how I know too well that will change soon!

What I'm Looking forward to? Well, since Paul and I had to reschedule our trip to the Grove Park Inn for President's Day weekend since Brady got sick before we were supposed to go last time...I am still looking forward to that!

Paul made this sweet little card and emailed it to me at work after our ultrasound today.  I can already tell that this little girl will have him wrapped around her finger.  She STILL didn't want to show her face at our ultrasound today.  She had her hands and feet in front of her face the whole time.  We managed to catch a little glimpse, and I am just so in love already.

Lastly, I got so excited to find these in my mail box today.  My sister-in-law hosted a Kelly's Kids clothing show, and I ordered their first matching outfits.  I can't WAIT to see my two babies in these this summer.  How freakin' cute are these??  Love!