Baby 3.0 - week 25

How far along? 24 weeks

Weight gain/loss: +12

Maternity clothes? Yes please. All day every day.  

Stretch marks? No new ones, but I have a ton of new varicose veins that are super awesome.

Sleep? Since we've all been sick it's been hit or miss.     

Best moment this week? We ran into Santa at the Y and the girls were ecstatic.  

Movement: Baby is more active every day and more-so at night.  

Food cravings: Grammy's frosted sugar cookies. 

Gender: It's a boy! 

Labor signs? None. 

Belly button in or out? Innie so far... likely not for long. 

What I miss? Sleeping on my belly. 

What I am looking forward to? Christmas!

Weekly wisdom: Sleep when you can. 

Milestones: 24 weeks marks the gestational age in which a baby can survive outside the womb. This is always a big milestone knowing if something were to happen he would have a good chance! 

Baby 3.0 - 22 weeks

How far along? 22 weeks

Weight gain/loss: +8

Maternity clothes? Loving these comfy leggings and maternity tops. 

Stretch marks? No new ones. 

Sleep? Recently we've started working with Avery about sleeping in her own bed. Amazingly it has really paid off. She sleeps in her own bed 6 out of 7 nights a week. That really helps everyone get more sleep.     

Best moment this week? My first order of boy clothes finally arrived from Gymboree. All the boy clothes are so cute. 

Movement: I can feel him moving a lot more. I can't wait for the girls to be able to feel him from the outside. 

Food cravings: Sandwiches. Mmm!

Gender: It's a BOY!

Labor signs? A few Braxton Hicks contractions here and there, but mostly just a reminder that I need drink more water. 

Belly button in or out? Innie.

What I miss? Energy. And stronger headache medicine.   

What I am looking forward to? Buying all the boy clothes and cloth diapers.

Weekly wisdom: Take a nap even if your husband pokes fun at you about it. 

Milestones: More than halfway now! 

It's a...

This week we were able to have our 20 week anatomy scan. We had debated early in this pregnancy whether or not to find out the gender. I was for not finding out and letting it be a surprise at birth, but Justin wanted to know. After not much argument I conceded. I kind of wanted to know too.

We were able to see all the different aspects of the baby from the head to the feet and finally the big shot: the gender. To my surprise we found a very obvious penis.


It's a boy! 

Baby 3.0 -- 17 weeks

How far along? 17 weeks

Weight gain/loss: +5

Maternity clothes? I even bought myself some new pajama pants this week.  

Stretch marks? No new ones.

Sleep? Avery is getting better about staying in her bed now. Yay us!    

Best moment this week? Avery and Olivia came with me to my check up on Monday. They both got to hear the baby's heartbeat and ask the doctor all kinds of questions. It was very cute. 

Movement: Getting more noticeable.  

Food cravings: Broccoli and ranch this week. 

Gender: Scheduled the anatomy scan and gender ultrasound for November 19th! 

Labor signs? None. 

Belly button in or out? Innie.

What I miss? My old clothes. 

What I am looking forward to? Finding out the gender of this baby!

Weekly wisdom: It's okay to nap. 

Milestones: I can hear the heartbeat on my home doppler any time I want!

3.0 - Week 16

How far along? 16 weeks
Weight gain/loss: +5
Maternity clothes? Who is fighting it this time? I got a pile of maternity leggings, long sweaters and tunics and I am good to go. Although, it's not much different from my usual mom-wardrobe. 
Stretch marks? Not any new ones... yet.
Sleep? As good as ever was with two kids who still get up at night. Lots of pit-stops to pee between the kids' bed and mine though.    
Best moment this week? Avery and Olivia have had a blast talking to the baby. Olivia even tried to crawl under my sweater at Target today to talk to the baby. I had to tell her to wait until we get home. 
Movement: Definitely there. Baby is more active at night. Poor kid gets kicked back by the big ones though. 
Food cravings: Mashed potatoes and Taco Bell. :-/
Gender: Don't know yet. 
Labor signs? None. 
Belly button in or out? Innie.
What I miss? Sleep.   
What I am looking forward to? Finding out the gender so we can actually buy things for this baby. We have nothing left from Avery and Olivia, 
Weekly wisdom: Don't forget you're pregnant and take Motrin every day for a week before you realize.   
Milestones: Solidly in 2nd trimester now. 

Surprise!

Since the girls have gotten older I've gotten away from keeping up with this blog. Well last month we got some news that has brought me back. Surprise! Baby Nunley 3.0 is scheduled to make his/her appearance April 7, 2015.

As you can see from this ultrasound photo, this baby will henceforth be referred to as Baby Bunny. 

Big Changes

It's been a while since we've posted and some big changes have happened since then. We made a big move from California to Idaho for Justin's new job with Northwestern Mutual Financial and to be closer to Justin's brother and nieces. It all happened really quickly. It all started in February when we decided to start looking at making a move. We came to Idaho to visit and have Justin interview with a few companies during the first week of March and we left with Justin having accepted a position with Northwestern Mutual. 

After paperwork was finished, background check completed and a drug test passed we had exactly two weeks to plan, pack and move to Idaho. We left California on April 6, and with a stopover in Winnemucca, NV for the night arrived at our new home on April 7, 2013. 

Just before leaving our house in California for the last time. 

  

We stopped as we crossed into Idaho to commemorate our big move. 

 

It's been exactly a month since we arrived and we have had a blast here. We've been making friends, visiting new places and we even joined the local YMCA which is pretty dang cool. It even has a water slide and wading pool for the little kids. We can't wait to see what other fun stuff our new adventure has in store for us.

 

Happy Easter 2013!

Olivia's first Easter was a blast. I forgot to take any other pictures, but this is her enjoying the graham cracker bunnies from the eggs she found in her first egg hunt. 

Happy 1st Birthday Olivia!

Since we are moving before Olivia turns 1 we decided to have a birthday celebration with our family and friends in Napa. We picked the Saturday before Easter but since we are packing we couldn't have it at our house. We decided to host it at the same park we've had Avery's birthday and cross our fingers for good weather. 

Unfortunately we did not make out on the weather, but what would a rainbow themed birthday party be without rain? Luckily it didn't rain too hard and the trees gave us pretty good cover. The kids enjoyed themselves splashing in the water and getting all wet.

Daredevil

 

Look at this kid. She has no fear. At least she has a good reason. 

Mama's girls

Today the girls took naps at different times, but it was a great to spend some one on one with each of the girls individually. They sure are fun!

Olivia: 10 months

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY:

• roll a ball to you as her social skills and interest in play continues to grow rolling and throwing!
• go from lying to sitting without any help Oh yea. She has been doing this for a couple weeks.
• show a desire to please you as she becomes even more attached to you—the trust, love and connection between your baby and you are continuing to grow She has started to show off. It's pretty cute!
• search for a toy after watching you hide it—your baby is beginning to understand that an object exists even when she cannot see it (object permanence) Oh yes. She realizes that things aren't gone even if she can't see it. It makes it difficult to distract her from something she shouldn't have... like crayons which she likes to chew on when Avery accidentally leaves them within her reach.
• resist being put to bed or left alone as her attachment to you grows I still nurse/rock her to sleep so I don't notice this, but I know she would be very upset if I left her alone to go to sleep. She does get quite clingy when I try to leave a room to do something else like cook dinner when she is playing.
• remember a favorite song and laugh and smile when it's played Not that I've noticed, but she does get calm when the Pandora lullaby station is on I think because the songs are familiar.
• express herself with gestures and sounds instead of cries She reaches and grunts to get what she wants. If I don't "get it" right away then she cries.
• use gibberish in a conversational way Not too often but I have noticed a couple times.

 

Peek a boo!

Olivia has learned a new trick. Peek a boo. It looks something like this. It's pretty hilarious.

A month in photos: February 2013

Trampolining.

 Our trampoline has been one of the best investments we have made for the kids so far. They love it and we have so much fun together as a family.

Balloons

Sundays are always good for an adventure. We found one this morning with these balloons. We chased them all the way from our house to Alston Park. Avery was so fascinated with their size and the fact that there were people in them. Olivia just wanted to run around but since she has just recently learned to walk she was not ready to tackle the hills. So daddy carried her, and she loved that too. 

Happy Valentine's Day 2013

A girl and her donut; now that's love.

Faces of Olivia

Month in Photos: January 2013

Olivia: 9 months!

Weight: 22lbs 2oz
Height: 29 3/4 in.

THIS MONTH YOUR BABY MAY:

• respond to simple requests (such as "Give Mommy the toy.") Olivia will look when you call her and sometimes waves when asked.
• use consonants as she begins saying "mama" or "dada" She hasn't said the words mama and dada, but she does say the consonant/vowel combinations that she needs to say it.
• learn and say one other word No words yet, but her pediatrician is not concerned and neither are we.
• pivot in a circle as her coordination continues to develop and her muscles strengthen She is great at standing and turning around.
• feed herself, although she may be a bit messy Yep! She has always fed herself. When she does she is messy and honestly she actually prefers to be fed for that reason.
• manipulate tiny objects, such as veggie dices and cereal, between her thumb and forefinger Her pincer grasp is getting great. She can even pass items from one hand from the other.                                                    
• drop toys on purpose to watch them fall and then look for them—a sign that your baby is curious about how she can affect the objects around her She has discovered pushing or throwing things off her highchair tray. To her it's hilarious.
• develop the instinct to bounce to music She is a dancing queen. She loves moving her body and especially her head to music or really any time. She has even started doing this head shake that is reminiscent of hair band performances.
• point and poke with her index finger as a sign of her growing curiosity If I get poked in the eye only 3 times at night it's a good night. She also loves to stick her finger in my mouth while she nurses. Unfortunately her nails grow so fast and now I have to be really diligent of cutting them regularly.