Self-Portrait 38 Weeks

I feel like I accurately captured my exhaustion. Baby #3 will be here any day now...

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

WW-Barefoot and Pregnant

29 1/2 weeks pregnant at the stove. Black is so slimming.

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

Odds and Ends:

I'm in an odds and ends mood. In other words, I didn't feel like I had anything for a complete post, so I'm just going to throw a few things out there.

First: The best way to thread a needle. 
Maybe everyone knows the easiest way to thread a needle (I learned how when I was 12), but maybe you don't. I got thinking about it and decided it was kind of tricky, so here's a tip:

Loop your thread around the needle and pull tight.

Slide needle out of the loop and then simply poke the loop through the eye. (the needle's eye, not your eye. hehe) Works every time with no thread licking. You've seen people do that.

Second: My burgeoning belly. 
I'm twenty-five weeks along and I'm embarrassed to say that I'm starting to have the following awkward conversation All The Time:
Random person: "You look so cute!"
Me: "Thanks!"
Random person: "So when are you due..looks like you are getting close."
Me: "Actually, I'm not due until the end of April."
Random person: *pause* "Oh...well hang in there, you look great..."

Unfortunately, I even think that I look further along than I am. Plus, I have such a long list of complaints that I'm starting to feel like I'm whining to D far too much of the time.

Yeah, that's my best attempt at a photo.

At least my amazing sister gave me a really cute cardigan to wear. Having something cute wrapped around my mid-section takes a little bit of the edge off of my complaints.

Third: A sneak peek! 
I spent nap time yesterday working on a new project. I was very inspired by a simple tutorial I saw last week, so I got to work. I'll share it all next week!

See you after the weekend and...

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

Happy New Year!

Happy first day of 2013!!

I was contemplating my New Year's resolutions and it suddenly struck me that I'm going to be having a baby in 2013!  Weird how it would seem like such a revelation when clearly I should have realized what was going on by now:

Almost 23 weeks!

It's probably a good thing that one of my first resolutions is to have more patience with my children. I think that is going to be greatly needed when this little boy arrives.

I'm very excited to see what surprises 2013 brings!  

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ

Another Little Announcement

We went in for my 20 week ultrasound yesterday. Before we went in, we asked Jellybean and Buddy if they thought they'd be getting a little brother or a little sister. Buddy was dead set on it being a baby brother and Jellybean was dead set on it being a baby sister. Those two kids are pretty opinionated. Jellybean even stated that she wouldn't share her toys if it turned out to be a boy. We've had a lot of conversations about that and it's good that we did.

We found out today that we're having a BOY!

Fortunately, Jellybean is the type of girl that will be able to hold her own between two brothers.

Jellybean got to come with us to the ultrasound while Buddy went to preschool.  She snacked on her goldfish and nodded sagely as the doctor pointed out different parts of the baby's anatomy. Then she repeated technical words as if she'd also earned her medical degree. We may have over estimated her medical knowledge, however. When D asked her where her brain is and she answered, "I don't have a brain."

I don't think I'll ever get over how amazing that ultrasound is. The doctor even zoomed in so we could see the baby's mouth making sucking movements. He looks perfect.

I can hardly believe that we're halfway there! When we walked out of the hospital, D commented, "Now, the hard part begins."  I was a little confused as I'm pretty sure I'm currently doing "the hard part".  Then he stated, "Now we have to figure out the name."

Have a Happy Day!

~MJ