Baby Pino 2.0: Thirty Four Weeks

I think the bellies look about the same. Landon seems to pop out a tiny bit more. 

Thank goodness for a better bra this time around. ;)

Weight gain/loss: Still holding steady at 22 pounds gained. I've been at 22 pounds gained for the past three weeks. Not complaining at all!

Size of baby: Baby Boy is apparently 4 3/4 pounds, but I'm going with at least 5 pounds; 18 inches long; the size of a cantaloupe.

If I were to guess, I'd guess that Little Landon is going to weigh anywhere between 8 and 9 pounds at birth.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: A little less movement at all times, and more at certain times; and the movement is mostly painful. He jabs and kicks and pokes and stretches. I can get him going every time I eat or drink something sweet.

Sleep: I've entered the stage where sleep has become sporadic and uncomfortable. I remember this clearly from last time. I will fall asleep on my side and I'll wake up in the morning on that exact same side - so I know I didn't roll over at all that night, because the belly is heavy! Should I be setting a little alarm/reminder to roll over in the middle of the night? I can't imagine laying in one position for 7+ hours straight is a good thing...

Maternity clothes: Yes - all of it. My maternity tops I wore in my 2nd trimester are no longer fitting at this point. So I'm wearing dresses most of the time.

Innie or outie? I have an innie and outie. Half of my belly button is an innie and half is an outie. It looks weird. My belly button never popped out at all with Preslie.

Symptoms: 
1) Heightened sense of smell - good grief! I smell everything!
2) Heartburn
3) No appetite at nighttime
4) Sore hips
5) Emotional and crying for no dang reason
6) Tired

Aversions: Nothing I can really think of. The smell of certain foods seems to be turning me off lately. I'm warming back up to chicken again!

Cravings: I haven't really had any real food cravings the past couple weeks.
1) Strawberry milkshakes
2) Cold, cold, cold apple juice
3) Cold applesauce

What I miss: 
1) Exercising. Yes, I know women out there exercise all the time when they're pregnant - but I am not one of them. I prefer to be not with child when I exercise and I'm looking forward to exercising uninhibited.
2) Alcohol - the usual.
3) Actually running after Preslie.

What I'm looking forward to:
1) My maternity leave beginning in exactly 8 work days!!!
2) Getting the last few wall hangings in for Landon's room and then sharing it with everyone.
3) For this little guy to get here! I get kind of nervous every time I think about the fact that he can be here pretty much any time after the next three weeks (or sooner - but hopefully not)!

Best moments: 
1) Crossing almost everything off my To-Do List before baby comes.
2) Having a healthy and un-complicated pregnancy so far. I'm very thankful for this.
3) New AC in our house! Seriously, it is awesome having a cool home while 8 months pregnant.
4) My mom feeling Landon hiccuping and moving all around and her starting to cry with happiness over it all.

Baby Daddy
Kev can still get Landon to move when he's close to my belly and talking to him.
Since this is the first week of football, Kevin has been beside himself with happiness. He considers it "better than Christmas morning." In spite of it all, he said he couldn't wait to have another man in the house to enjoy it with. Ha!

Big Sister:  
Preslie now points to my belly and says "beebee" and she'll point to the swing, Landon's crib and carseat and also says "beebee." I don't think she really understands the meaning of "beebee" though, but at least she's putting two-and-two together for now. 

When it comes to everything else though, all the things are "MINE!" So that should be fun when we have to introduce the fact that everything will soon be ours.

Today, she gave my belly a couple pats - almost as if she just then realized it's a big belly. 

Her tantrums have been out. of. control and I loathe them when they continue when Landon gets here. Lord, give me strength!

Baby Pino 2.0: Thirty Weeks

30 week comparison between Preslie and Landon. 

He is definitely making a bigger appearance than his sister did at this point! 

Weight Gain/Loss: So far I've gained 20 pounds.

Size of baby: Almost three pounds; about 16 inches long; the size of a eggplant. However, I'm going to guess he's closer to three-and-a-half pounds - maybe even four pounds.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: He moves all. the. time. However, over the past week or so his movements have eased up a bit. Usually, he moved every minute it seemed. Now he moves most when I wake up in the morning, after I have a cup of coffee, after lunch, right before bedtime and any time I eat fruit.

Sleep: I've been sleeping great! No complaints in this department. Oh, and I do snore. Kevin doesn't hesitate to remind of this. I snored while pregnant with Preslie, too.

Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes. My maternity, work dress pants are starting to fit a bit snug but I refuse to get any new ones with only a month left of work. So, I'll make due for the next 30 days and maybe incorporate some more dresses into my work wardrobe.

Symptoms: 
1) I've been so emotional this pregnancy. I'm not usually a crier, but I can cry about anything.

2) Holy heartburn. This child better have a ton of luscious locks because I've never experienced anything like the pain of this heartburn. It comes randomly too: if I'm hungry, if I've eaten a healthy meal, if I've eaten a bland meal, in the middle of the night or any time of day. Doesn't matter - it's there.

3) Back pain has eased up some so that's been a nice relief.

4) Still have achy feet and at night my feet get so hot!

5) Contractions have slowed down. The last time I went for a leisurely walk on a cool day, I had contractions coming every five minutes. So the doctor told me no walks until I'm 37 weeks. Since then, I've been resting a lot more and drinking more water and it's helped ease the contractions. Little Landon still has a bit of growing to do!

6) I don't feel so tired anymore thanks to the fact that we discovered I'm anemic. So now that I've been taking iron supplements it's helped my energy level so much!

7) NESTING! It has hit hard this time around. I want to clean ALL THE THINGS!!! Baseboards, door casings, doors, window sills, blinds, behind and under all the beds, sterilize the bathrooms. All of it. And it has to be done like yesterday. I sit at work just thinking of all the stuff at home I could be cleaning. I'm sick.

Aversions: They come and go and I can't really think of anything specific at the moment. Obviously, still grilled chicken and anything sweet.

Cravings: 
1) Quiznos
2) Alcohol
3) Entenmann's chocolate donuts like WHOA. 
4) Fruit roll-ups (apparently I'm a child)

What I miss:
1) Being active 
2) My body, post-babies
3) Going out for drinks with Kev. Not that we really did that a lot before, but just having the option to do it is what I miss - where I can drink too.

Best moments:
1) Getting Landon's room about 80% done.
2) Folding and putting away newborn jammies and onesies in his dresser.
3) Opening a pack of newborn diapers. My word they are so tiny! You really forget how small they start out!
4) Feeling Little Landon kick when I sing songs to Preslie.
5) Having two, very relaxing weekends away over the past few weeks.
6) Finding out one of my BFF's is also having a boy!
7) Passing my glucose test.

What I'm looking forward to:
1) Getting the rest of Landon's nursery decor in and his room completed.
2) Maternity leave!

Baby Daddy:
1) Kevin finished painting the crown molding in Landon's room so I got to check that off my "To-Do List Before Baby."
2) He started a new job last week and seems to enjoy it. I'm hoping his new boss will give him at least a week off to be at home with us once Landon arrives.

Big Sister:  Preslie is starting to warm up to the whole "baby" thing. She now says "baby" and she will pick up her Cabbage Patch doll (which used to be mine when I was little) and kiss and hug it. So I feel that's a step in the right direction! Especially since she doesn't throw it. Improvement, people!

She's been throwing more fits lately and when she does I think to myself "Hmmm...this should be interesting when she does this and I have a screaming infant as well."

A Day in the Life...

I think about a year ago I did a post similar to this. I wanted to do another for this stage of our life - which feels like a never-ending dose of crazy.

Kevin is starting a new job on Monday, so he hasn't had work for the past week-and-a-half. Yesterday, his plans were to get his tires rotated, go to the gym, paint the crown moulding in Landon's room and possibly mow the lawn.

6:00-6:45am ~ Snooze the alarm. I'm a pro at it, really. ;)

Hop in the shower.

It takes me exactly an hour-and-a-half to get ready and Preslie and I are out the door on a work day. On this particular day, I wanted to be out the door by 8:00, which means I really should've gotten out of bed and in the shower by 6:30. Didn't happen.

7:00am ~ I wake Kevin up so he can wake Preslie up. They will snuggle in bed and watch morning cartoons while I put my face on, pack my lunch, rally all the bags I need to take for the day and make sure Preslie's diaper bag is stocked with diapers and wipes.

Mornings with Papa. Yes, she's trying to chew on a lock. No, it was not clean.

Makeup, my lunch and all the bags for the day.

If I planned ahead this is probably stuff I should do the night before; but lets be real here, folks. It hardly ever happens.

7:45ish ~ Lay out Preslie's clothes, she plays while I'm running around, and then attempt to do my hair in a way that would be quick and make me the least sweaty.

Clothes for the day.

I'm thankful she does a good job at entertaining herself, for the most part.

Meanwhile, she'll come in the bathroom to get my attention (i.e. whine and want to be picked up) and Kevin will manage to get her dressed. I also manage to brush my teeth.


8:00am ~ I try to find an outfit to wear that has to meet certain criteria: 1) Comfortable, 2) Quick decision-making process, and 3) Doesn't make me sweaty. Are you seeing a trend here? Eventually get dressed. Hmmm and haaaw about if I like my decision or not, put the necessary accessories on and perfume.

My bangs have since been trimmed and thinned out. ;)



Put Preslie's hair up (Kevin hasn't quite mastered that yet) and try to wrangle myself and P out the door.

She's a blur. Going "bye bye" is very serious business to her.



She has to explore the front yard on our way out.

8:15am ~ We're finally in the car and on the road and I realize I will be 15 minutes late to work because it takes exactly 30 minutes from our house, to Kara's house to drop P off, and then for me to get to the office. Luckily, the hours for work are lax for me. :)

She has her Lovey and thumb - all is right in her world.



8:30am ~ Finally arrive at the office and get busy.

My incredibly tiny cube.



12:30pm ~ Eat lunch at my desk. Today was leftover spaghetti from the night before.

1:30pm ~ Get my hair done on my lunch break! The salon is across the street from my office so it makes it super convenient.



2:30pm ~ Back to work.

4:00pm ~ Leave work for the day and head to Kara's to get Preslie.

Normal day...4:30-7:00pm ~ This timeframe is usually a race against the clock. I'll get home, get Preslie settled with water and a snack, unpack the bags from the day, go through mail, entertain P, try and figure out what we're all eating for dinner. Try to convince Kevin to make dinner. Play with Preslie. Pick up our bedroom and Preslie's bedroom. Feed P, bathe her, nightime routine of books and put her down. If Kev makes dinner I'll do bath and bed and he'll clean the kitchen, or vice-versa.

This night we went out for Chinese food which means no one has to cook and all that's needed is bath and bed for P! Luckily, Preslie was so much better at dinner than the last fiasco at sushi the other weekend.

Trying plum sauce for the first time. She was a fan!



Books before bedtime!

Normal day...7:00pm-10:30pm ~ This varies. Sometimes I choose to veg out on the couch. Other times I'll pay bills and pick up the house or do laundry. I usually try and spend some time with Kevin. Right now I've been trying to get Landon's nursery done and his clothes organized. I eventually get ready for bed. Lately, I haven't been falling asleep until 11 or 11:30. Eeep!



This night, I accidentally fell asleep at 8:30! So nothing got done except some much needed sleep.

That's our day in a nutshell. I'll have to do another Day in the Life post once Landon is here and I'm on maternity leave.



CHEESE!!!

There really needs to be three days in a weekend

This past weekend flew by, as weekends tend to do.

My FIL came into town to visit and he and Kevin had a nice weekend together.

Friday night we all went out to dinner for sushi. Mistake #1: It was right at Preslie's bedtime. Mistake #2: I failed to bring an extra change of clothes for her. Our child gagged herself to make herself vomit three times while at dinner! By the end of the meal (which we had to wait an hour-and-a-half for!) she was "that child" with nothing on but a diaper and bib, walking around outside with one of us to keep her occupied.

Preslie and her Auntie before dinner on Friday.

Saturday, I was able to go grocery shopping alone *angels singing* while P napped and Kevin and my FIL worked on our new office. I haven't posted about this yet, but we put up a wall in a huge room we have in the front of the house to make an office/man cave for Kevin. Our old office is now Landon's nursery. The new office will be a long work in progress since there is much to do in there still.

That night Kevin made some great steak and shrimp tacos. I ate way too much. Red meat is my go-to right now, so I can't pass up some good steak tacos!



Relaxing with Papa.

Sunday came around and Kev drove my FIL to the airport and then he went golfing (yeah... I'm a nice wife ;)) while P and I stayed home and I washed a lot of Landon's clothes and ironed most. Call me crazy, but I have a thing about my kids' clothes being ironed. I don't iron them all, but the ones that have collars, ruffles or wrinkles must be ironed.

I only had to put Preslie in timeout once on Sunday, so I count that as a good day. She decided to pick up the dog's bowl of food and dump it all out on the floor. She knows she's not supposed to do that so that earned her a time out. And while she was crying in the timeout spot, I was struggling to bend over with a belly the size of a watermelon to pick up the dog food off the ground.

Pouting in timeout

I should also mention that I hadn't taken a shower in two days by this point. I like to keep things real like that. Preslie also had a cold that started over the weekend and we wiped lots of snot. And...Kevin's car stopped working mid-u-turn as he was driving to the hardware store on Saturday.

This is our life! :)

Baby Pino 2.0: Twenty-six Weeks

I am carrying this bambino so low. He is always down in my nether-regions.

Weight Gain/Loss: I've gained 18 pounds as of this morning. I gained 18 pounds TOTAL my last pregnancy so I'm now accepting the fact that I'll be gaining much more this time around.

Size of baby: He is almost two pounds; 14 inches long; about the size of a large zucchini.

Gender: BOY!

Movement: All. The. Time. With Preslie, she kind of just floated around in my belly and I could tell definitively when her sleep schedule was. Landon on the other hand, has been the complete opposite. He is up and moving as soon as I get up in the morning, and moving well after I'm laying down for the night. It seems like he only sleeps in the afternoon. Lord help me. ;)

Sleep: I've been sleeping great! P and I visited my parents last weekend and I got a lot of good naps and relaxing in while Grammy and Grampy kept P occupied. It was wonderful.

Maternity clothes: All maternity clothes and some dresses that are non-maternity. I still feel like I'm wearing a mu-mu when I wear dresses while pregnant, but it's too dang hot here to care at this point.

Symptoms: The usual...
1) Back pain
2) Achy feet
3) Contractions. They're braxton hicks but as of yesterday I've been having one every hour. The doctor said if I have six in an hour then I should be concerned and head to the hospital. So I guess it's okay for now.
4) Thick hair! I got my hair thinned out just a month ago and it's growing so thick and fast that I can't keep up!
5) Very tired. I remember last time that I went through a few weeks of feeling first-trimester-exhausted right before my third trimester hit, and it's proving to be the same thing this time around. I feel like I could sleep forever!

Aversions: Grilled chicken, vegetables (although, I do like certain salads) and anything sweet.

Cravings: 
1) I'm still getting Quiznos almost twice a week.
2) Over July 4th weekend I was really wanting deviled eggs and I got plenty; but now when I think of them I get grossed out. Weird.
3) Alcohol and coffee.

What I miss: As it's been with this whole pregnancy: ALCOHOL.

Best Moments:
1) Getting Landon's crib set up.
2) One big thing on my "To-Do List Before Baby" was shampooing all the bedroom carpets (we only have carpet in the bedrooms). So I was able to do that and my clean-freak self feels much better about it.
2) My good friend Breanna gave us a bunch of her son, Lucas', baby clothes. Lucas and Preslie are only eight days apart, and Breanna is due with a girl just about 12 days prior to my due date with Landon. So crazy! So I gave her all of P's baby clothes. It has worked out great and saved lots of money.
3) Feeling all his movements. This time around I am not so much a fan of physically being pregnant as I was with Preslie. I just want the baby to be here. But I am savoring all his movements because I know I'll miss them big time when I'm not pregnant anymore.

What I'm looking forward to:
Basically, finishing the nursery and Landon being born.

Baby Daddy:
1) Kevin asked how much longer until my third trimester, and when I informed him it was just about two weeks, he almost choked on his food. He was thinking it was more like four or five weeks.
2) Landon will always move when he hears Kevin talking. So one night Kev got really close to my belly and was talking to him and Landon did a complete flip that he's never done before. It was pretty funny to us.

Big Sister:
1) Preslie is still not a fan of babies. However, she will give my belly a kiss. I don't think she gives it a kiss because she knows her brother is in there; I think she does it because I say "awww" every time. Smart kid.
2) We're trying to transition her out of some things to make Landon's arrival a little easier. For example: we no longer do nighttime sippy with milk while reading a book before bed. We stopped that last week and give her the milk with her dinner and it hasn't seemed to phase her one bit. Also, we're no longer sitting in the rocker while reading a book before bed. We lay on our bed and snuggle and read. The reason for this is we're using the rocker in Landon's room so I want to get her used to not having it now so it doesn't become that big of a deal later on.

Some Stuff

Whew! It has been forever and a while since I've written about something other than baby updates.

• There are some changes coming to the Pino household soon; and I don't mean with Landon's arrival in October. I can't elaborate more for another couple weeks, but it's been kind of a stressful last few months. I hope to fill in the details soon.
• Other than the stress, everything in our lives is moving along as usual. Time goes by way too fast - as always.
• Preslie is becoming her own little person day by day. She is FEISTY and FUNNY! It's still a trip to see her walking all over the place, even though she's been walking for more than two months now. Oh, and she's bossy. She loves to tell the dogs "No!" all the time and shakes her head and finger at them. She couldn't possibly get that from me. ;)
• I'm slowly but surely getting Landon's nursery together. Luckily, we're able to use a lot of Preslie's things (like the wipes warmer, closet organizer, glider and ottoman, etc.) so it helps save on money.
• It's been so hot here lately that we pretty much spend every weekend up at my MIL's house, swimming.
• Speaking of swimming, Preslie completed her first round of swim lessons last month. I think she was kind of bored with it and I wasn't that happy with the facility. She did learn how to go under water, float on her back, blow bubbles and climb out of the pool. I think we'll wait a couple years to enroll her again somewhere else when she can concentrate a little longer. We're able to practice almost every weekend so she improves all the time. The first day of swim class the instructor commented on how relaxed and "at home" she was in the water. The girl is a water baby!
• For Father's Day I got Kevin the Nike+ FuelBand and he loves it! It's gotten him so motivated to continue working out and eating healthy. I just thought it would be a fun gadget for him, but it's been more of a motivator than anything. Good purchase!
• My goal during this pregnancy was to begin Prenatal Pilate's at 20 weeks. Well, at 21 weeks I did my first Prenatal Pilate's class and that was it. Ha! It's just been crazy since then that it's hard to find the time. But...I'm going to get back into it once things settle down in a couple weeks. Pinky swear!
• Only about two more months until my maternity leave begins! I'll be off work September - February and I CANNOT WAIT! During that time I hope to update this blog which means I have to go back all the way to November 2013 for Thanksgiving. Yikes!!
• The past few weeks I've had my hair in a top knot almost every day. Today was the first day I've actually done my hair (i.e. blowed it dry and straightened it) in a while, and it took so long to do! Thicker hair during pregnancy is no joke. I think I'll go back to the top knots. ;)
• I hope you all have a great weekend!

He has a name!

We have finally decided on a name for our Baby Boy!

We've gone back and forth because certain family members (ahem...Dad!) have requested their name be included and since this is most likely our last child we (most importantly) wanted to be happy with the name of our son.

His name will be...

Landon Mark Joseph

"Landon" is my brother's middle name and it's aways been a name I've really liked. I knew a long time ago that I would like to use that name if I ever had a boy. Luckily, Kevin is a fan of this name too!

"Mark" is my dad's name. My dad (and mom) do a lot for us and even though the name "Mark" isn't very popular it was important for us that it was included.

"Joseph" was Kevin's Grandpa's name and had to be in our son's name no matter what. Joe was basically a father figure to Kevin growing up and I hold Joe close to my heart as well. Most of the first-born boys on Kevin's side of the family have the name "Joseph" incorporated in their names one way or another.

So that's that! We're happy with it and that's pretty much all that matters. Now there's just about three more months left to wait until we have Landon physically in our arms to put a face to a name!