All About August

It's been WAY too long since I added a new post! Dale has been getting on to me, and I finally said tonite is update-the-blog-night!! Alot has happened since I last wrote at the end of July. Here are a couple of the highlights.

31 Week Belly.....but this was 2 weeks ago. Promise to take new ones this week!!

Julie and Mia came over to play one afternoon. Mia and the puppies just love each other. They helped her eat her Mac and Cheese and cleaned her face a little too. Mia is obsessed with the stairs right now...she can crawl faster than she can walk, so she loves going up and down. Every time she'd make a mad dash for the stairs the pups were right behind her cheering her on (i.e. barking like crazy). They had a blast!

Me and the pups went to Chattanooga two weekends ago to pick up the nursery chair. Lily Belle always loves seeing Ma....I definitely think she remembers her! She always runs straight to her room and kisses her to death. Charley and Murphy just got haircuts, so they were happy to model for the camera. Millie was being shy and wasn't ready for her closeup that night.

Last week I had a Stella & Dot Party with my good 'ole InHealth buddy Ivey! We had a great turnout and had so much fun just trying on jewelry and being girly all night. We'll definitely have to do it a few times a year when all the new stuff comes out!!

We just went to Destin this past weekend to meet Dale's parents and didn't take a single picture. Shame on us!! We didn't want to get sand in the good camera. I took the little camera over to the beach the second day, and 30 minutes later a storm hit. At least we have the memories!! We (well I) promise to stay more up to date with the blog...especially since we only have about 7 more weeks until baby Tripp makes his way into the world!!

Tripp Sonogram 28 week pt. 1

This one takes about 30 seconds or so to start. You may or may not be able to hear the heartbeat on your computer. Turn up the volume just in case!! I wish we could record the doc explaining everything on all the videos....it's hard to tell what you're looking at sometimes.

Tripp Sonogram 28 week pt. 2

Tripp Sonogram 20 week pt. 1

This is when we found out 85% Girl was actually 100% Boy!

Tripp Sonogram 20 week pt. 2

28 Weeks....Time to Drink the Juice!

This past Wednesday I hit the 28-week mark! This is flying by! We had the glucose test Thursday morning. Everyone told me how awful the drink would be, but it wasn't too bad. I'm not a big fan of fruit punch flavored items to begin with, but it could have been a lot worse. I was so excited about this appointment because it was to be the BEST ultrasound images of all.....not so much. This kid was all over the place! He just wouldn't be still to have his picture taken, and kept his hands and arms up in front of his face the whole time. The new picture at the top of the blog is about as good as it got. You can make out his left-side profile....you can see his eye and chin and those arms up like he's ready to block a punch. Wonder who he gets his stubborness from.....give you a hint....it starts with a D, and rhymes with pale.

I'm feeling him move a ton now!! It's one of the coolest, weirdest, most surreal feelings. He is super active as soon as I wake up in the morning, and most evenings. I wish Dale could feel it all too. I try to get him to feel when he's moving around alot, but he always seems to stop right when I mention it. My stomach is running out of a room, too. I just can't eat that much at a time anymore, and really haven't had much of an appetite anyway. Going back towards plain foods for sure.

I'm definitely loving my naps again (not that that really ever ended)! I've felt pretty good during the week, and am trying to walk or run most days, but BRING ON those 2- and 3-hour naps on Saturdays and Sundays.

The bedding should arrive any day now, and we will get to work on the nursery!! We got the dresser today. I'm still deciding between a few different shades of blue or green for the walls. Much more to come on that soon.

Just under 12 weeks to go!!!!

Weekend with The White's

Lindsay White bonding with baby James Mulderick
James Sery loves all his mommy-made-food!

Dale's new love.....the oil-less, infrared turkey fryer. Oh my dear goodness that turkey was amazing! I think it retained every ounce of juice!!!

James Sery was like a littlel racecar driver flying around in his saucer. He is getting so strong! Think he'll be walking before too long!

All the Kiddo's.....Bryson, James S., Addie, and James M.

The Mulderick Family

The White Family....we sure missed you Brad!!!

James M. sleeping away.

Had so much fun with all the girls!! We took a super cute picture outside to send to Dr. Moore of all of the babies he delivered and the one on the way. Can't wait to see all the cute pictures from everyone else's cameras from the weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMY, JEREMY, AND LINDSAY!!! Addie and I made a super yummy chocolate cake for the July b'days.

Addie and I enjoyed Sparkling Grape Juice! She loved her special glass!!

James Mulderick was the king of bodily functions....thankfully his mommy was well prepared with some extra outfits!!!

The puppies loved Lindsay W. ! They were just glad for the night to finally come to an end....we stayed up until the wee hours watching Dual Survivor with Dale.