My Favorite Things

Posted by: Jenna

Greenlee is 17 months old now and I've realized lately that she is really starting to look like a little girl, not a baby. Kind of sad for mommy, but exciting to watch her grow at the same time. She currently weighs 27 lbs and is 34 inches tall. Here are a few of her favorite things to do...

Hide under furniture

Play with shoes, or anything else that belongs to Daddy

Read books (even upside down, she's advanced! ha), especially books about Elmo

Play with blocks

Strum the vent like she's playing the harp...haha

Dance to music (Mickey Mouse and Elmo are her favorite tunes)

Play with Mommy or Daddy's phone when she thinks we aren't looking

Go on walks-- she loves her stroller!

Explore new textures...she loves feeling the Welcome mat...lol

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6 Months

Posted by: Jenna

6 Months pregnant with Greenlee

6 Months pregnant with Porter

Weight gain is definitely picking up now...last week I was up 6 lbs. Porter is way more active now than he was a few weeks ago-- doing constant karate moves. His favorite time to harass me is around 1am of course. Between him and Greenlee having a cold I haven't gotten very good rest lately! As they say, it's God's way of preparing our bodies for no sleep. I am definitely not looking forward to that part. If I could slow time down I would. It seems to go by much too quickly these days. It's unreal to me that I am 2 weeks away from my 3rd trimester....holy cow!

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22 Weeks Comparisons

Posted by: Jenna

So, as you may know, I've been trying so hard to eat healthy and exercise this pregnancy to keep my weight gain under control. I looked back at my pregnancy journal from Greenlee and at 24 weeks I had gained 19 pounds! Total insanity. I really don't even know how I let that happen! This time, at 22 weeks, I have gained around 3 or 4 pounds (I fluctuate back and forth). What a difference. Gosh, no wonder I had some serious back pain last time! Anyways, here is a fun comparison between my two pregnancies. I'm going to keep posting these as time goes by for motivation and just for fun.

23 Weeks pregnant with Greenlee. Whoa BABY!

22 Weeks Pregnant with Porter

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It's A Boy!

Posted by: Jenna

Well folks, there is no denying as you can see...we are having a little boy!

Here is our sleepy little guy sucking his thumb. He was trying to sleep through the whole ultrasound.

Here is a nice profile pic. He weighed 8 ounces as of January 31st. Everything looks good and he is as healthy as can be seen via ultrasound. We are praying he has no medical issues, especially the congenital hypothyroidism.

I am 20 weeks and have gained 2 pounds total, so the doctor is very happy with me! At 20 weeks with Greenlee I had gained 10 pounds! I'm still working out 5 times a week for about an hour each time and I've been able to keep doing my spin classes 3 times a week. I truly believe that exercise has helped me have a much better pregnancy this time around. I've noticed a difference even in my mental state. Working out is definitely good for the body, mind, and soul. I really don't have any other updates for you because everything is going great...I've had a wonderful pregnancy so far. Until next time, we continue to pray for our little boy, Porter, as he grows.

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Baby#2 Progress

Posted by: Jenna

15 Weeks

11 Weeks

Why hello there! I've been thinking lately that I've neglected to mention any updates about Baby #2, so here you are... I am currently 16 1/2 weeks pregnant and everything is going well. I'm past the morning sickness-- YAY-- and over all feeling really good. In fact, I pretty much forget I am pregnant most of the time. But, over the past few weeks I've started feeling it move so that is a constant reminder that there is indeed a human inside of me! We find out the gender in 2 weeks and I'm super excited. I'm really praying it is a girl because it would be so great for Greenlee to have a sister. I never had a sister and it's something I always missed growing up. But of course, we will be happy with whichever gender, and are just praying that it is healthy. Whelp, I think that's all for now. Until next time....

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Greenlee: 15 Months

Posted by: Jenna

Last month at Greenlee's Endo checkup she was 32 1/4 in tall and 24 lbs. I can't believe how big she has gotten! Her 4th tooth broke through last week, too...so she's finally getting some teeth! She is definitely a toddler now, not a baby. I'm loving this new stage though. Even though she can't say more than about 5 words, she understands so much. It's so fun to see her learning new things every day. One of my favorite new things to watch her do is singing....actually singing along with songs (think Ariel singing so the evil Urcella can capture her voice into the shell-- that's how Greenlee sings...haha), it's so sweet! I definitely think she is going to be musically inclined. Here are some recent pictures of our little singing beauty.