My week loves.

Things I am LOVING this week :)

Jack's Smiles-- They are frequent lately!

Pop--Caffeine Free of course

Shrinking fingers: My wedding ring doesn't fit yet but hopefully soon. I miss it!

Jack's ride: We have been using this lots lately and its awesome. It steers so easily and is light to pick up. Also, folds down in one pull. So easy!

Sleep: I haven't gotten tons but we have been doing several streaks of 5-6 hours at night. Definitely better than the maybe two hours straight we were doing a month ago :)

MAM Pacifiers: Definitely a week for these.

Jack's Snuggabunny swing: He LOVES this and it helps him to fall asleep for naps. Something he has been fighting :)

 

P.S. When did my baby get so big all of the sudden? Check out these long legs!

Baby Ride.

Pulling into our driveway after work today I noticed a giant box on our doorstep. Read the box as I am trying to park the car and noticed it has the Chicco name brand on it. Now I know that is the brand of our carseat and we had ordered it 2 1/2 weeks ago. But no way. This carseat was backordered until late May. Trust me. I called the manufacturer to check on the expected arrival date because my heart was really set on this carseat in the green color. We still took our chanced ordering it and crossed our fingers.
Guess What though!! It was our carseat. In the green color!! :) Hooray!

Since we just got our stroller on Monday and the carseat today. We had to give them a test drive and set them up together to see how they adapted together. Let me tell you. Its a match made in heaven. It's an awesome combo together and it seems easy and light enough for me to use.

(For prego's out there in the shopping mode, here are the details of the products because I know a few weeks ago I was in that same boat wondering how in the heck to pick one carseat and stroller out of the SO MANY options!)

Stroller-- Baby Jogger City Mini (Black/Black color)
Carseat- Chicco Keyfit 30 (Midori color)

Both items had awesome reviews by so many users and not really many negative features listed. The carseat is lighter than most other carseats and is very user friendly. Not to mention one of the safest seats.
Stroller was listed as being light also and has all the bells and whistles you need but at an affordable price! Score!

Here is the setup! :) (Gee can you tell we are first time parents--so excited about the baby ride haha)

27 Weeks + 26 week Belly Shots.

One more week down, only 13 weeks to go.

Better yet.....

I have entered the third trimester!!! (holy smokes, right?)-- that's what I am saying!

Mini Bee is still an eggplant.

Baby Development:
Mini Bee's lungs are going through some major developments these days, which (combined with the opening of previously plugged nostrils) means he's now able to practice inhaling and exhaling. The lack of air inside of me means that every breath is filled with amniotic fluid, but hey--its progress! 

Dr Checkup Notes:

• Mini Bee's heartbeat was high 150's. Slightly lower than other times but she said it's probably because its getting tighter inside for him so he can't get his heart rate as high. Still in the healthy range for heartbeats though so don't worry. 

• Dr. mentioned that my belly is measuring under where it should be at this point. No concern but will be monitoring it. I said that I was flattered ;) Especially since this past week it seems to have popped. 
• Was given my rhogam shot (because of my blood type), managed to choke down the icky orange sugar juice to check my glucose levels and then let them take a few tubes of blood. Sometimes I think all this stuff is just to prepare you for childbirth because its not really pleasant experiences...

Cravings:

Still the following... (+ oranges)

I think it may have gotten worse. I can't seem to cut myself off of the pineapple lately. It just seems so extra sweet and juicy lately! Never mind that my tastes buds get completely burned off but I think I have built them up to tolerate the acid because it hasn't been happening the last few nights.

Mommy Symptoms: I have been extremely tired this week. I am glad that I only have a few more weeks of school because my body has been feeling heavier as the days go on and let's face it... Some of the tasks as a preschool teacher are getting difficult. Example: Tying kids shoes ALLL the way on the floor. Sitting in chairs made for little people (the tummy doesn't have it) And honestly just standing on my feet haha. I feel like a whiner but honestly trying to adapt to a giant tummy and weight gain this fast is hard to adjust to. Just a few more weeks....

This week's purchases:
Not much was purchased because we had one of our baby showers and received lots of awesome stuff. Will have to blog about that maybe tomorrow. (Just got the pictures from my sister today)
We did however get our baby jogger city mini on Monday!! Its awesome and I am so excited to use it. We gave the stroller a few pushes around the driveway and the store but resisted from (and you may find this to be surprising) but no animals were strapped down and made to ride in it. HAHA.

Now for the belly shot which seems so long ago....
It seems like the weeks are flying by and we have been so busy that the pictures aren't coming out fast enough.

My 26th week belly bump shoot.... (p.s. I think I popped this past 27 week mark so it will be bigger on the next shoot)

25 Weeks.

25 Weeks and Mini Bee is an EGGPLANT...

and we made it to Month 6!!

Mini Bee now will be in the eggplant range for weeks 25-28. 

Baby Development: 
Mini Bee is starting to perfect blinking his eyes, is soaking up my antibodies to get his immune system ready for life outside my tummy and at this point would have hair on his head. 

Mommy Symptoms: 
I have been feeling more and more tired lately and definitely can tell when I do not take it easy in the classroom. The kid chairs in my classroom are getting less uncomfortable and the last few nights I have gotten cramps in my calves. Oh yeah, I have to pee constantly! Allergies also seem to be kicking in since its that time of the year but still avoiding taking allergy meds.

Food Cravings: 
Fruit!! (Strawberries, Bananas, Pineapple)

Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt. Flavors Vanilla and Red Velvet Cake with cocoa pebbles, fruity pebbles, brownie bites, and gummi bears on top. Amazing!

This Week's Purchases:
Our Baby Jogger City Mini Stroller (super light and easy to steer)

Chicco Keyfit 30 Carseat in Midori color (A carseat with some of the best reviews)

A start of a wardrobe from Gymboree (includes some caterpillar outfits) Too cute!
(You will have to see Mini Bee to see the outfits)

What I am Looking Forward to:
Receiving the above purchases in the mail
School Break. Only one more month of school before my kiddos are out for Summer.
Most days I look forward to sleep and/or naps :)

This Week's Classroom Reactions to Belly/Baby: 
One child everyday will rub my belly when leaving school and say "I love your baby". Before the belly it was "Merry Christmas" but now that the bump reminds her it changed to "I Love Your Baby". 
Another child during lunch today was watching me eat. He asked if the baby eats what I eat and I explained that the food goes in me and the baby gets to eat the food too so he can grow. He then asked "if the baby gets too big will your tummy explode?" It was such an honest and cute question.


Enough info for you? I would guess so that means time for bed :)