A "sneak peak" into the girls' room

Here is a little "sneak peak" at what we are doing with the girls' room. :-)

Pregnancy update

I am 26 weeks along today. I had a doctor's appointment this morning. Everything seems good. I am measuring 28 weeks. Matt says this will be our 10 pound baby--I would be happy to just be able to deliver a 6-7 pound baby. Baby was real active and heart was beating away. It's actually the first time we have heard the heartbeat on the Doppler--we've had ultrasounds at all the other appointments. I will start going in every 2 weeks now until I am 36 weeks and then we will start weekly visits. I can't believe how soon we will have a newborn in the house again.
The doctor gave me some tips on how to ease the discomfort of the varicose veins--most of them I do already so I guess I just have to tough it out for now. He also gave me some medicine to help with the heartburn.

Marcia came up to watch the kids while I was at the appointment (Matt went with me and then left so he could get to work--working 11-11 today.) Then we went to see the fishy at the pet store. The kids all liked that. G1 picked out what ones he wants. We got lunch and ran another errand then came home. The kids laid down for a (late) nap and Marcia and I (mostly Marcia because she's better at this stuff than I am) worked on the stencils for the flowers for the girls' room. After dinner Marcia, Mom and I figured out where we will place the flowers on the walls and started painting. I am so excited for the girls' room to be done. I think it will be absolutely adorable. Once you see it and everyone oohs and aahs over it you will have to tell Marcia how wonderful she is for coming up with the design (and for just being her!). :-)

Corralling the kids to bed for naptime....

...and the upstairs bathroom as it is right now.

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Lots of random pictures

G2 and G3 in the toy box--"We're not doing anything wrong--promise!"

*One thing I want to point out about these red shirts that the girls are wearing--G2 picked them out and was very excited about them. She didn't want to get dressed that day (being yesterday) until I told her that they were going to wear the new shirts that she got them. She has pretty good taste--the shirts looked really good on them (not that anything looks bad on my babies!).

23 weeks

25 weeks (Do you see much of a difference from 23 weeks?)

Although it's just a little you can kind of tell from the front that I am pregnant now.

G1 giving G3 kisses (G2 is looking on)

G2

G2 in the toy box

G3 wanting to put G1's sweater vest on

G2 pushing G3 out of the toy box

G2 getting ready for Uncle Ricky's wedding

G1 getting ready for Uncle Ricky's wedding

G3 getting ready for Uncle Ricky's wedding--Matt looks pretty good too. :-)

The girls giving each other kisses

The girls after giving kisses

G1

G1 (notice G2 sitting there ready to give kisses?)

G3 playing with G1's drill

G3

G1 and Daddy helping G3 walk

G1

G3 (left) and G2 (right) sleeping

G2

G2

The 3 Gs

G2 (left) and G3 (right) sleeping

G2 (shirt says "SMILE I love you")

G3

G2 giving Daddy kisses

G2

G2 and G3

G3

Not another one!

G3 has learned how to safely climb over the baby gate! Both girls have known how to climb it but neither has done so safely. G2 has flipped over the top before and then screamed. Well, this morning G3 was ready to leave the bedroom and so off she went. I kind of just laid there and watched for a minute--not much I could do G2 was on top of me. Then I started yelling at Matt to catch her. Silly silly girl! I have never met children that are as big of monkeys as mine are!

Best Friends

G1 and I were watching a show one evening (Reba to be exact--oh and the girls were there too). It was the last episode and Reba either told Barbara Jean or made reference to Barbara Jean being her best friend. G1 then started talking about best friends. So I asked him who his best friend was. I of course already knew exactly who he was going to say. He tells me, "Daddy's Gavyn's best friend." It was so cute and so matter of fact. He will also tell me that "Gavyn's Daddy's best friend." :-)
I asked him this evening (while we were visiting my mom) who Grammy's best friend is. He told us "Mommy's Grammy's best friend." When I asked him who Poppy's best friend is he told us Grammy, and Geneva's best friend is Gretchyn. I really do think he understands (at least a little) about best friends.
Last night all 5 of us were sitting on the couch before putting the kids to bed. We were all just talking and playing. We started talking about best friends. I asked Geneva who her best friend is. She looked right at Gretchyn and tried to hold her hand--Gretchyn of course wanted nothing to do with any of this right then. But it was still very sweet. *Darn pregnancy--I'm getting tears in my eyes just thinking about how sweet and loving my children all are to each other.*

The other day G1 was playing with one of his (numerous) phones. He was "talking" up a storm with someone. I asked him who he was talking to and here is the conversation:
ME: Gavyn who are you talking to?
G1: Coo-coo.
ME: Who's Coo-coo?
G1: Nammy (which is Grammy for those who don't speak Gavyn-ese). Nammy's Coo-coo.
So, of course I'm cracking up wondering where in the world he would come up with something like this. Then I called her when I knew she would be able to talk for a minute. Even tonight he was calling her "Nammy Coo-coo."

I am 25 weeks pregnant today. I cannot believe how close we are getting to having another baby in the house. We still have yet to finish painting our room and the girls' room. Then we have to get the bassinet. Thank goodness we have everything else we will need. We the exception of some mostly minor things (namely varicose veins for those who are curious) going on I feel pretty good.
G1 loves "pushing on the baby" as he calls it. The girls are even getting "into it" I guess you could say. They love to come up to me and rub my tummy. G3 even started rubbing my tummy earlier and said "Baby". It was the first time she had said baby. It was so cool.
When we drive past the hospital that I plan on delivering at I always point it out and tell the kids that "That's where they baby will be born. That's where we will meet our new baby." So, now when G1 sees a big brick building (the hospital is brick) he says "Baby born" and points. He can't wait to meet his new little sibling. But he *knows* that the baby still has "months" (that's what he tells me-because I've told him over 3 months left still) left until she can come home.

Neither girl is walking yet. They both have on numerous occasions. But they don't feel like it yet. Which is fine--as long as they start before the baby comes otherwise I will go nuts! G2 could be standing in the middle of the room holding onto something and the minute we ask her to walk to one of us she gets down on her knees and walks that way. Silly silly girl! :-) I have a video of her doing this and will have to post it later. (I also have about a million pictures that I'm wanting to share--I just don't want to upload them right now, so y'all will have to wait!) G3 really doesn't seem too terribly interested in walking. She really only wants to walk for Poppy--sometimes for me or Matt but mostly just Poppy.

There have been/are a bunch of birthdays this month--plus one wedding!!
CONGRATS RICK AND GINNY! WE LOVE YOU!

1st was Grandma Fairlie's birthday
11th was Grandpa Fairlie's birthday
13th was Aunt Ginny's birthday
19th was Aunt Anissa's birthday and Uncle Collin's 16th birthday!
21st (this Thursday) is will be Skyler's birthday
(I hope that is everyone--if not I will edit later) HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALL OF YOU!!!

Outside the back door

I don't have any pictures of the garage but will post some ASAP. That is what Matt fell in love with the most with this house. I will also get pictures of the basement sometime too. As we get things done I will try to keep updated pictures on here. *I should have a completed upstairs bathroom and G1's room to post very very soon!!

The back porch/mudroom

The front porch and steps

The downstairs bathroom