Daddy's Little Helper

Recently, Aiden has become Scott's little shadow.  Everything Daddy does, Aiden has to do to - it has been super cute to watch (and snap pictures of!)  My little boy is growing up so fast!! I can't believe Aiden is going to be 3 in one month's time!!

Riding bikes with Daddy

Watching a Tigers MLB Game

Installing a new bathroom sink

Mowing the lawn

36 Weeks

How far along? 36 weeks. Only 28 more days until Baby #2's Due Date!!

Baby’s Size: Baby is similar in size to a crenshaw melon - roughly 6lbs and 18 1/2 inches long. No wonder why I feel like my tummy is rapidly running out of room for this little acrobat!

Total Weight Gain: As of my 34 week visit I had gained 28 pounds - right on track with what I gained while pregnant with Aiden.  I am assuming I am at least 4 lbs heavier this week, but since my OB is on vacation I do not have an appointment until next Tuesday and then I will have a better idea.  Since the baby is gaining somewhere around a ounce a day, I'm sure it will show up on the scale!

Bellybutton: Well, it has been "popped" for quite a while, but recently my belly has been so stretched that my bellybutton is completely flat!

Stretchmarks: None- yay!

Maternity Clothes: Oh, yeah!

Gender: Team Green!

Movement: Constantly - especially when I am trying to relax. 

Sleep: What sleep?  I think I get up about every 2 hours or so to use the potty - ugh!  Sleeping in itself has also become more uncomfortable the bigger I get in general, but its all worth it in the end!

Symptoms: Rockin' the baby bump and heartburn!  Ugh!  If the old wives tale is true in that heartburn = a baby with a head of hair, this little one is going to come out looking like Cousin It with the awful heartburn I have been having these last few weeks!

Food Cravings: As has been the norm for this pregnancy - no one stand-out craving, except maybe Mt. Dew....which I finally gave into last weekend and drank a can of! It was sooooo yummy, lol!

Best Moments this week: Spending the weekend at the Cottage with family for Coast Guard weekend and seeing how excited Aiden was when we showed him the Tag-A-Long bike we bought off Craigslist for him.  He had such a HUGE grin on his face when Scott took him for a short bike ride the other night.  When they got back, Aiden gave me a big hug and said "Momma, I so happy! That was FUN!"

What I miss: Sleep and being able to eat with out the threat of heartburn.

What I am Looking forward to: Spending this coming weekend at the Cottage again and my OB appointment on Tuesday (37wks!).

Summer Time Fun

These last few weeks have seemed to fly by! I can't believe how busy our summer has gotten and that we are now already into August!! Where did time go? 

The last weekend of July we spent camping with my cousin Jeff, his wife Lisa and their two boys Mason & Chase along with Rohn, Katie, Kadence & Liam Sherd at Interlochen State Park.  It was such a beautiful weekend (except for the rain we encountered on our drive up Friday night) and the kids had so much fun playing together! Can't wait to plan another trip together - maybe next summer?



As per tradition, the first weekend of August is spent at the Cottage on the shores of Lake Michigan for the Coast Guard Festival.  Since I was little, my moms side of the family always gets together on the Saturday of Coast Guard and spends time together at the Cottage...we swim, play on the beach, soak up the sun, spend time together, eat a huge dinner and then pile into our cars to make the trip down to Grand Haven for the most amazing, spectacular fireworks ever - the Coast Guard Festival Fireworks on Saturday night.  This year was no exception!  Aiden even spent a few extra days earlier in the week enjoying more time at the Cottage with Grammy & Papa .  He was a busy boy with them, spending one day on Uncle Les & Aunt Dee's boat on Spring Lake, playing at Pier Marquette Park and even taking his first trip out on Uncle Art's sail boat (which he thought was a blast!).