Saturday we took the kids to the Big Brother/Big Sister class at Williamson Medical Center. My sweet friend, Beverly, taught the class so that I could be the Mommy! Jesse came too. They had so much fun. They are so excited about their baby coming and I cannot wait to see them love the baby like they love each other. Before I had Caroline I prayed that Will would love his sibling. When I found out it was a girl, I was afraid that because he was a boy and she was a girl, that they would not be close. Thankfully, the Lord answered my prayer and they are so close. I pray that both fall in love with this little baby. Here are a couple of pictures from the class.
I took this at the Academy in the funny mirror…I wish my legs were this long!!!
How far along? 36 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: NOT TELLING!!!
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep:Getting up lots at night! Sleeping good though.
Best moment this week: we are taking Will and Caroline to the Big Brother Big Sister class!!!
Movement: I feel the baby all the time now. So sweet!
Food cravings: ICE CREAM! Homemade Strawberry ice cream.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not queasy at all.
Have you started to show yet: YES. I am huge!!!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? Out! Yikes!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Pretty happy, getting slightly uncomfortable!
Milestones: Almost full term!!! So happy and excited to meet our little baby soon!
Jesse was out of town on Valentine’s Day, so we decided to spend Love Day hanging out with some super sweet cousins. We headed to Chick Fil A for a little food and playtime.
Hanging out at home before we left for Chick Fil A
Caroline celebrated V-Day at KOTK yesterday. She received some super cute Valentines!
The flowers my sweet grandfather brought me for Valentine’s Day
Will celebrating at his school party with his classmates!
Me at 26 weeks with Will at his Valentine Party
How far along? 26 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Thankfully, I have not been weighed this week!
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep:Getting up a few more times a night to go to the bathroom, but sleeping pretty well.
Best moment this week: Celebrating Valentine’s Day with my little loves and my big love, knowing next year I will have a new little one to love! Going to Will’s Valentine’s Day party.
Movement: I feel the baby all the time now. So sweet!
Food cravings: Unfortunately sweet things….
Anything making you queasy or sick: I feel great now. Only queasy if I don’t eat…
Have you started to show yet: YES. I am huge!!!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? Out! Yikes!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy, it is LOVE month, so I am happy!
Milestones: I am past viability! That makes me so happy! Of course, I hope this little one stays in much longer, but so happy to be viable!
We celebrated Valentine’s Day early this year because Jesse was flying on the actual day. The kiddos woke me up with a card and two boxes of candy! Much better than flowers in my estimation.
I made the kiddos pink chocolate chip waffles for breakfast. They were a little unsure..I think the pink weirded them out!
My precious grandfather did not forget Valentine’s Day and he brought me a bouquet of buttercups. They are so pretty!
We made dinner and I made biscuits to go with dinner tonight. I was born and raised in the South and this is the first time I have ever made biscuits! My grandmother gave me her biscuit cutter for one of my wedding presents. It was so precious to me because she used it everyday. I miss her so much, but it was sweet to use it and have a part of her.
We let the kids have their presents…
We played a couple of games…
And sweet Caroline drew this picture of me at MDO…what a sweet Valentine’s Day!
We have been just hanging out this weekend because Will has felt slightly under the weather with his ear infection. We did venture out to see our little baby nephew, Chas…Oh, my. He is so delightful. I held him the whole night. It was actually my first time to hold him because of all the stinky sickness that has invaded our house! I loved every minute of it.
We spent the rest of our weekend playing inside building Lego cities and playing with our baby dolls. So glad my boy is feeling better and so happy to see his smile return! He has not been sick in a long while and he was pretty much pitiful!
I was bathing little sister tonight and she wanted to take a bath with her baby. I think baby Chas has gotten her excited. She looked up at me after this picture and said, “I cannot wait until May, I am going to kiss my real baby all the time!” Love that! I am going to kiss our baby all the time too!
How far along? 25 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Yikes, I have gained 18 pounds already…got to slow down!
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep: Sleeping is great! Getting up quite a few times to go to bathroom, but that is to be expected.
Best moment this week: Today my Mom went to my Dr. appointment with me. I had to take my glucose test…YUCK! But we got an ultrasound and we were able to see our little baby!
Movement: I feel the baby all the time now. So sweet!
Food cravings: Unfortunately sweet things….
Anything making you queasy or sick: I feel great now. Still get queasy if I cook chicken!
Have you started to show yet: YES. I feel big!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? In, probably the last week…it is getting close to popping!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy, it is LOVE month, so I am happy!
Milestones: My mom getting to see the ultrasound!
This morning we headed to the hospital to see what our Aunt Rachel and Uncle John’s baby would be. We all placed guesses on the gender and on the weight! Will and Caroline guessed BOY and Jesse and I guessed GIRL. Well, this time the kiddos were right! Baby Stovall #3 is a BOY! He is adorable! Jack and Abby were so excited to tell us and as you can see everyone is so excited! I am bummed because we had to leave shortly after his birth because of Flu visitation restrictions. No children, with the exception of siblings, can visit baby. But I have loved getting pictures and hopefully when they go home we can go love on our new baby! What a blessing he will be to our family!!!
The children waiting on the new baby’s arrival!!!
The girl cousins waiting…
Being goofy in the waiting room!
Rachel had to have a C-section, so John told the children first what the baby was and then Jack and Abby told the family!
Proud Daddy with his new son!
Bebe and her new grandson!
Daddy and the new baby boy!
Can’t wait to hear what his name is!!!
After the hospital, we celebrated our day out of school with a little ice cream! What a fun day!
How far along? 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Did not weigh this week
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep: Sleeping is great when I fall asleep, lately it seems I don’t get tired at my normal bedtime, so I am staying up late! NOT good, that seems to be when I get hungry too!
Best moment this week: Having my sweet sister in town. We have had so much fun! We have worked out, hung out, and ate out! Ha!
Movement: I feel the baby all the time. The kicks are so defined now and I am loving it. It is also very reassuring!
Food cravings: Not really craving anything!
Anything making you queasy or sick: If I do not eat on time, I feel super sick. I have still thrown up a couple times a week. This is very different from my 1st and 2nd pregnancy.
Have you started to show yet: YES. I feel big!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy, I have had lots of family time this week and it has been fun!
Milestones: Feeling the baby moving more and having our big ultra sound last week!
How far along? 21 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Still at 10 lbs!
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep: Sleeping like a baby this week! I had the flu all last week, so I am still recovering!
Best moment this week: We had our big ultrasound today! I am in love with my baby’s profile. He/she is so stinking sweet. It has Will’s mouth and Caroline’s nose. Now if I just knew what it was!!!
Movement: Movement is becoming very regular and I am loving it!
Food cravings: Nothing, just glad that I can eat this week!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing really this week.
Have you started to show yet: I am getting big!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy to be feeling great this week.
Milestones: Our baby weighed 14 ounces at 21 weeks and was deemed a squirmy worm by the Ultrasound tech! I was hoping for a laid back baby this time! Oh well!
After having to cancel our appointment last Thursday, I thought it would be a long time before we were able to see our baby’s sweet little face, but they worked us in for our big ultrasound quickly. Here is a picture of Baby Pilkinton #3. Ahhh, I am in love. We got a great report and we feel so blessed. We did not find out the gender, so we plan on being surprised in MAY! The baby was so squirmy, she said she had a difficult time getting him/her to show the gender! We got a DVD this time, so it was fun to let the kids watch it and they are just bursting with excitement. The baby weighted 14 ounces and measured exactly to my due date, which the ultrasound tech said was “unusual, but wonderful”! Thanks to all our family and friends who are sharing in our excitement. We cannot wait to share our new baby with you!
I came down with the Flu Type A yesterday. I wasn’t really sure that it was the flu at first considering I had taken the shot, but as it progressed I was pretty sure. We were supposed to have our 20 week ultrasound today and I was so excited to see the baby. We are not going to find out the gender, but it still is so sweet to see their little face! So, instead of seeing our sweet baby this morning, I was sitting on an exam table! Jesse has been great the past couple of days and I appreciate him so much! I am hopefully going to be on the mend soon. I never thought I would say this, but I am actually tired of laying in the bed or sitting on the couch! Ha!
This was my view for almost three days!
I then was able to progress to the couch!
How far along? 19 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: Did not weigh this week
Maternity clothes? Yep…
Stretch marks? Not yet and hopefully, never!
Sleep: Missed out on sleep a little bit this week because of all of the Christmas festivities
Best moment this week: Celebrating Christmas with our families, watching the kids open their presents, and knowing we will have a new baby next Christmas!
Movement: I felt the first big kicks this week and they are happening more frequently each day!
Food cravings: I have actually like sweet things this week…that could be because I made white trash and sugar cookies…and let’s just say I enjoyed it! Yum!
Anything making you queasy or sick: Chicken still grosses me out! If I don’t eat early in the morning.
Have you started to show yet: I actually feel huge!
Gender prediction: Our Baby is a SURPRISE!!!
Belly Button in or out? In!
Wedding rings on or off? On!
Happy or Moody most of the time: Very happy this week, family in town, Jesse off all week!
Milestones: Our ultrasound is scheduled for next week. I cannot wait to see our babe’s face!!!
