26 Weeks

I can't believe I am already 26 weeks pregnant! This pregnancy has been flying by this time around! I am sure it is because a certain little girl I know keeps me busy busy busy all the time! Chris and I have been discussing names and have pretty much decided on one. Things have been going really well!

Here I am just a few days before I hit the 26 week mark!

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Here I am about the same time when I was pregnant with Devin...

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Stats:
* I have gained 11 pounds. I had gained 16 pounds by this point with Devin.
* I am having horrible sciatic nerve pain in my left hip which is almost crippling at times! Especially when Devin insists that I "sit down" and "read it" while she is using the potty.
* I am also having a lot of leg aches and restless legs. I started taking Slow Mag yesterday at my Dr's suggestion so hopefully that will help!

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* I had a Dr's appt last week and my cervix looks great, about the same as it did at this point with Devin and my placenta which was lying low early on this time seems to have corrected itself.
* I have had a very stuffy nose for what seems like months now. Who knows if it is allergies or just pregnancy induced, both I am sure!
* I have been snoring a lot more this time around and much earlier. I am sure it is because I can't breath through my nose at night! Poor Chris!
* I am wearing both regular and maternity clothes. I wear maternity jeans and shorts and regular skirts and dresses. Shirts are a little of both, but I am finding a lot of the regular shirts I wore with Devin at this point aren't working this time around, especially with maternity jeans/shorts that have that obvious band. I feel like I am carrying lower this time, and of those shirts that I still have, I am sure they have also shrunk some too!
* I have been craving sweets, cheese and red meat...a lot like with Devin. I am really hungry all the time right now!
* Baby boy has been moving all over the place lately!!!

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We are so so excited to meet our little boy but I have a feeling it will be here before I know it with as fast as things are going by this time!

My Cycle

Chris and I had been planning on getting Devin her first tricycle for Christmas last year. When we decided to put our house on the market, we decided to wait and get it in the Summer once we had already hopefully moved. Since we changed our plans, and since we are spending a lot of time outside right now in this perfect weather, we went ahead and got her one now!

She refers to it as her "my cycle" instead of her tricycle. I love it!

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Is that not the happiest little girl you have ever seen? Also notice her bling bling on her feet as her daddy refers to her shoes. She picked them out herself!

Outdoor play

Another favorite backyard play for Devin is balls! She LOVES to get her balls and play catch with mommy and daddy! And isn't her dress the cutest?!

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Water Table

Chris and I recently put our house on the market and them within 2 months decided to take it off the market and stay put. It was the best decision for our family, and we ultimately decided we were giving up a lot more than we were going to gain, and could accomplish what we needed in our existing house with about the same financial out pour or less, as we would have spent buying something else.

So now we are planning for our future in our house and doing a lot of work on it. One thing we are working on is the backyard! We have always loved spending time out there and Devin especially loves it. This year I decided to get her a water table. It's still a little chilly to play in the water, but Devin still loves it!

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We are looking forward to many many more years in our home and lots more fun in the backyard!

Dress up

Devin has never really been into dressing up. In fact, I bought her this really cute tutu over a year ago and she would have NOTHING to do with it. At Halloween time, I bought a few other items that would work well for dressing up and just put them all into a cubby for a later date.

Once night recently while I was getting her ready for bed, she pulled the cubby out and put every article of dress up attire on! She tried this bedtime diversion tactic every night for a few days but has since forgotten. How could I resist taking a picture of her prissiness though?!?

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Of course, I had to call daddy in to see how cute she was too!

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Entourage

Devin has acquired quite the entourage in her bed at night. It seems like every time I turn around, she has a new baby that must join her at bedtime. I have even tried removing a few and placing them back on the shelf but she seems to find them and promptly put them back in her bed every time!

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As long as they help her sleep peacefully, I guess I shouldn't really complain!

My favorite kind of days....

Involve a quick trip to the park with my favorite girl....

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Followed by a lunch date picnic outside on the patio...

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What could be better on a beautiful spring day in Texas!

Park Play

A few weekends ago we had a last minute open house at our house, and after all of the cold weather and ice and snow, it was a beautiful and warm day and perfect weather to go tot he park! We checked to see if Bianca wanted to meet us there and the girls ended up playing there for over 2 hours!

When I look at this picture of Devin, I can't believe how grown up she appears!

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Devin has really started to master this spider web thing. She usually still needs a little help getting started but she can get to the top on her own now and always tells me "I did it mommy!" as she hoists herself onto the shelf!

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There is an older park right next to this new awesome park and the kids always want to go play on the tiny older park while we are there!

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Bianca and Devin swinging!

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The best of friends forever...

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Zoo Trip!

Diddo and Gamps decided that while Stella and Stephani were in town, they wanted to take the girls to the zoo. It ended up being an entire family affair and was so nice to have everyone there. The Hughes is the family we grew up going on all of our family vacations with every year and we spend the holidays with them now too.

Devin was a wild woman through the entire trip to the zoo! I was so glad that we were all there because my dad and I spent the whole time chasing after her while my mom and brother took turns keeping up with the stroller and my purse. I can tell you one thing, she and I were both absolutely exhausted after all of that running through the zoo...and I mean that literally, she ran through the entire zoo!

She started off with pushing the stroller. We had this happen more than once and it resulted in her getting really mad if I tried to put my hand on it to try to steer it a little and throwing a fit. I almost took her home right then but we managed to pull through. In hindsight, the area where we were when she was doing this was something she wasn't interested in at all and as soon as we moved on, it was no longer an issue.

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We waited for a bit out front for everyone to arrive so I got a few pics with her Nonna

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She kept stealing my sunglasses off of the top of my head when I would bend over to help her with something...

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Finally everyone had arrived...

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Diddo did lots of this...

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And this...

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The girls saw lots of great animals! They loved the monkeys...

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Devin wasn't so sure about this crocodile...

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And I even managed to get a few pictures where both girls were in the same place at the same time which was hard, especially with the speed at which Devin was moving and running all day...

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