31 weeks - 2 months to go

I thought it was time for another Baby #2 update, since I know my Dad loves to hear about the baby's size. Baby is...

-18 inches long and will gain another inch in the next week

-around 3.5-4 pounds

-able to hear distinct sounds

-practicing opening and closing her eyes and breathing


I've started to get sore over the past two days and may have to break out the Tylenol soon. I feel like I'm walking around on "tree stumps" (as my mom would say) because my legs feel like swollen blobs. Breathing is starting to get difficult as my lungs lose space, so I can't really take a deep breath like I would like to! Sleeping is not fun and I get up every few hours, usually to go to the bathroom and to attempt to find a position that is somewhat comfortable.


I will leave out some of the less glamorous details but...let the complaining beginning!

Beach bum

Katie is starting to adjust to the hot weather (as we all are) and was very excited for her first beach visit. She's gone before, but wasn't yet walking and didn't really enjoy sitting in the mushy sand. This time, she still wasn't thrilled with the crashing waves, but loved that there were thousands of shells for her to collect.

She is very methodical in everything she does and the shell collection was no different. She picked only certain ones and then had to "put them away" back in the ocean. Once we get things more organized, we'll pack up the beach umbrella and go for a longer visit. Below are some pictures of our little beach bum.

"Here Daddy, you hold this one"

"Hmm..this one is no good...back it goes!"

"That was tiring, carry me home." (Mommy wishes someone would carry her too!)

A couple videos

Haven't had much "alone time" to work on the blog, but I thought I'd share a couple recent videos.

4th of July block party

Enjoying the neighborhood pool (please ignore the other child screaming in the background - it detracts from the video)