Insta-Friday

Moms & Muffins with Hudson's class. / Climbing. / Little boy, big world.

2 handsome dudes. / Finally purchased some maternity clothes! / Goofballs.

Bananas with brown sugar on top.  Yum! / Parker with his Toy Story friends. / My little skateboarder. 

10 old wives tales for gender prediction

Since we will be finding out the sex of baby #3 on Saturday, I thought it would be fun to go through some old wives tales and use them for a little gender prediction.

First I will put the wives tales and at the end of each one I will put the answer according to how I'm feeling.

1. No morning sickness, it's a boy. A girl if your sick or nauseous during your pregnancy.  GIRL

2. If you're carrying high then it's a girl.  Low it's a boy.  GIRL

3. A girl steals her mommy's beauty. If you have acne during your pregnancy, then girl!  BOY

4. Tie your wedding ring on a string and hang it over your belly.  If it swings in a circle then it's a boy.  If it swings back and forth then it's a girl.  GIRL

5. Craving sweets then you're having a girl.  If you're craving salty and sour, then you're having a boy.  BOY

6. Look at a Chinese gender chart. BOY (only problem with this is some say boy and some say girl.  Who knows?)

7. If you dream of having a girl, then you will have a boy and vice versa. BOY

8. If you prefer to sleep on your left side, you're having a boy. BOY (but I've always slept on my left side or stomach)

9.  If you're craving citrus, you're having a girl.  GIRL

10. If your hands are dry during your pregnancy, then boy. BOY 

So it's looks like BOY won!  

What do you think I will be having? 

14 weeks baby bump

I'm going to try my best to do a bump update every few weeks or so.

How far along: 14 weeks and 1 day

How big is the baby:  The size of a lemon or about 1.5 oz.

Sleep:  I've been sleeping fine just waking up a few times in the night to go to the bathroom.

Maternity clothes: I just had to go buy a pair of shorts and a maxi skirt over the weekend since my regular pants are starting to get a little tight.  I also bought a bunch of target tees in a size bigger than I normally wear and they are working out perfectly.

Food cravings:  No real cravings but I'm just loving fruit right now.

Food aversions:  Red onions.

Symptoms: For the past few days I've been having a few cramps but they aren't too bad.  Also, I've been getting headaches but they are also not too bad.

Movement:  No movement yet!

Gender:  We find out this Saturday!

What I miss: Nothing yet.

Next appointment:  This Thursday.

I want to ride my bicycle

Do your kids do things in front of you that make them grow and seem so much older right before your eyes?  About 3 weeks ago Hudson learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels and I swear he aged a few years.  It was pretty awesome to be able to witness this milestone with him as he was pretty pleased with himself.

He is now teaching himself new tricks like hopping off the curb, sharp turns, standing up while pedaling and feet up on the bars.  He's become pretty obsessed with biking now that he really enjoys.

10 on 10 {May}

So this will be Instagram style since I forgot to charge my camera battery.  Oops!

Lazy morning with some Disney cartoons.

Relaxing with the baby. (my belly looks way bigger than it is)

Being goofy and practicing his balancing.

Muffins with mom.  So fun!

Our short shadows.  :)

Parker has been here.

I water and they make hand and foot prints.

Such a pretty snack.

My favorite Pen and Paint print.

Dinner prep.

My favorite ultrasound appointment ever

You know those moments you have in your head and they go better than expected?  That was yesterday.

Can you see the baby waving hi?

I had to go to my first trimester screening ultrasound and decided I would bring Hudson with me.  I hoped he would love seeing the baby in my belly and get even more excited about being a big brother again.  As soon as we walked in the room for the ultrasound, the technician was amazing with him.  She gave him a special seat and explained in terms he could understand, all about the baby and what he was seeing.  The best part was seeing his face when she let us hear it's heartbeat.  His eyes got real big and there was a huge smile on his face.  Before we left, she printed out an extra copy of the baby just for him to have.  Something as little as that made his whole day and I was so thankful for her at that moment.   People who rock at their job are just plain awesome.

On the way out to the car he was telling me how strong the baby's heartbeat was and how much he loved the picture of the baby that he was given.  Right there I knew bringing him was the best idea ever.

Coconut & Lime Lip Scrub

My lips have been peeling like crazy lately and using just chapstick hasn't been cutting it. Insert this awesome and yummy lip scrub.

What you need:
-1 TBSP coconut oil
-1 TBSP lime juice
-1 TSP honey
-3 TBSP sugar

Directions:
In a small bowl or Tupperware, mix together the coconut oil, lime juice and honey.  Add in the sugar 1 TBSP at a time.  Using a finger, rub onto lips in a circular motion.  Wipe off with a damp towel.  This stuff is so good you will want to lick it off!  Then I apply my chapstick. Do this once a day for about a week and you should notice a difference. I keep it in the fridge in an air tight container.

Other scrubs you might like:

Brown Sugar & Almond body scrub  /   Gentle Lemon Facial Scrub

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