Germany Visitors Favorites

Our Germany company left on Thursday and we miss them so much already!!! We had a great visit and took a TON of pictures. Last weekend we went shopping at Concord Mills all day. It was actually a very good considering how many kids there were shopping. We had the double stroller and two umbrella strollers to keep us all contained. Hee! Hee! I stayed home with Aunt Michelle and Katrin during the week and loved spending time with them and Kai, Nora, and Jana. Here are just SOME of the favorite pictures that we took. Most of them are courtesy of Katrin. The last couple are from Mama's camera so they are a little out of order.

Mama was so happy to snuggle with Nora when they
got here!

We wasted no time and got straight to playing!

Double stroller time for Concord Mills

Lunch break at Popeye's chicken.

Fun at the Disney Store.

At our neighborhood playground.

Bath time fun!

Kai the shark!

Ayla the froggy.

The princess and the frog.

We made muffins one day while Mama was at work.

We all got to help.

Taste testing time....

Me....

Jana....

and Kai.

Shopping fun at Target.

We tried on lots of silly hats.....

Walking over to "Five Guys" for a dinner break.

We went to BeBe, Pappy and Nana's house.

Skyping with Oma and Opa.

Watching Disney Jr.

Yummy breakfast!

My first time using the hair dryer.

We attempted a photo shoot outside...

We had a great time and miss you lots!!!

29 Weeks

How far along: 29 weeks + 2 days
Total Weight gain: I don't know! We had a little toilet leaking incident and cleared out the bathroom and I don't know where the scale is. I could technically look for it but I'll just update everyone next week. I'm thinking I'm at a nice steady pace of about a pound per week so maybe....23 lbs. total???
Maternity clothes:  Yes, and even some of those pants are getting uncomfortable! Oh my! 
Stretch marks: Still the same ones....still a very itchy belly!
Sleep: It's okay. I've taken Benadryl for my itchy belly a few times and that makes me sleepy! :-)
Best moment in the last week: Our company from Germany came yesterday! It's a very boisterous house with three 3 year olds and a 17 month old! :-)
Movement: He's a mover!
Gender: It's a boy!
Ayla's current sibling wish: Her wish this week is a baby sister. Sorry, Ayla. :-)
Ayla's current name choice when asked "What should we name the baby?": She actually said his name! Maybe it's starting to stick! :-)
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular but Michelle just brought me lots of goodies from Germany!
Belly Button in or out:  It's an outie!
What I miss: The general easiness of being able to do things, like bend over for example. Ayla broke on her of bracelets with beads and I just didn't have the energy to pick them all up! I got some of them and then gave up. Luckily Katrin got the ones that rolled into random places for me!
What I am looking forward to: Spending the rest of this weekend and next week with my sister, niece, nephew, cousin, and second cousin. Ayla has had a great time playing with them!
Weekly Wisdom: I think that in general, people are kinder to pregnant people. When I went to pick up everyone at the airport yesterday, I got Michelle out of a ticket. You aren't supposed to park at the arrival terminal, but we had to go back and get Katrin, Nora, and Jana. Long story short - I picked Michelle up at Avis, got the rental car, and drove with them to pick up the rest of the crew. I parked on the side and so did Michelle. She had to run in and get Katrin. I got out of the car to tell the security guard that I had to park here for a second with my sister because there is no close parking and I am too pregnant to do all of that walking (which in reality I can still handle. Hee! Hee!). As I was talking to him, another security guard was already writing a ticket for Michelle. He told her to hold off.....phew! 
Milestones: According to my pregnancy app. baby is about 3 lbs. and around 17 inches long! Everything is just continuing to grow and develop. :-)
Baby Brain Moment of the Week:  I've definitely had some but I can't remember any of them right now!
Labor Signs: Hopefully not until the end of December!
Weekly Belly Pictures:

29 weeks + 2 days

29 weeks + 2 days

Waiting in the Avis parking lot. Ayla got to sit up front with
Mama!

Waiting for pizza!

Story time with Jana and Katrin.

Breakfast time.

Nora and Ayla.

Jana, Nora, and Ayla.

Watching Doc McStuffins.

Kai joins the girls on the couch.

I'm also going to add some of the pictures that I've taken of Ayla, Kai, Nora, and Jana because I know that there will be a lot.....

28 Weeks

How far along: 28 weeks + 2 days
Total Weight gain: Well, our scale says 20 lbs. Last week my total weight gain was 21 so I don't think it's very accurate. I will say that I am gaining at a nice consistent pace. ;-) Maybe 22 lbs. total.
Maternity clothes:  Yes, and I finally get to wear some of the Fall clothes that I have.
Stretch marks: Still the same ones....still a very itchy belly!
Sleep: It's still okay and apparently I am snoring pretty loudly now. :-)
Best moment in the last week: Finally getting baby moving on video. They're still not the best but you can see it! Watch the top right corner of my belly in the first video.
Movement: Yes! I finally got a video! Here are actually two!

Gender: It's a boy!
Ayla's current sibling wish: Baby brother. Good, because that's already predetermined.
Ayla's current name choice when asked "What should we name the baby?": Still "Baby Six" although she does know his name. 
Food Cravings: Nothing in particular....just always hungry.
Belly Button in or out:  It's an outie!
What I miss:  My brain! These "baby brain" moments are getting worse and worse. ;-)
What I am looking forward to: My sister, cousin, and there kids are coming in less than a week!!!
Weekly Wisdom: I'm a broken record because I keep saying this.....Don't tell a pregnant lady how "Huge" or "Big" she is.(I actually had someone say to me, "Do you realize how incredibly huge you have gotten?" That's a direct quote). Don't ask, "Are you sure there aren't twins in there?" and don't tell her "Oh! You aren't going to make it to your due date." (I may have this baby a couple of days early like I did Ayla, but don't tell me I'm having my baby next week....it's way too early. I still have about 12 weeks to go). You may think it's a compliment, but let's face it, nobody wants to hear how big they are ten times a day. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty proud of this belly because it's JUST belly (and you really can't tell I am pregnant from behind or if you are looking at me straight on from a distance), but I know it's big, you don't have to tell me. You can however tell me how "cute" or "awesome" I look. I did have several people at the festival tell me that I look great and I appreciated that. Okay....my rant is over. :-)
Milestones: I'm officially in my third trimester!
Baby Brain Moment of the Week: Well, this one happened today and it's a "must share". I was at home catching up on some school work. This third grade grading papers thing is no joke! Tests, quizzes, classwork, homework, Reading Responses....the list goes on and on. Ayla was at BeBe and Pappy's playing with Mallory and Bryan was at the PITT game so that meant I was home alone. I'm a bit of a baby and lock myself in when I'm home alone and I don't answer the door. Well, of course the doorbell rang and I was going to ignore it, but when I looked out the window, I saw that it was the Tru Green lawn care people, so I went outside to talk to them. As I opened the door, Sidney tried to get out too and I pushed her back inside. Out of habit, I locked the front door. I really think it's just something I do all of the time so I didn't even think about it. There it is.....my "baby brain" moment! I was locked out of my house barefoot and pregnant! Oh dear! They were super nice and let me call Bryan (who did not answer his phone...probably because it was a random phone number) and then they drove me over to my in-laws house in the Tru Green truck. Again, picture this....barefoot and pregnant. Maybe it was a sign that I should not do any school work or cleaning today. ;-) The big problem was that Bryan didn't have his key either and we haven't gotten around to making a spare key for my in-laws. Here's the best part of the story......we went to the fire department and asked if they could help us out. Our bedroom window was open and we just needed a ladder and someone to climb in the window. They must have had some sympathy on this pregnant lady because they brought the fire truck to our house, got the ladder, climbed in, and unlocked the door. There were 4 firefighters, which probably wasn't necessary....maybe they just wanted to join in on the fun so that they would have a good story to share. Ha! Ha! My mother-in-law was with me because she drove me over to the fire department. I had her document this event with some pictures....you just have to laugh at the situation. Here are the pictures that she took on her phone.....

Labor Signs: Hopefully not until the end of December!
Weekly Belly Pictures: 

28 weeks + 2 days

28 weeks + 2 days

I'm also adding a couple pictures of Ayla and Mallory from tonight in their matching Halloween PJs.