THIRD TRIMESTER!

How far along: 28 weeks

Gender: Girl

Weight gain: 14lbs total - I am 1 lb shy of the total weight I gained with Elliana. Hope she starts to slow down now!

Maternity clothes: Living in them everyday!! Starting to look at maternity swim suits..yay!

Stretch marks: None and I have to say how much I love the Cocoa Butter Lotion that I have used since I first found out I was pregnant with Elliana. Not only does it smell amazing but it works wonders! I soak my belly with it twice a day. 

Belly button in or out: I would have to say about in between now!

Emotions: Anxious and freaking out! I can't believe we only have less than 3 months and there's still so much that needs to be done! We've gotta get the ball rollin...

Sleep: is so so? Reflux and trying to get comfortable wakes me up, but my doctor just gave me some medicine for the reflux and I've started sleeping with my Snoogle Pillow that helps.

Best moment: Thinking about having a new baby in the house. It's been a while since I've held a newborn (:

Worst moment: Acid reflux starting. I didn't have it with Elliana or really any time before this. But I hear that means baby will have lots of hair! 

Miss anything: Energy. It's starting... The whole feeling exhausted, needing to catch my breath after walking up or down the stairs, and making Elliana's nap time my nap time too. 

Movement: Still moving a lot. Elliana had her head on my belly, then Evie started kicking. Elliana looked up at me so serious and said "Hey stop that!" I told her it was sissy saying hi (:

Cravings: Oh the cravings... There's been a lot in the past month like chicken salad, strawberries, Lemonade (Oh how I love the new Ice Dream Lemonade at Chick Fil A mmm...), Sonic corn dogs, and what I have to make my "special treat"...steak and salad!

Queasy or sick: Queasy again.. Now it's only when the reflux is bad. 

Looking forward to: It doesn't have much to do with pregnancy but I'm looking forward to summertime! So many exciting things will be happening including having a baby!!! (:

Toddler Tales and Sayings.

Lucas and I love to talk about the new and funny things that Elliana says these days. I thought it would be fun to keep track of these silly sayings to look back on in the future. Especially for when she's in the teenage years haha ;)

One time she asked for a cookie, when I told her not right now, she reached her hand out and with that sweet smile said "C'mon I neeeeed it!" it was so cute and funny I had to give her one.

When she gets tired of us asking her about something over and over she puts her hand over her face and says "I don't know. I don't knooooow."

She is absolutely in love with Beauty and The Beast right now, so she loves to tell the story. She always starts with "Gaston is mean to the beast" then it's "Belle save the beast" then it's "Beast turn into a prince" short but sweet (:

Sleeping Beauty is "Asleep booty" which is funny because she can say "Beauty and The Beast" haha. 

Don't know where she has learned this but she likes to bend over and tell us "look at my butt". (This is Lucas' favorite...haha)

When she makes me something in her kitchen she tells me what she made, and it could be anything from cookies, to soup, to mac n cheese. But no matter what it is she let's me know "it not hot" and then she sings "Happy Birthday" to me. 

Speaking of singing, this girl loves to do it! She will sing anything she hears once from preschool songs to songs on the radio. If she knows the motions to them, the cuter it is her singing it. Here are her current favorites:

1. Jesus Loves Me

2. Trust & Obey

3. Baby Bumblebee

4. All About The Bass

5. Shake It Off

6. Happy

7. Beauty & The Beast

and of course...

8. Let It Go

We listen to a lot of Pandora at home and our favorite stations for her are Cedarmont Worship (Children's), Disney, and Kidz Bop. 

Hold me is "Hold you"

When we tell each other goodnight or bye we always "I love you best". This is something so precious to me, and I hope she never outgrows saying this. (:

When she gets frustrated about anything she says "C'mon now!" or "Ahh man!"

When she's not ready to leave "Just a minute" or if we ask her if she's ready she puts her finger up and says "Ahmost" 

If we call her silly, crazy, or just about anything she says "No I Elliana."

But if we tell her she's cute she will say "Thaaaaaanks." 

While watching a movie with me she pulled my shirt up and said "Baby sister watch it too" 

The most precious and sweetest thing I have ever heard her say is the Easter story. Over the past couple of weeks we have been talking about it, and the Easter Egg Story is a great way to share it with your kids. She will tell us "Jesus ride the donkey and the peoples say Hosanna, Hosanna and then they drink the cup and Jesus died on the cross cause he love us, he go to the tomb and the girls run to see Him but He not there, (and really loud and excited she puts her arms up and says) "JESUS ALIVE!" I know she's too young to understand the concept of it all, but to know she knows the story and loves to tell it is planting that seed in her heart. 

I'm sure there are many other things she has said or done that has had us rolling. Lucas says we need to start writing them down she she says them so I will have to start that. But it's so bittersweet to see her grow up into a little girl and eventually a young lady. I love having conversations with her, and hearing her tell me that she's my "best fran" or that she's "mommy's baby". Of course there are times when she says things that I think "Boy, I liked it better before she could voice her opinion" but she makes up for it when she uses her manners like saying "ma'am?" when I or Lucas call for her (we are working on the sir haha), and knowing her please, thank yous, and excuse me. 

We just love seeing her personality come out and can't wait to hear what she has to say when Evie arrives!