Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Baby Butler #3 is 40 Weeks!!

Happy due date, Baby Beau!!  

(February 13th was his official due date, so as I post today on Valentine’s Day I’m technically 40+1.)

Growth: He’s just fattening up now & the Lord is putting on the finishing touches!

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Weight/Baby Bump: I still weigh about the same. About 26-27ish lbs from pre-pregnancy weight. Baby bump is still growing in all directions- out, side-to-side, getting rounder…

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I think the bump is bigger than it appears in pictures.

Sleep: Sleeping okay. I haven’t slept through one whole night in a LONG while. Praying for a restful night’s sleep tonight!

Movement: I’m being more vigilant about paying attention to movement. Sometimes I forget & realize it has been a while since I’ve noticed anything. If that happens, I eat or drink something and then he gets going. He’s for sure running out of space.

Appointments: My last appointment was on Thursday, Feb 9th. They didn’t tell me my blood pressure or baby’s heart rate, only that both were good. Normally I ask, but it went so quick I didn’t really get a chance to. The doctor checked me and I was 1 cm and 50%, –3 station. He mostly told me about our next steps (at my appointment in another week) of doing the non-stress test and an ultrasound to check amniotic fluid. I’m no stranger to that because I had to do it with Kade too. I hope he comes before I have that appointment on Friday, but if not I know he’ll come in the Lord’s perfect timing.

Accomplishments: We grew another full-term baby & welcomed a new niece!

Work Outs: I have walked several times this week and plan to go to yoga tomorrow morning if I can.

Symptoms: I’m not really having any of the normal pregnancy symptoms other than a small case of hemorrhoids (TMI, sorry…for documentation’s sake) and a vericose vein on the back of each leg. I cannot STAND for my belly button to touch anything or for anyone to touch it because it is so sensitive. SUPER thankful the sinus infection FINALLY cleared up (took 2 weeks, lots of natural remedies & plenty of prayers for it to run its course). Started having a few periodic (light) contractions this evening, but nothing worth getting excited over yet. Definitely nothing regular or worth timing or anything. No mucus plug or bloody show yet. I do feel kind of tired tonight, but hoping a good night of rest will do the trick. I feel great physically though other than that. No pain, no swelling, not even really any discomfort. Good energy during the day. Able to move and get around pretty well. Went to the chiropractor today for a quick (& hopefully my last) adjustment & he said everything has held pretty well towards the end here. Mentally I feel pretty good too. Very thankful!

Best Pregnancy Moment This Week: My sister-in-law welcomed her sweet baby! I was able to be in the room with her for the first little while & it got me SO excited about having mine too. I know it sounds crazy, but I absolutely LOVE labor & delivery and am so looking forward to it! P.S. Mom & baby are both doing GREAT! She is absolutely STUNNING, of course!

I also love that now when someone asks “So when are you due?” I can smile and tell them “Ohhh yesterday.” Their expressions are always priceless. It happened about 5 times today already. EVERYONE wants to talk to you when your belly looks like this. Ha!!

Goals: Welcome a healthy Baby Beau to the world!

Thoughts: To me, a due date is just an estimated date of arrival. Ha! I did not expect him to come before his due date because we prayed for full-term. Thankfully I still feel good physically and mentally. I’ve been praying Scripture aloud & reading some of the prayers from Supernatural Childbirth out loud every day. I read them to Jonathan today- he loved them! Several people who were due after me have already had their sweet babies, and I couldn’t be more excited for them! I’m definitely still content & feeling patient at this point, but not gonna lie…I am SO excited about labor! I love all things pregnancy, labor & delivery. I could seriously listen to people talk about their delivery stories all day long and I love to ask a million questions. It is so cool to me how uniquely God makes every pregnancy, baby, & delivery. Ideally I would love for him to come tomorrow or Thursday but again, I know His plans are greater than mine and I trust that totally. I am so thankful for God’s continued faithfulness, blessings, provision, and divine intervention. Cannot WAIT to share sweet Beau’s birth story soon.

Praying for the bigger boys as we become a family of 5!

P.S. I am so, so grateful to every single person who has said a prayer or prayers for us through pregnancy or in our final days of waiting for sweet Beau. I honestly can’t think of anything that means more than our friends and family interceding on our behalf. The prayers mean SO much to us and we know God hears and honors them. Thank you, thank you!

Comparison:

Jase:

Kade:

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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Kade Update (15-19 months)

Kade:

  • says: alright, wow, mama (FINALLY), dada, hey there, bye bye, Jase, uh oh spahettios, yay, Papa, Grammy, hey, ball, thank you, Presley, Grammy

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  • understands SO much! it’s amazing. I’m not sure if we just don’t remember or if he is just super smart, but his comprehension skills are impressive. He can follow directions & knows what we’re talking about when we give directions or ask questions like “get your shoes, throw this in the trash, can you bring me the wipes, get the cereal, put this in the laundry room,” etc. If Jase says “Grammy is here” or “Daddy’s home” then Kade will sprint to the door.
  • wants to be like Jase & thinks he is grown.

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  • loves to throw EVERYTHING!!
  • is literally into everything! He climbs on everything, loves to get everything out of the cabinets, etc. He is very adventurous & pretty fearless.

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  • Took his first steps in September. He can totally walk and will take 5-6 at a time. Stand up, sit down, stand and throw things, pick them up, stand and JUMP, but when he’s ready to get somewhere, back to the world’s fastest crawler.
  • started really walking at 17 months, then started RUNNING & JUMPING at 18 months. He can literally SPRINT now.

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  • is an excellent sleeper. Woke up a few different nights when he was cutting his 2 year molars, but other than that takes great naps & sleeps really well at night. He goes right down! Sleeps from 8:30 pm till about 9:15/9:30 am every morning.

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  • Speaking of teething…he has pretty much all of his teeth now. His molars (top right and top bottom) finally broke through. They are HUGE! Poor guy. His gums around those molars swell & look like huge bumps/blisters.

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  • absolutely LOVES riding this 4-wheeler.

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  • is the happiest baby I think I’ve ever been around!

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  • still takes a paci at nap time & bed time. He is very picky about them though & won’t take a bigger size.

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  • has a smile that will seriously light up a room. I’m pretty obsessed with his dimples!

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  • is probably going to be a little athlete. He has great coordination, is FAST as lightening, and loves to play ball.

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  • LOVES to play in the bathtub. He gets mad when you turn the water off and when you get him out.
  • may have an allergy to chocolate.

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  • will hit his head against the wall or throw himself backwards if he’s mad and not getting his way. (this just started. whew! i don’t remember Jase having a temper like that when he didn’t get his way)

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  • loves animals.

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  • did I mention he wants to do everything Jase does & thinks he is grown.

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  • is SO friendly! He waves at everyone, LOVES people. Kade is very charismatic & a total charmer. He brings such joy to others!

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  • loved helping decorate (& then undecorate the whole bottom part of the tree).

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  • knows exactly what he wants.

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  • has the FUNNIEST little big personality! He makes us laugh so hard!

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  • still wants to be held a LOT. mostly by me.

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  • but he also really loves for his Daddy, Papa, Grammy, & Granddaddy to hold him.

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  • favorite foods: peanut butter toast, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, biscuits, pancakes, green beans, Greek yogurt, strawberries, spaghetti, chicken soup, tuna, fish, chicken, dipping anything

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  • throws everything in the trash. If we can’t find something, there’s a good chance Kade has put it somewhere. Maybe in the trash.

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  • likes to climb the stairs – ay yi yi!

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  • has learned to come down the stairs on his belly.

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  • has the most INFECTIOUS belly laugh you’ve ever heard!

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  • loves to wrestle with Daddy.

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  • Size 18-24 months, size 5 shoe, size 4 diapers (about to switch to size 5)

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  • favorite toys: balls

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  • has learned to whine if Jase is bugging him (or even if he’s not…he kinda milks it)

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  • sometimes runs from Jase straight to me so I’ll pick him up.

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  • seems to have had a growth spurt in the last 2-3 months. It has definitely been more maturity/emotional/communication than physical. He went from seeming like a baby to more of a toddler/big boy.

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Sweet Kade- You are absolutely MAGNETIC and we love seeing the JOY you bring to others. We are so thankful we get to be your parents. You make us laugh every single day, and we have no doubt that others are going to be drawn to Christ in you as you grow. You are a leader. You have a mind of your own & a strong will. You are going to change the world! You are a precious gift to our family & I am so proud to be your mama.