33 weeks

How far along: 33 weeks
Gender: boy
Name: Beau David (we think... again)
Movement:like 20hrs out of the day!
Total weight gain: 14lbs (maybe more this week... just sayin')
Belly button in/out : still in
Stretch marks: a couple, sadly.
Wedding rings on/off: On - put them back on, but my hands are still cracking from all the washing, so I put the little band back on.
Sleep: Yes, and I'm flat exhausted at the 6 o'clock hour - which is when we're driving home from work/school.
Miss anything: comfort - in sitting, standing, walking, you name it.  And non-puffy feet.  Oh my.
Craving food/drink: fruits and sweet tea.  And then salty. Oh, last week I forgot to mention that I was craving a specific sub from a local shop and it's all deli meat.  So thankfully, they offer it warm, and I enjoyed every bite of it.
Anything make me sick: nah - strong smells are getting to me, again, too.
Mood: still hangin in there.  I'm tired.
Best moment this week:  A foot massage from my husband - after he pointed out sympathetically that they were so puffy.
Looking forward to: Doing more to Ava's new room, and maybe getting some things for Beau's room.

32 weeks down!

How far along: 32 weeks down
Gender: boy
Name: Beau
Movement: heck yes
Total weight gain: 14lbs (my max between both prenancies!)
Belly button in/out :  technically still in
Wedding rings on/off: I was wearing a single band this week, only because my hands are so dry and cracked - bc I have to go to the bathroom a million times a day and wash like crazy. But I put my wedding rings back on tonight bc I miss them!
Sleep: for the most part. Although when I wake  to pee around 2 or 3 or whenever (I don't look at the time on purpose), I'm usually awake for an hour after, peeing again, and not able to fall back asleep.
Anything make me sick: no. I'm taking nexium,  thanks to another pregnant friend, and it seems to be working better thus far.
Miss anything: red, red wine 
Mood: much easier to control. No more potty mouth (sorry mama), and I feel more calm now, even with Ava. I still short a few times, but I am doing my best to breathe,  ignore, or walk away. Even went out for a few hours Saturday to run some errands alone.  Daddy was just fine napping while the beast, I mean angel Ava napped.
Best moment this week: getting the c-section approved by the dr.  Just a relief knowing that my concern for difficulty in delivery is legitimate makes me feel better. I'm not going through what I went through with Ava, a 6.10lb baby, and a level 4 tear. No thank you sir. The nurse practitioner also told me that she has told my story to people, I guess I'm just special. lol...
We also have begun the transition for Ava into her new room, with some decorative things and moving the bed. She is ready for her big bed! Maybe it'll be easier to move her than we dreamed!
Looking forward to: decorating Ava's room, and picking out paint for Beau's room. My sweet brother said he would paint it.  Yay!

Raising a diva

I have no one to blame but myself, and I've accepted that.  But my name is Lara, and I have a mini diva in the house.  Under my care.  Acting just like me.  With the facial expressions, quirks, silliness, and comments that I make.  Oh good heavens, she's a mini-me.  And you know what?  I love it.  Every part of it.  From her stubbornness, to her loving little ways.  She is my shadow.  My light.  My purpose.  I have always wanted to be a mother. I have dreamed about this time in my life.  I never imagined it would be this amazing, frustrating, crazy and awesome at one time.  If my shirt rides up over the bump, she is right there to pull it down.  She needs help, she gives me her hand to help show her how to trace a new letter.  When I do the dishes, she pulls her chair up right next to me and starts doing the dishes with me.  I leaned over to give her a kiss, and she air-kissed me as I got her cheek - without skipping a beat.  She kisses her brother's bump.  Her songs come on the radio, and she gets excited & starts to dance.  She reads to me.  I can only hope and pray that she's this loving to her little brother as she is to me.  If not, that's ok, as long as she's helpful. I have a great relationship with my mother, and I cherish that we have these moments, and can read each other so well. Sometimes too well, or not even at all and we get in our little spats.  But it all works out in the end, and we get past it.  There are definitely things to change asap, and I hope that I can with my daughter.  I never realized I would have this much love for someone so adorably perfect.  She may not look just like me, but she's precious, annoying, beautiful, terrible, sweet and sassy, and she's mine.
Mama loves you, Ava Elizabeth.   Always and forever.    

31 weeks

How far along: 31 weeks
Gender: boy
Name: Beau (back to "undecided" on the middle name)
Weight gain: 12lbs
Stretch marks: yes... found some on my tum
Belly button in/out: in
Wedding rings on/off: on
Sleep: yes, but the waking at 2 a.m. to pee usually ends up with me wide awake for an hour
Food/drink cravings: no
Anything make me sick: nah
Miss anything: going an hour without having to pee 8 times, sitting comfortably and not peeing all the time.
Mood: much better hallelujah
Best moment this week: making it 4 hours to Augusta for my step bro's wedding. Fun times and Ava was a perfect angel.  Even having to sleep with me, and it was so sweet. (But no, it's not going to be a regular thing.) And that tablet that we bought Ava, I've already returned.  The kindle fire 6, and it was a little much for us.  The storage is tiny, and really, she is probably better off with one of those leap frog things, so she's more kid-ready.  She likes my phone b/c it's on the sprint network, and can look up apps and watch things all the time when we drive, which really is all around town, since we're not huge travelers.  So thank goodness for Amazon's easy returns, and we'll just wait to get something different.  Soon.  And not that this is a good thing, but I got a trim this week, and it was a few inches.  I feel like it was a ton! But i definitely needed it.  
Looking forward to: just trying to figureout Beau's middle name and room decor!