30 weeks!

OK, so here it is! The dreaded belly pic. I am now 30 weeks preggo. I am starting to get to the uncomfortable stage. I am really nervous since I have already gained 25 lbs and still have 10 weeks to go. Unfortunately I have yet to hear of a 25 lb baby being born (OUCH!). I am having a ton of contractions every day with this pregnancy. I didn't have them until I almost had Kolten and so it has been a little weird. I still have to get up about 5-6 times a night to pee (TMI) and since I am a belly sleeper I have a really hard time getting comfortable at night. Kolten was breech the whole time and this baby is already head down and so I feel a ton of pressure and sometimes feel like he might just fall out! All that pressure gets really uncomfortable at times, but at least I know he is already following directions well, unlike Kolten!
I have been craving a ton of fruit this pregnancy. I already love fruit in the summer, but it seems like that is all that I want. I eat a ton and swear that I eat enough for triplets, but I just can't stop, thus the 25lbs. They laugh at me at work because I am always snacking or eating on something.

We are so excited for this little one to come. Kolten has decided on the name "Clifford" for his baby brother and I think that we are going to have a hard time talking him out of it. As for Trevor and I, we have yet to agree on a name. As Trevor was taking this dreadful picture, Kolten needed his belly photographed too. His baby's name is T-Bone! What a character :)

I absolutely love being a mom and remember how nervous I was before I had Kolten. There are a million things that I have learned since then about being a mom that I just wanted to jot down so I don't forget.

• I learned how much you can love a child. I never knew that magnitude of love until I had my own. I knew parents loved their children, but never knew it was this magnificent!
• I learned that sleep is very precious when you have a newborn and take it any chance you can. I don't know how I am going to do this with 2, but we'll see.
• Boys will be boys!
• A closet can only fit so many clothes and when it's full I should probably stop shopping :)
• Babies are a little more resilient than I originally thought.
• Kids will grow at their own rate and as long as they are healthy otherwise you shouldn't worry.
• Your childs smile and googly eyes can get them almost anything!
• Kids say the darndest things! In fact today I was telling Kolten that he might have to give up his crib for a big boy bed and he replies "ok, whatever mom."
• Boys aren't too bad to potty train. (Kolten is now there and only had about 5 accidents!)
• Grandparents really don't care what mom and dad say, they will still spoil these little ones!
• It is hard to ever leave your child and when you do, they are all that you think about.
• Reading daily to your child is so important. We have read to Kolten since he was about 8 months old and still do every single day for about 30-60 minutes and he loves it! It is such a bonding time for us.
• Trevor is a wonderful father and really can take care of a kid. I used to worry so much and put out a list of things for him to do and what time they had to be done. I now know that Kolten will still survive and be happy even if I'm not right there!
• Diapers are expensive.
• Aim the pee-pee down when putting on a new diaper.....had to have that happen a couple of times for me to understand.
• Kids will cuddle less and less as they get busier and busier, ENJOY EVERY MOMENT!!
• You will never stop worrying about your child.

So this is just a few of the many things I have learned while being a mom. There are so many more that I realize daily! I love Kolten so much and can't wait for us to be a family of 4!

Discovery Gateway!

On Thursday Trevor and I took Kolten to the Discovery Gateway museum. It was so much fun! They have all of these activity stations for the kids to play in with fun, fun things. It was nice to just let Kolten play and play and not have to worry that he was going to break or ruin anything. He absolutely loved everything about it. We had to bribe him with ice cream just to get him out.

If you have kids, I highly suggest going there. It is a little pricey, but I think it's worth it.

Kolten is a couple of the different dress-up outfits at the different stations.

Kolten absolutely loved the grocery store area. He played there for quite a while just filling his carts and having them scanned and then putting it away! It was fun to watch him really enjoy it.

Sorry, I put the pics in the wrong order, but here is some more grocery store fun!

They have a life flight helicopter there for the kids to play in. Kolten thought that it was pretty cool.

Overall we had such a great time and Kolten was extremely exhausted after all that playing!

Coupon Shopper!

So for the last 6 months or so I have been trying to save coupons and do my shopping with them. Every Sunday I get 4 papers (only $4 at 7-11 for all 4) and take all of the coupons and use them when things go on sale. I use a bunch of different websites and have got some amazing deals. I have been meaning to get a picture of them and post it but always get everything put away before I remember. This time, I was able to get everything that you see here for $17.53!! It would have been better, but had to get some bread and a treat for Kolten! It is so fun to get such great deals! Sometimes it is a pain because the checkers act like it is their money that you are taking from them, but besides that I have became addicted to it!