Gully

I have been meaning to blog about Gully for about a month or so, but I just kept forgetting. I know I used to blog or show pictures of Reagan and her baby, but since we moved back home in November, she hasn't paid any attention to that baby. For a week or so she played with a different one, (one that she could take in the bath) then she got a 2 babies that were twins that she played with for a while and still does take along with her, but once she got Gulliver he has been her favorite.

My mom came home from Christmas shopping one day and said to Reagan, "I got you something." She gave her this new baby, we now call Gully. It stared out because my mom was asking Reagan what she thought he should be named. I guess there is an old movie called Gulliver's Travel and Jack Black just remade a new one. In the movie he is big compared to everyone else on an an island, something like that, not really sure. Since this baby was so big, she said, "let's call him Gulliver." Which then in time turned into Gully.

This is a 0-3 month onesie that my sister got for baby Snider and it fits Gully! Since it said little brother, we thought it was perfect and now that's what he wears.





"Shhhh Gully's sleeping."











She talks to him daily. I will catch her and start listening to her conversation. "Gully, I can't carry you, you are to heavy. You have to walk. Gully, you ok? Your belly hurt? What's the matter Gully, why are you crying? Gully, go to time out.



She loves to carry him around and take care of him. The only problem is when she wants to take Gully into stores with us. Can you imagine the looks I would get if I let her carry this baby around in public? He is huge!

Big Girl on the Potty!

Reagan is not actually going potty in the potty, and I am not even totally ready to start the whole process. But sometimes she does ask to sit on it and we will sit for a little bit, but it is usually right after she has just gone in her diaper. I am ready a potty training book and I am sure it will be here before we know it, but for right now we aren't pushing it. I thought she looked so big and so cute I had to get a picture!

35 Weeks

Today I went in for our normal sonogram routine. She usually starts checking for dilation at 35 weeks, but since I saw her last week we decided to wait until next Monday. All is looking great. I asked the sono tech if she was able to tell me if he had dropped. (I wasn't sure if that was a dumb question to ask her or not, but I did it anyway) She said she wasn't able to tell, but that she could tell me he was really, really low. If that meant he had dropped, then maybe, but I will know more next Monday when I actually see my doctor. Other than that he looks great, she still said he was still a little small, weighing about 5.3 pounds. Of course I got home and looked at the baby center website and they said at 35 weeks they weigh about 5 1/4 pounds, like a honeydew melon. Not quite sure what she was talking about, looks like he is perfect to me!

Can't wait to go in next week to check the progress. At 36 weeks with Reagan I was dilated to a 1, 50% effaced, at -2 station and she had dropped already. It's getting close!

The Dallas Aquarium

Darrin came in town last night for the weekend and we wanted to try and do something fun with Reagan today. Lately I feel like I haven't done anything fun with her. I think it's just because I am 8 mths pregnant and I don't have the energy to get out an do things for very long, especially when its just her and I. But since I felt like this was one of the last times it would be just us, a family of 3, I wanted to get out and do something. Of course, the weather was nasty so we had to try and find something indoors. We decided to try out the Dallas World Aquarium since we have never been, or never taken Reagan, and we had a great time.

Reagan missed her Daddy SO much!

"Hi shark!"

Checking out all the fish.

"Hi penguin, you eating cheetos?"

And her favorite, the octopus! She kept saying, "I can't see. I can't see him." She wanted him to be open and when he would close up she "couldn't see him." It was so cute. We must have stood and watched him for 10 minutes.

We had such a great time, I can't believe that was one of our last outings as a family of 3! Darrin leaves on Sunday and next time he comes back there will be just a few days before baby boy is here! We are so close to being a family of 4!!

34 Weeks

We made it! Everything looks good, no changes. Now, no news is good news. She said that if I was to go into labor she wouldn't stop me, that 34 weeks is her cut off. I will continue to go in weekly for the sonograms and then in 2 weeks she will start checking for dilation. Other than that, everything is the same. Oh, besides somehow I gained 3lbs in 2 weeks. My goal was to deliver at 136 lbs, which was 10 under what I delivered Reagan at. If I want to reach that I better lay off the Chick fil lay, that's only 2lbs from where I am at now and I have 4 more weeks!

Baby Shower!

Today my sister and April hosted a baby shower for us and it was perfect. All of my closest friends were there and it even snowed!

Huge thank you to my sister who worked so hard on all the food and decorations. Not to mention drove from College Station just to be there and had to fight the rain and snow to get back home. I am so grateful for everything you do for me and I love you so much.

Also, to April for for all the help and allowing us to have it at her home. What would I do without you here to hang out with during the day, I love you.

And to all my girls who fought the rain and snow to make sure I had a wonderful shower, thank you so much. I am so grateful for all your friendships and I can't thank you enough for all that you do.


34 weeks!


Aunt Tricia who is like 14 weeks pregnant and still buttoning her regular pants!

Thanks mom for helping me make the adorable burp cloths, all we need now is to get a name so we can monogram them!



































Reagan's first time in the snow! I think she loved it!









I think everything is pretty much set and we have all that we need. We just need to nail down a name and for him to be here! One month from today!