The Last Months Being a Mother to One...

Have been insanely busy! My life must be trying to show me a glimpse of the future. Here's what has been going on:

We were going to a wedding so I used the

opportunity to take a couple pictures:)

I was 30 weeks

Baby Madison is doing great! We had a sonogram on 10/5/11! By estimations, she weighs 4 lbs. and 3 oz. She had 138 bpm. Dr. H said her anatomy was PERFECT. Isn't that one of the best things to be told? Thank you Lord!

Spine and ribs :)

Knee, ankle and foot

Sweet pouty profile :)

* Madison's room is no where near ready... we haven't even painted yet. I believe we have the "Second Child" syndrome. "Oh we have plenty of time!" Uh huh, now it's time to get moving. If I even make it to the scheduled date (high blood pressure), from today, we only have 8 weeks and 3 days. Makes me want to get up and get busy!

* I never sleep. I have HORRID carpal tunnel syndrome and my hands fall asleep at night so bad that IF I sleep, it has to be sitting up. Lovely.

* I am getting less scared and more excited. I hope that lasts :)

Our baby shower was lovely! Thank you to the wonderful friends and family that helped make our day special. If you know Van and I, you know we have to be different! So we had a couples baby shower. Really, we just wanted a family/friend gathering with cake :) I am thankful to have such wonderful people in my life.

Van and I are so close. It was so much fun to share this with him this time. I know for sure, we make our own rules and will always in the future. Baby showers just for women- Psh! :)

Cameron is almost 5! Oh my goodness... what am I going to do?

2011-2012 Pre-K

We normally get Cameron's pictures done around this time but we decided to wait until December to include Baby Sister :)

Baby # 2 Updates

This pregnancy has been so different than my first. Oh my goodness...

*For the first 4 months I was sick as a dog. I have never felt nausea like that! It was INSANE! Every now and then I get a bit of it but it goes away. Thank goodness at about 14-15 weeks it started going away.

*I felt her move for the first time at 16 weeks. I love feeling those little flutters. I didn't feel Cameron move until 19 weeks.

*I have felt KICKS now. I felt the first real KICK, not quickening, at 20 weeks. She is active. I feel her at least once every hour. I am sure if I wrote it down it would be something like that. She isn't any more active than Cameron was... yet. We will see who wins for strongest and most often kicks as the weeks progress.

*I am carrying all up high. With Cameron, I carried him so low until the last month of course. This pregnancy is right in my darn chest.. well it feels that way anyways:)

* I have been 100 times more irritable, grouchy, moody, tired... need I continue? Than I was with Cameron. You would have never known I was pregnant... other than my belly. I think it may be the summer pregnancy. I don't know but whatever it is, I feel thankful for the wonderful husband I have who smiles and hugs me anyways:)

* People always say your second baby is different. I kinda of understand that, but with the gender being different it's kind of not. With Cameron, we had all furniture, bedding, clothes, ect. by the time I was 17 weeks along. This time we have the furniture and a few unorganized sets of clothing. I have the bedding picked... just haven't purchased it yet. I have plenty of time:) That may be the difference. When it's your second time around you know how long those 40 weeks can last :)

I feel brave to share this photo....

22 Weeks and 1 Day

*If you have read this far.... We have picked a name and I am ready to start monogramming!!!!

Madison KayLee Pearce

KayLee is special to Van and his family. He picked the middle name since I changed Cameron's middle name at the last minute to honor my dad who had JUST passed away. Some of Cameron's blankets actually say "Cameron Ryan Pearce." Oops :)

That's all for now. Buying baby stuff sure is just as much fun as I remember!!!!!!!!

Make Way For Baby

It sure has been fun preparing for Little Miss Pearce. Van picked out the furniture and I love it. He did a great job! It will go great with Ladybugs!

This is what we picked for her bedding.

Just getting a head start :)