Valentines 2012

Tatum experienced her first valentine's day and was showered with gifts and love :) she got books & pink jeggings from mom & dad. Books & pjs from her gigi & pop.


Valentine outfit from marmar



She went straight to her baby when she woke up this morning

Billy and I had our third Valentine's dinner date with the Autry's at Shogun. Yum.I've been looking forward to this meal for months

I thought it'd be fun to post my Valentine pic from last year & this year since this is my 2nd year in a row to be pregnant on valentines day



39 weeks. Little did we know, tatum would join us 6 days later



24 weeks with baby girl

I made these yummy treats for my man


(a few were already missing :) )

My next post will be about Tatum's first birthday! Oh she's getting so big, so fast

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22 weeks

18 weeks


22 weeks

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11 months

Tatum turned 11 months three days ago and I just can't believe it. My baby is getting so big way too fast and I don't know if my lovely pregnancy hormones can take it. Tatum is so much fun these days and is such a little stinker.


She was supposed to be napping but instead took her pants off so I had to take a pic. So ornery!

At 11 months you:
.weigh close to 20 lb
.wear mostly 12 months but pants are too long
.wear size 4 diaper
.cutting 4 top teeth
.getting lots of hair
.wake up between 6:30-7:30. You have been waking up at random times in the early a.m. but go back to sleep. I think it's bc you're teething
.bedtime at 8
.you drink 5 6 oz bottles
.eat oatmeal & yogurt for breakfast, followed by a bottle 30
min later
.eating started slow but you're doing great now
.eat 1/2 jar of baby food for lunch & dinner, followed by bottles
.working on real food-you've had mandarin oranges, strawberries, green beans & carrots
.you LOVE Andy Griffith. You watch an episode with your nap & bedtime bottles
.say hi, bye bye, mama, dada, ball
.you put your cell phone to your ear when we say hello
.nap twice a day-morning 1-1.5 hrs, afternoon 2-2.5 hrs
.walk by yourself with walking toys
.shake your head no & nod yes
.pull up on everything
.getting too big for your car seat

I don't want to compare my girls but I really hope baby sister is as happy as Tatum. You are the happiest most joyful child ever. It's so fun watching your sweet personality develop
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Tatum says...

Thats right! This little gal is going to have a SISTER!! I was SHOCKED when we heard "its a girl". Billy and I both really thought it was a boy. Like to the point where we said "he" and called him by name a few times (sorry sweet girl). Yesterday i was still certain it was a boy but Billy was thinkin girl and didn't tell me. I seriously couldn't stop laughing when we found out because I was so surprised.

We are both thrilled that we will have two girls 15 1/2 months apart. Can you say mad house?!
I really hope baby sister is tough because Tatum is seriously a brute!

We have zero names because I didn't think we needed one since it was a boy. I really hope she's named before she's born but we are stumped right now. Tatum came to us so easily and I really didn't think we'd have more girls so I wasn't worried.

The ultrasound looked great. Baby girl is measuring 20 weeks and is healthy. It was so fun telling friends and family because 4 people out of at least 20 said girl. Needless to say, almost everyone was probably as surprised as we were when they saw Tatum's "It's a girl" picture.

Well, 20 weeks down, 20 or less weeks to go. Crazy! My doc is so funny because I really expected to get in trouble about my weight gain( seriously gained like 4 lbs in 2 weeks) so when he didn't mention it I asked him about it. Haha he chuckles and says "well it is a bit aggressive". Billy and I started cracking up! It was the nicest way a doc can comment and we thought it was so funny. Anyway, I have got to stop baking cookies every WEEK and put down the skittles while I bake. So here's to a new week with less sweets.

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19 weeks

We find out the gender of this lil baby on Tuesday! I'm starting to get really excited! We have a boy name picked out but haven't really thought of girl names-i cant make up my mind. Honestly we both really think it's a boy so girl names have been hard. I will be SHOCKED if theres a lil gal growin in there but I'll be super excited with either. I just really think it's a lil guy.
I'm afraid I'm gonna get a finger wave at my appointment because I haven't been staying away from sweets and I'm pretty sure I've put on 2 or 3 lbs in the last week...oops! I gained weight fast the first half of my pregnancy with Tates and then things leveled out for a while so I'm hoping this pregnancy will be the same. We shall see.
I didn't take a pic this week but here I am at 18 weeks



My next post will be a gender reveal and then 3 days later my baby will be ELEVEN months old. I think I may cry
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10 Months

Only 2 months left until she is ONE :(



At 10 months you:
.probably weigh around 18 lbs
.wear 9 months and some 12
.wear size 4 diaper
.take 4 6-8 oz bottles and baby food
.take 2 naps
.getting more hair
.love to play in your crib before you fall asleep
.trying to pull up on everything
.you're crawling as of yesterday
.started pointing tonight and calling the hogs
.love to stand
.love to clap and wave
.you're very loud

Tatum you are the funniest child ever.



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14 weeks

Let the 2nd trimester begin! Hallelujah! I've been feeling much better this week. This is the first time in 8 weeks I haven't felt either nauseous or had some kind of sickness. Thankfully my prayers were answered and Billy and Tates stayed well.
I've been feeling the baby for 2 weeks. Usually just flutters but I'll feel he/she kick a few times a day. Every now and then it feels like I'm 30+ weeks along because it feels like a weird gravitational pull so I'm guessing the baby is flipping? I was surprised to feel the baby so early but my doc asked at my 12 week appointment if I was feeling movement. Now that I'm feeling better, I get bursts of excitement about giving birth again and loving on a newborn. Although, I picture Tatum's personality with this one, so I'm sure it's not going to be anything like that. Tatum was/is such an easy, happy, content baby since day one. I probably need to be prepared for the opposite with this one because everyone tells me that I won't have another like her.
Im not really keeping track with weight gain although I would like to see the difference between Tates and this one so I'm going to try better. I think I've gained a lb. or 2.
I tried wearing maternity jeans but I'm not big enough yet so they just look awkward. I can't really button my jeans anymore so I use a rubber band and thats working pretty good.



Only one more appointment and then we find out the gender :) It's definitely a boy
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