17 Weeks

Oh I'm How far along? 17 weeks

Maternity clothes? Not yet, but I think my days of regular jeans are coming to an end.  Bring on the yoga pants and leggings

Sleep: Not so great.  Now I am having crazy dreams (never good ones) so I wake up exhausted

Best moment this week:My baby #1 turned 4.  I can't believe it!!!

Miss Anything? Nothing that I can think of

Movement: Still just some sporadic moves.

Food cravings: Nothing really this week.

Belly Button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them

Happy or Moody most of the time: Hopefully happy ;)

Looking forward to:  Starting to get stuff ready for baby.  Almost half way there with tons on the to do list......

Barcelona

Last week I was lucky enough to get to go on my dream trip. Ever since my first year of high school Spanish, I have wanted to go to Spain.  I have an awesomely supportive husband who knew how important this was to me.  So when one of my best friends moved there he made sure that I made this trip happen.  I was gone for 8 days.  It was hard to be away from Ben and the boys for that long, but I made some memories I will never forget.

The first day I arrived, I went to the apartment (in Madrid), took a nap and then got on a train to Barcelona!

View from our balcony of part of the city.

Cathedral of Saint Eulalia

My favorite thing about everywhere we saw.  EVERYTHING was so old and had so much character.  Even little random alley ways and streets were so much cuter than anywhere in the States.

Port of Barcelona

I made it to the Mediterranean Sea! Man it was cold, but there were a handful of crazy people swimming in it!

Emily and I

There weren't many sea shells on the beach, mostly small rocks

The Basilica of the Sagrada Family.  It's construction started in 1882 and it's hoped to be finished by 2026/2028.

Sunrise from the balcony

We hiked and we hiked and we hiked and finally made it to Park Guell to see this crazy dragon sculpture designed by Gaudi.  Only to find out that there is a small portion of the park that is not free and tickets were sold out...... UGH! At least the rest of the park was beautiful and had great views.

Gaudi building

We took a bus up the Tibidado mountain.  Man did it have some amazing views.

The Church of the Sacred Heart of  Jesus on top of the mountain,

There was also am amusement park.  I don't think I could handle riding a roller coaster literally built on the side of a mountain!!

All in all, Barcelona was NOT a disappointment.  It was a very touristic city, but I guess I can't complain since that was what I was doing as well :)

16 (and a half) Weeks

I'm How far along? 16 weeks

Maternity clothes? Getting closer

Sleep: Ehhhh...... I'm still trying to get un-jetlagged and get the boys sleeping better.  They have been sleeping through the night, which is awesome, but fighting actually going to bed.

Best moment this week: So much exciting stuff!! I got back from my Spain trip (pictures to come -- I promise) and we had Lucas' 4th birthday party! 

Miss Anything? Wine..... Since I couldn't drink any while in Spain, I brought it all back with me :)

Movement: Yes! just a few crazy little jabs....  I wasn't expecting it this early, but they are intense.

Food cravings: Nothing really this week.

Belly Button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them

Happy or Moody most of the time: It might be due to lack of sleep, but I'm feeling a little bit like a Crab-o-saurus :(

Looking forward to:  Lucas' actual birthday is Thursday, so I need to come up with some special activities for the day! 

 

15 Weeks

I'm How far along? 15 weeks

Maternity clothes? Still holding out!

Sleep: Getting better.  Always wishing there was more though!

Best moment this week: We celebrated Ben's birthday last weekend.  We also took Lucas to the circus which was a blast!

Miss Anything? Nothing in particular this week

Movement: not yet.

Food cravings: So much Indian food! I can't stop thinking about it!

Belly Button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them

Happy or Moody most of the time: Slightly less moody...... I think

Looking forward to:  SPAIN! I'm currently in the airport waiting to board the first leg of my trip to Madrid! 

The Circus is in town!

Since this is the last year for the circus we made a last minute decision to take Lucas! My dad came and spent the afternoon with Adam so we got some rare "just Lucas" time.  We all had a really great time.  Lucas really loved the show :)

Hello 2nd Trimester

How far along? 14 weeks

Maternity clothes? Not yet :)

Stretch marks? I'm sure there will be plenty new ones come September :(

Sleep: We are all sleeping a little better this week.  Lucas is finally back to going to bed on his own without someone sitting in the room or out in the hallway with him.  Adam has been a little difficult to get down, but at least he is for the most part staying asleep.

Best moment this week: We got a warm day yesterday and got to go to the park!

Miss Anything? Nothing in particular this week

Movement: not yet.

Food cravings: Anything that is bad for me! We did have some delicious Indian food that hit the spot a couple nights ago.  Ironically it was the same food that made me super nauseous when I was pregnant with Lucas.

Belly Button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them

Happy or Moody most of the time: Slightly less moody...... I think

Looking forward to:  Ben's birthday is tomorrow! We are super sad that it is supposed to be really cold and yucky out.  But Lucas always loves an excuse for cake :)

New Wheels for the Baby

As much as we love our little black Elantra and Ben's truck, they are not the best family of 5 car.  Ben has been researching SUV's for a while now and we finally found one :)  Meet our new car! It's a 2016 Mitsubishi Outlander.  The boys approved :)

13 Weeks

How far along? 13 weeks

Maternity clothes? Not yet.  I have actually lost a decent amount of weight, so I have been able to wear some of my "skinny clothes" hahaha

Stretch marks? I'm sure there will be plenty new ones come September :(

Sleep: Well not related to new baby, but sleeping has been awful.  Lucas is dealing with nightmares for the past month.  He is getting better, but between him waking up and needing someone to sleep with him and Adam waking up just because he is a bad sleeper still, it has not been great in the Hale house.

Best moment this week: I got a girls day with one of my friends last weekend.  It sure was a nice break from reality.

Miss Anything? Sleep, beer, NOT throwing up.......

Movement: not yet.

Food cravings: No - it's just a good day when I get to eat.

Belly Button in or out? In!

Wedding rings on or off? On, when I remember to wear them

Happy or Moody most of the time: Oh for sure moody.  Poor everyone that knows me :(

Looking forward to:  March is a super busy month for us.  Lots of birthday fun and I will be traveling.  I am sure it will be April before we know it!

 

Boonshoft

A couple weeks ago we met up with one of my friends and her little cutie at the Dayton Boonshoft Museum,  It's a small children's museum.  Luckily it wasn't very crowded, but man did it take all 4 parents to control these 3 crazy toddlers!!! Everyone had a great time though :)

Lucas driving the recycling truck.

Time to dig!!!

Reading about birds in the tree house while watching them eat at the 20 bird feeders out the windows.

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