22 weeks

Baby E is now the size of a papaya. The books say she should be settling into a sleep cycle of about 12-14 hours a day. It is so true!! I feel her kicking early morning as I am getting ready for work and then not much else during the day. She starts up again about 8-9pm, especially when I am settling down to go to sleep.

I had a doctors appointment last week and everything looks good. My belly measures 1 week small, but the doctor was not concerned about that. She said Baby E is probably a petite little girl! I have gained 12 pounds and feel good. Started with some indigestion this weekend, but heartburn is nothing new for me! Next appointment, I have to do the glucose tolerance test! Yuck!

Happy Mother's Day!

For Mother's Day, Cubbie dug me a hole in the yard. So sweet of him!! As Matt's gift to me, he got to bathe Cubbie. What a mess!

The Gomulinski Boys

My cousin Jennifer has 2 little boys, Branden and Jake. Jake is my Godson and soooo funny! He is 3 years old and such a character! He was very entertaining this weekend and I caught a few of those moments on camera. While eating his cake at lunch, he asked me to take his picture so he could see what he looked like! His older brother Branden can be shy, but boy oh boy, he came out of his shell this weekend too and had me in stitches! After lunch he looked at my dad and said "Let's go Pops!".  No one has ever called my dad "Pops". We aren't sure where Branden got that, but we were all laughing!!
I wish I could see all of my little (and big) cousins more often.



Braden surprised Aunt Lynda with a BIG smooch on the cheek!



Sean's First Holy Communion

This weekend, I drove to Orlando and then rode with my parents to South Florida for my cousin's First Holy Communion. Sean is in the second grade at St. Mark's Catholic School and made his First Communion with his class. It was a beautiful mass and the children looked so angelic all dressed in white. They performed a song with sign language at the end of mass. Sean was so excited to have family and friends gathered for his big day. Afterwards, we went to a nice lunch at Brio. All of the little cousins had fun, as usual, playing and being silly. Soon, there will be another little one to add to the bunch. Finally, though, a little girl!



Branden 5, Jake 3, Sean 7, Crystal 13



Cubbie and Baby E!

Since Baby E is the size of a banana this week, I decided to take a picture of Cubbie with a banana for comparison. What will Cubbie think of his little sister? We aren't sure, but he doesn't have much of a choice. He seemed to like Little Palmer and Carson last night when they came over to play.

21 weeks, moving right along.

Another week just flew by. I can't believe how quickly this is all going. I really feel like I am sticking out now and can't sleep on my stomach anymore. Sleep...what is that?!?! I now wake up screaming with charlie horses. Good grief...that is not fun. The first time I woke up screaming, Matt slept through the whole thing! I woke him up and told him he has a pregnant wife and will have a newborn soon. If something screams, he needs to wake up!! He now wakes up and last night rubbed my leg. Last night's episode was the worst and my calf is still sore today. Plus, Cubbie is now sleeping with us. He has never slept with us before, but since moving into the new house, he thinks his new spot is in our bed! We are upgrading to a king size bed; it will be here next week. It is about time!

This week, Baby E's digestive system is busy creating meconium (a tarry black substance made of swallowed amniotic fluid, digestive secretion, and dead cells), which will fill the first diaper after birth. Can't wait to watch Matt change a diaper. He has never changed 1 diaper. That is about to change my friend!!

Happy May Day!

Congrats Southall Family!

Our dear friends Mike and Stacie Southall just moved into their beautiful new home. We were so excited to go see them their first day there. Matt helped them move yesterday and hopefully they are getting settled in. I wish I could say it is just down the street, but it isn't. They moved to St. Augustine, but it isn't a bad drive and they are in a wonderful family-friendly neighborhood with awesome schools in their district. They have a huge driveway on a nice cul-de-sac. I am forseeing some great street parties, perfect for trick-or-treating! We are so happy for them.

The girls loved showing me all around, especially their bedrooms. I got a tickle out of their "poses" for the pictures. They are excited we are having a girl and gave us a few name options! Matt said he will put them on the list.

Avery, 2.5, Payton, 6