My Once Upon a Time...

Height and Weight: At his 4 year check up, he weighed 36lbs (54%) and measured 41.75 inches (82%). He really grew in height this year, almost 4 inches! Health: School germs are the worst! I feel like Fox has been sick so many times in the last year. He also got strep twice (never had it before), threw up because of it for the first time in probably two years and had lots of fevers and colds. I don't know how other parents do it, but when he gets sick, he's usually out of school for the entire week, which means I'm out of work. But we feel grateful that those illnesses is all he had in the last year, and nothing serious and also no broken bones. We are planning on getting him tested for his allergies again soon, since the last test was two years ago.  Nicknames: Foxy, Pumpkin, Honey, My Love, Poodle Eating: Picky, picky, picky. I still hate feeding him. He is the king of snacks. Nuff said.  Sleeping: He has developed...

June 13, 2018 How far along: 31 weeks  Baby is the size of a: Head of romaine lettuce or a foam finger (think sports events) Total weight gain: 33 lbs  Maternity Clothes? Katie commented to me that I pull out a brand new outfit every day. I’m so grateful for all the hand me downs I received from friends.  Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? Well, this week I did something to my upper back and neck and I’ve been in so much pain that nights have been pretty horrendous lately. I’m seeing a chiropractor now and I hope that he can help me get some relief soon.   Best moment of the Week: Katie and I were able to go on a couple of much needed dates, just the two of us! It definitely made me feel special and has improved my mood tremendously.  Movement: Constantly! Food Cravings: Nothing special.  Belly Button in or out: In.  Gender: Sweet baby boy! Symptoms: Some backaches, some nightly...

A few weeks ago, one of my best friends hosted a Baby Sprinkle for us. I wasn't going to have another Baby Shower, since we literally have everything we need for him, but I loved that she wanted to throw a party for us to celebrate this baby. I remember how OCD I was when it came to planning Fox's Shower, I was a "Momzilla" for sure and wanted everything to be perfect. Based on that, I was very surprised with myself how little I micromanaged the details of this party and just let Lindsi do whatever she wanted. Lindsi asked if we could have it at our house, so that's what we did.  I loved this candy bar, so cute! These were the favors, custom made button cookies. Lindsi came up with the theme "Cute as a button" and it turned out super adorable. My beautiful wife! We snapped a quick family picture before everyone arrived. This was one of the games we played. You basically got points for everything you had...

June 6, 2018 How far along: 30 weeks – we are in single digits now for the weekly countdown! Baby is the size of a: Cabbage or a Motorcycle Helmet? That sounds a little outrageous if you ask me! Total weight gain: Lost one pound this week, but still up 31lbs.  Maternity Clothes? Nothing new. Mostly wearing dresses these days because pants feel super restrictive to me.  Stretch Marks? Not yet. Sleep? A little better this week. Still only one bathroom break per night.  Best moment of the Week: Getting the nursery somewhat ready and having our baby sprinkle! Movement: All the time. I heard I’m supposed to do count kicks, but I never did that with Fox and feel like I feel this kid constantly anyway, so not sure if I need to do that or how to even do it. I’ve been slacking about reading my pregnancy book this time around.  Food Cravings: Nothing really. I just eat to not be hungry but nothing ever sounds good to me...

Almost four years ago, I found a maternity photographer on faccebook and instantly loved her work. Fox had just been born and I always regretted not finding her earlier, because the maternity pictures I had with him were more than cringe worthy.  . Flash forward to last December. I had just found out that I was pregnant and I immediately set up a shoot with her Obviously, in typical Nadine fashion,  I stressed about this shoot since the moment I set it up. I don’t enjoy being the center of attention and having someone take pictures of me makes me a little uncomfortable, but I always love the end result, and since this was my last pregnancy, I knew I wanted to document it in the best way I could. Since the photographer I chose is famous in our area for her maternity pictures (she doesn’t do anything else), I had to spend more money than I could ever justify spending on pictures, which made me even more stressed…what if I didn’t l...