Emma's 5th Birthday Party

After Olivia's party, Emma really needed one too. This was even trickier because it is February and cold!

We decided to have just the neighbors over - since they had been playing together outside anyway. 

We made individual s'mores kits for each of the kiddos and had the fire pit in our front yard. Also had a cooler of beer/wine and a cooler of juice. Individual snacks and individually wrapped cookies with her favorites - unicorns, narwhals and her name. The kids brought scooters and bikes to ride around in the culdesac. And we had every single person come - a bigger crowd than we thought. 

It actually rained the weekend that we planned on having it and pushed it to the following weekend. Emma was surprisingly good with that. So we had a cake the day of her birthday and her party later. 

And Sloan drank so much juice - that she was a trainwreck by the end. I'm worried about her college days. 

8 Months Pregnant with #4

This one is tricky. I'm only 32 weeks pregnant (and I want credit for all 32 weeks), but we're just under two months until the due date - so I guess my 9 month post will be 36 weeks - and we'll go from there. Actually feeling great. Besides the furniture moving days or days where I'm on my feet too long - I'm not in much pain. I'm not sleeping much. Usually up around 3am for the day - after peeing 4 times throughout the night. With Emma, I had horrible insomnia. With Sloan, I found these magnesium gummies that cured the insomnia. I thought I was smooth sailing this time around - but the insomnia came back. I am now paralyzed with fear that this one will sleep like Emma did instead of Sloan. Haha! We sure love Emma, but that was a level of tired I'm not sure I can survive again. 

There's not much to do to plan for the 4th. I am keeping a list of snacks I want at the hospital. That's actually my top priority. Snacks. 

Sloan had to come home in a diaper bc she was too big for her coming home outfit. And the hospital has all you need. So no need to pack much. 

The nursery is exactly as it was when all 3 others had it. And we will eventually bring the baby clothes down from the attic and wash them - but that will take like 2 hours. 

Probably should have done a big renovation or something to keep me busy. ;) 

Failed my 1 hour glucose test, and had a scary experience in the 3 hour. My OB said, "I can tell you with confidence that you do not have gestational diabetes. However, your body clearly does not like sugar or carbs - so might be best to stay away." So I have started the gestational diabetes diet on my own (minus taking my blood sugar, pricking my finger, etc.) Did you know a banana has more carbs than you can have in an entire meal? And peanut butter has the amount of carbs you can have in a snack? I am realize how carb heavy so many things are. Upping protein has been hard - but no matter what it will be good for me and this baby. My hospital snacks are currently ALL the candy and sugar - I can have them in 8 or so weeks!

Emma is 5!

She's been talking about it for most of the year - so although I can't believe she's so big, I also kind of thought she was already 5. (Sloan believes that she too is 5) Emma stood on her tippy toes yesterday and said "when I wake up in the morning, I'll be this tall!" Emma has the biggest heart. She is always thinking about others and how they feel. She takes care of our dog, Koda. She makes Dan save and free the bugs that are trapped in our house. She has an incredible emotional maturity, and will call you out if you are not modeling the behavior you've asked of her. Being her parents can be very humbling. She is hands down the most excited about this new baby and constantly hugging and talking to my belly. She is an incredible big sister! New things, change, and hard things can be very difficult for her, and she's working every day on her frustration tolerance. I am so proud of the little girl she is becoming! I can't wait to see what 5 has in store for Emma. And I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's a year without a broken bone!