Planting Seeds

I decided to get an early start to our garden this year.  Since Iowa weather is still unpredictable in April and we haven't tilled the ground we started our seeds inside.  Riley loved planting them and asks almost daily to see "her seeds."

 Preparing the "greenhouse."

 Daddy planting the blueberry tree. 

 Planting!

Tumbling Pictures

 Crazy Hair!

 Her Favorite!!

Red Light, Green Light

33 Week Update

• I only have two progesterone shots left!!  I'm excited.  Especially considering that a pharmaceutical company went out and got an FDA approved patent for progesterone (shutting down all other compounding pharmacies) and is now charging a whopping $1500 per shot!  My insurance company doesn't pay for the drug and I pay under $100 for a vile that has 4 1/2 shots.  Health care in America...
• I have my first (and hopefully last) illness of this pregnancy - Strep Throat.
• I feel huge and am swollen.  I have gained as much weight as I did with Riley which is depressing because I had such high hopes to NOT gain as much weight.  I haven't been able to wear my wedding ring for the past few weeks. 
• I did some yard work on Sunday and was sore for two days.
• I have a toddler who has now decided that she'd like to sleep like an infant and wake up three (or more) times a night.
• The baby is moving around a lot.  She seems to sit on my left side and is constantly pushing her back or butt out.
• She has hiccups almost daily.  This was new to me as Riley never had the hiccups.  It is such a weird feeling!
• We are 80% sure that if I make it to 37 weeks we'll be delivering at the new Mercy West Lakes Hospital.
• I have an overwhelming feeling to get the basement and nursery done and to deep clean the house.  I also planted a blueberry tree (in a pot) and started my peas, beans, onions, and leek seeds in my indoor "greenhouse." Nesting maybe? 
• Brett has been working a couple hours every night on the basement and we are now in the finishing stage!  Brett will begin to texture all of the walls and ceiling this week. He, more than me, is very ready to be done.  Apparently pregnancy can make a woman very judgemental and unable to help with most things! :)
• Hardly any of my spring and summer shirts from my last pregnancy fit now.  I can't seem to find any of my maternity capri pants either.  I have a depressing wardrobe right now.
• I'm beginning to have all the anxiety of having two children to be responsible for.  I keep wondering what I will do if I have Harper in the stroller (or wherever) and Riley decides to run off when we're out and about.  What do I do???
• I'm beginning to face the reality that I could have two children in two weeks.  Riley was born at 35 weeks. EEEEEKKK! 

Craft Time

I've been working on getting the final touches done in the nursery and thought I'd share my latest project.  I found the same wooden letters that are in Riley's room at Hobby Lobby and decided to do a similar thing for Harper.  This time around, I decided to use my mod podge and white paint to change up the look.  Here's what I ended up with:

Now I just need to find the perfect shelf to put them on.  My once polka dot theme has now turned into a flower theme and I'm loving it!

Practice Makes Perfect

Riley started her tumbling class again last week.  She loves it!  We are at a different YMCA this year so there are different kids, teachers, and activities.  She absolutely loves jumping, doing somersaults, and playing with the huge parachute.  Like last time, she is scared of the older teacher.  It took the whole class for her to loosen up and participate in the stretching and singing that takes place at the beginning and end of the class.  We've noticed that she is very timid around other adults and in a class situation.  She is the oldest in her class and I'm hoping that it will help her build her confidence.  She's been practicing her somersaults at home and has finally nailed it down!

Baby Blue Eyes

An Interview With The Big Sister To Be

Since Riley has been saying a bunch of funny things lately I thought it'd be fun to do a little interview with her.  Here's what I got:

What is the baby's name going to be?
Popper Murphy

What color eyes will she have?

Pink

What color hair will she have?

Maybe mine

Will she be a big baby or little baby?

Big...(1 minute later) teeny, teeny baby.

Will she cry a lot?

No. Give her a pacifier.

What will you help Mommy with?

Maybe bottles.

What toy will she like to play with?

Maybe take a bath with me.

What will Harper eat?

mmm....soup!

Last night we also looked online for her gift to her little sister.  I thought it would be perfect to get her a blabla animal (like Bunny and Piggy) since Riley loves hers so much.  We looked and looked and I tried to steer her toward the cute little bear and she finally insisted "I want a bunny for my little sister!"  After telling her that she had a bunny and she needed to get Harper a different one she settled on Suzette The Fox. 

We pulled out all of the baby stuff that we're going to need over the weekend and cleaned it all up.  Riley had to sit in the bouncer all afternoon, which now serves as a toy for her dolls.  We tested the old car seat to see if it would fit in my little car with Riley's seat and, although it's snug, it does fit.  Looks like we may not be getting a new car after all. Here's a few pictures:

 31 Weeks (tomorrow): Notice the red, swollen hands.  Let the swelling begin!