Ready for Winter...

I am now officially 32 weeks pregnant. It is sooo hard to believe that I am already in the 3rd trimester and only have about 7 weeks until baby boy arrives as we have a scheduled C-section for January 8th. I know with Thanksgiving next week and then Christmas just around the corner the time is going to fly by!! At my last appointment my belly was measuring big at 34 weeks, which didn't surprise me as the same happened when pregnant with Susanna. I guess it either means we will have a big baby boy or I just am really good at growing a big belly :)


Mommy has been a little tired lately and not cooking as often. Susanna is now in charge of ordering take-out... this night it was Chinese!


We are already in the Christmas spirit at our house. Two weeks ago we put up our Christmas tree and decorations. We have limited our decorating this year since Miguel will be taking it all down himself right after Christmas to prepare for babies arrival. But we still put up the essentials... tree, stockings, nativity. We normally decorate mid December and leave it up until late January but since they have to come down early this year we want to enjoy them as long as we possibly can this year!!!


We LOVE how warm the house feels decorated for Christmas, our FAVORITE time of year!!! Susanna LOVES the tree and when we turn on the lights she always says "Pretty Tree". She even insists that when she goes upstairs for nap or at night for bed that we turn the tree off because the tree is going "Night Night" too. Soooo cute!! She can tell you what Santa says and LOVES her snowman stuffies. Miguel and I LOVE this time of year and I believe we have successfully filled Susanna with same Christmas Spirit!!


Our Johnston Mommies friends blessed us this week with a 2nd Time Around baby shower. It was sooo much fun to have them share in our celebration of baby boy. We received soo many cute clothes and I thank everyone. A GREAT BIG THANKS to Lisa for planning and hosting and making us feel so extra special, you truly are a great friend!!

3d/4d Ultrasound

This afternoon we had the 3d ultrasound for baby boy. Just like we experienced with Susanna, it was amazing!!! Also, we were able to reconfirm that he is indeed still a boy!!!! He didn't start off very cooperative though... he is head down facing inward with his spine and bottom following the curve of my belly. The tech said he was sitting "Buddha" style with his little legs crossed and his arms and hands near his knees. Plus, he was practically using the placenta as a pillow!!! The issue was it was difficult to get a face view due to his positioning however with some interesting maneuvering with my belly from side to side the tech finally got a good view. HE IS SOOOOO CUTE!!! I think he looks just like Miguel!! But then I compared a newborn pic of Susanna and they look very similar too! So I guess we will just have to wait and see!!!!!!! Enjoy :)






Here is a newborn pic of Susanna and then today's pic of her baby brother... looks pretty similar to me?!!?!?

Happy Halloween!!

On Saturday we participated in a Trunk or Treat event at St. Raphael's in honor of my moms endowment. It was A LOT of fun and Susanna had a blast. We dressed in a family theme costume... Susanna the Dentist, Miguel her Assistant, and Me the patient!!! She was a GREAT dentist!!


When it came time to trick or treat she was a little unsure of what to do, but quickly caught on. Soon enough she was walking from car to car as if on a mission to collect her candy and put it in her pumpkin! Everytime she would say "Trick or Treat" and even remembered her manners and said "Thank You" as she walked away! Good for us she still doesnt know what candy actually is... wonder how long we can keep this a secret from her??!! We had a wonderful day and I know my mom was very happy to see the smiling faces of all the children having so much fun together!