5 1/2 months along

My prenatal appt went well yesterday. I did put on a good seven pounds in the past month thanks to all the delicious sweets I have been craving this pregnancy. Also, I have not been active at the gym like I was with Maelynn so I guess the weight gain is to be expected. So far I have put on a total of 18 pounds. Blood pressure is great 108/53 and Madilynn is kicking away....all the time and usually at 11pm!

The girls room is just about done. Maelynn's adorable toddler bed is up so she can practice getting in and out of it during the day and get used to having it around when we transition her. She is already jumping on it and Derek has had to tell her, "no monkeys jumping on the bed!"



We were wondering if it would happen before she turned one. I wasn't pushing it but was curious if she would because Madisyn was doing it by eleven months. Well, she is! Yep...Maelynn is walking! She practiced ALL DAY yesterday walking back and forth between toys and today she has barely crawled. I laugh every time because frankly it is really funny to see such a little person walking around. We are so excited for her new found freedom and she happily thrives off our praises. Maelynn is also cutting her two top molars as well as two more on the bottom. That gives her ten teeth already! DROOL DROOL DROOL!
Maelynn's new vocabulary:
Thank you, up, doggie, kitty, Dada, Mama, baba, eye, all done, hi and bye.

Madisyn will be leaving this weekend for Grandma and Grandpa's. She is so excited to do crafts with Grandma Beverly. She is also anxious for the s'mores she was promised. I wouldn't mind some of those right now actually. Madisyn also lost her fifth tooth the other day! Unfortunately the "Tooth-fairy" fell asleep on the job and had to reschedule her visit for the following night. Thankfully Madisyn wasn't too upset even though the "Tooth-fairy" still managed to leave the tooth behind along with the money. You know you're a tired parent when.........

Everyone here is doing well. We are just keeping busy and looking forward to the new changes in our future. I'm not going to lie, I am exhausted and hurting everywhere! We are so thankful for this new blessing but this has been the hardest pregnancy by far. We thank God for three healthy, beautiful little girls and we are now done having babies. I admit I will miss the baby phases when they out-grow them. Derek and I have our hearts set on adopting in the future when the girls are more independent. We would like a little boy around two or three years old. We definitely see it in our future but until then we are so excited to watch our amazing girls grow up.