17 Weeks and Counting...

• How far along: 17 Weeks
• Total Weight Gained: 3 lbs
• Sleep: I need some! Griffin has decided to wake several times over the last two nights.... yawn!
• Best Moment of the Week(s): I was telling Griffin that we were going to go see a friends new baby, and he got upset and yelled "no, I want to see our baby!" haha! Sorry buddy- we got a long way to go.
• Movement: Nope. I am not the most observant though. Last time around I would notice when I laid down, but now I am asleep as soon as a lay down so who knows?
• Food Cravings: Salmon this week. I have wanted it a bunch lately. But thats not really out of the ordinary.
• Food Aversions: None this week.
• Morning Sickness: Still gagging when I sneeze or cough (more so in the mornings). Gross.
• Symptoms:Very tried. Back pain. Shortness of breath.
• What I miss: ENERGY!!
• What I'm looking forward to: June 10th when we find out the gender! Picking out a name.
• Other news: Griffin will now tell you that the baby is not coming until November.... so if you say the baby is in my belly he will say "no, not until November!" Ha! Such a hard concept to get. We found out Haven and Bro are having a girl this week, which made Griffin super happy. He still really wants us to have a girl too... so we shall see.
• Names: We havent done a ton of talking about names this time around. I have thrown out lots of ideas and Mr.Pate has disliked almost all of them. Ha! I would just rather wait until we know the gender and then start brainstorming this time.

And for comparison, 17 weeks with Baby #2...
Versus 17 weeks with Griffin...

If it keeps up, I may not be able to walk by the end of this! haha!

- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

Happy Birthday Kiki!

Last weekend we also went to a birthday party for one of Griffin's classmates, Kiki. They have been in the same class for almost 2 years, and they adore each other!

When Kiki saw us walking up, she flipped out and yelled " it's Griffin Alan Pate"!! Yep, full name. Haha!! It was so cute. I love watching them all grow up and actually play together now. Precious.












- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

Sesame Street Live!

Last weekend we went to Sesame Street Live here in town. Griffin is still a pretty big fan, so we were all excited to see how he would like it. My parents and Uncle D came with us also. Apart from a horrible food experience beforehand, we had a great time!

Griffin LOVED it! We had perfect seats so we could see awesome but also had no one around us. Griffin sat and danced and laughed the whole show.

My parents bought him the cd of the show before we headed in... Which makes me want to kill them every time I am driving now :-) haha!!!

Overall, I was so impressed with how Griffin did and I was so glad we went. It was so fun watching him get so excited about the characters!
















- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

Lately

We have been enjoying our swing set again...


We found out the Broady's are having a girl! (Griffin was thrilled)


My little man got his first haircut with clippers! He looks really grown up now...


Joey got to ride with him the other day, and he was so excited!


Daddy and Uncle D have been super fun...


I began watching One Tree Hill from the beginning again. And I am wondering if any fans have ever noticed that Karen's house in the pilot is green with a screen porch?! Totally not the house they went with after the pilot. Random.


- Mrs.Pate via my iPhone

15 Weeks and Counting...

• How far along: 15 Weeks
• Total Weight Gained: 2 lbs
• Sleep: My child has decided to sleep awesome all week- so I am actually getting great sleep. 
• Best Moment of the Week(s): Having enough energy to actually finish all the laundry AND put it away! First time we have started the week without clothes hanging on our couch in months! haha!
• Movement: Too early, I still cant feel anything. But it is getting close! 
• Food Cravings: Not really. 
• Food Aversions: Nothing specific. 
• Morning Sickness: Just a really bad gag reflex... everytime I sneeze I gag. Ick. 
• Symptoms: Tiredness and gagging so far.
• What I miss:  ENERGY! And the ability to swallow a pill without gagging horribly. And coffee.
• What I'm looking forward to: Picking a name, feeling the baby move, the gender ultrasound. 
• Other news: Oh Griffin is still really wanting a girl and wants to name her "Grififi"...  

And for comparison...

15 Weeks with Griffin

15 Weeks with Baby Pate #2