tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79444203743801804802024-03-23T03:14:01.578-07:00Life On The HomesteadLelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-18807202465035453402015-06-02T18:42:00.000-07:002015-06-02T18:42:17.548-07:00{Thirty-Nine and Forty Weeks}<div style="text-align: center;">
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Even though our little man is here, I still wanted to document this last week of being pregnant. To be honest, this picture was taken the day that I went into labor...so really I was super close to 40 weeks....but close enough, right?</div>
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If you're interested in the rest of my updates, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>,<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/third-trimester-28-weeks-to-34-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the first part of the third trimester breakdown</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-five-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-five week update</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-six-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-six week update</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-seven-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-seven week update</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/05/thirty-eight-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-eight week update</a>!</div>
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Weight Gain...They didn't weigh me at the hospital, so I have no clue what my final weight gain ended up being but I think it was near the 35-40 pound mark. I seriously cannot wait to start working out again, but I'm not worrying too much about my diet because I'm struggling to eat enough to keep this little man fed! </div>
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Cravings...I wasn't really craving anything that last week...craving a baby out of my belly and the ability to lay on my back again! </div>
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Wedding Rings...So very off and I still can't get them on again. My knuckles are just too big...so seriously praying that goes down or I'll have to get it re-sized...dun dun dun. </div>
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Swelling...Oh my gracious..all of the things were swollen! Legs, ankles, feet, face, hands...yuck! </div>
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Belly Button...It finally started to pop out a tiny bit. I didn't even really notice it until I was walking about the hospital having contractions. </div>
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Sleeping Situation...Terrible. Three hours at a time...maybe.<br />
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Overall Feeling...Large and in charge and ready to pop this baby out!<br />
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Excited About...Meeting the little man!</div>
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Anxious About...When this is all happening.<br />
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Most Exciting Thing This Week...Maybe meeting the little man this week!<br />
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Current House Project...Planting some flowers in pots and deep cleaning.<br />
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And just because...here's a forty week pregnant picture...with the little man.<br />
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Lelia still puffy and super sleepy but so so happy!<br />
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And there you have it! Forty weeks of pregnancy documented! Let the baby snuggles begin!</div>
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And just because...we're THOSE parents...hand motions were all him...he's pretty awesome. </div>
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Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-62798581186499359492015-05-27T06:00:00.000-07:002015-05-27T06:00:06.298-07:00{Austen Bradley: The Birth Story}<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is the story of our 39 hour journey to bring our son into the world. It was the single hardest and most incredible thing I have ever done! </div>
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Friday May 8th started out like any Friday morning for me. I have Friday's off, so I woke up, had breakfast, got ready for the day, and ran a few errands. I was getting pretty darn uncomfortable and was thinking I wouldn't be too upset to go into labor any day now.<br />
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I actually put <a href="https://instagram.com/p/2bJlsyCxNG/?taken-by=leliawendel" target="_blank">this</a> picture on Instagram wondering if this would be my last Friday pregnant...I swear I knew it was happening soon!<br />
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I texted my mom and sister to see if they wanted to do one last ladies lunch and to see if my mom wanted to get a mani and pedi. We met at our favorite Mexican restaurant, my mom and I ran a bunch of last minute errands, and then we got a mani and pedi. The entire day, I kept thinking "dang I'm so uncomfortable" and kept saying "I swear any bump in the road makes me feel like I could go into labor!" That evening we met up with some friends for dinner at a Hibachi Grill {this was a major goal to get to...I reallllly wanted some yummy hibachi} and on the way home I told Wendel that either I was having some random cramping, or I was having contractions. By the time I got home, I was pretty sure something was starting. </div>
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When we got home, I took my makeup off, got comfortable, and started thinking "could this really be IT?" </div>
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I called my mom and told her to be prepared in case we were ready to go {she was going to be our labor coach since she was a labor and delivery nurse for many years and had my brother and I naturally} and Wendel and I sat tight not knowing what to expect. </div>
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We started timing our contractions around 10:00 pm using the app Free Term and within an hour or two we were having contractions 5 minutes apart lasting for a least a minute and that went on for a few hours. This is the timing in which our doctor told us to call them, so I called the doctor and told her I was having contractions...they were this far apart...but they weren't unbearable. She told me to hang tight, keep breathing through the contractions, and let her know if they got much more intense. </div>
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We didn't really sleep that night. I was having contractions every five minutes consistently, and by the morning I was having trouble feeling Austen move around and was getting nervous. I called the doctor, and she sent me in for a stress test to see how Austen was handling the contractions. I reminded her that we wanted to go natural, and we wanted to labor at home, but I wanted some peace of mind to make sure Austen was okay and to see how far I had progressed. </div>
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So my mom, Wendel and I headed to the hospital. They checked me and I was only 2 cm dilated, but 80% effaced. They monitored him and my contractions for a while and saw that he was doing great. My doctor wanted me to walk around the hospital for an hour and then they would check me again to see if I would progress. So Wendel and I walked through the halls of the hospital {freaking out many a pregnant woman going on hospital tours} breathing through and laughing through contractions. I was trying to keep my humor about the experience and keep things light hearted. When we got back after an hour of walking, I hadn't progressed at all {what the heck} so our nurse decided to discharge me. She went natural with all of her children and she was adamant that I go home and labor as long as possible or the chances of me getting medication would go up. So we did as she told us, drove through Frisch's for some vegetable soup and a grilled cheese sandwich and prayed I could get some sleep. </div>
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When we got home, I crashed hard on the couch, stuffed the grilled cheese down my throat, and tried to sleep. I would wake up every 5-10 minutes and have a contraction. Wendel laid right by my side, timed my contractions, held my hand, and reminded me to breath. At this point I was TIRED and really wondering if I could do this. I was able to get a few hours {on and off} of sleep, and was feeling pretty good but ready to get this thing progressing.<br />
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It's funny how I really thought I would be good about letting people know what was going on. We tried to update close friends and family about the progress, but I was SO far from caring about the world around me. I was just trying to focus on what we had learned in our classes and putting those things in to place to get labor going in the right direction. <br />
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My mom stopped by around dinner time with Subway and I forced myself to eat half a 6 inch sub just so I had something to give me some energy to keep on going. When we realized I was still far away from go time, she left, and I got a nice warm bath. I was SO comfortable soaking, but unfortunately, the contractions would stop while I was in the bathtub. So I only got in the tub when I needed a good rest. In reality, I wanted to get this thing going, so I didn't want to stop the contractions...I wanted to keep them going.<br />
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I had a nice loop in our house that I would walk and around 10:00 in the evening, I started getting WEEPY! How could I do this? Will I like him? {yes...I was that sleep deprived and irrational} What if I couldn't go natural? What if he turned and I would have to have a C-section? What if we got to the hospital and I was still 2 cm?<br />
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Wendel was a flippin' saint! He let me speak my fears, validated that I was not crazy, and loved me like crazy. He did just what I needed, when I needed it, and I'm SO thankful for him!<br />
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We decided to get the heating pad out, and have me lay down so I could try to get some sleep.<br />
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This is when things got more intense. I had contractions every 3-4 minutes all throughout the night, and sometimes I would have no break in-between. I was trying to contract quietly so Wendel could get some sleep. I figured one of us needed to get sleep.<br />
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Finally at 3:00 am on our due date {May 10th...Mother's Day} I had had enough, woke Wendel up, called the doctor, and told her I needed to come in.<br />
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We packed up, picked up my mom, and headed to the hospital knowing that I was NOT going to leave there without a baby. No matter what...this baby was making his entrance in the next day or so.<br />
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We got checked in and I was 4 cm {wasn't thrilled about that one but they insisted that going from 0-4 cm was much harder than going from 4-10 cm...who knows if that's right or not} and 90% effaced. They got my IV going, and wheeled me to my room.<br />
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Our first nurse was SO young, but she was great! We were only with her for a few hours, and then our nurse that would be there the rest of the time, Annie, came on around 7:00 am. She was phenomenal!<br />
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I contracted, and contracted, and contracted for a LONG flippin' time. Annie was great about helping me get into different positions and giving me tips on how to get this thing going. I wanted things to keep rolling, but I knew that with each change in position, the contractions would get more intense. And again...I just didn't know how long it would take.<br />
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They had literally everything we would ever need! They had heated blankets, headed socks, balls, dim-able lights, and the list goes on. We brought some of my favorite lotion for Wendel to give me foot rubs, a heating pad, but the HUGE life saver was the mini-fan we brought. Towards the end I was SO incredibly hot and that thing was amazing! So thankful we brought it!<br />
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We put a movie on {Identity Thief} and I watched it on and off in between contractions. I slightly remember watching some of it, but it really is a blur. My mom and Wendel said they were trying to hold back laughing because the movie was funny, but they knew I was in pain.<br />
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Our doctor on call, Dr. Horn, was making her rounds and Annie told me she would be in soon.<br />
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I immediately told Wendel and my mom that if I hadn't made any progress, I wanted an epidural. I was exhausted and didn't know how much longer I could go. Alex just listened, but my mom said "Lelia...you'll be just fine. You've gone so far...you don't need an epidural!"<br />
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Dr. Horn came in and double checked that I still wanted to go natural. She told us that if I hadn't made much progress, that it just may not be in the cards for me. But with much excitement, she said "Lelia...you're 6 cm and almost fully effaced...you're a great candidate for natural...let's do this!"<br />
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Dr. Horn broke my water, and Annie looked in my eyes and said "Lelia...do you want to go natural?" I very reluctantly said "Yes...I think so" and she said "Okay...no more epidural talk...we're going to do this!"<br />
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She immediately had me get on my knees, leaning on the back of the bed. And WOW...the contractions got INTENSE...FAST! Within maybe 20 minutes I felt the intense pressure to push and was begging them to let me start pushing!<br />
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Annie got me in position and told me Dr. Horn was on the recovery floor and would be back down soon, but we've got some pushing to do.<br />
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She had me start doing three pushes each for 10 seconds on each contraction I had. My mom and Alex held my legs and Alex was AMAZING at counting and supporting me.<br />
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This may be TMI, but it wasn't until Annie brought a mirror out for me to see that I could really focus on what I was doing. Once we saw Austen's hair it started getting real. But I kept thinking "how in the WORLD was I going to get him out?" But seeing his head more and more gave me the motivation I needed.<br />
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The best tip Annie gave me was that when I pushed, and his head started getting more pronounced, I needed to hold it there because his head kept going back under my pubic bone. That direction was EXACTLY what I needed.<br />
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Dr. Horn finally got down to our room and Annie said she was going to watch me push to see how close I was. Annie also said "Dr. Horn is a yeller...it's all super encouraging and works, but don't feel like she's yelling at you. It's to keep you motivated" Right when I was about to contract again and start pushing, Dr. Horn got a call and had to answer it. NO! I wanted her to see how flippin' awesome of a pusher I was {hehe} and tell me let's get this baby out!<br />
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A few minutes later she was back, watched me push, and said I was ready! She did some perineal massaging and in minutes there were three more people in the room getting everything set up and ready to go!<br />
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Then everyone left and I was like wait...no...come back! I want this baby out!<br />
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But a few minutes later, some bright lights were put on and Dr. Horn said "let's have this baby!"<br />
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My mom moved behind me, Annie grabbed my camera, and Wendel stayed by my side.<br />
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One of the last things I remember is the nurse asking if I wanted to do skin-to-skin right away, and I immediately started ripping off my gown to expose my skin. YES...I wanted that baby boy on me, right away!<br />
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I also let the nurse know that I wanted to breastfeed as soon as possible and we wanted to delay cord cutting until the placenta had finished pulsing.<br />
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I almost feel like I blacked out a little during those last few pushes, because I don't remember it much, but I remember Dr. Horn yelling, Alex counting, and before I knew it , at 12:50 pm, Austen Bradley Wendel was on my chest screaming away!<br />
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We had done it! Alex and I had brought a living, breathing, perfect being into the world. Together! In the perfect way we wanted to!<br />
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They cleaned him off a bit, and got him all nuzzled into my chest with a warm blanket on top of him. The warmth and sweetness radiating from that little boy was incredible.<br />
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I started talking to him telling him "Happy Birthday Austen Bradley" and he calmed down immediately. I was the voice he had been hearing the past nine months. And I will never get over how calm he gets when he hears my voice! He opened up his eyes, was raising his little head, and everything was calm and still. Nothing else was happening around us...well lots was happening...but we didn't notice. We had done it. 39 hours of labor...and he was HERE! He was ours!<br />
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Dr. Horn gave Alex the scissors and said okay cut the cord and I reminded her that we wanted to delay that for a bit, and she was so sad that she hadn't gotten that memo because she had already clamped it. She apologized and we couldn't have cared less! He was here, healthy, cut that cord and let me continue snuggling my baby!<br />
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They gave us some time to snuggle him {NO clue how long} and took him to be weighed. Everyone was saying "he's a BIG boy...what are your guesses?" I guess 8 lbs 8 oz, Alex guessed 8 lbs, but much to our surprise I was carrying an 8 lb. 11 oz. BIG boy in my belly!<br />
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Sometime during that I delivered the placenta and had a few stitches {no episiotomy...thank God!} Alex even turned around at one point was like "oh my gosh...that's already over with?"<br />
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In the mean time, Annie brought in a turkey sandwich and peanut butter and graham crackers. My mom fed it to me and NOTHING has tasted better! Oh my word...it was the best thing ever! I was starving!<br />
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They brought Austen back to me all warm and cozy in a blanket and I got to feed him for the first time. I laid him on my chest, and let him find his way and he did it. All by himself. He dove right down and fed for quite a while. Literally every single one of my dreams were coming true!<br />
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Our family was waiting in the waiting room, but we decided to take some time as a family of three. My mom went and waited with them in the waiting area, and Alex and I had time while I fed him. I don't remember those moments too much. I think they said it was about an hour or so. I truly don't remember. Time was very still during those first moments.<br />
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They gave him his first shot, and his eye treatment, and very soon after, our family came in SO excited to meet our little {well...big} man!<br />
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When they came in, he had just finished feeding, so Alex was the first one to hold him. Their first father/son time and it was precious to watch! Austen was passed around and everyone Oooed and Ahhed over him.<br />
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The following hours were perfect! We couldn't believe he came...on his due date...in the most perfect way!<br />
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He had sweet, chubby cheeks, dark blue eyes, lots of dark hair, and was absolutely perfect! </div>
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A few hours later we were whisked off to our recovery room and we were blessed with the best nurses to help us in those first few hours of being parents! I thankfully was feeling great! I got a shower a few hours after birth {something I had been wanting since about 6 am during labor..."I just want to take a shower so bad" was a phrase I repeated quite often} and I really was doing great! He was a feeding champ, and all of our classes and reading was paying off! </div>
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We kept getting people coming in saying "so you're the one who went natural"...evidently it's not very typical. But I'll be honest...I was PROUD every time someone reminded me of that. I wanted to go natural so badly, and I pushed through and did it! Now I 100% understand why you would have an epidural! Wow baby...it's tough stuff. But for myself, I was thankful I was able to do it! </div>
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Falling asleep to this sight was extremely surreal! He was in my belly just a few hours earlier, and here he was! A healthy, living, breathing, eating, pooping little baby boy. Our baby boy! </div>
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We did a lot of staring that evening. And watching movies. They had LOTS of awesome movies! </div>
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The next day, we were on a mission to get out of there! I was feeling awesome, Austen was eating great, and we were ready to be home. So they squeezed everything in, and we were headed home around 6:00 that evening! </div>
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It was thunder-storming on our way home, but this little boy slept all snuggly on his way home. </div>
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We forgot to get the little infant insert for the car seat, so I held his head the entire way home and woof...I just couldn't stop staring at those cheeks and lips! So sweet!</div>
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Wendel's parents helped us bring everything home, got us dinner, and then we were off to bed, at home, for the first time as a little family. </div>
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I was a little nervous...could we do this? Feed him throughout the night and get sleep and me not be a crying emotional mess? But man he is great! He wakes up three times a night, eats, poops, and goes back to sleep. Pretty easy and normal baby-like. </div>
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We're in love! Just to think that last Mother's Day, I was nervous about our future with children. We had been struggling with infertility for well over a year, and didn't know what the future would hold. If only I knew on that day, that a year to the day, we would be welcoming this little precious life into the world...I probably wouldn't have believed it! It's insane, and we feel so blessed! </div>
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Thank you for the prayers, the excitement, and the love over our journey! We are so thankful for each of you! </div>
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If you follow me on Instagram, you probably saw that I did a HUGE evening of prepping frozen meals so we could be ready for our little man to arrive! </div>
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I'll be honest, I was skeptical and overwhelmed by the whole ordeal. But, it was on my to-do list and I REALLY wanted to mark it off. SO...I figured I'll take a stab at it. What can go wrong?</div>
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I had originally e-mailed Wendel's parents and my mom to come and help, but the night before I was so not prepared {like hadn't been to the grocery yet} that I just told them we'll be fine and do it on our own.</div>
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Wendel was busy doing projects around the house and mowing the yard, so I was flying solo on this. If I had help it would go much faster! My mother-in-law will kill me when she reads this because she totally would have come and helped, but I hated to take her away from her evening. Sorry Fayzie. </div>
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But I did this alone, 9 months pregnant, in 4 hours.</div>
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You can do this! </div>
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My body HATED me afterwards, and I think I have a freakish stamina, but I did it! </div>
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I got the idea from <a href="http://funcheaporfree.com/2014/12/31-freezer-meals-freezer-meal-e-book/" target="_blank">this</a> blog post I found on Pinterest. I have NO earthly idea how she did this for $100. Mine came in right under $200 and I used a LOT of coupons and went on a week that I knew meat was on sale. But hey...we were still excited about getting under $200. </div>
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And you know what, now that I look at her list, I did like double the recipes...so that would make sense that it was double the cost. </div>
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Anyhoo...</div>
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In <a href="http://funcheaporfree.com/2014/12/31-freezer-meals-freezer-meal-e-book/" target="_blank">her post</a>, she offers <a href="http://freezerfriendlymeals.gr8.com/" target="_blank">her cookbook for free</a>...it's a download! </div>
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Super duper easy to download and print off! </div>
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So go...download it...print if off! Now! </div>
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Then I just picked a few that looked good to me, and let Wendel be the final decider. </div>
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Here's what we ended up making and the amount the we got out of the recipe:</div>
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-Easy French Dip Sandwiches: 1 gallon sized zip-lock bag</div>
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-Pork Street Tacos: 1 gallon sized zip-lock bag</div>
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-Summer Chicken Chili: 3 gallon sized zip-lock bags</div>
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-Pasta e' Fagioli Soup: 3 gallon sized zip-lock bags</div>
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-Old Fashioned Meatloaf: 2 loaf pans</div>
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-Spaghetti & Italian Meatballs {just the meatballs though}: Around 45 meatballs</div>
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-Easy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas: 2 9x13 pans</div>
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-Black Bean Enchiladas: 3 9x13 pans</div>
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-Stuffed Shells {not in the cookbook...recipe <a href="http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2012/04/easy-ricotta-stuffed-shells-recipe.html" target="_blank">here</a>...it's one of our favorites}: 2 9x13 pans</div>
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- English Muffin Breakfast Sandwiches {not in the cookbook}: 8 sandwiches </div>
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After school I went and got all of my materials...here was my shopping list: </div>
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{I think that me organizing my shopping list was key! Wendel did have to run and get me more pans, but I upped the numbers on this list so you should be good to go if you follow this list!}</div>
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Onions: 7<o:p></o:p></div>
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Carrots: 1 bag {this was for the meatballs...I didn't use them...<o:p></o:p></div>
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Garlic: new jar<o:p></o:p></div>
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Spinach: 1 bag<o:p></o:p></div>
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Zucchini: 6 small<o:p></o:p></div>
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Lean Ground Beef: 3 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ground Turkey: 3 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Beef Roast: 3-4 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pork Chop/Roast: 3-5 lbs<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicken: 1 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Italian Sausage: 1 lb<o:p></o:p></div>
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Refried Beans: 4 cans<o:p></o:p></div>
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Black beans: 2 can<o:p></o:p></div>
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White beans: 2 {15 oz} cans<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pinto beans: 1 can<o:p></o:p></div>
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Kidney beans: 1 can<o:p></o:p></div>
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Corn: 1 can<o:p></o:p></div>
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Salsa- 3 jars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Green Chili Enchilada Sauce- 3 jars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Red Enchilada Sauce- 2 jars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Green Chilies- 3 cans<o:p></o:p></div>
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Chicken broth: 4 cups + 14 oz<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tomato sauce- 3 jars<o:p></o:p></div>
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Italian Bread Crumbs- 1 jar<o:p></o:p></div>
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Shredded Cheese: 3 bags<o:p></o:p></div>
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Eggs: dozen<o:p></o:p></div>
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Cottage Cheese: 16 oz<o:p></o:p></div>
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Riccota: 15 oz<o:p></o:p></div>
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Tortillas- 4 bags<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I came home, organized everything on our counters...and the feeling of "oh goodness...what have I gotten myself into" set in!<br />
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4. Made the beef and cheese enchiladas which consisted of browning some meat and then assembling the enchiladas in 9x13 pans. I poured the enchilada sauce in sandwich zip-lock bags and laid them on top of the enchiladas before putting the top on the pan. Before I bake them, I'll top the enchiladas with the sauce. </div>
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6. Boiled the water for the shells and made the cheese mixture while they were cooking. Then stuffed the shells laying them into 9x13 pans {with pasta sauce on the bottom} and topped them with the cheesy sauce from the recipe. Then put the lids on them and they were good to go! </div>
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7. I used an egg cooker to cook my eight eggs {it does four at a time} and assembled my sandwiches which consisted of a toasted English muffin, slice of American cheese, two pieces of Canadian bacon, and the cooked egg. Then I wrapped them in wax paper and wrapped that in foil to keep the freezer burn away. </div>
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I'm eager to try some more recipes, and taste these once we're finished with people bringing meals to us! We also plan on doing lots of easy grilling this summer, which will be awesome! </div>
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Big time happy face, and big time swollen feet were involved in the end!<br />
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Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-23087811641113736302015-05-04T03:00:00.000-07:002015-05-04T03:00:11.233-07:00{Thirty-Eight Weeks}<div style="text-align: center;">
As of today, I am less than a week away from our due date! It's absolutely insane!<br />
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At my 38 week appointment, I got checked and wasn't dilated at all. Which for me, is a good thing! But you better believe that on the 14th, around noon {after graduation} I will be walking up a storm trying to get this whole process started!<br />
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The belly is getting HEAVY and my legs and feet hurt bad by the end of the day! I'm for sure doing more than I should, and am on my feet WAY more than I should be, but I'm almost there!<br />
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If you're interested in the rest of my updates, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>,<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/third-trimester-28-weeks-to-34-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the first part of the third trimester breakdown</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-five-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-five week update</a>!<br />
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So this outfit isn't super cute, but it is kind of what I'm wearing lately. Stretchy capris, a shirt and some form of a jean vest/cardigan in case I get cool.<br />
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{Weekly updates will be about the previous week...so I'm currently 39 weeks}</div>
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Weight Gain...I honestly didn't pay attention this week but I think it's still at about 30 pounds. </div>
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Cravings...No real cravings this week. The soft serve ice cream craving went away. Probably water...I can't get enough water, but that's been a whole pregnancy kind of thing. </div>
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Wedding Rings...Man with the heat this weekend that ring is not going on. But my Pandora ring is still holding strong! </div>
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Swelling...My feet and calves have officially started swelling...for real. I feel like my toes are swollen. It's crazy. It's definitely not as bad as some, so I won't complain but I only have a few shoe options now, so I'm glad I'm to my final weeks! </div>
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Belly Button...Flat as a pancake, but it hasn't popped out. Still thinking it will stay flat, but you never know! </div>
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Sleeping Situation...I'm sleeping in three hour stretches great. And without fail, I wake up needing to go to the bathroom and then have a tough time getting back to sleep. Thank God for Pinterest. It helps to get me back to sleep! But I'm taking good three hour naps pretty much everyday, which is helpful. It's just getting me ready for those feedings every three hours or so!<br />
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Overall Feeling...Good, but I'm getting more and more tired. We were going to go and see a movie on Saturday night {mind you after a three hour nap} and after dinner, I just knew I wouldn't make it. My feet are really starting to hurt and I can feel the swelling. And in the mornings, my back and hip are killing me. Once I get up and start moving, I'm good to go, but until then I'm a bit crotchety.<br />
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Exercising...Ha...hilarious. I'm honestly trying not to exercise too much because that induces labor. I did do a good bit of walking on Saturday and I felt pretty good, but that ligament pain really gets me. Like every single time. Annoying! </div>
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Excited About...The amazing weather and getting our pool opened. We realized that if we waited until after the baby comes, it might be June before we get it finished. And since it's going to be so warm this week, we're going to bite the bullet and open up! Woo hoo! It will be amazing for my hot swollen feel this week!<br />
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Anxious About...The heat...I like it cool so I'm hoping I don't get too too hot in the next few weeks.<br />
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Most Exciting Thing This Week...We're meeting some friends at a hibachi grill on Friday night and I LOVE hibachi grills. Praying I make it there!<br />
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Current House Project...Touching up our deck and getting the pool opened!<br />
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For more up to date pictures and information about the Little Man's arrival, make sure you're following me on <a href="https://instagram.com/leliawendel/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. I'll probably post there first {and my personal Facebook page} so be sure to follow along if your curious in the next few weeks!<br />
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Also, I'll be doing a fun little post on how I did a whole bunch of freezer meals this Wednesday. I posted a picture on <a href="https://instagram.com/p/2ClzoGixPh/?taken-by=leliawendel" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and got so many questions about it, that I worked up a quick post about that. So be on the lookout for it on Wednesday!<br />
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Happy Monday! </div>
Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-11717772523796546772015-04-26T18:46:00.002-07:002015-04-26T18:46:50.793-07:00{Thirty-Seven Weeks}<div style="text-align: center;">
So I'm <u>currently</u> thirty-eight weeks pregnant. Two weeks to go...what the what?<br />
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The past few weeks have FLOWN by and I seriously cannot believe he could come at any moment!<br />
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Flippin' Nuts!<br />
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If you're interested in the rest of my updates, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>,<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/third-trimester-28-weeks-to-34-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the first part of the third trimester breakdown</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-five-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-five week update</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-six-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-six week update</a>!<br />
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And sorry...it's long again. I get quite chatty during these weekly updates :)<br />
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Weight Gain...I think it's about 30 lbs. based off of last week's weigh in but I'm not positive what my starting weight was. BUT I had gained some weight {like 15 lbs...oops} in the two years of trying to get pregnant. All about honesty here people. So I have a feeling I'll have about 50 lbs to loose to get down to my goal which was my wedding weight. Isn't that insane! That sounds like a TON, but I'll loose a bunch of it {God willing} in the first few weeks/months just from {hopefully} breastfeeding. And I'm planning on doing the 21 day fix and a round of P90x. I <u>know</u> how to lose weight, so I'm not concerned. Like I've said in weeks past, I'm not freaking out about my weight gain. I feel great, my clothes fit great {other than my jeans which make me feel like a stuffed sausage} and I'm just trying to not be nutso right now.<br />
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Funny story! So when we went in for our first doctors appointment, the doctor said "okay so try to keep your weight gain at about 10-15 lbs. And I literally almost laughed thinking she was joking! Didn't even know that was possible. I mean, the baby, placenta, fluids, umbilical cord all weigh about that much. And then a woman in our birthing class said she had only gained 7 lbs. So yeah...I'm just not one of those lucky ladies. Eh...I'm having a baby, and I <u>will</u> eat ice cream, and I <u>will</u> eat Penn Station {mmmmm} and I <u>will</u> eat pizza. And I'll probably eat it after too.<br />
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Cravings...Still soft serve ice cream but I only think I got it once this week. Shocking, right? But now that I say that...I'm thinking of a way to go and get some. </div>
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Wedding Rings...Ya'll it's a miracle! It will go on again! Woo hoo! Angels singing! But I'm still afraid to wear it out and about with a completely irrational fear that it will get stuck and they'll have to cut my finger off in order to retrieve it. So for now, my Pandora ring is doing it's job beautifully. </div>
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Swelling...My feel have begun to swell a bit. Not terribly, but I can tell they are a little puffy. People keep telling me I'll be amazed a few days/weeks after birth how much smaller things will get from water weight and all that jazz. I'm praying that's the case because I just bought my dream pair of summery sandals after saving gift cards since my birthday and waiting for a sale and CANNOT wait to put those suckers on. But alas...I must wait! </div>
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Belly Button...It's for sure flat now. No "in-nage" at all! I still can't imagine it popping out, but you never know! </div>
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Sleeping Situation...It was actually MUCH better this week! Except for one night. I had a bit of a cold one evening and could not stop clearing my throat and felt bad for Wendel. So I went and slept on the couch and that was a BAD decision! I could not get back to sleep and kept waking up because robbers were obviously there because they knew I was sleeping on the couch. Anyhoo...I've been trying to stop drinking water in around 8:00 so I'm not peeing 400 times. And I think I have found a position to sleep in that really helps support my back. So woo hoo for that!<br />
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Overall Feeling...Pretty flippin' fantastic. People keep asking me if I feel miserable, and I almost feel bad saying no. I have lots of energy, I'm walking just fine, and I'm really not that nervous/anxious. Just excited to see when this whole shindig will go down!<br />
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Excited About...My brother coming into town with about 20 of his friends from San Francisco this weekend! It's his birthday weekend, and they are going to the derby. It should be fun to host them and meet some new people! Hopefully Austen stays put until they're headed back! Oooo and we're having all of the white on our house painted and new gutters installed this week! Woo hoo! </div>
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Anxious About...Really nothing. I guess just all of the un-knowns but that is also what is intriguing to me.<br />
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Most Exciting Thing This Week...We had a really awesome weekend! We got to relax, grill out, and chill on Friday. On Saturday we got a few small projects finished and then headed to my 4 y/o niece's dance recital which was the most precious thing I've ever witnessed! Then we had dinner at Brio afterwards, which...hello...lobster bisque...can't go wrong there! And Sunday we did church, a big Sam's run, got some projects finished/started, and then had dinner with Wendel's family. It was a pretty fantastic weekend!<br />
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Current House Project...Installing paneling in the basement bathroom. It's not a huge project, but something we've been wanting to do for a long time! My mom is staying with us next weekend while my brother and his friends take over her house, so we wanted to get that finished so she can enjoy the pretty bathroom! Plus it's just one more thing checked off our to-do list! Woo hoo!<br />
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Have a fabulous week! </div>
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We were blessed to have three wonderful showers thrown for us! </div>
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Hello...a little red wagon holding water bottles...can it get any cuter?</div>
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There were about sixty or so people at the shower...yes...60! So we didn't really do games. But this was the perfect competitive game to play during the time. My niece and nephew got pretty into it...but I'm pretty sure they were straight up stealing them in the end. </div>
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The men got to take home a cigar and the ladies got to take home chocolate!</div>
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Another truck holding utensils...again...the details!</div>
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A pair of Wendel's shoes made an appearance! The cutest little feet! </div>
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I really wanted to get group shots, but by the time people started arriving, it got crazy, and never did. Which makes me so sad! I wanted pictures with all the different groups there, but oh well! Coulda, shoulda, woulda, I'll learn my lesson sometime! </div>
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Our second shower was a sweet little tea party with my side of the family! It was dainty, and fancy, and perfect!</div>
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My mom got out all of the fancy glass dishes and made all of my favorite tea treats! </div>
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My mom did teas with me all growing up! I played tea as a child, and had my own tiny tea set. </div>
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Now my mom has carried that tradition with our nieces.</div>
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We actually quite regularly have fancy tea parties, so it was special to do a tea party...even if it was in honor of a little boy. </div>
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And I hate to tell him, but I have a strong feeling he'll be forced by two precious little girls to have tea parties with them. Hopefully Charlie can break him loose every now and then! </div>
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And because why not...a mirror shot while I was snapping photos before people arrived! </div>
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My sister-in-law had these adorable and delicious cookies made as party favors! </div>
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All individually boxed and precious! </div>
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Mad I didn't get the cookie out of the box and take a cuter picture...but oh well!</div>
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And I learned my lesson {thanks to my sister-in-law for reminding me} and we got group pictures! </div>
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This is my mom's side of the family! I was so thankful for everyone who came because none of them are in the area. All of these sweet ladies drove over an hour for this shower, and I was so incredibly honored they did! </div>
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These are some of my mom's friends and have watched me grow up since I was in my madre's womb! They are sweet, kind, and I was so thankful they came! </div>
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My mother-in-law and sister-in-law came too! So happy they came to partake in the fun!</div>
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And with my sisters! My brother's wife, Jodi on the left, my sister Laura, and Wendel's sister, Andi on the right!</div>
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And my nieces! The most precious "little" women in my life! And yes...that's my niece and she's graduating from high school this year and I could just die!</div>
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These little girls are too excited about "THEIR baby Austen" and I have a feeling he is going to be fought over once or twice, but he is one blessed little boy to have these cuties fighting over him! </div>
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Ya'll...that would be a purple, leopard print, baby, SPEEDO!</div>
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These perfectly sum up my reactions to this precious gift...</div>
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And because I know you're curious...here's a picture of the speedo in action. Which in reality, was just a diaper cover-up, but I'm still calling it a speedo...because that's funnier. </div>
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Our last shower was a book shower with the staff of my school! </div>
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It was such a blast seeing the incredible books that teachers picked out! </div>
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Austen has quite the library! </div>
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It blows my mind that in just two years, I'll be walking Austen up to Bluebird to be taught by these ladies! And he will be one blessed little boy to have them in his life! </div>
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And with that, we're ready! We were blessed beyond belief with sweet gifts, books, and mementos, and cannot wait to get Austen here to enjoy everything! </div>
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Time is flying...absolutely flying! We're so close to the end...and I just cannot believe it!<br />
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If you're interested in the rest of my updates, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>,<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/third-trimester-28-weeks-to-34-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the first part of the third trimester breakdown</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/thirty-five-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the thirty-five week update</a>!<br />
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{Weekly updates will be about the previous week...so I'm currently 37 weeks}<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Before I go any further, I know a lot of you were wondering about his positioning and all that jazz...AND...he's head down and ready to go! Hopefully he stays that way! Woo hoo! I'll give more info in a second so keep reading! </span><br />
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Weight Gain...I honestly have no clue. I just told them not to tell me unless they're worried. They don't seem to be worried, but people are constantly stopping me and asking how far along I am, and when I tell them, they always say "man I bet you've only gained like 10 lbs"...and then I laugh hysterically. I'm thinking I'll be on the upper end of weight gain by the end. Oops. But oh well! I can lose weight...I know that deal. Grow baby grow! </div>
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Cravings...I wanted a vanilla and chocolate swirled soft serve ice cream SO bad after my doctors appointment this week...and I got it! So flippin' delicious! And now I swear I could have a soft serve cone like three times a day. Ice chips just aren't cutting it. </div>
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Wedding Rings...Still off. At this point I don't think I could get it on if I tried. My fingers are <u>just</u> puffy enough to make it tight. But I have a Pandora ring that I got for Christmas that is taking it's place nicely! </div>
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Swelling...Not really. Definitely not enough to notice by look. My feet may be a tiny bit because my Rainbow Sandals are a little tight. And I TOTALLY forgot about the amazingness that are <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Box-Womens-Fashion-Sandals/dp/B00T8937YU/ref=sr_1_1_mc?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1429234453&sr=1-1&keywords=yellow+box+flip+flops" target="_blank">Yellow Box </a>flip flops! I was introduced to them when I was at school in Birmingham because they sell them at a department store called Belk that we don't have in Cincinnati. But one day it was like a ton of bricks and I immediately went on<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Yellow-Box-Womens-Fashion-Sandals/dp/B00T8937YU/ref=sr_1_1_mc?s=apparel&ie=UTF8&qid=1429234453&sr=1-1&keywords=yellow+box+flip+flops" target="_blank"> Amazon</a> and bought myself a pair! Holy comfy! They run true to size and I couldn't recommend them enough! </div>
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Belly Button...In still, but still super soft and getting flatter. It's kind of cracking me up how soft it it. And it's dark, but still in. </div>
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Sleeping Situation...I've been falling asleep well, but waking up around 3 am every morning and not being able to get back to sleep. Pinterest helps immensely! And then I will wake up around 6:30 if I'm lucky! But I offset it with a nap every single day. I get home from school, typically don't even take my shoes off, curl up on the couch, and I'm out in about 3 minutes. So I get a good two hour nap almost everyday and I don't even feel a tiny bit bad about it!<br />
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Overall Feeling...Really flippin' good! My hip/sciatic pain is still there, but not bad enough to make it hard to walk. I don't feel like I'm waddling yet, and I'm still able to get on the ground with my kiddos! So that's a big thumbs up. It is getting hard picking up things off the ground, and maneuvering around the bump is pretty hilarious. Shaving my legs...laughable. But really, I feel amazing and hope it stays that way for the next few weeks!<br />
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Exercising...non-existent and it makes my heart hurt! I cannot wait to get a nice, sweaty workout in once I'm cleared. I would love to walk around the neighborhood, but we're afraid to get me too far away from home because I get this crazy not-fun ligament pain in my side. I need to/should be doing squats and push ups against the wall and all that jazz...but it just isn't happening. Maybe this week? Probably not. </div>
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Excited About...Going on our hospital tour in a few days! We kind of waited until the last minute on this one, but I'm excited to see with my own eyes what we're looking at as far as delivery/recovery rooms. Plus it just means a night spent with Wendel...and I'm a big fan of nights spent with my favorite man. </div>
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Anxious About...Going back to the doctors. Last week he was down and we want to keep him that way! So I plan on doing lots of chillin' on all fours and letting gravity do it's work! They will also check to see if I'm dilated at all. I was closed last week, so some progress would be amazing, but I wouldn't be upset if I was still closed. Remember...I'd LOVE to go late so I can make it to my class' graduation on the 14th, so I'm good to go as long as he's happy and comfy!<br />
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Most Exciting Thing This Week...Knowing that he is head down and that our dream of a vaginal {and unmedicated} birth is still in the running! We also had a fabulously productive/fun weekend which is always my favorite kind of weekend!<br />
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Current House Project...Shelves for a wall in Austen's room to house the billions of books he has been gifted! And I'm working on designing some shelving for our linen and coat closet.<br />
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And there you have it friends! Have a fabulous Monday!<br />
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Also here's another snap from the 36th week...that bump is just so darn round and cute! And it looks so much bigger in some outfits! It's kind of crazy! I could do without my growing chubbster legs and puffy cheeks...but we can't always get what we want, right :) !<br />
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Wendel's birth week is always one of my favorite weeks of the year! And thankfully, it wasn't freezing this year! Thank.God! </div>
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You probably would think that I started this whole birth week craziness...but Wendel was actually the creator behind this fun tradition! He started it our first year of marriage and we've kept it up since. Some years we're better than others, but we always take time to celebrate all week! Can't wait to start this tradition with our kids! </div>
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You can see our previous years of Wendel's birth week <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/03/wendels-27th-birth-weekagain.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2013/03/wendels-birth-week.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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And my birth weeks <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2012/11/birthweek-b-pillow-and-paddock.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2012/12/birth-weekcontinued.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2013/11/fail.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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We needed to work on projects during Wendel's birth week, so we didn't do amazingly fun things every night, but I tried to do something special for him everyday! </div>
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To start the week off, we enjoyed an absolutely gorgeous day walking a 3 mile walk for heart disease and stroke awareness. One of our dear friends had a stroke last year {just a few months before welcoming his son into the world} and it's been a crazy year of tests and and healing for him! It's been amazing to watch, and we were thrilled to walk <u>with</u> him, his wife,their precious son, and more friends! </div>
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Saint Patrick's Day hit during birth week, so I made Wendel a little rainbow of Guiness with a pot of gold. Dorky...yes...happy husband...you bet! </div>
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That evening, for dinner, we made green pancakes with lucky charms! So nutritious and amazing! </div>
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After birthing class on Tuesday, we stopped off and got Wendel's very favorite guilty pleasure...Taco Bell. He was a super happy man! </div>
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Friday was Wendel's annual pizza and bourbon night. It's his favorite night of the year. He's a simple man! </div>
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I always do a blind bourbon flight where Wendel can taste test and guess which bourbons are his favorites. Woodford pretty much always wins. Every single year. </div>
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Saturday morning, we woke up bright and early so I could get my make up done for our maternity pictures and our couples shower that evening. It's always such a treat to get my make up done! </div>
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Wendel walked down to Findlay Market and got me my favorite...nutella crepes from Taste of Belgium! Yum! </div>
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Then we had our couples baby shower that evening...but more on that soon! </div>
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And that ends birth week! I think it was a good one...but I have a feeling next year will beat it. Austen is probably going to make everything a tad more exciting...I'm just guessing. </div>
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This weekend I'm taking my niece for a day of hair and makeup for her LAST prom! How in the world is that possible? We've also got some projects were finishing up, and Wendel is planning on mulching! We're having our house painted soon, so the outside of our house is getting quite the little face lift!<br />
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I'll be back on Monday with a recap of our 36th week of pregnancy!<br />
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Have a fabulous and safe weekend! </div>
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Here is a little peek into some of our maternity pictures! </div>
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Sweet Tabitha of <a href="http://www.burningchairstudios.com/" target="_blank">Burning Chair Photography</a> did them, and she's just one of my favorites! I taught her precious son a few years ago, and we adore her cute little family! Plus her and her husband are rock stars of flipping houses! Alex's sister and brother-in-law just bought one of the houses they flipped and it's too too cute!</div>
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But you just stay put little man...5.15.15 is sounding reallllllly good!</div>
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As I mentioned on Saturday, I'm going to start doing weekly updates until Austen decides to come! </div>
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If you're interested in the rest of my updates, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>,<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/04/third-trimester-28-weeks-to-34-weeks.html" target="_blank">here is the first part of the third trimester breakdown</a>! </div>
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And now let's move on to week number thirty-five! </div>
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{Weekly updates will be about the previous week...so I'm currently 36 weeks}</div>
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I woke up on Sunday {04.05.15} to my baby app telling me I was 35 weeks and could not believe it! Five weeks to go...how in the world is that possible?</div>
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There are some milestones that just seemed huge to me. Obviously moving from trimester to trimester as big, but 20 weeks was like "wow...half way there", and 30 weeks was a big "what...10 weeks to go?", but 35 weeks just really hit me hard. Five weeks. Five Saturdays. And that's if I make it to 40 weeks! </div>
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It was Easter Sunday, so that made the day even more exciting! I'll share some photos from the day at the end of the post! </div>
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Weight Gain... think it's between 25-30...I honestly don't even look anymore. It will all come off eventually :) I'm just feeling super puffy and fluffy.</div>
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Cravings...None really. Maybe sweets? I just can't eat very much at one time...there's not much room in there! Except I went to Laroasas {a Cincinnati pizza place} on Friday with my mom and ate an entire hoagie, salad, and fries! But I woke up at 5am that day and had breakfast at 6am and was starving by noon! And hoagies are delicious! This entire pregnancy has been one ginormous fruit craving and that continues. I'll never forget sending Alex to the grocery at like 9:00 in the evening to get "all of the fruit"...not just bananas or strawberries...but "all of the fruit". The only other thing I've sent him to the grocery at night for is milk...another craving. I would drink a glass with every single meal! But it's best with a PB&J...am I right or am I right?</div>
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Wedding Rings...This is the saddest thing ya'll...the ring came off this week. It fits when it gets on, but my knuckle is bigger so it gets stuck and tight and I get a little panicked. I would probably wear it, but it makes me nervous. My irrational self thinks they'll have to chop my finger off in order to extract it from around my knuckle. I'm also a tad afraid my knuckles won't go back down to size and I'll have to have my ring re-sized...but we'll deal with that when it comes! </div>
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Swelling...I'm not really swelling. My doctor always comments on how she's so shocked that I'm not more swollen, but I feel like by ankles themselves are bigger. Pretty much the only reason I think this is because I bought a new pair of cheap sandals from Target that clasp around the ankle and they <u>just</u> fit. So maybe they are just tight straps? I guess we'll see a few weeks after I give birth. </div>
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Belly Button...It's still in, but it's getting nice and flat. It feels so strange! Like super soft. It's honestly a little weird! I give it a week or two and it will be nice and flat, but I don't think it will ever poke out. </div>
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Sleeping Situation...At night, it's no bueno! I just can't get comfortable and wake up like 5 or 6 times to pee. But naps...oh glorious naps. A mom of one of my kiddos was telling me that "first trimester is the worst, second is the best, third is the one where you need to rest." So so true! I usually take naps on my side on our couch, and I think that the back support is helpful. Which means I may be moving to sleeping on the couch at night in the next few weeks. Sorry Wendel! We'll see! </div>
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Overall Feeling...I honestly feel good! Other than the normal pregnancy back pain and sciatic pain I'm good to go! I'm moving pretty normal. Still sitting on the floor with my kids and getting up and down normally. So that's good. But this belly is getting heavy, especially when flipping over at night!<br />
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Exercising...It's been so not great lately because of the side ligament pain. That started around 30 weeks or so but I could kind of push through it and get at least 30 minutes of cardio in as long as I didn't do the treadmill. But in the last few weeks, pretty much immediately when I start doing cardio it hurts. It feels just like a bad side pain that you get when running. But this week I was able to go for a nice walk around our subdivision and did<a href="https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10206588796302671&pnref=story" target="_blank"> this</a> all the way through...shockingly! I'm just hoping to keep doing squats and lunges to keep my ligaments stretched. But more power to all those mamas who are running half marathons at 39 weeks pregnant! Ya'll are nutso but amazing! </div>
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Excited About...Going to the doctors this week to check his size and position. I have a sneaking suspicion he is breech...no clue why. Actually I know why...a few of our friends were breech and had to have C-sections, so I feel like it's in the water. And for someone who is wanting to go un-medicated...breech is no bueno. But hey...as long as he gets here healthy I'm good to go! The more I pray about it and prepare myself for it, the idea of a planned C-section isn't a terrible thing. Who knows! I'll update you on that next week!</div>
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Anxious About...Finding out about his position...lots of hanging out on all fours to get him downward and in the right position. So if you come to check on me at the house...that's where I'll be. Sleeping {and probably drooling} while on the floor with my butt in the air. TMI? Well and actually I'll probably be nakie...because nakie is better than any clothing out there at this point. What in the world am I going to do with my next pregnancy? I can't scar Austen too much...but man clothes are just not comfy anymore! Other than that I am so not anxious! Like at all! I'm intrigued with how our birth story is going to look, and excited to see what the heck childbirth feels like {if I'm blessed enough to experience it!}<br />
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Most Exciting Thing This Week...We had like six workers here on Friday doing all kinds of things! We had a new air conditioning unit installed {thrilling right?} but we also had some guys over fixing a huge crack in our ceiling and painting the ceilings nice, bright white! We installed some new can lights and a chandelier with the help of our incredible friend, Dave, so with the new lighting and fresh white walls....I'm in heaven! In a few weeks we'll have guys over to install new gutters {again...thrilling but mucho needed} and painting all of our trim a nice, bright white! Eeeee! So excited for that!<br />
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Current House Project...Some shelving for books for Austen's room because we've been given SO many! Also, we're working on organizing the garage, and doing a small planked wall in the basement bathroom. The next sunny day I have after school, I'm snapping photos of our house so ya'll can see some of the changes! I think they're pretty big, but yeah.<br />
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And here are some snapshots from Easter with the family! </div>
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My family minus my brother who lives in San Fran...but he'll be here in a few weeks! Woo hoo!</div>
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Wendel's extended family...so thankful we did this picture! Hopefully we'll get better about taking group shots!</div>
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Three of us on Wendel's side of the family are having boys! All in-laws. Katie is due in July, Kate had Mason in February, and then Austen is due in May! Lots of ninja fights in the future! </div>
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And these are my incredible in-laws! Alex's sister and her husband just moved back to the area in February and bought a house in our city right across the street from my sister! So so excited to have them home and for Austen to know his Aunt and Uncle really well! </div>
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And there you have it!<br />
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Cannot believe we just have a few quiet weekends left before the little man arrives! So exciting! </div>
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Hi long lost friends! I cannot believe I'm almost to the end of this pregnancy! It has flown by, and I have NOT documented how I planned. But man it's been fast, we've had a lot on our plate...and let's be honest...naps have been winning over everything lately.<br />
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So I decided to break up the third trimester bumps...because really...I may not make it to the end. I mean...I'm praying I do! But I had this thought recently where I was like "Lelia...you really could go early!" It happens all the time. I think I'm the only pregnant person in the world who wants to go late. Our due date is May 10th and my school's graduation is May 14th. So I'm really praying for five days late...which would be 5.15.15...which is an awesome birthday. But who knows!<br />
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If you're curious, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here is our first trimester breakdown</a>, and<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/second-trimester.html" target="_blank"> here is our second trimester breakdown</a>!<br />
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So...here we go!<br />
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To start off, here's a little side-by-side action!<br />
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We got <u>tons</u> of snow...like six or seven inches, so I was off of school all week. While I was worried I would get bored, I crossed a ton of things off of our baby list! The biggest being going through all of our paperwork and sorting everything! I also finished our 2014 "yearbook" that I always do on Snapfish! It was a relaxing, and pretty magical week. The snow was gorgeous, and I kind of loved every second! It made me super excited about snow time with the little man! </div>
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I finally got to go back to school now that the crazy weather died down! We started our six week un-medicated birth class this week, so that was exciting/overwhelming! We're super passionate about going un-medicated, but also understand that things happen. So we're going in open minded, but trying to educated ourselves with as much knowledge and equip ourselves with the tools to have the best birth experience possible!<br />
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Side note: this is not the time for you to tell me how much I should have an epidural/how crazy I am/I'll regret it later. While I love ya'll, and your opinions, we want to experience this ourselves...so please pretty please let us! We'll be sure to share our success and/or failure after the little man arrives!<br />
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This week was pretty darn routine. It was a super busy week at school and I started the task of prepping through the end of the year <u>just in case</u> little man decides to make an appearance early! We're ready for spring to decide to poke it's head out, so we can enjoy the weather and get some stuff done on the outside of the house! But as you can see....there's still tons of snow on the ground...so we'll see how soon spring appears!<br />
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This week was BUSY! We got to see Austen with the entire family for our last 4-D ultrasound! It looks like he's going to have some cheeks {thank goodness} and he may have papa's nose. There also looked to be some nice plump lips which will be getting lots and lots of kisses very soon! This picture was taken on the first day of my 31st week, but my day 4 or 5, the snow was pretty much gone! Woo hoo! Next week is our first baby shower, so we're excited to start getting all of the essentials and getting ourselves baby-prepped! The room is pretty much finished, so we'll be sharing that and TONS of house projects very soon! </div>
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<u>Thirty-Two Weeks</u></div>
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This was Wendel's birth week, so we did lots of fun things! Also...SPRING HAS SPRUNG! We're loving the extra hours of sunlight, evening walks, and sitting outside for dinner. We walked a 3 mile walk with some friends to benefit our friend who had a stroke a year ago...just a few months before they had their baby boy. It was a gorgeous day, and an amazing way to thank God for His love and healing. We had our first baby shower and were blown away by all of the love we were shown! One down...two to go!<br />
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We had our first baby shower last week, so were slowly getting ready for Austen's arrival. Just a few more things to collect and we'll be ready! We got our stroller, and Wendel is so excited! That was his thing that he was so pumped to pick out, and the Bob is what made it on our registry! It's pretty amazing, I'll be honest! We just have a little bit more to finish in the room, and I can't wait to share all of the fun details!<br />
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<u>Thirty-Four Weeks</u></div>
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This was my spring break, so we got a LOT done in the house! We finished a few big projects that I'm excited to shoot and share soon! We're just going to do one big house update blog post. I've started to really FEEL pregnant. My back is starting to hurt pretty regularly, and my sciatic pain is pretty annoying. I'm starting to feel my abs moving and they hurt! Like wow. My blood pressure has been a tiny bit high the past few weeks, so we've been keeping an eye on that, but my bump is measuring right on track! So far...so good! </div>
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How we got pregnant...no...I'm not going to share TOO much.<br />
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In fact, I <u>know</u> that a lot of the parents of the kids I teach read my blog {hey Bluebird mamas} so it's a little strange to me for them to be reading about my sex life. </div>
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This post isn't about sex. This post is all about the knowledge that we have gained throughout this process, which in the end, lead to a little bitty baby. <br />
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Before I start, I want to say that I really hope none of this offends or hurts anyone currently on the journey of infertility. Everyone's story is different. And this is our story. I pray that something that I have said will give you insight, strength, or just a "at least she sort of understands" feeling.<br />
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Infertility is <u>such</u> a touchy subject, and I really want to be here to walk along side you, encourage you, hurt with you, and celebrate with you. </div>
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It's been on my heart for quite a while to share all that we learned on our infertility journey. </div>
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I mean heck...we shared all of our feelings <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/05/infertility.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/06/infertility-update-one.html" target="_blank">here</a>, and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/08/infertility-update-two.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>
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We look back on these days and laugh a little because we knew SO little! </div>
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It's amazing how much this journey has molded and changed us, and while it was kind of terrifying to share this with the world, I'm so very thankful I have! </div>
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I have met SO many incredible women from around the country and we've leaned on each other. We've cried together, laughed together, and shared good/hard news with each other! </div>
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Now that we're pregnant {thank you Jesus} I kind of feel like it's my duty to share what we learned. </div>
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Let me tell you something...getting pregnant was NOT easy for us! </div>
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I can't tell you how many people said to us "the second you stop trying, you'll get pregnant"</div>
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Well in reality, the month in which we were the <u>most</u> proactive was the month we got pregnant. </div>
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Was it just timing? Was it His timing? Was it really all the work we put into it? </div>
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We have no clue. </div>
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But we are happy to share what we learned...and hopefully you will gain some insight! </div>
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So here are the <u>main</u> things that we learned on our journey to getting pregnant. </div>
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1. Read Up People</div>
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Knowledge is power, and man oh man are we thankful for this book! </div>
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The title couldn't be more accurate. </div>
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What this book does is explains very clearly how, in fact, you make a baby. </div>
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Then if you are struggling with infertility, it helps you make a plan to be most effective in your fertility journey. If that plan doesn't work, it then gives you loads of knowledge about fertility treatments and your options for the next step. </div>
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We didn't get to the "making a plan" part, but I learned so very much from reading their words, and translating that into <u>our</u> journey. </div>
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It's worth the investment to get to book, read the beginning, and go from there! </div>
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2. Track That Temperature Ladies</div>
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This was probably one of the things that I was most annoyed to do. I dragged my feet big time, but finally I decided to give this a shot, and this was the very first indication that I was pregnant! </div>
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I found out about this app called Kindara from my sweet best friend {hey CK!} and gave a stab at it. This free app helps you to track your temperature and a few other things {like cervical fluid...TMI?} </div>
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From what I learned from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Making-Babies-3-Month-Program-Fertility/dp/0316024503/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425260373&sr=8-1&keywords=Making+Babies" target="_blank">Making Babies</a>, your temperature would peak when you were ovulating, and then it would stay high while you were ovulating. If your temperature stayed high after your ovulation cycle, you conceived. Well, low and behold, my temperature stayed high for about two weeks, so I thought mayyyyyybe I was pregnant. And sure enough....bam! Positive pregnancy test. </div>
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The biggest thing this helped with, was showing me how MY body works. Everyone is different, so tracking your temperature for a few months will give you {and your doctor} a lot of insight! </div>
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I had planned on showing this app to our infertility doctor so he could see how my body was reacting to ovulation, but didn't need it...because by our next appointment...we were pregnant! </div>
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I would keep a digital thermometer next to my bed, and before I even got out of bed, take my temperature, and put it into Kindara. They send you reminders whenever you set it up, so mine would go off at 7:00am for a reminder no matter what. </div>
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How long you ovulate, when you ovulate, if your temperature peeks, how long your temperature stays high, etc. </div>
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So try it out for a month or two! </div>
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Is it annoying? Yes. Is it worth it. 100%</div>
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This was definitely the most "realllllly?" thing I did. But I think that this was what got us pregnant. </div>
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Then I would dip the strip in the cup for however many seconds it told me to {like 5 or something?} and then tape that to a piece of paper and date it. I taped them all in a line, so we could watch the line get darker. </div>
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You can't really tell, but on August 20th, I had the darkest line from these strips. </div>
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This may seem a bit extreme, but this knowledge, helped us to know when I was, in fact, ovulating. </div>
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4. The TMI Of The Post...</div>
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I'm about to get real with ya'll...but this was new news {hehe} for us and I wanted to be sure to share it in case it helped someone in the future! </div>
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When we talked to doctors, they were telling us for the most optimal pregnancy opportunities {I can't think of a better more medical way of say that} to have sex every other day. </div>
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This is exactly what everyone else around us was saying. </div>
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The book told us something opposite. </div>
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They said that unless you had a problem with your semen levels {I know I know...TMI big time...and Wendel is big time embarrassed!} to have sex everyday during your ovulation cycle. </div>
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One night Wendel came home and was like "yeah...not tonight"...so I took a test just to be sure...and that was the night where the line was the darkest. </div>
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{the same night that I took the expensive ovulation test and it showed I wasn't really ovulating...again...confusing}</div>
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It may not have been any of these things </div>
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God may have had that August 2014 in mind since we met in 2005. </div>
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But all I know is, we're pregnant. </div>
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When I did the <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/01/2013-year-of-outfits.html" target="_blank">2013 outfit recap</a>, it was so fun/mortifying to go back and see what kinds of things I was wearing! </div>
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So I thought I'd do it again for nostalgia's sake. </div>
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Some of these outfits I love...some I hate. </div>
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In the beginning of the year, we were still doing all of my pictures on our back porch, and then we began taking them out and about. I like the out and about pictures SO much more! </div>
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But hey, share the good, the bag, and the ugly, right people?</div>
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Like I said, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-big-time-apology.html" target="_blank">last week</a>, my second trimester was hit with exhaustion. I have been trying to keep up with going to the gym, but it was the hardest thing to put my sleepiness aside after school and go to the gym. The days that I did go to the gym, I would fall right onto the couch after the gym in my winter coat, gym shoes and all. It was pretty ridiculous! </div>
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I couldn't decide how I wanted to take these weekly pictures. In different locations? Same outfit? What props? And then I decided that I love looking at my outfits over time, so I decided to take them in the same location but with whatever I was wearing. We would take them every Sunday...most weeks. Sometimes it happened on Monday or Tuesday. Then I just added the week with the number using iPiccy! </div>
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Here's what each week was looking like for me! </div>
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I could not believe I was already in my second trimester, but was feeling super amazing. Wendel pretty much had to MAKE me take bump pictures because I thought it was so ridiculous. There just wasn't a lot there, but I'm so thankful I did, because slowly the bump appeared! This week, Wendel surprised me with a late birthday gift, and we went to dinner downtown at one of our favorites, Palamino and to see Once at the Aronoff. It was the perfect date night! </div>
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The only little prego problem with that night was that the ONLY smell that I could not take was alcohol. Ugh...the smell made me want to rip someones face off. Even mouth wash...the alcohol in that would dive me insane. And this was from like week 5-16 or so. The issue was that the guy next to me had been drinking for quite a while, and drank a beer the <u>entire</u> show! So so frustrating! Luckily, I made it through the show without ripping his face off. </div>
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We had a super random snow day this week, which was perfect! I woke up that day with so much energy, and had mistaken that the "second trimester energy boost" had hit! I cleaned the entire house, made dinners for the week, worked out, and just had a perfect day.</div>
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This week was Thanksgiving week and is probably one of my FAVORITE weeks of the year! I always love the build up of Christmas, so Thanksgiving/Black Friday is my favorite! I think this was the week that clothes started to get more uncomfortable. This is where the hunt for the perfect jeans began...and I'm still searching...at 28 weeks! It was overall, a really wonderful, week! </div>
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This was the BIG week where we found out the gender! We went to Stork Vision and absolutely loved the experience. You can read all about our gender reveal here. It was a BUSY week getting everything ready for the gender reveal party! Wendel was in the thick of his last few weeks of his masters, so my mom was amazing to help wrap the 42 little tiny boxes for the shower! It was such a nerve wracking, but exciting week! </div>
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This was a super busy week at school, so I don't even think I noticed I was pregnant! I was still in disbelief that we were having a boy! I was still determined that we would go to our next ultrasound and they would say "oopps...it's a girl". So it was still taking some time. We went to see Awaited at church this week and had a big party for a group we have at church called M2. So it was busy and super fun! </div>
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This week I only had a few days of school and then we were off for our Christmas break until January 5th! So I was excited for almost a month of relaxation and baby prep! We did <u>lots</u> of <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/01/christmas-new-years-2014.html" target="_blank">Christmasy things</a> this week and I was wrapping presents like a mad woman! It was amazing! </div>
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This was the <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/01/christmas-new-years-2014.html" target="_blank">week of Christmas</a>, and I really started to feel like the bump was bumping! It was pretty exciting to actually see something going on and I started to feel little flutters. It was a fast and busy week! We had our 20 week appointment at our doctors and got to have another ultrasound done, which was exciting. She said that he was a mover, and was giving her troubles getting all the measurements. She worked her magic though and everything looked perfect!</div>
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We rang in 2015 this week, and we were so excited to do so at <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/01/christmas-new-years-2014.html" target="_blank">The West Baden Hotel</a>! It was so magical, and I'm pretty sure <u>exactly</u> how people imagine spending their New Years Eve! But I am a creature of routine and habit, so I was excited to get back to school and into my normal rhythms! </div>
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A pretty normal, nothing super special week. We did have another M2 event and went ice skating. Let's just say...prego people and ice skaing don't mix. My hip and back hurt so bad the next day I couldn't stand at church for worship. I was slowly feeling more and more kicks and punches which was really exciting! This was the week we really started working on our to-do list! We got our guest bedroom all set up downstairs, and I can't wait to share everything with you, but here's a sneak peek from <a href="http://instagram.com/p/x8G6SXixHo/?modal=true" target="_blank">Instagram</a>! </div>
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Another pretty normal week, the most "exciting" thing was registering at the hospital, which literally consisted of a five minute phone conversation! It was pretty hilarious...I thought that it was going to take forever and was prepared for the long haul of question after question. Not so much. We also had Wendel's best friend come into town this weekend so it was a blast to see him and show him around the city! </div>
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I had Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr. day, which always makes for an amazing week, We also had another doctors appointment this week, and we <u>loved</u> this doctor, Dr. Rinala! Our practice has eight doctors and they are all females. We've only seen one we really didn't love. And I'm sure she'll be the only on-call the day we deliver...and I'm sure we'll love her! But we really loved how Dr. Rinala conducted the the appointment, talked about birth {we are trying to go natural, so it was nice to speak with her about the logistics of that} and she was just overall very relaxed. </div>
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We were hard core working on a million different projects this week, mainly the baby room! Prepping and getting everything ready to be painted! </div>
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This week, and the past few weeks really, have been super emotional weeks. I've been tired and weepy a lot! People keep telling me that it's almost like I'm experiencing first trimester stuff, now. So it was getting kind of frustrating feeling so weepy all the time! Super ready for that to go away! </div>
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This week was especially exciting for me, because we had the baby room and guest bedroom closets installed. I lurrrrve organization, so it was a breath of fresh air to see those closets fresh, clean, and ready for organizing! Then, that weekend, we finished painting the baby room and getting things organized! It was super bowl weekend, so we rested on Sunday with Wendel's parents, watching the game! </div>
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My emotions were FINALLY getting regulated and I {and Wendel} was so thankful! I remember getting to Saturday and telling Wendel "ah...I wasn't sad at all this week!" I've got a post all about the sadness, and where it all stems from coming up this week, so be sure to check out for that one! Other than that, it was pretty normal. Getting lots of projects finished and <u>seriously</u> enjoying Wendel being home in the evenings and finished with his masters! </div>
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I have to share our Valentine's Day fail with ya'll because it's just too funny! You may have seen on <a href="http://instagram.com/p/zGgV4vCxHf/?modal=true" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, but we got all dressed up and headed out for dinner at a fancy steak restaurant! We had a super lazy day, saying no to projects and watching Arrow all day long, so we were excited to get out and have a yummy dinner. Well I'm a moron, and forgot that the restaurant was in a casino. I obviously wasn't drinking {hello...prego} so I didn't bring my ID with me. Well those security guards are no joke. They wouldn't let me in. Well in normal hormonal Lelia fashion, I started to get weepy. So we headed home, picked up Skyline and Graeters for dinner, got back in our jammies, and snuggled in to watch more Arrow. I'll be honest...it was kind of perfect and hilarious to look back on! </div>
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So that was my second trimester! Pretty standard and typical I would say. I've been <u>so</u> blessed with an easy pregnancy! But like I said above, definitely have had some weepy moments. I'll be sharing a little bit of a my heart about that Wednesday, so be on the lookout for that! </div>
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The long awaited Gender Reveal Party post is here!<br />
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So here she is...enjoy!<br />
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Okay so now for all of the juicy details! </div>
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I <u>really</u> didn't want to find out in front of everyone at the party. I know myself, and my emotions, and knew that I would need some time to totally soak it all in. </div>
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Little did we know that the ultrasound place we went to was literally like a spa! It was amazing! I walked into the room and asked the guy if he was about to give me a massage...that's how amazing and luxurious this place was. </div>
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Wendel and I went to the ultrasound place the Friday before our shower. We were going to open it up that night, but we were going to see a play with Wendel's whole family and were afraid we'd let it slip. The next morning we were doing breakfast with Santa with my family, so we decided we'd wait until after breakfast to open that sucker up!</div>
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I'll admit it...it was HARD not to open that envelope. </div>
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So hard! </div>
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EVERYONE was telling us that it was going to be a girl. </div>
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Some very prophetic people from our church were telling us girl. </div>
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Both of our families started with a girl. </div>
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I'm SUCH a girly girl. </div>
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Alex NEEDS to father a girl. </div>
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But low and behold...God gave us a boy...so a boy we will have. </div>
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I really thought we were in for a life of only girls...I never saw myself parenting a boy.</div>
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Boys flippin' terrify me...well not really...but we're just so used to girls in our family.</div>
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We'll figure it out...together!</div>
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Alex's mom is a bit of a "pre-see-er"</div>
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Alex would call her from Samford {during college} and ask her where his shoes were, and she would know, from Cincinnati, where his shoes were. </div>
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So one day she told us, "I know what your baby is...I wrote it on a piece of paper, dated it, and sealed it in an envelope"</div>
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Now he's...it was a 50/50 chance, but with her history, we took it as a sign.</div>
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I printed off the hot chocolate bar printables from <a href="http://upcycledtreasures.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Chalkboard-8x10-hot-chocolate-bar-printables-upcycledtreasures.pdf" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://i0.wp.com/upcycledtreasures.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/free-hot-chocolate-bar-labels-upcycledtreasures-01.jpg" target="_blank">here</a>! </div>
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I did some of the old wives tales...I was split right down the middle! </div>
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Is the baby's heart rate above or below 140: Above</div>
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Are you craving sweet or salty: Salty</div>
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Have you been having head aches: Yes</div>
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Are you carrying high or low: Low</div>
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Do you sleep on your right or left: Left</div>
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Did you have morning sickness: No</div>
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I got this cute little gingerbread boy and girl craft set from Michael's for the kiddos to play with since we were having quite a few kids at the party. I think he adults played with these more than the children.</div>
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We got Apocolips, Abraham, Lucy, Lily...and someone actually got it right!</div>
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Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-45682480522526914042015-02-18T11:10:00.001-08:002015-02-18T11:10:34.331-08:00{A Big Time Apology}<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello Fabulous Readers! </div>
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I owe ya'll a big, huge, mega apology! </div>
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I did do <u>some</u> blogging...but not my normal two/three posts a week like I had come accustom! </div>
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I did get a <u>few</u> things blogged!</div>
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<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/little-bitcoming-may-2015.html" target="_blank">I dropped the news we're pregnant</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-we-found-out.html" target="_blank">shared how we found out</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">gave you a few updates</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/reasons-ive-cried-today.html" target="_blank">shared crazy hormone stories</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/12/its-boy.html" target="_blank">spilled the beans that it's a boy</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/01/christmas-new-years-2014.html" target="_blank">gave you a peek into our holiday fun</a>, <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2015/01/our-2014-to-do-list-how-did-we-do.html" target="_blank">talked about our 2014 house to-do list</a>, and then dropped off the face of the earth! </div>
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Sorry about that!</div>
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The truth is...the first trimester exhaustion decided to hit me in the second trimester! </div>
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So tired...all the time!</div>
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Thankfully, I'm officially in my third trimester, and ready to get this blog updated! </div>
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We have been working HARD on the house, doing little and big projects and marking things off our to-do list one project at a time! </div>
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Some we're DIYing, and some we're hiring out, but we're getting stuff done!</div>
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It's been pretty exciting, and it just continues to get more exciting! </div>
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I'm working on a second trimester dumpdate with lots of pictures {<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/11/first-trimester.html" target="_blank">here's the first trimester update</a>} but for now, I thought I'd share some bump pictures I've taken throughout the second trimester. </div>
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We started taking <u>real</u> bump pictures weekly {we only missed a week or two, so I give that a big thumbs up in my book} so I'll be sharing that soon, but for now, here are some that I've taken in the past few months! </div>
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I'll try to be much better friends...I promise! </div>
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But you know...I've promised before...life happens sometimes.</div>
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Oooooooo....and I have a gender reveal party post ready {oops...two months late} and I'll be publishing it soon! I made a video and that thing has been such a pain! But it's coming!</div>
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Woo hoo...let's get updated Wendel Land! </div>
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Enjoy watching my bump and cheeks get bigger and bigger!</div>
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Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-19875747705960860792015-01-07T06:51:00.000-08:002015-01-07T06:51:50.794-08:00{Our 2014 To Do List: How Did We Do?}<div style="text-align: center;">
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I love the act of making a list, marking things off a list, adding things to said list even if I just did it so I can immediately mark it off.</div>
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The past few years I've done a house to-do list, and pretty much every single year we fail miserably. Like if we were in high school we wouldn't have graduated. Typically we get a nice failing grade of 50%...but hey...50% is better than 0%!<br />
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You can check out how we did on our <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-look-back-at-our-2012-home-goals.html" target="_blank">2012</a> and<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/01/our-house-list-2013.html" target="_blank"> 2013</a> house to-do list and giggle as our outcome was pretty much spot on in the good old year of 2014...oops!</div>
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So let's see how we did in 2014! </div>
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So this turned out to be a bigger project that I expected...so I'm thinking we're going to hire this out. Every time we go to look at it again, it becomes more daunting and I start to get the sweats. And that's just no bueno people. And you'll be so happy {I'm sure you would have lost sleep tonight} that a contractor actually came by today to check this out. So hopefully the quote is for like $100 and we're in business soon! Hey...a girl can dream! </div>
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<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/08/sunroom-makeover.html" target="_blank">We did this</a>! Woo hoo! This is probably the biggest change to our house this year, and we LURVE it! But ya'll...it was SO MUCH WORK! Man...but so worth it! So so so very worth it! Can't wait to hang with the little man in here this summer! I envision reading, ninja fighting, wrestling, game playing, mess making, and all that jazz. A newborn can do all of those things right out of the womb...right?</div>
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Amazing! <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-big-basement-update.html" target="_blank">Did this too</a>! This turned out to be a bit more of a pain in the toocus that we thought, and we'd like to add some more to the other side. Now that I'm thinking about it...I'd like to add quite a bit to this...dang...maybe this isn't a check. Oh well...I'm calling this a win anyways!<br />
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I already have a call in to the closet lady to start this process. We've been saving our extra money to do this, so I'm GIDDY excited to get this done! What can I say...organization gives me butterflies. Big, fat, your high school crush just winked at your in the hallway butterflies. Don't judge! Perfectly organized closets are the way to my heart! That and Auntie Anne's pretzels.<br />
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Okay...yet another side note! I ALWAYS thought that Auntie Anne's was Annie Annes...like always! We walked passed there the other day {yes....I said passed...I did not partake...this time!} and I about had a heart attack when I figured it out!<br />
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It reminded me of the time in elementary school when my dad brought me outside, walked me to our street sign, to show me that, in fact, our street name was Hartweg...not "Heartwag" which is how I had been spelling it for YEARS! What can I say...I'm not a speller! My husband, family, and assistants are laughing at how much of an understatement that is! </div>
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Oh brother do I have BIG, HUGE, MEGA plans of the master bedroom. Ya'll...I'm so excited! And I think Wendel is even on board! Let's just say, Lelia's not buying clothes for the next year because all of our extra monies are going to home renovations! Oh yeah...and that thing we call a baby. Also...it's a joke to think that I wouldn't buy any clothes for a year...oops! Anyhoo...details to come!</div>
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G...if you're reading this...you better get ready because Wendel is calling <u>soon</u> for some weekend help on this one! I can't wait for this makeover, because it shouldn't be too terribly expensive, but will make SUCH a huge difference! I'll have more details when I share our 2015 To-Do list soon! Another list for us to fail...hehe...I'm a glutton for punishment. </div>
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We got <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-projectcheck.html" target="_blank">this</a> one done super early in the year! And we loved it so much, we built one for the other side of the garage! Now everything is in the garage and our attic is empty which makes getting things so much easier! </div>
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Half way through the year I was thinking...maybe we don't need a pergola. But now...I'm thinking I still want one...hehe...me and my always changing mind. We'll see how many outside projects we actually get done before the little man arrives. </div>
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And there you have it...our 2014 list! </div>
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So that would be 40%...not bueno ya'll! </div>
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But I'm hoping we get a few of these knocked out now just this year...but in the next few months! </div>
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Baby is a-comin' and mama's got to get stuff done! </div>
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Happy 2015 Friends! </div>
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I'm excited to be back and ready for some blogging action! </div>
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I've got quite a few posts ready to go, and we're about to start the process of changing the guest room into the Little Man's room...plus about a million other projects on docket! </div>
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So with all of that being said, lots to share! </div>
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But before we go there...I wanted to do some reminiscing and documenting of our Christmas fun this year! </div>
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It's funny because every year I feel like we didn't do a lot of Christmasing, but then I do this Christmas post and realize...dang...we did a LOT! </div>
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Here's what Christmas looked like for us in <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2012/12/our-advent-calendar.html" target="_blank">2012</a>/<a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-rest-of-our-advent-calendar.html" target="_blank">2012</a> and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/01/2013-christmas-fun.html" target="_blank">2013</a></div>
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And here's what New Years looked like is <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-nashville-new-years.html" target="_blank">2012</a> and <a href="http://alexandlelia.blogspot.com/2014/02/when-i-grow-upi-want-to-be-princess.html" target="_blank">2013</a>! </div>
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And here's what we accomplished this Christmas! </div>
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We went to see Elf the musical with Wendel's parents, and I'll admit...it was dorky. But it was a fun festive evening out with some of my favorite people! </div>
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Then, of course, we had our Christmasy gender reveal party! Woo hoo! </div>
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We went to an ugly sweater/white elephant party and it was just good, stomach hurts from laughing fun. </div>
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We were able to sneak in time to go and see Awaited with my mom. It's always a favorite of the Christmas season. </div>
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Then fast forward a few weeks when Wendel <u>finally</u> finished his masters {woo hoo Wendel} and we got to do all of our normal Christmasing adventures! We headed to The Union Terminal to check out the amazing train display.</div>
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Then we braved the cold and did The Festival of Lights! </div>
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My mother-in-law, mom, and I met a bunch of sweet ladies for a ladies lunch at The Golden Lamb in Indiana. It's always a fun and festive afternoon with some wonderful women!</div>
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Christmas Eve, I woke up, turned on the lights, and it was magical! We are so incredibly blessed! </div>
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We had our 20 week doctors appointment {20 weeks...what?} and then we went on a little lunch date to Brio. It was so incredibly awesome! We talked about making it a tradition...we'll see how that goes next year :) </div>
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Christmas Eve with my family...I feel like I look almost dead here. Sleepiness has hit me hard in the second trimester!</div>
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Wendel let me open ONE present on Christmas Eve. This was a little bathtub tray for me to put my drink or book or something. I've been having LOTS of "tubby time" especially while Wendel was finishing his masters so Wendel got me all kinds of fun bathtub things! </div>
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We also decorated a gingerbread house on Christmas Eve...we were DETERMINED to have the most magical day ever! </div>
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Christmas morning we headed to Wendel's parents after opening up presents together at our house. We opened presents...ate breakfast...open presents. It was like a four hour afair and I kind of love it that way! </div>
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Christmas evening, we always go to Alex's great-aunt's house for dinner. The view is always a favorite! </div>
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I told you every year! Also...Wendel's hair in that first picture. Hilarious! </div>
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New Years was pretty magical this year! In years past, we've gone to The Opryland, and gone to Florida, but this year we drove to The West Baden Hotel in Indiana and spent a fancy evening dining, dancing, and laughing with Wendel's parents. </div>
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When we got to the hotel, we did a bit of exploring...which involved taking a little train...pretty much the highlight of the whole thing for my father-in-law. </div>
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Now that Wendel has finished his masters {woo hoo} it's time to finish house projects before the little man makes his appearance this spring! </div>
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So I'll have lots of house updates, pregnancy updates, and a few more personal posts I've been working on about infertility and how that season changed and molded us into who we are today! </div>
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Merry Christmas...and a Happy New Year! </div>
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So sorry I'm late on posting this!</div>
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Most of you probably know but...</div>
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We're having a boy! </div>
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We're excited to raise a respectful and joyful little boy who will turn into a man of honor. </div>
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Austen Bradley...you've already surprised and shocked us. </div>
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We're excited to see your face and watch you transform us into the people He meant for us to be...</div>
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I'm working on a little video from the gender reveal party, so be looking for that this week! </div>
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Wendel and I were <u>really</u> hoping to get pregnant last year at the end of August, which would mean that we could announce our pregnancy at Thanksgiving. </div>
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His family has a huge Thanksgiving at his parents' house, and before dinner, they always count how many people are in the room. I had <u>always</u> dreamed of going around the room counting everyone there, and when it got to me saying "14, 15...14 and baby makes 15!" </div>
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Now use your imagination...I have no clue what number we'd actually be...work with me people :) </div>
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The week of Thanksgiving hit me like a ton of bricks. </div>
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The realization that my dream was not going to happen, and that life was going on. </div>
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I couldn't just curl up in bed and pretend that it wasn't happening. </div>
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I needed to suck it up, move on, and be thankful for our <u>crazy</u> amounts of blessings. </div>
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I think I did <i>pretty</i> decent. </div>
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I made the most out of the holidays and enjoyed all of my favorite traditions. </div>
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Going to Florida after Christmas helped get me through the season. </div>
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But I remember so vividly praying...</div>
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"Lord, please make next year different."</div>
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I didn't know what that meant. </div>
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But I knew I wanted it to be different. </div>
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And boy did He follow through. </div>
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And while I'm so thankful for our Little Bit, my heart literally breaks in two for those who are still struggling. </div>
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I get weekly e-mails from people who have found this little blog {hello to any new readers} discussing their struggles with infertility. </div>
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And my heart aches for them. </div>
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I know this season will be hard for them. </div>
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And this may be the second or third holiday season that has been hard. </div>
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I truly hope everyone knows that we <u>do not</u> take this gift for granted! </div>
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Not for a second have we felt like we deserved or were entitled to this miracle. </div>
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But we are so incredible thankful. </div>
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I'm excited for all of our holiday traditions! </div>
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I literally cannot wait to finish decorating! </div>
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And I'm thankful to walk along this journey with Wendel by my side! </div>
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Oh and side note...a week from today we have our gender reveal ultrasound! </div>
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I thought my hormones were out of control before I got pregnant...that was a joke! </div>
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So I thought it would be funny to document some of the ridiculous reasons I've busted into tears lately...enjoy! </div>
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Fortunate enough for you...Wendel captured pictures of a few of these...oh brother...this is real life ya'll...so I'm sharing it all. Don't make fun too much! </div>
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The Matching Straw Situation</div>
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I asked Wendel to grab me a straw for my cup and it just happened to be the same color as my cup...yup...you just can't make it up people! I promise I was crying more in this picture...Wendel must have caught me at a good moment! </div>
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This is probably everyone's favorite one so far...it's a long story: so I went to the mall to do a little shopping and was going to meet Wendel for a late lunch. I was already getting hungry, so I decided to get a little snack. I immediately thought 'AUNTIE ANNES!' So I super fast walked over to that direction, and when I got there, <u>right</u> next to Auntie Anne's was Great American Cookie Company. Ya'll...I looooooove cookie cake! So the obvious reaction was to BUST into full on, crazy person, can't stop, won't stop, 'what the heck is wrong with that chick' tears. The lady at Auntie Anne's walks over and asked if I was okay. I responded through my tears "I'm pregnant and I can't decide if I want a cookie or a pretzel" and being a wise sales woman she said "aw, sweet thing, get yourself a pretzel." And I did...and it was delicious. But I'll be honest...I was ticked I didn't get a cookie...next time...I'll shove both in my face at the same time. </div>
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I am seriously obsessed with Victoria Secret's flannel PJ sets! I order one every year for Christmas, and this year was no different. I got it in the mail, and I knew that I had gotten a free pair of matching slippers with the set. I was so excited to get it in the mail, and noticed that something was wrapped around the PJ's...once I looked closer...<u>it was a matching sleeping mask</u>. I don't even use a sleeping mask. But it was a perfectly precious matching sleeping mask wrapped around my perfectly amazing PJ set. And the tears FLOWED! Ya'll...I seriously cannot make this stuff up! </div>
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The funny thing...haven't cried at a single Dr's appointment, ultrasound, hearing the babies heart beat, announcing we were pregnant. You know the normal things pregnant people cry over...nope...not here. Just matching Victoria Secret sleep masks and matching straws for my cup...yup...that's me! </div>
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On a side note, if you didn't see on <a href="http://instagram.com/leliawendel" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, I tried on one of the fake bumps at Destination Maternity and it 100% freaked me out! Like for real...what the heck?</div>
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Sweet Aileen at <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?blog=4778699&group=0&frame_type=b&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank">Sparkly & Sweet</a> did an amazing<a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?blog=4778699&group=0&frame_type=b&frame=1&click=0&user=0" target="_blank"> first trimester breakdown</a> recently, and thought it was an amazing idea! So here we go...a week by week break down of the first trimester! </div>
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Five Weeks<br />
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Still wasn't feeling any symptoms, but we had an appointment already set up with our infertility doctor, so we went ahead and met with him and got to announce that we were pregnant! I went to Grandparent's Day with my mom for my niece, Elizabeth that week...it's literally the only picture I took that week :)<br />
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I started to feel really bloated at night and the evening sickness rolled in. Thank God it was evening and not all day sickness! I also didn't really have any appetite for dinner AT ALL so would eat Cheerios and bananas a lot. We went to Zoofari with some of Wendel's family...it was fun to get dressed up but hard to eat anything that evening.<br />
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We took my nephew Charlie to Kings Island, which was so much fun, but I couldn't ride many of the rides so Wendel was his riding buddy. We only went for like four hours but we were ALL exhausted!<br />
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I helped to host a shower for Wendel's cousin and I was NERVOUS people were going to catch on. I was definitely bloated, and Alex's one cousin is pregnant and kept asking all kinds of questions. I almost spilled the beans, but kept it in! We also got to go and cheer on my niece in her last soccer game of the year.<br />
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We hosted a huge "Fall-O-Ween" party at our house, and I think I overdid it a bit because I had a tiny bit of bleeding. Some rest and lots of water helped a ton! This is when the evening sickness started and cheerios and bananas were my dinner of choice! </div>
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We got to go to Irons Fruit Farm and really enjoy the fall weather! It was so much fun and exactly what I needed! Wendel had been swamped with work, so to have him alone for a bit was wonderful! Evening sickness was really in full effect so dinner was kind of a no-go for a while.</div>
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Halloween happened, we had another Dr.'s appointment where we got a spur of the moment ultrasound because they couldn't find the heartbeat {everything fine...no worries} and we had our last big hurdle to get through before telling everyone...a family wedding. We were technically "in the clear" but we really didn't want to take anything away from the bride and groom, so we decided to keep it a secret a little while longer. I was feeling <u>so</u> very bloated the night of the wedding and was terrified someone would catch on, but thankfully no one did! It was a super fun wedding and so wonderful to see family! We also told Wendel's grandparents {the first great-grandchild for the Wendel side} and that was super exciting! </div>
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This was my birth week and Wendel did an amazing job fitting in fun things in between work/class/assignments. We also told the world the day before my birthday {I just couldn't wait the extra day until my birthday!} It was so wonderful to tell everyone and hear all of the excitement and encouragement. Wendel and I went to The Melting Pot for dinner {which unfortunately I was pretty queezy and couldn't eat a lot...good news for Wendel} but it was so much fun getting texts throughout the night! </div>
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I can't believe I'm weeks into my second trimester! It's nuts! We find out if Little Bit is a Little He or a Little She in a few weeks and I can't wait!</div>
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Wendel and I had been trying for a year and a half, and in August, it would mark a year from when we were actually hoping to get pregnant. </div>
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Yes...it was a little overkill...I'll admit it! </div>
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Shock doesn't even describe it. </div>
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It was more of a complete freak out. No tears. No screaming. Just an overwhelming "what the heck" feeling!<br />
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Imagine me pacing around the house shaking my hands a lot with the look of pure "WHAT?" on my face!</div>
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Wendel was super busy that day at work, so I knew I couldn't get him to come home during the day to tell him...so I had to wait...until 3:30 when he gets off. </div>
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I went to the gym, went to lunch with my mom {and didn't spill the beans}, and came home to wait...freaking out the entire time. </div>
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I did stop at a local store and got a bunch of pink and blue balloons and a bottle of Wendel's favorite bourbon.<br />
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See Wendel gave up drinking until we got pregnant. My husband is no where near a big drinker, but he enjoys a bourbon or beer at night. So it was a really big deal when he randomly mentioned that. </div>
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So I KNEW I had to reward him with his favorite. </div>
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I was so paranoid I was going to see someone I knew. I was prepared for the whole "our friend just had twins so we're going to visit them tonight" lie. But alas...didn't see anyone I knew.</div>
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At 3:30, I got a call from Wendel saying he would be late because he was finishing something up...WHAT? </div>
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More waiting! </div>
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But the time finally came...Wendel pulled up, I got the camera ready...and his reaction as PERFECT!<br />
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{There's a little video in a minute with his and our parents' reactions...but for my memories...I wanted to type them up too!}<br />
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Wendel immediately dropped his keys and said "NO!"<br />
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Then he ran upstairs and kept saying "are you serious? Oh my gosh!"<br />
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It was a pretty awesome reaction.<br />
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We couldn't keep the secret...like at all!<br />
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So we called my mom and told her, and then went to Wendel's parent's house!<br />
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My mom was totally clueless at first...but she eventually caught on!<br />
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His parent's were a little more difficult!<br />
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We headed over with some balloons and we were going to bring them in and just wait until they figured it out. Well they saw us coming up the hill and came outside!<br />
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Luckily Wendel was already filming so we still got some footage of their surprise. </div>
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My favorite part is that Wendel's dad said "NO SHIT!"<br />
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The next day I was telling that story to my mom and my niece was sitting on my lap and immediately started saying "NO SHIT, NO SHIT"...oops!<br />
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We TRIED to get film telling my family. When we did prayer before family dinner, I said prayer and said "and thank you for my baby that's inside of my belly"...but I was so nervous that I fumbled with my phone and didn't get anything! So sad!<br />
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I have to say...they didn't give a good reaction though :) I think they felt it coming so they weren't that shocked. It was still cute though to see the kids confused/excited!<br />
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We then called Wendel's sister and told her, and called our two best friends from college.<br />
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And then that was it.<br />
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We wanted our closest people to know so they could be praying and loving on us.<br />
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But then we kept it from EVERYONE until 14 weeks.<br />
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It actually went MUCH faster than I thought it would. I was shocked!<br />
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I'll have a full first trimester rundown very soon!<br />
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And here's the moment you've been waiting for...here's a little video!<br />
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Enjoy!<br />
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Lelia Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00177973427450749004noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944420374380180480.post-29900079198515697742014-11-07T13:59:00.001-08:002014-11-07T13:59:55.553-08:00{Little Bit...Coming May 2015}<div style="text-align: center;">
We are completely elated to announce that WE ARE PREGNANT! </div>
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It's still completely surreal to type, but we are overjoyed, in shock, and so thankful for this gift!<br />
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If you are struggling with infertility, my heart literally aches for you! Like I'm 100% weeping for you right now...hormones. Please know that I understand the sinking pain you are feeling right now, and wish with all of my heart I could take it away from you! You are loved, you are cherished, and there is a perfect story in the making for you. </div>
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Thank you to everyone who prayed for our little bit...this little one is so incredibly blessed! </div>
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Many more details to come! </div>
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