month 1: rocky peyton

little man is ONE MONTH - wasssss...a few days ago already:) - but he doesn't have his appointment until tomorrow, so I'll report back with a weight cause that's always fun to find out!:) He seems like such a chunk already so I'm excited to see how much he comes in at!

this month has seriously flown. That's not going to be news to any of you seasoned moms out there. With each child, the speed of the passing time has picked up. SO.DEPRESSING!!!:( 

i have to admit...knowing that I don't have to go back to work, that there's no looming deadline, it has made EVERY part of this 'mom' gig, MUCHHHHHHHHH more awesome. 

STILL HARD. But awesome:)

i feel a lot less rushed. Being interrupted doesn't bring out the monster in me;) I know that I have the clear schedule to get to it...eventually...hopefully;) It makes nursing better. I'm enjoying having to slow down much more than I had with the other 2:)

three really is great...like a friend of mine has said: it's the 3rd child bliss!

Rocky Peyton...it's been an absolute pleasurrrrreeeeee!!!!:):)

all festive photos courtesy of: Courtney Smith Photography

3.

i know I've said it before...but I'll say it a million times over...nothing...NOTHING feels better than these babies of ours. I feel like for some time, I've been searching for my 'thing'. I know without a doubt...right now...these years...these kids and this family...that's it. My 'thing'.  

it's definitely a 2 steps forward, 3 back when it comes to the daily life of having kids and learning from them, them learning from me, finding my patience and then losing it all over again. And I doubt I'll feel like I really have a grasp of it all until it's all said and done. When Homer walks into this house years from now - healthy, happy, kind, successful - for the holiday, with children of his own...maybe then it'll all make sense. But let's not go there cause these Post Pregnancy Hormones are Reallllllll - sobbbbbbbbing face:'''''(. 

i'll leave you to scroll through some gorgeous shots Courts - Courtney Smith Photography - got the other day...she swung in, never took her coat off and captured my babies. The ol' pro;)

xoxo.
the Smith's.

week 40:) #smithbabythree

HAPPY DUE DATEEEEE!!!!!

today, November 9th, 2015...is the Due Date of our 3rd baby:) This is the 2nd time I'll have reached our due date. We did with Theo as well - going 2 days late:) 

i'm feeling so good and so lucky to carry these babies all.the.way! I'm anxious but in the excited way. Not the "get this thing OUTTA ME!!!!" way;) I've got a household of Smith's - thanks Courts and family!!:) - praying hard for a healthy baby and tonight they're adding: smooth and swift delivery to that prayer:)

I really just can't wait to share the news of this healthy baby with you all and hopefully brag a bit about another completely perfect/quick/uneventful birth;) 

in other news...we don't have any ice-cream in this house - what the whaaaaa?!?!?!

oh, and I'm not going to do the whole pregnancy low-down cause nothing/nada/not a damnnnnn thing (including weight - hallelujah!!!!!!!!;) has changed since last week - see here for those details. So I'll spare you!

photos courtesy of: Courtney Smith Photography

PPS. this is the 1st shower I took in aboutttttt 6 days. I was holding out for the baby to come...as you can see...the baby already won the 1st battle;)

1-baby. 0-me

;)

week 39:) #smithbabythree

i'm still pregnant...I feel like a rare-albino-hippo in the pregnancy world to have made it to 39WKS. Does anyone make it to their due-date anymore? Go OVER their due date!??!?! Unheard of;) But for real...feeling very fortunate to carry these babies full-term...like full-term/due-date/2 days after due-date. Weird...and awesome:) 

someone asked me tonight if I was having a Christmas baby...insinuating that I'm small enough to have almost 2 months left?! I made-out with her;) 

HELL NO. Daysssssss bitch. Dayssssssssss;)

i'm feeling so good. And soooo sad that this pregnancy is already coming to an end. I mean...40 weeks. I can hardly wrap my mind around the fact that I'm a mom, let alone...a soon-to-be mom to THREEEEEE!!!!

by gosh, we are soooo so lucky and happy and excited for what's to come:) 

now...will my next post be a baby announcement from my Hotel Room Hospital Bed OR of me 40WKS pregnant...from home...on the couch...with a pint of ice-cream???:):)

due date 

November 9th:)...5 days...FIVE....Fiver-errrrrrrr.

boy or girl

there's a good chance it's a girl...and a 50% chance it's a boy. Sooooooo...FIVE DAYSSSSSSS. Or more. OR LESS!!!!

names

2 solid boy names and FINALLY 2 solid...well, ONE (why so many caps?!! I can'ttttttttt...FIVE.FUCKING.DAYSSSS - or more or LESS;).

Okay...so one solid girl name and one semi-solid 

it's-coming-with-us-in-the-room-but-most-likely-we-won't-even-consider-it 

2nd name:)

GIRL gretchen BOY nash 

*Courts won't let me use my most perfect nephew's, most perfect name! Why would that be weirddddd?!?!!;)*

belly

definitely more braxton-hicks this time around...which is weird. In that it feeellllsss weird.

weight 

start weight: 136lbs

current weight: 179lbs

total weight gain: 43lbs

*for reference...I've gained a solid 55lbs with both of my previous pregnancies - pausing for gasps;)*

with all that being said...I feel great and have no problem with the amount of weight I've gained thus far or will gain from here on out. Bring it on!!!!;)

wardrobe

yes...there are clothes...I've even worn things on my feet with heels...some height...I feel good and this sun and heat in November is really everything. EVERYTHINGGGG. It makes jogging pants with a top that doesn't reach the waistband and tighty-yoga pants that are now slightly see-through because they're working overtime to just stay together because they're being stretched in inappropriate ways...this November heat wave makes all that...OK. :)

baby buys

nothing. Good gawd...I don't have a JOBBBBBB!!!!;)

i'll agree that her belly is WAY cuter than mine;)

 photos courtesy of: Courtney Smith Photography

month 19: theo daisy:)

heyyyy-yo. Just doing a couple quick posts while my lady-parts are still in-tact;) Theo's baby sis or bro will be joining us within the next week or so and so I'd like to be a tad ahead of the game. And by that...I mean: updated blog posts. 

As far as the laundry and dishes and filling the toilet paper holder and making sure the bills are paid ahead so there's less to worry about forgetting over the next few weeks...

i already forget my point;)

so here's Theo Daisy and isn't she the cutest 19MO old you ever did see?;) 

we've moved her up a shoe size:'( 

she's my little helper, throwing away her diapers when I ask - which is SO helpful...except for when I'm digging our cloth diapers out of the trash - we still need to work on cloth vs. disposable;)

she does this thing where she chews up her food and then spits it back out and if you can imagine what a pile of wet, sticky, nasty cat puke looks like? Yeahhhhhhh. It's a dieting technique I've heard of...maybe she's onto something cause she's got a pretty adorable figure;)

so many big changes coming for this little girlie. She's gonna be a big sister and even though that in itself is gonna be a HUGE change...I think I may be the one that has the harder time adjusting:/ We love our baby girl something fierce and we're so excited for her to gain a 2nd BFF, Homer being her 1st:)

happy 19MO birthday, baby girl. You are so rowdy and clingy and sometimes pretty aggressive and there's the occasional fit, that ends with your head meeting the hardwood floor (all self-inflicted - psycho?!;)...but above all this...you are a JOY. :)

adorable photos courtesy of: Courtney Smith Photography

mom + dad :)

week 38:) #smithbabythree

13 days until D-Day!!! SO many things to get done before this baby arrives!!!!

install gutters on the house?! paint the office?! burn all photos from this computer to CD's and organize them all into folders by date?!

a LOT of irrational lists and crying going on over at the ol' Smith Residence;) Jacob pointed out that it seems I'm more stressed about birthing this baby than I had been with the previous 2. With Homer and Theo, contractions started and that moment we were getting into the car to actually head to the Hospital...THAT'S when I decided we'd made a mistake. I couldn't do it. NO!!!! But this time around, the crying and the "this can't be happeninggggg!!!!!" started about 2 weeks ago;) 

have I mentioned alllllll.theeeee.cryinggggggg;')

above all, things are going great. I feel good. A loooootttttt of that crying is due to pure happiness. We're excited about this baby and anxious for that feeling we've gotten each time our babies have arrived. The feeling that there was a spot in our lives and our hearts, intended for them, all along:) 

due date 

November 9th:)

boy or girl

we've had a few more boy guesses roll in for the Baby Pool! Which makes me doubt myself a tad that it's a girl...hmmmm....

names

2 solid boy names and a long, continually growing, girls list!!

NO progress on our girl's name. Crap.

We're always looking for new names...so text/email me your suggestions!!!

GIRL maple BOY kevin santiago

i seriously can't even say that boy name without laughing till I cry. Say it. Say it out loud. Say it out loud...with an accent. There:)

belly

it's a tad itchy at times. New stretch marks - Hi, welcome assholes. Stay forever and ever.

weight 

start weight: 136lbs

current weight: 177.5lbs

a miraculous .5lb weight LOSS - unheard of;)

total weight gain: 41.5lbs

*for reference...I've gained a solid 55lbs with both of my previous pregnancies - pausing for gasps;)*

with all that being said...I feel great and have no problem with the amount of weight I've gained thus far or will gain from here on out. Bring it on!!!!;)

wardrobe

this last week has been good. The weather, here in WI, has been very mild for the end of October...so I was able to wear a few dresses and lighter layers. All very comfy/cozy:)

baby buys

nothing to report! 

Jacob and I went away for the night, this last weekend, and I had a handful of baby things at one point andddddd I put it all back - which made me look like that crazy person who wanders around the store for 25 minutes with a look on their face that says: "I need help finding something..." but I definitely didn't need help. It's that crinkled up face I make when I can't decide if $24 is too much to spend on a Christmas outfit...for a newborn...who will only wear it once...

25 minutes of my life...as well as the annoyed sales associates...that we'll never get back;)

photos courtesy of: Courtney Smith Photography

only one more photo to add...with the baby:)

my happy place.

the emotional roller coaster that is taking Family Photos;)

courts took our photos a week or so ago and I gotta say, they're ALL my favorites;) I love the 'out-takes' just as much, if not more sometimes, than the ones that turned out perfectly posed:)

it's hard to believe this will be the last time capturing our little Family of Four:) As of today, we're ONE MONTH away from Family of Five status and we couldn't be more excited - and scared and anxious and nervous and HAPPY - ALL.THE.FEELINGS:)

i'll keep this short because there are plenty of photos to scroll through and today's To Do List is impressively long and I've got to go deal with Homer screaming in a Time Out and Theo is eating a bowl of oatmeal with her hands and that's going as well as you'd expect;) 

and it's not even 830AM. Let's do this, Friday!!!!:)

xoxo. 
The Smith's:)