San Francisco Giants Game

On Monday, we were able to go to the Giants vs Mets baseball game in San Francisco. It was lots of fun!!

After Alden's swimming lessons in the morning, we came home, ate lunch, and packed up for the 2 hour trip to San Francisco to watch the game.

We arrived early because it was firefighter appreciation night and there was some pre-game festivities for certain ticket holders (We were included in that). We were all given a free blanket, that the boys still absolutely love... They are using it right now... In the middle of July...

After we entered the stadium, we went to the kids section. The boys were able to go down some big slides and hit a baseball and run the bases in a mini baseball field for kids just their size. It was perfect! We were also able to watch batting practice before finding our seats.

Once we made it to our seats (Which was extremely far up for this prego to climb!!!) Lyndon headed back down for some hot dogs and popcorn! Because a baseball game isn't complete without hot dogs and popcorn!

The game was lots of fun. Unfortunately, the Giants didn't win the game, but we had such a fun time! The boys absolutely LOVED it! By the end of the game, Alden had fallen asleep.

We didn't get home until around 1 AM, but we got the boys dressed for bed in the parking garage after the game so we just slipped them into bed when we got home. It was lots of fun!

Happy 4th of July 2015!

The day after we arrived home from our month long trip to Idaho, it was the 4th of July. We had ZERO plans for the day, which is exactly what we wanted! We were all completely exhausted. I unpacked all the luggage from the trip, cleaned up the house and went grocery shopping. During the shopping trip, I bought some cupcakes for the boys to celebrate with.

That evening, Lyndon BBQ'd hamburgers and hot dogs and I made some side dishes. We planned on having a movie night, but it didn't work out as planned. Alden fell asleep early. Collyn and I went out onto the trampoline (Sweating like crazy because of the heat!) and watched the local fireworks show. There were some trees in the way, but it was enough to satisfy a 2 year old. We headed back inside after about 10 minutes and Lyndon cuddled up with Collyn in the recliner and I snuggled with Alden, who was asleep in our bed.

It was a very relaxing, low-key 4th of July. Just what we needed!!!

Our Trip To Idaho!

This June, just like last summer, we headed to Idaho for 3 weeks. (Lyndon came up a week and half later and stayed for 10 days)

The beginning of June the boys and I flew from Sacramento to Boise. They did amazing on the flight and my sister Susan and her girls were there to pick us up at the airport.

We stayed a couple days at my sisters house before heading up to McCall, ID for a week with my family. We spent the whole week at a cabin in the woods, close to Payette lake and enjoying the nice mild weather of the mountains. The kids enjoyed swimming in the lake, going fishing, exploring the area around the cabin, hot tubbing, and playing hard!

After the week in McCall, we headed back to Weiser, ID and met Lyndon at his parents house. We spent the next week and half staying at their house, spending time with Lyndon's parents and brother, grandma Kay, and going back and forth from their house to my parents house to spend time with everyone. We were able to celebrate Fathers Day with family and had a BBQ at Grandma Kay's house. We went to the carnival in Weiser for the National Oldtime Fiddlers Contest. We watched a parade, watched my nieces dance at the park and watched some baseball games.

After our long trip, we were all ready to head home! We drove 5 hours one day to Lakeview, OR and stayed the night at a Hot Springs. The boys enjoyed staying in a hotel room and playing in the warm pool!

On our way home, I also hit the 22 week mark of pregnancy!

We drove another 5 hours the next morning and made it back to Willows in the afternoon. We were all very happy to be back to our own 'stuff'

It was a fun-filled trip!!! I have a feeling this will be a tradition each summer.

Baby #3: Olivia- 23 Weeks

It's been about a month since I updated on Miss Olivia. We have had a long, fun, eventful month (I will update on that in a different post.) She is growing, growing, growing and wiggling like crazy!!!!! I can't believe I have hit 23 weeks already. This pregnancy is flying by!

I had my 23 week doctors appointment on Thursday. Everything looked good. She is active, her heartbeat sounded good and I am doing good. The doctor is predicting she will be around 8 pounds at birth. We will see if his predictions are correct in a few months! :) I have one more appointment in 4 weeks and then I am into doctors appointments every 2 weeks!!! Can you believe it?! 3rd trimester is creeping up on me quick!

Here are some updates on little Miss Olivia.

ABOUT OLIVIA: According to babycenter.com, Olivia is about 11 inches in length and a little over 1 pound. She can hear things from the outside now. Which is very evident because any loud noise startles her and she kicks and wiggles when any of the boys talks to my belly. She wiggles like crazy and is all over the place. Her favorite time to kick is late at night when I am laying in bed. I have a feeling that is because I am finally not moving (These little boys keep me busy!)

WEIGHT GAIN: From beginning weight: 12 pounds. Vacation really showed up this appointment! I gained 7 pounds this past month. Which isn't too bad because I was behind the curve the last few months.

SYMPTOMS: Achy back!!!! My belly always gives me back aches during every pregnancy. I've learned to lay down for a few minutes a few times during the day to relax my back and take a break. Braxton Hicks contractions. I've had a few BH contractions here and there, which is completely normal for me. I've dealt with them every pregnancy. I'm not getting too many right now, maybe one or two each day, especially when I'm super active and then sit and relax. Other than that, I've been feeling really good!

SLEEP: Eh, who needs sleep right?! ;) My back will ache during the night, which makes me need to sit up on the side of the bed and stretch it out a couple times a night, which then causes me to have to go to the bathroom. I'm not exhausted, so I guess I am still getting enough sleep at night.

CRAVINGS: Lemonade! I drink it like crazy!

BEST MOMENT: Hearing that little heartbeat again. Feeling her little kicks throughout the day.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: Hitting the 3rd trimester in a few weeks!

23 weeks down... 17 to go!

Baby #3: 19 Weeks

We are headed to Idaho for a few weeks, so I am going to do my update for 19 weeks a day early. Which works, because I had my Doctors appointment yesterday. (And ultrasound!) You know what that means! We know the gender of the baby!

Lyndon was able to make it to this appointment with me. Something always came up the last pregnancies, so he was never able to make it to the anatomy ultrasound. He made it this time!!! So, we found out together that Haines Baby #3 is healthy, active, right on track and....

A GIRL!!!!

We will be adding a little sister into the Haines family! We are thrilled! We have decided on the name

Olivia Mary Kayline Haines

The middle names are honoring the grandma's of the family: Mary-Gaile, Kay, and Arline

Here is an update on our little girl:

ABOUT OLIVIA: Ultrasound looks wonderful! Olivia was doing wonderful, wiggling around in there. Wiggling so much, the doctor had a hard time getting measurements. Very active baby!!!! She is around 6 inches in length and around 8-9 ounces. Everything looked good. Heart, lungs, brain looked great! She is growing wonderfully and right on track.

WEIGHT GAIN: (From starting weight) 5 pounds. I gained 4 pounds since my last doctors appointment. They were very pleased to finally see some weight gain. So was I!

SYMPTOMS: Achey pelvis, hips and stomach muscles. Everything is stretching and moving at a rapid rate right now and I am definitely feeling it! I'm still tired. Not as tired as I have been, but bedtime sounds wonderful every night. I have had a few bouts of morning sickness (Still! Ugh!) But, nothing too bad.

SLEEP: Much better since my last update. My coughing has gotten better so I am able to sleep better during the night. The boys are growing, so they are going to bed earlier and sleeping harder through the night. We haven't had anyone in our bed for the last week, so that has been nice.

CRAVINGS: Sweets!!! Cookies, Cakes, Candy, Chocolate!!! It's awful! I'm trying really hard to avoid it, but I give in every once in a while to satisfy the craving.

BEST MOMENT: Finding out we are having a girl!!! I'm going to have a daughter for the first time! Lyndon was also thrilled! We high-fived in the ultrasound room when we found out.

LOOKING FORWARD TO: My relaxing trip to Idaho for a few weeks! We are leaving this afternoon.

19 weeks down.... 21 to go! Almost half-way there!

Baby #3: 17 Weeks

Has it been a crazy few weeks OR WHAT!? My last update was at 14 weeks. The day before I hit 15 weeks, I felt like I was getting a cold. The next day (day I turned 15 weeks) I had 100+ degree fever for 3 days. I was MISERABLE!!! I finally went to the doctor and found out that I had influenza, an upper respiratory infection and a slight ear infection. From Thursday until the next Wednesday I was laid out in bed. All I could take was my antibiotic and Tylenol. I am still trying to fully recoop from the bug. I still have a consistent cough, which I was told took a while to get over. I just wish I could take some good cough medicine. But, I will power through with no meds. A few days ago was the first day I was able to get up and do things around the house without having a coughing fit and be out of breath. I am still staying pretty relaxed and not doing much to make sure I get over this 100%. But, let me tell you, it's been awful.

However, Baby is kicking up a storm and at my 16 week appointment the heart beat sounded wonderful.

Here are some updates for 17 weeks:

About Baby: The baby is about 5 inches in length and weighs about 5 ounces. (About the size of a turnip, according to babycenter.com) He/She is kicking up a storm and moving and wiggling. I feel more and more movement every day. We set the date for our ultrasound, which is June 9th, to find out the gender. The day before we fly up to Idaho for a few weeks.

Weight Gain: (From starting weight) 2 pounds. I was gaining weight pretty steadily, but for about a week I had no appetite and felt like crap, so I lost some ground. I'm hoping to gain some weight this week.

Symptoms: Nothing too significant. I can't stop coughing, so my ribs are hurting and my stomach muscles are achy. I don't know if I should blame that on Baby or the coughing. Baby Kicks are the biggest one right now.

Sleep: Horrible sleep. I am up in the night coughing. And, I can't just cough laying down... Oh no... I have to sit up on the side of the bed to really get a good cough in. I'm hoping once I stop coughing as much I will start getting better sleep, because I am exhausted most of the day.

Best Moment: Hearing the heart beat at the doctors appointment last week. I was a little concerned about Baby with how sick I have been, but the doctor said everything sounded and looked good (Besides my weight gain)

Looking Forward To: Gender Ultrasound!!!!

There is a little update at 17 weeks. I've just been trying to survive the last few weeks. More updates next week!

17 weeks down.... 23 to go!

Baby #3: 14 Weeks

14 weeks down! Whoo hoo! Time is flying. The Haines house is super busy this time of year, so there is no time to slow down. Which makes the weeks go by so quickly. This last week was busy busy busy!!! Friday I had my blood drawn at the lab for my 1st pregnancy blood draw. Saturday I was at a wedding all day taking photos, Sunday there was church in the park (I was too exhausted to go since I got home so late from the wedding), Monday and Tuesday was editing days and catching up on housework, Wednesday was youth group (2 lasagnas and 5 dozen cookies made) and a family session, and today I have a preschool meeting for Alden's new preschool class next fall. WHEW!

*To check out the photography from the wedding this weekend, head over to my photography page stacyhainesphoto.blogspot.com

Here is an update on the little one who is growing like crazy and trying to keep up with this family!

About Baby: Size: 3 1/2 inches (About the size of a lemon... But much sweeter of course!) and weighing in at a whopping 1 1/2 ounces!!! Small little thing in there, but definitely growing like crazy!

Weight Gain: 4 pounds (From starting weight) 2 pounds (From last week) GROWTH SPURT!!!! I was shocked when I stepped on the scale this morning. I was a little surprised, but a little happy also knowing that morning sickness is almost a thing of the past and weight gain is a sign that baby is growing and mommy is taking good care of the little one.

Symptoms: Bulging Belly. There is a sign that there is a baby in there. I am showing MUCH sooner this pregnancy... Which I was warned about. Aching Hips. With how much I've been on my feet this last week, it's not surprising that by the end of the day my hips are starting to ache. After laying down for bed, the pain goes away. Aching Feet. Same reason for the hip pain. Nightmares. I have nightmares almost every night. They wake me up and I have a hard time falling back to sleep. If it isn't a nightmare, it is a extremely vivid, strange dream. Morning Sickness seems to be almost gone. If I do too much during the day, I get a slight feeling of morning sickness right before bed, but nothing too intense.

Sleep: I've been getting a good 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Other than the nightmares, I have been sleeping pretty good. I've been adjusting myself in the night more from side to side because of my hips. This happened at this point with the other pregnancies, and it keeps going (And gets more intense) until I deliver.

Cravings: Nothing too crazy yet. Again, Eggs. I crave scrambled eggs in the mornings. I think my body just needs that extra boost of protein in the morning.

Best Moment: Feeling the kicks and wiggles. Obviously nothing on the outside, but I love feeling the little wiggles. Also, surviving my first wedding of the season. It was a 10 hour wedding, so I was EXHAUSTED by the end! But, it was so much fun!

Looking Forward To:Feeling more kicks and wiggles. And of course, scheduling that ultrasound to find out the gender!!!!

14 Weeks down, 26 To Go!!!

Until next week!!!