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Gem does gymnastics once a week on Saturday mornings for an hour. I signed her up to keep her doing something active and since she swims daily, gymnastics is her other favorite thing to do so it made sense to put her in a class. Her other favorite thing to do is watch YouTube (the kids YouTube) and she watches a lot of gymnastics on there. I was recently sewing (yea I sew lol) some of Gem's clothes and Darin's when I turn around Gem has her yoga mat and her Ipad propped up with the camera on so she could watch herself (i'm assuming). The camera went from her chest up so it wasn't really on her, I asked if she wanted me to fix it so she could watch herself and she said yea, so I propped it up a little better and got back to sewing. A few mins later I hear her start saying stuff like "ok guys", "hey guys" and a few others I can't remember. I turn around to look at what she's doing and it looks like she's trying to show people what she's doing. So I ask "do you want to record your gymnastics so you can watch it later?" and she says yea, so I show her how to hit the red record button to start and then when she's finished to hit it again to stop. She goes on for about 15 mins still saying "hey guys" and it clicks to me, I think she's copying other girls gymnastics videos on YouTube, so I asked if she wanted to get her leotard on and make a YouTube video, she jumps up, screams yea and runs off returning with her leotard. Well I put that on, set up her Ipad again and tell her i'll hit start for her on 3, so 1-2-3 go and she started off with "hey guys" perfectly on cue.....here's the result, her first YouTube video :) my 3 yr old is hilarious!

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Gem's Gymnastics Tutorial

7 months

Here at the 7 month (28+ weeks) mark! Starting to really poke out i'd say! I love progression pics, wish I did more of these with this pregnancy....like I said in my last post, the first kid keeps you busy and time just flies by and I forget...prego brain? We're doing good, feeling good and looking forward to Florida in 4 weeks! Baby brother still has no name, we have 2 and can't decide, i'm a planner so I need to know lol, i'm not the "wait and see what he looks like" type, I'm the need to know before type :) 

Easter

For Easter we did our annual stay-cation up in Cattlewash with friends. It's such a nice long weekend every year and this year it was extra fun because Gem was all into the Easter bunny. Since there's 4 other kids in the house, they helped pump her up about the Easter bunny and how he comes and leaves a basket of candy and then there will be an Easter egg hunt with MORE candy! She went to bed so excited and when she woke up in the morning, I whispered to her "i think the Easter bunny came", i've never seen her fly out of bed so fast! Our weekend was filled with relaxing by the pool, watching the ocean, walking on the beach, flying kites, waiting for the ice cream truck, eating good food and having good friends stop by all weekend to visit. Easter weekend here is our favorite stay-cation :)

6 months!

The 6 month mark feels oh so good! This pregnancy is FLYING by so fast. I always heard your second one you don't take as many pictures, you write less "firsts" down about them, you never finish their baby books and well....it goes for my blogging this pregnancy as well, i've been horrible keeping up and taking pictures of my growing belly. The first kid keeps you busy and the days turn into weeks and before you know it another month has gone by. I've taken pics every few weeks instead of every week so i'm definitely falling into that category of a mom that has second kid syndrome, he just doesn't have the same "social exposure" as the first one :( 

I haven't really blogged about how this pregnancy has been and honestly it's been pretty breezy. In the beginning I was turned off of things quickly, like i'd open the fridge to get eggs out and before I reached for the eggs my brain was like nope, not today.....happened a few times with eggs and chicken, lasted about 2 weeks thank goodness because I eat eggs for breakfast a lot, I love eggs! I also was super tired around weeks 5-8, the couch and I were best friends, but that didn't last long either, probably a good thing though. Other than those two things, I've felt pretty good, growing all up front which i'm thankful for and haven't gained much weight (it will prob come at the end, just like with Gem, full force lol).

Hows Gem handling it? Well, Gem isn't my touchy, snugly child, she loves her space. She doesn't snug with us on the couch, she won't hug people or hold hands with other kids, if she sits next to you, your leg better not touch hers and if I go to put my arm around her or rub up on her feet and toes...she scoots away from me :( BUT.....since being pregnant she's become so excited and so snugly!! Its funny how Darin and I would get so excited if she sat with us on the couch, laid down even...it was so rare, we'd jump for our phones to snap a pic and have proof she did actually like us lol!! Now....she has become a snug bug. She loves to sit with us on the couch all bundled up and even sharing a blanket! She loves my belly, rubs it all the time, talks to him, tells him "i love you baby brother" and kisses my belly consantly, seriously the cutest thing EVER! She's very aware and concerned as well, if Darin is playing rough with her around me she tells him to be careful of mommies belly and when we go somewhere with stairs, she tells me to be careful because I have a baby in my belly, thanks kid ;) lol. When she goes to school she tells me bye and she loves me with a kiss and then tells baby bye and i love you and gives him a kiss too. My favorite is when she gets her ipad and comes to sit on the couch next to me, she has one hand on my belly and one hand navigating her ipad haha! Soon it won't be just her and i'll have those cute loving moments to cherish between siblings and i'll have those jealous sibling moments that will probably turn into tears and long conversations, so until then, i'll just enjoy how much I love all these sweet moments between Gem and I :) I just love how cute she is right now, I could eat her up!

BoY or GirL

o.....since this kiddo will complete our family, we had to know if it was a girl or boy! We really wanted to have a boy, but we have a girl already and she's pretty awesome so having another girl would be awesome as well. We decided to keep Gem out of school and bring her with us to the ultrasound appointment so she could see her little brother or sister in my tummy. She was quite excited but I know she didn't really know what she was excited about lol....when we went in Darin held her and they watched on as the Dr took pics, measured things and explained to Gem what we were seeing; here's his head, his arms, etc. We told the Dr. we wanted to know the sex but to put it on a piece of paper in an envelope for us. We loved with Gem we found out at home just the two of us and we could hug and be happy and celebrate....we didn't want to find out in a Drs. office with me laying there and him standing there with the Dr rubbing goop all over me lol....we loved how intimate it was last time so we wanted to do that again. Seeing the little kiddo was amazing as always, it's something of a miracle seeing that little person inside you.


We left the office with an envelope in hand that had that one word on a piece of paper inside :) I had an idea to go to a local macaroon shop....gave the lady the envelope and told her what was in it and that I wanted a box of white macaroons BUT one pink OR one blue, depending on what the paper in the envelope said :) She felt so honored to know before we knew, she said nobody ever asked her to do this before and she was super excited to be a part of it. We got home and planned on Gem opening the cookie box to tell us if there was a blue cookie or a pink cookie, needless to say we have it on video and she did a great job telling us there was a BLUE macaroon!!! We were both so excited but Darin getting a boy I think had him even more excited, so much so, I got a high five lol.

GeM TuRNs 3!

Every year I probably say it but where the heck did 3 years go? They fly by so fast these days and it's scary! This year I did a popsicle party for Gem, since we have a great party house with a pool and huge back patio, we kept the party at home this year. Laura and Justin came to visit so it was special having them here as well.

Gem had a fantastic day with all her friends, she even had an ice cream truck come by which was a big hit. She really enjoys all her friends no matter the age and it's so nice to watch her be social and seeing her run around laughing and having so much fun, she's growing up too fast for me.

These days, Gem is such a character, she's her own tiny person.....we enjoy her so much with all her facial expressions (and she's got plenty), her stories that last so long it feels like hours, her imagination going wild while she's playing, how she says certain phrases and words makes us laugh so hard sometimes, she's a goober for sure and we love this age so much. Happy Birthday to our big girl, 3 is going to be a great year, we love you to the moon and back!!