Sock Monkey Hats & More

A friend of mine, Nicole, makes these super cute hats! She is so very talented and she recently had a giveaway for one of her hats and I WON!! Check out her etsy site for the cutest hats; Madtown Topper! She has the cutest boy and girl sock monkey hats, as well as Fall Pumpkin hats and So much more! PLEASE Check her out for great gift ideas too!
This is the one I picked out for Gavin in size 5T;

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We have our Doctors appointment today! I will updated of how that went later!

Week 13

We are thrilled that we are in week 13!

We are at the end of our first trimester and it means a lot to us! This coming Friday we have our first doctors appointment! We have already met with our OB Coordinator and we did have our ultrasound but this will be out first 'real' doctors appointment and we will also be meeting our new doctor as well. The doctor we had for Gavin is pregnant right now too and is due in December so we picked a whole new doctor! I am Very Excited!

Here is a 13 Week Pictures & Update;

How Far Along: 13 Weeks

Size of baby: Baby Vander Velde is the size of a Peach.
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I bought a Belly Band last week so I have been able to wear a lot more of my regular clothes now! I sometimes will wear maternity jeans along with my belly band! The maternity jeans are still really big in the tummy so they don’t fit correctly. but everything is better when you have a belly band!
Gender: We can’t wait to find out! And we have loved looking through names!
Movement: No movement yet, although my stomach growls & rumbles all the time!
Sleep: I have been extremely tired and I am usually in bed by 8:30pm!

What I miss: Sleep, and motivation.
Cravings: Dave brought home sour gummy worms yesterday and those really hit the spot :) Other than that I have been craving the same stuff; subs and sandwiches, Cottage Cheese and fruit!

Symptoms: Very tired! I have had bad allergies throughout the entire pregnancy so far. Hopefully that changes soon!

The Weekend!

We had a super good weekend! On Saturday Morning Dave and I ended up going to the Badger Game! Even though the game was a complete blow out it was still fun and the Badgers won 70-3! ha. After the game we headed to Trexen's 2nd birthday party! It was a Farm theme & it was SO stinkin cute. Here are pictures of the Party;Tractor Hay Rides! Gavin & the Birthday Boy! Dave & PaceTrexen's Super Cute Birthday Cake!Giving Hugs! His favorite gift was a tooth brush :)Today we did our annual Apple Picking at Eplegaarded with the Family! Dad VV got some wonderful pictures;

Announcement

Big News for the Vander Velde Family!
How Far Along: 12 Weeks
Size of baby: Baby Vander Velde is the size of a Lime
Total Weight Gain/Loss: Gained 5 lbs :( all in the hips and butt!
Maternity Clothes: Last night was the first night I wore maternity pants. I cried, really cried (I need to go out and get a belly band a.s.a.p.)! I must have tried on 8+ pairs of jeans, it was depressing! I love wearing leggings and tunics though!
Gender: We can’t wait to find out! I am so excited and I have a feeling it's a girl!

Movement: No movement yet, probably not for another month or so?!
Sleep: I have been extremely tired! I wake up to go to the bathroom 3+ times a night and rarely get a chance to take naps during the day!
What I miss: There really isn’t anything I miss yet!
Cravings: Where do I begin?! I have been craving subs and sandwiches like crazy! Cottage Cheese and fruit, I think we have decided that we need to start buying cottage cheese by the gallon at Sam’s Club! I recently craved Taco Soup and made that the other night! Oh and one other thing; Tootsie Frooties YUM.
Symptoms: I really have not been sick at all. I have only gotten sick twice and I was actually relieved that I did get sick! My breasts have been hurting since week 4!! And…Acne, oh how I dislike acne!

Gavin's Fall Decoration & Esther!

When Gavin and I were at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago I picked up a few craft projects for him to do! Here is one that has turned into one of my favorite fall decorations; We had our first week of Bible Study last night on the Book of Esther! Before we started we all asked ourselves; 'what is the toughest thing about being a woman?' I think there are so many things that are tough about being a woman! More than that, being a mom and wife! I always want to do my best, have dinner planned each night, have the house cleaned before Dave gets home from work, laundry done, beds made! I want the best for my family and I want my children to be the best they can be! It's a lot of pressure as a parent to teach your child everything they should know and to have them do that right things in life! Let along the image of being a women if tough! Your hair, clothes, goodness I could go on and on!
Last night was so much fun and I never knew Beth Moore was so funny! I love her accent, I want to talk like her!