The Bakers of Lodi, CA

Monday, July 26, 2010

24 weeks and growing!

Here is a "Battle of the Bellies" photo of myself and my friend Laurie who is ten weeks ahead of me! She is expecting her second boy, and of course you know that we are expecting our third girl!
All is well with the Baker clan...Matt started his new job at PG&E and LOVES it! We are so thankful! The girls are finishing up their last week of swimming lessons. Lorelei is a little fish! She does a great freestyle stroke and is working on her side breathing. Diving for rings is her favorite activity in the pool! Charlotte is still mastering the art of closing her mouth when she goes under the water but she LOVES to "monkey crawl", working her way around the edge of the pool hand over hand. She also is quite good at floating and jumping to her instructor. Matt and I celebrated our fifth anniversary this past week and enjoyed a kid-free "stay-cation" this pas weekend! The kiddos were shared between the grandparents and Matt and I spent the mornings sleeping in and the days filled with whatever we wanted to do! We saw a great movie: Inception, and had some great dinners out in downtown Lodi. We even sat in a Boarders Bookstore with our coffees and read for hours....because we could! What a nice time it was but it was even nicer to get our girls back!
A couple of weekends ago we took the girls camping for one night out in the delta. We went with our friends/neighbors the Espinosas and their two girls Kloee and Annalisa! What a blast we had. Even though it took quite a while for our girls to settle down and go to sleep in our tent, everyone had a great time roasting marshmallows, playing down at the river and digging in the dirt!
Tyler, Matt's best man from his wedding came to visit us several weeks ago from Manhattan where he is an FBI agent. We LOVED spending time with him even if the visit was short. The girls fell in love with him (typical reaction of females to Tyler's presence). We were sad to see him go but are hoping to take up his offer for a free place to stay in New York soon!

Times have been busy but fun...and they will only be getting busier I expect!

24 weeks pregnant #3

Swimming lessons both girls July 2010

Camping with Espinosas, July 2010

Charlotte Lola early July 2010

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Belly photos from week 21 and 22

We've rounding the 20 week, "half-way" mark and are flying through our fifth month of pregnancy! WOW. In less than four months we will be meeting our little baby girl. Hard to believe! Another thing that is hard to believe is my belly! Man oh man. I don't remember being so pregnant looking at this point during my other pregnancies. I am starting to worry about where the next 18 weeks are going to fit! I posted some photos here of my belly during week 21 (self-portraits in the mirror) and some very brave swimsuit belly shots from this week (into our 23rd week now). I may regret these. Oh well. Anyway, I am feeling well and despite some heartburn and tossing and turning during the nights while trying to find a comfortable position for both me and the baby, things are going well! We will keep you posted!

21 weeks pregnant #3

22 weeks pregnant #3

Monday, June 21, 2010

Kristen Gould's visit!

Our dear friend, Kristen Gould (one of our Humboldt friends) visited us on Father's Day evening when cousins April and Larry brought her by on her way to the airport to return to Humboldt! Lorelei had not seen her since she was 10 months old and Charlotte had never met her! The girls took to Kristen quickly and enjoyed sitting on her lap and showing off for her! It was such a nice visit with Kristen, April and Larry. We hated to see them leave. We hope to get up to Humboldt for a long weekend trip in the next several months. See you then!

Kristen's visit...Father's Day 2010

19 weeks pregnant!

Well, we are approaching the long-awaited 20 week mark and are 19 weeks pregnant now! Wow. These past several weeks have flown by. In another week we will hopefully find out whether Baby Baker #3 is a boy or girl! We will keep you "posted"!

Pregnancy number 3, 19 weeks

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

17 weeks and growing!

We are now in the second trimester (well, actually 4 weeks into it) and things are going really well! We are starting our 18th week and I have my next checkup in about 6 days. Then I will schedule my 20 week sonogram, otherwise known as the "gender scan". So, exciting news to come! Keep checking back with us!

17 weeks pregnant #3

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

13 weeks!

Hello all! Well, here is a photo of me, pregnant with Baby Baker #3 at 13 weeks. The baby is sure making itself known in my profile now! I am feeling pretty good (energy level is rising) and I have my next checkup on Monday. About 4-6 weeks later we'll have our gender-scan! Exciting times for the Baker family!

13 weeks

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

11 weeks pregnant!

Hi everyone! Well, we are a week shy of being out of the first trimester! (Thank Goodness). Although I have had hardly any nausea I have been dealing with freqent, intense migraines. These usually lessen in frequency as I enter the "teen" weeks of pregnancy. My energy level has picked up a bit and I am sleeping better at night. Lorelei is quite excited about being a BIG big sister to a new little baby- although she has put in her request for a boy. Don't know if I'll be able to deliver on that one. We still have eight of so weeks until we can find out the gender of the baby but until then I am having fun imagining life with EITHER a boy or another little girl. Matt and I have started to browse baby name books again and the "girl name" sections of our books are well-worn. Perhaps we'll be able to flip through the crisp and brand-new looking "boy name" section with this baby?? I have found that baby #3 makes its presence known a bit earlier than baby #1 or #2 as my pants are already tight and a little belly is starting to show. Oh well. We are focused on enjoying this pregnancy and savoring each moment in case it is our last. I have another checkup in a couple of weeks...it seems strange to go so long between visits since I was going every week for the first 8 weeks! We will keep you updated on all things pregnancy. Keep your prayers and positive energy flowing as we continue this journey with Baby Baker #3!

week 11 of pregnancy #3

Sunday, April 11, 2010

April...so far!

Here are a few photos from the past week or so. The girls had a blast on Easter (those photos to come) but here are some photos of their Easter Egg Hunt at the Lange Twins Winery from the day before. What a blast! And here are a few more photos of the girls posing together outside. Such hams.

Charlotte Lola April 2010

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Three's company...

Hey all! As most of you probably already know, we are pregnant with Baby Baker #3! What a blessing to be pregnant again after losing the twin pregnancy in December (one regular miscarriage and one ruptured ectopic pregnancy). My Doc is doing weekly scans to monitor the baby and for the past two weeks now we've been able to see a hearbeat- what a relief. Wanted to share this week's ultrasound with you. It is not much to look at but it is proof to us that there is hope after loss.

Our due date is November 17th- strangely enough it is the exact same due date as the baby we lost between Lorelei and Charlotte. But, knowing my pattern with my last pregnancies, the baby will probably come during the first week in November. I am usually 1-2.5 weeks early and my water breaks at home. We will have to see if this one follows suit! We will keep you informed!

Check out the little bean: