The Handley Family: Monthly Update - August 2013 Family Reunion

Addie's August Photo

Cooper's August Photo

August was a pretty eventful month for us. In the beginning of the month (8/3), we made a trip to Illinois for the Kuntz family reunion. The following weekend (8/9), mommy and daddy went on a short trip to Las Vegas with some friends while Addie and Cooper stayed with Nana. Towards the middle of the month, Robin and the kids came for the visit and we went to the state fair.

All about Addie

"We've never been there" - This is Addie's new saying. She says it whether we are passing an interesting place on the road or if she sees an advertisement for a neat place (Chuck E. Cheese, etc.).

Kittens - As an attempt to give Addie a little bit of extra responsibility around the house, we decided to get her a few outdoor kittens. We found two at the local shelter and adopted them. They were around 5 weeks old. Addie tossed up several names but ended up settling on Wall-E and Eva (from the movie Wall-E). It was really sweet to see her interact with them. The kittens have adapted pretty well to their surroundings, partly because Shane has built them a palace at the edge of the yard. Addie goes out every day and checks on them.

All about Cooper

"O" face - I think it's quite possibly the cutest face I've ever seen a baby boy make. Cooper will make an "O" face and then wait for anyone watching to do the same. When he sees another person make the face, he laughs hysterically. One day, mommy and Coop made several videos of us looking into our reflection and repeating the "O" face over and over. A very very Kodak moment :)

Shoes on hands - I guess he thinks since he's not going to walk anytime soon, he will just use shoes on his hands instead. It doesn't matter if they are his shoes or not, he will put them on his hands and crawl around the house. The funniest is when he gets a hold of Addie's pink sparkly shoes. Love seeing the girly side ;)

All about Baby #3:

Nausea - From the middle of June until the end of July, I had been sick.... sick... SICK! I really never would get a chance to throw up, but the nausea is overwhelming. I tried the wrist band, ginger ale, I've tried vitamin B6, and several other remedies but really nothing worked. Luckily, the beginning of August gave me a little bit of relief. I can't say I was in the clear from nausea, but it seemed to taper off quite a bit.

"Showing" - I guess you could say I finally started really showing this month. I would have to say I noticed it most while we were in vegas. To "fit in" with the group, I wore tighter and more revealing clothes. Needless to say, those clothes really showed off my "bump".

Other symptoms - I guess I see now why they say every pregnancy is different. I had a little bit of nausea with Cooper but nothing like this. I had bad skin with Addie and REALLY bad skin with this one. My hair was never healthier than it was with the first two pregnancies and now it is BAD shape.

More photos from August:

Running around outside