Bump 22 Weeks

How far along: 22 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 10 (120 to 130)

Maternity clothes: BellaBand, long shirts, and some maternity shirts 

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Great! Still sleeping through the night without potty breaks!

Food cravings: Some sweets but nothing strange or particular
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Best moment(s) this week: Easter celebrations, finishing the painting in the nursery.

Worst moment(s) this week: Nothing really. Just wearing the event card

Miss Anything: Wine, & gf beer
Movement: Yes, she is a wild little girl!
Belly Button in or out: In, and very shallow!
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Remember you're eating for you and just 300 calories more. Not two FULL adults! It's hard, but I hope I'll thank myself later.

Looking forward to: Your daddy putting the crib together!

In other news...

We celebrated Easter on Saturday with your daddy's family and my grandpa. Then we celebrated today (Sunday) with Papa Tom's family. I made a chalkboard and mantel decorations for Easter.

Some Baby Jams

Not to be confused with jammie jams or jelly jam, but the jams you rock out to! Monday your dad and I discovered that the Dave Matthews Band has a lullaby rendition aldum! Here is a sample of his song Crash for babes.
We were super excited and your daddy was able to find an entire album on Amazon. He also discovered a Bob Marley aldum. We will be buying you a rendition of DMB's aldum soon, and playing you these beautiful songs! 

Hopefully you'll become a fan just like us!

Our first married Dave concert in 2008

Letters to baby #15

Baby girl,
For whatever reason today I became a little worried about you. These irrational fears and silly snowball scenarios are nothing new for me. They are something that have become less frequent in my adult life - but they still show up every now and again. 

Anyway, while at work I became fearful for your health. I was worried that if you have a disability, that I might not be able to handle it, or that it would cause stress on your dad and I. I reminded myself that God is bigger than a disability or irrational fears and He won't give us anything we can't handle.

I started to pray for you. I put my hands on my belly and quietly spoke this verse "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by payer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." - Philippians 4:6. I said it again and emphasized WITH THANKSGIVING, and you gave me a little kick. I just stopped on that phrase for a moment and smiled to myself. With THANKSGIVING, I will praise God and honor whatever He chooses to give your daddy and I.

Love 

Mommy

Bump 21 Weeks

How far along: 21 weeks & 4 days
Total weight gain/loss: 10 (120 to 130)

Maternity clothes: BellaBand, long shirts, and some maternity shirts 

Have you started to show yet: Yes, this is the first week that people have started saying, "you have a bump!"
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Great! I'm still not waking up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, which is great!

Food cravings: Nothing really this week 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Best moment(s) this week: Painting the nursery, getting the dresser assembled, and in the closet (pictures below)

Worst moment(s) this week: Having to wear the event card and finding shirts that are not only long enough but that are high enough to cover one of the little electrodes on my chest

Miss Anything: Wine!
Movement: Yes and lots of it! I felt hiccups one morning while laying in bed!
Belly Button in or out: In, and very shallow!
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Try to go swimming! You'll be amazed at how heavy your belly feels once you get out of the pool 

Looking forward to: Your daddy putting the crib together!

Your daddy and grandpa assembling the dresser - well wroth the struggle they had!

Your grandma painting your bedroom!

Pink closet with grey walls and the dresser/changing table.
I couldn't be happier with the results! 

Letters to baby #14

My sweet baby girl,
Last night was the first time your daddy felt you kick! I was sitting on the love seat and could somewhat feel you moving around. I moved to the couch so I could lay flat and your dad sat beside me and put his hand on my belly.

You didn't budge.

It's almost as if you knew I wanted you to move, so you didn't do anything! I'm going to say you get that from your father :)

So I did what any "good" mother would do, and I had a small bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup! About 5 minutes after I devoured the ice cream you went nuts! I very quietly called you dad over again, as to not disturb you. He stood this time (thinking I was just silly and he wouldn't be able to feel anything). Within seconds of his hand on my belly you gave him one of the biggest kicks I've felt so far. He gasped then looked at my belly then one of the sweetest smiles flashed across his face.

That was the first interaction he's had with you and it just filled my heart and eyes with so much love and joy for our new little family.

You kept on moving the rest of the night and continued to go crazy when we were in bed. Your daddy put his hand on my belly while we were laying next to each other and the kick you gave him made him jump! He said "wow, that scared me!" You gave a few small kicks, nothing he could feel, then the 3 of us drifted off to sleep.

It is so amazing being able to feel you moving, jumping, kicking and punching! I know in just a few short weeks it's going to be a painful, but this has to be one of the coolest feeling I've ever experienced!

I love you my little wild child,
Mommy

Bump 20 weeks

How far along: 20 weeks & 4 days HALF WAY THERE!
Total weight gain/loss: 10 (120 to 130)

Maternity clothes: BellaBand (did the hairband trick this week, and loved it!) and long shirts

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Great! I'm not waking up anymore, which is great!

Food cravings: Chips and salsa
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Best moment(s) this week: I started painting the nursery closet and registering with your daddy! (picture below)

Worst moment(s) this week: I went to the cardiologist because my heart has been fluttering and racing a lot more than normal. This was something I experienced from about 15-20. Since then it only happened occasionally. It has been happening even more and the racing lasts longer, so after having an EKG, and an Echo, I have to wear an event card (like a holter monitor) for 30 days!

Miss Anything: Nope
Movement: Yup!
Belly Button in or out: In - it's starting to flatten out even more!
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Keep drinking water! 

Looking forward to: Finishing the paint in the nursery

Bye bye yellow!

In other news...

This is another cute picture of your daddy and Reece cuddling!

And this is the start of a blanket one of your Daddy's co-workers is making for you. People love you SO much already!

We had another low key St. Patty's day, but I did decorate the chalkboard! 

Whooah...

We're half way there baby, just 20 more weeks till I can see your sweet beautiful face and give you lots of kisses!

Love, Mommy

Bump 19 weeks

I changed out of my Sunday clothes then
remembered I didn't take my picture! So here I am in my jammies...

How far along: 19 weeks & 4 days
Total weight gain/loss: 7 (at home I went from 120 to 130) When I went to the doc on Tuesday she said I went from 127 to 134. But the scale at home is different. I'm going to listen to the doctor on this one!!

Maternity clothes: BellaBand and long shirts

Have you started to show yet: Yes
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Great, except last night (daylight savings time, maybe?) I woke up at 4:30 wide awake! I was able to go back to sleep about 1.5 hours later.

Food cravings: Nothing really this week
Anything making you queasy or sick: No
Best moment(s) this week: Finding out you're a girl! Feeling you kick on my hand! Shopping with Nana. Ordering the crib and dresser/changing table. Going for a walk outside with daddy and Reece

Worst moment(s) this week: More headaches!

Miss Anything: Nope
Movement: Yes
Gender: Girl!
Belly Button in or out: In
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!

Looking forward to: Painting the nursery, getting the dresser/changing table and crib

In other news...

You got your first gift/book from Nana

While shopping with Nana she bought you two outfits that just melt my heart!

See how little?!

Love the little bloomers!

Boy or Girl?!

Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice!

Welcome to the world baby GIRL!

Letters to baby #13

Hello my sweet precious baby,

Just hours from now your dad and I get to find out if you're a BOY or GIRL! For the record, I think you're a boy - I had a dream last night that you were!

Last night was the first time I've heard your dad really get excited about you! It's not that he hasn't been happy, he just has not been able to feel you moving and nothing in our day-to-day lives has changed (except we both can see that my belly is a little bigger!) so it does not feel real to him.

As we were getting into bed he said "are you excited?!" (lots of excitement in his voice!) I said "yeah! are you?" he said "yeah, it's finally feeling real!" Then when I got to work this morning your dad sent me a text that said "less than 6 hrs babe!" You'll probably know by now that I am the one to do countdowns and I am the one to voice my excitement. I'm just so happy that he is voicing his excitement and counting down the hours until we can start calling you by name. He must really love you already!

This weekend, Kent Koteskey, preached a sermon on Parenting. As we were leaving the parking lot I told your dad that I'm not nervous to become a parent but rather I'm excited to take on this journey with your daddy and work together as partners to raise you the way God would want us to. Having your dad in my life has made this journey (and my life!) so much less scary then if I had to take this journey alone.

Whether you're a boy or girl, 

I love you!

Bump 18 Weeks

I didn't have a chance to take a nicer picture this week.
I thought I would, hence the no smile face. I really am happy!
I like that my shadow is in the picture :)

How far along: 18 weeks & 3 days
Total weight gain/loss: 10 (120 to 130)

Maternity clothes: BellaBand and long shirts

Have you started to show yet: Yes!
Stretch marks: Nope
Sleep: Great! Still having strange dreams

Food cravings: Frozen juice, spicy foods, McDonald's french fries
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope!
Best moment(s) this week: Feeling more movement. I have felt rolls and some pressure really low on my belly.

Worst moment(s) this week: More headaches this week. Maybe it's my eyes?

Miss Anything: Nope
Movement: Yup!
Gender prediction: Girl?!
Belly Button in or out: In - it's beginning to flatten out a bit
Wedding rings on or off: On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't eat so much junk food!

Looking forward to: Finding out if you're a BOY or GIRL on Tuesday, March 5!!!!!

In other news...
This week Reece turned 3. So I made him a pumpkin, banana cake with yogurt frosting. He has been super spoiled since the day we got him. I promise we'll spoil you too (probably more, but don't tell Reece!)