35 Weeks

Wow...only 36 days left! We had our 35 week appointment today...baby is still head down which is great news and everything looks good. Weekly appointments begin next week!

Here is a 34 week picture (a little behind i know...)

My dad built his grandson a beautiful dresser and gave it to us this weekend for the nursery. Thanks to my mom's help we now have an organized nursery (for now anyways!). We spent this Saturday washing clothes, etc. and getting things put away. I am starting to feel semi-prepared now. I know I'll never be fully prepared but at least I feel like I've made some progress:) Enjoy the pictures below....

His name will be going over the crib after his arrival:)

Last Friday night we had a couple's shower and had a great time! Best part was the diaper changing contest between Aaron and I. He was lucky to find a surprise in his diaper and he still won! Guess he's so good at it he gets the privilege of doing most of the diaper changing! I'll post pictures next post once I get them:) Thanks to everyone who was able to make it!!

Welcome Third Trimester

We've made it to the 3rd trimester! Only 12 weeks left now. People keep talking about buying Christmas gifts and we are realizing we will have a baby around that time...hopefully, as long as he's not late :)

I've been feeling good...it's been an adjustment to learn how to tie my shoes, not be able to paint my toenails on my own, and just breath in general but I can't complain:) I keep reminding myself I am growing a human being and if I don't feel "great" it's because there's a lot of action going on in there!!

We attended our 2nd prental class...Infant CPR. We thought it might be a waste because you watched a DVD that they ended up giving you but it was informative and was definitely information we did not know.

The crib is up! Aaron and my dad spent the evening putting it together a few weekends ago. I absolutely love it! it went much smoother than had Aaron and I done it ourselves! We just got the mattress in last night. This weekend I am devoting some time to baby room projects too :)

Next week I go for my gestational diabetes test and 28 week appointment. Next appointment is the 32 week sonogram then we start going bi-weekly, then weekly. It's so real now knowing that all of our appointments are scheduled! He's definitely a lot more active and Aaron has been able to feel him quite a bit. You can definitely feel body parts but we're still not sure what is what! I'm sure before long it will be distinguishable.....

Here's a 28 week picture...I didn't realize how big I had gotten until I went back to compare. No wonder it's hard to tie my shoes these days:) It will all be worth it though!

Time is flying by!!!

Wow time sure is flying by...24 weeks already...into the 6th month! He's finally getting a little more active and Aaron has been able to feel some movement. It's mostly in the evening when i'm "relaxing" (if that's what you call it!) but it sure is fun! The room is slowly getting there. The windows are done and now all we need is the paint job and lots of cleaning and we'll be ready to start moving things in.


Aaron went to his "Dad's Only Class" last week. He was a little apprehensive when we signed him up but he really learned a lot. Actually I think he'll be teaching me things. They were taught about everything from feeding, diaper changing, bath time, and his favorite was how to make a baby "pass gas"! I definitely think he learned more than he thought he would.


My mom and I attended the One Week Boutique "first time mom's" sale the same night Aaron was at class. What a madhouse that was! You had to get a number to get into the building then you were let in by groups. After we shopped we had to wait in line for 1 1/2 hours to check out. Fortunately some good friends were kind enough to let us cut in line with them otherwise we would have been there all night! I'm still not sure why they host a first time mom's sale at 8p.m. though...we didn't get home until midnight! We did get some good purchases though...clothes, a rocking/talking horse, an umbrella stroller's for Grandma Barb's house, etc....



We're off to Nashville for the weekend for a wedding and a pre-anniversary get away. The doctor recommended we vacation now if we'd like to before the baby so since we can't take a "real" vacation we thought we'd see the sights of Nashville while we were there anyways.



Next Tuesday we finally meet our Doctor and go for the 24 week appoitnment.



Here is a 24 week picture...don't mind how awful I look as I was just getting ready for bed!

20 Weeks

Here's a 20 week picture.....





Definitely getting bigger...which is an adjustment as I've never really liked "getting bigger". Aaron's been great though telling me that I have a reason!! Movement has been off and on...somedays there's a lot more than others which I enjoy the days I can feel it. I'm still waiting for that first good kick though! It has been SO hot I am just thankful I am not at my biggest and can still manage being in the heat (for a short period).

18 Weeks

We're almost half way there! We had our 18 week appointment yesterday and everything is looking great. Grandma Barb got to come and hear the babies heart beat...and of course her and the nurses had to talk about how wonderful life as a grandma will be! Heart rate was 152.....does this mean boy or girl is what we're wondering?! Next appointment is August 5th and we can finally know what this baby is....Aaron and I our counting down the days!!! Here's an 18 week picture....



Aaron got me my first mommy-to-be gift. Funny story though...my hormones were out of whack (or so we'll say) one night and I was crying because he wouldn't go for a walk with me, wasn't reading the baby books, and was on the computer instead of spending time with me. So finally he said "if you knew what i was doing you'd feel bad for crying" and showed me he was ordering me a gift (reason he was on the computer) and he had gotten the idea from the baby book (because he had really been reading it!).....man did i feel bad! I collect the Willow Tree angels...here is a picture of the one called Cherish that he bought me!

14 Weeks

Here it is...first "belly" pic. Now I definitely wasn't a small girl to begin with but I'm definitely growing. The pants no longer fit which is a good sign I guess. First time in my life I can be excited about it :)

Weight gained: 2lbs.

Cravings: Freezer Pops, Laffy Taffy, Reese's Puffs, and wedding cake (still haven't satisfied the cake craving yet though)