24 weeks

How far along: 24 weeks minus 1 day
Weight gained: 13 lbs according to the doctor's scale, however, mine only says 11 lbs. They have been the same every other time.
Baby's weight: a little over a pound
Maternity clothes: definitely.
Stretch marks: none
Sleep: This past week I have been sleeping better. I think it might be because I am not working!
Best moment of the week: Enjoying Christmas with our families was great! However, I got new underwear and that is terrific! I was in need of some!!!!
Food cravings: anything sweet!
Belly button: It is about even with my stomach.
What I am looking forward to: getting the nursery set up. We now have the crib, mattress, and bedding. Kevin's parents are coming on Friday for my birthday, I think Kevin and his dad will move the bed out of the room so I can get started!!!
Milestone: Making it to 24 weeks!

Our first Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone. We took this picture last night after we went to my mom's family party. I really don't look that pregnant in this picture. But trust me...after all the movement he has been doing, I am definitely pregnant. My mom and Kevin actually saw my stomach move yesterday!!! Kevin and I had a great Christmas. We got a late wedding present from my 2 aunts. We got a hand held video camera. I am sure we will use that once the baby comes. From my parents and sister we got the bedding for the baby, lots of blankets and accessories for the nursery. We are staying at my parents tonight and then heading to Piqua tomorrow.

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Merry Christmas!

what is he doing in there?

Today I feel huge. Now I know that I am not that big...yet, but I feel it today. I can feel my stomach stretching and it hurts! He is moving like crazy today. At dinner I could actually see my stomach moving...that is a first for me. I tried to have Kevin see it but he couldn't see it. (I don't think he was close enough cause it was definately moving.) After dinner, I packed to go see our families and now I am on the couch for the remainder of the night. I am exhausted today!

So tomorrow, I work from 7-9 a.m. and then the holidays begin. I am looking forward to seeing everyone!

Good weekend

Yesterday Kevin's parents came. We went to Buy Buy Baby (my new favorite baby store) so they could get us the baby's crib! Now we just have to empty out the guest room and make it a nursery! My mom and sister are coming in Feb. to help with that. Then we went to the OSU basketball game. Our original tickets were the second from the last row in the nose bleed section. It was actually kind of scary up there. I didn't know how I was going to make it through the whole game! However, about 15 minutes before the game started, the usher came around and said that since the arena was not full we could move to section 114. It was on the court right behind the basket! We were about 20 rows from the floor! It was great. Now the game wasn't all that exciting. They won, but we were talking more than watching...hehe. That was the first basketball game I had been to since I was in college myself doing the stats. To think that I went to every boys and girls basketball game from 8th grade through my senior year at westminster, its hard to believe I haven't been to a game since! It was nice to be with Doug and Linda and we really appreciate the crib! I can't wait to put it together.

Today we finished our Christmas shopping. It is nice to be done. Then we came back and wrapped everything. So other than packing, we are ready to go to our families homes for the holidays! We wll be going to my parent's house the 23rd through the morning of the 26th. Then we will be going to Piqua to be with Kevin's family the 26th through the 28th!

I have to work Monday and Tuesday and then for 2 hours on Wednesday and then I will be off for a week and a half! I am definately looking forward to that! Kevin has a week off as well. So it will be nice to be together and have some relaxing time.

22 weeks 2 days

How far along: 22 weeks 2 day

How much weight gained: 7 lbs.

Baby's weight: about 1 lb.

Maternity clothes: Is it bad that I still have 18 weeks to go and I am already sick of my maternity clothes???

Stretch Marks: none

Sleep: Sleep...what's that? I am great at naps after work but I don't sleep at night!

Best Moment of the week: We got the crib today!

Movement: Yes. He loves to move when I get home from work and relax on the couch!

Food cravings: Chocolate

Belly button: its getting shallower and shallower

What I am looking forward to: Christmas...and spending time with our families!

Milestone: making it to 22 weeks and still not having feeling that pregnant. I am lucky!

As promised

21 weeks

So yesterday we went to the doctor and had our 2nd trimester ultrasound. We were able to see right away that our baby was a BOY! The doctor said everything looks great and my due date still stands. She said he has really long legs! Right now he (it seems weird to actually write him instead of it) seems to be straight up and down. His head it right under my belly button which made it difficult for her to get good pictures of him. The whole time she was doing the ultrasound he was moving like crazy. Its amazing how much he is moving. My next appointment is in 3 weeks (I moved it up a week so I could go while I am on break from work.) At that appointment they do the diabetes test. I have to drink this bottle of red liquid 1 hour before I go and then they have to draw my blood exactly one hour later. I am feeling a lot of movement especially when I get home from work and am relaxing at night. Its an amazing feeling. Kevin has been able to feel a few kicks as well. I find myself wanting to sit down and relax just so I can feel him move!!

I talked to the doctor about the BH contractions I have been having. She again confirmed that they are normal and that as long as I am not having more than 6 in an hour I am just fine! I have noticed that I am not having them as much, so that is good!

After going to the doctor we spent the day looking for cribs and furniture and registering at Babies R Us. That was a little overwhelming. There is so much stuff. But we did it! I don't think the list is complete but we definately got a good start on it.

Below are some pictures from the ultrasound and 21 week questions. Enjoy!


21 weels . . .
How far along: 21 weeks

Total weight gain: 7 lbs.

Baby's weight: about 1 lb.

Maternity clothes: YES! None of my regular paints fit any more. That means I only have 3 pairs of paints that fit!

Stretch marks: none yet

Sleep: I sleep really well for the first 3-4 hours then I am awake for the rest of the night.

Best moment of the week: Finding out we are having a boy!

Movement: Oh yes! I am feeling him daily now! Its awesome!

Food cravings: nothing really

Labor signs: nope

Belly button: in...but not by much

What I am looking forward to: Buying blue!

Milestone: I am over half way there!

Opps...I am having trouble with the pictures. I will try to add them again later!

Drum Roll Please

Just a quick post to let everyone know. . .

It's a BOY!!!!

We went to the doctor yesterday. Everything looks great! I will post more later including pictures, but right now I have to get ready for work. Yesterday was a very long, exhausting day. I feel like I need a day off from my day off!

20 weeks

Half way there! I can't believe it!!!! This past weekend I went home to see my family (Kevin unfortunately had to stay here because he had to work.) It was an eventful weekend. I saw a lot of people who have not seen me since I became pregnant. I cannot believe how many people wanted to touch my stomach!!! It seems like it is everyone's natural instinct to touch a pregnant woman's stomach! I went to my friend Krista's baby shower. It was the first time we saw each other pregnant. It was fun to be with her and celebrate this special time for her. I also got to see my other good friend Stef. We went out to dinner Saturday. This was the first time she has seen me since I am pregnant as well. It was fun to catch up with both of them. I think I am actually starting to look pregnant. I am wearing maternity clothes all the time now and people are starting to actually ask me. Different families at work are coming up to me and asking and some of them are asking the other teacher's because they don't want to ask incase I am not. I am looking forward to Wednesday when we find out the sex of our little one. It will be so nice to start saying he/she instead of "it" all the time. I am also starting to feel the baby move alot. I tend to feel it when I am sitting down or relaxing. It seems like when I am driving in the car, the baby is the most active. I wonder if that is a sign to come?

T-8 days

So its been a little while since I have posted. We were really busy with Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas. So...let's recap a little. My family came on Wednesday to help prepare everything for Thanksgiving. It was our first time cooking a turkey and I have to say it turned out really well. On Thursday, Kevin's parents came. It was great to see everyone and spend time with them. Kevin's parents left that day but my family stayed till Saturday. We did a little shopping on Friday for the baby. Actually we didn't buy anything . . . we just looked. We found a crib that I think we like, so we will see what happens with that.

Then the rest of the weekend, we spent getting things ready for Christmas. We made 2 trips to the storage unit to get all the stuff. We put up the tree and decorated all the stair rails. We did a little shopping but still have more to go.

And the last, but most important thing is . . .8 more days till we go to the doctor!!!! And that means 8 more days till we find out if we are having a girl or a boy!!!! I am so excited, these next 8 days need to go by real fast. I can't wait till we find out so we can begin all the buying.!!!