Weekend Funnies!

So happy that we had a long weekend! It was nice to have an extra day of rest and relaxation! You can see from the post below, that we pretty much finished setting up the nursery. We also took Lou to the park on Sunday and Monday for some nice long walks. She was so tuckered out, that she put herself to bed on Monday around 2pm and we did not see her emerge until about 7pm when I finally gave her dinner. Even then she just ate, went outside and then back to bed for the night.

So my weekend funnies. First, we went to Target this weekend and for the FIRST TIME someone asked me if I was pregnant. I was so excited.! She then asked if we were having a girl. I said yes, how did you know? She said, oh because your belly is still small, girls make you gain everywhere. Thanks lady...I didn't have the heart to break it to her that my butt has ALWAYS been this size!

And funny number two. Twice this weekend while were relaxing on the couch, Chris went to talk to Emma Clare and got kicked in the face by her. Haha! I like her already, she is feisty!!

Hope everyone had a great weekend! (PS, did you see that our baby is now the size of a squash! CRAZY!)

Pictures As Promised!

This weekend we finished setting up all of the furniture in the nursery. We still need a few decorations for the walls, but you get the basic idea! Oh, and there's my belly! Sorry my head is not in the shot (guess we don't have a wide enough lens...) but I promise, my head still looks the same! Enjoy the pictures!!

Third Trimester!

Yesterday I had my 28 week doctor's appointment. This was the dreaded glucose test. It wasn't as bad as I thought! Yes, the drink was super sweet and not eating was hard, but I didn't feel sick, like a lot of people said I would. I don't get the results for a few days, so fingers crossed that it went well!

Other than that, just had the normal weight, bp check, fundal height (30 cm, doctor said anything between 26-30 was normal for now. 1cm per week on average, plus or minus two. I really have no idea what any of this means...). Her heartbeat was 155, and she was moving around like crazy. Could be from the sugary drink...Both mommy and baby are healthy and doing well! YAY! In big news, my doctors appointments now move from every four weeks to every two weeks. This means we are getting CLOSER!

I'm still feeling really good. Not very much swelling as long as I drink plenty of water. I can still move well and have been going on nightly walks with Chris and the Lou. I finally look pregnant, which is very exciting! Don't really have too many complaints, I just really hope this lasts!

Bad, Bad Bloger

I know, it has been a while! But there is just not too much going on! I'm pregnant, hungry and getting larger by the second (although I still have people who are shocked when I tell them I'm pregnant...Really people, did my belly always look this big?!)

We recently had friends in town, Tom and Kate, who helped us start setting up the nursery. This is a very, very good thing. It seriously looked like we needed to on the show Hoarders...
But, the crib is now set up, clothes put away, and everything has its place, almost. We ordered a changing table, so once that comes in and we get it set up, I'll take pictures and post. The under the sea theme is so cute though! http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3394527&fromRegistryNumber=47558545&product_skn=233556 I promise, it will still be plenty girly.

I'm still feeling pretty good! Slowing down just a bit, but really no complaints yet. I'm sure they are coming though! haha

Merry Christmas!

Wow, I can't believe that Christmas is only five days away! As always it came too fast this year. Chris and I aren't really into giving each other presents, so instead we went on a little trip to St. Augustine's this weekend. We'll call it our baby moon, that last get away before Emma Clare arrives!

The city was beautiful, and all of the Christmas lights were amazing! We did a good job eating our way through the city! We had a lot of fun, and even did a little shopping for our baby girl. They had huge outlets there, so we stopped at Caters, Osh Gosh and Gymboree. We did have a moment of freak out realizing that this baby gets here in about 3 months and we still have nothing ready...I kept putting clothes away saying they were too expensive or that I wasn't sure if we really needed them. Chris finally looked at me and said, look this baby is coming soon. We need to buy her things! It was very funny, because Chris is not one to easily part with money!

We hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas! We'll be missing our family in Cleveland, but are very blessed to have good friends to spend it with in Savannah! :)

24 Week Doctor's Appt and a Name

I guess I'll start out with news that some of you already know. We've decided on the name, Emma Clare! We know Emma is a super popular name right now, but we love it so who cares. We paired it with Clare, she can go by Emma or Emma Clare for a little hint of unique! Yay!

We had our 24 week doctor's appointment yesterday. Everything is looking great. Heart rate was 150 (starting to go down a bit from 170s, which the doctor says is very normal as we get closer to the due date). Everything is measuring great and right on track. I'm still feeling really good. A little heartburn here and there and I notice I have to rest a little more than usual but really feeling great! I'm still not at a point of waddling around and can see both feet. Everyone keeps telling me that once my 3rd trimester starts I'll be miserable...I hope to prove everyone wrong! haha

This past weekend we got all of the guest room stuff out of the nursery and set up in the office (now guestroom). And moved all of the office stuff into the man cave. So now we have a room with a whole bunch of bags and boxes in it that will someday be our nursery. I'm trying to go through everything and organize so we can see what we still need. Lots of organization fun! I guess this is called nesting!

We hope everyone has a great week!

Baby Kicks!

Hello all! I know, I'm officially an awful blogger. No pictures, hardly ever on, blah, blah, blah. But I have exciting news. Our baby girl kicks! I kept hearing that I should feel kicks between 16-20 weeks. Well, I didn't. So I started kind of freaking out (I know, weird right?). Well, when I went to the doctor, she told me that many first time mom's don't feel them until like 22-26 weeks. Ok, that made me feel a little bit better. When were were at home for Thanksgiving, I was feeling a little bit of movement...flutters I guess. I still second guessed these thinking it was all in my head. Well now, there is no doubt out baby kicks! Sadly, every time Chris tries to feel it, she stops. She is miss sassy pants already! She usually kicks after I'm eating (especially if it is something sweet). It's so cute and it makes me so happy! I feel like there really is a baby in there! :)

Happy Monday!