22 Weeks!

How far along? 22 Weeks!!

Size of Baby: Baby boy weighs around 1 pound and is approximately 11 inches long.

Maternity Clothes: Yes 

Weight: Down 27 lbs so far. I will weigh in again on Wednesday.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not till November or December!

Movement: Kicks and also what feels like little one rolling around. 

Sleeping: Really good right now.

What I Miss: Absolutely nothing.

What I am looking forward to: Seeing baby boy on Wednesday. We have another ultrasound to check a few things they couldn't see last time. I am glad we get another peek at him though.

Cravings/Aversions: Spaghetti!

Symptons: Still heartburn. ugghh

Best Moment this Week: I am starting to put together Emma's birthday party. She has requested a  Minnie Mouse party and I know she is going to love it! Also we went to the dance store and got her new tap and ballet shoes and she is so excited to start classes next week. 

:baby cuteness:

*Scroll down to see my 21 week update!

I have been doing lots of online looking since finding out we are having a baby boy and I am really falling in love with all these cute little things. Here are a few things I've been eyeing. Since baby boy will be born late November/early December he is going to need lots of hats to keep him warm. 

He will definitely have one of these little hats. Is that not cute as a button?!?!

He will only be a few weeks old at Christmas time and I think this hat would make an adorable little Christmas Picture. Not too mention would be really cute if we let him see Santa. 

I love this little bear hat with the matching blanket! (really wishing I knew how to sew/knit right about now) 

I almost died when I saw these!! I love the little brown ones and also the blue. 

I can tell that I really need to stay away from etsy for a little while. :)

21 Weeks!

How far along? 21 Weeks!!

Size of Baby: Baby boy weighs around 3/4 of a pound and is about 10 1/2 inches long.

Maternity Clothes: Yes 

Weight: Down 27 lbs so far.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not till November or December!

Movement: He is kicking a lot more lately. I mostly feel him at night time when I 'm laying down and not moving much. 

Sleeping: Really good right now.

What I Miss: Absolutely nothing.

What I am looking forward to: Putting the nursery and the girls room together. I have so many ideas that I'm really excited about.

Cravings/Aversions: Not really

Symptons: Still heartburn. ugghh

Best Moment this Week: We registered at Babies R Us last week. I still have a few things to add but it's almost done. It was so much fun registering for a little boy. I'm not used to looking at all the blue stuff yet. :)  I also picked out bedding this week. I had a hard time finding something that I really liked but once I found this one, I knew it was perfect. One problem......it's a little expensive. Not too bad, but definitely going to have to convince my husband. ;-)

We have still not picked out a middle name. It's driving me nuts too. We love the first name that we picked out so we are not changing that but we are having a really hard time agreeing on something that we like and also sounds good. I'm really hoping we can figure it out soon because until we do, it will drive me crazy. 

Morning with Ryleigh

Emma has been having a great time at VBS this week. They have dinner every night for the families and last night Josh and I took the girls and they were able to eat some tacos. After dinner is when bible school starts. We left with Ryleigh and Emma went home with my mom and dad to spend the night there with Cheyenne. They are having a great time today and that gave me the opportunity to spend some 1 on 1 time with my little Ryleigh. This is only the 2nd time Emma has ever spent the night away from home. The first time I was in the hospital having Ryleigh so I'm just not used to her being away from me. I may or may not have cried a little but I know that it is good for her and she is have a great day. On our way home last night from VBS Ryleigh was not happy. She doesn't quite understand why she can't stay at bible school and she really just wants to do what everyone else is doing. You have to be 3 years old to attend though, so she will get to go next year. To cheer her up, Josh stopped and got her a little milkshake. She loved it. She may have had a few sips of one here and there but she has never had her own. She sucked it down quick too.

Please excuse the crappy phone pictures.

 This morning after breakfast and playing for a little bit I took her to Barnes and Noble to look around. She picked out her own book to bring home and she was so happy.

After the bookstore we picked up a kids meal from Chick-fil-a (her favorite) and came back home to eat. 

I have loved spending the morning with just her. We have never had this 1 on 1 time together so it has been really nice. This afternoon Josh, Ryleigh, and I are going to register for baby boy and then get some dinner before we pick Emma up from VBS. I won't lie though...I can't wait to see my Emma. 

20 Weeks!! Halfway there!!

How far along? 20 Weeks!


Size of Baby: The baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces and is about 10 inches long. He is about the size of a banana.  

Maternity Clothes: Yes 

Weight: Down 24 lbs so far.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not till November or December!

Movement: I have started feeling little kicks. He is more on my right side so I mostly feel him over there. 

Sleeping: Pretty good with the exception of 1 or 2 bathroom breaks. 

What I Miss: Absolutely nothing. 

What I am looking forward to: Registering tomorrow. We didn't get to do it last week so we are going to go tomorrow while Emma is at VBS. 

Cravings/Aversions: grilled chicken

Symptoms: Still heartburn.

Best Moment this Week: Reaching the halfway mark. Only 20 weeks or less until we meet this sweet boy.   Online shopping for the girls new room and the nursery. I have picked out bedding that I like for both rooms so I'm moving right along.

Josh and I have still not picked out a name for this little boy. We have had a lot going on the past couple of weeks so we just haven't really sat down to talk about it. I really hope to choose one soon.

I realize that lately the blog has been a lot of just pregnancy updates but I promise to start blogging more about the girls soon. We just moved our computer downstairs so I will be able to spend more time uploading pictures and blogging. So be on the lookout for some really cute pictures. 

19 Weeks!

How far along? 19Weeks! Almost halfway there!!

Size of Baby: Last Friday during my ultrasound the baby was measuring at 9 ounces and is about 6 inches long.

Maternity Clothes: Yes 

Weight: Down 24 lbs so far. My doctor is hoping that it will stop going down and level off a little bit, but we'll just have to wait and see. But as long as the baby is measuring ok then everything is fine. They will keep a close eye on him.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not till November or December!

Movement: little flutters up until this morning when I had a lot of tiny little kicks on my right side. Thats where baby boy has been hanging out during all of my ultrasounds so I guess he's comfortable over there.

Sleeping: Pretty good, although now I can't make it all night without having to get up at least once.

What I Miss: Absolutely nothing.

What I am looking forward to: Registering with Josh this week.

Cravings/Aversions: Not really

Symptons: Still heartburn. ugghh

Best Moment this Week: Getting our air conditioner fix this morning. Pure heaven!

Sunday night the temperature in our house kept creeping up and finally the air just quit working. It was about 80 degrees in the house that night. Josh went to Wal Mart and bought three fans around midnight and we were able to keep semi cool. Yesterday we spent the day at my mom and dads house hanging out and when we got home last night the house was 85. We put the girls to bed with a lot of fans but I still couldn't get cool so we got the girls up and I drove to my mom and dads to spend the night. Josh stayed home to try and get the house a little cooler. Luckily the 100 degree days ended yesterday and this morning it wa a lovely 73. The house was still around 80 though. The guy got it fixed a couple of hours ago and it is slowly cooling off in here. I never ever want to have to do that again. I definitely appreciate the air a lot more now.

::baby boy::

Josh's new boss bought him a new scanner/fax/printer thing so he scanned some of my ultrasound pictures for me to upload here. There is also a couple of new ones from today. Enjoy.

18 Weeks!

How far along? 18 Weeks!


Size of Baby: The baby is about 5 1/2 inches long and he weighs almost 7 ounces. He is about the size of a bell pepper.

Maternity Clothes: Yes 

Weight: Down 20 lbs so far...I have a doctors appointment on Friday so I'll update that next week. 

Gender: IT'S A BOY!

Labor Signs: Hopefully not till November or December!

Movement: Little Flutters

Sleeping: I'm sleeping a little better. My wonderful husband got me a snoogle and I love it. I haven't been able to use it much but I think it is really going to help. 

What I Miss: Absolutely nothing. 

What I am looking forward to: Seeing this little baby boy on Friday. I have my anatomy ultrasound and I'm so excited to get to see him for a about 15-20 minutes.

Cravings/Aversions: Not really

Symptons: Heartburn as usual. The past few days I've been getting a lot more heartburn during the day and I'm had to start taking Zantac twice a day. 

Best Moment this Week: Josh starting his new job yesterday. It's only been two days and I can already tell a big difference in him. He is so much happier and I know this is going to be great for our family. 

Our Weekend & A New Chapter

This past weekend was HOT. Friday and Saturday were both over 100 degrees and miserable. Friday Josh dropped off his company truck in Raleigh because it was his last day with that company. He is starting a new job today and we are both so excited for this change. Right now he is on his way to Raleigh to meet with his new boss, go over policies, pick up his new truck, and meet some other staff. He will be doing the same thing that he was doing with his old job but this is with a much larger company, better pay and benefits, and a lot nicer people. I really think he is going to love this change and I know it will be much better for our family. Anyway, after Josh got back into town on Friday afternoon we went to open a new checking account at a new bank. We are frustrated and tired of our current bank and we thought that with this new job it was a good time to switch everything over. After that, we went to get some dinner and then to Target. Let me tell you, just walking from the car to the building was awful. Saturday was the same way. We didn't want to get out of the house but we had to go to Sam's Club and get a bunch of stuff for a big party on Sunday. After we got home we didn't go anywhere else that day. We enjoyed the 69 degree air conditioning. Sunday was the big day. We had been planning a big surprise 50th birthday party for my dad, who birthday is July 4th. It went great. My dad was completely surprised and we had a nice turnout too. It was supposed to be 100 degrees on Sunday too but we had some storms come through that cooled it off a little. Still really hot, but not unbearable. I was so tired after I got home last night. I am so glad that my dad didn't know anything about it because that made it so much more special. We are so happy that so many could come to celebrate with us. This week is supposed to be a little bit cooler, thank goodness.