30 weeks!!!

So, I have reached the 30 week mark!! I can't believe it. I remember being like 11 weeks and it seeming sooo far away to this point. Now we have only ten more to go (hopefully!). It's getting more and more excited and real. As well as my belly getting more and more big! I'm still pretty uncomfortable and sleeping is pretty much non-existant, but other than that...I'm great ;) We've been getting wonderful gifts in the mail and although we are wondering where we are going to put all this baby stuff...we are so grateful and excited :) My doctor's appointments are now every 2 weeks...another phase I never thought I'd make it to! Time is flying and I'm sure the rest of the time will go by even faster with the holidays coming! I can't wait :)

30 weeks!!!

27 Weeks and counting...

So, I promised myself that if I would be blessed enough to get pregnant I would try very very hard not to complain. I have so many close family and friends that struggle to get pregnant and I didn't want to be 'that girl' to them. I would embrace pregnancy and enjoy every single second. Okay...so I haven't been doing well! I do catch myself and try to take a deep breath and remember how blessed I really am. And I know it's all worth it the second that baby is born. But man...being pregnant is sometimes NOT fun! *Insert pity party here* I've been getting bigger (MUCH bigger...do I really have 13 weeks to go still!) and it's making life pretty uncomfortable. Sleeping is no longer fun (which it used to be my absolute favorite thing!!!). My back aches and my hip is sore and I swear my daughter is beating me from the inside. Work is getting a little rough. I think I must be a wimp, but working with those little kids is getting so hard!! Getting up and down and bending and ... oh my, just making it through the day is an accomplishment! I always thought I'd be one of those people that said that I have never felt better or more beautiful than while I was pregnant...yea, not so much!! Whew...okay, i feel better now. Hopefully that is out of my system. Besides the physical side of all this though, I couldn't be happier. Off to happier topics!

Besides all of the above mentioned things...we are getting super excited!!! We've been getting baby gifts in the mail and acquiring clothes and items from very generous people. I swear we don't have to buy clothes for the first year! We are extremely blessed! We sent out my shower invitations this morning! I can't believe it's coming up so fast! I'm excited to see everyone and spend time with those I don't get to see as much. Time sure is flying...pretty soon the little one will be here. Yay :)

27 Weeks....oh my!! :)

Nursery!

Well, we've made a lot of progress in the last couple of weeks! Our room is beginning to look like a nursery!! We got it all painted in 2 days and this past weekend we picked up the furniture and put it together! Well...only the crib needed put together, and Rick came over to help with that much. Heather and I got to hang out which was wonderful! I have to say, the boys did a great job! I haven't gotten to the decorating part. I'm saving that for when Nate is working his outage and I'm home alone...bored out of my mind!!! It's surreal walking by the room now and seeing the crib and changing table...but it's very exciting!!!
I'm 25 weeks and counting (actually will be 26 tomorrow!). Time is really flying by! Had a doctor's appointment and everything was fine. Her heart rate is great, I'm measuring well, and I got my flu shot! I'm getting bigger and bigger...enough to warrent comments from others. I never realized what pregnant women meant when they said "Don't ever tell a pregnant lady she is getting huge!". Haha...soooo true :) Things are going great and we are very excited for the upcoming weeks!!!
I have pictures of the old paint job, new paint job, and the furniture! Enjoy :) I'll put more when I have some decorating done!!!




Old blue paint...perfect for a boy...haha, not this time :)




New paint job!!! Called Arabian Sands....woohoo ;)


Nate & Rick ... having oh so much fun putting together the crib!

I love our crib!!

Crib & dresser

Changing table & crib (window dressings to come later!)

25 weeks :)

22 weeks...(& then some!)

Well...I'm behind in my posts...again! I blame the nasty cold I had all last week! I'm mostly over it, but still have a little cough! I think colds are worse when you are pregnant...or else I'm just a bigger wuss! Not much to update on besides my growing belly. My friends and family are convinced (and have no problem telling me!) that I'm going to be 'huge' in a couple of months. Great...looking forward to it ;)
Tomorrow Nate and I are going to register at Babies R Us!! I'm so excited! I have been waiting patiently for this day!! There is so much to choose from though, hopefully it won't be too overwhelming. Beth made me an awesome list of things to definitely get and things to avoid. It's going to be so helpful as we make our way through those aisles!! I'm pretty sure we will do Target too, just not sure when we will get there. Next weekend the tentative plan is to paint the nursery. I think we're just going to go with a beige or tan...and then just accent it with girly things. That way our next one we can go either way :) Nate is being sent to Atlanta in October for a week and then right after starts his dreaded outage, so we (or I, haha) want the nursery semi-done before that. Because before we know it, it will be the end of November!! I would like a place to put all the stuff from the shower!! So, fingers crossed I'll have some nursery progess pictures next week!!

Here's me and my little girl at 22 weeks :)

It's a GIRL!!!

Yep, you probably all heard by now...but Nate and I are having a beautiful baby girl!! We were pretty convinced it was a boy, so at first we were in shock and I felt like a bad mother cause I wasn't upset...just surprised!! I had been thinking boy for about a month and was excited about boy things. But after the initial shock....we are totally excited!! I've started scoping out the girl stuff online and they are so darling. And I should have known cause there are tons of girls around me, so she'll fit right in!! She'll definitely have lots of girl friends :) The sonogram was amazing. It's crazy to think she is moving around so much and kicking so much inside of me!! She kept kicking her legs and she had her hands in front of her face the whole time! It was so awesome. I could have stayed there all day and watch her! My check up was good too. The doctor said she was looking good and healthy and everything was going perfect! I'm officially 21 weeks and looking forward to the rest!
More good news...our nursery furniture is already in!! They called earlier in the week. Sadly, I have to wait about a month still to get it. Now that we know our baby is a girl, we have some painting to do. Our nursery is blue...so we plan on painting it. Not sure what color yet...probably something neutral so we don't have to repaint again next time. Also I need to clear out some of the things in that room to make room for her stuff! Either way, I'm excited it's in and we can go pick it up asap when we are ready!!!
In other baby news, our darling friend Ava turns ONE on Sunday!! I plan on posting some pics from her party. I can't believe it's been a whole year since we got the phone call and postponed her shower ;) She is a beautiful little girl and we look forward to seeing her continue to grow! I am lucky enough to work at Rick's daycare and see little Hali everyday while mom Val is at school. Starting next week I'll see her more often, but it's so nice to walk by, pop my head in and see her darling face!! She seems to like it there. I rarely have seen her not happy! I'm so blessed to be surrounded by such awesome babies that will be great friends for my own daughter!!
Here are some pics of our little girl and an updated one of my growing belly!! Oh and Happy 30th Birthday to my wonderful husband!!!


Our beautiful little girl...already sucking her thumb? Ha...looks like it ")

Those things that look like bubbles are her fingers!!! The doctor said it was really unusual to see that! I said she was probably bored in there so she was twiddling her thumbs!!

20 weeks!!! Growing and growing!!!

Nursery Furniture!

Yes, we bought our nursery furniture this past weekend!! It's so exciting :) We had looked at Babies R Us, but didn't see anything that we really liked. So, we headed to USA Baby on Babcock Blvd (which is 45 mins away, but worth it!).
We first got there and it's very overwhelming because they have so many sets of furniture to go through. We didn't really know where to start. It got a little easier because Nate didn't want to get Pine because it gets scratched easily (the advantages of having an engineer husband, haha. Thinks of everything). So that eliminated a lot of them. We really really liked the Mahogany sets, but they were super duper expensive, out of our budget. Well, we looked at tons of them and liked some of them. Then we came to one of the last sets and I knew it was the one!!! It had everything we wanted. It was harder wood. The color was not real light, but not dark. The changing table had a lip on the sides and back (my requirement!), and the dresser was awesome too. Some of the sets looked like 'grown up' furniture and we wanted this to be more kid like. Basically it wasn't so fancy that it would look silly, but grown up enough to last years. So...I loved it so much I cried in the store!! We discussed it and made sure we (okay, me!) wasn't being rash and just wanted to get something. We knew we wouldn't find something else we liked more and the price was decent, so we ordered it!!! It takes 8-10 weeks to come, which I was upset with at first cause I want it now!! But it's really good cause it gives me time to clear out the room and get it all ready. It's a huge relief and we are both really happy with our choice.
Here is a link to the website
http://www.usababypittsburgh.com/productpg/furniture/bonavita_peyton_crib.php
We got the crib and the dresser shown. The changing table is on the right, but we did not get the hutch that goes on top. At least it gives you an idea. And the picture is darker wood, which we didn't get. We got Chestnut, which is a lighter wood color. When we get it in and put together I'll post pictures of the nursery :)
Only NINE more days until we find out if it's a boy or girl!! I can't wait :)

18 Weeks!

So, I'm now 18 weeks (and 2 days!!). We had our third appointment on Thursday. This time Nate decided to stay at work so I brought Heather with me! It was so great having her there :) It was another short appointment, they checked the heartbeat and my paranoia was put to rest when I heard the wonderful sound of my baby's heart beating!! This time it was 144. So, that debunks all theories if it's a boy or a girl because the first time it was on the higher side, and this time on the lower. I still have NO clue. You would think being the mother I would have some idea, but none. It varies everyday. Today I'm feeling boy...but tomorrow it's likely I feel a girl! Well...only three more weeks until we find out! On August 26th I get my sonogram and find out what we are having!! I can't wait!!! Although, all you women friends who have had babies...tell me now, how in the world did you drink 32 oz of water in 2 hours and NOT go to the bathroom!!! That will be an adventure! Nothing much more exciting to update...Nate and I might go next weekend to look at nursery furniture! Yay!! And we're getting dates/places ready for the shower. I still can't believe it sometimes!! I'm going to be a mommy!!!!!

18 weeks...just a little bit bigger :)