Updates

Well I am 13 weeks pregnant now and still feeling great! I finally have my energy back and can manage to stay up past 8:00pm every night! Food finally sounds good again too! I wasn't sick, but for some reason NOTHING ever sounded good to eat. I am so glad those days are over!

My belly has started to poke out a bit and it is making this feel even more real! None of my pants fit, except sweats of course, so it isn't always fun to get dressed in the morning.

We are so excited to find out if our munchkin is a he or a she! Only a couple of weeks and I'll finally be able to buy clothes! Most everyone still maintains that we are having a girl including Bradly so I hope no one is disappointed if it ends up being a boy! I constantly dream about our baby and it is always a girl in my dream...but I credit that to the fact that EVERYONE talks about it being a girl. As long as he/she comes out healthy with 10 fingers and 10 toes then I will be perfectly happy!!

As far as names go, it is a given what we would name a little girl, but that is all we are going to say. We will be keeping the name we decide on a secret until we actually name the baby!

Today the baby's dresser/changing table will be delivered and once that is put together we will only have a few things to finish up in the nursery. It feels so good knowing that I'll be able to check that off my list!

I think that is it for now. I need to post a picture of my little belly, but that will be later!

Baby Stuff

Today I had my next doctor's appointment. It went great! He said I am still perfectly healthy and the baby's heartbeat sounds great (179 BPM)! I have lost 3 pounds in the last 4 weeks so he told me I am not allowed to lose another pound and that I should be gaining weight! I can't wait for the first week in February because we will finally be able to find out what we are having!!

Over the weekend we really got a lot done! I wasn't joking when I said that I am not very patient and wouldn't wait long to decorate a nursery! We decided that we would go neutral with the nursery so it would last through more than one baby so Classic Winnie The Pooh it is! I can't wait to get all the stuffed animals in place and the pictures on the wall! Yesterday I went shopping with my mom for the crib bedding fabric! I can't wait for it to be all done, it will be so cute!! We also purchased the crib and dresser/changing table yesterday and they should both arrive next week!

Brad's G&G Bowles purchased a big comfy chair awhile back, but decided that they didn't love it so we were the lucky grandchildren to get the chair! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it and can't wait to rock our little baby to sleep every night!!

I am so excited to post pictures of the finished nursery!!!!!!!

Exactly!

Why I keep a baby blog:

"If you are going to spend nine months making a miracle, you might as well document it!"

9 Weeks

9 weeks pregnant as of Sunday! I love that I haven't really been sick - I just get nauseous if I don't eat. Here are a few things I could do without:

1. Peeing every hour on the hour (sometimes more)

2. Not having any energy! I could sleep 20 hours a day and not feel guilty about it.

3. Feeling bloated

4. Mood swings (Oh I feel so bad for Bradly)

Besides that, pregnancy thus far has been bliss! I am already counting down until the day we get to find out if our bean is a girl or a boy! Everyone, and I mean everyone, has guessed a girl. My nephew, Payton, told my mom to take his old stocking (with Tow Mater on it) and make it into my baby's stocking. They are both so confident that I am having a girl that they put a little pink bow on Mater's head. So cute!

Hopefully the next 6 weeks fly...I doubt it, but a girl can hope!

Maternity Clothes

I thought for sure I'd be able to go without purchasing maternity clothes for quite some time...wrong. All day yesterday I sat at work and I wanted SO badly to unbutton my pants. They were digging into my lower tummy and it was very uncomfortable...all day long! As soon as I get home every night I throw on my sweat pants because it was the only pants that didn't dig into my tummy! Last night Brad and I went to the mall and bought me maternity clothes. It is nice because they are all so comfortable! I feel like I'm wearing sweats and I am in work slacks and high heels! LOVE IT! Hopefully I stay comfortable for awhile!

Bradly

From the moment I found out I was pregnant Bradly has been nothing but excited! He is constantly grinning from ear to ear and telling me how excited he is to be a daddy! I am so blessed to be married to him and our little baby is so lucky to have him for a daddy. Yesterday during the ultrasound was a very sweet moment for me...not only did I get to see my baby and hear the heartbeat, but I got to see the look on Bradly's face. It absolutely melted my heart! As we were walking out of the hospital he stopped me and just gave me the biggest hug and kept saying, "We are going to parents!" I absolutely adore my hubby and I love that he is SO happy about our BIG surprise!

Ultrasound

First off, I have to say that hearing my little baby's heartbeat was absolutely incredible!

Second, my doctor was WAY off about my due date. I am due July 24th which means I am only about 8 weeks along. Kind of exciting because Brad's birthday is the 23rd (no pressure, right?)

Anyway, we are SO excited and it finally seems real to me. I honestly can't wait to be a mommy! We love our little peanut so much already!!

This is the snapshot of our little peanut's heartbeat. A steady 152 bpm!! Healthy baby!!

Yep.

First Appointment!

This morning we had our first doctor's appointment and it went great! My doctor said everything looks great and I am perfectly healthy! Whew! I am 10 weeks pregnant and due on July 1st!! All of my brothers think I should "hold it in" until July 4th, but we'll see.

Now the cat is out of the bag. Last night we told Brad's family (Grandpa and Grandma Bowles too) and today I told people at work. It makes it so much more exciting to be able to tell everyone.

My next appointment is actually on Thursday morning, they are going to do an ultrasound and I cannot wait!!! Pictures to come!

Telling Katers

Katie finally got to check her mail on Saturday night around 9:00. She called me and opened the card while she was on the phone. She is so excited and wants it to be a girl (just like everyone else)! I loved that we were able to at least tell ONE person in my family in a fun way!

Now my appointment is tomorrow morning at 10:40am and I am so excited/nervous/anxious! I hope everything looks good and that our little baby is healthy! After work tomorrow we will go and tell Brad's family and after that we will spill the beans to everyone else! This week should be great!!