28 Weeks

I have made it to the third trimester and still feel great! I have been able to sleep quite a bit better this last week and it has made a HUGE difference. Nothing too exciting happened this week - baby boy is still a busy body and I feel him all day long. At night when I lay on my side he will kick the side that is being squished by pillows and it sometimes it makes me jump! 

In a few days I go to take my glucose test and hopefully that goes well - I am just waiting for some sort of not so good news because the rest of my pregnancy has been a breeze! I am still worried about my gag reflex taking over when I am drinking that nasty stuff...it stares at me from the refrigerator every single day, just waiting to make me throw up!

Anyway, just 12 short weeks and our baby boy will join our little family! His nursery has been done for over a month, the swing has been set up for even longer than that, diapers are all purchased (and organized by size), outfits hung in his closet (also organized by size up to 2T), car seat all put together and now we just wait. I didn't procrastinate anything so now we have to play the waiting game, lucky us!

28 Week Belly

27 Weeks

Today marks exactly 3 months until our baby boy is due!!
This last week has been a good one! I love being able to watch my stomach move around every time our baby moves! I love that every morning when Brad leans over to snuggle he puts his hand on my stomach and can immediately feel him moving around. I love seeing the look on Payton's face when he can feel the baby kicking. I love that Katie is so interested in how her soon to be nephew is doing and we talk about it constantly! I love that all three of my brothers are excited for his arrival and Brian already has dibs on holding him before anyone else.  I love it all!
My only complaint is that it has become near impossible to sleep. I couldn't seem to find a comfortable position to relieve my annoying back pain until I made myself a bed of pillows. I guess the lack of sleep I am getting now is just preparation for being a mommy!
I am getting so anxious to meet our little boy and just hope that these next three months fly!

26 Weeks

I've made it to 26 weeks! Only 14 to go and I don't think I could possibly be more excited to meet my little man! It is amazing to me how many changes I notice with each day that passes. This week I noticed that no matter how hard he kicks, it makes my stomach move! Kind of funny to watch but very exciting to see him moving around. Brad loves to sit and feel him kick (or watch now) and he is quite the little energizer bunny. Brad and I read at night and if I place the book on my stomach he will kick it right off! Sometimes I like to just sit with my hands on my stomach and feel him moving around inside of me...and sometimes I swear he is doing the worm! Overall I feel great and can't complain. Besides the occasional back pain or heartburn my pregnancy has been complete bliss! Gosh I love being pregnant!
Here is my 26 week belly picture (wearing my new favorite shirt that says, "Pregnant is the new skinny!")

P.S. This clip made my day! So funny! Bill Cosby talking about natural childbirth.

Love My Bradly

I have to blog about my incredible husband for just a moment...maybe more than a moment.

From the minute we found out we were pregnant Bradly has been nothing but a sweetheart. I have had my fair share of mood swings (especially lately) and he never loses his patience with me, he simply tells me he loves me and gives me the hug that I need. Even though I feel like I am getting huge and my face is breaking out and all I want to wear is sweats he still tells me I am beautiful and that he loves me. I love coming home to him every single day and talking about how excited we are to be parents. He will be an amazing father and I can't wait to see him with our little boy! Brad has always had a way with children; any baby he holds simply coos at him in delight and it comes so naturally to him. Sometimes you see men hold small babies like they are going to break them - not Brad, he will sit and snuggle with a baby and it is so sweet to see. I can only imagine how much sweeter it will be when the baby he is cuddling is our own!! I adore my husband and I am so grateful that he is a worthy priesthood holder. I am grateful that our son will be able to be blessed by his daddy and grow up with such an amazing example in the home. How blessed I am to be married to the most remarkable person I've ever known and how blessed our son already is for having him as a father!

25 Weeks

Our baby is getting bigger!

On Monday I had my 25 week appointment and it went great! My original OB/GYN retired this week (sad) so I switched to my new doctor as of yesterday. I went off of my doctor's recommendations as well as a few of my friends and I am glad I did because he is great. He is rather perky, but very informative and takes the time to answer any and all of my questions. Baby boy's heartbeat sounded great at a steady 145 bpm and I am measuring 24 cm (about 1 cm smaller than I should be, but I'm sure that I'll catch up). My next appointment will be my glucose test...I just can't wait...blah! I hate orange flavored ANYTHING and my gag reflexes are AMAZINGLY SENSITIVE so we'll see how that goes!

After my next appointment I'll be going to visit the doctor every two weeks! That sounds so crazy because it just means we are getting so close to him finally being here! 15 weeks to go!

24 Weeks

I've made it to 24 weeks! Only 16 to go! At first I was quite scared/anxious/nervous to become a mom. I didn't know how we were going to make everything work and because it wasn't on my time I would panic quite often (just ask my husband). The more time that has passed, the more at ease I have become. I am so excited for this baby boy to join our family and I couldn't be more ready. His nursery is all done, we have enough diapers to last a lifetime (literally) and I feel mentally prepared (mostly). I love feeling him move around all day long and I can't wait to hold him in my arms. I have to say though, my favorite thing to do lately is just go sit in his room and rock in the rocking chair. I sit and think about actually having him here, being up all day and night, calling my mom constantly with silly questions, watching him learn and grow. I am so grateful that I have the privilege of becoming a mommy. What. A. Blessing.

23 Weeks Picture

I didn't quite realize how big my belly is getting until I took these pictures!

 17 weeks to go and I couldn't be more excited!

Quick Update

-This last weekend was a very busy one and we FINISHED the nursery! My mom is finishing up his crib bedding, but EVERYTHING else is done! Pictures hung, stuffed animals placed, curtains hung, name on the wall, books on the shelf and diapers in the closet. I can't wait for our little man to be here! We are so ready!

-On Saturday we had a very busy day and I was on the go literally all day. That evening I started having contractions a few minutes apart (which freaked me out!) so I knew I needed to take it easy the rest of the night. Thank goodness they finally stopped, but I think I need to limit myself so I don't overdo it again! This baby needs to stay inside for much longer (17 weeks to be exact). 

-Last night we stopped by Brad's parent's house and Jantzen was the only one home. I love Jantzen and he is the BEST brother-in-law and will be the BEST uncle to our little guy! I am not one to let everyone touch my belly (simply because I feel like I am being violated) but baby boy was kicking and Jantzen was able to feel him! I love how excited he is for this new nephew of his and I am so excited for the two of them to be buddies!

Grandma's Turn

Last night was yet another exciting night! We spent the evening with my family since my sister is home from college for the weekend. After we ate the yummiest dinner my baby boy started moving around nonstop! I had my mom come sit next to me on the couch and she was able to sit and feel him kicking around for so long!

I am so grateful to have such an amazing mom to share this experience with! It is so nice having her just a phone call away to ask any question I could possibly come up with! She has been a saint throughout my entire pregnancy and I can't even begin to explain just how thankful I am. We decided on Classic Winnie the Pooh for our nursery theme and she has been sweet enough to give us ALL of the decorations for our nursery AND the crib AND she is making all of the crib bedding. My baby boy will have a one of a kind quilt thanks to his Grandma! On top of all that, she has already given him a million cute outfits, socks and shoes so he will be the best dressed little boy too. I love my mom and I am so excited for my children to have such an amazing Grandma!

My little kicker!

Last night Brad was able to feel our baby boy kicking for the first time! I am so glad he is finally able to feel him kicking and moving around. Brad was so excited because lately all I can talk about is how much I feel him moving around all day, and now he can feel too! My mom is convinced he is a strong little boy because I am not even technically 21 weeks along and Brad can feel him kicking around. Pretty exciting if you ask me!