I am really excited! We have been looking at baby bedding, furniture, paint colors, etc. for so long (it seems, anyway). Well, today the painter came and he says he can start on Monday! We are going to have him paint the baby's room and Zach's room. Zach's is blue, and I think it is just too dark and makes his room feel like a cave. So, he has chosen a new color and is excited about it! Brittany loves her pink walls, but she wants to add some polka dots, so we are going to order some of the stick-on wall dots for her. The baby's room will go from a cave-like dark green color to a much lighter color. :)
So, now that we have the painter lined up, I went ahead and ordered the furniture! It is scheduled to ship in two weeks. We already have a lot of the bedding and room accessories, so I am really excited to get it all set up and ready! I will definitely be taking before and after pictures, because I think it is going to look totally different. Of course, it would help if I could find that camera cord...
In pregnancy news, everything is pretty much the same. I am feeling more movement, and I've been a little crampy for the past couple of days. I guess everything is stretching to accommodate the baby. Otherwise, I feel pretty good, and I am just counting down the weeks. We are so excited to meet this little girl! Brittany and Zach talk about her a lot, and I know they also are really excited for her to be here!
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Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
It's still a girl!
We had our big ultrasound at my OB appointment yesterday. Dr. S measured everything and says that everything looks great! So far, I don't have a big baby, and I am very happy about this! :) He kept trying to look at the gender, and she had her little legs shut tightly together. After he had finished everything else, he went back to look one more time and she opened them just long enough for us to see that she is definitely still a girl! Of course, we're very happy about that, and about the fact that she is healthy.
I have been feeling so much more movement lately! Clay is able to feel the kicks now, too, and that is really exciting! Last night, we were lying in bed talking and she was moving around a lot. I told him to put his hand on my stomach and wait. The first time he said he felt something, but he wasn't sure if it was the baby or my colon. I cracked up and told him that even when pregnant, my gas doesn't poke and jab! :)
I'm still feeling great! Sciatic pain is gone most of the time, and I'm exercising almost every day. It really seems to make me feel a lot better. I had gained several pounds more at the doctor this time, but he still hasn't fussed at me. It was Christmas, after all! I really think the weight gain will slow down more now, since I am eating healthy again and exercising. If not, I will have plenty of time after she is here to work it off. For now, the goal is a healthy baby, and we seem to have that right now!
Oh, I do have a funny story to tell. Brittany and Zach went with us to the ultrasound yesterday. Dr. S was showing us all of the parts as he was measuring them. At one point, he said, "Here is the butt and the femur..." and I heard Zach start giggling. He just couldn't seem to stop laughing, and I instantly knew what his eight year old brain was thinking. "He said butt! He said butt!" So, I started laughing, too. The more I thought about it, the funnier it became, and if you've ever had an ultrasound, you know that laughing is not very conducive to the doctor being able to get a clear picture. I finally had to totally block that out of my mind and concentrate really hard on what was going on right in front of me. Little boys! :)
I do have some pictures, but I haven't scanned them. They really aren't as good as the other pics we've gotten. Little Squash (as Clay and the kids affectionately call her, after the week that she was as big as a squash) was turned where we just couldn't get a lot of clear profile shots. The new ultrasound machine hadn't come in, so when we left, Dr S said that we will probably get to come back in and play around with the machine once it gets there! So, maybe we will get some good pictures soon. If not, we are going to do a 4-D scan in about two months! I will try to scan some pics and post them tonight after church.
I have been feeling so much more movement lately! Clay is able to feel the kicks now, too, and that is really exciting! Last night, we were lying in bed talking and she was moving around a lot. I told him to put his hand on my stomach and wait. The first time he said he felt something, but he wasn't sure if it was the baby or my colon. I cracked up and told him that even when pregnant, my gas doesn't poke and jab! :)
I'm still feeling great! Sciatic pain is gone most of the time, and I'm exercising almost every day. It really seems to make me feel a lot better. I had gained several pounds more at the doctor this time, but he still hasn't fussed at me. It was Christmas, after all! I really think the weight gain will slow down more now, since I am eating healthy again and exercising. If not, I will have plenty of time after she is here to work it off. For now, the goal is a healthy baby, and we seem to have that right now!
Oh, I do have a funny story to tell. Brittany and Zach went with us to the ultrasound yesterday. Dr. S was showing us all of the parts as he was measuring them. At one point, he said, "Here is the butt and the femur..." and I heard Zach start giggling. He just couldn't seem to stop laughing, and I instantly knew what his eight year old brain was thinking. "He said butt! He said butt!" So, I started laughing, too. The more I thought about it, the funnier it became, and if you've ever had an ultrasound, you know that laughing is not very conducive to the doctor being able to get a clear picture. I finally had to totally block that out of my mind and concentrate really hard on what was going on right in front of me. Little boys! :)
I do have some pictures, but I haven't scanned them. They really aren't as good as the other pics we've gotten. Little Squash (as Clay and the kids affectionately call her, after the week that she was as big as a squash) was turned where we just couldn't get a lot of clear profile shots. The new ultrasound machine hadn't come in, so when we left, Dr S said that we will probably get to come back in and play around with the machine once it gets there! So, maybe we will get some good pictures soon. If not, we are going to do a 4-D scan in about two months! I will try to scan some pics and post them tonight after church.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
A little update
I don't have pictures to add... yet. My camera cord seems to have disappeared once again, but as soon as I can find the sneaky little thing, I will have pictures up in this space! :)
I am now 18 weeks and 4 days pregnant. For the past couple of weeks, there haven't been a lot of updates as far as the pregnancy goes. I have started feeling more and more movement, although it still can't be felt from the outside. I am excited for Clay and the kids to be able to feel all of the dancing around this little girl is doing! My little baby belly has also suddenly become noticeably larger over the past 48 hours. I was sitting on the couch last night, and I looked at my stomach and commented that it looked a lot bigger. Clay said he had just noticed this, too. I also have had several comments over the past few days about being pregnant and asking when I'm due. Earlier this week I started training again at the gym. My workouts aren't nearly as heavy as they used to be, but I feel so much better about myself! Before getting pregnant, I was in the gym most days of the week, and I was a healthy eater. Not so much for the past 4 months. So, I was really excited to get back in there on Monday, and I've been back every day. I feel so much better, both physically and mentally!
I haven't posted anything over the Christmas break, but we had a nice time. We had Christmas here, at my mom's, and at Granny's, and then went to Dallas to see Clay's sister and her family after New Year's Day. We all had a great time ice skating, eating, and just catching up. I have pictures of all of the kids to put on here as soon as I find that crazy cord.
So, that's my update for now! I have an OB appointment next week, and we will get our big ultrasound. I'm excited about seeing the baby again! I will update on that (with pictures!) as soon as we get home.
I am now 18 weeks and 4 days pregnant. For the past couple of weeks, there haven't been a lot of updates as far as the pregnancy goes. I have started feeling more and more movement, although it still can't be felt from the outside. I am excited for Clay and the kids to be able to feel all of the dancing around this little girl is doing! My little baby belly has also suddenly become noticeably larger over the past 48 hours. I was sitting on the couch last night, and I looked at my stomach and commented that it looked a lot bigger. Clay said he had just noticed this, too. I also have had several comments over the past few days about being pregnant and asking when I'm due. Earlier this week I started training again at the gym. My workouts aren't nearly as heavy as they used to be, but I feel so much better about myself! Before getting pregnant, I was in the gym most days of the week, and I was a healthy eater. Not so much for the past 4 months. So, I was really excited to get back in there on Monday, and I've been back every day. I feel so much better, both physically and mentally!
I haven't posted anything over the Christmas break, but we had a nice time. We had Christmas here, at my mom's, and at Granny's, and then went to Dallas to see Clay's sister and her family after New Year's Day. We all had a great time ice skating, eating, and just catching up. I have pictures of all of the kids to put on here as soon as I find that crazy cord.
So, that's my update for now! I have an OB appointment next week, and we will get our big ultrasound. I'm excited about seeing the baby again! I will update on that (with pictures!) as soon as we get home.
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