Online Shopping!

Mom and I are about to head to Austin for the weekend to visit my oldest brother, Travis!  Add and my dad will be hunting all weekend with some guys so it this is a great chance to get away and enjoy some time outside of Abilene.  Before I leave though, I  was excited to make a few purchases...one for the baby (and me), one for me and one for Millie!  I have been looking at all sorts of rockers and ottomans for the baby's room but just haven't found that right now.  I am planning on nursing (if I'm able to) and I wanted a place to be able to nurse the baby if people were around and just to rock and relax when needed.  I am wanting to go pretty neutral if the baby is a boy or girl so when I found this rocker on sale I just knew it was the right one.  My parents are so so sweet and bought us the rocker and the ottoman as a baby gift! The legs of the rocker can also be taken off and made stationary if I ever wanted to use the chair somewhere else so it was all around a great buy.  

Add and I have been searching for a pregnancy pillow for a couple weeks now.  I think I bother him just as much as I drive myself crazy during the night so a big comfy pillow was a soon-to-be must in this household.  I have heard a lot about the "Bump Nest" pregnancy pillows but being that they were so expensive we kept searching.  After looking in Abilene and searching the web, I went with a 10% off coupon and ended up ordering the Bump Nest pillow before we all went insane from no sleep.  I can't wait for it to get here so we I can try it out.  

Last but not least we got Millie girl her first (that we know of) Halloween costume!  She is going to absolutely hate love it!!! We are crazy, I know.

Hope y'all have a great weekend!

18 Weeks: Month 5!

This pregnancy is flying by!  Everyone told me that it would go by fast but I had no clue it would go by this fast.  It seems like yesterday that we were just telling our family and friends and now we're almost halfway through!  

At 18 Weeks:

How far along: 18 weeks, 4 days

Due date: March 15

Gender: As it gets closer I am becoming more and more confused as to what the gender of baby is.  I have sworn it was a boy this whole time until these last couple of weeks. We find out in a week and a half on the 26th!

Cravings/Aversions: Still not into BBQ but other than I pretty much like/don't like everything the same as before I was pregnant.

Sleep: Sleep is actually a whole lot better!  I don't know what changed from week 16 until now but I actually slept the whole night without waking up since I found out I was pregnant.  I am currently searching for a pregnancy pillow though to help out a little bit. 

Movement: Lots and lots of movement!  Baby started kicking around 17 1/2 weeks and has not quit since.  All day every day baby is squirming and kicking me as soon as I get still.  Add got to feel the baby kick for the first time last night.  It really is the coolest feeling in the world. 

Maternity clothes: I'm in mostly all maternity pants because well, why not!  The majority of my regular pre-pregnancy shirts are getting too short and show the band on my maternity pants so I am wearing oversized shirts, sweaters and some maternity shirts that aren't still huge.  My sweet momma has taken me shopping and gotten me some really cute things that don't even look maternity.  I will be able to wear all of it for many babies to come...

Only when you're pregnant: When I see people now they look straight at my belly at then at my eyes.  This is something that I don't think I will ever get use to.

Best moments this week: Feeling the baby move all the time!

Next Appointment: We have one to hear the heartbeat on October 21st and a gender sonogram with the hospital on October 25th.  I don't know how we are going to wait one 

whole day to find out the gender at the party.

The Past Month

We've had a pretty busy September and October, so busy that I haven't had time to blog about it.  I feel like I'm doing good if I can get in the baby updates every 2 weeks.  Instead of going into detail of what we did, I'll just let the pictures do the talking. 

My parents took me to Perini's to celebrate my 23rd birthday.  

My dad kept making us laugh so this one and the next one were 

the best ones we could get!

Keri had made cupcakes for me and bought me some cute maternity clothes!

Millie of course keeps us laughing all the time.

The day after my birthday (Friday the 20th) Add and I headed to Waco 

to visit Drew and Christina.  We got to experience our first Baylor football game.  

The few times I've been Waco I have had to go to "Spice". It is such a cute 

store with tons of different booths.  We couldhave easily spent all day in there. 

Part of the perks of helping out mom and having a day off
from subbing means we get to leave town for the day.  This time we
visited my brother, Trent, in Fort Worth for the day.  

The weather has been so pretty here that Add and I often take Millie 

on walks around our beautiful neighborhood.  Did I also mention Add

 is training for a half marathon? He is doing awesome!

This was last weeks 17 baby bump pic for my iPhone App.  

I guess I should get to cleaning that mirror....

I finally got our diplomas and Aggie Ring picture framed and hung!  

Now the hall from our living room to ourbedroom is not so plain anymore.  

Like I said before, Millie is always making us laugh at the crazy things she does.  We often come home and find her in drawers (like my parents did when they were watching her), hiding in shelves, under the bed, under the covers or just sprawled out in her dog bed.  We are still a little uncertain as to how she is going to react when the baby gets here, but I'm sure she'll do just fine. 

Next up: 18 week update!

16 Weeks

Well, this post came a littler later than anticipated but I'm still in my 16th week...16 weeks, 4 days to be exact.  The past few weeks have been crazy, crazy and haven't gotten to blog in a while!  I turned 23 years old, (the first time I wrote this post I said I was 24.  I had to sit for a minute and remember how old I was.  I blame it on "pregnancy brain") visited friends in Waco, welcomed in "Opening Weekend" for deer hunting and have been subbing quite a bit while also helping my mom out when needed.  Next post: life update.  This post I'll stick to a 16 week update.

Instagram pic at 15 weeks, 6 days.  

Almost a week later at 16 weeks, 4 days.  
Belly looks a lot bigger than I think it actually is.
I had to take my own picture this week.  
Sorry for the poor quality.

How far along: 16 weeks, 4 days. 

Due Date: March 15

Gender: Still thinking it's a boy but took a silly online gender test and it said girl.  I guess we'll see on October 26th at the Gender Reveal Party.

Cravings/Aversions: I think it is safe to say after a few times of trying to eat BBQ, I want to puke.  I normally don't care for it much but now it's way worse.  No BBQ for me please.  Other than that, I just try to eat small meals throughout the day.  If I eat a big meal (like I just did) my belly feels huge and uncomfortable.  I know pretty soon I won't have to eat a big meal to feel huge and uncomfortable.

Sleep: Still getting up at least once to go to the bathroom.  I am often found guilty of stealing Addison's extra pillow to stuff under my belly and between my legs.  Again, I can't imagine when my belly is actually big how many pillows I will need. I still haven't given in and bought a pregnancy pillow yet...obviously.

Movement: None.  

Maternity Clothes: I can still fit into most if not all of my regular clothes but maternity clothes are SO much more comfortable.  For my birthday, I got some maternity jeans and pretty much wear those everyday when I am not subbing.  My mom and I went to visit my brother in Fort Worth and found a Gap Maternity and she treated me to some cute maternity tops for when baby grows a little big bigger.  It's amazing how stylish maternity clothes are these days.  You can barely even tell what's maternity and whats not!
Only when you're pregnant: I thought I would add this field because there have been some funny/strange things that have been going on that would only happen to me if I was pregnant. 
1.  I have diagnosed myself with chronic pregnancy hiccups.  A little bit into my first trimester I started to have random hiccups throughout the day.  I never know when they will come and they are usually one at a time.  My family thinks it's quite comical.
2.  The changes that come with a new week are so crazy to me.  I can now feel the "grapefruit or melon", or whatever size my uterus is now, in my stomach.  Not only on the outside but when I lay down on my back, it is becoming very uncomfortable to have a melon sitting on my other organs, not to mention my bladder.  
3.  The belly rubbing has begun.  Friends and family that know I am pregnant have officially decided it is time to start rubbing my belly at any moment and I never know when it's coming.  It is weird to have your own body for almost 23 years and then all of a sudden your belly is free game for anyone who desires to rub it.  I actually don't mind it but it will take some getting use to.  
4.  When you have to pee all of a sudden you better get a bathroom to appear within 2 minutes or it's bad news.  
5.  The same goes for food.   

Best moments this week: Exactly a week ago we got to hear the baby's heart beat again.  It is down from 165 to 155 which she said was right on track.  There is nothing that can make me smile (besides my husband) as big as I do when I hear that heartbeat.  It gets me every time and absolutely blows my mind.  I can't wait to actually see the baby in 3 weeks and see how big HE has grown! ;)

Next Appointment: We have one to hear the heartbeat on October 21st and a gender sonogram with the hospital on October 25th.  I don't know how we are going to wait one whole day to find out the gender at the party.