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Sorry it took so long. I am not doing so well at keeping up on this blog obviously. Maybe I will do better once the baby is born sonce I will have more to write about...but maybe I won't because I still won't have the time. :-)

I'm not thrilled about these pics because I can't take any good ones in my opinion but I am putting them up anyway just for you! :)

20 Weeks:

25 weeks: (I think)

29 Weeks:

Now it's halfway thru the 30th week and I'm excited that we are getting to the single digit #'s!!!

Time Away

We officially only have 12 more weeks until this boy comes into our world and there are some many things we haven't done! We have yet to come up with a name...and we have not done anything with a nursery at all. Ok...wait...so I have things all in a closet for him...but have not cleared out a room nor have any furniture for this little bug. Guess you could say I am a little overwhelmed!

Of course part of the reason we haven't done anything with a room yet was because we were praying that this house would sell. That way we wouldn't have to do all this moving around with the room then have to move it all out if it did sell and do things all over. But, with only 3 months to go, that will fly by, I guess we better start something.

We did have a showing last week that our realtor said went really well...we just need the couple to be approved and then she thinks they will make an offer! This is the CLOSEST we have ever been to hearing about an offer so we are really praying they will get approved and make a decent offer. Of course I don't want to move now but I am ready to be with my husband every night instead of one night a week and then the weekends. We miss the time together.

Speaking of spending time together, Steve has planned a weekend getaway for us this coming weekend. He wanted to completely surprise me but of course since I would need to take a day off work, I had to know a little bit. I am still excited as ever and can't wait. We will be able to enjoy the time together before our lives completely change in May. One last fling by ourselves!!
We will also be able to do some shopping for the baby and hopefully getting registered and all that fun stuff! I would like at least one piece of furniture to make me feel like we are getting somewhere. :-) We have a doc appointment also on Friday morning so it's gonna be a great weekend!

I do have pics of my belly that I need to post so I will do that next week! Be watching!! ;)

Movements

I am feeling this little boy move all over the place and it is the most wonderful feeling! There is no way to really explain it!! I have been waiting for Steve to be able to feel these little kicks and movements. Well, he finally felt them on Friday night. It seems every other time I would have him put his hand on my belly, he would stop moving. So he was moving a lot and when I had Steve put his hand there, it took a matter of maybe 30 seconds and our little boy moved just right or did a little kick for his daddy!!! I was just so excited for him to finally feel him. There are so many things I can't explain to him so for him to feel the baby, even from the outside, meant so much to me.

Week 26 is here and all of the sudden I feel like time is flying! My belly is definitely getting bigger and I feel better because you can actually tell I am pregnant now and it's not questionable. :-) I am feeling so good right now as I am in the 'happy middle months'! I have a little bit of heartburn but to me, that a much easier to deal with than getting sick!

Still no names picked out... It is really hard to decide on the name! If I am having a hard time deciding on this, I don't know what I will do when there are other major decisions. YIKES! :-) I'm starting to think we won't have a name picked out until he arrives because we really cannot agree on a name. But, maybe that is the best so we can see him first and then know what he should be named.

January has flown by for us and we are excited to experience what happens next.

2009 is the year!

We finally rang in 2009! It wasn't too much different for us as far as what we did this year...didn't make it to midnight again! Now we are wondering if we will ever be able to stay up. Sure we could put the baby to bed for 2010 but we both are exhausted by the end of the day now. I hope we both get some energy this year that we once had.

We of course are looking forward to what this year will bring us! Hopefully a healthy baby boy in May (which doesn't seem too far away now! - YIKES). We both hope to be the best first time mom and dad that we can be. It will be all so new and exciting with I am sure it's share of exhausting and frustrating moments, but we are ready to have our own little family. We also hope that this family of ours can be together in Mt. Vernon. I know it will be hard to be away from my family, especially at a time I may need them the most, but it's been a getting harder with Steve driving back and forth and I know he wants to be with us once this little boy arrives. So although it will be sad to leave, we want to have our family all together. With all that is going to come our way, we are ready and thrilled to see what happens. God has a plan for us and we trust him with every step of the way.

Pictures

Thought I would upload a couple of pictures. These are from the ultrasound that we had when I was 19 weeks and 5 days. Found out the IT we have been calling the baby is a BOY! It was such a great day and it made me want to have one of those machines at home so I could see the him every day! In the pic with the arrow...if you can see it, it's pointing to his manhood! hehe :-) I believe the doc said he was 12 cm long. I should have written that down but I am pretty sure he said that. Everything is going well, I feel him move every day but it's not to the point were you can see it from the outside of feel it so Steve hasn't been able to experience that yet!

It's a.....

Well, it certainly has been a while since an update! Let's see, I have been thru all kinds of sickness and long story short, that is OVER! Praise the Lord! I have some indigestion/heartburn at times but I can deal with that. :-)

Of course Thanksgiving came and went and now Christmas is just next week! Without 1 present purchased yet, I am wondering what in the world I am waiting on! Guess it could be the fact that my brother Ben, just got married over this past weekend. He married a wonderful beautiful girl named Christine and she wanted me to be a bridesmaid and be a part of their special day! I was of course honored and was so excited when she asked me back in March! Ordered the dresses in April and it was all planned out! Until....we found out I was expecting at the end of August. Wonderful news of course but one of the things I thought about right away was, "Oh NO, the wedding!" Christine was a sweetheart about it said I didn't have to be in it if I was going to feel uncomfortable or not happy with how I looked. When it came down to it, I didn't know what to expect and though, we can just deal with this when the dresses come in. Well, they didn't come in until LATE NOVEMBER! Which meant I was a good 4 months pregnant and gave my mom no time to fix it. With all that being said, we had someone alter it and I thought it would be fine. The wedding went on of course (I mean, why would they stop their special day for me and my bridesmaid dress issues! haha). It was beautiful and I was so happy for my little brother - we were very close growing up, just a year apart in school! I felt great during the wedding since I was over my sickness but then....I saw the pictures! EWWW I looked awful! But, I am over that now and have to just realize that I am going to get bigger. It's been hard considering I feel like I have been dieting forever, or shall I say...on a healthy eating lifestyle. :-) Not that I am obessed with my weight, I just don't like gaining weight, if that makes sense.

Ok, well since the wedding is over and I am now officially halfway thru the pregnancy....we went to the doctor yesterday and had our first full ultrasound. And....we are having a BOY!!!!! Steve is elated in excitement since he wanted a son so bad. For me, I have always wanted a boy first when I had kids and when I first found out I was pregnant I still wanted a boy. The further I got along, the more I just thought, you know what, a boy or girl will be a blessing. I just wanted a healthy baby. I am thrilled to be having a boy if he would have said it was a girl, I would be just as thrilled. I really don't think it matters because either way, our lives are changing and will be filled with tears of joy and tears of frustration just the same. :)

We don't have any names picked out and when we do, I am trying to get Steve agree with me to keep that part a secret just so it is a surprise to others. He is almost there. LOL

I have been in and out of writing this post as I am trying to bake so many cookies and do so many things at once, plus all of my excitement...I might not make sense in this post but that is the reason why. :-) And with Christmas just next week, I really may not be posting any more this year...I am finding it is really hard to stay on top of this when I'm working all week and have had so much to do. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Thanks for all the prayers!

Snowy Days

It's the first real sticking snow in Bellefontaine today! I'm excited about this because I like snow...for a little while, and probably the reason I like it the most right now is that I am leaving for Florida on Monday!! Yes, it is a business trip but that doesn't matter. Being where it is warm and sunny will be a good change! I am just a tiny bit worried about flying since I am still getting sick...but it's only a little bit and only when I eat certain foods. So I am staying away from those foods right now and hoping I will be able to eat them later. What is wierd to me, is that they are the foods I used to eat a lot. Like chicken and vegetables! Just doesn't make sense to me that my body can't handle those foods right now. Good thing I am not a vegetarian! :-) Other than that, I am sure the traveling will go well.

I really should be packing or cleaning up the house right now but I am very tired today...I think I don't get much sleep during the week that it catches up to me on the weekends. So I am glad that I have the weekends to sleep and be lazy. I better enjoy them while I can! You know, especially since the holidays are coming and the traveling between families is going to keep us busy. I've also had a migraine since last night! I haven't had a migraine in about 6 weeks! And of course I know for sure that this is one because it made me get sick, Tylenol didn't get rid of it in an hour, sleeping it off didn't work, and it feels like someone is stabbing or punching my eye! I think it came on around 10 or 11 last night and has been driving me crazy ever since. So I am just trying to stay quite and resting and praying that it will go away! I guess that is another reason I am liking the snow today since it keeps my husband occupied a little bit with playing with the dog outside and lets me have another reason to be lazy! :)

I'm at week 16 and the next doc appointment is the first week in December...which COULD be the day we find out what we are having! I'm excited for this of course and glad that Thanksgiving and things are coming up to keep me busy.