Baby Registry - Check!!!

Yesterday we braved BabysRus. With Dawn's help, and we could NOT have done it without her, we completed our registry to the best of our ability!! All of your comments and suggestions on brands helped tremendously too! The good news is we can make changes to it as we go. Wes got a little "gun" happy with some things, so if you check out the registry and think, wait, isn't that kind of like such and such, just know that it wasn't me!! J/K Wes, you know I love you....

So it is done. And it's one more thing to check off the list. Furniture was not included, so that is the next big thing, but I refuse to pay full price for a crib and changing table, so I am on the deal hunt for those! Here are some pics...We had Keaton and Gentry with us - I don't know how I DIDN'T get a picture of Gentry, but Keaton was good to have because we demo'd products using him!!

And Misty, this picture is for you my dear.....Don't ask me how I still have three full months for this belly to get bigger!!

24 Week Appointment!

We just had our 24 week appointment this afternoon, and everything went great. She had a strong heartbeat, and Dr. Barney said she was probably still breach judging on where I was feeling her kick (my lower left side). He said at this point a lot of babies are still breach, but about 95% turn around on their own. He said if she is still breach at 32 weeks he would try to turn her then. So the next appointment is the dreaded sugar test, or so I have heard. Maybe it's not as bad as some people say. I just hope it doesn't make me sick or anything. Any suggestions on that would be helpful! I plan on bringing something to eat immediately after, and the appointment is in the morning. We also talked about the childbirth class, and I am not quite sure if I want to do that or not. Dr. Barney said it was good because they do a tour of the hospital, and if you don't already know all your options you learn about them there, but he also said it wasn't something he thought we had to go to, especially if I do a lot of reading about things. So thoughts on that would be helpful too. He also said we could take a tour of the hospital anytime without doing the class, which I definitely want to do. The doctor's office is in the hospital by the way, right across the hall basically from the maternity ward. Oh, and I had gained 7 lbs since my last appointment, 4 weeks ago! I knew I had gained a little, but didn't think it would be that much. He wasn't concerned though, thankfully! The last time I weighed this much was when I gained the freshman 15 in college! Well, I think that's about it! We are very thankful, once again, that our little girl seems to be doing good! I am feeling amazing too. I actually have more energy now than I did before I was pregnant, so I am loving it!

Baby Bedding!

As of Monday, I have exactly four months to my due date, so I started thinking of all the things we need to accomplish, and since I am feeling great now I thought I better get some stuff done! So first of all, I picked out the bedding and theme for our little girls nursery, and registered for it at Pottery Barn Kids. It's called Pink Daisy Garden. I LOVE it! With this set, we will definitely go with the white crib and changing table, which I am hoping to find at a great sale somewhere. So next on the list is to register at BabysRUs. My goal is to do that before the end of January. Here is the link to the bedding....isn't it adorable??!!

http://www.potterybarnkids.com/room/rom/romnur/romnurdai/index.cfm

And for all you Moms, I would love advice on what to register for, what brands you like, etc, so please don't hesitate to share with me!

22 week belly - it's getting bigger!!

Let me get deep for a minute....

As I sit here on the couch, our little girl is kicking inside of me. I have felt her quite a bit more in just the last 3 days, and I am loving it! Yesterday I was napping and I felt her, so I pressed on my stomach and she literally kicked my hand. That was the first time I was able to feel her on the outside. It was amazing. Which brings me to my next thought...You guys know I am not a deep thoughts kind of person...pretty much what you see is what you get....but being pregnant, and especially lately as I start to show and feel this child inside of me, I can't help but think about the miracle of life. I have never thought of it before, especially quite like this, but the whole fact that Wes and I have created this life, and that she is healthy so far, and growing normally, it's just the craziest thing. If you had told me this time last year I would be pregnant, and that I would have such an easy time being pregnant so far, I probably wouldn't have believed you. We didn't have near the difficult time conceiving as so many do, but I did have to take Clomid for a while, and I seriously thought we'd have to do much more intense fertility treatments for some reason. And now that I am OVER halfway, and we are literally counting down to early May, basically four more full months, I am just completely in awe of the miracle of life. Our church sermon this morning was about the glory of God, and how small earth is in comparison to the universe. The speaker compared planet Earth to the size of a golf ball, and you would not believe (or maybe you would if you know science) how small this planet and humans are in the whole scheme of things. Yet God knows us all intimately, and we are here for a purpose. He talked about conceiving a child, and taking one single cell from the man, and one from the woman, and creating life. And how at 5 months, the eyelids are formed - these perfect little slits that are created across the eye. I am so thankful to God for choosing us, on this planet, to create and take care of and bless with so many wonderful things!

So on that thankful note, here are some of our Christmas moments from the last week...We had a wonderful time with the Ledfords in town. Snowshoeing on Christmas day, going to a Utah Jazz game, shopping, eating, and Wes and Brett snowboarding A LOT!!! Here is a video of Wes not quite sticking a jump, but it's still good!

20 Week Ultrasound

Isn't she beautiful???

As you can see, we had our 20-week ultrasound today, and it was wonderful!! They said everything looked great. It was so amazing to see her heart, her kidneys, her spinal cord, the blood and the arteries, all of that stuff. And I never tire of listening or seeing her heart beat! She was moving around like crazy! They moved my due date up 3 days, so my new date is May 7th. She weighs 13 oz. right now. Also, I haven't been feeling her move THAT much, and the ultrasound tech said my placenta was on top, so that would make it harder for me to feel her just yet. But based on her activity today, she said when I DO feel her I am probably going to have a time! Her big foot you see up there was right on my bladder! And the one with her holding up her fists - isn't that the cutest??!! When we saw Dr. Barney, he said the weight of the baby typically follows the mother, and I weighed 7 lbs. 6 oz, so it won't be unlikely for me to have an 8 lb baby! WOW! That just seems huge. Wes only weighed 6lbs 10 oz, so go figure on that! I think that's about all. No definite names yet! I promise to keep you posted!

Just a little update!

It's pretty crazy when 38 degrees feels warm, but it does!! I am so happy to be above freezing today. The sun is shining, and the snow is getting soft, and melting a little too! This week we will have several more storms, but we'll take what we can get for now. We have our 20-week ultrasound appointment this Thursday afternoon. We are looking forward to seeing our baby girl again, and seeing how much she has grown in the last 5 weeks. I am also feeling more and more movement in the last couple days. No big kicks yet, but my body is definitely changing and my belly is growing. I can't wait for Wes to feel her! Hopefully it won't be long!