:::Bag for Baby (and ME)::

OK............call me crazy....but I REALLY want this diaper bag!!!!! The search for a diaper bag has been a long one for me. This bag was one of my first choices. I have looked and looked to find something I like, that wasn't so expensive. But thanks to my picky-ness....I can't find one I like as much as this one!!! It's just so awesome! and pretty! :) It's made by Petunia Pickle Bottom. I love so many bags of theirs...but, this one is by far my FAVORITE.

I also changed which car seat/stroller travel set I want. Its by Chicco, and its called Sahara. I did want the Midori one, but its a little more expensive, and I am really drawn more towards stuff with brown tones. :) Who knows what else I will change!!!

Got my invitation today for my first baby shower! Its less than two weeks away. It's making it all seem so real and so close. Three months from right now, I will be a mom. Our little man will be here, and our lives will change forever.

Loving the sound of a hammer!

So, I had my ultrasound on Friday morning. It was fun seeing the little man again. He really likes to show off those boy parts!! He was a lot calmer during this ultrasound. He looked good according to the ultrasound tech....and when she put all her measurements in, the computer put him at 28 weeks. And he was actually 26weeks and 4 days on Friday. So, a little ahead. I will wait to hear from my Dr.'s office to see what they think. He was breech, with his head up on my right side. I thought something was hanging out there all night at work Thursday night! Guess I was right!

Here are pics from the ultrasound....my scanner isn't working for some reason...so, I just took a pic with my phone of the pic and sent it to my email. Sorry, they aren't very good.

Here he is...looking right at us!

Boy Parts

Yep! He's a boy!

Hard to believe my due date is three months from today!!!

Which, brings me to my next news.......as I speak, my husband is hammering away upstairs working on lil' man's room! I am so excited for him to get started! Hopefully it goes smoothly (and fast)! I have my first baby shower in two weeks....and I am gonna need somewhere to put all his stuff! :) I can't wait. I ordered a swatch of fabric that I love from Caden Lane. The bedding on this website is so cute! I just can't really see spending that much on bedding! And I can't seem to find bedding I even kinda like since I am so picky!! So, I am hoping to order some fabric off the site and crib sheets and maybe just a blanket in the pattern I like. And then match the brown in the bedding for a crib bumper and crib skirt. I have a lot I am wanting to work on....but this horrible heat prevents me from wanting to spend any time outside. The crib needs sanded and painted. So does this old wardrobe cabinet I found at a garage sale. I am also wanting to find a dresser I can use for a changing table, or just an old changing table at a garage sale. Lots to do.............

Here is the fabric that I found:

So cute!

I have stuff to do around here!! :) More later this week...........

:::Baby Update:::

Okay, so I am horrible at posting pics. I never have time, nor want to take the time to sit here and put them up. sorry! Hopefully one of these days, I will just sit down and spend hours doing it. LOL But I thought I would give an update anyways. :)

So, little man has measured big since my 20 week ultrasound. They told me he was in the 90th percentile in size and my amniotic fluid was in the 90th percentile. Dr. Bernardan just said it was something we had to keep an eye on. So, at my last appt. (4 weeks ago), I gained a LOT of weight from the last time. We had just moved and I had a lot of swelling going on. So, she thought I had just overdone it and that I was carrying extra water weight. I have tried to do better drinking my water, and I am wearing lovely compression hose to work now. They really do keep the cankles at bay!

So, I had another appt. today. I was very pleased to have only gained 1 pound this time. Yay! :) However, I am still measuring ahead or big. She said I am measuring at about 30 weeks...when, I am actually 26 right now! I know the due date isn't wrong....so, she just said he is probably just a big baby, or I could still have a lot of extra fluid in there. Or both. So, she wants me to have another ultrasound to check it all out. Plus, its time for my blood glucose test, and I get to start going to the Dr. every two weeks now. Woohoo! I hate to complain, but, coming to Indianapolis so much stinks! But, its all for lil' man. So, it's worth it! Praying my glucose test is normal. Its always a risk to have gestational diabetes....and having a big baby is one side effect of that!

On another note.... Our really good friends, Brian and Jordan, just had their baby tonight!! Jordan's blood pressure was high yesterday at her appt....so, they induced her this morning (she was just under 38 weeks). Not sure how things all went down yet today, but they ended up having to do a C-section. She was born at 11:40pm and weight 5lbs 14.7 oz! Tiny little girl! Can't wait to meet Miss Ruby tomorrow! :)

P.S. Really hoping my husband gets started on the nursery soon. I am kinda getting antsy......... :)

....It wasn't just a pause....

Hello! We are back online after the big move! Finally! Much, much has happened since I last blogged. Don't really know who reads this....but, hopefully somebody noticed I was gone. We moved and are somewhat settled. Baby boy is a big 25 weeks old now! :) 15 weeks to go! so much to decide and so much to think about and so much to do. : / But, it will all work out. I need to put my feet up for now...but I will hopefully be able to update on all that has happened and post some pics in the next few days.

:::HoT DoG:::

Well, the news is in......ITS A BOY!!! I was definetly in a state of shock for 24 hours....I had a feeling it was a girl, and I, honestly, was somewhat sad....I must have been more set on it being a girl than I thought I was... I feel kinda bad about it... I had to mourn the loss of all the cute girl things I had picked out that I wanted to buy. We went to Buy Buy Baby afterwards, and it was hard....not very much cute for a baby boy... I did pick out something finally and then we left and went and picked up the crib from Tracy's parents. It's such a nice crib and I am so happy to have it (for free!).

Now I am feeling better! I am really excited now, and I keep coming up with great things about us having a boy. For starters, Eric is estatic! He is so damn excited to be having a boy....so, it makes up for my slight dissappointment. It makes me so happy to see him so happy about it..... Hopefully, he will be super cute and inherit he daddy's looks ;) . A boy will be good for me I think....it will teach me to be more laid back, and I won't have to stress out about doing hair every morning and finding the perfect outfits. Everyone keeps telling me how special it is to have a boy and that boys are best....So, I feel so awesome about it now. Still wish I could buy that cute car seat I had picked out! LOL But I doubt Eric would go for that! haha

Here he is! Showing off his boy parts! He was so proud, he showed us many times!

Looking right at us..........

Our little boy!!! He had his hands either up near his face or completely hiding his face the entire time!

Goodbye mom and dad! See you in the fall!

And this was one of our sad attempts at getting a 3-D image of him! The ultrasound tech was super nice and she tried many times to get a good image...but apparently, for this to work, the baby has to hold still for a second....which HE was incapable of doing!! Sound familiar??? Can't sit still, just like his daddy....hmmmmmmmmmmm..... makes me slightly nervous....lol

(you can kinda see a hands, they were up by his face)

.........And we are so excited to say, the plan is to move into the new house starting the end of next week! Eric is on vaca all week, and we should be able to have it all cleaned and ready to go! Carpet guys are coming Wednesday. So pumped! I am so looking forward to starting our new life there and starting the nursery for our baby boy!

:)

:::HaLf BaKeD:::

Holy Guacamole!!(or cantelope, since thats about how big the baby is)!!!!!! I've made it to 20 weeks!! The halfway point! Its so crazy how fast being pregnant has went so far! And we can't believe that tomorrow is out ultrasound!! :) So excited to share that with Eric on his 31st birthday! Love you honey! I will be sure to update the blog after we find out tomorrow.....I just listened with the doppler and I found the heartbeat right away and could also hear the baby moving all around in there....it was so cool to hear.

The ultrasound tomorrow is going to be AMAZING.

The house has made so many changes!!! very happy with everything! We are planning on moving in the end of next week/next weekend....Probably laying carpet first of the week... and Eric has the week off work since we were planning on going boating, and I took one PTO day. So, he will have some time to finish some stuff up and I will have a week off to help get moved and settled! My doctor told me the first thing that should be moved in on moving day is the couch....so, I can sit on it while everybody else moves stuff! LOL LOVE IT! I told Eric that yesterday and he just gave me this look! haha but she told me not to try and help! I am sure I will stay busy telling people where to put everything and putting stuff away. I CAN'T WAIT!

Be awaiting my post tomorrow!!! Please leave comments on here too! Sometimes I wonder how many people actually read this thing! But, even if nobody reads it....I like to blog anyways! :)

:::HaPPy BiRtHdAY MaDiSoN!:::

Countdown is now at one week! We are so excited to have our BIG ultrasound! :) I think that every once in awhile I feel these little "tingles" as I call them. Are they movements?? IDK! but I definitely haven't felt an actual kick yet....still waiting for that!

Madison had her 7th birthday yesterday! We had a good day together. I took her to Kid Zone and my sister came along, then to get a pedicure, then to the movies to see Marmaduke (very very cute movie btw) and last night we were SUPPOSED to go to the fair in Rushville with daddy. However, for some reason Rushville advertises their fair to start on June 20th, but they don't have rides until the 22nd!! WTH?? And last nights other activities got canceled due to rain....So, Madison got to pick where we got to eat instead.....Mexican! And of course she got chicken nachos and was super embarrassed when they came out and sang to her and gave her the ice cream! We plan on having a birthday party for her after we move into the new house. Right now was just NOT a good time! :)

I think she enjoyed it! LOL

Getting her birthday pedicure....

They painted flowers on her toes......

Birthday girl with her daddy at El Meson....

Eating her birthday ice cream.... :)

Opening her birthday presents....

I think she was most excited about the silly bands I found for her.....LOL

Progress is being made TODAY at the new house:::: the guy we hired to do the drywall in the stairs is there today starting his job. Should only take him a couple of days. This weekend we are hoping to refinish the front and entry way door hardwood areas. :)