Belly - 22.5 weeks

We think the belly is finally looking "pregnant" and not just "bloated". Some things definitely make it look larger, and these pictures are the perfect example. When I saw them, I was a little surprised. Now all I need is a little tan!!!

First Night in Our House

My way of celebrating!!! It's quite yummy, and when it's in a pretty wine glass I almost don't even notice the difference.

I found this awesome arm chair and ottoman at the Pottery Barn outlet for $224! They don't match, but Mama is going to make a cover for the ottoman this weekend.

I was dreaming of the closet, Dale has been dreaming of using his grill again for 2 years. I think he was talking to it and telling it how much he missed it. Poor thing was stuck in the garage at the apartment.

Hello New House!

We finally closed on our house on Friday, May 28th! The paperwork actually only took about 30 minutes....but just our luck, we had to wait on the official wire to come through from the bank and they couldn't hand us the keys for another 2 hrs. Thank goodness for Rising Roll right around the corner. Yum!

(I made Dale carry me through the doorway!)

We used all of Memorial Day weekend to start moving. It is actually really nice to get so many boxes unpacked and things organized before the movers come. I hated not being able to work as hard as I wanted to, but I behaved myself for the most part and left the really heavy stuff to Dale.

I cannot wait to unleash my OCD on the closet!!! Nerd Alert: I go to sleep thinking about how I'm going to organize it, and what cool stuff I'll get at The Container Store. Now this is (honestly) what I call fun!

The puppies are LOVING their new yard!!

Bye, Bye Apartment

Our last night in the apartment was, bare. The pups were definitely acting weird...they knew something was going on. On to bigger and better places!!

19 Week Belly

Guess I should consider NOT wearing pajamas when we're taking pics that I'm going to post. Oh well....comfort is key these days.

Last week was a rough week. Felt like the first trimester all over again....just wanted to sleep and eat very filling food. Didn't get to work out at all last week either. Feeling great again this week though! Have worked out every day, which feels great.

Next week will be a BIG week. In addition to closing on our first house, we go to the doctor on Monday for the anatomy scan, where they will measure all the baby's body parts for progress. The head will surely be in the 130th% percentile. Also, they should be confirming that SHE is in fact a GIRL. If Dr. Moore changes his mind, it will definitely be a shock...and we'll have a lot of stuff to return already. Just hoping for a clean bill of health!! That's all that matters!!! Will hopefully get a lot more great 3D/4D pics. Think we can take a disc this time to save all the images on, too. If so, we'll definitely post them for your viewing pleasure.

Almost Moving Time

The shutters are complete and painted! I'm so excited about how the color turned out. We picked all the colors so long ago, I could barely remember the shade. Still love it!

The bannisters are stained, the carpet and floor installed....just need a really good cleaning and we'll be ready to move!

We had a spotless inspection on Wednesday, and walk through/orientation with the builder today. They just have a few cosmetic touch ups to do, and we'll close next Friday the 28th. We can hardly wait!!!

Baby Moving???

Everyone has been asking me if I've felt the baby move yet. I'm really not sure.....BUT I do feel something going on. People say it feels like a "flutter" or popcorn popping. A few weeks ago I was having some twitches in my lower pelvis, but it could have been the muscles stretching. The past few days, though, I have had "hard spots" for a few minutes here and there. Not to be gross, but it's similar to a gas pain without the gas. I'm starting to think that is the baby getting just close enough to my skin for me to feel the hardness of the body. That's what I like to think anyway!! I can't wait to KNOW what I'm feeling!!

Next doc appt: Monday, May 24th (20 weeks) ... should have confirmation that it's a girl!