Nothing New

Nothing new to report, really... Just wanted to put this picture up of the monsters cause they were so darn cute. :)

Working Woman

So, I've been working all weekend.  Ugh.  I'm exhausted.  On a positive note though - the president of our company is giving the two of us that worked all weekend 4 days off!! :)  She's so awesome!  She decided to give us double comp time for our time this weekend, which means, I basically get a whole week of vacation free!! (well, except for the time I had to work this weekend... two days free... whatever... I'll take it!)

Tomorrow marks week 22 - I think of our pregnancy... I'm so tired I can't even think straight!  Good thing I have that little ticker on here to keep me aware of how much time I have left!  The little one is moving around and growing like crazy.  I'm trying to keep it fed and rested! :) 

 So we are going to be home August 22 - August 31.  As usual, we will be splitting our time in Cadillac and Alpena - Caddy the first part, Alpena, the second this time... We will also be doing baby showers in each of those places on the respective weekends... Look forward to invitations whenever I get around to getting the info to my moms!! :)

 Well, the dogs are snoring at my feet, nick is in sleeping and it's raining outside.  Sounds like at good time to be in bed!!

 I will post this weeks belly pic - sometime this week!

There's an alien in there!

Well, as promised, here is the 21 week photo.  I think there's an alien in there! :)  It just keeps growing and growing!! The doctor told me today that I better try to control my weight gain or I'm going to be in all sorts of pain, but that she wasn't going to yell at me because I didn't gain anything the first 3 months... So I'm thinking 6 lbs in one month - not too shabby... overall I'm only up 8, so I guess that's good... Now I just have to convince Nick to quit bringing home that chocolate cake so I won't be so tempted by it!!! Because we all know I'm far too lazy to make my own chocolate cake when I'm craving it! :)  I just stick with pudding - it provides a much quicker satisfaction.

Anyway, it was another long day at work.  I've been home for a whole hour now and am posting this from the bed.  So I'm about to kick the dog off the bed and get some shut eye.  P.S.  Anyone else ever have a dog that eats their own poo??? My little one just keeps recycling it and it really grosses me out... ugh.

Like a Bird in the Spring

Well, I do believe the nesting has begun...  I'm pretty sure this is how a bird feels in the spring!  This weekend I was going crazy cleaning and organizing and whatnot. I put together the last of our bookshelves and unpacked 4 totes of books and put up some shelves and some pictures and sconces and whatnot that have been needing to find homes.  So we are now down to a very small stack of stuff in the living room that still needs to be put away.  There's a couple more shelves that need to be put up and then I think that should about do it! :)  Super exciting!  This week or next weekend, I will put together the shelf unit that I got for the bathroom so we can get that cleaned up as well.

I went to work for a few hours today... big deadline tomorrow and another on Friday... ugh. It's going to be another long week!!! Hopefully that will be the end of it for at least a couple weeks, but I'm not going to hold my breath!

Anyway, that's about it for now.  Tomorrow is another doctors appointment and we get to hear the heartbeat of this little one again.  The baby has been moving like crazy and really beating on me this week.  It's the coolest feeling, but sometimes I need to push it around a little so that I can sit comfortably!!  Tomorrow is also the beginning of our 21 weeks, so I will post another belly shot either tomorrow or Tuesday, whenever I get the time! :)

Oh yeah, and I did go to Babies-R-Us this weekend because the one in Annapolis opened up, so I got to check out all the cute stuff and I tried to contain myself, but I still bought a few crib sheets (for the crib we have yet to get) and some cut little receiving blankets!  I can't wait to get the crib and the rest of the stuff for the nursery so I can start putting it all together!! :)  Gotta love baby stuff!!!

Half Way There!!!

We have made it half way!!! I can't believe it!! Here is a photo from yesterday (20 weeks).  Monday's are the start of our new week, so you got it exactly half-way - a day late! :)  I feel like I'm growing exponentially now.  Sleeping is getting tougher as this belly grows.  I'm not sure how I'm going to handle it in a couple months!  Other than that, everything is going well.  Eating normally and only minor heartburn, so I'm happy!

I finished my diaper bag this weekend.  I attached a picture of it because it's so darn cute (if I do say so myself!).  haha!  I haven't had much time to make anything else, just a couple burp cloths.  I have two little monsters that think it's awesome to grab my fabric and run, while I'm trying to work on things, so it makes sewing a little difficult, but I will eventually get things done!

 

 Oh!!! And how could I forget!! Little one has been moving around like crazy! Now that I've finally been able to distinguish the difference between baby movement and gas (no - not me!!!) and other things, it's been pretty cool!  Mostly it just moves at night and after dinner, but I can feel it a little other random times throughout the day.  It's a really cool fluttering feeling! :)  I can't wait until it gets a little bigger and I can really feel it!  But mostly, I can't wait for it to be big enough for Nick to feel it!! Right now he just thinks it's gas when I tell him it's moving... But what does he know??? Boys... I tell you what... :)

 

Well, I think that's about all that's new for now.  Same old thing, different day! :)

End of the Weekend

Well, it's the end of our "long" weekend.  I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!!  Nick and I did some relaxing and a little bit of cleaning.  We had some friends over Saturday night to play Xbox with Nick.  Oh - did I mention that I have beautiful pink Xbox controller??? :)  Poor Ben had to play with the pink remote!! He loved it! haha!!!

Not much new to report though.  Jake went to the doctor for his shots and a new puppy check up Saturday morning.  He managed to get sick in the car both on the way there AND on the way back, which was lovely.  I'm glad I have a carpet protector in there!!! Those crazy dogs manage to get stuff everywhere!  But those shots gave us a nice easy day - the little guy was passed out pretty much all day!  Ahhhh... relaxation! :)

Well, that's all for me.  Tomorrow begins our 20th week of this pregnancy!!  I can't believe we are already (almost) halfway there!  I will post new belly shots tomorrow or the next day.  I don't think much has changed, but I will post them just the same! :)

Another Day

So, I think I felt the baby move yesterday... But I'm not sure... Nick says it was just the tacos!! :)  I guess I will eventually feel it consistently and then I'll know!

I got all the baby clothes that were mine, Nick's and JJ's when we were babies washed and put away.  They are so tiny!! I can't believe any of us were ever that small!  It's so crazy.  Well, okay, Nick was never really that small - being the 10 pounder that he was!!  All I have to say is that this baby better get it's size from me, not him!!! I'm not sure I could handle a 10 lb baby!

The dogs are wild and crazy and the parents are exhausted.  That's all there is to update today! :)

Enjoy your Independence Day Weekend!! :)