19 Weeks

How far along? 19 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 4 pounds

Maternity clothes? Just tops, my Mim bought me some maternity jeans, but I need to get them taken up.

Stretch Marks? Nope, I'm using Bio-Oil (Thanks to Brandy) and cocoa butter every day!! 

Sleep: Sleeping great!

Best moment this week:  Spending Christmas with our families :)

Miss Anything? Dr. Pepper and tuna stilllll......

Movement: YES YES YES!!!! Brandon's mom Gina got us this cool belly band for Christmas and you can hook your ipod up to it. It will then play through your belly with it's speakers. Monday morning we were listening to Baby Einstein and "Three Blind Mice" came on... I immediately felt him!! It felt like a fish swimming in my belly! I usually feel him in the morning or at night and I don't feel him all the time. However, I can't wait until Brandon gets to experience the joy of feeling his son. 

Food cravings: burritos

Anything making you queasy or sick: nope!

Have you started to show yet: See above!

Gender: BOY

Pregnancy Symptoms: stretching in my belly

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Very Happy!

Looking forward to: Our doctor's appointment next week. We will have our full anatomy scan and double check that "he" is in fact a boy. I'm also going to schedule our 3d ultrasound we received for Christmas! 

For Christmas this year we asked for money so we could buy things for our baby. We were extremely blessed by our families and we were able to purchase our crib and dresser/changing table! We also plan on purchasing our rocking chair or his stroller some time this week. We immediately received our crib while at the store, but we have to wait for our dresser to come in. Brandon and I couldn't wait to put the crib together, so here it is!! 

I obviously haven't picked out his bedding; therefore we haven't painted the walls yet. As soon as I make some decisions, I will post pictures :) We also received some adorable outfits for our baby boy! If his clothes say anything about him, he is definitely going to become a baseball player! Here are a few of the things we received, but there are so many more adorable outfits not pictured. 

Like I said, we are truly blessed and all of these wonderful things wouldn't be possible without our amazing families. He isn't even here yet, and he is already loved by so many. 

18 Weeks... Merry Christmas!!

I definitely look a lot smaller this week than last.. I think it's due to the huge amount of tortilla soup I had before my picture last week ;)

How far along? 18 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 2 1/2 pounds! 

Maternity clothes? just tops

Stretch Marks? Nope :)

Sleep: Getting tons! I slept until 11:45 the other day and it felt GREAT!

Best moment this week:  Sleeping in and coming home for the holidays

Miss Anything? Dr. Pepper 

Movement: Still none... I keep waiting anxiously!

Food cravings: Freebirds... yumm!!

Anything making you queasy or sick: not recently

Have you started to show yet: See above!

Gender: BOY

Pregnancy Symptoms: stretching in my belly

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Very Happy!

Looking forward to: Christmas!! I cannot believe Christmas is just a few days away! We're already at my in-laws and we'll spend some time here before heading to my parents. I absolutely love this time of year and I do not want it to be over. I'm also hoping we will officially have our crib and furniture picked out by the time I get back to work :)

17 Weeks!

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: I'm not sure!

Maternity clothes? just tops

Stretch Marks? Nope, but I was told this week that scratching your belly leads to stretch marks... Is this true?!? Brandon told me to email Dr. Oz and ask him!

Sleep: I've been sleeping great and I can't wait to sleep in for the next 17 days!

Best moment this week:  School getting out for the holidays!!!!!

Miss Anything? Dr. Pepper again

Movement: Nooo, but I really wish I would feel it soon! I can't wait to feel my baby boy for the first time!

Food cravings: popcorn

Anything making you queasy or sick: the throw up on the gym floor today wasn't good for me to see... oh the joys of being a teacher! 

Have you started to show yet: See above!

Gender: BOY

Pregnancy Symptoms: my belly is stretching! I feel it stretch out and sometimes I feel like it can't stretch anymore, but I know it will

Belly Button in or out? In, but it looks like it 's going to pop out sometimes! eeek!

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy!

Looking forward to: these next wonderful 17 days! I can't wait to relax, sleep in, spend time with family and maybe do some shopping for our little ball player! 

This week, Jager wanted to make a special appearance again! We have moved the chalkboard into the baby's room and he loves to be in there with us. Yesterday when we were taking the picture, he wouldn't get out of the way! In the middle of it, he jumped up to give me some love :) We love our Jags so much and I can't imagine my life without him. I know he's a dog, but he is our child. It will be interesting to see how he adjust to the baby, but I think he is going to be one protective big brother. 

16 Week Surprise!

Oh my goodness, we received the most exciting news yesterday when we did not expect it at all! We are going to have a baby boy!!! We are beyond excited and we cannot wait to meet his adorable little face. Soo here's the story on how it all worked out! We were not scheduled for a sonogram this time since it was our 16 week appointment; however, due to a cyst in my right ovary, they decided to schedule a sono. While the lady was looking at my cyst I asked her if we could take a look at the baby... I mean who wouldn't want to see their baby moving around if they could?!? Immediately she said yes and we got to see him :) He is definitely going to be one laid back baby! He was just laying in a little nook, yawning and kicking his legs (which have gotten very long by the way)! I then asked if it was too soon to tell if it was a girl or boy and she decided to take a look! Much to my surprise, she said it's a BOY! Immediately I began to cry and Brandon began cheering with excitement! Afterwards we spoke with the doctor and she said it's most likely accurate, but due to me only being 16 weeks, she suggested we hold off on painting the room or buying lots of things. Therefore, we go back on Jan. 6th for the full anatomy screening and hopefully nothing will have changed ;) 

Brandon is beyond thrilled at the idea of having a little boy in his life. He immediately told me to swallow a baseball so the baby can start playing with it in my tummy! Ha! He also started talking about looking at baseball camps, baseball schools, and baseball leagues for him to attend..... I think I've got my hands full here! I cannot wait to decorate his room (after our next appt. of course) and start buying him outfits. He is definitely going to be the most handsome little boy, especially if he takes after his daddy :)

I'm not sure why this picture looks more yellow, but I'm definitely going to have to figure it out! 

How far along? 16 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: Well, according to the doctor, I haven't gained any weight! However, according to the scale at my school, I've gained 2 pounds. I don't know why either scale tells so little weight, I feel like I've gained a ton!

Maternity clothes? a few shirts, still holding on tight to my normal jeans!

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Sleep: Sleep is going great! It's just keeping warm that hasn't been fun!

Best moment this week:  Finding out about our baby boy!! Eeek!!!

Miss Anything?  Sandwiches still...

Movement: Not sure, they say I'll know when it happens, but what if it's happened and I don't realize it!

Food cravings: pickles and olives... still

Anything making you queasy or sick:  KK's bread pudding ;)

Have you started to show yet: See above!

Gender: BOY

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy!

Looking forward to: Pajama day tomorrow at school!!! Yayy for a comfy day! Also there is only 7 days left until our Christmas break, thank you Lord!!

15 Weeks... A Week Later (Beginning of a trend...)

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the way!!!! With Christmas coming up soon, our house is decorated and I am definitely in the Christmas spirit! I can't wait until next year when I get to buy "Baby E" gifts and get him/her all dressed up. Today I went over to my good friend KK's house and we worked on our monthly craft. We talked about family traditions and realized both of our families have the tradition of getting pajama's on Christmas Eve. I cannot wait until next year when I get to pick out some warm comfy pajama's for the baby! Eeek, it's going to be so fun! So here is our craft we made today! Hope you all have a great week!!

15 Weeks... Sorry this is a week late! I'm really going to try harder to get this next weeks out on time! 

How far along? 15 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 3 lbs

Maternity clothes? a few shirts, still holding on tight to my normal jeans!

Stretch Marks? Nope!

Sleep: Sleep has gotten a lot better in the past couple of days! I don't know if it's because I'm so exhausted, from being back at work, but I don't even get up anymore to use the restroom! Hallelujah!

Best moment this week:  Having family over for dinner last night. I love that our families get along so well..I honestly don't know what I would do if they didn't. I'm very thankful for each and everyone of them and love them to death. 

Miss Anything?  This week I really started missing lunch meat... I wish I could just go into the kitchen and make myself a sandwich. I'm going to ask my doctor about some different options for that on Tuesday :)

Movement: Not yet, but hoping I'll feel it soon!!

Food cravings: pickles and olives... still

Anything making you queasy or sick:  Eggs... even the mention of them makes me nauseas

Have you started to show yet: See above!

Gender: Unknown

Labor Signs: Nope

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy Happy!

Looking forward to: Our 16 week doctor's appointment on Tuesday! Can't wait to see the baby and get our check up!