It's been a while...

Wow I haven't posted since August 24th! It was so much easier to post when I have more free time in the summer....now that school has started back and therefore, the routines along with it, its been a little harder.

I am 22 weeks along now in my pregnancy. Everything is going great! My pregnancy has been so textbook. Besides being tired all of the time, I have felt great the entire time! On September 23rd, I had my monthly dr. appointment and we found out we are having a BOY! I think the people in the waiting room could hear Jade from the ultrasound room! He was so excited! Of course, so was I. I was so convinced and just knew it was a boy, I think I had come to want a boy even more than a girl. I do want a girl one day but for this first one, I am glad it's a boy. We do have a definite name picked out but are not revealing it until he's born.

I have been feeling him kick a lot here lately. More definite kicks that let me know its a kick and not just a gas bubble :) which is what it felt like at first. The other day, he was being very active and Jade even got to feel him kick. It was a very neat and special moment for both of us. I love feeling him move and kick; reminding me every day that he's in there. I love him so much already! These next four months are gonna fly by.

I've picked out a lot of the nursery stuff and can't wait to start buying and getting and setting it up. One thing we have started buying already is clothes. This baby boy is definitely not going to be needing in that department. I knew this is how it would be after we found out the gender. Before, we (me, Mom, Mamaw, Jade, etc) could resist from buying things due to the fact that we didn't know boy or girl. But now that we do know, it might not be such a good thing for our bank accounts. :)

My Growing Baby Bump

Here is a comparison of my 11 weeks belly pic and my 14 weeks belly pic. Wow! How my belly has grown in just three weeks! Love that my mom is a photographer and is helping me chronicle all of these pregnancy moments and milestones! Thanks Mom! Love you!

14 Weeks!

I'm 14 weeks along yesterday! My little one is the size of a lemon now! :) How cool! Wonder what fruit it will be next week?

Finally!

It only took us a little over a year, but we FINALLY cleaned out our extra bedroom that had notoriously become our junk room since we moved in last June. You know, it's like that drawer you label the "junk drawer" to put anything you don't have a place for. It only took us all evening and into the night but it is done! Jade and I both agreed that it probably would have stayed the "junk room" a lot longer if we didn't have this motivation a.k.a. this baby coming! So...next step? Buying baby stuff!

13 Weeks

I am 13 weeks along today. I found a website I've been keeping up with that tells you a lot about what's going on with you and your baby on a week-to-week basis: http://www.thebump.com

I can't help but find it amusing how they tell you some sort of fruit or other object for you to compare the size of your baby to each week. This week, my baby is the size of a peach! Ha!

First Ultrasound

My first prenatal appointment was last Friday. I made the appointment the day after we found out. I never thought the day would come. I was so ready for this first ultrasound. It's not like I needed verification... BELIEVE ME, I knew I was pregnant. I just had that feeling, besides the obvious, typical symptoms (although I do have to say, I have not had any sickness whatsoever YAY!). But to see our baby moving and kicking on that screen and to hear it's heartbeat was a whole new level of realization. It made everything just that much more real. I cried and I laughed. Of course Jade was with me and my mom as well. We were all smiles leaving that office.
I was 12 weeks at this appointment and it was too early to find out the gender. We hope to get to find that out on my September visit. I'll be 20 weeks by that time. Let's just hope the baby cooperates!

My Little Baby Bump

I already have a little baby bump at 11 weeks. I'm sure this won't be the last belly pic I post :)

We're Expecting!

On June 2nd, 2010, just two days after our 1 year anniversary, Jade and I found out we were going to be parents. Looking back on that day, it was such a flood of so many different emotions: happiness, excitement, surprise, nervousness, even disbelief (Jade made me take 3 tests, just to be sure. Ha!) I've always imagined what it would be like to find out I'm going to be a mom, but the feeling I got the moment I looked at that plus sign was unlike anything I had imagined. I will never forget this day.

I'll never forget on this very day, we were headed home after making our rounds to announce to family and close friends our good news when Jade looked at me with complete bewilderment and asked "What do we do now?" We both laughed and I told him his guess was as good as mine. This whole experience is a little scary for both of us, in a good way though. We both have great parents, family, and friends, who give us great advice when we need it and are very much there for us. We have so many "first times" to look forward to and are enjoying taking this whole experience one day at a time.