Preggo Post

Okay, you belly vultures. I know you're lurking out there because even though you don't comment, you ask me when I'm posting another pic. :) Josh took this for me on Sunday - 20 weeks + a few days.


This has been an exciting weekend for the baby. I have been feeling some movement since about 15 weeks. Usually, I could feel some kicking about every other night when I laid down to go to bed. Well, that changed very suddenly. Saturday was the first time I remember feeling the baby kick during the day and he/she has taken off from there. :) It's been fun. I'm sure I don't feel every movement, but probably about four times a day now I can feel the munchkin rolling around.

And I'm not the only one! Josh got to feel the baby kick for the first time on Monday. It was such an awesome moment. I'm sure that there will be a time when I don't appreciate getting a kidney punch from the inside, but right now I'm loving it. :)

They get me every time

So, I am watching the season finale of the Bachelorette online. I have a complete love/hate relationship with this show. Actually, I don't even love it - it just draws me in. They definitely have a good plan in bringing back people from past episodes. I am not even interested in the seasons that have bachelors I've never heard of, but they reel me in when they bring back people that I liked. I even know who she picks since it aired last night, but I'm still watching. *sigh* It would make it better if I had chocolate right now. Hmmm Guilty pleasures.

Happy Birthday to me!

Sunday was great! I turned twenty-four which is pretty much the same as twenty-three in case you wondered. lol We thought about driving to the big city to eat at Olive Garden, but I decided to stick closer to home and try to be frugal. (Although, I'll probably jump at the chance next time we're close by.)

Josh and I went to a local park/nature preserve. It was gorgeous. We walked around (slowly) and saw the sights. I love the sound of running water. This is my favorite pic. We went in the evening so it wasn't too hot and then had a picnic for dinner. I definitely decided we need to do this sort of thing more often. It was so nice.


Josh also gave me a beautiful necklace. And since we were already at Target, we decided to go ahead and purchase the crib bumper I have been eyeing for the past month. :) And did I mention I also got to take a nap?

I got two other great gifts. One was a big kick in the gut when I was getting up. I think the munchkin was wishing my a happy birthday too. ;) And then, we were sitting in church next to Lyndsay and Yemi. Yemi reached for me and let me hold here just long enough for a hug. It was so cute. She laid her head on my shoulder and patted my arm and then was ready to go back to mom.

Cruisin'

Okay, so it's a couple weeks late, but I finally uploaded some pictures! Here are a few from our outing in Louisville. The lady that Josh works for treated a group of us to a trip up the river. It was a hot day, but we sat up at the top of the ship and got a great breeze. It was fun and relaxing (and free!).

Currently working on

I had some inspiration this week for a project for the baby's room. I've already started and am very excited with the way things are turning out. I'm sure you'll be seeing pictures soon, but I'll give you a hint - it involves patterned paper, forest animals, and mod podge.

I've also decided that the boxes in this office/baby's room are driving me nuts. So, I'm slowly clearing things out - very slowly. It's still a mess, but I've seen some progress. Since I've taken over the closet in this room, that also includes sorting through and storing clothes that I'll never be able to wear again I'm growing out of and won't be using this year. Hooray for vacuum space bags.

Next project will be buying shelves for the basement and sorting things out down there, but I'm not quite ready to think about that yet.

In preparation for the new Harry Potter movie, Josh and I watched the last five movies this week. (Not all at once though.) We are now caught up and ready to see the Half-Blood Prince on Friday night. We're fans, but not enough to stand in line opening day. :) I'm sure Friday will be crowded enough.

What projects are you working on?

Warning: Objects in mirror may appear larger than real life

Well, Baby H has definitely had a growth spurt since last time. This picture was taken a few days ago. 18 weeks! I do feel like the stripes accentuate things, but baby is also getting bigger. I've officially given up on any pants that do not contain elastic - mostly wearing maternity clothes these days. I've been so blessed to already have lots to choose from!

Our baby is now approximately 8 inches long and weighs half a pound. In the next few weeks that weight will double! He/she is probably showing off by yawning, swallowing, sucking, hiccuping, and making faces. :)

I feel pretty good these days! I can feel the tummy stretching and have occasional headaches, but otherwise feeling fairly normal - well, a lazy kind of normal. I'm about 99% sure I've felt the baby move, but it's still very infrequent. Well, they're probably moving all the time - just don't feel it very often. I'm looking forward to feeling some little hello kicks during the day.

Our next appointment is August 5th. Ultrasound! We cannot wait to see our baby again and get to find out if it is a boy or girl. I will be so excited to call it by a name. ( I really despise saying it all the time.)

Favorites from the Kitchen

Okay, so I like food. These are a few recent discoveries that have been very good to mama and baby. :)

This stuff is good, but rich! I put it on fudge swirl cupcakes today. Next time I'd go with straight chocolate. Yum


These are THE best fruit snacks I have ever had. The only ones I really like actually. They have been perfect for me to take in the car or keep in my purse and snack on when I need food like yesterday.


I love this stuff. I haven't been very adventurous with what I put it in, but everything I have tried was made better. :) Today, I discovered that it makes tomato soup mah-velous. And I'm not a big fan of tomato soup. Chalk it up to pregnancy I guess. It sounded good and hit the spot.



I would not recommend eating this. In fact - DON'T. However, it has made my life soooo much easier. I am very grateful to have an apartment that has a dishwasher, but apparently apartment dishwashers can be tempermental. I discovered at the last place that the Cascade Action Pacs were the only thing to get the dishes clean. I've been using them here and they don't work so well. So we tried this and eureka! (insert sigh of relief) The only downside is I had stocked up on the other when they were on sale last. :( Anybody need some action pacs?

Holiday weekend

Last week was a very long week for me. My husband was away Monday through Sunday making some money for our little family. So, on Thursday I escaped the empty house and went to Ohio.

I had a great trip and while we were there, we threw a little family shower for Whitney and Emery.

Of course the weekend also included lots of visiting, eating, and a little bit of lying around watching cable that we no longer get. lol I found this picture when I got home. Still not sure who the culprit is.

I also loved holding Emery while she snoozed. I thought it was really funny that she insisted she lay on her arm. I tried to move it so it wouldn't go to sleep, but she moved it right back.