Countdown: 13 weeks

We had an amazing weekend in Highlands, NC (much thanks to the GARNERS!!). The weather couldn't have been more beautiful...it was a perfect 70 degrees. We went hiking & shopping, grilled out, and squeezed in some much needed relaxation. The picture above is on top of "Sunset Rock"....we hiked up to a portion of Highlands that overlooks 2 areas of the mountains...one side is Sunrise Rock and another is Sunset Rock--the views were amazing. The hike up was relatively easy, although with my added weight and baby kicking my lungs, it was much more difficult than it should have been...but I made it! I am definitely proud of myself.

As far as the pregnancy goes, everything is great. Granted my energy is slowly fading and my bed times are relatively early, but those are minor things...thank goodness! The baby is still moving all the time. He's already developing quite the personality...it's so interesting. He becomes quite feisty when something rests on my stomach for a period of time; and when I move or stretch in the middle of the night, he crawls into a ball---it feels like a cramp in my stomach. I don't think he likes to be woken up! :)

We hope everyone has a great week! We are headed to Cleveland this weekend...the last time I'm allowed to fly during the pregnancy. Only 92 days left-- He will be here before we know it!

The Happy Parents-to-Be!

Kick, Punch, Squirm

Little Baby Flip is constantly kicking, punching, squirming, grasping, and every other type of movement possible! Every 2 hours or so, it's as if he's trying to find a way out of my stomach, ha! He also decides on certain positions/areas he likes within my belly and will stay in that area for a couple days. Late last week he was determined to stay on my lower right side---he is still squirmy, but stays in a certain area. Over the weekend he was set on staying in the very middle---right behind my belly button...which made it protrude even more! And yesterday and today, he wants to be all over--he is stretched out from the upper left portion, right below my ribs, all the way down to the lower right portion of my abdomen.

He is now approximately 2 pounds and 14-15 inches long...He's growing so fast.

My excitement and energy levels are still high, although my bedtimes are slowly becoming earlier again...I've been finding myself in bed by 9:00. My Dr says it's almost time for me to start feeling tired and really uncomfortable...I most likely have 2-4 weeks left in my "feeling better than ever" part of pregnancy.

In a fun way to take advantage of these 2-4 weeks, Eric and I are headed to Highlands, NC this weekend...This will be our last "just because we want to" get-away as just the two of us.

I hope everyone has a great week! I'll put a picture up sometime this week :)

Only 15 Weeks To Go

**Disclaimer: I was REALLY swollen this morning! :)

Yes, I know...I'm getting really big! I think the hardest part about being pregnant at this moment is getting bigger and bigger every week! Ha! It's incredible how fast I'm growing these days---my clothes are getting tighter...my cheeks are beginning to look like a chipmunk's cheeks...and I was aware that my feet/hands would swell, but I wasn't aware that my toes would start to resemble little sausages!

The little man moves ALL THE TIME! I'd say during the day he moves for about 5 minutes every 1.5 hours...and he only wakes me up once during the night, around 4am....I hope his sleep patterns stay the same and we'll have a sleeping baby at night!! :) ....and Eric is really hoping for that!

Other people can now feel the baby move whenever he moves...and when he's really feeling strong, you can see his arms and legs punching my stomach. It's truly amazing. He's also starting to get a little personality...when Lucy (the pup) is sitting on my stomach, or I rest a book on my stomach, the baby will punch/kick/thrust about to get whatever it is on my stomach, off of my stomach. It's pretty funny...

Thanks again to all of you for sharing this time with us...We love you all! Have a great week!

6 MONTHS ALONG...

Today was our 6 month (24 week) Dr's appointment. Everything went really well...the baby's heart rate is at a strong 150. We go back in 4 weeks, and that will be our last 4 week appointment; we then start going every 2 weeks...

As you can see, I'm definitely getting bigger---sorry about the picture from the front instead of the side, ha...I wasn't feeling the side picture this morning.

Eric and I had a great weekend in Cleveland for one of his best friend's weddings and spending time with the family and the new addition, Abigail Mae Filipovitz---Eric's brother and wife, Pat & Sarah, were blessed with Abigail on January 27...She's a doll...

Hope everyone is having a fantastic February!!

NURSERY!

We put the furniture together this weekend!!! Well, Eric put it together (I can't take credit, he did such a great job)!! It all looks so wonderful...the bedding is perfect. We also found a rug for his room and it really pulls everything together. The only things we're lacking are a couple items for the walls and the curtains that are coming from Carrollton.

I can't believe we'll be a full 23 weeks tomorrow...the weeks are passing by so quickly.

Our next Dr's appointment is next Tuesday (6 month appt) and then we have another 4 weeks following...that will be our last 4 week appointment. We then start going every 2 weeks!

Furniture!

We went shopping on Saturday and finally bought the crib! It's pictured to the right...(this is the manufacturer's picture so this isn't our bedding or anything like that). We went to several places we'd checked out before, and wound up loving the 3 piece set at Babies R Us. It's Coffee colored solid wood with a Natural finish. The dresser/changing table combo unit and tall dresser are perfect as well. The furniture ships from the warehouse within 7-10 days and we should be bringing it home shortly after that. I'll post pictures once we get them set up in his room. The brown and green baby bedding we have is going to be perfect in this crib!! The room is coming together so nicely. We hope everyone had a great weekend! :)