Update: 26 Weeks

I don't have any pictures this time but I just wanted to share some highlights.

* I feel so much movement! This guy is the biggest kicker especially when I am trying to sleep. I love it though and I especially love seeing my belly move. Every time it makes me feel so blessed and I feel so much love for this little human growing inside of me. I can't wait to meet him.

* I am one week away from being in the third trimester! Yay! I can't believe how fast things are moving. Ryan and I were talking the other night and realized we only have 14 weeks left. How crazy is that? 

* Maybe not a highlight but something new that is happening. The child found my ribs... Seriously the most uncomfortable feeling ever but I still I love feeling him move even if it does hurt a little..

* Next week is my glucose test. The dreaded appointment that every pregnant woman warns you about. I am not too concerned about drinking it I am more concerned about the whooping cough shot they are going to give me at that appointment too. I don't mind getting my blood drawn but I hate shots.. Do what I gotta do.

* I think my belly button is going to pop out soon. I don't want that to happen! It will look like I have a nipple sticking out of my belly.. Too bad they don't make belly button bras. I would wear one! 

* Sleeping sucks. That is all. 

Well, we are just chugging along and will have a baby in no time. We are so excited and can't wait to meet out little guy.

HUGE

I just got home from the weirdest doctors appointment yet... First of all I signed a paper that stated that I HAVE to see all the doctors in the office before I see the same one again. How is it that I get the same doctor every time and it happens to be the one I dislike most!? At my appointment today the doc measured my belly at least three times. He then starts telling me how big I am. He said I was huge and big over and over. Thanks doc for the confidence boost. Apparently it can be a concern for a small person like me to measure bigger then what I'm supposed to so he gave me an ultrasound. He said something about the possibility of a cyst being on the uterus and that's why it would measure so big. Well he looked and looked and everything is normal. He says to me, "I guess we just have to accept the fact that your just big.." Really! Is it that big of a deal? I'm wondering if he even considered the fact that my due date has been swapped around every time I go in and that it is set two weeks later than it should be based on when I ovulated.. Maybe I am "huge" because I really am further along than they predicted.. Anyway I'm basically a huge prego lady.. The story doesn't end here it gets better. After confirming that I'm a giant the doc spent 5 minutes looking in between my sons legs. He asked me if I knew what it was and I told him a boy. He said, "Umm I'm not so sure..." He kept looking and said I think its a boy.. He then said (and I quote!), "No offensive but he is really small for a boy." Are you kidding me! So the doctor first tells me how big I am then he tells me my son has a tiny penis. Well thanks doc.. He is only 23 weeks give him a break for crying out loud. Needless to say I left my appointment feeling horrible because my belly is too big and my son might not be a son. Just what I needed to hear... 

On the bright side I got to see my baby because of the ultrasound. That made my day all in itself. 

I Know What I Like

The past couple days I have been on the search for crib bedding. Turns out I hate everything! I don't like the stupid bedding with the animals all over it or letters. They either look to "baby" or too overdone. I like simple. My favorite color happens to be grey so that says a lot all by itself. I want my baby's room to be simple and modern. But the idea of.... "there has to be a theme!" keeps crossing my mind. I got this cute plush fox from my work so I decided maybe a fox theme nursery would be cute. Here is what I'm thinking... 

This is the fox I got for baby boy. 

I found simple grey bedding. That I actually like for the most part. 

The crib I got is white but I'm thinking about painting it... Maybe red or a dark greyish color..

I want to keep it modern feeling by using pillows and blankets with fox silhouettes and not a lot of detail. I could even make my own! 

And my favorite part.. Vintage fox prints! I want to make a feature wall behind the crib with loads of fox prints and maybe baby's name in big letters. For the rest of the room I hope to find little fox pieces that will add to the overall theme. I like the idea of having a mix of old and new fox things. I don't want a mix of any other creatures just foxes. For colors I will stick with greys, reds, orange and woody colors. 

 I don't know. What do you think? Is a fox nursery a cute idea??? 

And would you paint the crib? 

22 Weeks and Family Time

22 weeks down! This week had some highlights!

Ryan's sister Amber got to feel baby move.

I tried the whole playing music to your belly thing and my boy kicked so hard my phone flew into the air and off my belly. I'm assuming he didn't like the music! 

Ryan felt more baby movements. And said to me "What is that!?" That is our baby dear :) 

Two strangers have noticed and said something about me being prego. That means I look pregnant and not fat anymore! 

I seriously love being pregnant and looking pregnant. Baby moves all the time and its my favorite. Even when I see my belly move and its a little alien like... I still love it! 

Wisconsin Trip

50 hours riding in the car! I deserve an award! This past week Ryan and I drove to Wisconsin with Ryan's family to see his Grandma Murphy. Let me explain how I reached 50 hours! We first drove 6 hours to Cody where Ryan's mom and dad live. We were there two days to be at Alex's graduation and get ready for our very long drive. We left early Sunday and started the trek to Wisconsin. I rode with Ryan's sister Amber on the way down. We took her car because we left her there for the summer. I actually took the night shift for driving starting at 8pm until 5:30am the next morning! Let's just say nobody should ever have to do that especially when pregnant! Ryan was actually driving the other car so we talked on the phone to keep each other awake. After a little over 18 hours we finally reached our destination and I spent the rest of the day sleeping. We had fun in Wisconsin. I love Ryan's Grandmother and his 2 great aunts that take care of her. The weather was pretty crappy so we lazed about everyday which is my specialty. I got to do a little shopping and a lot of eating. Ryan's great aunts are so fun to be around. Auntie Colleen and Auntie Kathy are the best and I love them both as well as Ryan's cute Grandma. They make me feel like I have always been a part of the family. And I even got a family secret recipe. Auntie Colleen named our baby and kept calling him Michael. That was Ryan's Grandpa's name and it so happens to be my dad and grandpa's names as well. We are still thinking about names though and wont have his name completely picked out until he is born but Michael might actually work for a middle name. We will see :) anyway the trip was a good one and I enjoyed it. Then it was time to drive home. We ended up pulling a trailer with some of grandpa's things in it so that added time to our trip because we couldn't drive as fast. Ryan got the night shift again and I stayed up with him to keep him awake. We finally got back to Cody. Ryan and I spent about 3 hours resting then got back in our car and drove the 6 hours home. Lots of sitting in the car and driving! Not the best thing for prego me.. It was fun to spend a week with family and get to know Ryan's sweet grandma better. The long road trip was worth it in the end.