12 weeks!

12 weeks this week- woo hoo! I see the 2nd trimester in my very near future!!

Symptoms:

-Fatigue

-Minor Cramping

-Serious baby bump starting to show

-Hormones (weepiness like you wouldnt believe)

thats about it! I havent been sick in a while, praise the Lord! My next appointment is coming up next week 10/6, I'll be 13 weeks and I CANT WAIT!!! Hopefully at that appointment they can give me a date of when we find out gender :) most people think we're having a boy but theres a handful who think girl- i dont have a gut feeling either way, just dyin' to know!!

my bump is here for sure!! i kept saying i was bloated but my mama told me i cant say that anymore lol. I have definitely felt my uterus stretching. its most definitely making itself known now! And the baby is the size of a plum this week!

Last night we went to the Braves game with my company, and everyone was commenting on my bump- so guess its noticeable now!

I'm feeling good, and excited as ever :) I cant wait to find out what we're having! We have our boy name nailed down, but struggling on the girl name. I had the girl name picked out for years but now that I'm actually pregnant I'm not 100% on it anymore. We haven't found that perfect one yet.

We've gotten a couple more things for baby- found the swing I wanted at a consignment sale! its in perfect condition! LOVE IT! We're slowly but surely collecting things for baby :) I can hardly wait to get the baby room set up!!!

Other stuff going on...

This past weekend we went to Stone Mountain for the Chili Cook Off and it was so much fun! We walked around and taste tested a bunch of chili and brunswick stew- it wasnt TOO hot outside, and it was just nice doing something different. Last night we went to the Braves game with my company- they got us a suite and it was a BLAST. I was exhausted by the time we finally got home and in bed, and am paying for it today too- but it was worth it. Thats Joey's happy place LOL.

This weekend we have our Fall Festival at church and I'm so looking forward to it! I think Joey is also going to work on his mancave project some more too! (I hope so, I need my guest room!)

Then next week is our next appointment!!

and that weekend Claire,Nick, Lilly, (And Brynn!!) are all coming to visit for the weekend- cant wait! Claire & I are hitting a HUGE consignment sale while she's here to baby shop- this will be the first time we've been baby shopping together, so fun- I love that we're pregnant at the same time! We're also going to try to take Lilly to the Yellow River Game Ranch while shes here- I think shell love it!

Thats all for now! :)

11 weeks!

woo hoo! 11 weeks today! :) feeling so much less scared and WAY more excited!

Symptoms:

-Fatigue

-Minor Cramping

-Headaches

- FREQUENT pee parties LOL (all during the night)

-Def have a little bump comin' out too. not just bloating anymore LOL

but NO morning sickness this week- hallelujah! I'm hoping maybe that means I'm done with that part of it all. Getting closer to my 2nd trimester! 2 weeks from tomorrow is my next doctor's appointment and we get to see/hear baby again! i cant wait!!

last Friday i went to a consignment sale with my granny, mom, and MIL and walked away with some good stuff. i got 150 diapers for 15$! (we've already started stocking up on diapers!) I also got the co-sleeper i wanted to register for ($150 brand new) for $50! NICE FIND by my MIL! and we found a pretty white night stand that would match the rest of the furniture, they were selling it for 40$ but we waited till the last day when everything went 50% off and got it for 20$! its in great shape too, may need some touch ups here and there but overall it was a great find. i also got a bouncer that vibrates and plays music for $10 to leave at Becca's house! (*will explain) So it was very successful! :) thats the first time i really shopped for baby and it made it seem so much more real!

i'm going to another consignment with claire when she is here in October- i cant wait!

we've also already figured out daycare! my awesome SIL Becca is going to watch baby! She is a SAHM and also watches her BIL's two boys. Shes got her own lil daycare goin' ;) I am so excited she's going to watch our baby- it makes me feel so much better than dropping baby off with a stranger at a germ infested corporate/franchise daycare! PLUS its right by my office, so i can get there in 5 min if i need to, and i can go see baby on my lunch!! SUCH a relief!

joey is getting more and more excited which is so cute to me :) my cousin brought over a bunch of onesies and stuff- and he came home to me folding them all one day in the baby's room and he just smiled and said how cool it was :) i am just as excited!!

thats all for now! :)

DOUBLE DIGITS!

10 weeks this week! woo hoo!! officially in to the double digits and getting even closer to the 2nd trimester!

Symptoms:

-Fatigue

-Morning Sickness (every day all day)

- Minor Cramping

-Headaches

and some other not so fun things i'll spare you from!

Cravings:

-Fruit

-Sweets

-Pop tarts (so random)

-Sushi (i miss it so much!)

sick every day now, not fun- but happy to do it for baby. My next appointment (10/6) feels FOREVER away. i cant wait to hear and see baby again, this time he/she will actually look like a baby on the screen instead of a little bean!

im moving more in to my maternity clothes already- mainly for comfort. i had no idea maternity clothes were SO comfy! i'm mainly just wearing the pants. i have a few shirts but i'm not far enough along for that yet.

nothing going on other than that- kinda boring right now! all i wanna do...is SLEEP!

oh, hello morning sickness!

yup... i've officially experienced morning sickness.

worst part is i havent actually "gotten sick" -- my mom said with both pregnancies with me & my brother, she was sick the first 3 months but never actually got sick, just walked around nauseous all the time. luckily it hasnt been all day every day for me- but Saturday and a little yesterday i most definitely experienced it.

all worth it for the baby though, i keep saying it cause it is SO TRUE! i feel bad for the girls who are consistently sick!

otherwise still feeling good- 9 weeks this week. no new symptoms! i cant wait for my next ultra sound (October 6) so we can see and hear our baby again :) i'm so glad joey took a video of the heartbeat, i think i've listened to it a million times already.

yesterday my MIL took me shopping for my very first maternity clothes! Gap had them 40% off so i got some great stuff: shirts, jeans, work pants- all so cute, and SO comfy.

i'm in a weird place where my pants just are NOT comfy anymore...but maternity is still too big. so i'm wearing the band a lot still.

we have our boy name picked out :) but struggling on the girl...i thought i KNEW what i wanted as far as girl name, for years! but now all of a sudden i'm not sure. so gonna have to brain storm on that one :)

thats all for now- not really a big update!

p.s. only three more wks till 2nd trimester, HOW CRAZY!

First Doctor's Appointment

First Doctor appointment went great!

I found out I was 8 weeks ON Wedns (didnt think I'd hit 8wks till Friday) - so thats exciting :) My next appointment isnt until 13wks, in October. Feels forever away!

Joey took this video, of the baby's heart beat :) --next time we'll zoom in on the screen more lol.

I think I've listened to this heart beat a million times over the last few days. what an incredible sound :) it makes it SO much more real to me.

Baby & I both look great and right on track- so thats reassuring :) I am SO excited.

We also got a nice surprise on Tuesday- our crib arrived!! I was so excited!! My mom went ahead and ordered the one we picked out, and it got here super fast. I have a couple pictures but they arent great so I'll take some better ones this weekend. Joey & his Dad got it put together in no time, and I LOVE IT!!

They also installed a fan in there for me, and took off the closet door :)

everyones love,support,prayers...has been amazing. people are saying the sweetest things to us!! we are just so excited; and now that we're public it makes it so much more fun since we can talk about it openly!!

Tonight Vicky is coming over for some girl time,we're cooking dinner and watching movies (starting with Soul Surfer, cant wait I've been wanting to see it!). This weekend we're deep cleaning the house of clutter, relaxing-maybe some pool time, and having a family cook out at the in-laws. so looking forward to the long weekend!! :)

Happy Labor Day everyone!

7 weeks!

8/29/11

i am now 7 weeks and 3 days! My first doctor's appointment is Wednesday (day after tomorrow) and we can hardly wait. We'll go public soon after :)

i am feelin' some nausea today! i havent really had morning sickness; i've only gotten sick 2-3x. but today i am definitely feelin' it. the hardest part about it, to me at least, is being at work during it. i don't necessarily MIND it..(which sounds crazy-but like i've been saying, bring on whatever for my little baby!) but i just don't want to get sick AT work, and our bathroom walls here are PAPER thin so i just...don't have a ton of privacy. not to mention its hard to concentrate on my work when i feel like barfing :(

i heard this past wkend of a couple i know that miscarried...and she was around my due date. it was like a slap in the face reminder that, that could (and has) happened to me. my heart broke for them, and i got paranoid all over again. i'm still praying and hoping this pregnancy goes smoothly. i want to enjoy it..not be stupid paranoid over everything! i know i'll probably always worry about one thing or another (part of bein' a mom i suppose) but i really want to be able to enjoy this experience. i totally took another pregnancy test...yeah i know..sounds crazy. i just needed that reassurance that 'yes kelly, you ARE still pregnant'. i really don't want to go through losing a baby, again.

i guess all i can do is keep praying!

more people are finding out i'm pregnant. we have a new girl at work, she is so sweet- she's only been here for 3 weeks. this morning all the girls were in the break room and we were just chatting: new girl totally called me out on being pregnant lol, she said "oh i've known that kelly!" shes a mommy so i guess she just knew!

i saw my granny this past weekend and she said "i want to ask you a question" -- i KNEW shes was going to ask if i was pregnant...and i wasnt ready for them to know yet (planned on telling the grand parents after my appointment) so i said "just don't!"

of course she did! so my granny knows now (and i'm sure she told my pawpaw). she told me "i know this one is going to go well, nothing bads gonna happen this time". i dont know how she can be so sure- but i really hope she's right.

SO anxious for my doctor's appointment, i can't imagine seeing our baby on the u/s and hearing the heartbeat... its going to be emotional thats for sure!

cravings & being ahead of the game...

8/22/11

cravings. i never thought i'd have that for some odd reason. but even at 6 weeks, i do!

-banana peppers : so random, i've never really been a fan but love them on pizza & sandwiches now!

- fruit : i've been craving watermelon & peaches specifically (hey its healthy!) today after work i went and got watermelon, peaches, plums, and pears!

- sweets: bad news, i know. luckily i havent indulged in these. but its usually after i eat or late at night i'm craving something sweet. not like a big piece of cake or something (but i have been craving my SIL beccas yellow cake with chocolate icing-SO GOOD!) but just like a little piece of chocolate.

crazy! last night joey asked me what i wanted for dinner, and i thought for a minute and said " beef flavored ramen noodles, and a PBJ"..he looked at me with the most confused/disgusted face and then just kinda laughed lol. he made it for me- and it was DELICIOUS!

Saturday morning i woke up craving my mom's cinnamon toast..which i havent had since i was little!

and being ahead of the game...yeah. I've already started a registry...or two. i'm a big time planner- always have been! just been adding the basic necessities- none of the fun stuff yet since i wont know what i'm having till November (that seems SO far away!!). ive been chatting with claire & becca on what they recommend and what we really need & what we dont.

AND we already have names picked out haha, bedding for girl/boy, we've already gotten one piece of furniture:

my MIL found it on craigslist and it was exactly what i wanted! it is in AMAZING condition, originally bought from Georgia Baby. LOVE IT! we went and picked it up this past weekend and my brother and hubs got it put together pretty quickly! i can't say enough how much i love it!

and my mom is buying us our crib! I CANT WAIT!

we decided to do white furniture regardless of gender, that way its stuff we can hold on to for a while and can use for future kids girl or boy.

now all I need is a glider (all the ones i like are stupid pricey, of course) and i want to find a bedside table to put next to it for late night feedings so i have somewhere to set stuff on.

*i can't remember (little foggy these days) if i already mentioned the old furniture..that was the french provincial from my aunt ruth? joey really wasnt a fan so we decided to give it back to my dad to sell and get something we both like. i was kinda bummed at first but im actually really excited at all the new stuff we're looking at :)

SO MUCH FUN!!! i can't wait to know what we're having so i can go nuts decorating! My FIL is coming over soon to install a white fan in there (it gets hot in that room for some reason) and take off the closet door (I HATE that door, going to do a curtain instead- totally copying young house love!).

we gotta move the guest bed too...joey wont give up his mancave so im losing my guest room :(

a few more people know now, not surprised! -- we're excited and feeling less paranoid with every day that passes and i cant wait to go public with it!

i'm still feeling good, no more morning sickness so far! just serious fatigue & still with the bloating just in my tummy- so the belly band is still a god send for my work pants! this past weekend i finally gave in to my fatigue and just let myself nap and be lazy. yesterday i swear i barely got out of the bed. joey was in heaven playing video games- i just laid in bed with the dogs and watched movies & all my DVRed shows he hates watching-dozing in and out. it was SO NICE! the fatigue is the hardest at work, cause all i want to do is nap and be lazy and i obviously cant do that at work. ive heard it goes away in the 2nd trimester (and comes back in the 3rd lol) so i'm looking forward to having some more energy back.

thats all for now! :)

*taken 8/23/11 at 6 wks 5 days *

told you... HOLY BLOATING! i look way more pregnant than i am! which makes me so scared about gaining weight :( but i know right now its just bloating so that makes me feel better!