25 weeks- Merry Chrimma!

How Far Along? : 25 weeks!

TOTAL Weight Gain: 11 ibs as of 11/29 (next appt on 12/29)

Maternity clothes? : yep! pants, shirts, everything! got new maternity clothes for christmas too!

Stretch Marks? : none yet, i had joey inspect my tummy last night to make sure lol

Sleep: awful lately; tossing & turning a LOT.

Best Moment This Week: Christmas and Joey's birthday!!

Miss Anything? : sleeping! (i know i know, get used to it). and some drinkin' too!

Movement: allllll the time. she kicked her daddy in the face the other night lol

Food Cravings: sweets, as always. and FRUIT! cravings haven't changed!

Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? : nope! feelin' great these days.

Gender: GIRL!

Labor Signs: none

Symptoms: swollen fingers, they look like little sausages!

Belly Button In or Out? : half in, half out- seriously...its possible.still hasn't popped!

Wedding Rings On or Off? : on but feelin' tight!

Happy or Moody? : lately? a HOT MESS!


"You’re 25 weeks pregnant and it’s probably dawned on you that soon you’ll actually have to deliver this baby. (A little scary, but exciting!) Maybe you’re getting nervous about delivery, or maybe it’s your haywire hormones, but you might start to have trouble sleeping around week 25. This is a common complaint of many moms-to-be. Some people will tell you that’s just your body’s way of prepping you for sleepless nights with baby.She's enjoying her new sense of equilibrium -- she now knows which way is up and which is down, and She's growing more fat and more hair too."
-thebump.com

During month six, the average fetus measures about 13.6 inches to 14.8 inches and weighs about 1.5 to 2.5 pounds.




well Merry (belated) Christmas and Happy (belated) Birthday to my hubby!! (he turned 25 yesterday!)

Christmas was a blur! Christmas Eve we had my mom,brother,grandparents,uncle,and cousin over for dinner and gift exchange. Then my mama spent the night and we woke up and did gifts with her. Next we jetted over to my Dad's house for Christmas breakfast with him, his wife Donna, and her daughter Christa. Food was delicious as always and we had a good time. Then we spent the remainder of the day with Joey's family! We had a great time, and as always- I'm so glad to have my husband home with me. He's been out of the Army for 2 years but I know what its like to have him gone on the holidays; so I will always be grateful he is home!

Adelynn and I got spoiled rotten this Christmas!! I got a buncha new clothes for her from MIL, EE, and Anna! My Dad and Donna got us our travel system- SO EXCITING!!! and Joey spoiled me rotten with: movies, a new tervis tumbler, diamond ring, MK bag, GPS, etc.

and it makes me smile thinking we'll have an 8 month old Adelynn with us next Christmas!! :)

24 weeks

How Far Along? : 24 weeks!

TOTAL Weight Gain: 11 ibs as of 11/29 (next appt on 12/29)


Maternity clothes? : yep! pants always, and now shirts.


Stretch Marks? : none yet


Sleep: awful lately; tossing & turning a LOT.


Best Moment This Week: going to charlotte & meeting Brynn!!


Miss Anything? : sleeping! (i know i know, get used to it)


Movement: usually at night, but lately i've been feeling her more during the day too!


Food Cravings: sweets, as always. and FRUIT!


Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? : nope! unless you count car sickness yesterday on the way home from Charlotte.


Gender: GIRL!


Labor Signs: none


Symptoms: none i can think of off the top of my head.


Belly Button In or Out? : half in, half out- seriously...its possible.


Wedding Rings On or Off? : on but feeling tight this week; i think because i've been eating so much salt lately.


Happy or Moody? : lately? an emotional mess! today everything made me want to cry, just feeling down in the dumps!


"Those movements and kicks you’ve been feeling. They seem to get stronger every week. At week 24, baby’s progress isn’t just about internal stuff, it’s about her looks too. With pinker, more opaque skin, she’s looking more and more, well, like a baby. You, on the other hand, are probably experiencing some of the discomforts of the later months of pregnancy at week 24 -- leg cramps, backaches, swollen feet. Hang in there, mama-to-be!"
-THEBUMP.COM

Your 10.5-to-11.8-inch fetus weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces and every week she gets closer and closer to being ready to survive (and thrive!) in the outside world.

23 weeks!

How Far Along? : 23 weeks!

TOTAL Weight Gain: 11 ibs as of 11/29 (next appt on 12/29)

Maternity clothes? : yep! pants always, and now shirts.

Stretch Marks? : none yet

Sleep: pretty good this week- have a hard time getting comfy though

Best Moment This Week: laying in bed with joey, feeling her do back flips last night :)

Miss Anything? : not gonna lie, i miss my miller lite!

Movement: more and more. mainly at night!

Food Cravings: sweets, big time. Sunday i had the worst craving for strawberry sour punch lol

Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? : nope!

Gender: GIRL!

Labor Signs: none

Symptoms: i think i'm in a growth spurt, my tummy is popping big time, and havin' roung ligament pains.

Belly Button In or Out? : half in, half out- seriously...its possible.

Wedding Rings On or Off? : on

Happy or Moody? : lately? an emotional mess!

Looking Forward To: going to meet baby Brynn this weekend :)

"At 23 weeks, baby’s really getting ready for her big debut, listening in on what’s going on in the outside world.She's forming little nipples (yeah, really!) Her face is fully formed now -- she just needs a little extra fat to fill it out.She's listening to your voice and your heartbeat -- and even to loud sounds like cars honking and dogs barking."
-thebump.com

At about 10.5 to 11.8 inches and about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces, baby's not just getting bigger, she's getting even cuter.

Brynn Elizabeth Baker

Brynn is on her way!!!

(Brynn @ 13 weeks)

Claire's water broke this morning around 4:30 am I believe, and I just heard they started her on Pitocin. Everyone is in good spirits!

Claire is glowing!!

I am so excited and can hardly wait to get up there on Friday. its killin' me not just jumping in my car now and driving up!! I was there at the hospital when Lilly was born, and would love to with Brynn but unfortunately work won't allow it; so we'll have to wait until Friday. Joey, me, and his mom are all driving up together and staying the weekend. I haven't seen claire,nick, and lilly since October so i'm SUPER anxious to see them and meet Brynn!!!

*for those who don't know, Claire is joey's cousin and one of my BEST friends. i def

consider her a SIL instead of my husband's cousin! we've gotten so close over the years! Joey & I are her first little girl, Lilliana's god parents. And Claire and her husband Nick are Adelynn's god parents :) we're very close with them!! *

her due date is 12/27 (Joey's bday!) so shes a little early- but hey, this way they'll all get to be home together on Christmas morning :) todays my dad's birthday too, so its guarenteed i'll never forget brynn's birthday :)

i cannot WAIT to see a picture of her, see who she looks like!!! i am SO excited!!

(Lilly at 1 week old back in June 2010)

will update soon! :)

**UPDATE!

Brynn is here :) she made her debut last night! mom and baby are both doing GREAT. its amazing how much her and Lilly look alike; twins for real! heres a few pictures...

19 inches, 7 Ibs 10.4 oz

feelin' crafty

so i got a little crafty this weekend! i found this bow hanger/headband hanger on Pinterest via this blog:

http://www.theparopost.com/2011/10/diy-bow-holder.html

which i now follow! love her. anyhoo- i knew i wanted a bow hanger but i wanted something to hold headbands too. pretty sure our baby girls gonna be a baldy for a while if she takes after the Lord side of the family! so needless to say i'm stocking up on bows/clips/headbands. (ever since i found out we're havin a girl i'm obsessed with 'em!)

once i saw how easy it was, i knew i could do it. i got everything at Michael's : white spray paint, wood frame, ribbon, hooks, flowers, and even some headbands! ;) i ended up getting the exact same ribbon she used on hers too, thought that was funny- we must have good taste ;)

Friday night joey and i screwed in all the hooks, Saturday morning i painted everything white, then glued the flowers to the corner. later we went over to my in-laws and i had my FIL use his staple gun to do the ribbon. then i came home, hung it on the wall, and put all the flowers/clips/headbands i have on it! LOVE it. i mean it was THAT easy!

heres a few pictures (bad, iPhone quality! sorry!)

not perfect, i'd do a couple things differently, but for the most part- its great :) and hey, i made it for her! with the help of her daddy and papaw! so it makes it way cooler than a store bought one!

i have a couple more things i want to do, and will get to eventually.

baby girl is kickin' up a storm right now-- coolest thing ever; i'll never get sick of it!

Ramblings of a soon to be mommy....

this past week i feel like my mind has been going a mile a minute, extreme ADD style jumping from one thought to the next... get ready for some random..

fear. i all of a sudden have this fear of getting older. i'm 24 years old, thats just crazy- i have a LOT of livin' left. it started with nightmares about losing my parents...then i was watching Hope Floats- and just lost it when Sandra Bullock went to see her Dad in the nursing home...it made me so SAD! it made me start thinking about my dad, and my mom. and then about my grandparents; and before i knew it i'd worked myself up into this emotional mess. i dont know where this fear came from; my mom said its normal for a pregnant woman...idk. it just makes me sad.

SAHM. wish i could do this. Now don't get me wrong- i absolutely love my job. and i NEVER in a million years thought i would want to stay at home, but since getting pregnant its like i already get sad thinking about going back to work. not being with my baby, dropping her off everyday...just makes me sad. LUCKILY, our 'daycare' is with my SIL Becca- so at least i'm not dropping her off at a VERY expensive germ factory with strangers. i know Becca will love her, take care of her, etc. I also work 5 min away from her house so i can be there super quick if i need to- and spend my lunch hour over there. it just makes me sad to think about not being with her :( i'm only planning to take 6 weeks of maternity leave...and i just know its going to FLY.

Preparation. i feel like theres' so much to do!! Granted i'm only 22 weeks so i have time....but theres just so much to do! i need to finish her room, not to mention buy ALL the stuff we need; we are starting from scratch so theres a lot to get. i also want to take a birth class, hospital tour, lactation class, etc. and be as educated/knowledgeable as i can! i want to get maternity pictures done...theres a couple things around the house i still wannna do before she comes... i feel like the list keeps growing and i wanna knock off as much as i can a.s.a.p.! i dont know why i feel this urgency!

Weight. i've finally started gaining weight. thankfully just in my tummy/hips- i'm okay with that. i'm just super scared i'm gonna get huge and have a hard time taking the weight off. i really want to feel confident about myself again-- i already didn't before pregnancy! i found this blog though: http://www.mamalaughlin.com/

and she is really inspiring. i'll probably be reading it every day after baby comes to get some tips/motivation. i'm just nervous about the weight gain.

Breast Feeding. I REALLY want to do it! For as long as i can! i'm just nervous- i've heard so many different things from so many different people. i realize i won't know how this is going to go until she is here. i just hope it goes smoothly for us and i can do this throughout the first year. i've been reading as much as i can to educate/prepare myself for it. and as i mentioned above; i really want to do the lactation class the hospital offers. this is important to me, its just good for baby and me; and will save us SO MUCH MONEY not having to do formula. fingers crossed it goes well.

Parenting- in general! i want to be a good mom, an amazing mom! i think i will be, i'm just nervous about the first few weeks when i'm really learning how to be a mom! its intimidating cause we've never done this before, obviously. but i think my mom and his mom will both be takin' some time off work to come in shifts lol. so i think i'll have help/support as long as i ask for it!

i just love Adelynn so much already! i want to give her the best life has to offer and just make sure she KNOWS she is loved, and that we'll always be there for her. i have so many things bouncing around my head, but i know regardless- at the end of the day? That little girl will be so loved, and always taken care of. i know we'll make it through anything, and we'll be okay.

i just need to take a deeeeeep breath, and remember that :)

22 weeks :)

How Far Along? : 22 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 11 Ibs *note: i refused to drive myself nuts and weigh at home. I ONLY get weighed at the doctor's office! so i won't know my weight till my next appointment on 12/29!

Stretch Marks: None yet!

Sleep: AWFUL the last week...but mainly because i have been sick as a dog!

Maternity Clothes: 100% maternity pants and now am definitely needing the shirts.

Best Moment This Week: Aunt EE getting to feel baby (and Britt too today at work!), and seeing her move from the outside for the first time!!

Miss Anything? : Lately... not really; watching football all weekend it was hard watching everyone else enjoy beers!! i do kinda miss it!

Movement: more and more :) I LOVE IT!

Food Cravings: still sweets, like big time. and SUSHI!!

Anything Making You Queasy or Sick? : Not really!

Gender: GIRL!!

Labor Signs: None, thank god!

Symptoms: None really, tender belly button still cause its half popped lol

Belly Button, in or out? : its like...semi out!

Wedding Rings, on or off? : On :)

Happy or Moody? : Lately, a bit off and moody (poor joey) ive just been so sick and getting no sleep. just exhausted!

Looking Forward To: her kicks getting stronger :)

"During week 22, baby’s invading your space, which is why it might be tough to catch your breath and why your back might be killing you. Hey, as she grows, she may be expanding your belly so much (so fast) that you might have some stretch marks -- and you might even have a newfound “outtie”! Now that she's got more developed eyes and lips, she's looking even more like a newborn. She's sleeping in cycles -- about 12 to 14 hours per day (hint: they're probably those times you're not feeling any kicks!)."
-thebump.com

During month five, the average fetus measures about 10.5 to 11.8 inches and weighs about 12.7 to 20.8 ounces

I'm SO SICK!! It's hard not being able to take anything. My doctor told me i could take robitussin, so i have...but its doing nothing. a lot of people on FB told me different things i could take but honestly- i am way too big of a scaredy cat. too worried about hurting Adelynn! but its been over a week, im exhausted from not being able to sleep, and being at work during the day is getting so difficult. just having little to no voice, and just so so tired. so i think im going to call the doctor tomorrow and see if theres anything else i can take- or if i should go see my primary care. we'll see. i'm so ready to shake this cold and start feeling better.

the funny thing is- my back aches finally went away haha- so if i wasnt sick id be feeling awesome!

this week we're getting a christmas tree, finish decorating, having the in-laws over for Chili Thurs to celebrate MIL's birthday...and this weekend...no plans! so we'll see what the week brings :)

for now, off to finish dinner and enjoy a movie with hubs!