New pics of Baby E!

I just had to share the cutest thing I've ever seen. Look at these adorable feet!!

We had our second growth ultrasound yesterday and I asked the tech if there was any way I could get a picture of her feet. Luckily, the tech was really nice and baby was cooperative. This photo just makes me melt! I have never seen cuter toes- and I love that big ole big toe! Trying to figure out where she got that...they don't look like mine or J's. We will have to investigate further when she gets here ; )

We also got some good profile shots as well. Love her little nose and mouth! Looks like she might have her momma's lips!

taking a breath?? :)

notice her hand...still up by her face!

26 Weeks

Oops!*
*an eggplant was from week 25, maybe I can blame this on preggy brain?! She's actually the length of an english hothouse cucumber- about 14 inches long! (and excuse my appearance, I had just gotten home from a 11 hour work day=exhausted!)

How far along? 26 weeks (27 tomorrow!)

Maternity clothes? Same- all regular clothes and one pair of maternity pants
Movement?  She moves a lot- lots of moving around, kicking, and punching going on in there!
Cravings? basically anything sweet (including fruit!) Apples, strawberries, grapes, and mandarin oranges top the list. I still have strawberries at least 5 days a week, usually every day...yum.
Anything make you queasy or sick? still saying no to spinach and pizza. They don't make me queasy or sick, but neither taste right to me

Sleep? Just trying to be happy with what I can get!
Best moment this week: Friday morning, the 8th, I felt a roll (from the outside)! Not sure if it was a foot, elbow, or knee, but it was neat to feel something different than the usual kicks and jabs. She also let a couple other friends feel her moves this week- sometimes she's shy, but I've found if you cramp her space a little, she'll push back!

Gender: Girl!!
Labor signs? No...and we have 90-ish days to go, so no signs for a while please! :)
Symptoms? round ligament pain/growing pains; tired; not really having heartburn/indigestion, but having to burp a lot or feeling like I have one stuck in my chest; back acne; occasional (not painful or frequent!) BH contractions; leg cramps

Belly button in or out? still shallow, starting to poke out more at the top

What I miss: so far, this pregnancy has been really easy on me and I feel so "normal"! So I don't have many complaints, however, I do miss having a clear back!
Weekly wisdom: I am so grateful for my doctor and her staff- they always listen to my (many) questions and treat them as real concerns, even if they aren't a big deal. Always makes me feel so much better!

What I am looking forward to: I'm looking forward to feeling her moving more and her having more of an active/sleeping pattern. Of course I'm also looking forward to making more progress on her nursery and figuring out her name! Oh and trying out my sewing skills on some baby things :)

Milestones: Less than 100 days to go!! Also, she could start to open her eyes towards the end of this week!

I don't think you're ready for this belly.

This photo was taken last Sunday, the 3rd- 25 weeks, 6 days. Check out that baby! It's one of the first pictures I've seen, and thought, whoa! That's me?! Haha. I think the dress enhanced the bump, but still- wow!

I took this picture a couple days later on the 5th, or 26 weeks, 2 days :) So while there's no hiding the bump, what I wear can definitely make it look bigger or smaller- but it's here to stay! (please excuse our terribly dirty mirror! I didn't know it was so bad until I took this photo, yuck)

These boots...

So, remember the boots we used in our announcement?

Well, they were J's when he was little (can't remember if I mentioned that or not). I knew I had seen a picture of him wearing them, so I did some digging around and found it! Hi-larious. He would probably die if he knew I was putting this on the internet, but it's too funny not to. Ha!

25 weeks

100 days to go!

How far along? 25 weeks (she's about 13 1/2 inches long and a pound and a half)

Maternity clothes? With this hot weather, I've started wearing dresses more frequently, but other than that, all of my regular clothes and one pair of maternity pants.
Movement?  She was having a dance party a couple of days this week! I feel her most at work (I guess since I'm sitting most of the day) and then usually after work if I'm sitting around. I've also noticed when I wake up at anytime during the night (we're talking midnight-4am) she is ALWAYS moving. Looks like we'll have a night owl on our hands...
Cravings? Fruit- strawberries, apples, grapes, anything fruit. Pancakes!
Anything make you queasy or sick? spinach and pizza still not sounding great... 

Sleep? Definitely not great, but I have slept through the night several nights over the past week or so! And by that I mean from when I go to bed until 5am, although I don't have to be up until 6:30 or 7 during the week- but I'm getting more consistent sleep rather than waking up a couple times in the middle of the night. I have also started putting a pillow under my belly/hip and between my knees to help with little aches and pains through the night.
Best moment this week: We finally made huge progress on the house over the weekend! YAY! Thank you J for moving the office furniture and guest room furniture!! Now the nursery is ready for her furniture :) We put together her dresser on Memorial Day and I got started organizing all of her stuff. It's still so surreal to me that we are getting this room together for this little person we are bringing into the world!

Gender: Girl!!
Labor signs? Nope- although I have noticed a few more of the BH contractions
Symptoms? The crazy, hormonal emotional pregnant lady has entered the building. Up until this week, I've been pretty "normal"...but now I've started having some moments of unexplained crying...I'm sure this is just the beginning. Waking up in the night with "round ligament pain" and hip pain. Monday I had a really strange pain in my belly- it hurt to stand up straight or take a deep breath. She must have been changing position, but ow! (either that or trying to escape out of my belly button!) Also, the "dark line" is slowly making it's appearance. It's VERY faint right now (maybe it will stay that way??), but it's there.

Belly button in or out? this is so weird, but usually at the end of the day when I'm sitting down, I can take a deep breath and half of my belly button pops out! I definitely think I will have an outie in the next month or so.

What I miss: sleep (better get used to it, I know)

What I am looking forward to: I read she could start getting the hiccups soon- I think it will be neat to feel that!

Milestones: 25 weeks seems like a milestone to me for some reason! (I guess like with birthdays 25/30/35/40 etc are bigger ones that the years in between) Also, my mom (who we plan to call Lulu) felt a kick this week!

Nursery {the Dresser}

We made some major progress over the long weekend thanks to J. The guestroom furniture is all moved out of the nursery, so we now have space to get her furniture set up!

Little miss now has a dresser. This makes me very happy, because now I have a place to put her stuff! The dresser is HUGE, which is great for storage, but we may have to revise the room layout. However, I'm hoping we can keep it as planned. We'll just see once we get the crib and glider in.

J putting the dresser together (this thing had SO many parts and pieces- I'm glad I didn't try to do this one on my own!)

All done! Don't mind the knobs...or lack thereof- I'm planning to get different knobs for the top 4 drawers and spray paint the rest. 

(Cash wanted to be in on these photos :)

 

Working on getting the drawers organized and things put in their place!

 The big brother had to be sure to check everything out

 Even though things may get moved around some and won't look this neat for long, it's definitely nice to have a place to put things. Yay for progress!

Also, not sure if I posted a picture of her shelf. So, although she may not have a name, she does have two pieces of furniture put together and set up in her room ;)

Insta-May-gram

 I wanted to share some pictures from this past month. May was a busy month and flew by! I can't believe today is JUNE 1st!

Sweet set (in a cute case!) for Baby E from Shannon!

My first Mother's Day card thanks to one of my sweet and thoughtful co-workers (I'm lucky to work with a few!)

Pretty flowers from the daddy-to-be to me for Mother's Day

One of his favorite spots- stretched out on the big green pillow, looking out the window :) What a life

Bump + ice cream 5.28.12

25 weeks on Memorial Day!

Day trip to Chatty for visiting, lunch, and shave ice :)