19 weeks.

This was my "photographer" this morning.  No he's not sick.  And he's probably not tired either.  It's allergies.  We haven't found any kind of allergy medicine that actually does the trick.  The poor kid is constantly sneezing, has watery eyes that are totally blooshot, and stuffy/runny nose.  :(  I feel bad for him, but I remember going through the same when I was younger.  Maybe not 4 years old...hopefully it's doesn't get worse every year!

I asked Ethan if he could take a picture of Mommy's belly and he said "of course Mommy"!!  Well there it is.  Some of you have asked to see the belly (mostly those who live far away)  I am 19 weeks along.  Yes it's big.  No there is NOT twins in there...as far as we know.  We have our big ultrasound next friday at 8am!  I had a dream the other night that I was writting a new blog post, and it was that we had found out we were having twins.  Nick fainted, and I cried....and then I said "but overall we are excited...can't you tell"?  Hahaha, that would be very suprising.  I told Nick about it last night and he said he wouldn't faint, because he would be too busy having a heart attack.  ;)

Well I can feel the baby moving all the time now.  It's pretty crazy to think in reality, the baby is only about 8 or 9 ounces, and I can feel those tiny little punches.  It's so weird.  The more pregnancy's I have the more I think about things I never thought of before.  Like this time, I am hopefully going to have some VERY special memories captured on camera.  I asked our photographer if she would come and take pictures of the baby being born.  Not the "actual" birth, but the special moments right before and right after.  I am so excited.  So please just pray that I don't go into labor and have the baby like all my others...in the wee hours of the morning!!  Almost halfway home, yeay! :)

Inspiration

Such an amazing family...to overcome what they have. Just reminds me to be thankful for everything I have.

Big Boy!!

Ethan has made HUGE strides over the past couple weeks.  He is totally out of pull-ups...tonight is officially the 1st night in underwear all night!  He also started not being so afraid to go poopy in the toilet.  He has been out of diapers during the day for a year now, but had a HUGE fear of "sitting" on the toilet.  Well, Nintendo DS and a Mario game fixed that within 4 days!! :)  I am so proud of him.  He feels so great that he is "all grown up".  My big boy, really is growing up so fast.  We love him!

The Sweetest Things.

A baby sleeping has got to be the cutest thing on earth. 

I took pictures of Samuel during his exrta long nap today. 

 What a sweetheart.  I love him.

17 weeks

Today starts the 17th week.  The baby is the size of a small turnip this week!  My belly is growing fast!  Over the last week, it has really "sprouted".  Had the Dr. appointment last week, heart rate was at 152.  We will find have our big ultrasound on May 14th.  I can hardly wait!

Other big news:  felt the baby's kicks yesterday!  Just a small one, but I felt it for sure!! :)  So exciting.

A furry visitor

Auntie Muzzie was so kind to rescue a lost kitten that was roaming the neighborhood.  She stayed in our cage until someone came to get her.  The boys were just in awe.  They wanted to keep the kitty and as soon as Ethan found out she wasn't ours, he was pretty upset.  Sam wanted to play with her and kept trying to open the dog cage.  Nick and I are both severely allergic to cats, so we will never own one...but it was fun while it lasted!

Finishing the Project.

Don't get too excited, we are nowhere near being "finished".  However, we could finally finish the drywall in Samuel's room.  The gas company came out and dug up our front yard to move our meter outside.  Now it's directly in front of our house...any great idea's on a plant that will cover it nicely would be great!!  I thought it would be a HUGE mess, but they actually did a spectacular job, you can't even tell they dug it up!  So onto the next project.  We are trying to get some carpet picked out right now, and I am changing my mind about everyday on the colors for paint...so haven't bought those yet.  But it's almost all primed. :)  Such little to do, but such time consuming tasks left.

**pregnancy massage here I come** (I just know I won the bet)

16 weeks

Today starts week 16!!  Wow, those past 4 months have just flown by.  I actually went shopping for a few maternity shirts this morning.  Only found 2...but I guess it's a good start right!?  Yes, I have to buy maternity clothes, because silly me...gave them ALL away after I had Sam, as I was FOR SURE we were done having baby's!!  Ha!  Luckily I really wont have to buy any warm clothes...just mostly shorts and tee's...nothing too expensive atleast. :)

I have a Dr.'s appointment on Wednesday, and then in 4 more weeks we will know if the baby is a boy or a girl!  I can't hardly wait a second longer.  I am ready to buy something for this little peanut!!!  I almost bought a boy and a girl outfit at Younkers the other day, but thought I might be jinxing it keeping girls clothes in the house, so I held off.  Maybe one day I will be able to buy those super cute dresses and outfits by Osh Kosh that I always see!! ;)

Anyways!  I have been feeling really sick again.  In fact, it seems like I feel more sick now than I did 4 weeks ago!  This time my mouth waters, and I feel it right there...it's awful!!  I hope that goes away soon.  Otherwise I have been feeling great!  I can't feel the baby move yet, but I am hoping it's soon!  I think I felt Ethan move around 14 weeks, but didn't feel Sam until close to 20!  Very different, thats for sure.

It looks like there is a good mix of boy and girl guess's out there!  Can't wait to share what our peanut is!!