My new diaper bag!

Isn't she pretty?! I actually had to get this picture off the internet because I am having camera issues. The darn thing has decided not to want to charge. I've gotten a new cable and everything and it still doesn't work. Now I'm going to attempt to take it back to Target...hopefully they will work with me and just exchange it out for one that works! So, pending that exchange, the belly pic might be delayed.
Hope everyone's having a great Wednesday!

Awesome weekend

So I just got back from a Women's Retreat and it was AWESOME! I feel so refreshed and renewed and just all around good inside and out. I made deeper connections with friends and new friendships with ladies I didn't know very well. I feel so grateful that we all got away for a weekend and spent some time getting re-centered and closer to God.
The baby belly got LOTS of lovin'...so little Pumpernickle, as my friend Tori has named him, is already being doted on. I just can't wait to love on him from the outside!!! A couple ladies even felt him movin' around...too cool.
So on the way home from the retreat there's this newish outlet mall that happens to have a Coach store. Do you know where this is heading??? A few of us stopped and I just had to see if they had any cute diaper bags. Well, guess what?!?! They did!!! I am TOTALLY obsessed with my purchase, which by the way, was a steal of a deal. I got this precious bright blue sateen diaper bag (normally over $300) for $125! Now, you may be asking yourself, does she really need a $125 diaper bag? Once you see a pic (I'll post this week sometime), you know the answer is YES! My fellow shopping buddies agree :)
So not only was this weekend great for my soul, it now has some tangible evidence of fabulousness.
I'll post another belly shot this week too. Can't believe I have just 11 weeks of this pregnancy to go!!!

Why God made Moms...

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2.. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's mom like me.

What kind of a little girl was your mom?
1. My mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my mom eats a lot
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms and dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller and stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friends.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Just thought that was too cute not to share :)

Third Trimester...here we come!

So I can't believe I'm actually beginning the final trimester. Time flies when you're pregnant! It's just amazing to me that our sweet baby will be here in 3 months...or less! And I'm really hoping he comes a little early, especially since he's already measuring large. I've had several friends deliver at 37 weeks and I'm all about that! Lots of walks and jumping jacks are in order at that point...ha! Well, I'm sure our little guy will come when he's ready :)

I went to my dr. appt. last week and took the standard blood glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes. I got my blood drawn, drank this really sugary fruit punch drink (it tasted like Koolaid...yum!) and got my blood drawn again an hour later. Not a big fan of needles, but the lady that does it is really nice and good at distracting you while she's poking. So I'll post the results when I get them (hopefully next week). I'm hoping I don't have it - they say 7-8% of all pregnant ladies get it.

While at the doctor they checked the baby's heart rate and it was 150. It's been consistently on the high side of normal so that whole myth about girl's having higher heart rates has been proven false! I'm also going to the doctor every 2 weeks from here on out. I'm so happy about that! It's always something to look forward to :)

Well, we registered last Friday and had so much fun at Babies R Us. It started out a little overwhelming, but got easier the further we got into it. We picked out the cutest little Froggy mobile! I love it! The colors for the room are going to be sage green and dark brown. The room is really coming along too. Bryan put the crib together and positioned the rocking recliner. I think getting the room ready has gotten me even more excited about meeting our little man! Well that, and seeing a 2 day old baby last weekend! A friend of mine, Wanda, just became a grandma a week ago Thursday and I visited her and Samantha, the mama, and Paeyton Elizabeth, in the hospital. She was just so precious and little!

Other than that, things are fairly uneventful. More updates as they come!

100 days to go!

Okay, I've really got to work on my blogging skills...my updates are so far and few between. I'm on the computer all day at work and don't usually like to get back on in the evenings...so that's my excuse :)

Things are going really well with the pregnancy. Haven't been back to the doctor since the last post - I go next Thursday (YAY!).

Tomorrow is a big day...Bryan and I both took off work and are going to register! So exciting! I'm hoping it won't be quite as overwhelming as a wedding registery. That was stressful for me! Bryan handles that kind of stuff much better :) Thank God I found someone to balance me out!

We did get our crib already, so that's done. It's beautiful! Here's a pic...


We were just amazed because we ordered it online (cribs.com) and thought it would take a few weeks to come in, but no! It came in 3 days! It's been sitting in a box in the study/soon-to-be-nursery for the past few weeks. This weekend is the weekend we are going to assemble it! We've just been waiting for our lap top to come in so we could move the desk and computer out and move baby stuff in!

And we actually already have lots of baby items to put in the nursery. We have been super blessed by lots of hand me down baby stuff from a few of our friends that just had babies in the past year. Thank you thank you thank you to Lisa & Colin (and baby Will!), Julie & Dan (and their 4 beautiful kids), and Jenn & Toby (and Kenzie). We are so grateful to have such generous people in our lives.

So I've been feeling Baby D move A LOT! It is so cool because he's gotten big enough that I can see his kicks from the outside. Sometimes Bryan and I just stare at my belly when he's movin' around. It is just incredible!

My body is of course continuing to change. My belly button now actually looks like a button - it is pushed so far out it's not even funny! I'm gaining weight steadily, and although I know it's healthy, it still makes me feel horrible. :( I don't look horrible, but it has been a struggle to feel good about myself on some days. THEREFORE, I went SHOPPING! I've been having great luck getting cute, inexpensive maternity clothes at Motherhood. So last Sunday I was out and about and Bryan told me not to come home until I bought some new clothes. What a husband! I mean, he's a really good guy, but he was also tired of hearing me complain about my body. And what better way to make a woman feel good about they way she looks...buy some cute, flattering clothes! So I've had a fashion show all week wearing my new outfits. Love it!

My back has been acting up lately too. It's an old injury that is definetly being aggrevated by the soccer ball I'm now carrying around in front of me. By the way, that's how big my uterus is...the size of a soccer ball...WHOA! I've been doing prenatal yoga which has been amazing and very helpful. I'm definetly a yoga fan now. The stretching and toning that it does really makes me feel great! I'm also going to start swimming again. That's supposed to be awesome for preggo people...I just have to get motivated to do it! Exercising throughout this pregnancy has really helped me feel better about all the bodily changes going on. It's supposed to help with labor too, so I'm counting on that!

Well, I guess that's about it...I'll post after the doctor visit next week. Oh, and I do have an updated belly shot...

Finally...another post!

I have been so bad about posting lately...sorry! Lots of updates to share :) Here are the latest ultrasound pictures of Baby D...

So isn't he PRECIOUS?! Okay, let me explain the pictures so you can tell :) First of all, these pictures came from our big ultrasound that we had on Tuesday at the hospital with an ultrasound tech. She checked EVERYTHING out and said that the baby is growing just as he should. In fact, he's already a pound! And that makes me a little nervous...he's still got 18 weeks to gestate. I just feel like he's gonna be a big boy! And THAT makes me even more nervous about the labor. Oh well, I guess I'd rather endure a little more pain for a healthy baby than a puny one :)

Okay, back to the pics! The first one is a profile picture. I just love the little nose!

The next one is a full on face shot. His forhead is to the right and chin to the left. You can see his little ear popping out of his head at the top and his little hand covering his mouth. And don't worry if you can't see all this...I had to study this picture to figure out what in the heck it was...and I was there while the tech was explaining what was going on in each picture!

The first one is of him making a fist with his numb up...kinda like a gun, but not scary...more on the cute side. My boss (who went to Texas Tech) said he's already making the "shoot 'em up red raiders" hand gesture!

Here's some belly pics as well...21 weeks and growing!

In other exciting news, I'm really feeling the baby moving quite a bit now. It is so awesome!!! It really started about a week ago and I was just so happy to feel the movement. This pregnancy keeps on getting more and more real. And it's getting Bryan and I more and more excited to meet our little man!

We've started talking about names and have some great ideas, but nothing for sure yet. And we've decided to keep our final selection a secret though until he actually comes. That way we don't get all the opinions and it's kinda fun to have at least one surprise for everyone!

We also started looking at day cares :( I'm not at all excited about the thought of taking him to one, but I must go back to work. We were so pumped about the Univ. of Texas Child Development Center (Bryan works for UT Houston so we would get a discount) that's a mile away from our house but when I called a few weeks ago I was told they have a waiting list until Summer of 2010!!! So disappointing. Then we looked at the YMCA in the medical center and were comfortable with that option. And they have an opening! So we definetly could put Baby D there but are going to check out at least a couple more. I'm just praying that God makes this decision very clear for us because we definetly want to choose the right spot.

Well, I think that's it for today. I'll try to update more frequently!

Week 17 Ultrasound

Here's the pic from our visit a couple weeks ago. It's a little hard to figure out what it is, so I'll try to explain. This is a shot of his bottom - all you can see is his little toosh, 1 leg pretty clearly, and the other is just a line. THEN in the middle is where you can tell he's a boy! :)

I also wanted to post a pic of the ADORABLE longhorn onesie my friend, Cate, gave us over the holidays. I LOVE IT! Bryan is less than thrilled, of course. He asked why it was inside out. Ha. Ha.