A new wardrobe

B took me shopping today before our appointment for maternity clothes! It was lots of fun getting new clothes and being spoiled. While we were there I made B try on the belly, she looked pretty cute pregnant :)

B was finally able to feel and see her little one move too! During our Dr. appointment when they were trying to find his heartbeat (he is a stubborn one) he kicked the monitor a couple of times pretty hard. You could see it bounce right off my tummy. It was such a tender moment to see B see that for the first time.

I am so glad to be going through this with such an amazing person, friend and example!

(November 16)

Halloween

My parents have a Halloween party every year the Sunday before Halloween for the grandkids. We dress up, carve pumpkins, play games, eat and have a great time.  This year Jean's father-in-law and wife (which also happens to be B's dad) was in town for the weekend so my parents invited them all to our party.  Of course B and I were twinners in our Halloween shirts and had a blast all hanging out.

 (October 28)

20 weeks

We had our 20 week ultrasound and appointment! Everything with baby Sweet is looking good and healthy, yay! He is still a boy and oh my goodness does he have long limbs like his daddy :) Definitely not something I have seen in my uterus before. Hubbs is 5 5" and I am 5 4".

It was crazy to see how much he has grown (on an ultrasound) in just a few weeks. He is getting so big.

I had this shirt made for B and gave it to her when she picked me up for the appointment. She tried it on immediately and is going to wear it on Halloween :)

Also here is a 20 week pic of the belly.

 (October 22)

Checkin in

B texts me or calls at least 2 times a week to see how things are. Up until this point I always tell her that I am totally fine and things are great. For the most part its all true. However I know how much she wants to be involved and know everything so without trying to sound like I am complaining I text her this

feeling good still. starting to notice the belly: when I sit it gets in the way, climbing the stairs by 2 is no longer possible and is starting to make me breathless, we are starting to enter the stage where things start to get a bit harder :) its going to go even faster with the holidays coming!

She replied at how awesome I am doing and she is glad its been easy for me. Later in the week she asked how I was and if he was moving much

good! I was going to text you and tell you today that exact thing :) he is moving a ton and I am starting to get braxton hicks contractions. Nothing to worry about, just my body preparing. Totally normal to them this early, especially this being my 4th pregnancy :)

It's fun doing this blog and feeling some sort of obligation to text and talk to someone about the progression of this pregnancy. Also actually having to write down what is going on and how my body feels etc. I can go back through texts and see it all. I don't think I have ever documented any of my pregnancies like this but always wish I had. Even though this is my fourth pregnancy (crazy to think about that fact....) I still have questions. Is that normal, did this happen last time, when did this start with my other ones? Anyways this is fun for me to actually do, another perk to this adventure!

(October 17)

Can you hear in there?

 Something my mom and B thought of that I thought was a pretty good idea is for B and N to record conversations for the babe to listen to. B got me a set of headphones and has been sending conversations that I can play for her little one. I usually play them for him at night when I am sitting in bed, he really seems to enjoy it!

(October 10)

18 week belly pic

I have started sending B weekly belly pics, when I remember :) This little one is sure growing! Everything is looking good and its so fun to have B go with me to all the Dr appointments. Time seems to be flying, he will be here before we know it!

B text me

Oh my goodness!!! You look ADORABLE!!! :) :) my little guy is growin!!! Thanks!

(October 5)

Hey, I want that

O my goodness! There is such cute baby stuff out there. B, Jean, Katie, Kenzie (my sister-in-law) and I just got done registering for little baby Sweet. Seriously, I can't believe all the cute and matching stuff they have. Just 5 years ago when I was registering there were not so many options. I am so jealous!
We had such a great time though. It stinks that N works out of town alot but it also means I get to participate in so much more fun stuff with B!
All I can say is this little Boy is going to be one spoiled baby!

(September 29)

Psych Evaluation

Another item our state law requires us to do in order to have baby here is for all of us, B, N, Hubbs and I all had to have a Psychological Evaluation. At the beginning the counselor seemed quite skeptical. She normally meets with adoptive parents or girls who are giving up their babies for adoption. She kept telling us that she would talk with us and then advise on what extra treatment/sessions we would all need.
We all sat and talked comfortably as she asked questions. Almost everything she inquired about B and I or all of us had discussed. Everything was pretty clear. I am pretty sure we had the her crying quite a few times discussing while we discussed our reasonings for wanting to do this and how it all came about.
In the end it was really good to sit and talk, all 4 of us, and go over it all again. Being reminded of this little miracle we all created and helping to come into the world. The counselor said she felt that we were all very aware of what was going on and had it all figured out the best she thought we could and didn't recommend any extra treatment.
I know that through words I can't express how it all feels and what we are all going through, all I can say is it is so surreal, feels so right and I just feel honored to be apart of it. I am so grateful for the many small blessings I have had so far and how easy this pregnancy has been. I just pray everything continues to go so well. 

(September 8)