Lil' Kicker

Brian felt our baby for the first time last night. As we got into bed the little kicker got moving. This little one hasn't been much for moving a lot. I usually get a kick, maybe two now and then and I have rarely felt the baby move from the outside with my hand, maybe 3 or 4 times. I didn't think Brian would be feeling the baby move for a few more weeks so, I was surprised and delighted that Brian felt a few kicks last night. And of course, Brian was pretty excited too.

Prego Update

Today I am 18 weeks 4 day pregnant and all is going well. Here's a little pregnancy news.

Our first ultrasound was on May 4th. We were, of course, excited to see the little gummy bear, most of all Paige. She thought it was so cool to be able to see our baby on the screen in the ultrasound room. She insisted on making phone calls right after the appointment to spread the news that we saw our baby. Baby was healthy and as always it's reassuring to see the little one and see it's heart beating. The official due date is December 9th. It will be excited to have a new little baby at Christmas.

Baby Bump!
This is me about 8 weeks along, some time around the first week of May. I know most don't see the bump, but I can.

The next few weeks I just gained weight and did not look real pregnant; I just look like I was putting on a few extra pounds. Bring on the fat stores for the sweet little nursing baby.
June 30th- I still think I look like I'm just gaining a bit o' chub, but others say this is a definite
baby bump. The last few days I have been popping out. I wake up each morning to find my tummy has expanded. It's fun.

June 27th I felt baby move for the first time. I got out of bed and first thing I get a little kick. I may have felt little flutters before but this was the first definite baby kick this pregnancy. The movements are coming daily and more and more frequently now. This is my favorite part of pregnancy. I like roundness of my tummy, the ultrasounds, and buying baby stuff, but by far, my favorite part is feeling that little life moving within me.

The nauseousness is completely gone. I'm very hungry, though, and have had a few cravings. One day I just had to drink the juice from the pickle jar. I know, not so healthy, but I had to have it. Last night it was enchiladas served with beans and rice, from a Mexican place I went to growing up. I could almost smell it, taste it, feel the messy yumminess in my mouth. Unfortunately the restaurant is no longer there. It was also 9:30 pm so no Mexican restaurant would be open around here anyway. Taco Bell was open, I'm sure, but would not cut it. I went to bed with out my Mexican food.

We will be going to our next ultrasound soon and finding out the gender of our little bundle. Paige is really hoping for a girl. She tells most people she's going to have a sister. Brian and I are also thinking it might be a girl. We've both been back and forth on the issue but we feel it's a girl now. We'll see in a couple weeks.

Lots to Tell

We have been busy so I thought I'd get a post up.
Brian had a birthday. He is feeling old. We're getting closer to 30.
I made Brian his favorite, German chocolate cake. Carter enjoyed the ice cream.

Paige turned 3. She's such a big girl. She was spoiled as usual and loved it. Here are a couple pictures.

Paige chose a fudge, Oreo, and mint ice cream concoction for her cake. She loved it. Sadly these are her first birthday candles. Her mother has bought candles but has forgotten to bring them to the party location each time. Finally she got to blow out the candles and make a wish for her birthday.



We celebrated our 5th anniversary on the 30th of June. Brian surprised me with a trip to Starlight Mountain Theatre in Crouch. It's a good hour and a half drive up in to the mountains. We had a nice drive, a tasty dinner, and saw The Wizard of Oz. It was a great production and very funny.



4th of July festivities.
We spent the 4th with our best buds and had a great time! Wish we had taken more pictures but I forgot the extra batteries. Oops. Ya gotta forget something on a road trip, right. Ha, Brian also forgot his suit for church on Sunday.



The kids both loved the swings. This was a first for Paige.

These girls all had a lot of fun playing together and fighting over toys. Haha! It was great.

We wet bowling. This was the first time for both Paige and Carter.




Miss Champ
She beat us all.

Now you're somewhat up to date. I'll get a baby post up soon.