20 weeks!!

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 20 weeks and 4 days (I'm a little late this week... haha)

Baby's size? Elizabeth is the size of a banana - 7 inches and 11 ounces

Weight Gain? None! Halfway through and I'm finally at my prepregnancy weight.

Maternity clothes? Yes in pants and a mixture in everything else

Stretch marks? Nope, but I'm getting blue veins along my belly, which I thought were stretch marks at first... phew... I'm safe for now

Belly Button in or out? In

Sleeping? Sleep last night was great! I only woke up 2 times (3 if you count when Alan woke up... haha)

Foods I am loving? I'd kill for a TLC burger and fries!!! Cherry coke floats with Bluebell ice cream, and eggs and bacon. I'm going to insert a picture here of my favorite eggs of all time. They come from my parents next door neighbor and are so delicious!!

Eggs straight from the chicken coop!! I LOVE all the colors!!!

Foods I'm hating? Nothing really at the moment, although hot dogs still aren't high on my "gotta have" list. 

Best moment this week? Totally not baby related, but it'd have to be getting to see my nephew and figuring out what I'm doing for my two sister-in-laws for Christmas!

Movement? Yes, but still waiting on Alan to feel her. And I can't wait until she kicks one of the dogs... haha

Symptoms? The occasional bout of nausea, blue veins popping up everywhere.

Gender? Precious Elizabeth Anne!

What I miss? Nothing, really. I'm loving being pregnant right now!

What I'm looking forward to? Going to the doctor and hearing Elizabeth's heartbeat tomorrow!

Weekly wisdom: Nothing new at the moment.

Milestones: Halfway through (unless my due date gets changed tomorrow)

Emotions: Nothing crazy here this week!

20 weeks 4 days!

Nursery and SHOPPING!!

This past weekend was great! Alan and I got to go to Texarkana to see my parents and my sweet sister! I'm so glad she got to come down from OSU the same weekend we were down! Alan and I stay in the guest bedroom now and when we went there to put up our stuff, my parents and sister followed us. I thought it was a little odd, but I really didn't think much of it... until I turned on the light. The bed was covered with the most ADORABLE clothes (and a super cute and soft Taggie blanket) for Elizabeth!! I could bore you with pictures of all the clothes, so I'll just post a couple of my favorite.

Sweet smocked sleeper

Smocked Dress (Adorable!!!)

How cute is this!? (Can you tell my mom LOVES smocked outfits??)

Cute dress for next winter!

On Saturday, mom and I went shopping! We didn't buy much, except for some stocking stuffers for me and Alan (all cute clothes for Elizabeth... haha), but I do HAVE to tell you about my new favorite store in Texarkana. For this gals still living there, it is called Peas and Carrots* and is located in Summerhill Square. We didn't look at any of the boy things, but the girl clothes and accessories were just about some of the cutest I have EVER seen! If I was rich, I would've bought out the whole store. I also found what I want for Elizabeth's going home outfit, but we're just waiting on a new shipment so we can get the right size. I highly recommend stopping in this store if you are pregnant or have a young child!! I will be returning over Thanksgiving to stock up on some more clothes. (*They did not ask me to write this, I just really loved the shop!!!)

When we got back home Sunday evening, Alan decided to paint a fourth (and final) coat on the ceiling of Elizabeth's room. The color the previous owners has the ceilings is kind of a grayish color, that we aren't too fond of, so we're (and by "we're", I mean "Alan") is slowly going to paint the rest of the ceilings white. After that was complete, we moved the dresser into the room and called it a night.

Last night, Alan assembled the crib! I spent the day washing and drying all of the crib accessories in order to be ready to make the bed (I know we still have 5 months... I'm just a little excited!!) The assembly didn't take long, so in order to keep from boring you, I'll just show some pictures. :)

Painting the room last week

This is Alan's "are you really photographing this?" look

Almost done!

Putting in the last screw!!!

 Completed (and moved) bed!!

A closer look at the bedding

Closet full of clothes and some diapers!!

Close up of the clothes

I've organized the clothes by size! And each size has a different color coat hanger (OCD, I know...). My only question, which is a stupid question, is about varying clothing sizes. Some clothes have age ranges (i.e. 0-3 months) and some just have a particular month (3 months). I put the 3 months with the 0-3 months, and so on, but am I doing it right? Haha.

Ok... this post is getting really long so I'm going to cut it off now. I can't believe I've posted twice in two days! It must be a record.

19 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 19 weeks and 2 days

Baby's size? Elizabeth is the size of a mango - 6.5 inches and 10 ounces (although in real life she is definitely smaller than this)

Weight Gain? Only down 1/2 pound from prepregnancy weight.

Maternity clothes? Yes in pants, I wear a mixture of maternity and non-maternity tops.

Stretch marks? Nope

Belly button in or out? In

Sleeping? Sleeping is okay. I definitely still have a difficult time falling asleep and am now finding that sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night I can't fall back asleep for another hour or so... Thank goodness that I still have the luxury of staying home so I can sleep as long as I can.

Foods I am loving? TLC burgers and fries from Texarkana!!! (Especially doused in their Red River Sand... mmm... Mom, I might be coming down again tomorrow. haha)

Foods I am hating? Well, hot dogs are definitely high on the list right now. And I also haven't really liked fast food french fries and the ones you bake in your oven.

Best moment this week? Getting to see Elizabeth and going to Texarkana to see my family and get the crib and dresser.

Movement? I feel little nudges here and there, especially when I'm not moving.

Symptoms? The occasional bout of nausea, still really sleepy, and in the last day or so, I've had quite a bit of heartburn.

Gender? Elizabeth Anne!

What I miss? Nothing, really. I'm loving being pregnant right now!

What I'm looking forward to? Setting up the crib and organizing the closet and dresser (stay tuned for pictures tomorrow!)

Weekly Wisdom: Eat, eat, eat and don't leave the house without water!!!

Milestones: Less than 5 months to go!

Emotions: Nothing crazy here this week!

I don't know what the spots on the pic are... 

Maybe I need to clean the lens?

Stay tuned for pictures of the crib, dresser, and closet, not to mention a couple pics of some CUTE clothes and where to shop in Texarkana! Alan is assembling the crib TONIGHT!!! =)

One Stubborn Baby...

Well we had the "big" anatomy scan today! The office was having some technical issues with their computers, so what should've taken about 30-45 minutes ended up taking an hour and fifteen minutes. It wouldn't have been bad if we got to see Elizabeth the entire time, but we only saw her for about 30 minutes or so. And, like the previous two ultrasounds, she didn't want to cooperate very well. She is measuring a little on the small side, which didn't concern the doctor, especially with my crazy cycles (sorry if TMI). The doctor is having me come in again in 4 weeks, though, just to make sure Elizabeth is, indeed, growing normally. 

She wouldn't move her hand off her face so we could get a good profile.

17 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights







How far along? 17 weeks and 3 days



Baby's size? Elizabeth is the size of a sweet potato - 5.5 inches and 5 ounces



Weight Gain? Still down from prepregnancy weight, but up one from last week (makes it -3)



Maternity clothes? Definitely in pants, I've worn some tops for fun, but it isn't necessary yet. Dresses and everything else still in normal clothes



Stretch marks? Nope

 Belly button in or out? In, and I doubt it pops, but I could be wrong.






Sleep? Sleeping is ok. I wake up a lot to either go to the bathroom or change positions. Even though I have a hard time going to sleep, when I wake up, I can go back to sleep almost instantaneously.






Foods I am loving? Honeycrisp apples!! Cookies and cream ice cream.





Foods I am hating? Nothing really, but lately I haven't been liking reheated meat. It has a funny texture that I haven't noticed before, even when it is smothered in cheese, sauce, and noodles like lasagna.






Best moment this week? Shopping for Elizabeth and in a non-pregnancy related thing, seeing the surprise on my Granny's face when she walked into the room for her 80th birthday party






Movement? I would guess that I have been feeling her since last Thursday, but I'm not 100% sure. 






Symptoms? The occasional bout of nausea, still really sleepy, going to the bathroom a TON more than normal

 

Gender? Baby Girl - Elizabeth Anne!!

 What I miss? What I miss is nothing in comparison to being pregnant. :)

 What I'm looking forward to? Going to Texarkana soon to pick up our crib and dresser!!!



Weekly Wisdom: Never ever leave the house without snacks and water.



Milestone: Past the 4 month mark! Only a little more than 5 months left!!


Emotions: This week has been pretty tame, emotion wise. I read the newest book by my favorite author yesterday and I think I cried buckets... haha

In other news, I attended substitute training for one area school district today! I can start subbing tomorrow, if there is an available position!! Woo hoo for getting out of the house soon (and making money)!

What's in a name?

If you know me in real life, or are friends with me on facebook, you most likely already know the name of our precious baby girl. This ultrasound is the second photo that we have of her, but the first one where she is looking like a baby. :)

She's curled up asleep... didn't want to move AT ALL!

Alan and I spent a lot of time talking about names. I have always wanted to use Biblical names for my babies, but I was having a hard time finding girl names that we both really liked. Then, I remembered that Elizabeth was John the Baptist's mother! I fell in love. So Elizabeth it is. Now on to her middle name. Anne, my sister's middle name. It is perfect! When I looked at their meanings, we both fell even more in love with the name we'd chosen.

Elizabeth means "consecrated to God." What a great meaning for our first born to lean on! And Anne means "full of grace," which is definitely something we want her to possess. So Elizabeth Anne is is!

We are thrilled to announce the name of our firstborn and can't wait to actually introduce her to this blog in about 5 1/2 months!

Stay tuned for my weekly update and some pictures of cute clothes I got over the weekend in San Marcos celebrating my Granny's 80th birthday!!