31 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights


How far along? 31 weeks


Baby's size? about 3 pounds and 3 ounces... that's a gain of 9 ounces in a week! Let's go Elizabeth!


Gender? Still a baby GIRL! Elizabeth Anne!!


Weight Gain? Up 17 pounds


Maternity clothes? Still a mixture of maternity and regular


Stretch marks? Not yet!! Hoping I take after my mom and don't get them!!!


Nelly button in or out? Still in, but getting more shallow


Sleeping? Ok, aside from getting up to go to the bathroom ALL the time!


Foods I'm loving? Anything Mexican!! Frozen yogurt with fruit!!


Foods I'm hating? Nothing really, still not loving leftovers, though.


Best moment this week? The ultrasound this afternoon and hearing that she gained about 9 ounces!! Getting the car seat installed!


What I miss? Nothing really


Symptoms? Heartburn and frequent potty breaks


Weekly Wisdom? drink, drink, drink!


Milestones? Hmm... nothing new, I don't think


Emotions? I cry over just about anything these days...

31 weeks!

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30 weeks!

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 30 weeks

Baby's size? about 2 pounds 11 ounces.

Gender? Still a baby GIRL!!

Weight Gain? Hanging steady at 15 pounds

Maternity clothes? Still a mixture of maternity and regular

Stretch marks? Not yet!!

Belly button in or out? Still in, but have a feeling it will pop out before Elizabeth gets here

Steeping? Pretty decent.

Foods I'm loving? Orange Leaf frozen yogurt!! Liked it soooo much that I bought some frozen yogurt and fruit. I could eat that stuff like candy!

Foods I'm hating? Anything leftover... I only like it once lately

Best moment this week? Hearing that Elizabeth is still following the growth curve, just that she is on the smaller side and getting to see her this morning!

What I'm looking forward to? Seeing my doctor and her new facilities in a couple of hours!

What I miss? Nothing really

Symptoms? Heartburn and frequent potty breaks

Weekly Wisdom? drink, drink, drink!

Milestones? I've made it to weekly appointments...

Emotions? I cry over just about anything these days...

Well, it looks like I'm graduating straight from monthly appointments to weekly appointments. Since Elizabeth is measuring small, they want to see me every week to take an ultrasound to make sure she is getting all the nutrients that she needs... That she's "happy and healthy" as the maternal fetal specialist put it. Luckily, the new office my doctor is at offers ultrasounds so I won't have to drive an hour and a half (one way) every week. I'll see the maternal fetal specialist in 4 more weeks, and then that might be the last time I see her. Crazy to think about it that way!! As long as Elizabeth is "happy and healthy," I should be able to go to my due date, otherwise, I will have to be induced early. I'm 100% fine with a small baby, as long as she is healthy!

And please excuse how I look in this picture... it's definitely not my best!

30 weeks

Christmas/New Years and 29 weeks

I hope that everyone has had a great Christmas and New Years! I know Alan and I did! We did a lot of traveling over the break, had a blast, and are finally getting settled back in the routine of things at home. As I'm typing this, the last load of Elizabeth's clothes are being washed and Alan is outside working on making a shelving unit for her closet. I can't believe only about 10 more weeks until she is here!


Elizabeth made out like a bandit this year for Christmas, and she's not even here. Our parents and my sister-in-laws did great and found some of the CUTEST stuff for her! I think she is going to be the best dressed baby there ever is! She also got some fun toys and books that I'm sure she'll enjoy! :)


While we were visiting my parents, my sister started the artwork for Elizabeth's room. The three pictures that she painted were originally going to go over her changing table and the big one that she is working/ going to work on was going to go above the crib, but I think I'm going to have to reverse that plan because the crib is definitely taller than I remembered. Haha. So without further ado, here are the first three paintings...

They look GREAT with the bedding, color wise! I can't wait to hang them up!! We've told Michelle that she needs to do this as a side job! They turned out wonderful and I am so proud to be her sister. :)

Pregnancy Highlights

 How far along? 29 weeks and 2 days


Baby's size? Will know next Thursday about how big she is!


Gender? Still a baby GIRL!


Weight Gain? 15 pounds total


Maternity clothes? Still a mixture of maternity and regular, but a lot of my regular shirts are getting to be almost too short


Stretch marks? Nope!! Hoping that I take after my mom and don't get any....


Belly button in or out? Still in, but definitely much more shallow than a couple of weeks ago.


Sleeping? Pretty decent. Aside from waking up to go to the bathroom (and the occasional dance parties that Elizabeth likes to have...) I sleep great!


Foods I'm loving? Hmm... I like just about anything!


Foods I'm hating? Spaghetti isn't on my favorites list this week...


Best moment this week? Well, it's been a GREAT two weeks, so I'd have to say spending time with family, but also getting back to our home!


What I'm looking forward to? Getting our next ultrasound next Thursday, going to my doctor's new office, and taking a tour of the new (to me) hospital soon!


What I miss? Nothing really


Symptoms? Heartburn, frequent potty breaks, nausea if I don't drink/eat enough


Weekly Wisdom: drink, drink, drink!!


Milestones: Only 10 more weeks!


Emotions: I cry over just about anything these days...

29 weeks 1 day

27 weeks (a little late..)

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 27 weeks and 4 days


Baby's size? I'm going to skip this unless I've got an update from an ultrasound. Since she's consistently measuring small, I'd rather not post the "estimates."


Gender? Still a baby GIRL!!


Weight Gain? I haven't been on the scale since 26 weeks, and won't be back on the scale until around 29 weeks. :)


Maternity clothes? Still a mixture of maternity and regular


Stretch marks? Nope


Belly button in or out? Still in, but slowly getting more shallow


Sleeping? Pretty decent. I wake up several times, but almost always fall back asleep


Foods I'm loving? Chick-fil-a, On the Border, Port Wine cheese with wheat thins


Foods I'm hating? None for now


Movement? Yes! 




Best moment this week? Heading to my parents house early and then Alan getting here on Saturday with my two fur babies.


Symptoms? Heartburn, frequent potty breaks, and the occasional nausea after I eat too much (she's crowding my stomach and therefore I eat small, frequent meals)


What I miss? Nothing really, unless you count sleeping on my stomach


What I'm looking forward to? Christmas time!! I love to watch other people open up presents!!


Weekly Wisdom: nothing new on this front...


Milestones: I'm in the 3rd trimester!!! And as of today, only 87 days until Elizabeth's due date 


Emotions: Nothing crazy here lately, either.

27 weeks at my parents house!

As some of you might know, my sister is an AMAZING artist! In fact, that's what she's going to school for right now. Well, when she got home, she mentioned that she was really wanting to paint, which was awesome, because I was hoping to get her to do the artwork for Elizabeth's room. Needless to say, in the past couple of days, she's done 3 paintings for above Elizabeth's changing table. As soon as she's put the finishing touches on them, I'm going to show them off. I can't believe what a great job she has done!!! She is also going to do a large painting for above the crib. The larger painting most likely won't be done before I leave to head back home, but I can't wait to put it in the room. The inspiration for the large painting was something I saw at Target, which is...


                                


I know that our bedding doesn't have any owls in it, but I thought it was too cute! Somehow she's going to tie in the flowers on our bedding with the owls. I can't wait to see how it turns out!


Stay tuned for pictures of the first three paintings... gonna keep you in suspense on what they're about. :)

26 weeks and Doctor's Appointment update!

First off, thanks for all the prayers for Elizabeth. I have GREAT news to report!!! She is growing right on track from our last appointment. The doctor just thinks that it is a dating discrepancy, which we knew all along that that was a huge possibility! She still wants to see me every month to continue to monitor Elizabeth's growth, but she doesn't foresee any other complications. We got some great pictures of Elizabeth today, which I'll post at the end of my posting... got to keep everyone interested... haha.

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 26 weeks (my due date is now March 17 instead of March 12)

Baby's size? Elizabeth weighs about 1 pound and 10 ounces, according to today's ultrasound.

Weight Gain? 9 pounds

Maternity clothes? Still a mixture of maternity and regular clothes

Stretch marks? Nope

Belly button in or out? Still in, but getting more shallow

Sleeping? Pretty decent. I wake up several times a night, but I can always fall right back asleep.

Foods I'm loving? Chick-fil-a, Chicken fried steak, On the Border, pizza, anything NOT at our house...

Foods I'm hating? Nothing at the moment

Movement? Yes! And she kicked King yesterday when we were chilling in a chair. His little head bobbed up and down, but it didn't phase him one bit! I wish I had a video of it. 

Best moment this week? Getting GREAT news at our ultrasound!

Symptoms? Occasional heartburn and going to the bathroom ALL the time

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

What I'm looking forward to? Christmas time! I can't wait to see all my family that I haven't seen in a while!

Weekly Wisdom: Trust your gut!

Milestones: Less than 100 days until my due date!!!

Emotions? Elation today! Other than that, pretty normal, but I'm still crying at random things...

26 weeks!

Sticking out my tongue... And we might have a LITTLE problem...

Does anyone else see her going "hook 'em horns?" We'll change

that as soon as she's born. :) GIG 'EM AGGIES! 

She still likes to cover her face...

2D profile pic

Her toes must taste yummy... We actually got to see her swallowing 

while her toes were in her mouth! It was hilarious!!

I'm done with pictures for today!

Recent Purchases

Today I finally received an order from Amazon.com that I had been waiting to purchase for a long time. You see, Alan didn't want me to spend any money on the second item(s) that I bought, so I had to accumulate quite a few swagbucks to gain enough amazon gift cards. 

The first thing I bought was Elizabeth's first Bible. I'd read/heard good things about this particular Bible. I can't wait to read it to (and with) Elizabeth!

The second item(s) that I purchased were 3 cloth diapers! Since I most likely will be staying home with Elizabeth, I'd love to save money any way we can. I've done a ton of research and, including the price of washing/drying the diapers, we would save about $1500-$2000 over the course Elizabeth being in diapers.  Now, I haven't quite convinced Alan of the merit of cloth diapers, but hopefully when he sees how easy they are, he'll change his mind. :) I decided to go with the AIO, or all in one, because they can be worn up until Elizabeth has been potty trained. Keep in mind, however, that we will still be buying SOME regular diapers (pending on the fact that Alan actually goes for cloth diapering), but a majority of the time I'd like to keep her in cloth. Not to mention that they are pretty cute, in my humble opinion. :) So... here they are! I bought FuzziBunz (with snaps) this time, but I'd also like to get some Bum Genius 4.0 (also with snaps). Target actually carries them online, too, which is really nice!

mint, pink, and grape

Well, gotta go get dinner ready! Leftover ham, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, and rolls tonight! I LOVE not having to cook. :)

Weekend in Review!

This past weekend Alan and I headed to Temple and Salado, TX (only about 15 minutes apart). I forgot my camera... story of my life these days... so I don't have any pictures, but I at least want to some-what document our time away. We headed to Temple Saturday morning to eat lunch with one of my best friends, her husband, and their daughter. It had been several months since I'd seen her, so I wanted to catch up with them. She is also pregnant and due between 4-6 weeks after me. :)

After lunch, Alan and I did some Christmas shopping, since we couldn't check into our hotel just yet. We got his Dad's present, leaving me with only two more presents to purchase!!! I'm so glad to almost be done! Once we checked into the hotel, we just hung out for a while before we headed to Salado to meet some friends from our small group for dinner and some shopping down Salado's Main Street.  We went to the Stagecoach Inn for dinner and I had the BEST chicken friend steak and dessert. They call it Strawberry Kiss, which is some delicious meringue (but so much better than pie meringue! really sweet) topped with vanilla ice cream and strawberries with strawberry sauce. Need I say more? I wish I had gotten a picture of it. I should've just used my phone, but didn't think about it.



Main Street was packed after dinner. There are tons of fun shops to go into and if we go again, I'm going to hold off on Christmas presents until we shop there. I got Elizabeth the cutest pillowcase dress for next Christmas! I can't wait to see her in it!!

I can picture her in this with a cute white or green

 shirt and a BIG bow. :)

In other news, like I said earlier, I'm almost done shopping for Christmas! I'm waiting on 5 presents (one of them being my Dad's birthday present) for us to give my family, then I should have several presents for my Dad from both my Mom and MeMaw arriving this week. Once those are here and wrapped, all I have to do is shop for both of my sister-in-laws. I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing for both of them, it's just a matter of getting out to do it. Without further ado, here is a picture of our tree. We still don't have a topper for it, or that many ornaments, but we're slowly working on it!

I'm pretty sure my due date is going to get changed this week, so I'm going to hold off on my weekly update until Thursday. If it is changed, then Thursday will be the start of each new week (and this Thursday would make 26 weeks), which would definitely make updates easier on me. :)