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. :)

Thanksgiving! (and 25 week update)

I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving! Alan and I spent ours in Texarkana visiting my parents. We ate a ton of good food and had a blast. I didn't bring my camera, so unfortunately, I don't have any pictures. I went out shopping Friday and Saturday, and only have to buy a couple things for Alan's dad and one more thing for my dad! Now it's on to wrapping (which I'm going to do as soon as I'm done with this).

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 25 weeks and 3 days

Baby's size? According to What to Expect When You're Expecting, she should be 2 pounds and about 9 inches. I'll have a more accurate size once I go for my ultrasound next Thursday.

Weight Gain? 8 pounds... Texarkana was a little TOO good to me... haha

Maternity clothes? A mixture of maternity and regular clothes

Stretch marks? Nope

Belly Button in or out? Still in, but definitely getting more shallow

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

Foods I'm loving? Olive Garden, TLC, ham, anything we had for Thanksgiving!

Foods I'm hating? Nothing at the moment

Movement? Yes! Alan felt her twice over Thanksgiving break, and I actually saw my belly twitching last night... So weird!

Best moment this week? Getting to spend time with family and seeing a good friend over Thanksgiving!

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

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

What I'm looking forward to? Christmas time! I can't wait to see both sets of family and my favorite nieces and nephew!! And my ultrasound next Thursday. Hopefully Elizabeth is growing at a steady rate!!

Weekly Wisdom: Nothing that I can think of...

Milestones: Viability!

Emotions: Pretty normal, but I cry at random things, especially movies on TV... haha

25 weeks and 3 days

24 weeks (almost)

Sorry for the lack of blog posts lately. I just can't motivate myself to  keep up with the blog. It's not like I'm extremely busy or anything, I've got the relaxing job of staying at home until the next school year (where I'll hopefully get a job). Thanks for all the prayers girls! We are truly trusting in God to direct the life of our baby girl and regardless of the outcome, we can't wait until she is here! If any of you know how to respond/reply to comments let me know, because try as I might, I'm still in the dark with that. Now on to the fun stuff...

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along? 23 weeks and 6 days

Baby's size? Last Thursday the ultrasound said she was about 13 ounces, so maybe around a pound?

Weight Gain? 3 pounds

Maternity clothes? A mixture of maternity and regular clothes

Stretch marks? Nope

Belly Button in or out? In, but I'm pretty sure it's getting more shallow

Sleeping? It's gotten better now that I limit my water after 8 pm. I still wake up several times a night, but I always fall right back asleep!

Foods I'm loving? Chick-fil-a, Olive Garden, can't wait to have a juicy burger from TLC over Thanksgiving break!!

Foods I'm hating? Nothing really at the moment

Movement? Yes, and while sometimes it's still soft, I can tell they're getting stronger. Hopefully Alan will be able to feel Elizabeth soon!

Best moment this week? Sleeping better.

Symptoms? Blue veins all over, going to the bathroom ALL the time. And I'm finally over the sickness! I haven't thrown up in about a month! Woo hoo!

Gender? Still a girl!

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

What I'm looking forward to? Thanksgiving food! Can't wait for turkey, gravy, dressing, mashed potatoes... Not to mention all of the desserts... Too bad I have the gestational diabetes test the Tuesday after Thanksgiving... haha.

Weekly Wisdom: Limiting water after a certain hour definitely makes the night better! :)

Milestones: According to my due date (but not ultrasounds), viability is next week, but I definitely want to keep her in for a good 16 or so more weeks!!

Emotions: Well, given the circumstances, my emotions over the past week have been up and down. But I can say, for the most part, that they've gotten better as the week has gone on. I have faith that God will prevail and Elizabeth will be born healthy and happy!

22w5d

not the best pic, but the best of the two from our previous ultrasound

23w6d (excuse the mess of the bathroom...
Alan is in the process of painting it yellow!!)

Prayers Needed

Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of blogging this past week (although we know that this is kinda normal for me...). I was all set to do an update after I had our ultrasound last Thursday, but that ended up not going exactly as planned. We've spent the weekend digesting the information that was presented to us and are highly optimistic, but Alan and I would still covet your prayers for our precious Elizabeth Anne. At this time we are not sure what exactly is going on and the radiologist has now asked me to come in for monthly ultrasounds to measure Elizabeth's growth. They are concerned that her growth is slowing down and they don't know why. I am well aware that babies all develop at different rates, and that my dates could (or are highly likely) to be off due to longer cycles than most people. The doctors don't see any problems with her brain, heart, fluid surrounding her, growth, etc., but she is now measuring 14 days behind as opposed to the 10 days last month. The doctor said that it could A) be nothing or B) be a genetic issue such as Down's Syndrome or something else.

We're going with the first because everything looks good, aside from being a small baby. Elizabeth is doing things that "normal" babies do in the womb and while extremely tiny, she is still on the chart percentile-wise (but in like the 10%). My mom's side of the family has a history of small babies and the women on my mom's side are all very small boned (except for me - I take after my dad's side of the family). Alan and I are trusting God in all this and know that He will not give us anything that we can not handle.

Like I said, any and all prayers would be greatly appreciated and I'll definitely update as we get more information.