17 weeks...

*** I haven't been so good about posting updates lately since things have been so hectic. However this is such an important and much anticipated part of our lives that I don't want to slack off any longer. We are so excited about this miracle growing in my belly and I want to be able to look back and remember all of those special little things from week to week!***


How far along: 16 weeks and 6 days today

How big is baby: about the size of an onion according to the little pregnancy calendar on THE BUMP.

Weight gain: mmmm....about 7 or 8 lbs. I lost a pound the last appt we had, but I'm sure I gained it all back plus some this past week. I'm definitely getting bigger.

Maternity Clothes: I can't really fit into any of my pre-pregnancy pants anymore at this point. The bump has grown quite a bit. If I keep them totally unbuttoned I can still SQUEEZE into them ;0) I think I need to invest in one of those belly bands. I have some maternity pants, but most of them are still a bit big on me. I bought a pair of shorts that fit and I have one pair of capri's and one pair of pants that fit pretty well.

Sleep: Not so great, to tell you the truth. I have to get up to pee a couple times a night sometimes 3 times a night. I'm usually nauseous all afternoon, evening and night so by bedtime I'm uncomfortable and achy and it makes it hard to fall/stay asleep.

Best moment this week: Probably... thinking I'm feeling baby move. I can't be sure...but it sure feels like it. Within a couple weeks it should be pretty obvious whether or not its baby. Of course also when Josh sees the bump and tells me how cute I look! He melts my heart!

Food I love: Orange juice! Veggie Bacon!

Food I hate: I still can't eat/smell garlic with out feeling sick. Meat (not that I ate it before) has a smell that makes me sick. It's much harder these days to cook it.

Movement: Like I said, I keep thinking I feel something...but it's hard to tell for sure.

Gender: So far the tech thought it was a boy, but we won't know for sure until the 30th when we go for the official anatomy ultrasound. I've been told it's easy to mistake a littl girl for a little boy because of the umbilical cord. Either way, makes no difference to us. It's just not knowing that drives me crazy! 21 days until we know for sure! :0)

Belly Button: Is totally changing! I'll have an outie before I know it!

Morning Sickness: Yup, still got it...although now it's turned into all afternoon, evening and night sickness. What can you do...it's all part of it. I'd rather deal with it than not be preggo....bring it on!

Baby bump....

16 weeks/ 3 days (Sunday 6-6-10)...and that's official ;0)

*** Please excuse the crazy "doo" and awkward expression on my face, lol. It was late, I was nauseous, tired and achy. ****

Sunday Scriptures...

"Fear GOD and keep HIS commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For GOD will bring every deed into judgement, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil."

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Bottles...

I've had baby stuff on the brain 24/7 the last couple of weeks....I guess that's normal. I've been thinking about every little thing that I need to take care of and buy, starting registries, etc. I was trying to figure out what I was going to do about bottles because I'm not a fan of plastic. Target had some cute little glass bottles that I ended up registering for. I plan to breastfeed, but I definitely want to pump too so that Josh can have the bonding with the baby too. Plus more than likely at some point I'll need someone to watch Jaden while I'm at school/work. I'm really excited that I was able to find these cute little bottles! It's all just so much fun!

smells so sweet!

I went to Target today to try and make some more decisions about what I want to use for little baby Jaden. I know I have plenty of time to decide, but in case you haven't noticed I'm one of those "get it done now and rest later" type of people, lol. As with the diaper issue I want to make sure that I'm using only the safest and best products on his precious little skin. I've mentioned it before that if it wasn't for financial reasons I'd use only green and natural products, but for the most part it just costs too much for our tiny budget. However, when it comes to our child, I don't want to take any chances and I figure with the money we'll be saving with reusable diapers it'll more than make up the difference that I would have spent on diapers every week anyway. So I spent the morning looking at labels and sniffing out the best scents ;0) This was the one I loved the most. I bought one of each to start stocking up. It's so exciting to start getting some things for our little munchkin! I also got a piece of art that I'll show you all once I get the nursery put together. As of right now it's still a bit of a disaster. I think it'll look so cute once it's all done.

onesies....

We couldn't just NOT BUY ANYTHING...so we went with gender neutral brown...just in case. Aren't these adorable! I'm not sure why the pic decided to upload sideways?!

Our little Miracle...update!

Here you go...this is the update from today!

Well...we found out today that we are 15 weeks and 6 days along. That makes our due date approximately November 18th. It is still too soon to be sure of the sex of the baby. The ultrasound tech had a hard time getting a good pic...but we sure did get to see the little one wiggle around, suck the thumb...kick...very active! :0) The heartbeat was amazing to hear. So strong! I'm sure you've noticed some blue on my profile....that's because from what the tech could tell, she thinks baby is .............








A BOY!!!! <3

Of course we won't be 100% positive and I have to refrain from buying a bunch of boy stuff until after the next appt that is scheduled for Wed the 30th of June (we'll be right at 20 weeks so there shouldn't be any problems verifying then). So hard! We are so very excited! Josh will finally have his little sidekick to follow him around and play music with him and just do the stuff that daddy's do with their little boys! I am so excited! He's beautiful (Yes, I know I may be slightly biased...but hey....I'm allowed!).

So his name....we had actually already picked out a name for both genders so as long as nothing changes between now and the next ultrasound, our little blessing will be named Jaden Scott Dillard.

I'm going to be quite busy redoing his journal...that's going to be a mess. I'm tempted to buy a new one because it's going to look like such a mess with white out all through it :0( All the dates need to be changed. I basically have to start over. I like to document things and I've been working really hard to keep track of everything...but I was off by a good two weeks....oops.

Anyway, I hope you're all having a great day! Thanks to everyone who's been praying for us! We love you!!! <3