Thursday, March 19, 2009

New Belly Pics!

I thought I'd just try out having Ella, the four year old, take some pictures for me and see how they turned out.. I was totally expecting for me to be headless or not even in the pictures at all. Surprisingly, she actually got me in the pictures and they actually look decent! I just had to share that because I thought it was awesome!

I am now 16 weeks and definitely "popping!" I haven't really felt anything moving again recently, so I'm beginning to doubt that I ever felt anything to begin with.. I'm really excited about this feeling more like a baby and less like I'm just getting really fat!!

Oh, I guess I should also mention that the pictures were taken in the nursery. The theme is Classic Pooh. I absolutely LOVE it, even if it is a common theme.. Its just so darn cute! Plus, I can find stuff for it almost anywhere!

The picture to the left is where the crib will go.. We're planning on going crib shopping sometime in May! I can't wait! I have an idea of what I really want, but I guess we'll see what I can convince Isaac to agree to!
The picture below is our "rocker" for the nursery! We just moved the recliner from the living room into the nursery, since I'm sure it will be used a LOT more when this baby arrives!! I can just kick back and even take a nap if need be! Motherhood is all about finding ways to make things work together, right?! haha!





Tuesday, March 17, 2009

FLORIDA Trip!

We went to visit Isaac's brother, Abe, in Deltona, FL last week. He has an absolutely gorgeous home and silly me, I completely forgot to take any pictures! We mostly relaxed the whole week, enjoying the sunny 80 degree weather by the pool! We did a few low key things since amusement parks were out of the picture for me this year.. Last year we went to Disney World with Abe. This year we went to the beach, saw an NBA game and baseball spring training game (both were my first times going!), had a cook out to meet Abe's friends, and Isaac took me to a Marine Science Center where they rehabilitate birds and sea turtles (we thought it would be more aquarium-like.. it was really small.. although, we did show up for feeding time which was pretty cool!) Surprisingly, I DIDN'T get a sunburn!! Yay!!

I was 15 weeks pregnant while in Florida, and I feel like I'm definitely showing now! Its funny, though, because people that don't know me kind of do a double take like, "Is she pregnant or just pudgy?" Isaac is even amazed at my belly now and rubs it every time he sees me. Its so cute! I told him that the baby's hearing is developing this week, so he made up a little lullaby where he replaced some of the lines to "Rock-a-bye baby." It was really funny, but I'm not going to repeat it, because if you know Isaac, then you know that it is possibly offensive to others.. He just likes to say stuff like that in jest because its so outlandish anyway that nobody should believe he's being serious!

Here are some pictures of us in FL!

Here's us on the long drive down.. 16 hours! Cockapoo actually enjoyed driving. I guess the view from a moving vehicle made her feel like she was flying!







The ocean was beautiful, of course, but still a little too chilly for our liking.. It must not have been too bad, since there were lots of other people actually swimming! It always cracks me up seeing pictures like this, though, because I'm so white compared to Isaac! I hope our little baby gets his skin tone!




This is actually my favorite picture of me and Isaac from this trip! His face cracks me up! Plus, I actually look a little bit tan! Yay! We were at Sonny's BBQ, which is one of our favorite places to go when traveling down south!





The giant seashell was outside the Marine Science Center.. We weren't really sure if it was real, but thought it was cool nonetheless! I love that you can kinda see my belly even from a front view right here! I love manatees and was hoping to see a real one, but they only had a fake.. Oh well.. Mother & Baby and a Mother with Baby! Aww!!


These were taken on a nature trail outside the science center. I saw the little cigarette "Butts" can and had to take that opportunity for a nice little picture! haha! It really cracked me up when I realized that it looked like the preggie couldn't make it to a real restroom in the jungle!


Okay, so I had a little trouble getting all these pictures on here to look right with the text.. I hope you can still enjoy them a bit! I will have to try to get a better belly picture for my "progression!"

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Baby Update!

My second doctor's appointment was yesterday. I got to hear the baby's heartbeat again! They also scheduled me for my 20 week ultrasound on April 14th. We definitely want to know what we're having! My second trimester is definitely going better already, although I'm still very tired all the time! We're driving to Florida this weekend and staying with my brother-in-law for the week. I'm hoping that the drive down won't be TOO horrible! I bought some maternity pants and a few shirts so I can be a little more comfortable. I'm actually going to take a nap now, but I will definitely get a belly picture up again soon! Maybe I'll take one while we're in Florida! :^)