24 and 25 week update

It's been a crazy couple of weeks around here with the move into our new house. I missed my 24 week update,  but we are on to week 25 now. I went to the doctor this past Friday for a checkup and my glucose test. Ummmm gross! I had the orange flavor, which wasn't as bad as I thought, but it certainly wasn't pleasant. Passed with no problems, so we are in the clear. I have to go back in a couple of weeks to get a few shots because my blood type is RH negative (-). I didn't realize how uncommon that blood type is... I should be giving blood more often! Baby girl is doing great... her heartbeat was 150 this time, which is pretty right on with where she has been each time. I feel her move every 3 -4 hours now. She is super active at night and around 6am. I love it!

And now for a 24 and 25 week update!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 25 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: 8 pounds total

Maternity Clothes: been rotating between the same 4 or 5 outfits these days, ha.

Best Moment this week: getting moved into our house and starting to put things in baby girl's room.

Gender: It's a girl!

Movement: I feel her every 3 - 4 hours

Food Craving: Sean says I crave everything lately.. aka.... everything sounds good :)

What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to go to the bathroom!

Sleep: Not the best. Just invested in one of the prego body pillows!

What I am looking forward to: Decorating the nursery and the 4-D ultrasound

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet. Yikes.

Symptoms: The nausea is still hanging around. Getting pains every other day or so.

We are off to Greensboro this afternoon for the night (I have a hair appointment... priorities, I know :)) then will be back to the new house tomorrow. Nesting and a new house at the same time make quite a team :).

We're IN!!

Closed. Closed. Closed. 

This word was music to my ears last Tuesday when we were finally handed the keys to our new home. It has been a long 5 months living apart, 3 of which have been spent trying to close on our house. Here's the short version of what took so long: We found a house we loved and made an offer. The house was a short sale and owned by the builder, so we were excited to be getting a good deal. In the meantime, the house went into foreclosure and was taken over by a bank. After weeks of contracts and paperwork, we were all set to close... or so we thought. Right before our closing, the bank went under and was turned over to the FDIC. CRAZY! The FDIC then turned it over to another bank, which started the contract process all over for us. It was a crazy series of events, that's for sure. Thankfully, I have a husband who was quite on top of it and an agent who was willing to do whatever it took to get us in our home. 


Needless to say, last Tuesday we were sitting at a closing and the house was finally ours. The movers came on Wednesday and we have spent the last 5 days unpacking boxes. Whew. You don't realize how much stuff you have until you move! We're so glad to have a home again! Home is where the heart is :)!

Praying down to the wire...

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." - Romans 12:12


After a VERY LONG 5 months, we are finally set to close on our new house in Columbia at 1pm today. We are praying down to the wire and hoping things go off without a hitch. Word of advice... buying a foreclosure STINKS, but it can be done with a whole LOT of patience :)! 


Praying now is our time and we will be settled soon! whew.

23 weeks (I think!)

We have hit the 23 week mark, I think, as I am still so confused with the due date switching, so it may be 24 weeks, ha!, but either way, another week has gone by. I have my doctor's appointment next week to do the glucose test. From what I hear, this is quite tasty, ha! Praying all goes well!


Things have been going well. I am feeling pretty good, even good enough to work out again, which has been really nice. I'm glad to be back in the groove! Little girl is quite active, especially late at night and first thing in the morning. I love waking up to her moving all around and laying down at night with her squirming. Such a fun feeling!


We have been in Columbia all this week. Living in a hotel is not quite ideal, but we are making the best of it. It's nice to be with Sean during the week! Chloe is in cheerleading camp during the day and is having a complete ball! I see pom-poms in our future!

We've made some headway on the house... The lender finally got the paperwork back from the new bank that the deed had been recorded so we could finally move forward with the closing. We are hoping to be in the house next week! WAHOO! I did tell Sean I wouldn't do a victory dance until we had the keys in our hands, but we are atleast getting closer. It has certainly been a long time coming, so we are praying this is the end of the road and it is time to get settled in our new home.


Sean and I are heading to New York tomorrow, for the weekend. SO EXCITED! We are going to stay with my best friend Carrie and see Dave Matthews and Zac Brown Band on Saturday @ Met's Stadium. I'm really looking forward to seeing Carrie, hanging in the city and having my last plane ride/big getaway before little girl joins our family. My little brother is flying up on Friday to join us as well. It's going to be a great weekend! Every year Sean and I go to atleast one (sometimes more!) DMB concert's, and since Dave isn't touring next year, we decided this would be a great year to see him in NYC. Gotta love the excitement of being in the city!

And now for a 23 week update!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 23 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: got on the scale last week and it looks like I have gained 5 pounds (up 3 since my last appt). I will have a more accurate number at my next dr's appt next week.

Maternity Clothes: summer dresses do the trick!

Best Moment this week: watching my tummy move as you kicked around.

Gender: It's a girl!

Movement: She's a mover and a shaker!

Food Craving: not many cravings this week

What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to go to the bathroom!

Sleep: Not the best. Just invested in one of the prego body pillows!

What I am looking forward to: Getting in our new house and decorating the nursery

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet. Yikes.

Symptoms: The nausea is still hanging around. Round ligament pains come and go. Hands are tingly and numb sometimes. Weird!

22 weeks!

I can't believe I am 5 and a half months (22 weeks)! I may actually be 23 weeks... they keep measuring me differentaly each time I go. I am measuring to be due November 2nd. Baby girl is measuring for November 10th. Hopefully she's just a small baby :)! But for the sake of the blog and keeping up with my weeks, i'm going to go with the most recent due date, November 10th, which puts me at 22 weeks today.

Baby girl is a mover and a shaker. I feel her all the time now. I laugh sometimes because it seems like she is dancing. Every now and then I will tell Sean to put his hand on my belly, but he hasn't really felt her yet. But I certainly know she's there!

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 22 weeks

Total Weight Gain/Loss: got on the scale yesterday and it looks like I have gained 5 pounds (up 3 since my last appt). I will have a more accurate number at my next dr's appt

Maternity Clothes: I'm at the beach all week.... so i'm sticking to bathing suits and dresses!

Best Moment this week: watching my tummy move as you kicked around.

Gender: It's a girl!

Movement: She's a mover and a shaker!

Food Craving: celery, carrots, green tea, chinese food

What I miss: Sleeping through the night without having to go to the bathroom!

Sleep: Getting a little more tricky these days.

What I am looking forward to: Getting in our new house and decorating the nursery

Belly Button: In

Stretch Marks: None yet. Yikes.

 

Symptoms: The nausea is still hanging around. I unfortunately haven't turned a corner and am still taking zofran everyday. Blech!

Happy Birthday Sean!

Happy Happy Birthday to my sweet husband! I can't believe another year has gone by so quickly... and what an incredible year it has been. You are my very best friend. My peace. My strength. My love. My laughter. My joy.

...and I will always be your girl. like peas and carrots.

Happy Birthday to the most amazing man I know. And Happy 4th of July!

To my sweet little girl...

You are growing and growing and moving and moving. I can't believe how fast time is going by and how soon I will get to meet you. About 130 more days and you will be here! AMAZING. I love having you in my belly, seeing you grow, feeling you move. The other night I called your daddy and told him you must be dancing... I could see your little feet pushing on my belly. I giggled out loud as you moved around. You have still been giving me a time with this sickness, but it makes me so grateful to know you are healthy and growing. Keep it up, little one.

We've started adding things to the registry for you. Picking out strollers and car seats, little outfits, your nursery furniture. I fell in love with the most precious chandelier and I can't wait to put it up in your sweet little room. We are getting so excited to meet you and we talk about you all the time. 

Just the other day, Chloe told me that when you get older, she can't wait to ride bikes with you and play baby dolls with you. She picks outfits out for you all the time... we even got you a little Gamecock dress, since we will be living in Columbia. Chloe picked it out for you and was so proud to show Daddy. She is so excited to meet you!

We are going to the lake this weekend for the 4th of July and for Daddy's birthday. You are certainly a water baby, as you love to move around everytime I am swimming in the lake. We will have lots of people there this weekend and I'm sure lots of people will be rubbing my belly saying "hi" to you :)! We'll be heading to the beach on Sunday for a week's vacation... You'll be enjoying the sun and waves from my belly. I can't wait to take you with us next year... for you to feel the sand, see the ocean. Oh what a world it is.

We love you so much, sweet girl, and can't wait to meet you!

"A mother's joy begins when new life is stirring inside... when a tiny heartbeat is heard for the very first time, and a playful kick reminds her that she is never alone."



Mommy