25th Week

Weight gain total at the beginning of week 25 was 12 pounds. I am feeling a lot of movement...it's so fun! This past weekend, we attended another class at the hospital called "Prepared Childbirth". It was pretty much all about preparing you for what to expect when you go into labor and the whole process of childbirth. It was very informative! Sunday night she attend her second concert...Leeland. She kicked alot...she seems to really like music. It's now the end of the 25th week and I can't believe how fast it's going!!

On another note...we recently set a season pass on our Tivo for TLC's "The Baby Story". We are taking in as much as possible. We realize nothing will FULLY prepare us for what is to come but as much as we can see, hear, learn, observe as possible, the better.

Her first outfits!

I just had to put this in today...Jeb took a picture of her closet with her first outfits!

The white dress in front was my first gift from our pastor's wife (along with the white receiving blanket right next to it and the pink receiving blanket (gorgeous Feldman Brothers) a few hangers over. Of course this came with ruffle socks, bow, ruffle shoes, bloomers, bracelet...

The other outfits are a few of my purchases plus a cute sleeper from Dencie (Music Pastor at my church).

Notice the flowers on the shelf...one of Jeb's co-workers wife sent this home with him...the flower buds are actually onesies, bibs, socks, sleepers, wash clothes...she made it. Too cute!!!

24th Week - 6th Month & 2nd Trimester

I can't believe I am already in my 6th month. This pregnancy is going really fast! My tummy continues to grow. She is really active in there! Not sure if she is kicking or doing flips but she is definitely moving around a lot! My weight gain is still at 10 pounds.

Phase II of the room is complete. Scott (brother in law) came over Saturday and installed the crown molding and the chair rail (Jeb assisted). He did a GREAT job!! It turned out really great. In case you can't tell from the picture, the paint color is (Pottery Barn) Sage Green. The top of the chair rail is the exact color and the bottom is about 5 shades darker.



I decided to paint it green as everything else in the room will be pink or pink/white gingham and I didn't want it to be too much pink everywhere (if that's even possible!). Her bedding is "Patchwork Stars" from Pottery Barn and has the pink/white gingham, sage green, white patchwork all in it.
The other bedding pieces are pink/white gingham.


I also splurged and bought the cutest white iron chandelier with pink gems hanging from it and pink shades over the bulbs (Bombay Kids). It's going to be darling!

23rd Week - doctor's appointment

I had my 5th doctor’s appointment this week. Everything is normal, perfect and on schedule. Her heart beat was about 145. 3 lbs gained since last week…I am up to 10 lbs total…not too bad for 23 weeks. I have still had a few nauseas days…still taking medicine on those days. This week, she should be about 8.25 in, weigh about 1 lb and be about the size of an eggplant. I have also been having indigestion/heart burn a lot...pretty much having to take Tums every night before bed. Over the weekend, we attended a class at the hospital called "Life with Baby". It was a great class and I learned a lot.



Monday, Jeb stayed home from work and painted the nursery. By Saturday, the crown and chair rail will be complete. It's very exciting! I can't wait to get the furniture in there!

22nd Week

Weight gain is still 7 lbs. I am still having some nausea. On Thursday evening, I started feeling some cramping on the lower right side. It was not too painful but since I wasn’t sure what it was, I called my doctor’s office. The nurse indicated it was probably just soreness in the ligaments supporting the uterus and not to worry. On Saturday, we finished the garage and we almost have the nursery cleared out. This next weekend we will finish clearing out the last few items and next Monday, Jeb will be painting! I also felt a lot of movement this weekend, more than just flutters! I made Jeb press his hand in my stomach and for the first time, he felt something run across this fingers. He was very excited. On Monday evening, I actually saw my stomach move when there was movement. My belly is still growing! Maternity clothes are a must at this point! Next week I will have another doctor's appointment/checkup and I will be taking some education classes this month.

21st Week

Just got through my 21st week. I have gained a total of 7 lbs. Our future nursery is currently a storage room so this past week, Jeb started Phase I of the future nursery. He had shelves and cabinets built in the garage to relocate everything. Over the weekend, Jeb started organizing everything back into the garage. This week, we will start moving everything in the storage room out. I will attach a picture of the room with "junk" in it. Then an empty room picture, then eventually a picture of the finished project. This will be so much fun!

Just found out Cindy and Jeremy are having a GIRL too! I guess they will be best friends. This week I had a few days of puffy ankles again but not too bad. I also felt some movement...mostly when I am laying down. Pretty awesome!!