Register for baby shower.....check

Okay, it's official...I am the most indecisive person in the world. We registered today for our upcoming baby shower and had a great time!!! We were turning the isle to check out the swings and Ben turns my attention to this really nice car seat and stroller set. NOT AGAIN!!!! Yep, you guessed it...I fell in love with it. And again I prove my theory that I just cannot make up my mind to save my life. However I must say that this IS the car seat, stroller, pack 'n' play and high chair that we love and registered for (so I can't change my mind again!) We spent 2 hours in Babies r us folding, unfolding, carrying, and almost breaking most of their items. Ben loved the fact that when the car seat was in the stroller, he could practically turn the stroller upside down and the car seat never fell out. Made me feel so safe inside knowing he would be staying home and carrying for our son : )

We then registered at Wal-Mart. And just like a kid when they get bored, I had to keep Ben within arms reach of me. He had a lot of fun scanning people's heads, backs and children while waiting on me to make decisions. Why I ever let him carry the scanning gun is beyond me.

So we are officially registered and now, more than ever, anxiously awaiting Kevin's arrival.

We're 21 weeks....19 to go!!

Your baby is now busy putting fat onto those tiny bones. Most likely, you have felt his or her in-utero gymnastics by now, since lots of amniotic fluid provides plenty of room to move. Babies have sleep and wake cycles, and you may find that these get more predictable as the months progress. But they may not coincide with yours: Babies in the womb are typically active in the late evening, just when Mom is trying to get to sleep.



No joke!! He kicks and moves all day long. Well, not all day - bless his little heart, he does give me a break between 6:00am until around noon. After that it's non-stop moving and kicking. He has also found my bladder!! It's almost like he searches for it now and then goes to town with his exercises. Let me tell you....it makes for a fun ride home from work.

I will be scanning our sono pictures from last Monday's appointment and will hopefully get them on here this week. Everything went well. Kevin is growing and we're still on target for November 7th. We won't have another sono until I'm closer to delivering. I go back on July 16th and after that we'll be in our 3rd trimester. Can you believe it?

We're registering this weekend in preparation for our first shower on August 4th!

Our Baby's Development: 20 weeks!

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom, and about 10 inches from head to heel.

A greasy white substance called vernix caseosa coats his entire body to protect his skin during its long submersion in amniotic fluid. (This slick coating also eases the journey down the birth canal.) Your baby is swallowing more, which is good practice for his digestive system.

A Big Kick

Today, after eating a very sweet dessert (thanks to my mom!!) Kevin began moving around letting me know he was on a sugar high! If I could only see the back flips he was doing. I put my fingers on the spot where he was moving the most and kept them there. A few minutes later, he kicked hard and my fingers moved off my belly! I was shocked and excited. I look forward to many more kicks. As my doctor's office reminds me, there will come a time that I will be wishing he would just stop moving for one minute. I'll let you know when that time comes!

Our next appointment is Monday. I can't wait to see how big he's gotten and for them reassure me that he really is a Kevin and not an Olivia : ) Next step is to register and then paint and decorate the nursery!!!!

Already Spoiled

I decided to take a picture of all the gifts we have already received from family and friends. A lady at my parents church when garage sale shopping yesterday and bought us 14 little onesies and a hat (all in excellent condition).

That brought our grand total to......4 bibs, 3 packs of diapers (actually 4, one is at my parents), 1 pack of wipes, 2 toys for the car seat, 7 books, shampoo, powder and lotion, 2 blankets, 1 hat, 1 diaper bag and 20 outfits! We are so blessed with people around us that love us and our baby!









Just clothes!

Baby Development: 19 weeks

130 days down....150 to go. Almost half way there!!!!


At 15 centimeters crown to rump, and weighing eight ounces, your baby is getting big! This week, permanent teeth buds are forming behind the milk teeth buds.

Organs of reproduction are developing rapidly, getting ready to sustain future generations. The uterus is clearly visible in the female and the testes are apparent in the male fetus.

Slight change of plans.....

If I could describe myself in one word it would be INDECISIVE. I fall in love with things the moment I see them....that is until I see something else that I love! My mom and I went shopping this weekend for baby stuff...big shock, I know. I think I may have found something else I like. As of now, we're still going with the bedding we picked out, but the way it looks, everything else has changed. Why? Main reason: Price!





















Already got this!!!!










And now for the furniture. We first decided to go with a crib my aunt used for my cousins and just buy the changing table and dresser. The furniture we first picked out was very expensive....so it was an easy decision to go with free furniture!

My mom and I found this "nursery in a box" set this weekend and fell in love with it. It's a convertible crib, which I wanted and it has a dresser and separate changing table - more room to store things! And it cost a lot less than the one we originally looked at. It's not near as fancy but a crib is a crib, right?












And a huge kuddos to Ben who hung the fan in the nursery this weekend....and it works!!!!

Cute things for Kevin

I found the cutest bib for Kevin to wear to my parents house. Still looking for one to wear to G-mama's house! We also bought a fan for the nursery - too cute!!!













That's all for now. Ben won't let me buy too much until our next appointment in 2 weeks. After that, we start on the nursery.

Baby Development: 18 Weeks

Most women feel the first small rumblings of fetal movement between 18 and 22 weeks (or later, in some cases). If this is your first pregnancy, you have very strong abdominal muscles, you are very overweight or your fetus is "hiding," you may fall on the late end of the scale. Most likely, though, junior will make his or her presence known within this next, exciting month. Early fetal movements may feel like soft tapping, or butterflies, just above the pubic bone.