Babymoon

We have booked our babymoon! We are going to Chicago! Neither of us have ever been and it is fairly close to us. I can't wait! We were thinking of going some where beachy, but there isn't anywhere close to us and I don't feel safe going out of the country pregnant. My main concern was the food, because I don't know what there cooking standards are. I think Chicago will be fun, and it won't take forever to get there!

We have decided that we will be going back to TN Thanksgiving for showers and such. We will not find out the sex of the baby until the end of September and we wanted to go home one holiday, so this works out best for us.

Bedding

Last night Aaron and I went to Target just browsing. We were looking at all of the baby bedding and they have so much on clearance right now, so we stumbled on this adorable little bedding set for a little boy that was only $35!! It has turtles, frogs, and snails. I will take pictures of it when I find the camera! I can't wait until we find out what it is so that we can go ahead and start decorating the nursery. I also found a bedding set that I like for a little girl that will go with our theme we have chosen. It wasn't on clearance, so we didn't buy it, but if we find out it is a girl, I will go back and buy it. It is white with pink and green circles on it.

Now, I really do think I may be getting a little baby bump. Up until now, I am pretty sure it has just been bloat. This little bump doesn't go away though! Again, when I find the camera, I will take a picture!

We got to see the baby!!!

We had our 2nd appt. today and knew we would get to hear the heartbeat, but she could not find it on the doppler, so she did an ultrasound!! It really is a baby in there!! It is only one and she said that everything looked normal. We got to see the little heartbeat fluttering. I am so glad we got to see the baby, it makes me feel better knowing that everything looks good! We didn't get a picture, but that is ok, the 2 people that count got to see the baby, me and Aaron!

12 weeks already!!

Time has flown by! Now if this stupid sickness would go away! I felt horrible all weekend and then this morning I ate Captain Crunch for breakfast and apparently the baby does not like it! By the time I got upstairs to finish getting ready for work, I was hugging the toliet.

We go for our next appointment on Friday and we get to hear the heartbeat! We are also going to try and talk the dr. into moving our ultrasound up so we can find out the gender sooner. We only have a limited amount of time we can go back to TN for showers in the fall because Aaron will be gone for 3 or more weeks in November. Hopefully she will agree, even if we have to pay for an extra one.

If it is a girl, I found a picture online of how I want to decorate the nursery. It is a whimsical garden theme with pink, green, and yellow! If it is a boy we have many ideas for his room, golf, jungle, under the sea, or swamp. I guess we will see what it is going to be!

We have moved...

We moved to our new townhouse over the weekend, and we love it here! The babies have so much more room to play, they have a yard to go out and play in, and a window to lay at all day and bark! I will take pictures of it once we get everything set up. I can't wait until we get to start decorating the nursery, too!

I am starting to feel alot better. I have been eating more small meals, so I think that has helped. I also feel like my energy may be returning, which I know Aaron is happy about! Hopefully this weekend I will be full of energy and get everything put where it goes and organized. I think I may be starting to get a little bump! I will take a picture one day! I have lost 5 lbs. since I have been pregnant, I could not be happier! I know I am supposed to gain weight, but I don't want to gain tons of weight, my goal is 25-30 lbs, which is what the Dr. said was ok. That's about it for now!

I love my work!

Yesterday one of the doctors gave me 2 books for the baby, "Is your mama a llama?" and "Barnyard Animals". She is so super nice, and I did not expect anything like that. I am so glad that I made the decision to stay with this clinic instead of leaving.
Also, while Charity, Heath, and Dylan were here we went to Gymboree and they had a whole line of children's clothing that was DACHSHUNDS!!!! It was all pretty gender specific, but they did buy us a onesie that has wieners on it and a blanket. When we find out what it is, hopefully they will still have the stuff so we can go buy more! It was all so cute! I will have to take pictures of them! This baby is already spoiled, it's grandma, my mom, has already bought a pack-n-play, bouncer, play mat, and a bath tub thing. Can you tell this is her first grandchild! This baby is already loved by so many!
Just a FYI, the babies due date is on Groundhog's day! Someone at work pointed that out to me. There was a ground hog that stayed close to our house and Aaron kept saying he wanted to catch it and keep it as a pet, so now he will have his very own grondhog!!

Baby Predictor

I found this on one of the baby websites I read!

The day you deliver, outside will be warm. Your baby will arrive in the early evening.

After a labor lasting approximately 4 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and will be 18 inches long. This child will have green eyes and dark hair.

I don't agree that it will be warm, after all, I do live in Wisconsin! It will be born around the same time we got 15 inches of snow in one day! I will take the 4 hours of labor though!

Interesting none the less!

Long weekend

Aaron's sister, brother, and nephew have been up here since Wednesday, so we have been on the move! We have had a great time with them, I hope they have too =) The baby has been to 2 of the best firework shows already, whether she knows it or not! We went to the big show last weekend and what was supposed to be the smaller one this weekend. They were both amazing! I can't wait to take the baby year after year! Aaron and I wonder what the baby thought about all of the booms, if she or he was kicking or flipping us off, like the ticker said!!
I still feel good most of the time. We went and ate at Quaker Steak and Lube and apparently the baby did not like it. I had to make Aaron stop on our way home so I could puke on the side of the road, sorry Charity, Heath, and Dylan. People driving by probably thought I was drunk. That is what it felt like, but unless they spiked my drink, I had no alchohol. I still am tired all the time, hopefully that will be ending soon since we are moving next weekend! Luckily I have an amazing husband who understands that I am tired and don't feel great all the time.
I have not gained a single pound, instead I have lost 5! Why is it when you try to lose weight, you can't?!?! I am not complaining in any way, though! I already bought maternity jeans so that I can be comfortable by the end of the day and not have my pants unbuttoned and unzipped!
That's it for now!

Baby dream

I had my first dream about the baby last night. The only part I can remember is the doctor showing her to me and saying meet Cameron Grace. She was perfect! She had dark eyes, but I don't know about hair because she had a hat on. Cameron is not even a name that we would consider, because we both have names that can be male or female and we don't like it. Grace is a name that we have talked about in the past, but it is so popular now. Anyway, that is the only dream that I can remember since the night before I found out I was pregnant. I dreamed that night that the test was positive, and sure enough it was that morning! I guess we will see how true this dream is, but if it is a girl, her name will not be Cameron!