i had a moment...

we can blame it on the so-called pregnancy hormones. i believe in them now! see, up to this point, i've been really calm. i mean, really. my best friend even told me that i'm a "cooler" friend when i'm pregnant. (nice compliment, huh?...does that mean i'm a "not cool" friend when i'm not knocked up?!) well, anyway, i'm usually pretty emotional...or i can be. but not while preggo!! weird. a lot less losing my temper, crying, fights w/my husband, having my feelings hurt, being self-conscious...weird. all of course, w/the occasional slip up. i AM female...we all do, right?!

so, i'm a "cooler" friend and i think my husband agrees that i'm a "cooler" wife. :)

not so "cool" moment...i was driving to work the other day very early...and listening to my favorite band, Cross Canadian Ragweed. and started singing along. that's when i had a moment. yep, i got a tear in my eye! and quickly thought...what the heck?! i'm listening to my Ragweed and the thought crossed my mind that my little girl could hear me!...and i got a tear??? wow. then i realized what a cheeseball moment it was...almost embarassed to tell anyone, so i'm blaming it on hormones.

gotta be the hormones!

you gotta get one!

so, it looks a little silly, but it's heaven in a pillow!! the dream of dreams you can have on this thing! it's huge...and you really don't get a feel for it unless you walk into the room and see what looks like 2 people under the covers only to find that it's really just a pillow! it's HUGE!!! (fits okay in our king size bed...but not sure my husband would love it if i had it in anything smaller!) but great! my husband even wants one!!! i've been sleeping so much better w/it! i know i'm not big yet, but even still i've been having a hard time sleeping since i found out i was pregnant! (part due to being excited, part b/c i have trouble sleeping often)! and it helps so much when you're not supposed to sleep on your back! it's awesome...recommended for prenant ladies and non-pregnant folks anytime!!

IT'S OFFICIAL...!!!!

well, as official as it can get until SHE pops out!!! yep, IT'S a GIRL!!!!
we're super excited...well, mostly.

• i wanted a girl at first - thought i'd know more of what i was doing if i got to try my mothering skills out on a girl first
• then a old pt of mine at the hospital who i hadn't seen in 9 months or so told me she dreamed i was having a girl (she didn't even know i was preggo at the time)
• decided i was having a boy and i would love it - cause i hear boys LOVE their mommies, and besides...i could have more "me" time by sending him off to bond and do boy things w/his daddy if i was ever tired (is that bad to be excited about??)
• couldn't think of any boy names and could think of millions of girls, so i thought i was doomed in naming my handsome man
• dreamed i was having a girl 2 days before my ultrasound
• still convinced i was having a boy...shocked when she said "it's a girl!!!"

..so?! that's my boy/girl story.

Daddy's story is a little different. see, justin told me all along that he didn't care what it was. even went as far as saying that if it was a girl he'd love it cause he "could learn a lot from a girl!" (i should have known he was lying then!) but, today when we left the MD office he got kinda quiet and said, "well, i didn't think i would be, but i guess i'm a little disappointed. i was looking forward to throwing the ball and going kayaking w/my boy" awww....it was kinda sad. but he's okay now...as long as we have a boy next!!! yep, those were his words....already thinking about baby #2 and #1 isn't here!

little does he know #1's gonna be wrapped around her daddy's finger!!

my mom is, of course, excited.

my dad...well, went like this:

Me: Hi dad! just called to tell you..."You're gonna have a granddaughter!!!

Dad: "awwww, man!"

(nice huh?!)

Ty (my brother): when i told him what dad said..."well, guess you know what his reaction was when he found out he was having you!!! :)

even nicer! :) good thing i know my family loves me!

ok, well, now on to baby naming!! i've been looking forward to this for like 10 yrs!!! (really, i have some weird obsession w/names...boys, girls, dogs, fish...whatever!)

oh, and almost forgot! our sweet little girl is looking good...measuring right along w/her due date and all is well and healthy as far as we can tell! God is so good!!!

belly shot - 17 weeks

belly shot #3 - 17 weeks. getting bigger (in more areas than this)...as you can see from my previous post i had to purchase my first pair of maternity pants. i went shopping again today...and it sucked. really, i didn't enjoy maternity clothes shopping today! i'm just kinda pooching out...so maternity stuff sometimes looks a little silly. so i searched and searched for "cool" and fashionable items. i'm still a little unsure of my purchases...may have to make some returns. we'll see!

my first pair

so, we went to my in-laws this last weekend for easter and a family reunion. i normally don't look forward to these events because i'm a little bit of a homebody and my husband has a HUGE family...i on the other hand have a very small family (I thought my family was pretty normal until i met my husband) and am only used to - and comfortable with - small family gatherings. well, anyway, i do it and i usually have a good time, but this time had a little added adventure. we had only been there 30 minutes when my mother-in-law insisted that we go maternity clothes shopping. this is tricky...i really, really, really don't like shopping with anyone (except my friend, Holli, and my mom), so saying yes to shopping is not something i normally do. but how was i supposed to say "no" to my MIL (especially since she insisted in front of a room full of people). so, i went. and i LOVE maternity pants!! thank goodness for MIL that insist upon shopping for fat pants! they are SO comfortable! i got a pair of jeans, 2 pairs of pants, and a dress!! love them all and have been sporting the big, stretchy band all week! :)

i think that's what that was...?!

so, i think i felt the baby move the other night...i think! it's such a weird feeling...and somewhat normal feeling. like you just ate something or drank a carbonated beverage or gas! :) but really, it felt more like butterflies...not like "butterflies in your stomach" but what you really might imagine that a fluttering little butterfly may feel like. i can't wait to feel it again!!!

#2

here it is...#2. this is at 14 weeks (i'm almost 15 now, though)...still not looking too preggo, but i'm feeling it. really when i look down at my belly...it's there! and rounder than normal, but i guess it's not showing as much as i think! i have to tell you though, the last 2 days i have not been able to button my pants! they were 2 of the tighter pairs, but they buttoned 2 weeks ago! so...it's growing!