I see you!

22 weeks today! I've gained ab 11 lbs. Yesterday was a rough one. I did NOT feel well AT ALL! But J took good care of me. I'm much better today. So, I forgot to mention this in my last post, but J & I both felt G move from the outsdie w/ our hands last Mon the 22nd. It's so cool to feel him. He seems to be the most active in the evening starting ab 6ish. I can feel him so well on the inside now. He's a busy lil man in there. Even more fun, I saw him move from the outside on Fri night. It was awesome! J had gone to bed & I was in the den on the couch watching tv. I just kept feeling him kicking & poking me pretty darn strong. So, I decided to turn on the lights and lie there and watch my belly closely...and sure enough I saw him! My skin on my belly popped up ever so slightly. I saw him kick probably 5 or 6 times that night & have seen him yesterday & today. It's so subtle though that J nor Mom can see it yet. It's easy for me to see b/c I feel the kick & know exactly where it's at. But, they will see him kick soon & I can't wait to videotape it too! We haven't gotten the nursery painted yet w/ me being sick yesterday & football all day today so we're planning on tackeling it next w/e. But, the furniture is here & soooo beautiful. The dresser/hutch & crib are so so nice & we couldn't be more pleased. We still have to get a mattress though b/c we thought it came w/ the crib since the girl at "That's Our Baby" told us it did. Well, I just got out of the shower & J & I are going to play some Dominos. Here are mine & Lil Gib's 22 weeks pics. The line on my belly is so obvious in person but just doesn't quite show up in pics yet. And my belly looks flat in the front...kinda funny looking lol. Have a great week everyone!

Here's an ornament Mom gave me w/ a lil pic of my Prince in it. See his lil crown??? :o)

Merry Christmas!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas & holiday! We certainly did! Our trip to VA for Christmas w/ the Gibson side was awesome. They threw me a surprise baby shower! My very 1st one...so much fun! I had no clue & J was able to keep it a secret from me for a while. We got some really great things for the baby & are so thankful to everyone. We played Dirty Santa w/ a group of prob 30 ppl & it was so much fun & just hilarious. It was a w/e of great family & great fun! We got to see our good friends Scott, Brenda & their son Will on our way up which was nice. We watched Will practice hockey & it made me think of how I'm so happy we're having a lil boy & I hope he's into sports...for J's sake lol! The trip back on Sun was quite long. We got on the road @ 9am & arrived home around 8:30pm w/ a few stops for gas, food & potty breaks for me of course ;-) I was off work Mon & Tue & basically just sat around the house & relaxed. I did do a lil shopping for stocking stuffers though. J worked Mon & Tue. And we've both been off since Wed. We hung out all day @ Mom & Dad's house for Christmas Eve. Jake was home & GM came over. We ate a great meal compliments of my Mommy! We played Dominos (which I just learned how to play, & now love!). Then, against my desire, we tackled Monopoly. Just not a big fan of the game cause it takes sooo long. But it was fun. Daddy basically ran the board & Jake was back & forth. GM did really good too. It came down to those 3 & they finally just called a 3 way tie when it hit around 11pm and we had been playing for hours lol. Mom had been the 1st out, then J, then me. So, it was time for me & J to head home (allll the way across the street lol). The boys we're pooped & crashed as soon as we got home. J wanteded me to open a gift that was from "Santa", even though we WERE NOT supposed to do gifts this year w/ the baby coming & money tight...but of course he broke the rules! He got me/us a video camera! I was shocked & I'm so happy to have it for the birth! I had been wanting one but figured we'de have to wait til March or April to get one. It's so tiny & easy to use & I just love it! We headed to bed & woke up Christmas morn to open our stockings. Lots of fun goodies & once again of course J went overboard to say the least! I love him! Then we headed back to Mom & Dad's for a great breakfast, gifts, stockings & Mom's bday! She's 53! We plaed more Dominos, Trivial Pursuit, Seinfeld Scene It & Taboo (which was a blast!). Then it was back home again. I was sad that it was all over but so thankful for the birth of Jesus, my awesome family & husband and our son on the way! It was the best Chrstmas yet! Mine & J's 3rd one together...many more to come...w/ many more memories w/ our baby boy! How exciting! Well, this got a lil longer than I anticipated so I'll end here w/ our 21 wk belly shots.

20 wks!

Hey Hey Hey! We have hit the halfway point...20 weeks! We turned 20 wks on Sun the 14th. I can now say that I definitely look pregnant now. Before I can see where ppl might wonder "Hmmm, is she preggo or does she just have a lil gut???". But now, it's pretty darn obvious! Jason jokes that since I've turned 25 I've let myself go...I'm gaining weight & I have a gut...lol :-) He's so funny! Went & had our 20 weeks anatomy US on Mon the 15th and everything looked great! His HR was 154. He was pretty calm & not wiggling around too much, but he was in a good position for the tech to get all the measurements she needed so that was good. I had a Dr's app. after the US but they just checked my urine, BP & weight. I have gained approx 10 lbs so far so I think I'm doing good. I'm actually ready to gain more (I'm sure I'll feel differently once I do lol!). We head up to VA this w/e for Christmas w/ the Gibson side of the family which we are excited about, but we're also sad we'll miss seeing J's mom & Bill :-( Gonna be a long drive but we're stopping halfway in Raleigh, NC on the way up to stay w/ our friends Scott, Brenda & their son Will. I can't believe Christmas is in a week! Lil Gib's furniture should be here early next week too so I am SO excited about that! We're planning on painting the nursery the w/e after Christmas...well, let me rephrase that...I'm planning on J painting the nursery the w/e after Christmas ha ha! I will supervise. We're going w/ a pale banana yellow since it's an accent color in the bedding which I got for my bday. It's too cute & I love the jungle theme! Well, I'll post again when we get back from our trip w/ 21 wk belly shots, but for now, here are our 20 wk shots. Oh, forgot to mention that I just noticed last week that I am starting to get the linea nigra (or black line) that lots of pregnant women get on their belly's. It's so subtle & you can barely see it in person & really can't at all yet in pics, but it's there. I guess it'll continue to get darker, but should fade after the birth. Doesn't bother me, I kinda like it b/c it's like the "mark of pregnancy". Lots of love!

I turned 25 years old as Lil Gib turned 19 wks!

So I had a wonderful 25th bday w/ my awesome family. We went to Chef Lees for dinner & enjoyed a great meal! We all left very full, but not miserably full. J, Puddy & Cramer got me my big Snoogle body pillow. Not crazy about it right now b/c I'm still pretty comfy sleeping on both sides & my back, but hoping it will come in handy in the months to come. It's a big ole pillow & J claims he's gonna use it if I dont lol! Mom, Dad & GM (Grandmother) got Baby G some stuff which was fun...that's the rule this year...no gifts for me or J...everything is for the baby! But, which in turn, really helps us out! We have our Christmas tree up (even though it's giftless lol) & our lights up outside which I'm so proud of! Oh yeah, big news...I THINK I felt the baby move today. J & I were just laying around on the couch watching tv w/ the dogs and I sneezed. Right afterward I felt this weird flutter or drumroll type sensation on my right side. It felt like him poking or kicking me real fast fro mthe inside. I kinda wondered but brushed it off at the time b/c I thought it was just too high up on my right side to have been the baby. But I had been prettty slouched on the couch. When I told my mom about it on the way to dinner, she was like "Oh, baby, that was him!" So I feel pretty confident that is WAS him! I'm ready to feel him more though, but I know that will come w/ time! Oh, and yes, the belly ring has come out. I took it out b/c it broke last week; the dangle part fell off. So I just figured I might as well leave it out even though I did find the piece that fell off. Here are some pics of our lights & bday & then our 19 week shots in front of the tree.




At Chef Lees for my bday dinner!


Back @ our house for cake & gifts for baby!



Mom had just got done showing me my baby book & that Care Bear was given to me on my very 1st Christmas back in 1983. I was as small as the bear!




My silly husband!