17 & 18 wk shots!

Hi all! Sorry I've been a slacker again! Thanksgiving was great & hope it was for all of you! We got our tree up but I'm still in the process of decorating it lol. This is my fav time of year! I LOVE Christmas time so much! Well, I still haven't felt him move & it's killing me! I wanna know he's in there! Went to the doc on the 24th & he was moving all around when the PA was checking his HB w/ doppler. His HR was 156. Still makes me tear up when I hear it...best sound in the whole world! I'm so in love w/ him & can't wait to meet him & get to know his personality. For those wondering, yes, he has a name (he's had it since before we got preggo lol), but we're *TRYING* to keep it a secret for fun! Anywho...here are wk 17 & 18 pics! I'm getting chunky...ahhhh!

Registries

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are registered at Babies-R-Us & Target. I'm stressing about finding the right stroller/travel system. So many choices! Going this w/e to finalize the registries, since I've done most of it online already. Our lil man's nursery will be jungle themed. The actual decor is called "Jungle Babies" by Nojo. We will be painting soon...so exciting!

Our 1st Wedding Anniversary!

I was so excited about announcing the news that we're having a boy that I completely forgot to tell you all about our awesome anniversary! It was just perfect! The weather was beautiful...cold, but beautiful! Just like our wedding day, but luckily, a year ago it was much warmer! So we started the day w/ lunch @ Jason's Deli cause I had a big craving for their chicken salad sandwich & fruit plate, which is what I get every single time I go. Then we headed to our appointment @ Baby Waves. You can read about the in the previous post ;-). Then after finding out our exciting news, it was time to go shopping for a boy! We went to Babies R Us and got 11 onsies/rompers. Then, to Campus Spirit b/c J was bound & determined to get him a little football lol, so luckily we found a little baby AU football! Then we went to Carter's just to look. Then, to Wal-Mart where we bought our 1st pack of Swaddler diapers, and another 9 onsies/rompers lol. Then, we headed to mom's office to show her all the US pics & the clothes we had bought. She was so giddy! When we left there we still had 2 hours before our movie, so figured we stop by Target. There we got 5 onsies/rompers & 3 pairs of lil socks. Time for dinner now & of course I was craving pizza! We didn't need a fancy meal to make our anniversary special, so we headed to Pizza Hut cause it's my fav! Love their breadsticks & cheese personal pan! We had great conversation over the mighty huge table b/w us lol. J said they have to make the tables big to accomodate the big pizzas...but I didn't like being so separated from him. Anywho, we headed back to Columbus park Crossing for our movie, but had a little time to spare to thought we'd hit up Old Navy to check out their baby stuff. Ended up getting a lil t-shirt & shorts there. Then it was to the movie finally lol. We saw "FireProof" & it was just awesome. Such a great message. Of course I cried. I felt like we both learned from the movie which was nice. I recommend it to all married couples! Throughout the day, we made various phone calls & texts to friends & family to tell them the sex. Oh, and by the way, before you think we went a lil overboard w/ all the rompers & onesies...just know that mostly everything we bought was on clearance which was great b/c we need warm weather clothes since our baby boy is due in May, but the stores need to make room for cold weather clothes now. So we lucked up! After the movie, I came home to a whole buncha purple & silver Happy Anniversary balloons (26 to be exact lol) & a bubble bath & massage. Then we ate cake from our wedding & watched the DVD w/ all our wedding photos. It was a great great day & I'm so thankful for my husband & I have a new-found respect for him! I can't wait to see him be a daddy to our 1st baby boy! We look forward to many many many more anniversaries!

Almond Joy's got nuts...Mounds don't!

Well, we got an Almond Joy! Yep, I have a sweet baby boy in my belly! Baby Waves was awesome. The women were so sweet. She saw the sex right away...within 30 seconds, before J or I even realized she was looking for it! She slipped J the Almond Joy to give to me. It was so much fun! The 4D US is so amazing, even though he still looks like a cross between a baby & an alien right now lol. The woman said it's b/c there's really no fat on him yet. But when we go back @ 31 weeks, that's when we'll see the chubby cheeks, and the nose & get to decide who he looks like...me or J! He was justa movin' and a shakin' around in my uterus though. He was even laying like me! With his arms up and hands behind his head. And a few different times, when I would bring an arm down to reposition myself, we would notcie that he had brought an arm down too. This happened quite a few times...so it seems like he is already a Momma's boy!!! :-D At one point he was even playing w/ himself...haha...it was pretty funny! This may sound strange to most of you, but I'm going to write it anyway: It was the coolest thing seeing his "wee wee"! I don't know why, but that was so special to me...made it so real that he's my lil baby boy! I guess b/c that "lil thing" is what defines him as being a boy & not a girl & that is what you look for so you can know! I had hopes for a girl to be honest, mainly b/c all the girly stuff is so fun & cutesie, but once I saw his "stuff" my heart just fell in love w/ my lil man! Ok, so now you all probably think I'm a weirdo! It gives me a sense of calmness now knowing who is in my stomach...no more wondering...it's definitely a boy...no doubt about it, as you can see from the pics!!!

You know the old saying " A daughter is a daughter for her entire life, a son is only a son til he takes a wife" ? If any of you have ever seen the movie "Monster In Law" w/ Jane Fonda & Jennifer Lopez...let's just say I actually get it now. I get how it's hard for a mom to let go of her baby boy...seems like you never have to let go of your baby girl, but boys you do. Wow, so yeah, I'm already thinking about 20 years down the road lol! Ok, I'll put this one to rest!

16 weeks!

Hello all! I can't believe it...16 weeks today & time to find out if this lil person in my belly will pee standing up or sitting down! We go tom for our gender determination US & we couldn't be more excited! It's gonna be a great day & a great 1st wedding anniversary for J & I. Here are tonight's belly shots, & I decided now's the time to start doing front shots since my belly's pokin' out & rounding our more that you can see from the front. I will be back either tom or Tue to let everyone know...boy or girl?!?!?

Baby bump pics in Orlando!

Ok, so I couldn't resist posting a few cuz I just love my bump! Can you tell I love being preggo??? My body's changing that's for sure, and some women may not like it, but I am embracing it & really enjoying it!!! I figure I'll worry about my figure afterward...no need to waste this special time w/ my precious baby in my belly worrying about it now! Anywho, here's a few more pics:

At Magic Kingdom in front of Minnie's house, w/ my monster shirt on for Halloween lol!

At Sea World after seeing "Discover" w/ Shamu.

Watching the dolphins play at Sea World, w/ my lil ghost shirt on for Halloween!

Sorry it's been so long...

Well, here I am finally posting after 2 weeks. Sorry...guess I'm not the best blogger lol. We had a great time together in Orlando. Went to Downtown Disney, Magic Kingdom & Sea World (which was the best). Bought the baby a couple onesies, a burp cloth & a couple stuff animals which was fun. Sooo, we are 15 weeks today, which means only 1 week & 1 day til our anniversary & til we find out who's in my belly!!! What do you think? Boy or girl??? I must admit, I have the HUGEST (is that a word???) huntch that it's a girl! Everything I think about is girl girl girl. Of course I do want a lil baby girl & feel like that is who is inside me, but I do want a boy ultimately as well. I just can't wait for our appontment at Baby Waves a week from tom. It's at 2 pm. J & I are going to make a day out of it. Lunch, Baby Waves, go buy him or her some clothes or something fun like that, then dinner & a movie. Sounds like fun huh? We're going to keep it to ourselves for the day too; just to make it a extra special...then of course we'll tell EVERYONE! Ugh, I'm hoping this week won't go by as slowly as I feel it will. I was a slacker last week & never posted my 14 week pics, so here they are along w/ tonight's pics @ 15 weeks. By the way, if you want to see pics from Orlando (which I will upload soon), just visit my myspace page @ http://www.myspace.com/sarah3589. I feel like my belly doesn't look as big in these pics as it does in real life. Is that weird? It actually looks much bigger from my point of view (looking down at it) then it does from the side. I'm so ready for it to really pop!

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My baby's a kicker!

Forgot to post this adorable video I took the other day of baby w/ his or her legs stretched straight out...watch closely b/c at the end, my sweetie kicks!

Disney here we come!

So, we leave for our trip to Disney & Sea World tommorow after eating lunch w/ Tommy Tubberville @ The QB Club. Yeah, I know AU's not doing so hot this season, but War Eagle! :-) I have been feeling pretty good lately. Just get sick here & there. Let me tell you though...I used to love to sneeze, but sneezing while preggo isn't too fun lol. It hurts for some reason; may have something to do w/ my cyst though??? We went to see Dr. Tidwell on Thur. the 23rd. J finally got to meet her & we heard our baby's heartbeat, which was a strong 168! The Old Wives' Tales say a heartrate above 140 means it's a girl! Speaking of which, only 3 more weeks til we find out the baby's sex!!! Wow, I CANNOT wait! We've got names picked out that we LOVE, but we're keeping them a secret for fun! But we'll be letting EVERYONE know the sex & the initials as soon as we find out! I'm hoping to set our US appointment @ Baby Waves for the gender US on the day of our 1 year wedding anniversary. What a great gift! We'll see though. Baby will be 16 weeks & 1 day on the day of our anniversary. Here are our 12 week belly pics, one from our Dr's visit & our 13 week belly pics:

Just a quick update...

So, a new syptoms has just started that I'm not too fond of lol. I have started getting dizzy spells. I hope this one doesn't stick around too long! Anywho, it's just been a pretty lazy w/e for us. We just got done eating a nice steak dinner made by J. I'm posting this weeks belly shots. Me & baby are 11 weeks today! I did just get done eating so my belly's really sticking out there lol. Let me apologize for how I look in all my belly shots also...we take them in the evening before bed so I'm always in my wrinkly pjs w/ no makeup on. Here they are:

Cramer wanted to sneek a peak @ mommy's baby bump!





Holding my Pregnant WillowTree that mom gave me!