In Between

The "in between" stage, is the stage I am in right now. I can't decide if my pants are too uncomfortable for me to already buy a pair of maternity pants, or if it is just in my head since some days are still OK. If any of what I said makes any sense. It is a bit frustrating at times. Any advice would be most helpful.

It has been so windy here the last two days. You walk outside and you are literally blown away if you aren't careful. The weather is so nice outside. I wish I was outdoors instead of indoors. You would feel the same way too if you knew how beautiful it is outside today. Sunny, breezy, in the mid 60's....just beautiful :) Definitely park weather for when my baby is here and old enough to run around and play :)

Here is to a beautiful day! Thank you God!!!

Been so long...and 17 weeks later....

Hello out there! I know it has been quite some time since I have last posted anything going on, but believe me, I have something exciting to share. On November 3 (my Mom's birthday)...yes I know all the way back to November....anyway, on November 3rd Casey and I found out that we are going to be parents! We are going to have a precious baby come July 2ND. We are both so very excited about this. I am 17 weeks along. We have been to the doctor several times already. All visits have been delightful! My favorite so far has been the visit where we got to hear our baby's heartbeat and then see the baby waive to us with their little hand when we had our first sonogram. It was the most amazing thing! It was also very emotional. I loved that moment!

Valentine's Day is my scheduled sonogram where we get to find out the gender of the baby. However, we are not wanting to know. We want this to be a surprise.....we call it the surprise of a lifetime! My Mom, who had 4 kiddos, waited for each one of us. I thought that was neat and it really is very exciting. It is funny to hear the responses of others when we tell them we are waiting to find out until the baby is here. Some completely understand and smile and totally understand the excitement. Others, well they think it is a crazy idea and they go on and on about how stressful it is not knowing and so on. There isn't anything stressful to me about not knowing so far, so I think I will be OK :)

Casey. Oh Casey, what an absolute sweet husband I have. I am so blessed to have him be the father of my child. He is very excited about becoming a dad. When we were shopping for my nephew, Drake, for Christmas, he went goo-goo over all of the cute baby clothes! He would hold up a little outfit and just wink at me across the store and say look at this little thing here! It was so sweet to see him this way.

I haven't been able to feel the baby move so far. My doctor says that I might be able to feel a small "flutter" at 18 to 20 weeks. So, I am on the look out for that feeling. I really have had it easy so far. No terrible morning sickness, just queasiness here and there. In the beginning, I was so tired all of the time, but that has slowly gone away. I have experienced the horrible indigestion. That is absolutely terrible, but with a few Tums, and a banana with some milk, I am usually fine. I am told that it will only get worse.....gees, thanks! It is all worth it though :)

I am just so happy about this pregnancy. I love our baby so much already and can't wait to meet her or him. I will try and keep this updated with more fun stories. This is news worth sharing :)