Home from AZ!

Well I am finally home and recovered from my trip to AZ. It's Saturday now, and I have been home since Tuesday, so that gives you an idea of how tired I was. I had no idea how exhausting that trip would be or what I was getting myself into. My mom and I were on the go all week long. I spent two days just picking out the paint color for the house, taking samples home and trying them on the walls, then standing around like the indecisive pregnant lady that I am. Painting is such a scary decision, and any large or scary decision while pregnant becomes that much more intimidating. We finally settled with a beautiful palette of red, some browns, and blue for the bedroom. I basically left the house for two days so I wasn't there to see them working and change my mind halfway through. When the painter called me to say it was done and I opened the door to the house, I felt like I was on the Extreme Home Makeover Show. What a difference the paint made! It completely warmed up the whole entire home! I love it! Now we just need the furniture, most of it is ordered and on the way. It's all coming together so beautifully, I can't wait to see the end result! Take a look and let me know what you all think.

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A Few Maternity Shots.....

While I was in AZ last week I got talked into stopping by Greg and Andrea's of Artisan Photography to take a few maternity photos. The ONLY reason Andrea was able to convince me to do them was because of the gorgeous photos they took of our wedding last June. I really haven't been feeling my most beautiful lately, but I got all gussied up and went over to snap a few photos. They posted some of them on their blog, I thought I would share the link with you all to check out. I actually really love them and am already glad I went. Thanks Andrea and Greg!


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Happy Easter Everyone!

Not a lot has changed here in the last two weeks. No major announcements or new pictures to post, so this means you'll all just have to make due with a moment or two of my rambling.

Thank God I am feeling better today and yesterday. I suffered bad this week from a cold, which is NOT FUN while you are pregnant. I couldn't, or wouldn't, take anything for it so I pretty much just had to cope with all symptoms and suck it up. Major sinus pain and chest congestion. Achy body and head. Ugh. It was horrible! But not feeling well like that forced me to rely completely on my husband for some extra love and support. Once again, I was reminded of how lucky I am to be married to John. He totally stepped up and gave me all the TLC I could ask for and more. He was feeling just as bad as I was for a couple days and still managed to get out of bed and go to work. He is my hero for that alone. I soooo would have called in sick. Whatta man.

Well the anticipation is on the rise and I sometimes feel like I don't want to wait another minute for my baby. I feel her movemements more often and stronger everyday. I love that she almost has her own little schedule in there, that 2 am is playtime (we'll have to work on that, pronto) and she moves a little more when music is playing, especially at church. I sometimes find myself just sneaking into the closet, taking out all her little clothes, folding and refolding them. I cannot wait to hold her in them. Ten weeks left, and they couldn't go by fast enough.

Of course with all the beauty of pregnancy there have been some new symptoms that I definately could live without. How about Charlie Horses? Let's talk about those for a minute. I have had a couple that wake me out of my sleep. Not only are they so painful, but it's scary to feel that in your sleep and as you are waking up. Now that I know what's happening it's not as bad, but still not the nicest way to wake up. My heartburn is letting up a little, probably because I am eating a lot less. There simply isn't a lot of room in there to stuff full of food anymore. I am starting to find it more uncomfortable to sleep and even get around. Getting in and out of vehicles has become a daunting task. And with 10 weeks left to go, I have a feeling this could get a lot worse before it gets better. As hard as it can be somedays, I wouldn't trade a minute of it for the world. I know in the end when we hold our little girl for the first time, it will have been worth every ache and pain. I truly cannot wait!

Well I am leaving Tuesday morning to meet my mom in AZ for a week. I have a few things to do at the house, painters are coming and some furniture is going to be delivered. I am looking forward to some warm weather and sunshine, and since my "nesting" urges are so strong right now, I am more than happy for anything I can do around my house to prepare for the big move.

I promise when I have some new belly shots or pics of us I will post them. Thanks for checking back so often guys! Happy Easter Everyone!

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3D Ultrasound

So we went tonight for the much anticipated 3D Ultrasound and it was confirmed, we are definately having a baby girl, and she is definately going to be beautiful. It was so amazing to see, I could have sat there all night long looking in at her playing in her own little world. At first, she had her hands up in front of her mouth and blocking her face. Sometimes it almost looked as if she was sucking her thumb. Then John starting poking at my belly a bit to get her to move around at that was it. She was doing gymnastics in there. It was hard to get a good clear shot of her face she rolled this way and that. She held her feet up and had her toes right in front of her mouth for awhile. She even showed us her little bum! She seemed playful and happy, but calm and so content in there. I really love the idea that right now my body provides everything for her that she needs, and she is so perfectly safe and wanting for nothing inside of me. As much as I cannot wait to hold and kiss her, I will miss having her a part of me and feeling her tiny movements that let me know that she is thriving inside of me. Pregnancy really is a beautiful thing, and this ultarsound tonight was a wonderful reminder of how exciting and precious these times really are.

I had a video along with the pictures but am having a hard time trying to figure out how to upload it. I will need some patience from you all with that. In the meantime I have attached some of the clearer pictures of our baby girl for you all to see. Is it just me, or is this one cute kid?

Less than 100 days....

27 weeks today and sometime last week I hit the "less that 100 days to go" milestone which was pretty exciting. Busy week last week and we forgot to take any belly shots so my slideshow will be missing week 26. But here I am, in all my glory, feeling as radiant as a beached whale. Actually I am really enjoying my belly starting to get nice and round and hard, as opposed to the chubby look I have felt leading into the last trimester. It's all starting to feel so....real, if that makes any sense. Not that it didn't before, but it just seemed like we has FOREVER until the baby was going to come. All of a sudden it seems like theres not enough time to get everything we want done before her arrival. I am really looking forward to the next three months, the last trimester of my first pregnancy. I really have enjoyed experiencing all these "firsts" and lets face it, I am pretty sure the second pregnancy isn't nearly as relaxing with a little one running around. I have three more months of "me" time and am taking full advantage, staying up late and sleeping in. I really am so lucky to be able to enjoy my time like this. I am a spoiled girl!

So not much new here, I will be leaving for AZ again sometime this or next week. Tickets arent booked yet and I am not sure exactly, but the babys furniture is going to be delivered end of May or early April so I have to be there for that. I can't wait for the sunshine and warm weather again, its been nasty here this week. Its starting to warm up but we got 6 inches of snow over the weekend so of course it pretty much confines you to the house around here....blah. I am anxiously awaiting the AZ weather for sure.

Oh yeah, went to Babies R Us yesterday and bought our first box of diapers and wipes yesterday. Geez, that stuff is not cheap. John joked that she has 6 months to figure out how to use the toilet, then no more diapers. Ha ha ha....aren't we in for a surprise?

25 weeks tomorrow!

Got my weekly email today that says I am 25 weeks and Baby is almost 14 inches long. I cannot believe how much she is growing, but her kicks are getting stronger and more frequent everyday. On Saturday morning I was watching TV and I had my hands rested on my stomache. She kicked so hard right where my hand was it actually moved.

Oh yeah, and she seems to be most active in the mornings now. Umm, I wonder if that means she is going to be a morning person. Yikes.

I caught a red eye home from AZ last night and landed at JFK this morning to 15 degrees. It was 80 yesterday in Scottsdale and tough to leave. But I really did miss John this last week and am glad to be back home with him tonight. Thought I would post a couple pics of the 25 week bump. Enjoy!