26 weeks and growing!

Happy July everyone!  Things are progressing nicely over here for our quickly growing family.  We had an appointment on Monday in which I got called a "boring patient".  What a great thing to hear!  Now in my 6th month, I have gained 10 pounds, which is not too bad at all. Hopefully that means it will be easier to lose this way!  Below is the 26 week pic, as you can see, I'm continuing to grow.  Plus, I just got a new haircut.  It's only an inch or so, so I'm sure it's not too noticeable.

I was rapidly growing out of all the maternity clothes I have, and the ones that do fit me are way too hot (made for colder weather), so I got to go shopping today!  It makes me feel SOOO much better to have some clothes that fit and that I can breathe in!  Here are a few of things I managed to find:

recognize the top from the pic above?  :) The jean shorts are really comfy, but the waist is such a "mom jean" waist - I'll never wear them without the super long maternity shirts covering the mom jean waist!

I never thought I would wear white pants, but this outfit is super cute and comfy!

these jeans are the best thing ever made - the top of them is called the "secret fit belly" and it is SOOO comfortable - the maternity jeans I had stopped right at the bellybutton and were cutting right into my stomach - these go all the up the stomach and I can breathe and move around, plus they are incredibly cute jeans!  They should make these for non maternity women, they are the most comfortable jeans ever!

In other news, this week is Josh's last week on the job, and it is both a blessing and a curse.  A blessing as this job was not what he expected (he likes to say he was more of an "audio butler" than an audio engineer) and now he can really pursue his freelance engineering.  A curse, because he wasn't planning on freelancing full time until after my maternity leave, and now we will be losing 6 months of his income we were counting on.  So things are somewhat up in the air for us right now, which is nothing we haven't dealt with before.

The baby has been kicking me as I write this, so I think he or she would like to say "Hello!"  The baby has been super active and even kicked Josh in the face the other day when he put his face next to my belly.  It was hilarious.

We also celebrated our third year of marriage last Wednesday.  We had a great meal at home and really enjoyed our last child free anniversary.  These three years have been wonderful and we can't wait to add our new family member to the mix to make the upcoming years even better!

Love to you all, 

Sarah and Josh (and baby!)

Sorry it's late....

I'm a week late in posting!  I hope this does not become a pattern.  We have finally hit 24 weeks - this is the point at which if the baby was born it would have a 50% survival rate and they would do anything to save it.  Obviously, we want it to keep growing snug and sound in utero for a long while yet, but it's nice to know we have reached a point where the baby would be able to survive if something happened.  Yay for reaching viability!

Here's the 24 week shot:

I wish I had one of those cute round bellies, I really feel like mine is much more square.  It's round on the top and on the bottom, but still very flat where my bellybutton is.  Nope, it hasn't popped out yet, but Josh says that it's only a matter of time before the bellybutton pops out - then maybe I'll have a more rounded preggo belly.

We made our first baby purchase - a crib!  It transitions into a toddler bed, then a daybed, then a full size bed, so we're hoping to get some mileage out of it!  Here's a picture:

Our apartment renovations finally got started today and we're looking at a move in date of August 8.  Shelley is helping lots with the plans for furniture and designs so when we move in, we'll be all settled in our new place!  Thanks Shelley!  

Otherwise, things are good.  I'm entering my 6th month, starting to get a little uncomfortable (this heat!) - but I've still only gained about 8 pounds - not too shabby.  Things are up in the air for Josh right now with work, so life will be interesting to say the least for the next few months. I'll update more when we know more about what's going on.  

Enjoy summer - it's finally here!

21 weeks and almost summer!

It seems to me that we are doing a post about every two weeks as we watch the belly grow - and boy is it growing!  Here is our 21 week shot:

Things are going really great - after going into Babies R us a few weeks ago and running out scared out of our minds, we went back last weekend to register for some things.  I'm now starting to get really excited to meet this little thing growing inside me and I can't wait to use some of the things we've decided would be great for the baby.  I'll do a post later showing off all the stuff we like.  

The baby has started moving around!  It's still very soft movements and only a few times a day, but they are movements!  It's fun to feel and experience, and Josh loves to try and catch it moving, but usually the baby stops right as he puts his hands on my belly - I think the baby thinks it's funny :)

This is finals week for our students, so as of Sunday at noon, I will not be an RD for the entire summer!  I'm super excited to move over and work for facilities this summer and see what that world is like.  I also get to help with the transition of two studio apartments into our new 2 bedroom apartment (anticipated move in - August 1), so I will enjoy being a part of that - Plus I like to control things, and this will help keep me happy.

Josh is venturing into the world of live sound - we just had a bunch of "gear" delivered yesterday so he can start his work going out and recording bands on the weekend.  You can ask him for details on the gear if you want...all I know is it makes him act like a kid in a candy store.   We're hoping this leads to some real opportunities for him.  

Anyway, I guess that's as good an update as any.  Happy June-uary!  (It is way to cold to be JUNE! - summer needs to get here soon!)

-Sarah

Texas Wedding

We just got back from my brother Colin's wedding in Texas.  It was a beautiful wedding, but boy was it hot!  It got up to 98 degrees or so - yep, hot!  We did manage to take a few pictures, though, so I thought I would get those posted for you to see the belly progress.  Here is my 19 week belly shot:

Of course, we couldn't go to a wedding without taking a shot of both Josh and I together (Well, he was in the picture reluctantly, so this might be the only one you get of him)- isn't the sun pretty in this picture?  And he looks so good in a suit, too!  The jacket came off shortly after this picture was taken - Did I mention it was hot?

My niece, Hayley, served as a bridesmaid for the wedding and she was beautiful - I can't believe she is 12 years old - she looked so grown up and beautiful!

The next day, Josh and I took Hayley to Seaworld.  This pic of her was taken before I made the mistake of letting her sit in the "splash zone" at Shamu's show.  We did not get splashed - we got SOAKED!  But she loved it, so it was all worth it.  

We had our 20 week ultrasound today - it went well, 10 fingers and 10 toes!  We'll post pics as soon as we can get them uploaded.  

Inspired

Inspired by Colby and Kimmie starting a blog, I thought it might be a fun idea for Josh and I to have a blog too.  

We just found out in February that we are expecting our first baby this October (October 20th!) and I thought it might be fun to document the process!  So far I've had morning sickness, which Josh says isn't that bad, because I didn't throw up that much - I disagree, I was queasy all the time!  But finally, I am starting to feel better and I have more energy!  Yay for the second trimester!

Anyway, today is Mother's day and I'm officially 17 weeks pregnant.  Here's a shot of my 17 week belly!  I finally started to pop last week, so we'll how much I grow!

Happy Mother's day to our three wonderful moms - thanks for all you have done for us!