Baby Update: 18 Weeks

And this is my view of my feet.....I am seeing belly

How Far Along: 18 weeks
Size of Baby: About 5.6 inches long 6.7 oz. He is about the size of a sweet potato.
Total Weight Gain: 5 1/2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Let's just say a new wardrobe is needed
Gender: He is a Boy!!!!
Movement: He is a very active baby and loves his Papa (Dad)

Food Cravings: Flavored water....thanks to my mom-n-law who bought us this amazing pitcher that flavors the water with fruit without the fruit actually coming out in your glass
What I Miss: Not having to go pee all the time

Sleep: Great this week....loving my pillow and husband
Symptoms: Back Aches and my feet getting swollen
Best Moment This Week: Chris and I coming up with a boy's name for each letter of the alphabet.....yes we still cannot decide on a name

What I Am Looking Forward To: The decisions that are about to come.....a post on this later

Baby Update: 17 Weeks

How Far Along: 17 weeks

Size of Baby: About 5.1 inches long 5.9 oz. He is about the size of an onion.

Total Weight Gain: 5 1/2 lbs

Maternity Clothes: Need longer tank tops:)

Gender: He is a Boy!!!!

Movement: He is a very active baby
Food Cravings: Mint Chocolate Chip Milkshakes (But is has to be with the green mint chocolate chip ice cream)

What I Miss: My Feet not swelling
Sleep: I have had trouble falling asleep but once I am asleep I am out

Symptoms: Back Aches and my feet getting swollen

Best Moment This Week: Getting back to the gym and listening to Chris hit his first homerun in AAA this season!

What I Am Looking Forward To: When Chris gets home...I am way more clinging being pregnant and these 8 day road trips are not fun:(

Baby Update: Week 16

No Pic this Week...sorry

How Far Along: 16 weeks
Size of Baby: About 4.7 inches long 4.5 oz. He is about the size of an avocado.
Total Weight Gain: 5 1/2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: Need longer tank tops:)
Gender: He is a Boy!!!!
Movement: He is a very active baby

Food Cravings: Things I cannot get....Waffle Fries and dill dipping sauce from Granite City (thanks my dear friend Dianna) and my Mom's Christmas ham

What I Miss: My Feet not swelling

Sleep: Chris and I bought a pregnancy pillow that wraps around me and it has made sleeping so much better

Symptoms: Acne and my feet are hot and swollen at night....getting a facial this week hopefully my face will calm down
Best Moment This Week: Chris and I feeling the baby move. I think it is Chris's favorite thing to do when he gets home is to find the baby in my belly and see if he moves for him.

What I Am Looking Forward To: When Chris gets home...I am way more clinging being pregnant and these 8 day road trips are not fun and deciding on a name!

All Star Break

So it is the All Star Break....which means we get three full days of no Baseball. Yesterday, I decided to take the day off, so that Chris and I could enjoy a full day off together.

After the doctor's appt, we went out and shopped. We looked at everything and only bought one thing. This cute little pair of overalls from Janie and Jack. Our first little outfit, for our little man.

Then after a long day of shopping and excitement we took a nap and then made dinner. It tends to be the dinner of the All Star break. Mozzarella Stuffed Meatballs with Grilled Asparagus, Mashed Potatoes and Salad. It was delicious.

After dinner, we just watched some big brother and enjoyed each other's company:) Hope everyone else had a great day.

It's a........

BOY

We are having a Boy. I swore the little guy was a girl, but he made his presence very known to us this morning. I would post the pic but Chris said that his son's pee pee will not be known to the world;) As for the name....well....there are lots of discussions. Chris is on the normal name side while I am on the complete other side and want a more unique name.


For now....we are simply soaking in our little boy who loves to move and wave to us.

Show Us Your Life: Favorite Bible Verses

Over at Kelly's Korner, she does a post every Friday that is titled Show Us Your Life. I never participate in these, but I always read them. Today's topic is Favorite Bible Verses and I really liked today's topic because people have sent me several bible verses to help Chris and I in hard times and happy times. I thought I would share with others, in hopes that they touch them also.

Our family verse:
"Rejoice always, Pray continuously, in everything give thanks. For this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." ~ 1 Thess 5: 16-18

A verse that was given to us from a dear family friend, when we were struggling with infertility:
"I will climb my watchtower now, and wait to see what answer God will give to my complaint. And the Lord said to me, 'Write my answer on a billboard, large and clear, so that anyone can read it at a glance and rush to tell the others. But these things I plan won't happen right away. Slowly, steadily, surely, the time approaches when the vision will be fulfilled. If it seems slow, do not despair, for these things will surely come to pass. Just be patient! They will not be overdue a single day!'" ~ Habakkuk 2:1-3

A prayer and promise for a heart that desires to be a parent:
"I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of Him" 1 Samuel 1:27

Baby Update: Week 15

Far away Pic

Close Belly Pic - Do not think it has changed much:(

How Far Along: 15 weeks
Size of Baby: About 4 inches long 2.5 oz. He or she is about the size of a naval orange.
Total Weight Gain: 3 1/2 lbs
Maternity Clothes: I bought some shorts from Nordstrom for 15 dollars in the Brass Plum section that has a maternity band. It is great that the style right now adapts to maternity figures:)
Gender: Still have awhile until we find out.
Movement: I can tell when the baby changes sides, I can't feel it but can feel from the outside.

Food Cravings: Brownies

What I Miss: Being able to go on walks and not feeling like I am going to pee every 5 minutes

Sleep: Extremely Vivid dreams

Symptoms: Acne and my feet are hot and swollen at night (Could be because the weather is out of this world hot and humid....I am made for the cold and not 90+ weather and 90+ humidity) Thank God for AC!
Best Moment This Week: Chris coming home and feeling my belly and noticing that the baby moved sides with me

What I Am Looking Forward To: Our doctor's appt on Tuesday

4th of July Weekend

We spent the 4th of July in Indianapolis, IN. Chris had a game on the 4th and then a double header on the 5th so I decided to travel with him. Indy is only 2 hours from our house and we carpooled with another couple from the team, which made it even better!

Downtown Indianapolis is such a cute town. It reminds me a lot of Oklahoma City. They have a man made river that runs through part of town and you can rent paddle boats and bikes and other fun things.
Then the town is also home to NCAA headquarters, which was really cool for me. Especially since Chris and I both did college sports! My friend Staci Sutton and I went in and toured the Hall of Champions. How cool it was to see all the colleges and all the sports represented.

This was outside the Hall of Champions

Sorry for the blurriness but they had a sign for Coach Wooden

Staci playing in the simulated Basketball area

Baseball Player

Gymnast

That night we got ready for the game and the 4th. It was so hot and sharing a stadium with 15,327 other people did not sound that wonderful to Staci and I, so we watched part of the game from Chris and my hotel room. That is right this is the view from our hotel.

When it cooled down to a cool 90, we headed down to the field and there were people all over downtown. It was sooo cool. They were sitting with their lawn chairs and blankets on the river waiting for the fireworks. Brought back memories from when my parents and grandparents and us kids would watch the fireworks on the river in Tulsa!

Chris at the game on the 4th

After the game, the Suttons and us went out to eat at the Capital Grille for a great steak dinner. When we got back to the hotel room, this was the site I saw when I looked down. Oh yes my feet and legs were swollen from the heat and being on them all day!

Hope everyone had a great 4th!!!

Feeling the Love

A huge shout out to my Sister n Law, Divo and Chris's Cousin's Wife, Iris, for sending me clothes for my ever growing belly.

Divo has sent me one box of her clothes that she wore with both of her children and then she just sent me another box that Iris gave her. It is not only fun to get mail but is even better when they are items that you are desperately needing!!!

Thank you girls, from the bottom of my heart!!!!! This is wonderful and I feel so loved even though we are on opposite sides of the country.

On another note....the HEAT is back and as I have stated before, is not my friend. However, this little thing called a Diet Cherry Limeade from Sonic helps soothe the heat in a small way. I drove thru and got myself one while running errands today. It was blissful:)

Hope everyone has a great 4th of July! I am going on the road to Indianapolis with Chris for the 4th and will have some fun with him and another couple.....pics to come soon!