Growing Belly

We got our crib and we love it! We put it together on Sunday and it is beautiful. I can't wait to get the rest of the nursery ready so that we're ready for the little one to arive. I'm afraid i've been addicted to the baby story these days so i've been checking out all of their nurserys. You know ignoring the labor part, NOT! Now eversince I hit 30 weeks i just can't help asking every morning "Can i really keep getting bigger for another 10 weeks! This is crazy! Even my maternity pants seem too tight to much elastic around the waste!

But then you see pic's of Heather and Jeremy's little guy and it all seems worth it, right? Ok so maybe i'm still a little scared of D day.

As many of you know Chris is now working in Mississippi full time and comming home to visit on weekends until I'm done covering for a school counselor's maternity leave, which should be just a week away. So after my showers the 26th, and 27th chris and i will be driving to mississippi! Yes, 8 months pregnant i'll be driving for 12 hours, cross your fingers i find alot of clean bathrooms on the way. Then June 1st our plan is to drive back home and wait for baby to arive. Then hang out in Michigan for june and most of july. Then we'll be off to mississippi again to live together full time until December or so when Chris has built the best Toyoda plant in history. :-) Then the three of us will be back to michigan and maybe a little bit of normal life, what ever that will be with a 6 month old! I guess i'll be posting alot more to share the baby!

The 20's are Lost

Thanks to my wonderful husband, great friends, and fun family for my great 30'th birthday celebration on friday! From the full house and ice cream cake, to the crazy fun dancing at the piano bar it was so much fun to see everyone!

I must also share a picture of the newest member of the family Flip! Ned is adjusting to his little brother or sister, who knows with turtles. I'm afraid he's only thought he was a snack twice. Little flip must be tough shelled though, because when ever we reunite them Flip swims right up to Ned and tries to swim on top of Ned's shell!

A little Shade

Painting day came today! After a little inspiration from Pottery Barn (check out the photo of the cute room), Chris and I tried to find our crafty sides with a little painting project! We traced the picture then put it on an overhead and traced on the wall. Just one sunday later and 2 coats of paint and we have a tree!

We thought we'd have the crib up too, but I'm afraid when it arived on friday, it was a bit too nicked and dinged up for us so it will get returned tomorrow and we'll have to find a new style to order. Oh well you win some you loose some!

I'm feeling good most days, some odd stomach aches but nothing a good nap, or dessart won't cure! I'm officially up 20 lbs. thanks to all the yummy dessarts but hey as long as I can eat pie when I want too I'm a happy camper!

Stand Tall

I'm so excited and happy to report that our wonderful baby showed us two beautiful straight legs and feet on friday! We celebrated the entire weekend with a pho-bar crawl on friday night, from chili's to leapolds, to grisly peak! Ending as every prego would (with the help of Joc) with a brownie sundae!

Saterday we were lucky enough to have Jeremy and Sammy come over and help us paint our nursery, and sunday with the assistance of Colleen we started our registry! When things go well for this baby they go well! Last night i even got to go on a shopping spree with mom for birthday maternity clothes! Not quite like a regular shopping spree but fun all the same!

Hope you all are doing well, and i'll post pic's of the nursery when the crib arives!

Happy mom-in-training! Kele

This weekend Katie flew up for her shower! She looks very cute but i'm not sure that at 7 1/2 months along she should be so close to my size! Her baby needs to Pop!!! I however need to surender to the baby in my belly and stop trying to squeese into my regular pants with the help of a belly band, and just buy more maternaty pants!!

I tried prenatal yoga on thursday and it was fun and relaxing, but odd for me to leave a class with out feeling like i got a good work out. I'm told by a yoga instructor at my new school that isn't the point i think i'll try it again at another yoga center (AA has like 5) and see if its at least more of a social atmosphere, i'll keep you posted how it goes.

Till then i'm excited to go to the Dr's on friday for both my check in to hear that heart beat again and to hear if i'm growing at the right rate for the little one, and of course our follow up ultra sound!

Stop pulling my leg!

Ok so some of you by now have heard about our rough ultrasound, when our little toothless hockey player or gymnast decided to hide their foot on the ultrasound ladie. We had a few rough days wondering about all of the possibilities of a not so perfect leg, but we've decided to think possitive about it and wait until Feb 29th our next ultrasound date to worry or to celebrate a healthy baby.

The exciting part is that at 21 weeks i started to feel the baby moving! And at 22 weeks Chris was able to feel it too which was great. These days its only once or twice a day depending on my sugar intake that I can fell the baby swimming around (i think i feel both legs kicking strong but what do i know). So sometimes i might have a little extra sugar, ice cream, chocolate, or cookie or all in one, just to feel the baby dance!

I'm in total disbelief that next week i'll be 6 months prego! Crazy! The vice principal at school tries to pick on me asking how much longer my winter coat is going to fit me! I reply everyday i cross my fingers! But i'd rather it just get warmer out!

I'll try for that handstand picture next week! Thanks for all of your support!

Kel

To quote Bon Jovi "Ooooh We're Half Way There!

We've made it to 20 weeks and I've officially gained 10 lbs, and as much as I've been trying to hide my bump at my new job of 2 weeks, I think I've officially given up. I know about time! After many odd looks from the students at school first the look of who is this ladie wondering around the school and then the looks of is she fat or pregnant! Ahh the excitement of Middle school!

I've also posted a picture of my Mom and Lee's dog Janie, who we get to dog sit while they are visiting Julie in hawaii for 11 days. Chris thinks its good training for us. I think he's funny and that our baby might be a little bit tougher!

The doctor told me on friday that everything is looking good. I continue to ask her if how long I can keep doing and coaching gymnastics and she said as long as I'd like to! Then i asked her the tough questions like what about bridges, and flips etc. and she said that there is no need to worry to just listen to your body. I asked the head team coach at my gym when she stopped and she told me she did a handstand at her shower! I'll keep you posted if i feel that well, hey wouldn't that be the funniest bump shot ever! Maybe next month!