25 Weeks

How far along? 25 Weeks and 2 day


Sleep: My hips and my shoulders are starting to hurt from sleeping on my side.  I wake up a few times a night to flip from one side to the other.  I guess it could be worse!

Movement: Colin is a mover and a shaker:)  He moves a lot a night, but I can feel him all day long.  I like to sit at night and watch for my belly to move.  It is AMAZING!

Food cravings: Fruit, Italian, Mexican and Cookies and Cream candy bars:)  I guess this baby is going to be just like his daddy and love chocolate too!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: None

Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's getting shallower everyday.

What I miss: Laying on my stomach and back. 

What I am looking forward to: My first baby shower on Wednesday:)  My "Special" friends at work are throwing me a shower before school gets out.  I can't wait to get my hands on some more baby gear.

Belly Pic
                         

Miscellany Monday

                                            
{1}  I had a stomach bug last Wednesday and Thursday!  I was miserable!  I am serious when I tell you that I thought I was dying.  Let's hope I do not have it again while pregnant.

{2}  We had a fantastic Easter weekend!  My little sis came into town and spent the holiday with us:)  We went to my mom's on Saturday and had a big Easter Egg Hunt.  I was also able to lay out and get a little sun on my preggers self!  Sunday, we went to church and lunch with my dad.  It was a weekend full of family and fun:)
                                 

{3}  I figured out how I was going to decorate the letters for Colin's room!  I have finished all but one of the letters and when they are all completed I will share with you guys:)

{4}  We had a Going Away Cookout last night for my little sis!  She had to leave us again, but instead of heading back up to New York she headed down to the BAHAMAS!  I am beyond jealous.  She will be spending the next 3 months there with the family she works for.  Please pray for safe travels for her today! 
                                

{5}  My sweet special friends at school are throwing me a shower on Wednesday!  I can not wait to share with you guys all the fun goodies I get.  I just hope the bad weather that is expected on Wednesday STAYS AWAY!
                                                 

24 Weeks

How far along? 24 Weeks and 1 day

Sleep: It is hard to get comfortable to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep really well. 

Movement: He is moving a lot and his kicks are getting stronger.  Poor Eli.... everytime he tries to feel, Baby S will kick somewhere else or not kick at all! 

Food cravings: Fruit, Italian, Mexican and chocolate ice cream!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: None

Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's getting shallower everyday.

What I miss: Sitting in chairs and on the couch is getting uncomfortable.  I feel like I am squishing Baby S!

What I am looking forward to: Putting the nursery together.  The furniture has successfully been ordered!  Now, we are waiting on them to contact us to set up delivery. 

Also, I wanted to share with everyone that Eli and I have decided on a name.  We have actually known for awhile, but wanted to share the news with his grandmother first.  We are naming our son Colin Ollie!  Colin is a name that Eli and I both liked (believe me... Eli and I have very different opinions on names).  Ollie was Eli's grandfather's name.  He passed away in December 2009, and we wanted to honor him by naming our son after him.  We both love the name and can't wait to meet our little Colin:)

Belly Pic
                     

Miscellany Monday

                              
{1} I am obsessed with Tyler candles.  They come in several different sizes and burn evenly, so you do not feel like much is wasted when the candle gets low.  They also have some really great scents, but Limelight is my favorite right now.
                                          
{2} Gossip Girl and 90210 are both new tonight!!  So excited... these 2 shows make Mondays a little more bearable:)

{3} We are out of school Friday and my little sister is coming home for the weekend!  I can't wait for her to get here so we can hang out:)  Hopefully, Baby S will let her feel him move this weekend!

{4} There are only 27 more days til summer vacation and only 16 more weeks til Baby S's due date!  I am hoping he will grace us with his presence a little early though:)

{5} We have a name!!  I am going to post my 24 week post tomorrow and share with you then what we have decided on:)

Furniture Fiasco

We ordered our furniture Monday night from JCPenney's.  I was so excited because I found a promo coupon online for 15% off of any online purchase!  We saved around $175:)  I was also really excited about having it delivered next Friday when I am out of school.  My little sis is also visiting from New York that weekend, so she was going to get to see it too:)  I get worried making such a big purchase online like this, so by Tuesday I am already tracking the order.  When I pulled it up, it said that the order had been cancelled!!  I knew that they had already put a hold on the amount in our checking account, so I wasn't that worried.  I told Eli about the situation and that afternoon I decided to call them just to check on things.  The person I talked to told me that the order had been CANCELLED, and it appeared that the furniture package was no longer available!  She then preceded to tell me that the hold put on the amount in our checking account would not be released for 4 business days!!!  I was so angry that not only was I not able to get the furniture that I fell in love with, but we had to wait a week to place another order because there was a hold placed on the money we were using to purchase furniture.  In the mean time, my sweet husband decided to call customer service too to check on the order.  The person told him that they were having trouble with their baby funiture orders and for some reason when customers track their order it says the order has been cancelled.  He even talked to the manager, and they assured him that our order was fine.  I was so excited when Eli told me this news, but I was also very upset that I was told the opposite when I called.  Hopefully, I will be recieving a phone call in the next 2 or 3 days to schedule the delivery.  I hope it all works out, and we have the funiture by next weekend:)

What I'm Loving Wednesday

                                  

I'm loving CRIMINAL MINDS!  It is so addicting and the best part is 3 episodes come on every night.  Of course, I record two episodes to have on DVR.  It can be pretty twisted sometimes, but they usually always find the bad guys in the end:)

                                               

I'm loving Snow Biz!  We have a Snow Biz set up a mile and half from my school, and I am tempting to stop by everyday.  The best part is it is the good ice that melts in your mouth and a small is only $1.... I recommend Black Cherry!
                                       

I'm loving leggings!  They are so comfortable, and I can still wear my regular long shirts and cotton dresses.  I need to go shopping for some more long shirts to pair with my leggings:)  I also found out from some friends that Forever 21 has a maternity section!  It is small, but definitely worth it. 

                                  

I'm loving this Flip Flop weather!  I refuse to wear closed toed shoes anymore.  I guess if we have another cold spell my toes will freeze:)

                  

23 Weeks

How far along? 23 Weeks and 1 day

Sleep: It is hard to get comfortable to fall asleep, but once I do I sleep really well.

Movement: His movements are getting a little stronger.  I am pretty sure I have felt him on the outside too, but it is hard for me to tell.  Eli felt him move for the first time Sunday night!!

Food cravings: Fruit, Italian, Mexican and chocolate ice cream!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: None

Belly button in or out? Still in, but it's getting shallower everyday.

What I miss: Being able to lie on my stomach.  I tried to lay out Sunday and had to be inventive about getting sun on my back:)

What I am looking forward to: Putting the nursery together. 

Here are 2 belly pics:)

        22 weeks                         23 weeks

Miscellany Monday

                                         

{1}  Eli felt Baby S kick last night.  I have been feeling him move now for about 2 weeks, and Eli has been so jealous.  It was so funny because after he kicked, Eli looked at me and asked if that was it.  He looked surprise that he actually felt him move!  Pretty soon, he will be able to feel him a lot, and I can't wait:)

{2}  We are ordering our furniture this week!!!  It's a piece set that includes a convertible bed, dresser, and changing table.  Here is what it looks like:

                        

{3}  My sweet mom has already ordered us a present!  She bought our 4 piece bedding set.  I have it at my house right now, so I can use it to match paint and other room decor.  I love it!  The quality is great and the colors are really bold.  I can't wait to get the nursery put together and post pics of the final product!!

                                  

Here are a few of the other pieces in this collection that we will hopefully get as gifts or purchase ourselves:
               

{4}  I went to Kids Market a feww weeks ago and got my Baby Boy a few clothing items!  I could't resist:)

LK and B

Eli and I babysat LK and Blakely yesterday.  Lk is always a handful, but she had a pretty good day.  She was cracking us up with all of her comments and questions.  Blakely was a cuddle bug and was held 95% of time.  She was in a great mood!  She was talking to us and smiling everytime she was awake.  Here are a few pics to prove how much she loves her Uncle Eli and Aunt Kim:)