One week to go before we know!! :)

How Far Along: 18 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss: I have gained 5 lbs. total
Maternity Clothes: yes, love them!
Sleep: not much
Best Moment of the Week: getting the nursery furniture put together and in place. :)

Movement: lots of little bubbles Saturday. :)

Food Craving: at this very moment - a Snicker's sounds very good!

Food Aversions: anything fried gives me acid reflux :(

Gender: don't know yet - we will find out in 7 days!!!!
Labor Signs: none

Belly Button: is still there

What I Miss: getting a good night's sleep - I cannot get comfortable at night due to my aching hips. Does anyone have any pointers???

What I'm looking forward to: our next appointment :)
Milestones: starting to show more and getting the nursery ready

The baby is 5 1/2 inches - head to bottom - (about the size of a bell pepper) and weighs almost 7 inches. He/she busy flexing his/her arms and legs. His/her blood vessels are visible through his/her thin skin, and his/her ears are now in their final position, although they're still standing out from his/her head a bit. A protective covering of myelin is beginning to form around the nerves, a process that will continue for a year after birth. If we're having a girl, her uterus and fallopian tubes are formed and in place. If we're having a boy, his genitals are noticeable now, but he may hide them from you during an ultrasound. Little Baby D, please be cooperative next Monday so we can know if you are a boy or a girl! :)

Nursery Funiture...check

Jason and I had a fun weekend. We went baby furniture shopping for our little avocado. (That's the size of the baby at 16 weeks.) :) After looking at MANY cribs and dressers, we found the perfect set. Jason has an oversized desk that is already in the room that we are making into the nursery, so we have decided to leave it and use it as our changing table. There is plenty of room on top and the drawers can be used for storage. Well because we are leaving it in the room, we felt like we needed the crib and dresser to match. So...we headed to Babies R Us with a shelf from the desk. (Can you imagine carrying a shelf around. It was quite a sight.) :) We both found one that we are happy with and can't wait to get it here in two weeks. YEAH!!

At 16 weeks, the baby is about the size of an avocado: 4 1/2 inches long (head to rump) and 3 1/2 ounces. His/her legs are much more developed, his/her head is more erect than it has been, and his/her eyes have moved closer to the front of his/her head. His/her ears are close to their final position, too. The patterning of his/her scalp has begun, though the locks aren't recognizable yet. He's/she's even started growing toenails. And there's a lot happening inside as well. For example, his/her heart is now pumping about 25 quarts of blood each day.

The little "apple" of our eyes

Our growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces, which is about the size of an apple. He/she is busy moving amniotic fluid through his/her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in his/her lungs begin to develop. His/her legs are growing longer than his/her arms now, and he/she can move all of his/her joints and limbs.

How Far Along: 15 weeks
Total Weight Gained/Loss: I have gained 5 lbs. total

Maternity Clothes: yes, love them!

Sleep: not very good right now - I am getting congested! :(

Best Moment of the Week: hearing the baby's heartbeat at our doctor's appointment. It was 150.

Movement: haven't felt any flutters yet - looking forward to it though
Food Craving: anything fruity and cold - got lots of sugar free hard fruity candies at the grocery store yesterday along with some fruity popsicles. :) I had a lime one yesterday and it was probably the best thing I have eaten my whole pregnancy. :)

Food Aversions: onion rings so far
Morning Sickness: gone, YEAH!!!
Gender: don't know yet - we will find out our next appointment - March 8th! :)

Labor Signs: none hopefully for another 25 weeks
Belly Button: is still there
What I Miss: (or what Jason misses) - I will answer for him...his man room that is being converted into a nursery. :) Bye-bye duck and turkey mount!

What I'm looking forward to: our next appointment :)

Milestones: entering the 2nd trimester (in 5 more weeks I will be half way through) :)

14 weeks and counting...

How Far Along: 14 weeks

Total Weight Gained/Loss: not quite sure - I don't have enough courage to step on the scales at home :) I go to the doctor next Monday.
Maternity Clothes: yes, love them! - I have a pair of jeans, black pants, and brown pants and a few shirts and a few cute things that my sweet friends and sister-in-law have let me borrow.

Sleep: is interrupted every night by the urge to use the bathroom and aching hips :(

Best Moment of the Week: finding out that my insurance covers 100% of my visits and delivery :)

Movement: haven't felt any flutters yet - looking forward to it though

Food Craving: anything fruity and cold - also liking water again (I just can't enough of it these days)

Food Aversions: onion rings - found out Sunday night that I will not be eating them again for the next 6 months

Morning Sickness: gone, YEAH!!!

Gender: don't know yet - hopefully we will find out in 5-6 weeks

Labor Signs: none hopefully for another 26 weeks

Belly Button: is still there

What I Miss: drinking coffee in the mornings

What I'm looking forward to: finding out the gender and decorating the nursery
Milestones: starting to feel better and have a little more energy

2010 is the year to begin...

...A family!

We had a very exciting Christmas! I will let the videos speak for themselves. :) There will soon be an addition to this family and we cannot wait for the bundle of joy to arrive in July. God has truly taught us that He is faithful to answer our prayers in His timing. :) This exciting time has been worth the wait!

Cute as a button!

I had to share this precious picture!

Alleigh got to spend the last week with my parents because Jeb and Meagan went on a cruise for their Anniversary. Moma snapped this sweet picture. :)

Custom Built

We have a nook in our hallway and we've never known what to put in it. We finally thought that a custom built desk would be the perfect thing. Jason worked really hard to make it just right. Check out his handy work! installed, but more work to do

working hard

finally painted
finished product!