Week 23

We had an appointment on Monday with Dr. Nilson and AJ is looking really good. His heart beat was 150bpm. He was in breech position, so we didn't get very good pictures of his face. He is growing every day and should be around 1lb by now!

I'm feeling him kick more and more every day and the kicks are getting stronger. He likes to kick after I have eaten and especially at night. AJ knows Daddy's voice too!

Our major home projects are officially over and we are so excited! Grandpa Ron was in Tulsa this week helping Matt and I finish our last projects- thank you Dad!

Now is the time to get started on the baby's room and really enjoy the pregnancy. We are ordering our crib and registering on Sunday. Matt and I are really looking forward to this and can't wait to start painting his room. Our theme is monkey's!

Matt's parents are coming in early August to help us do some last minute details. We haven't seen them since Matt's B-Day in April and boy have I grown since the last time we saw each other! LOL! This is their first little grand baby and it's so exciting!

Week 22

Week 22 and AJ is the size of a spaghetti squash according to babycenter.com!!!

Exciting news to share- I felt AJ kicking and moving on June12th and it was amazing! I was lying down reading in bed and all of a sudden I could feel this weird kicking sensation in my uterus! I starting talking to him and he responded to my voice. I called Matt immediately and for the last few nights, Matt has been talking to AJ and feeling his kicks too.

We have our next ultrasound on Monday and I can hardly wait to go! My doctor takes 3D pictures at no extra charge, so I'm going to ask for some and hopefully we'll get some good pictures.

The summer heat is exhausting to me. I'm not sure how I will make it in July and August, but I'm sure I'll survive.

I'll send some updates of our ultrasound next week!

Week 21 Pictures

Week 21

We survived our weekend wedding extravaganza!!! It was so nice to spend time together in Eureka Springs and see our good friends tie the knot!

Matt and our neighbor finished tiling our master shower and it looks really good. Matt will paint the ceiling and that project will be complete. Next on the list is getting our entry way prepared for my Dad to lay new tile! I'm really excited about this, I've been wanting to re-tile the entry for several years.

As for the pregnancy, I'm feeling really good! My exercising has suffered this last week because I have been so busy with the weddings and home projects. Last night I was feeling really bad and had a hormonal break-down. Matt was so sweet and let me cry and snot all over his shirt. Their wasn't really any reason to cry, I just didn't feel good! Oh, hormones are great! My feet are at a constant state of swollen. No matter how much water and low sodium food I eat, my feet swell. My doctor said it's very normal, so I'm just rolling with it!

This weekend is my birthday and we're celebrating with some friends at Cheesecake Factory!

This pictures above are of Matt painting the trim to our new windows. One room is AJ's nursery and the other is our office! The finished windows look great and really improve the curb-side appeal of our home.

I hope the pregnancy continues to go this well and I'll add more belly photos soon!

Week 20

This pregnancy is flying by! We are half way there and things are going well.

We had an ultrasound on Monday and AJ looks great! He weighs 12 oz's. and his heart, stomach and brain are healthy. I went home after work and Matt and I started to look in our cabinets for 12oz. cans to see how much that weight feels like! It was so fun! Austin is about the weight of a tomato soup can! LOL!

I started having back pain again this week and I'm hoping that is goes away. There isn't very much that I can do to help, but try and walk around once an hour. My belly is growing every week and I can only imagine how big it will be at 9mos.

We have weddings all weekend! We're going to Eureka Springs on Friday for a wedding. Some great friends of ours in Tulsa are getting married at the Crescent Hotel and I've always wanted to stay the night there. Then on Saturday we are driving home and going to another wedding that evening for a girlfriend of mine from work. Sunday night is the big reception for our friends who are getting married in Eureka Springs! I'm really looking forward to getting away and spending all weekend with Matt, but I'm already tired thinking about all these weddings!

God is blessing us everyday with a healthy baby!