Only 8 Weeks Left

Hard to believe how fast the months have flown by. We only have 8 weeks left! TJ and I are attending a birthing/newborn class tomorrow night. That kind of makes everything a little bit more real. I've starting washing some stuff. We haven't quite finished the nursery yet. A few final touches and we should be ready to go. Kaylin has been moving like crazy. It's so funny watching my stomach move up and down. Lately, I've been pretty tired, so it is nice to take advantage of lazy weekends. Oscar is more than happy to enjoy these days with me.

30 weeks today. Time is flying right on by.

10 weeks and counting. I've had really bad heartburn lately and annoying leg cramps at night, other than that I feel great. I need to get a jump on washing clothes and buying diapers!!

My baby shower is going to be October 8th and invitations should be going out soon. I can't wait! Guys are welcome to come. It should be a fun time just of being together and celebrating baby K. I am really looking forward to seeing everyone. At that point I will only have 4 weeks to go. Wow!

Have I mentioned Kaylin is going to have the cutest puppy in the world??

Catching Up

I've been so busy these past few weeks with work and with just being tired. I had my glucose test at week 26 and passed out! I was also told at my last doctor's appointment that I am borderline anemic. Apparently a lot of women are deficient in iron during their pregnancy. I am taking an iron supplement every other day and have been eating more iron rich foods. Mom and Dad bought me some new soft-gel pre-natal vitamins as well. The hard tablets may not be dissolving as well as they should be. We've been busy with getting the nursery ready as we only have 2 1/2 months to go! Oscar is starting to get jealous, I think. He likes to pull the stuffed toys off of the shelf we have in Kaylin's room. He's still baby # 1, so he can have whatever he wants until November.

Monster under the bed.



Almost complete.


I painted these picture frames to match the room. These came from my grandma's house and are so perfect in the nursery!

Craving of the Day

MMMM. Love me some rasinets. Good thing my hubby loves me :) Craving Satisfied!

Pregnancy Progression

We had our 24 week appointment today and everything looks great! My next step is the glucose testing. Apparently I'll have to drink incredibly gross sugar water. I will schedule that for next weekend. I'll get to spend a whole hour at Quest; NO FUN! We also need to schedule a tour at the hospital. We are debating what classes we should take. Hopefully I'll be able to get something scheduled in the next couple of weeks. I'll get my Rhogam shot on the 11th of August. I have to get that because I am RH negative and Trent isn't. If Kaylin is RH positive then my different blood type could end up hurting her. If she is negative like me, this will be the only shot either of us will have to get. My in-laws move this weekend! It is going to be so nice having them closer. I know they are going to miss Trina and their home in Bloomington, though. Pray that they have an easy move as they get situated in their new house.

Well, I figure it's about time to keep you up to date on the preggo progression:

Settling into my New Job

Well, the past couple of weeks have certainly been a whirlwind. I started my new position at work and have been training, training, training. I feel like all I do is sleep, eat, work and go to the gym whenever I have an afternoon where I am not absolutely exhausted. I am really enjoying my new role at work. I moved back over to the hotel where I started and I even have my own office! It is nice to be working at the same location as Trent. I am so thankful the way everything has worked out.

On a baby note:
I have been able to feel our sweet little girl kicking. It is such a strange feeling. We have lots to do, but I think we finally nailed down a date for the baby shower. I believe it will be October 9th in Tampa. Stay tuned for details.

The Big Reveal

Today was my 18 week anatomy sono appointment. That means we got to find out if we are having a little boy or girl!! I have to say, I was definitely surprised!

I made cake pops with the right color inside to tell everyone at work.



And guess what.....



We are so excited!! We are going to have a little princess. Everything looks healthy and she is measuring exactly where she should be. We are so very blessed to have a healthy little baby girl on the way. I had to go out and buy something pink today, of course.

Here are some sono pictures:

Notice how she's lounging with her little legs crossed in the first one.