Saturday December 31, 2011 - 27 Weeks

It's the last day of the year and Rich and I are super excited for the new year to start because it's the year of Tatum!! We will now be able to move forward with decorating the nursery now that the holiday's are finally over. There's not much to report other then I'm just growing bigger and Tatum continues to move around a lot! It is the best feeling in the world. It is so indescribable and there is nothing else like it. I feel bad for Men, especially Rich, and any woman who doesn't get to feel this. It is just such a miracle! To just know that I have a baby living and growing inside of my body is just so remarkable! It is something I will never forget and never, ever take for granted. Here is the latest picture of my baby bump!

Saturday December 10, 2011 - 24 Weeks

Here's the latest picture of my baby bump. It's getting bigger and bigger!!! :)

Thursday December 8, 2011 - 24 Weeks

We had our ultrasound today and the baby is doing great! She is growing like crazy and now weighs 1 pound 3 ounces!! We asked the tech if we could see a 3D of her face and she said it would be hard because of the baby's positioning but she would try. When it came time, the baby had her hand over half of her face so we only got a side shot. Little stinker! We got a good 2 D shot of her though and it looks like she's smiling. :) She was head up this time which makes sense to me, seeing that she keeps kicking me in the bladder! This kid loves to kick me in the bladder. It hurts so bad too so a lot of times I try to move her around so she stops. Ha! I have my next appointment on Monday with Dr Castilla so we are just plugging right along. I can't believe how fast this pregnancy is going. I'm really trying to enjoy all of it and not wish it away. Especially because this may be my only chance to ever be pregnant. Rich is still completely wonderful to me and I love to see how excited he gets about all the little things right along with me. He has been reading to Tatum at night and it is just too sweet! I am so blessed and truly lucky!!

Thursday December 1, 2011 - 23 Weeks

The baby's movements have now become consistent everyday! It is so exciting! I can feel her move around at various times of the day and night. She is so darn cute! It is so reassuring that she is doing great when I can feel her move/ I used to have to wait until I saw the doctor every month to hear her heart beat to know she was okay and now I can feel her moving. It is just so wonderful. I can now even feel her on the outside of my belly. I woke Rich up last night in the middle of the night because she woke me up kicking and I knew he would be able to feel it on the outside. Sure enough, just as soon as I put his hand on my belly she let out a big kick! He was so thrilled to finally feel her. Up until now he kept saying it was just something special for me. Now he can share in how special it really is! :)

We have another ultrasound scheduled for next Thursday to see how she is doing. We are really looking forward to it. We will hopefully get to see a 3D image of her face! I am hoping the technician will do it for us. We will also get a second peek to make sure she is still a girl hahaha!!