18 weeks

IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT: 

I feel human again!!  =)

I am not having any symptoms which I am loving!  I am eating what I want, sleeping like a baby and not falling asleep the second I walk in the door.  Life is good! 

Although this blog is helping me keep track of what is going on with my pregnancy I also have a pregnancy journal that I picked up from Barnes and Nobles.  I write down what I am feeling like week to week, if there is anything new and there are some spots where I can add pictures of ultrasounds.  One of the things that I love the most about the pregnancy journal is that there are little updates of what is going on with the baby and what he is up too.  

Here is this weeks:

Your baby’s eyes are now sensitive to light and his eye muscles are strong enough to move from side to side while looking down.  He will also be able to hear loud noises, though he will be unable to interpret them until the third trimester.

It is so crazy to me that he is already so far along in his development! Grow baby boy, grow!

• How far along? 18 weeks
• Total weight gain: Down still.
• Maternity clothes?  Yes, all of my jeans are now maternity but I can still get away with regular shirts and sweats.
• Stretch marks? Nope.
• Sleep: Great.
• Miss Anything? Nope.
• Movement: Yes, our little man is moving around like crazy!
• Food cravings: Not anything particular this week.
• Food aversions: Nothing!
• Gender: BOY!!!!
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Symptoms: Not much...odd.  I am feeling normal again.
• Belly Button in or out? In.
• Wedding rings on or off? On.
• Looking forward to: Visiting family in Utah later this month.  

16 weeks - belly picture!

Not much has changed in the last week so I am keeping this short and sweet!  

This is what's new this week...first belly picture – 16 weeks!

 Yikes!! =)

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                                             BOY

Being the impatient person that I am I couldn't wait until 20 weeks to find out what we were having so we went to an off site ultrasound location.  The ultrasound technician made it clear that sometimes babies don't cooperate and that we may have to come back in a couple weeks to try again.  Luckily, our little one cooperated just fine and was putting on quite the show in there. 

Ultrasound tech: "So..it is defiantly a boy!" 

Me: "Awww...a baby boy, he is so cute!"

Kyle: "So how sure are you that it's a boy?"

Ultrasound tech: "Ummm...99%.  Let me know in April if I am wrong!"

This is what a 4D ultrasound looks like at 15 weeks 3 days. Usually 4D ultrasounds aren't done until 28 weeks.  He is boney but still cute....to me!! =)

• How far along? 15 weeks 3 days
• Total weight gain: Down still.
• Maternity clothes?  Nope, not yet.
• Stretch marks? Nope.
• Sleep: Great.
• Miss Anything? Being able to work out like I did before getting pregnant.
• Movement: Nope, not yet!
• Food cravings: Mexican food and gummy bears…yum!
• Food aversions: Nothing!
• Gender: BOY!!!!
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Symptoms: By the end of the day I am pretty tired.
• Belly Button in or out? In.
• Wedding rings on or off? On.
• Looking forward to: Feeling our little baby BOY move around.  

Blues, greens and yellows here I come!

10 weeks!

Time is dragging over here and I think it is because of this lovely little symptom called ALL DAY SICKNESS!  In my world there is no such thing as morning sickness.  Other than this all day sickness things are going good with baby and I.

This is our ultrasound photo from a couple weeks ago.  Baby looks just like Kyle and I, don't you think? =)

• How far along? 10 weeks
• Total weight gain: Down still.
• Maternity clothes?  Nope, not yet.
• Stretch marks? Nope.
• Sleep: Great…but I need more of it!
• Miss Anything? FOOD!
• Movement: Nope, too early.
• Food cravings: What food?
• Food aversions: Everything besides apples…weird.
• Gender: 5 more weeks and hopefully we will be able to find out.
• Labor Signs: Nope.
• Symptoms: All day sickness.  Tired ALL the time.
• Belly Button in or out? In.
• Wedding rings on or off? On.
• Looking forward to: Feeling good enough to eat again.

Baby Time!

So…uhh…looks like it’s baby time over here!

Kyle and I couldn’t be more excited for our new addition that will be here in 9ish months!  My due date is April 4^th, 2012! Ahhhh…crazy!  I already have a great doctor and he only delivers at a certain hospital so that is already decided.  April is so perfect here in Nashville...no snow, warmer weather but not humid yet…PERFECT!

It’s time to start researching baby girl and baby boy nursery ideas, thinking of possible names and reading about what we are going to be going through for the next 9ish months…I need to be prepared! =) 

Some books that have been recommended to me so far:

Belly Laughs – done!

What to Expect When Expecting

Girlfriends Guide to Pregnancy 

It’s time to get busy!

Wedding Bells!

The summer wedding season has begun! Come June we have been having friends and/or family getting married every month.  Since we live in the middle of nowhere (just kidding, sort of) we had to pick which events we were going to.  We decided to go to Idaho for Kelsey’s wedding this month!  Kelsey is Kyle’s cousin that we don’t get to see all that much.  Most of the Anthony family lives in Idaho so we don’t get to see them as often as we would like.  Kyle’s Aunt Laurie was also there visiting and I had never met her before so that was great! 

It was great being able to just relax and spend time with family.  Cole’s family was also able to make the trip up there so it was great to see them and the kids.  Elizabeth and Nathan are getting so big and they are getting the cutest personalities.  

On Friday we went to the wedding at the Idaho Falls Temple.  It was beautiful!  Saturday was the reception in the botanical garden and it was great!  The weather turned out to be perfect even though the clouds were a little scary looking! =)

The weekend flew by and we had a blast!  Our flight home didn’t go as planned (thank you mother nature)but we made it!

Ripley Visit

Kyle’s family is great about visiting us regardless of where we are living.   

When we were in Colorado they visited us 3 or 4 times.  It was awesome!  We haven’t been in Tennessee long and they already made a trip out here.  They stayed with us for a week and there was a lot of good eating, sightseeing and hanging out! 

When people come to visit us Kyle is the best about “showing people around”.  He will show you every place we have eaten, nice overlooks and possible celebrity homes!  Exciting, right? =)

We made a few trips to Nashville since we are only about 10 minutes away to go to The Pancake House, Broadway Street, Cumberland River, The Parthenon, Gaylord Hotel and the Grand Ol’ Opry.   We also took a day trip to Alabama which was a great time!

We had heard some amazing things about The Pancake House so that was one of the first places that we headed too.  The line wasn’t as bad as it normally was…it took us about 25ish minutes…and like I said, that isn’t bad.  The food was amazing and I am sure Kyle and I will be returning the next time we want a sugar high. =)

Broadway Street in Nashville is always an experience.  Kyle and I had been several times before and there is always something going on.  Tons of live music (in every bar and street corner), Elvis wanna-be’s and tons of people just roaming the streets.  It’s great for people watching!  You might even get to see these famous dogs like we did...

Can you spot the dog? =)

The Cumberland River is really close to Broadway so once we were done wondering around Broadway we headed over to look at the river.  This ‘river’ is rather large and there are always boats/little ships taking people of dinner cruises for the night.  

The Parthenon was awesome!  It is a replica of the Parthenon in Athens.  I didn’t know anything about it but I am glad that Joan did some research.  We got to take a tour and take a good amount of pictures.

It was everyone’s first time going to the Gaylord Hotel as well as the Grand Ol’ Opry.  We had such a great night.  I had tickets to see several musicians at the Grand Ol’ Opry but decided to stop by the Gaylord Hotel for dinner and to do some wondering around.  Kyle and I had heard that there was a ton of stuff to do inside the hotel so we were pretty excited.  This hotel wasn’t like any hotel that I have ever seen.  There were shops, restaurants, waterfalls and performers all over.  It felt like a different world! After dinner we walked over to the Grand Ol’ Opry where we got to hear several country musicians perform.  We all had a great time!

We also went for a walk/hike around Radnor Lake here in Brentwood.   Kyle and I had heard about how pretty it was but we had never been before.  We got the opportunity to take a lot of great pictures and see some wildlife!  

 To end the trip, we took a day road trip to Alabama.  Jay had served part of his mission in Alabama so we went to church there on Sunday morning.  The ward was very small but the people were so kind.  Jay even got to talk to some of the members!  Some of them he knew there extended families or someone knew someone he once knew.  Get it!? =) 

Overall, it was a great trip!  We had a lot of fun having them in town and being able to show them all around a new home.