Single Digits...

Holy cow! We are definitely down to single digit weeks left!!! As of tomorrow 9 weeks and counting til we get to meet our little guy! I'm so excited but starting to feel a little anxious as there are still lots of things we need for the arrival of our little boy.

Feeling bigger everyday, I'm learning to ignore my HUGE appetite and eat frequent but smaller portions so that I don't feel like my stomach is going to bust open :)  Braxton Hicks contractions are becoming a common occurance. They are kind of annoying but I AM glad to know what a contraction feels like even if they don't induce pain yet. I've read about many women who don't get Braxton Hicks contractions or they don't feel the at all when they do so they have no idea what to expect. I'm glad to have a little bit of an idea.

The nursery is pretty close to being finished. We got our dresser back after having it refinished and the crib is all put together. The wall is painted, curtains hung, and what baby clothes I have already purchased are washed and organized in the dresser :)

Earlier this week my sweet husband let me buy the sewing machine I've been wanting. I'm soooo excited to start making some bibs & burp cloths for my baby :) It's so exciting to think that i might have some thing to use for my baby that I made myself. I've also already made a nursing cover :) After I finish my burp cloths and bibs my next project is going to be to make a carseat canopy and baby sling. However I've still not decided if I will make an Adjustable Ring Sling or the simpler baby pouch. I think the Pouch would be cheaper to make but the ability to adjust the sling length would be nice too.

I can be extremely grateful though that just my back pain and feet swelling has kicked in, the weather is cooling off :) So I still have a reason to smile :) I am grateful every day that I have had a pretty easy pregnancy and even my husband tells people that I've done very good and haven't been a mean pregnant lady. lol I guess of all people, my husband would know best.

And finally to answer the questions of many, No. Our baby does not have a name yet lol. We have some options but have not felt ready to make a firm decision. So, for the time being, he's just "baby brownie". It's amazing how difficult it is to decide on a name. In my opinion, it's a SUPER big deal. Whatever I decide, my child will have to live with his whole life. It can't be taken lightly. lol As of now, it looks like we will probably wait to name our baby until he's born so we can be sure of what we decide.

Until I suddenly feel the urge to blog again...
~Brandy

What To Expect... 28 Weeks... and Funny Experiences

I've kept up throughout my pregnancy with updates from babycenter.com. They send out a weekly email based on your week of gestation of updates on your baby's growth and developement and also symptoms your may be experiencing. Humorously enough, my pregnancy has pretty much lined up EXACTLY with the time line/symptoms in the emails. Morning Sickness in the first trimester and then it was like magic. Almost exactly to the day I began my 2nd trimester, the morning sickness went away. Either that or I figured out how to mange it better by eating first thing in the morning, ect. I've had first trimester round ligament pain that went away early in the second trimester and then again like magic, third trimester hit and.... IT'S BAAAAACK!!!! Wonderful. Not.

Embarrassing Pregnancy Experiences:
Speaking of ligament pain, for those of you who dont know what I'm talking about, it's a sharp stabbing pain on either side or both of your pelivc bone. Apparently develops as your belly grows and abdominal muscles stretch to accomodate the baby. I most commonly experience it, when I stand after sitting for a period of time and sometimes I just get smacked with it randomly when walking. Tony and I went to Chilis for a date night last week and when the host called us to seat us at our table, my husband who has MUCH longer legs than I but typically walks MUCH slower jumps up and takes off after our EXTREMELY fast walker host. The sudden movement of me trying to keep up resulted in QUITE a lot of pain. Hunched over/squatting I'm waddling as fast as I can behind them saying Ooo... Ooo... Ow... Ow... Ow... Ooo!!! Slow down. Slow down. FINALLY my husand turns around to find me slightly bent at the waist hobbling behind him like a ole cripply grandma all the while laughing at myself as I'm SURE I must be quite a sight to all the other random diners trying to enjoy their dinner. The look on my husband's face was priceless. lol What you need to understand is, as much as it hurts I was cracking up with embarrassment of how I must have looked in that moment. The ligament pain doesn't last long but comes on so fast and sharp that all you can do is hobble and wait it out. hahaha!!! Definitely a embarrassing pregnancy moment for me. :)

Other symptoms, when they say that sneezing can result in peeing yourself... They AREN'T kidding! Peeing yourself when laughing/sneezing/coughing is not just for old people. That applies to Preggos too! So word to the wise: USE THE RESTROOM OFTEN!! :) So that when you do find yourself in the need of sneezing ect, you don't wet yourself :) lol Thank the Lord this has NOT happened to me in public. I have however found myself praying QUITE fervently that I do not encounter any potholes or sneezes on my way home from work :)

Anyway, enough publicly embarrassing myself for one day :) I hope you all got a laugh :) :)

The Size of an Apple!!

Wow... our little brownie is getting so big :) Roughly 4 inches long!

This picture was at 14 Weeks. Starting to get a tiny bump here. I've actually grown more this week too. I'm actually starting to feel pregnant rather than jut chunky.
I'm 15 Weeks today and feeling pretty good. Getting some of my energy back and have actually stayed up until 11:30 a couple nights this past week. Monday was Memorial Day and Tony and I both had the day off.  I cleared out the babie's room while Tony did the yard and we went to Babies R Us with my dad and picked up the pretty crib Mike & Adrianne bought for us. Tony and Dad put it together and ofcourse I had to put my adorable bedding on it right away. Since we got it all put together, I go in there atleast once and day and just look at it and imagine the room with all the finishing touches. My baby is going to have the cutest room ever :) I'll try to post a picture of the crib later :)

Tony has been amazing these last few weeks. He baby's me constantly, scratches my back, rubs my feet and has even done a few chores around the house just because he knew it needed to be done. Wow... what a man!! :)

I have a Drs Appointment on Tuesday just for weight, blood pressure, heartbeat check, ect. THEN, 4 weeks from Tuesday I get my Anatomy Sonogram!!!! I'm sooooo excited! 4 Weeks has never seemed so far away though!

Almost 11 Weeks.... Nausea fading?

I'll be 11 weeks tonmorrow and dare I say... I think the nausea may be fading. PRAISE GOD! I haven't had to eat immediately upon waking up the past couple mornings. I had my first sonogram over 3 weeks ago. It was the most AMAZING thing ever! Up until that point, I was still hard to believe that there is REALLY a baby inside of me. But being able to see it and hear its heartbeating 178bpm, there just really aren't words to describe how cool it is! During the sonogram, Tony and I looked at each other and said, It's REALLY REAL!!!

And I thought I had the shopping itch right away after finding out I was pregnant.... it's worse now. This rule about waiting until the 2nd trimester is dumb.... I hate it. Walking through isles of baby stuff and just looking is SUCH a joke. Complete torture. There's also pretty much 0% of gender neutral stuff out there. I don't know how parents who wanted their baby to be a surrpise do it???

I have another appointment to hear the baby's heartbeat again Tuesday. I'm so excited :) I'm hoping Dr. Seligman will tell me when we can find out if it's a boy or girl :)

I'm still not showing but my stomach feels weird. When I stretch my stomach feels really tight and sore like I've been doing crunches... which I haven't lol I'm really hoping the sickness part of my pregnancy is about over. I'm ready to start walking and getting some exercise. I feel like such a pile of lard being lazy and sleeping all the time. lol

Anyway, until next time....

Brandy & Baby Brownie

The Size of a Blueberry...7wks

So, we just found out a few weeks ago that we're going to be having a baby! We're so thrilled. Immediately everyone started asking me, how are you feeling? Any morning sickness? And at that point, I was feeling great, just tired. Perhaps I spoke too soon. This week, I've NOT felt good. Everytime I eat, it makes my stomach hurt and yesterday I couldn't keep my breakfast down. So today, I decided not to take my vitamin in the morning but wait til bed time and eat something SUPER light like a rice cake for breakfast. SURELY that wouldn't make me feel nauseous, Right? Wrong. Granted I'm not AS queasy as yesterday but if I thought I could get away with it, I'd curl up on the tile floor under my desk and take a nap. They say nausea fades at about 12 weeks. That day couldn't come soon enough.

On a brighter side, I have fallen in love with some baby bedding. It's called Skip Hop Treetop Friends.

It's expensive but it reminds me of my nana and Tony said if I had my heart set on it, I could have it :) Nana loved owls. So even though baby brownie won't know her, we'll have a piece of her in the nursery. I already know how I want the walls painted <3

Also, early as it may be, I think Tony and I have already agreed on a boy & girl name :) But I'm not sure if we'll announce it until we see the baby. Because what if the baby doesn't look like the name we've picked? Oh well :) Time will tell...

Prayer for the nausea to go away would be much appreciated :)
~Brandy

First Ever

I think this is my first ever blog. That is, since the good ole days of Xanga.com. We'll see how well I can keep up.It's a new year so I thought it time to start something new. A Blog.

Last year was a weird year. Still getting into the swing of what it's like to be married, learning about my husband and learning that some things just simply aren't worth making a big deal about. I still haven't perfected myself in any of these areas but at the same time, I don't think I ever will. Just when I think I have him figured out, he does something weird or says something I've never seen or heard him do or say before.

I don't have the typical weight loss new years resolution, although I probably should. :) My only resolution is to make this year with my husband better than the last. We've become bound to this routine of, he gets up and goes to work, I get up and go to work, I get home, he gets home, we eat and then do it again the next day. I don't want our life to become so routine that it gets boring. We are young. At this point in our life, its just us and our dog. We have more freedom now than we will in the future. I want to have fun and love harder this year.

Goals for 2011
*Reestablish date night
*Get to know my husband more
*Love my husband better