Well I guess we can see where that 8 pounds went :)  

The baby has been moving and shaking over the past week...which is good...but they are strong sometimes.  The other day I predicted he would be a swimmer...but Josh thought kick boxer...You get the gist.

OK people...I'm in a little bit of shock from our appointment yesterday.  The baby is fine...heart rate is good.  But the first thing that you do at those appointments, as most of you know, is hop on the scale.  So, Toni wrote it down (I didn't even look at it b/c I was talking too much) and we went into the exam room.  Then she opened up my file and said, "Did I write that down right?".  NOT A GOOD SIGN.  Then she proceeded to tell me that I might be in a little bit of trouble with the doctor.  I've gained 8 pounds since my last visit 4 weeks ago!!!  Holy Cow!  How in the world did that happen?!  We had to weigh me again to be certain.

Anyway, the doctor said that it wasn't that big of a deal as long as I was eating well (which I am) and hadn't really changed my eating habits (which I haven't).  So, OK, right?  Then he measured me and told me that I was measuring on the large side of normal.  All I could think was, "Oh my goodness...what size baby am I growing in there?!".  My handsome husband was a hefty 10 pounds.  I'm telling you...(or hoping more like it)...there will NOT be a 10 pound baby coming out of this body!  :)

Let's hope it was just a growth spurt and not some sort of trend...

Well, work is finally underway in the nursery.  YAY!  However, it's not the fun kind of work.  Josh has a ton of prep work to do on the walls thanks to some giant holes left by some old shelves and many popping drywall nails.  He's up for the challenge, though, and has already completed the first round.  We've started ordering some cute, CUTE decor type stuff and need to figure out the closet organization...but other than that, we're on our way.

I bought our first baby items this past weekend...some super sweet things from Gymboree (thank you, "SALE").  My favorite is a little bodysuit with an embroidered baby tiger (or some sort of cat) on it and it's saying "Grrrr"  :)  Cute, huh?  Anyway, that was a lot of fun for me.

I've been feeling the baby a bit more, mostly just after I eat.  I'm definitely not used to it yet and am still enjoying the newness of it all.

Josh's sister, DeeDee, gave us these awesome CDs of baby lullabyes...we've been playing them almost every night so that our little one gets familiar with them...the hope here being that hearing them after he's born will put him out like a light ;-)  I'm sure that won't work...but at least they will be familiar sounds.  We also got a box of old baby books from my parents basement and have been reading to him periodically so that he gets used to our voices.

We're still experimenting with names, calling him one thing for a couple of weeks and then changing it up to something else to see if anything feels right.  Nothing concrete just yet...but even when we do settle on something, we'll probably keep that private until he arrives. 

We have another Dr.s appointment on Thursday just to check for measurements and to hear the heartbeat.  I'll post with another status after...

Thanks to everyone who posted in the guestbook and/or who have been checking in our progress every now and then.  We really appreciate your support and love...Mmmmmpwah!  (kisses to you all).

Well, already I've fallen behind on my goal of updating this thing once a week!!  Oh well...

My belly has definitely started to pop out over the last 2 weeks.  I've had more than 1 person come up to me and start out with, "OK, are you going to have a baby because you didn't look like that last week!?!".  It has been kind of fun. 

I've definitely been noticing that it takes more energy to do everyday things.  I find myself breathing heavy over walking up the 2 flights of steps at work.  EMBARRASSING!!

Up until this point, I haven't been sure if I've been feeling the baby kick as of yet.  I've wondered...I've thought 'maybe'..but I've never been absolutely sure.  Well this morning, as we were laying in bed, I got a 'definite'!  The reason that I knew was because I could even feel it on the outside.  I whispered, 'Josh, I can feel the baby moving...wanna feel?'.  And, of course he did.  It was awesome!  We giggled and felt my belly for a good 30 minutes :)  I'm thrilled to finally be feeling him.  I was beginning to wonder if I would ever feel it!  What a great gift on this Mother's Day!!