Pregnancy Pains...

This weekend was an interesting one...I am blaming the Clemson Tigers and their sorry excuse of a (former) top 20 team on the pains that I started having Sunday morning. I had been feeling kinda yuck since Friday, but I just decided to wait and see what the weekend brought. I made it to church on Sunday morning after wallowing in the bed for about 20 minutes before we left - and standing up and down for the singing did not help things. I have been having this strange cramping sensation that has been off and on since yesterday...not fun. Carter is still wiggling around like a crazy man, so I was glad that he seemed to be doing okay. I called my doctor this morning and she seems to think it is probably a mixture of my uterus stretching (and boy is it ever!) and some braxton hicks thrown in there for good measure. My prescription is lots of water (meaning, I will go to the bathroom 467 times a day instead of the regular 344) and to lay down when the cramping comes. She didn't seem worried, so I'm not gonna be either!

So...yeah. That's the update on that!

26 weeks!

I don't think I've grown too much in the past 2 weeks, but I'm definitely not getting any smaller!

Try not to be too jealous of my awesome maternity jeans! I got some new clothes from Old Navy with some birthday money that just came in yesterday - of course it all didn't fit me and now I have to mail a pair of jeans back. Oh well.

Carter is till moving around pretty well, but luckily is not keeping me up at night or anything. According to my e-mail updates I get from Babycenter, he should be able to hear normal conversations that go on around him.

We're probably going to start looking for a pediatrician here soon - I have one that has been recommended that is close to our house, so hopefully that will work out!

Almost double digits!

I just realized that my little ticker says I have 100 days left - that means tomorrow will be 99! Where has the time gone?!?

We successfully registered on Saturday at Babies R Us. That store is unbelievable and it was quite a chore to go through it and figure out what I wanted for Carter. I made it through with only one breakdown in the baby thermometer aisle - I mean, really, is it necessary to have 72 different kinds of thermometers?

I hope it doesn't look like I registered for too much - I basically got everything that people told me that I needed. I got to practice with my travel system and it seems I can maneuver it pretty well, so that excites me. I can't wait to get that and get the car seat installed! I hope Carter likes the bouncer that I "got" him - it just looks like SO much fun for a baby!

We are super blessed with some great friends, one of which provided us with their old bassinet! Their little boy outgrew it, so they passed it along to us! Isn't it sooooooooooooooo cute?


I too have been staring at this all weekend! I cannot wait to put him in it! It has a little light on the side with music and it vibrates! So cute!

I'll be back in a couple days with my 26 week update!

25 weeks!

Another week has passed and everything is still going well! I feel pretty good most of the time, though I am moving a bit slower these days. Luckily I haven't run into any sleep issues yet, although I still manage to wake up on my stomach - hope I'm not smashing Carter too bad!

Speaking of Carter, he kicked me so hard last night that I about jumped off the couch. So I pulled my shirt up and me and Corbin saw him kick for the first time! It was so crazy to actually see him wiggle rather than just feel it.

We are going to register this weekend and I am excited and nervous about it. There is just SO much baby stuff it is hard to know what we actually need - and which type we should buy. I have been doing a lot of researching and talking to friends, so hopefully I will make good decisions. We're also going to look at baby furniture, so maybe we'll find something that we like!

Paranoia

Just thought I would share this...

Carter hadn't moved since yesterday afternoon and I was getting a bit nervous. I figured that once we went out to eat after church, he would start moving again since he normally does after I eat. Well, he didn't move at all last night and not this morning either. I could tell that Corbin was worried about it, which was making me worry even more, so when I sat down to do my Bible study this morning, I prayed and asked God to let me feel him move just so I could know that everything is okay. Not even five minutes after that, he started wiggling around and he has been ever since! It's great to know that God cares about these little things that worry us, even when we know that He's got everything under control!

Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain thee. Psalm 55:22

24 weeks

Here is a picture of me and Carter at 24 weeks:

I can't believe I still have at least 13 weeks to go and GROW! Hopefully I won't be toppling over anytime soon.

Last night I was reminded how great of a husband I have! Despite this:

(the carnage from Monday night)

and this:
(the medications he has been taking for a bad cold)

Corbin was up until midnight doing this:

I seriously am super blessed! He was feeling horrible, and I'm sure his finger was hurting him, but he still was up finishing the baby's room (all while I was sitting on my butt watching pointless television programming and falling asleep at 9:30). I cannot wait to tell Carter what a great daddy he has and how hard he worked to get his nursery painted!!

Here is the (sorta) finished product - there is still some touching up to do and such:

I can't wait to pick out the furniture and start decorating!

The cutest baby boy on the planet!

This morning's appointment went well. The ultrasound tech got to see all the rest of Carter's parts that she didn't last month and said that everything looked perfect! His heart rate was a strong 144 bpm and he weighs 1 lb 3 oz - just a little squirt right now. I can't believe that he gained 10 ounces in four weeks!

I was a bad mommy and drank my first caffeinated beverage (not counting Starbucks) in YEARS before the appointment in hopes to get him moving. Well, it worked! He was wiggling around and contorting into all sorts of positions. He also had a super full bladder - I guess I passed down my bad habit of holding it until the last minute onto him.

Here are the fabulous 3D/4D pictures that they were able to get! Notice the position of his leg in the first one - quite the flexible little boy:


Isn't he the cutest?!?! I am SO glad that we were able to do this! (If you click on the picture it should get bigger)

As far as I am concerned, everything is going well! I have gained a total of 11 pounds, which I am happy with. Blood pressure is good and I measure a perfect 24 weeks. I will take my sugar test at the next appointment (yuck!) and make sure that I have no issues there.

I am hoping that Carter isn't as accident prone as his daddy who got hurt at his softball game last night and was in the ER until 1:00 a.m. getting stitches in his finger (different finger and hand than the last accident) Hopefully the ER doctors won't know him by name by the time Carter makes his arrival!