Sailing into Week 26

Wow.. this Second Trimester sure is taking it's dear-ol'-time (to me at least) I'll be 26 weeks on Monday.. almost time for my Glucose Test - FUN! It is hard to believe that after my next check-up appointment at 28 weeks, I'll be going for check-ups every two weeks already! Maybe time will move a little faster by then ;)

We are doing good.. I can feel Elijah moving around a LOT more now, its really cool.. and sometimes it tickles LOL. Yesterday it felt like he was right under my ribs and I'm hoping he gets OUT OF THERE because its driving me crazzy! My back has been really starting to hurt lately and I'm finding it harder to get up from sitting or laying down. Oh and the acne that I hoped would go away by now.. is still here and I am hating it, I can't seem to get rid of it. I've never had acne like this before and its a really pain in the behind!

I've been a busy bee, always finding something to do, a project to work on and am constantly making lists of things I need to do before he makes his grand arrival, there is just so much to do. It doesn't help that I'm the kind of person that is GO GO GO, lets get this done right now, not wanting to waste any time or put anything off.

This being said... one of the fun projects I've been working on Elijah's room :) Which I have been enjoying so very much and I can't wait to keep adding things to it - especially him <3>

Here's some pictures of his room so far:

I just love this Nautical theme!! Its perfect, especially since my family is such big fans of boating, being on the water and soaking up the sun <3>

22 Weeks: Belly Shot

I finally got "ready" for work this morning and did my hair/makeup and put on a decent outfit LOL My usual day consists of hair up, sweats and no make up.. and I wasn't about to put a picture like THAT up haha.

So here you go.. me and the belly at 22 weeks



How I'm feeling: good most days, with the occasional heart burn, but in my back - its really weird. I can't seem to get enough spicy food. I seem to have developed some acid reflux, which is not fun.

Sleeping has become quite a task, I feel like I'm 80 when I'm getting ready for bed. It takes me forever.. I get my PJs on, put some vicks vabor rub on, wash my face, brush my teeth, put on a nose breathe-right strip, get my humidifier on, lay my body pillow and pillow wedge on either side of me, have my fan on and blow my nose before I get to even attempt getting comfortable in bed. Then I'm like a fish out of water all night long, flip flopping around, then I have to pee. I miss the days when I ENJOYED getting ready to go to bed and sleeping. Sheesh!! Sorry, had to vent a tad there... I know its all worth it and my lack of enjoyment with sleeping is only going to get worse.

Thats all I can seem to remember for now.. "pregnancy brain" is in full affect, I seem to easily forget EVERYTHING. Until next time...

It's A Boy & Room Decor :)

We went to have the sonogram to determine the baby's sex and check out the anatomy on Sept. 24th... a day I've certainly be counting down to! Its a BOY (obviously you've figured that out from the title already lol) Everything looks great... he was sleeping the whole time with his hands over his face, so we didn't get a great profile picture, but we DID get a good picture of his "goods"



YAYYY to a healthy baby boy thats growing right on track! I think we have determined the name of this little boy too.. Elijah "Eli" Alexander. Elijah means "the Lord is my God" and Alexander means "man's defender, warrior" :) I've also been franticly picking out things for his room and registering for the baby shower as soon as we found out "it" was a "he".

Here's what I have for the room theme:



I have gotten some baby furniture for his room so far and will post pictures once its all put together!!

I'll try to feel "pretty" enough to post a belly picture here soon and update on how I've been feeling here at 22 weeks.. its hard to believe that this boy already weighs about 1lb!!