Baby It's Cold Outside!

Well Jack Frost brought December in with a cold blast. Maybe not cold to people living a little further north, but cold for this Florida girl! And December means we're that much closer to Sawyer time! Some friends have generously offered to paint the nursery while we are in San Antonio for a little "baby-moon" in January. So I have one month from now to move the guest bedroom furniture into the spare room. Which means I have to clear out the spare room since it has been a catch all for everything since we got married. A lot to do especially around Christmas!

Pregnancy has continued to be good to me. After a couple of weeks of questioning is that me or is that Sawyer moving around I have definitely identified his kicks. And these kicks are pretty strong now, it's like he said "ok Mom, you don't know who's moving? Feel this!". The last couple of days especially I've been really able to identify where he is and even feel his little kicks with my hand on my stomach. Drew felt one this morning! So yes, while not real hard, they are definitely noticeable. Which is amazing!

Other baby related things are coming together as well. I have picked out bedding, just need to get it ordered, and in so I can pick out some paint. We also registered for baby things. Babies R Us is slightly overwhelming and deciding what is actually needed for a baby is kind of crazy. But I think we might be set. We also registered for some cloth diapers at Sweet Bottoms Baby online. Yes, we have decided to cloth diaper. But that is another topic for another post. More bump shots next time!

Babies everywhere

My good friend Jennifer is expecting in February and on Saturday we threw her a shower. Her little girl will sure be loved and possibly a little spoiled. Can't wait to meet little Hailey in a couple of months!

It was also a good chance to take some baby bump shots.

Halfway there!

Psalm 127:3 says Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him.

In this whole process of pregnancy, the excitement, the anticipation, it's easy to lose sight of what a blessing it is. A blessing to have a healthy pregnancy, to see Sawyer moving around, to hear the doctor say everything looks great. It's all blessings from God, and with Thanksgiving around the corner there is so much to be thankful for.

It's been so much fun sharing the good news of a baby boy with all of our family and friends this past week. Watching the DVD of the ultrasound is still so special. Drew's parents came in town for the weekend so we got to share that joy with them and look at more baby stuff. So fun now that we know what we're having! Even bought Sawyer his first onesie when we were browsing through Babies R Us. I can't pass up on moose, so I bought a couple sizes up so he can hopefully be wearing it this time next year. Yay!

Sawyer Knox Pilkenton

Yesterday was the big day! Could hardly wait to get to the doctor's office and get the ultrasound done! I mean this was big news that was about to be revealed, plus another chance to see my baby growing and getting big.

The big news is...IT'S A BOY!!! The ultrasound went great and everything looks healthy. We counted ten fingers and ten toes. Saw his heart beating, the umbilical cord, and his brain. The nurse then went in between the legs and asked what we thought we saw. Drew and I looked at each other and said "it's a boy, or something is really wrong if it's a girl!". The nurse laughed and confirmed that it was a boy. Now it's just a countdown until little Sawyer Knox makes his debut. Yay!!

It was amazing to be able to see him move around, move his little hands and feet, even turn around and stick his tiny little hiney in front of the camera. He is not camera shy, that's for sure! The nurse estimated he weighed about 9 ounces and was 10 inches long. Or about the weight of a good sized mango, and the length of banana.

We got to take home a strip of cute pictures and she burned us a DVD so we could watch it and take stills from the whole visit. She even made an arrow pointing to his little man parts.

Here are some pictures from the day:

He's all boy!

Sawyer's foot

Head down, sucking his thumb

Legs crossed

18 weeks baby!

18 weeks means exactly one week from right now we will know if baby peanut is a boy or girl.  I couldn't be more excited!  Seriously.  Hopefully within the week I will get some preggo pictures up, but right now I'll just give a little update.

I have broke down and purchased two maternity clothing items.  A Bella band to extend the life of some of my pants and some maternity jeans from Old Navy.  Not the full panel maternity jeans, but I am saying no to zippers, buttons, and belts.  Who needs those anyways?  And even though the Gators are causing undue stress in my life right now, I do have my eye on one of these:

Because let's face it, I love Drew, and love that he loves NC State, but baby Pilkenton will be a Gator!  :)

I've still been feeling pretty good.  Having a little indigestion here and there, but that's normal and I'm sure will only get worse over time.  Right now I'm just looking forward to finding out if it's a boy or girl and being able to feel some kicks!  And I'm sure those kicks I'm dying to feel now will be keeping me up at night (day), but for now I can't wait.  Each milestone around the corner is something to look forward to, and I'm trying to enjoy every moment of being pregnant.  

Avocado!

I love some avocado, probably my favorite "superfood".  Making guacamole one of my favorite dips.  So when I saw that this week little baby Pilkenton is about the size of a avocado this week, I must say I was excited.  And of course excited that baby was growing :).

Three weeks until we find out if little Pilkenton is a boy or girl, and I can't wait!  Over the weekend I went to Babies R Us for the first time since being pregnant to shop for my friend's baby shower.  I couldn't help but look around a little.  Granted Drew didn't especially enjoy being taken all over to "just look", but it was cool to get some ideas.  Can't wait till we are actually doing some shopping and registering for baby!

Everything pregnancy related is still going great.  Been feeling well, and slowly starting to get used to sleeping during the day after work.  Still haven't been able to find the most comfortable sleeping position, so buying some sort of pregnancy or body pillow is definitely in the immediate future.  Other then that though, getting more excited everyday.  Looked at the calender and Christmas Eve puts us at under 100 days!  Yay!

15 weeks!

Last week was absolutely crazy, so I wasn't able to do a 14 week post, but I am slowly getting used to 3rd shift, so hopefully I can get on a better routine.
Yesterday I had one of my regular 4 week appointments and everything is great.  It is so neat to hear the heartbeat and know that is your child you're listening to.  About a week ago we were able to have a special sonogram done my a friend.  Amazing!  Words cannot describe how special it is!

My gender sonogram is scheduled for November and I can't wait to find out if peanut is a boy or girl.  I am also looking forward to feeling him/her move and Drew being able to feel it too.  I think all the "wow" parts of pregnancy are just around the corner.  Which makes it even more real - and the need to get the house ready more imminent.

Right now though, clothes are starting to feel a little snug.  Maternity shopping is definitely on the horizon.  I also need to figure out sleeping.  Up until now, sleeping on my stomach was still comfortable, but now it's starting to feel like I'm lying on a baseball.  Sleeping on my side is not the most comfortable.  I fee like I'm in a flamingo position with one leg curled up trying to get my hips and back to be as comfortable as possible.  Buying a pregnancy pillow is probably in the near future.

For the most part though; so far so good.  No weird cravings or aversions.  Just enjoying being pregnant.