30 Weeks

Wow! Less than 10 weeks to my due date! It still doesn't seem real. The holidays have been very busy and I haven't found time to update the blog or anything else really. Everything is good with me and Austyn. I had my glucose test last month and everything came back fine except my iron level. That meant one more pill to take but that's nothing new for me. Other than that everything is still the same.
The week before Thanksgiving I went to register. That ended up being more overwhelming and exhausting than I had prepared myself for but I had fun doing it. Thanks to Aunt Cheryl for helping me and making me get up early to get it all done.
We left for vacation the following Friday when it was snowing. I so wish Austyn could have been here for that but maybe she will get to see snow like that in Houston one day. We had a great time at the ranch. I told Justin I don't want to be pregnant during deer season again but really it wasn't that bad. I had a hard time finding clothes that would keep me warm and be comfortable but since I spent most of my time at camp I was fine. I did get out a few different times and managed to come home with a spike, doe and turkey. I think Austyn was my good luck charm. She was also her Poppa's because we were with him riding around when he got his big buck. We are going back this weekend for Justin to have one more shot for his.
Christmas came and went way too fast this year! I am looking forward to next Christmas and all the ones after when Austyn will be here. We went to Justin's parents the weekend before Christmas and for our family get together. Christina, Sailor and Casen were all not feeling well. Casen had the hardest time though. There isn't much you can do for a sick baby so we all just held him and passed him around. Saturday morning while I was changing him he started kicking me in the stomach. Austyn didn't like that too much because she started kicking back. Casen was grinning real big and I told him it was really sweet of him to play with his cousin before she is even here. I'm excited they will be so close in age.
That same weekend Austyn started moving much stronger and now you can see her move sometimes. Christmas eve my parents were at the house and mom could see her move from across the room. That is taking some getting used to but I love it when she does it. I can rub on my stomach and she will push back. It's as close as I can get to holding her and playing with her for the next few weeks. Next Wednesday we are going for our 4D ultrasound. I'm very excited to see her face! I know it won't be the same as when I get to see her for the first time but I'm glad I will get a sneak peek before March.
Here are some pictures from the last month.

Miss Austyn Grace

Here is a shot of our baby girl from last Monday. I'm going for my 22 week check up on Friday and I'll find out from the Dr. when our next ultrasound is. I have several pictures from last week but I just haven't found the time to edit them yet. For now this will have to to. I love her sweet profile! I can't wait to see what she will really look like. On a side note since last week when she wouldn't move for the ultrasound she has turned her kicks and punches up a notch. I can tell she is starting to really grow and I guess I will start to soon. We also bought her crib on Saturday. I can't wait to put it together and settle on bedding so we can start working on her room.

It's a ...

Well we went to our ultrasound today and although I had been praying all day the baby would cooperate it didn't as well as we needed it to. The tech told me it was still a little early so I would have to come back for another ultrasound, I guess to get the rest of the measurements. At least she was able to see between the CROSSED legs twice. Enough to say, "It's a girl!" Although I half expected it to be a girl it still hasn't sunk in. I will now have to get used to saying she and her rather than "it". I'm glad though. I hated referring to my baby as "it".
After the ultrasound we went to dinner with my parents and Justin's parents. They were all very excited. I'll have to post some pictures of our little girl tomorrow. I forgot my camera so I didn't get any of dinner but there will be lots of pictures after she gets here.
On the way home we stopped by to tell Cameron and Christina. I really wish we would have thought about getting it on video but they were very anxious since this is their first time to be an aunt and uncle. I whispered in Sailor's ear to tell them what we are having and she delivered her lines perfectly. Even baby Casen was awake and alert to hear the news. Sailor was excited but still doesn't get the whole cousin thing. She thinks Casen is in my tummy. I guess for a while everytime someone has a baby in their tummy she will think it is Casen. That's okay though. I hope she loves her baby cousin as much as she loves her baby brother. I'm sure we will all adore her and I know for a fact she will be very, VERY spoiled.

What do you think?

We will find out what we are having Monday as long as the baby does what it needs to do. I've been praying he or shee isn't modest and let's us see. So what do you think we are having?

I had a cute poll to put here but it isn't working right so just leave me a comment with what you think!

Be sure to check back Tuesday to see what we are having. I promise I'll have some pictures ready by then.

Hey Mommy, I'm in here!

The last couple of weeks I've started feeling a few bumps and thumps but this week the action has picked up a little. Yesterday I felt a really strong "kick". Who knows at this point if it was a foot or elbow but it was strong. It caused me to tear up which is nothing new these days. I'm very excited to feel like we are getting somewhere. Soon enough movement will probably be uncomfortable but I like knowing my little one is in there. Other than this pretty much everything is still the same. I'll be 17 weeks Saturday and I have a checkup next Friday. This will be the first time for Justin to hear the heart beat so I'm excited. I guess I will have to start taking some belly pictures to post but for now I just feel fat so I'm holding off.

Update at 14 weeks

Thanks to Heather for creating a new blog for me so I can keep everyone up to date with what's going on with our little one on the way. As of tomorrow I will be 14 weeks and starting my second trimester. YAY! Yesterday I had an appointment and learned my results from my nuchal translucency test came back great. This is a test they do using an ultrasound to see if the baby could possibly have down syndrom and some other problems. We also heard the heart beat and scheduled the appointment to find out what our little one will be. Justin really was hoping to find out at my 18 week appointment which is October 2nd but he will have to wait till the 19th. We are both very excited to find out so maybe we can settle on a name. For now we will have to keep wondering.

Am I a boy or girl? We will see...