Thanksgiving

Nate and I had a great Thanks- giving and feel we have much to be thankful for! We spent a lot of time with family and friends, traveling to Leo and also to Illinois. It was fun catching up with people and also sharing about our coming baby! Some people were not as impressed with my baby bump as I was hoping for, but I guess I should be thankful I am not huge yet...that time will come. I can tell the baby is growing and moving around each day, so that makes me happy :) I think the baby liked all the good food I ate this weekend! Check out the picture of me with some of the Clark girls at Thanksgiving. (left to right: Kristin-sisterinlaw, Corey-cousin, Allison-sister, Tiffany-sisterinlaw, Me, Bonnie-sisterinlaw)

Looking Forward to Dec. 23

We had our doctor's appointment today. It went very well. The baby's heartbeat was beating at 147 beats per minute, which the doctor said was great. He also measured my stomach and said I am measuring right on. We will have our next appointment and ultrasound on December 23! We wanted to have the ultrasound and find out the sex of the baby before Christmas, so we are getting our wish! We can't wait!

Little Flutters

I thought it was time for another update on our growing baby. We are now 18 weeks along and doing great. The baby should be about 5 1/2 inches long now, about the length of a baked potato. I am feeling really well and also feeling the baby move!!! It is very exciting. I wasn't quite sure what I would be feeling and am still not 100 percent it is the baby I am feeling, but I am counting it as him/her wiggling around in there. I started feeling a little flutter around the same spots this week, which I have loved. I can't wait till I feel that baby kick!! I want Nate to be able to feel the baby as well. We go back to the doctor on Monday for another heartbeat check. We will also get to set up our appointment for our next ultrasound! It is crazy we are almost to the half way point already. We are so thankful! Check out the latest pics of my baby bump.

Sweet 16

We have made it to the 16th week of my pregnancy! I really just love being pregnant. It is strange to see the weird things going on with my body at times, but it is all so exciting. The past week or so I have been feeling a lot of pulling and stretching around my stomach as it continues to pop out. The baby is growing and so is my belly, which is a fun feeling! Supposedly the baby is about 4 1/2-5 inches long now, about the size of an avocado or a tube of mascara. I am still feeling really good and feel like my energy is coming back. Hormones and change of weather are also making my skin super itchy. I need to work on self-control to not scratch my skin off or give myself bruises (which I have been doing). I have also had some recent pregnancy cravings. Thankfully they are healthy choices...tomato soup and cottage cheese with pineapple. I look forward to having my cottage cheese every day when I come home from school! Speaking of school, I told my students that I was pregnant this week. After I told them, I asked them if anyone had noticed my stomach getting bigger. One of my students replied "I just told my friend yesterday that my teacher was getting fat! I didn't want to hurt your feelings!" I thought it was hilarious. We also celebrated Nate's 28th birthday yesterday. What a great dad he is going to be!!! Keep praying for us and the baby!

Making Room in the Closet

Although I am not quite ready to wear maternity clothes, I have plenty waiting for me when my stomach grows larger. My sister Amy, who just had a baby in September, brought me all of the maternity clothes she had been given/bought when she was pregnant. Maya (our dog) and I had so much fun going through it all. Some of it looks so big...it is weird to think I will be able to fit into all of it at some point. A big thanks to my big sis!!!