It happened!

It happened!  Tonight is the first time I am almost 100% sure I felt my little one move!  I have been anxiously awaiting for that first "flutter" & tonight during the end of one of my favorite movies, Meet me in St. Louis, it happened.  It was similar to a gas bubble feeling, but it was about an inch lower and to the left of my belly button.  Two quick little "bump bumps".  Wow.  I'm hoping now that it will actually sink into my brain that I AM pregnant and I AM going to be a Mommy to this little person growing inside of me.  : )  Alllll smiles right now!

One week today we will get to see our little guy or gal on the big screen!  I am looking forward to that adorable profile picture of our sweet baby Bailey.  I am going to very sturn with the technician about making sure we do NOT find out the sex.  We really want a surprise.  That is going to be one very exciting day (both next Wednesday & also the day our little one makes a grand appearance into this world).  We see Olivia in less than a week, looking forward to that as well.  I am proud to say that my hard work with nutrition and exercise has payed off.  This morning I was still holding steady at 131 pounds.  I am not dieting what so ever, I am just being really cautious of what I am putting down my throat.  I have cut out almost all processed foods.  I eat a salad every day.  I am eating something healthy every two hours.  It feels good to know that I have been "clean eating" not only for my health, but to make sure that I can give this kiddo the best possible start to grow a healthy brain and body.  I am one very happy Mama right now on so many levels.  : )  Looking forward to blogging after our camping trip next week.  I wouldn't rather be spending my 20 week half-way mark doing anything else, there is nothing like hiking and camping the Great Smoky Mountains.  : )

It's October, I love this time of year!

Man, this is my favorite time of year!  I love when the humidity is dropping, cool nights by the fire, and the beautiful changing color of the trees.  I am currently 16 weeks & 3 days pregnant and I feel GREAT!  I am at that in between stage of really not looking pregnant & really not feeling pregnant, but obvioiusly I'm pregnant.  : )  Still no big changes in my bi-weekly "bump" pics, but I'm OK with that.  I know soon enough that it will be very evident that I'm expecting a little miracle.  David and I met with Olivia last Monday & everything looked pretty good.  I weighed 135 on her scale, but I've came to the conclusion that was due to retaining water and being constipated.  On Mrs.T's scale today I weighed in at 131.  I am going with 131 as the more accurate weight for me right now.  : )  That puts me at gaining a total of 4 lbs. thus far.  I am definately OK with that.  Baby Bailey's heartrate was 140 bmp & s/he was moving around like crazy!  As soon as Olivia would get a good heartbeat on the doppler, that little one would move right out of the way.  I still haven't felt any movement yet, but sometime between now and 20 weeks I should feel some sort of "bubble" or "flutter".  I'm waiting for that...maybe then it will hit me that all of this is real.  : )  It truely does feel completely surreal.  Olivia also mentioned I should be kicking up the protein & veggies, so that's what I've been doing.  I am opting to snack on pieces of pepperjack cheese, cinnamon almonds, or greek yogurt as opposed to apples or other stuff filled with more carbs & sugar.  I never thought I'd be able to eat a piece of cheese without a cracker, but I have definately mastered that now.  Nuts really weren't my thing either, but these cinnamon almonds are incredible!  I'm still eating every 2 hours, this baby growing stuff makes you hungry.  I'm not half as hungry as I was in the beginning, but I still know when it's time to have a snack.  I usually eat oatmeal with craisins & cinnamon for breakfast or my oatmeal, greek yogurt, chia seed, PB2 powder, banana blend.  They both fill me up & give me the energy for my morning workouts.  Monday, Wednesday, & Friday I do atleast 30 mins of cardio on an eliptical.  Tuesday & Thursday I do weight training to keep from losing muscle mass.  I love doing squats & lunges, nothing like feeling the burn.  I am confident that maintaining this active, healthy lifestyle will not only benefit me & baby in the long run, but hopefully will also shorten the labor & delivery process (a woman can dream right?) : )  David and I have also been looking into childbirth education classes.  I think we are going to go with the Bradley Method, which puts emphasis on the Father playing the primary role as caregiver/support for the labor.  Also, the method encourages going "all natural" & encourages breast feeding.  All of which I am interested in.  The course is 2 hours per week over a 10-12 week period.  I had no idea we would be spending that much time in a class, but the more information David and I can gain, the better off we'll be!  A lot of exciting things are going on in October.  We have our next appointment with Olivia on the 22nd, our ultrasound on the 24th, and we leave for our mountain camping trip on the 25th!  I am looking forward to all of those things : )  On an end note...still need to figure out how to upload pics!