(Almost) 30 Weeks

I can't believe that Wednesday will mark 30 weeks pregnant!  It is suddenly going waaaaayy too quickly!  :)

The little one is kicking up a storm these days.  I'm finally starting to look and feel pregnant. HA!

Here is a photo taken at 28 weeks.

It's starting to feel real!

So many requests for photos lately..... where to start?

Nursery furniture!  It arrived today, and even the room is still empty of decoration, it sure is strange to see this kind of stuff in our house!  :)

(puppy not included)

crib

dresser/changing table

end table

And why not?  a baby bump picture.  This was taken last week in San Diego (22 weeks along).

for Jenna

I did a photo shoot for two great families in our ward a few weeks ago.  I've been promising a sneak peak for too long.  Here are two of my favorites.

More to come, I promise!!

Photoshoot - Family {D}

I had so much fun with this little family a couple of weeks ago!  Here are a few of my favorites!
(click to enlarge)

Week 16

Week 16 update:  my pants don't fit! :)  I've started getting fat... or, as Dan so nicely points out, the baby is growing!  I guess this is a good thing.  I'm definitely starting to feel better - still tired, but mornings are much more pleasant these days.  Next appointment is July 5th - for the anatomy ultrasound.  I'm actually starting to get excited.

In other baby news, after some prodding from our parents, we have registered.  Registering for baby stuff is a lot more stressful than I had thought it would be.  Most of the problem is that we don't know what we will need/use.  Thanks to a few friends on Facebook (thanks, Katy & Meg!), and the Baby Bargains book, I think we have it figured out.  At least for the moment. :)  In case you care, we're registered at Amazon.com,  Baby's R Us and Walmart.  AND we ordered nursery furniture!  You'll have to wait 6-8 weeks to see what it looks like, though.

What else is happening?  Well, we went to our first Astros game (with the Youth Group).  It was a lot of fun, and we stayed for the fireworks afterword, which were awesome!  Way better than a lot of small town firework shows I have seen on the 4th of July.

AND Dan pointed out my first gray hair.  AHH!  I wasn't too pleased about that one.

And what's a post without a puppy picture?

Updates!

1st Trimester Screening was today, so lucky us got to see our little hitchhiker wiggling around this morning. He's measuring at 13 weeks, right on track for our November due date.


It is amazing how quickly he's growing! Just a couple of weeks ago he just looked like a blob and now it actually looks like a real human! Pretty cool.

(We are calling the baby a "he" for ease. We do not know, nor will we find out before the Birth Day, which gender we will get.)

End of 1st trimester is 5/25. I'm already starting to feel a little bit better and a little less tired.

In other news, we finally booked our anniversary trip for July - San Diego here we come!

FAQs

After posting our happy news, we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the outpouring of genuine excitement from our friends and family. Thank you all so very much! We know that we have a lot to learn, and it will be a long journey, but we are so glad to share it with you.

There are lots of things we just don't know yet, but I thought I'd answer a few of our most Frequently Asked Questions.

1. When are you due?

Official due date is November 23rd.

2. Are you going to find out the gender?

No, we are going to keep that a surprise!

3. What? How will you know what to buy / how to decorate the nursery / etc??

Two words: Gender Neutral. :)

4. Are you craving anything yet?

Nothing too crazy. Milk, which is strange because I don't normally drink milk, and Spaghetti & Meatballs.

5. How are you feeling?

It definitely could be worse. I'm feeling tired. Very tired. Also, my stomach is queasy most of the time. Certain foods make me nauseous. And did I mention tired?

I guess that's all for now!