It's Been A While....

How do you know school is back in session? Katie doesn't check or update her blog in over a month!!! Sorry!

Here's an update with what has been going on with the soon-to-be growing Messner family:

The room is painted and ready. We are currently calling around to schedule for our carpet in the house to be redone so we are waiting to buy a crib and dresser until the flooring is done. I have decided on black furniture though! I think it will look good with the pink/black/white theme in the room.

At my last doctor's visit everything was fine. We talked about contractions and the baby's movements (which by the way she does WAY more than I think is normal!). Jimmy loves to feel and watch my belly anytime we are on the couch or in bed. My stomach moves around like crazy and she is just a wild one so far.

I have a doctor's visit tomorrow for my glucose test (where they are testing for gestations diabetes/sugar levels). I will let you all know how that goes. Fingers crossed that everything is fine!

Since my last post, Jimmy and I have also attended Baby Care classes and a Childbirth Prep class. The Baby Care class was pretty much a waste of time but we got some giggles out of it. People were being so serious and I honestly don't think knew how to hold or wash a baby. The Childbirth Prep class was ABSOLUTELY worth it! We both feel better now, we know where to park, where to go, what to expect and most importantly...how to breathe! :0) I can't believe Jimmy sat through two days of that class but he was a trooper because he was sick too.

I have registered (finally) but it was quite an interesting process. I had no idea what to register for so thankfully Sarah spent the day and helped me out. I think the registry got a bit messed up and I need to fix it online but for the most part...that is done...whew!

I will post pics but these pics were from the middle of July and I think that I have gotten MUCH bigger since then. Things that fit me before school even started are no longer fitting me. She is growing and growing but that is a good thing!

So, hopefully with the next post I will have updated pictures as well as good news from the doctor.

Oh yeah, one very cool thing that is happening is that I can feel her little body parts moving around in there with my hand. Apparently your amniotic fluid level lowers and there is less cushioning as well as her bones are hardening so whenever I want to feel her little foot or knee or whatever...I can usually just push my hand down (gently of course) on my belly and she'll be there. She likes to push back sometimes. It is very strange but oh so wonderful at the same time!

AND (geez a lot HAS happened since I last posted) we got the carseat -thanks mom- and it is the cutest car seat ever. It is black and white with the damask pattern which matches the room. She is going to look so very precious in it.

Growing and growing...

I had one more picture of the room to put up that I forgot in the last post and the new pics of the baby belly. My oh my have I grown! For some reason I feel like this picture makes me look bigger but I guess I always feel like that pregnant or not! :0) It is shocking to me to see pictures of myself pregnant...very wierd! Once Stephanie gets back from PA and we get our rooms set up hopefully I will have some better pictures to show you. Hopefully some that include Jimmy too! ;0) He has been eluding the camera and the blog for a while, it is time he makes an appearance.

Baby's Room....painting is almost done!

Here are some pictures of the progress in the baby's room. This room started out many years ago as our roommate Derek's room, then became the "catch-all" room for everything that didn't have a place in our house and later combined to be the hunting room where Jimmy stored all of his extra mounts, guns and hunting stuff. It has gone through many stages in its' little life of being a room much like the stages Jimmy and I have gone through! First moving in, having fun and having a roommate and friends over all of the time. Then the stage of bringing home everything anybody was giving away thinking we would find a spot for it and absolutely needed it. Next was the hunting room stage where ourselves and our hobbies were our focus and very important in our lives......and finally now getting ready for baby with pink and white! The room and the baby represent a new stage in our life where we are starting our own little family and we can't wait!

All that we have left to do in the room is paint the paneling white (it comes with white primer) and put the outlet covers on, etc. You can see the blue tape on top of the chair rail showing that I had every intention of painting yesterday but got lost with a bunch of other stuff to do! We are getting new carpet pretty soon and then I can start putting things on the wall in the room and bringing in the furniture! Our dog Riley (Jimmy's little Princess) is obsessed with the baby's room. We can't figure out if it is because she is depressed that there is no longer hunting supplies in there or if she is excited for the baby (yeah right...she is going to have a hard time sharing Jimmy)! Either way, you can see her in some of the pictures...that is her new hangout spot.

As the room progresses, I will post more pics!

Painting Party

We went shopping this weekend and bought all of the supplies for the baby room walls. We got pink paint and white paneling with a chair rail. Thanks to Jimmy's mom, Rebecca, we have the pretty pink paint already up! Now the big task of putting the paneling up. Once that is done I will definitely post some pictures.

I will also get a few updated belly pictures up here. I am sad to say it but the only one's we have taken are the one's posted on the blog and that is it! I can't believe it! It is flying by too fast I never think about taking pictures.

Hopefully before the end of this week you all will have some pictures to look at! :0)

Peanut Butter and Baby Kicks....

Jimmy finally felt the baby kick last night! Whoo hoo! I have been trying to catch him and her at the right time and it never happens but she was a wild woman last night while we were watching TV and she finally kicked her daddy! He was very excited.

Everything else has been going very good. I am possibly the sole person keeping JIF Peanut Butter in business. I seriously can't stop eating and most things I eat have peanut butter. I'm hungry all the time!

The baby bedding also came in the mail yesterday so I am VERY excited to start painting. I think that is going to be the weekend project. I'll post pictures of our progress (if we make any)!

Yesterday's Dr.'s Visit....

I went to the doctor yesterday and everything seemed good again! Her heartbeat was 150 bpm and my belly measured 21 cm (closer to the actual weeks this time). One thing that REALLY surprised me about this appointment was my weight! I gained 9 POUNDS in 4 weeks!!!! Holy cow! I was of course freaking out but the doctor assured me that it is okay. Really I have only gained 11 in total during the pregnancy and I am already halfway done but still....I better not gain 9 pounds every 4 weeks. Geez!

Baby's Room!

Here is a picture of the room decor we found and liked. We bought part of it already because we found it for a great deal. I am so excited to start decorating!!!

Our Exciting Day...

Today was amazing! I was not expecting 4-D pictures at all so that was awesome. Seeing the baby for the first time was incredible! Our little baby girl was so active throughout the entire ultrasound it was very hard for the lady to get good shots of her apparently. She would not stop moving! When she finally announced it was a girl I was just so happy! Poor Jimmy...he said he could not relax until the doctor came in and said everything looked normal and she seems to be a healthy baby girl. I am glad we have the DVD and pictures so we can watch it again together and he can actually enjoy watching it rather than feel nervous the whole time!

Of course, right after the ultrasound I went to Babies R Us to look around at all the girly stuff. I then went to Motherhood Maternity and treated myself to some fat-lady pants! They were so comfortable (compared to the juniors clothes I have been wearing) that I ripped the tags off, paid for them and wore them right out of the store. I didn't want to take them off!

It is so nice to be able to talk about the baby more definitely like talking about names and the room, etc. Jimmy is so funny though. I know this little girl is going to be his little princess already the way he is talking. So cute!

A lot of amazing things happened today. We got to see the baby, get confirmation that everything seems to be going great and she looks healthy, we found out that Baby Messner is Baby Girl Messner and we got to share the news with our family and friends....what a wonderful day.

It's A Girl!!!!

Sweet Baby Girl Messner looking happy!

The cute little foot that has been kicking me I'm sure!

Her cute little leg

Leave me alone already! She seemed to like her arm above her head like that.

Sweet little baby face! ;0)

This is probably my favorite pic. She looks like she's waiting for mommy and daddy to hold her!

Waving hello to all of her family and friends!

Cutie-pa-tootie little legs!

Somersaults and Excitement!

Little Baby Messner has been super active the last few days. Before the feelings were just like little puffs of popcorn but the baby did a giant somersault or something the other night. It was amazing!!! I think I can feel it on the outside of my belly only because I know where to expect it as I can feel it on the inside as well. I really can't wait for Jimmy to be able to experience feeling it. I can't wait to see his face when he feels the first little kick!

Also, the wait is almost over! We have all day today and "one more sleep" until we find out if Baby Messner is a little baby girl or a little baby boy (or possibly one of each..yikes!). We have been counting down the days and "sleeps" until tomorrow and I can't believe it is almost here. We have not had the usual experience I think with ultrasounds. Most people I know have one at their first visit and then more before they find out the sex of the baby. This will be our first picture of the little sweet pea and I can't wait! I will definitely be posting a picture of the ultrasound on the blog tomorrow. YEAH!!! Then the fun will begin with shopping and decorating the room. So exciting!

First Belly Pics! Courtesy of the fabulous Ms. Stephanie Smith!!

Okay, so here are the very first belly pictures of Baby Messner! The first one where my belly is just peeking from behind the tree was just a funny joking around picture but I put it up anyway because it looks kind of funny. "Peek" was my first word so maybe it is fitting for Baby Messner!

We went to Chandler yesterday to pick up Stephanie's camera and she wanted to test her camera out at a park nearby. She ended up taking these pictures. She of course is fabulous. I don't follow directions very well though so I am not a very good subject. I promise I will do better next time Steph! Thank You!

My Lovely Lady Bump

First off, Jimmy cracks me up! He is so in awe about how fast the belly grows when you are pregnant. Sometimes we will be walking or just sitting there and I look over and his jaw is to the floor and his eyes look like they have come out of their sockets! Last night he serenaded me with a Fergie impression singing "my bump, my bump, my bump, my lovely lady bump!" He is too funny!

ALSO, I definitely felt the little baby moving around in there last night. I think I felt it a few days ago for only about 3 or 4 seconds but last night it was on a roll! It felt like a little gerbil (or baby I guess) rolling around in there!

I never thought I would have anything to post until I had an ultrasound picture but geez, there is new stuff everyday with this wild and crazy adventure we are on!

Last Dr.'s Appointment - 16 weeks

Last week I had a dr.'s appointment. I got to hear my favorite sound right now in the universe..the baby's heartbeat! I think she said it was 150 bpm. She also measured my belly. Apparently right now I should measure in centimeters exactly how far along I am. I was 16 weeks at the time and she measured me at 18 cm. Hmmm...interesting. I don't know what that means! The only other important thing from that appointment that we decided was as of right now I am delivering at Good Samaritan Hospital. My dr. will only deliver at Good Sam or St. Joe's. I just made a quick decision so she could know where I would be going for emergencies. Jimmy and I will have to do a tour to find out. I am pretty familiar with both hospitals though and I think either one will be suited just fine for Baby Messner!

The most exciting thing that happened at the appointment (besides the heartbeat music) was her writing the script for my ultrasound. This will be my very first ultrasound! It is scheduled for the morning of June 22nd and I get to find out what the baby is! Pink with zebra or Green with Zebra...which one? Don't forget to vote on what you think it is! I love hearing what people think the baby will be! :0)

More updates later....

Tiredness and Potty-Breaks and Puking....Oh My!

Well, I am 17 weeks now and completely thought I would be over being sick and tired by now. I absolutely LOVE being pregnant but this many weeks of throwing up...come on!

Tiredness - I thought with it being summer break and not working I would be getting much more energy these days. Well, that is not the case. I think I am going to blame the garage-sale weekend I just had and hope for more energy in the next few weeks.

Potty-Breaks - I have never been one to fall asleep after waking up. Unfortunately for me now, I am waking up every day between 4AM and 5AM to go to the bathroom. I know, I know...for some of you that is normal time (I applaud you) but for me it is absolutely not! I work at a 9AM start school which definitely does not require me to be up that early. Luckily though, Jimmy can sleep through all of my moving around, getting up, turning lights and the tv on. I am sure he appreciates that ability too! ;0)

Puking - I have tried many different words for this (even some old-school ones that I won't mention) but the "nicer sounding" of all of them is puking. I suppose throwing up would work too but it just doesn't give the same effect. :0) While we were hoping and dreaming of becoming pregnant I always said that I hoped I would not get sick. When I thought of being sick, I thought it was just going to be for a few weeks tops and that's it. Well, Baby Messner...the sweet pea that he/she is...thought differently! I am 17 weeks now and am still throwing up. I have to say though, it does comfort me a bit to know that all of these symptoms just mean a strong and healthy baby is growing and it of course is all for a wonderful cause!

After all of this complaining I feel that I need to put another disclaimer...I do love being pregnant and am so grateful for the blessing of the beautiful baby I am carrying. I just needed a ranting moment!

Welcome!

Welcome to our baby blog! We couldn't be more excited for the baby to come and for all of you to join us and check in on our journey to parenthood! As we take them, more pictures will be posted of the ever-growing belly and all of the future ultrasounds.

I have a poll going on the site. Please weigh in on if you think Baby Messner will be a boy or a girl. We will be finding out on June 22nd and of course, we will let all of you know.

Thanks for checking in and being a part of this wonderful journey we are on!