17 weeks.

So yeah, we're at 17 weeks now!!! Wow, time is flying by!!!!!

Here is a belly pic... not a very good picture, I look more fat than anything, but everyone keeps saying "Post belly pics"... so here you go, a picture of my fat belly!

We're almost done with the baby's room!! My mom bought us this AWESOME 4 foot giraffe to put in the baby's room!! She dropped it off last night and OMG I just love it. However, this morning when I was walking down the hall, the thing scared me! Going to take a while to get use to!!!

All the update I have for today. Once we get the baby's room done, I'll post pictures!

We bought furniture!

Hello All!!! We had quite a busy day of shopping yesterday!!! We did find a dresser that I "had to have"... and after going up and down Grape Road yesterday shopping, we found it at Target!

Its not necessarily a "changing table" and thats exactly what we wanted... something that would grow with the baby!! We made sure the top would fit a changing pad so atleast for awhile we can use it like a changer! Craig is busy at home today putting it together for me!! Isn't he wonderful!

Target also had a matching nighstand that I thought would look cute in the baby's room as well next to a rocker or something. So I talked Craig into buying that as well!! He actually got that up last night!

So the baby's room is coming together rather nicely! Once we have it the way we want it, and finished, I'll take pictures and post them on here for you!

We bought blinds on Friday for the win

dow and a curtain rod for the valance I bought a while back. Hopefully we'll get those up this weekend and be that much closer to having things done!!! I guess I feel like I'm trying to get so much done now but like I told Craig, I'd rather have it done now so I can enjoy my pregnancy than to have to rush around later when Im huge!! He agreed.

While out shopping yesterday we picked out the stroller we want!! Made sure it was easy to use and even easier to fold & unfold!! It was cute, once I picked it out, Cole said he had to make sure he liked it! So he took it up and down the isle to check it out!! It was too cute.

Im still looking for a rocker/glider. My mom seems to think that we'll never use it but I really want one for the baby's room!! Sears had a cute one with a green print but the ones at Babies R Us are soooo much more comfy. It's just hard to find one that is white with a cushion that matches our decor. So we'll keep looking and hopefully be able to find one for our registry.

Speaking of registry, we are going out this weekend to do our scanning! Yeah, we're a little early but like I said before, I want it all to be done so I can enjoy being pregnant!!!! Besides, we'll have so much fun registering!! YAY! Mandy is going with us and Emily mentioned she wanted to ride along too! My poor husband, hanging out with all three Court sisters, I better pack him a cooler! haha

I went to the doctor today and everything is going really good. The heartbeat today was at

172!! Still going so strong. Dr. G said that everything looks like a "normal" pregnancy!!! Sweet!!! I am going back on September 15 for an ultrasound!! I can't wait! Seems like forever since I've seen my little monkey!!

Oh, while out shopping yesterday we bought one of those home fetal heartbeat monitors!!! I cant wait to use it!! It'll be so neat to be able to hear the heartbeat anytime I want! And Cole is hoping that he'll get to listen to it too!!

I think thats all the updates I have for today. Everything is going really good and I feel GREAT!

Have a great week!

Chicgao

Well, not too much to report on this week... been kinda a slow week!!!

Sunday we went to Chicago for the Cubs game. It was Craig, my brother Stephen, Craigs brother Jeff, and myself. Started off as a nice warm sunny day in Chicago but as soon as they finished the National Anthem, the rain started. We sat through a 3 hour rain delay... 3 hours! Luckily, there was a major airshow going on over the lake Sunday so we got to watch the planes fly over. Our seats got a bit warm so we got up and stood along the back of the stadium and "people watched"... which just happens to be my speciality!!

Anyway, at one point these 4 thunderbird planes went over Wrigley in their formation and were VERY low. They were loud and even the stadium shook. Once the planes were past the stadium, our little monkey went CRAZY in my belly!! It was the coolest thing EVER! I had felt the baby move a little on Friday and Saturday but Sunday was the biggest movement I felt and it was amazing!! Craig is a bit mad that you can't feel it from the outside yet but that'll come in time!! For now, Im enjoying the flutter feeling!

The game finally got postponed after the 3 hour rain delay so that was a bummer, but it was fun spending time with the boys!!

After the game Craig went into one of the shops there and bought this really

cute Cubs toy for the baby!! How cute is this!!! Its a soft baseball

and the clip at the top secures it to the carseat so the baby can play with it!! On the backside is a mirror. However, when you push the Cubs logo, it plays "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" in a little kids voice. OMG it is sooooo cute!!! When we saw it before the game we thought it was adorable but were afraid it would get ruined because it was white. But the more I thought about it the more I wanted it. So after the game Craig ran in and bought it for our little monkey!!!!

Monday I had to go back to Chicago for some lab work. I had spoken to Pat at UCH the week before about the status of the research studies we were being tested to be a part of. Well it turns out that the P.R.O.M.I.S.S.E.S study we were being tested for came back negative. So to be sure we didn't qualify, they wanted more blood from me, no problem. I had Monday off anyway (to recover from Sunday) so I made a plan to head up. It rained bad Monday morning so Craig got rained out from work. So the three of us (since Cole still hadn't started school yet) headed to the Windy City. It ended up being a fairly decent day so that was a plus.

We got to the hospital around 2pm our time and met with Pat at UCH. They took about 8 viles of blood from me and then I had to pee in a cup, and that was it. Pretty easy. So then the three of us headed down to the campus bookstore. There had been a sweatshirt I had eyed up since our first visit back in 2008 but never bought it. So I decided on Monday I was going to buy it for myself!! So I did!! Cole found a hoodie that he liked as well and then we bought a warming cap for the baby! I know Memorial Hospital puts warming caps on all the new babies but they are these striped things, and I wanted something cuter!! Besides, this way people can tell our baby apart from the others in the nursery!! Probably a bit dorky on my part, but I had to have it!!!!

We are in the process of shopping around for a dresser for the baby's room! We found a few online that we really like but the price isn't the best so we'll head out this weekend to shop around town!

I go back to see Dr. G here in South Bend on Monday and at that appointment we'll set up our next ultrasound!! Im antsy to have another u/s because its been almost 4 weeks since my last one and for awhile there, we were having them every other week so I want to see my little monkey! It's been too long!!! Craigs mom I believe is going to go with me to our next ultrasound. It'll be neat for her to see her little grandbaby!!!

I think thats all the update I have for today. I'll check in again Monday after my appointment.

15 weeks!

Hey everyone!!! Today we are officially 15 weeks pregnant!!!! wooohooo!


We had a busy weekend for the most part, but have no fear, I still got plenty of rest time in as well! Friday night once Craig was home from work, he decided he'd put the crib together! I thought I should help him so I was in charge of the screws and holding things when he needed me to... easy enough. We put it together in the sitting room since there was more room out there.


Got it together and moved it down the hall. When we got it to the bedroom, it was too wide to push through the door. So Craig was getting huffy and puffy and finally we decided to take the back of it off and try again. Again, no go. So we took the front of it off and it fit with just the frame and sides. We put the back & front sides back on and it's complete! I put all the bedding on and it looks so cute!!!


We went to Patrick O'Keefes wedding Saturday night (my BFF's brother) and had a good time. Craig and I were in charge of the bar and I think we did a fairly decent job!! It was like a little date night for us!! Good times!


Im feeling pretty good these days. My belly is definately growing and Im wearing maternity clothes for the most part. Some of my normal pants still fit but Ive also bought a couple pairs of maternity pants and they're soo much more comfy!


I don't go back to the Dr. until the 24th and that date can't get her fast enough! I'm use to going to the Dr. every other week so this 4 week stuff is killing me!


Still can't feel the little monkey moving, but should be able to within the next couple of weeks. I can't wait for that!! That'll make it seem more real! As of today, the baby is the size of a pear and weighs about as much as a grapefruit!!!


Thats all the update I have for today!!!

Belly Photo at 14 weeks!

Okay, so its not the best picture, but it'll work for now!!! This was taken Wednesday night at 14 weeks, 2 days pregnant. The baby bump is there and Ive finally moved into maternity tops because my normal tops are getting too snug!!!

Craig took me out shopping Wednesday and I got a few new clothes!! I have lots of clothes that other people have passed down to me, but sometimes its nice to get my own stuff too!!!!

Still can't feel the little monkey moving. Hopefully within the next couple of weeks that'll change. My next appointment isn't until 8/24. I am use to going every other week so this every 3 weeks is making me wait a little bit too long!!!

Thats all for now!! Have a great weekend.

Quick Update

I went to see Dr. Gruszynski today and it was a quick yet good visit. I spent time with Lynn, the nurse, going over my OB history and all that jazz. Then we went into the patient room and she got her little tool out to listen to the baby's heartbeat!!

I laid there on the exam table for what seemed like eternity as she tried to find the heartbeat. Finally, she found it and it sounded as strong as ever!! Whoohooo!!!

Met with the doctor and he did the oh so wonderful pelvic exam and annual pap and everything looks good. Then I headed over to the lab and had some blood done. 6 viles today and even got to pee in a cup. Good times! HA

He told me that he would schedule my next ultrsound for about 5 weeks out but I told him that Dr. Stephenson in Chicago had suggested I have them done every 4 weeks, so he said when I go back for a check up on Monday, the 24th, we'd schedule my next ultrasound. I can handle that!

All in all everything is going peachy, and our little monkey is still a cookin'!!

Until next time...