The hubby and I went for a walk tonight down to the pond to feed the geese some stale bread. We had such a nice time-gotta enjoy these last few months of just the two of us!
On our way back to the house it started raining, which just made the night more special. There’s something romantic about walking in the rain with the person you love!
We even kissed in the rain. 🙂
How far along?
29 weeks! Finally in the 3rd trimester – home stretch!
Maternity clothes? Yep. Kind of tired of them though.
Stretch marks? No new ones! I swear – if I hadn’t have gotten fat in college, I probably wouldn’t have any stretch marks!
Sleep: Pretty good! He’s been starting to kick harder at night, so it’s been taking me longer to fall asleep. Josh likes to push on my tummy and feel the baby kick back. It’s cute!
Best moment this week: Our 3D/4D ultrasound! Got to see his sweet little face, feet and hands! We took my parents and Josh’s parents to the Ultrasound. I’m so glad they got to experience it with us.
Josh, my dad and my father-in-law also set up the crib this weekend. I love standing over it and imaging what it will be like looking down at my little guy while he’s sleeping. 🙂
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| Sleepy boy! |
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| Sweet feet! |
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| Cute little ear! |
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| Yes – I am aware I need to iron the bedskirt. 🙂 |
Miss Anything? I’ve been really tired during the day. I miss coffee and having more energy.
Movement: LOTS! And his kicks are become a little more painful and less cute. 🙂
Food cravings: Sweets! I guess I passed my glucose test. (They said they’d call if the results were positive for diabetes and I haven’t heard anything.)
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Gender: Boy!
Labor Signs: Nope.
Symptoms: I’m so tired during the day. My back’s been hurting a little bit too, but nothing too serious.
Belly Button in or out? In – but it really looks different than it used to! I need to take a picture of it so I remember what it looked like while I’m pregnant.
Wedding rings on or off? If I’m outside for a while, I have to take my engagement ring off. Luckily, I never got my wedding band sized and it fits perfectly when my hands are swollen. 🙂
Mood: Pretty happy. A little grumpy when I get too tired. Sorry Josh!
Looking forward to: Finishing up July and August and part of September. I’m ready to meet this little one!
Oh – and I’ve got to mention that I survived a Braves baseball game on Friday in record high temperatures at 7 months pregnant. And I didn’t even complain! I should get a reward. 🙂
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| I kissed a dolphin! |

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| It’s always been on my bucket list to play with dolphins – I finally got to do it! And as you can tell from my face in this picture – It. Was. Awesome!!!! |

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| Baby D. and I spent lots of time soaking up the sun. |

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| We said hi to all of the fish in the aquariums. |

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| The hotel was beautiful! We did lots of walking and exploring around the resort. |
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| Baby D. kissed a dolphin too! |
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| This pirate wanted to feel Baby D. kicking. 🙂 |
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| We ate dinner at some |
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| Josh tried all the water rides. |
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| Shark! |
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| My goofy hubby. 🙂 |
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| Watch out for Jaws! |

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| So pretty! |
 We really had an AWESOME time. (However, I will say that the food prices at Atlantis are ridiculous…) The resort was beautiful and we spent lots of time relaxing and soaking up the sun. I didn’t think I’d be able to do the dolphin experience pregnant (I googled before I left and people online said that it wasn’t safe – the dolphins can sense the second heartbeat and it freaks them out..) but I decided to ask anyway when we got there. We got a BOGO deal on the dolphin experience with our hotel room, so I figured, why not just ask? I understand if the resort doesn’t let you because of liability reasons, but it can’t hurt to ask. Turns out – you can totally do it pregnant!! I was crazy excited and it was the highlight of the trip!
I’m so glad we were able to do a babymoon before the baby arrives. Every day I’m amazed at how blessed I am. I have a wonderful husband, a loving family, great friends, a sweet baby boy on the way, a house over my head, money in the bank…God is so great!!
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| Homemade gender reveal cupcakes. They’re actually much easier to make than you’d think! |
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| Lots of blue and pink decorations! |

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| More decorations! |


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| The cupcakes. Everyone was dying to know what color filling was on the inside! |

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| Voting! |
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| The old wives tales make it seem like it’d be a girl. |
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| Team Boy! And I’m still not sure how everyone knew! |
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| Team Girl! |
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| “Are we ready?” |
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| “Bite!” |
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| “What color is it?” |
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| “Blue!! I knew it!” |
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| My dad is totally trying to sneak a peek here. 🙂 |

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| “Ready?” |


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| My mom sees blue and is looking at me totally surprised. I think my dad is either in shock, or still trying to figure out what color is inside. 🙂 |

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| Then my dad starts smiling! “It’s a boy!” |
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| Josh with my good friend Kara’s sweet baby girl. |
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| My cute niece! |
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| Lauren and my niece. 🙂 |
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| Josh and my older niece dancing! |

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| Happy parents-to-be! |

On Friday April 20th, we had our gender ultrasound. (That work week was the longest week ever!) I was pretty nervous since we hadn’t seen the baby since week 8 when he just looked like a little speck. All I wanted was to hear the ultra sound tech tell us the baby looked healthy. (And we do have a healthy, active baby!) I was also nervous that the baby wasn’t going to cooperate and we weren’t going to get to find out the gender that day. Turns out, I didn’t have to worry about that either!
I couldn’t really tell what we were looking at when the tech first put the ultra sound wand on my belly. But she asked, “So you do want to know the gender of the baby? Because I can tell you right now.” Apparently, Baby D. was mooning all of us!!! “It’s a boy!” Then I figured out what we were looking at. 🙂 I looked at Josh (who was tearing up just like I was) and I said “I told you!” He said smiling, “You were right!” The tech did a few more measurements and then pulled up this picture.
I gasped and then really did start crying. There’s our baby! He was so cute already! He was also moving around like CRAZY. The tech had to keep moving the wand over my belly to catch a picture of him where she could take the measurements. He was doing flips and barrel rolls. I think we’re going to have our hands full with him! 🙂 Then at one point, he finally stopped moving, and I guess the tech couldn’t see what she was trying to see, so she wiggled the wand – making my belly jiggle. The baby was like, “Whoa!” and started moving around again. We all laughed.
After the tech got her measurements, she told us the baby looked like he was about 16 weeks, not 18 weeks like we thought we were. So my due date is now September 30th instead of September 16th. We might even have an October baby!
The entire thing was amazing. I had no idea how emotional it was going to be for me to see that little guy. I feel like I know him now – before he was just some stranger living in me…and making me sick. But now I’ve seen his sweet face, his tiny hands, his cute little feet. I know he’s going to be an active little guy – constantly on the move. And I even think he’s going to have a sense of humor, since he decided to moon us! I can’t believe how much I love him already.
Baby BOY, I can’t wait for you to finally be here in my arms!!
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