Movement

Grace is on the move! This morning before I got out of bed she was practicing her gymnastics. This was the first time that Scott could see her move, rather than having to feel her move. The look on his face was priceless when she moved and he saw it for the first time.

Quote

Here's a quote that I found that was too cute not to share!

"A baby will make love stronger, days longer, nights shorter, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for."

100 days to go...

Based on my due date (May 9th) and the "ticker" above I am 25 weeks and 5 days pregnant. Which also means that I have 100 days to go! Of course we all know that most all babies aren't due on their due date, but its nice to have that marker to think about! Thought I'd post a belly shot from this morning. Scott and I laugh at my belly button. This morning it looked like to cheerio through my shirt. The inside hasn't poped out but the outside ring sticks out. It's pretty interesting! I really was determined to do belly pictures each month, but I've been slack. Hopefully I'll get better at taking them as I get bigger! ;)

Snow Day!

Last Tuesday we had a *beautiful* snow day. So beautiful, that I walked down our long driveway to get the mail. In the past year and a half that we've lived here I've never walked to the driveway so I picked the coldest day to do so. Ha! :) It was too beautiful not to. So baby Grace & I got some exercise. I bundled up, strapped my camera gear to me, and off I went tracking through the snow!

House changes...

Finally!!!

After 5 hours spent in Lowes this afternoon, our kitchen (& bathroom) cabinets for the bay are finally ordered! This has been a 4 year process... no joke! As I was going through all of my paperwork yesterday, the original setup I had was from 2005.

Thank goodness the bay "remodel" will be done. (Of course, except for making a bedroom into the nursery... Hope to get that ball rolling soon!)

The image above is a drawing looking down at the new kitchen arrangement. The arrangement is basically the same due to the kitchen being so small but the new cabinets will be more user-friendly and much more pleasing to the eye! Say bye-bye to those bright yellow cabinets! :)

Speaking of those yellow cabinets...Crewe with Scott

23 weeks

I went to the doctor today for my regularly scheduled check up.

Baby's heart rate: 148

My weight: 136.4
At my last visit I weighed only 131.8
For a gain of 4.6 lbs in the past month. Woah! I've gained a total of 10 lbs since the very beginning. The doctor said I'm good, but to get ready, b/c I'll put it on double now... Ahhh!

Any who, here's a picture of the belly at 23 weeks. It's amazing how much my belly button has changed. I'm sure I'll have an outy before its over. I'll try & post a side shot later.

I go back to the doc in 4 more weeks for the yucky (so I've heard) glucose test, and then I'll be going every 2 weeks.

Emails

Scott & I have received cards and notes regarding our news, but it's very interesting when someone you really don't know or have never met touches you with kind words about the joys of expecting or just children in general.

I plan to print out this blog into a book each year (if I'm that good at keeping up with updating it) and wanted to include this email I received today. It's from a grandmother who received photographs from her children/grandchildren for Christmas that I took this past fall...

"Megan, thank you so much for putting the pictures back out for us. It was such a hard job. I am so very pleased with the pictures the children gave to us. It is a treasured gift that no one will ever be able to match. Family is so important and I am so blessed. I especially loved the really close up pictures of the grandchildren's faces. Again, I would like to say thank you for the very important part that you played. The pictures are wonderful and hopefully we will be able to enjoy them for many years to come. I saw you in Harris' a couple of Sundays ago and I know that you are going to have a baby soon. We will keep you in our prayers. I would like to share my favorite scripture with you. Jeremiah 1:5 says that before God formed us in the womb, He knew us. We are all here for a purpose, we are ordained to be a part of this world. I pray for a peace for you and your family and that your life will be filled with God's abounding love, mercy, and grace. Cherish every moment you have with your little one for they grow up so fast. Each minute of every day is so precious and so wonderful when we follow that still small voice of God. I was only going to thank you for the beautiful pictures but as I began, my heart was touched and I knew that I had something to share with you. It's that still small voice of God that speaks to our hearts. God bless mom, dad, and baby with a long and healthy life together. -Edna"

Just a little tid-bit that I wanted to remember.