Baby is moving and dancing...

17 weeks to go...that is if I'm on schedule.  Mom had me early so chances are that I might have our little guy early!  The baby this week is the size of a grapefruit!  Here are the measurements for our baby however, I think our baby is ahead of the average weight. 

It says that the baby is listening to my voice and heartbeat and even loud sounds like horns and barking dogs!  Guess he also heard our guns then too :)  Curt and I sighted in our rifles on Sunday to get ready for the upcoming deer season. 

Best moment of the week: I got to feel the baby kick!  Last Sunday was the first and then he went all week keeping me in suspense!  Thursday night he sparked up and must have been listening to Curt and was kicking all night.  He woke me up from my dreams even and was kicking.  Friday, he was busy dancing and doing somersaults in my tummy!  It is the best feeling ever to finally be able to feel him move inside me.  An undescribable feeling. 

 

Baby Talk: Thank goodness I don't have any swollen feet/ankles etc...yet. However, my gums are definitely swollen and feeling a little sore. My back gets sore depending on what I'm doing and how long I've been standing for but other than that nothing really to complain about.

 

Sleeping: Well sleeping so far has been ok.  It seems that I always have to turn from side to side at least 4 times a night and of course still getting up to go to the bathroom :) 

The weekend went by fast like usual.  Saturday I was busy in town shopping yet again.  I got to pick up the baby's bedding which I'm so excited about!  I also made a big decision and ordered a new couch and 2 recliners.  Curt actually found the recliners and I'm really excited.  I can't wait to hold the baby and rock him in the new chair!  We have some time to get things ready as the furniture won't be here for 5-8 weeks.  By that time, I'm sure the crib will be in and Curt will be busy getting it put together.  In the meantime, I have to decide about painting.  I now think the baby's room can stay the color I originally painted and might just re-paint the living room.  Decisions, decisions.  Just add it to my list of things to decide on. 

 

Saturday night was my 10 year class reunion.  Totally crazy to think I've been out of HS for 10 years!  Man, does that make me feel old.  It was so much fun to see all my old friends and catch up with people that I haven't seen in such a long time.

While I was out shopping, Curt was busy getting our yard ready for winter.  He got all the bushes/plants cut down and mowed the yard for the last time and picked up the leaves.  The yard looked great!  He got the boat winterized and we took that home to the farm on Sunday.  Now I'm lucky to have a garage space back for the winter!  We did a little shooting on Sunday and now our guns should be good to go for deer opener. 

I was fortunate enough to sell another house on Friday too!  I just love my new job and with each sale get more and more excited for the future.  I took an intense course on Friday and am so excited to try and implement some new techniques into my business.

Tonight we are taking pictures at McCrory Gardens and looking forward to the nice weather!  Thankfully there is no snow and we should be able to get some good pics!  This week we are hoping to meet with another daycare provider.  We met with the first one last week and now I'm trying to line up some others so we can get a decision made. 

Tomorrow night is volleyball and so far we are undefeated.  I hope we can keep up with this record :)  I think the baby enjoys the activity.....well I still enjoy it so I'm hoping he feels the same way. 

Crazy that 22 weeks is already here.  I feel this entire pregnancy has just flown by so far.  Last week we started the birthing classes at the hospital.  We go each Wednesday for 6 weeks 2 hours a night.  This week we are going to be practicing breathing techniques and I think some ways to get through the pain.  I will need all the help I can get as I'm planning on having this baby naturally with no drugs!  We'll see how that goes.  They say you follow your mom's labor and mom said she had me in 4 1/2 hours so I figure I can do this!  She made it seem not all that painful but I think your brain tends to block out the bad moments of labor as you see this beautiful baby in your hands and all the pain goes away.  As you can see my belly is growing!  Hopefully this baby won't be too big and make it hard on me for labor :)

Had a great weekend!  I took a realtor course down in SF all day Thursday then had Mom's open house party for Norwex until 8:30 that night.  She was thinking her show was going to be a flop and now it is probably my highest dollar show yet!  Way to go Mom!  Friday we went to the Women's Expo and walked around but didn't buy anything.  Saturday, I was on the hunt for baby stuff!  I finally made a decision and bought a crib.  I ended up purchasing a crib and double dresser from Babies R Us.  I think it will look good and am very excited to start putting the baby's room together.  I also decided on a theme and ordered a bedding set in.  I returned the other one I had bought so that was two decisions in one day!  Once I get the bedding in, then I can figure out a paint color as Mom is going to paint the baby's room while the boys are gone deer hunting.  I can't wait to start having the room transform :)  We did a lot of shopping on Saturday and had a nice lunch date with Auntie Suzie and Uncle Willy and my cousin Karmin and her husband Jim.  They later came out for supper and we played some cards.  Sunday, Mom and I were back at it again looking at stores and trying to figure out things to buy.  I was a little disappointed as I was going to order our new reclining chairs but the lady was out on Saturday so that will have to be this next weekend's project.  Mom is a saint for hanging in there and looking at all these places with me!  I know she was getting worn out and just wanted me to decide!  It's so hard when you are given so many dang options!  Plus I had to get the hubby's ok on it too.  I sure hope Curt will like what I picked out. 

Curt had a great weekend hunting back at Gene and Marybelle's farm.  They made out like bandits and got a lot of pheasants!  It sounded like a good time and he even got a little practice in on the way home.  He brought Addison back to Brookings with him :) 

This week is yet another busy week.  Norwex party tonight, volleyball Tuesday and birthing class on Wed night.  I have another realtor class all day Friday in SF and then my 10 year class reunion on Saturday.  Hard to believe that I have been out of HS for 10 years already!  It will be so fun to see everyone and I'm looking forward to the night! 

 

 



Hard to believe I am 21 weeks!  I feel like time is running out and before we know it, our little guy will be here!  I feel as if I'm growing every day....more like every time I eat. haha  I thought I could feel the baby move this weekend but since I don't know what it feels like, I'm not positive if it was for real or not! 
Saturday we went to SF to look at furniture.  Well, it was an hour of looking at what I wanted to see and the rest of the time we were on the hunt for a new rifle for Curt!  It took us all day and we finally got a gun and then had to take it back to Scheel's as the ammo wasn't loaded very smoothly.  Hopefully, it will be fixed soon!  On a positive note, I think we found some furniture that will work.  Just waiting to get the chair in this week and then I can confirm and make sure it's what I want. 
Sunday, we got the office set up in the basement and things are looking a little more organized!  Whew, one thing off the checklist to do!  Had a surprise visit from Kelsie, Dwight and baby Chase!  What a cutie he is!  He was baptized on Sunday and they made a pit stop so Chase could get some milk! 
This week is a busy one.  I am hoping we will get to meet with some daycare providers this week. Hard to see when all this is going to fit in as I have started volleyball again and we play every Tuesday night.  Then I have a real estate class all day on Thursday and will be staying in SF for the weekend, while Curt heads to go pheasant hunting on Saturday!  Hopefully he'll get some birds and hopefully I can make a decision on a crib!  Crazy to think there is only really 19 weeks left and we will get to meet our bundle of joy!  We better start thinking of names :) 

Half Way There!!!! 20 Weeks to Go....

 

20 Weeks

Our lil' Monkey is the size of a banana!  He weighs 11 oz (that was when we did the ultrasound so I'm guessing maybe even more now)

 

Well I've made it to the halfway point!  Yippee!  So far, things have been pretty easy and I've been enjoying pregnant life.  This past weekend was a busy one!  I went to the Brookings Blizzard game on Friday night and got a free VIP ticket which I I got to share with the ReMax ladies and enjoyed lots of laughs :)  Saturday, Mandy and I did some shopping and visited a cute little store in Ivanhoe which reminded me a lot of the Brookings Gift Gallery store.  I managed to find another scarf at the Arlington Craft show and a cute wall sign for Thanksgiving.  Sunday, we went to church and did a little furniture shopping.  Yes, I managed to finally drag my husband along to look at couches and chairs.  I think we have it narrowed down and now we just need to make the purchase!  I am so excited to have a comfortable chair to relax in at night :) 

We met with Dr Hopper last week and everything was fine from the ultrasound results.  Baby Engels is quite the mover but I can't feel anything yet.  I'm hoping soon I will get to feel some action. 

 

Best Moment: Seeing the baby in 3D on the screen!  It is so crazy and surreal that I have this little person growing inside of me.  It still just amazes me how this process works!  Baby Engels looks like he has been busy sucking his thumb already.  When we did the ultrasound he was hiding his face and kept putting both hands up to his face!  Maybe he is just camera shy...

 

Sickness: It is such a great feeling to not be sick or feel crappy.  The thing I'm battling with now is allergies/stuffed up nose.  I guess it's common with pregnancy but man do I feel stuffy! 

 

Sleeping:  I must say, this past week has been amazing for sleep!  I've been sleeping so hard (yes, still getting up to go to the bathroom every night) but feeling a lot more rested and don't want to get out of bed! 

 

Body: I can definitely tell my body is changing.  The other day I had to put socks on and it was so awkward.  I had to sit on the couch and bend in a weird position.  I'm not excited for the belly to grow and this task becoming that much harder!  All day marathon shopping has disappeared.  I can tell that I am much more easily tired after doing things like shopping!  Still having some pains in my rib but they seem to come and go.  The doctor said to just monitor them and if they get worse I'll have to get an ultrasound done. 

 

Future Happenings: We start birthing classes on the 17tth this month!  I'm so excited.  My husband on the other hand is not thrilled.  The doctor had to tell him he needs to go so hopefully he will be the oh so wise one and take one for the team and go along.  He needs to know and get prepared just as much as I do.  I also start Volleyball tomorrow and looking forward to playing this fall. 

 

Cravings: I do have weird cravings all the time but seem to really want Chocolate like crazy lately!  And crab ragoons again!

 

Successes: Crop is out of the field!  Yay!  Underneath the deck is pretty much finished up.  Now Curt just needs to put the doors on and that should be good to go!  I also got the flower pots cleaned up which is nice to get out of the way.  Back garage is cleaned up and now Curt can focus on the front garage.  With all the projects he was busy doing, things just seemed to be everywhere!  I have two closings this month which is awesome!  Now more time to work on the baby's room....lots of decisions to make yet. 

 

Books: Been reading up on the baby books and now I plan to find a breastfeeding book to check out.  I went to a speaker last night and this lady had written her own book on breastfeeding and she has a lot of good information.  Then I suppose I will need to tackle the hypnobirthing book too!  Lots to read yet. 

 

Struggles: I think it will be quite the challenge to find a name for our little man.  We have started discussing, well mainly me throwing out names and Curt saying no but haven't found anything yet.  This will be a secret until he arrives!  We have to keep at least one thing a surprise!  And of course, I can't make a decision on a crib to save my life.  I finally have some ideas narrowed down and now I just need to get one of them. 

 



19 Weeks! Woot Woot

Susan G Komen Race...The bump is out!

This weekend was SO wonderful!  Curt and I got to celebrate with our family on Friday night to have the big CAKE reveal to find out what Baby Engels is....Boy or Girl!  Good news....It's a Boy!  Here is a snapshot of the video....Curt's reaction was priceless!

Everyone loved the cake idea and it was a great way to celebrate now that we will be welcoming in a baby boy come February!  I somehow pulled it off as I was a little stressed about cooking a big meal.  We had some delicious pork loin on the grill with some potatoes, corn, bread and a garden salad.  Couldn't have asked for a better night and it was so special with everyone who came to help us share in this exciting moment!  Thanks for being a part of our lives and supporting us :) 


Me & Curty before we cut the cake!

 

Cake turned out cute, even though they spelled our name wrong!

 

It's BLUE!!!!

Saturday, I had an open house and then headed to SF to do some shopping with mom.  Didn't make it very long as I was really tired and worn out.  Let the shopping begin now that I know my little peanut is a boy!  I for once fell asleep on the couch before mom did!  That was a shocker!  Must have been all that spaghetti I ate.  Mom sure knows the way to my heart and my belly....That sure didn't help out with the tiredness. 

Sunday, we woke up early to head downtown for the big SUSAN G KOMEN race.  We had a great group that got together to support the wonderful cause and of course, I was there to support Tiffany and the memory of her mom, Kathy.  What a beautiful day and I'm sure she was smiling down on us all as we walked for her!  I then got to enjoy lunch with Angie at my most favorite restaurant....Olive Garden!  It was so fun to see her and catch up.  Darcy and I then headed back to Brookings and I enjoyed a peaceful night on the couch.  Curt was gone all weekend helping on the farm. 

Group photo before the race

 Angie, Tiff and I

Mandy, Addie and I

 Me, Kelly, Darcy and Mom