18 - 20 weeks!

Happy Thursday friends! I'm a little behind on my pregnancy updates so today I am combining weeks 18-20! I cannot believe I am halfway through the pregnancy already! In one way it feels like we have forever to go, but I think it will go by just as fast as the first 20 weeks went (or I hope so..)!

How Far Along:
18 weeks (2/23 - 2/29)
19 weeks (3/1 - 3/7)
20 weeks (3/8 - 3/14)

Size of Baby:
18 weeks - 5.6in, 6.7oz, size of a sweet potato
19 weeks - 6in, 8.5oz, size of a mango
20 weeks - 10in & the ultrasound tech said he was 13oz!!!, size of a banana

Maternity Clothes: I feel like on a daily basis the words "the jeans are goners" come out of my mouth. My regular jeans with the band are just SO uncomfortable now. I only have 1 pair of maternity jeans though. I'm not sure if I should buy another pair though because it's about to be shorts weather! I'm just not sure if I can make it another 9 weeks of work without another pair of maternity jeans. Today I told my pregnant friend, Amanda, that I might just have to drive home with no pants on because I was so uncomfortable! Before you judge me, my drive home is close to an hour & by 3:15 I am already so ready to put my yoga pants on! If you're local and you spot me on 280, just don't look! (ha!!!) I broke out my maxi skirts this week and they were HEAVEN!!! So comfortable! I think they will get a lot of use the rest of the pregnancy!

18.5 weeks!

 

Sleep: I am sleeping pretty good, but I feel like I am waking up a lot during the night. Only once last week I slept through the night without waking up! I am sleeping with a pillow between my legs and trying to stay on my side the whole night. I have been falling asleep a lot on the couch in the early evening (like 7-8pm) and then going to get in the bed around 10 each night.

What I miss: wine (duh)

Cravings: I really haven't had many cravings throughout the whole pregnancy. Everytime I'm at the store I want to buy ramen noodles or kraft mac & cheese and I've been wanting DQ on the weekends!

Symptoms: I have had 2 cramps in my calf this week (I call them Charlie horses but I've said that to 2 people this week and they had no idea what I was talking about so I will just call them cramps from now on!!) and I've only had about 1 my entire life so I think it is pregnancy related. They wake me up in the middle of the night, are SO painful, and then my calf is sore for days after. I have been drinking lots of water, OJ, and milk so I don't know what else to do to help prevent them!

Best Moment of the Week:
18 weeks - feeling him move more frequently
19 weeks - he dropkicked me for the first time while I was driving to work and I loved it
20 weeks - seeing him at our 20 week anatomy scan. That is probably our last ultrasound, which made me sad, but the next time we see him he will be in our arms!!!!!!!!! That makes me so excited!

Someone didn't want his picture taken yesterday!

What I'm looking forward to: settling on his name....we are in a pickle right now - we can't decide between Tate and Garrett! Cast your vote if you'd like. :)

20 weeks, 1 day - before our Dr. appt!

Yesterday when we had the anatomy scan, he had his feet stretched out the whole time, he held his hands together for us, and kept his legs closed most of the time (little stinker)! I am so thankful we did the gender scan at 16 weeks because if we would have waited until yesterday, we might not have been 100% sure it was a boy! He was being a little shy. ;)

Our tech gave us several pictures and a CD with some short 10 second videos on it. They did this at the gender scan to and We LOVED watching the videos! Our pictures were better at the 16 week appt but our videos were way better this time! He sucker punches me several times, waves to us, and gave us a thumbs up once. :) Oh how my heart longs for the day he is in my arms!!!

Lately around here...

I still haven't done the 18 week update (maybe I should try to do every 2 weeks??) but I thought I'd do a little "what we've been up to" post since this space has been all about baby Latham recently! 

I've hosted/been to 3 baby showers in the last month! First up was my sweet friend Tyler! Her sweet baby girl Mabry is due in just a few weeks and we have prayed for her for so long! I can't wait to snuggle that sweet angel! 

A few weeks later I traveled to my hometown to attend my friend Stefanie's baby shower! Her daughter Jo Lynn is due in April! Stef and I have always walked through life together and have always laughed that our lives always seem to go down the same path. She is 32 weeks in this picture & I am 17 weeks! Glad we get to navigate motherhood together!  

And finally, This past Saturday I helped host a shower for my sweet friend Rachel! Her baby girl Ruth Ann is due in May and considering we live 10 houses apart, I'd say we are pretty stoked to be raising our babies together! I am due 10 weeks after her and I am so excited about raising our little ones together! We've already got Ruth Ann a boyfriend! 

Love this picture of us. Laughing. We are always laughing!!!

Other than baby showers, we took my nieces to the American Girl Doll Store in Atlanta and had a ball...

Emma turned 4 and she had a nice birthday dinner of hamburger and green beans! #rufflife #seewhatididthere 

And we thoroughly enjoyed a day off together...

And we had some special visitors a few weekends ago!!! We love the Cash Family! 

Sweet sweet Wesley! 

That about wraps things up! We have been super busy in January and Febaruary and I'm ready for a few weekends where we can stay at home. I desperately need to tackle the "junk room" that needs to start turning into a nursery! 

17 Weeks!

So I am actually 18 weeks today but I didn't post last week (shocker) so I thought I'd do the 17 week update and then hopefully the 18 week update later this week!

I finally went get some maternity jeans & tops and when I looked in the mirror and saw the bump, I was shocked! I wear loose tops all the time so I hadn't really noticed it had popped out yet! But there it is...

 

How Far Along: 17 weeks (2/16 - 2/22)

Size of Baby: 5.1 inches, 5oz, baby is the size of a white onion

Maternity Clothes: loving my new maternity jeans!!!! I bought a new bra, jeans, and 2 maternity tops last week at Ross. I can still wear my regular jeans but I like my maternity jeans better :) So much more breathing room! ha!

Gender: Sweet baby boy! Who still remains nameless. Poor kid!

Movement: I am still not feeling him move consistently but I do feel like its more than it has been in the past few weeks! I was feeling him move last week on the way to school when I was listening to Taylor Swift so I texted Ty saying he liked TSwift - he was not amused. ;)

 

Sleep: Great! I hate sleeping on my side but I started sleeping with a pillow between my legs and that has helped a lot!

What I miss: Same ole Same ole - wine, sleeping on my stomach, coffee

Cravings: no real cravings or aversions!

Symptoms: does busting out of my pants count as a symptom?

Best moment of the week: Seeing my sweet friend, Stefanie at her baby shower! Our lives have always followed down the same path, so it only makes sense that we would be pregnant together too!

What I'm looking forward to: feeling him move consistently!

16 Weeks!

I am 16 weeks this week (almost 17 weeks!). I was so sick this week (with just a head cold) but couldn't take anything. I also had a VERY busy week and went 90 to nothing all week, which didn't help me get any better. I am finally on the mend and hoping an extra day off (Thank you President's Day!) will get me back to 100%! Even though this was a rough week, it was also the most exciting week because we found out our little love is a BOY!!!!!!! We are so thrilled and cannot wait to meet our little man.

 

Here is the 16 week update:

How Far Along: 16 weeks (2/9 - 2/16)

Size of Baby: 4.6 inches, 3.5oz, size of an avocado

Maternity Clothes: none yet! But I think I am going shopping tomorrow! :) Still wearing the band with jeans, and changing into yoga pants as soon as I get home from anywhere.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!!! He has no name yet, and I am not sure when that argument will end (ha!!!). As of right now, Ty is calling him Hank & Sam and I am calling him Rhett - ha!

Movement: I cannot wait until I can feel him consistently! I usually feel him (or what I think is him) every few days.

Sleep: Sleeping great, just not long enough. I went to bed late every night this week because we were so busy. I was exhausted and sick but I finally got to rest on Friday after school and slept almost 12 hours. Whew! I felt better yesterday. :)

What I Miss: I'm sure this will continue to be the same answer - wine, sleeping on my stomach, and coffee

Cravings: My cousin Karlie was talking about ramen noodles in a text the other day and now I want them. Does that count as a craving? #someonebringmealltheramennoodles

Symptoms: My belly is so hard and huge after I eat!!!! (is that a symptom?? ha)

Best Moment this week: As soon as the ultrasound tech showed him to us on the screen, I asked if his heart was beating and she said "yes". That's all I cared about. I didn't care boy or girl, I just wanted him to be ok & healthy! I loved hearing that precious heartbeat! They also gave us a CD of videos along with our pictures and we have loved watching them!!!

What I'm looking forward to: feeling him move consistently!

The bump still looks like I need to lay off the cookies but its getting there. :)

1st Trimester!

Happy Hump Day! I'm back today to share my 1st trimester highlights!! Like I said in the last post, I have been feeling great! I'm going to compile my whole first trimester into 1 post and then hopefully update weekly after that! I am 15 weeks this week but here is the update from when we found out (week 5) though 12!

Pregnancy Highlights:

 

How Far Along: 1-12 weeks (or is it 13? who knows, I read different things that said when the 1st trimester ended)

 

Size of baby: The baby went from the size of a red lentil (week 5) to the size of a clementine (week 12)!

 

Total Weight Gain/Loss: ummm, I'm slightly self conscience about this right now but from my 8 week appointment to my 12 week appointment I gained 7 pounds!! eeek! When the nurse weighed me I was mortified. We got in the room and I asked Ty if she weighed me wrong...ha! But, I haven't been sick at all and my stomach growls NON stop so I'm eating all the time. I know I could be a little more healthy snacking than I am right now but quite frankly, I really don't care :)

 

Maternity Clothes: Towards week 12, I wore the band with my jeans unzipped for the first time. I thought it was too early for that but after talking to some people I felt a little better about that. At school, I've been pretty much wearing tunics/dresses and leggings everyday. We have jeans passes and casual Fridays but jeans are getting less comfortable by the day. Even my stretchy ones & even wearing the band with them. I really need to go look for some maternity jeans and dress pants! I have a lot of loose tops so I think it will be awhile before I need to get any of those, but I do want some, because I will be showing off that bump when it finally looks like a bump and not that I ate too many cookies...hehe!

 

Gender:  We find out next week! At the 8 week appointment the heart rate was 173 and at the 12 week appointment it was 172 so lots of people are saying girl but we will see!!! I have had 2 dreams that it was a boy and Ty has had one dream that it was a girl! I can't wait to find out!!! Ty would have no problem waiting til the baby is born to find out but I cannot do that. #sorrynotsorry

 

Movement: through week 12 I had not felt anything, I am just now starting to feel what I think are flutters!

 

Sleep: As I mentioned before, I went through some insomnia around week 11 but it lasted a few nights and then I was back to normal. Around week 12 & 13 I felt like I was exhausted way more than normal (like falling asleep at 5:00 every afternoon), which is weird because usually that's when women say they get their energy back!

 

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach, wine, coffee

 

Cravings: I haven't really craved much, but anything sour and gummy I am LOVING. And I'm not usually a candy lover! I also totally bought some Kraft mac & cheese at the store the other day and ate the whole box. Yes, you read that right. I am a sucker for some Kraft mac & cheese!

 

Symptoms: Not many symptoms! I got nauseous around weeks 6-9 on and off - only a handful of times and Sprite always helped! I am tired all the time so I don't know if I should count exhaustion as a symptom... :)

 

Best Moment the 1st Trimester - Hearing the sweet heartbeat twice!!!!! I was so nervous about the 8 week appointment and we saw that little nugget on the screen and that little heart fluttering I cried!!!! I have wanted to be a mom my whole life and there it was - our sweet baby. At the 12 week appointment, I was still very nervous but after hearing the heartbeat I instantly felt relief!

 

8 week ultrasound

 

What I'm looking forward to: We find out the gender next week!!!!!!!  I also can't wait to see him/her again! :)

Pregnancy Catch Up: How we found out & How we told our families

So, surprise!!! If you're not friends with me on facebook or instagram, my last post spilled the beans about our big news. I still have to pinch myself sometimes - we are so excited to be welcoming our little love at the end of July. I am almost 15 weeks and feeling great.


I have absolutely no complaints so far - I have felt SO good throughout this pregnancy so far and I know some women get so sick, so I really have nothing to complain about! I have only felt nauseous a handful of times early on (around weeks 6-9) and it wasn't anything a good ole Sprite couldn't fix! My hunger has been out of control and I find myself eating every hour & if I don't, my stomach growls and growls! I went through some insomnia right after Christmas Break (week 11) that ended in tears several nights in a row but I think it had more to do with anxiety about our 12 week appointment than anything else. I have felt way more at ease since our 12 week appointment, but a lot of praying has gone on since we found out!!! :) I find myself praying non-stop throughout the day that our baby is growing, the heartbeat is good & strong, and that he/she is developing properly.


First I wanted to share how I told Ty, then how we shared it with our families and then I found some pregnancy questions that I was going to answer about my 1st trimester (next post) & then ill answer each week as I move forward!


When we found out
Sunday, November 22, 2015
I had an inkling that I was pregnant from how I was feeling the previous week or so but I was nervous to take a test because I took one in October when I hadn't started my period and it was negative. And it was depressing. I didn't want to get my hopes up because I know it can take several months for some couples to get pregnant. I had a nice, expensive digital test at home and didn't want to "waste" it so I went to 3 different stores the night before looking for a "cheap" pregnancy test. My plan was to take a cheap one and if it came up positive, I would take the digital one just in case. WELL, that plan went downhill quick because I could NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME find a cheap pregnancy test! So, I gave up and just decided to take the digital one in the morning if I still hadn't started my period.

Sunday morning rolled around and my family had Thanksgiving lunch planned for the day. My sister Anna was coming from GA and I just knew it would be the perfect time to tell everyone in person if we were in fact pregnant, so I knew I wanted to take one. I wasn't really sure when I was considered 'late' because I had only had one cycle since getting off the pill and it was a LONG cycle.
I woke up around 6:30 that morning because I had to use the bathroom and couldn't hold it. About 2 minutes later, I see this and I nearly cried...

It was SO early but I couldn't imagine not telling Ty right away so I went into the bedroom & turned on our lamp and asked if he could wake up for a second. He gave me a groggy "no" and I said PLEASE as I put the test right by his face. He opened one eye, then got a big ole grin on his face! It was such a sweet moment that I'll never forget. He then asked how accurate those things were, HA!!!


I didn't tell him I was going to take a test so he was very surprised. Needless to say, we never went back to sleep and laid in bed talking for the next few hours. We were on cloud 9!


How we told our families
Sunday, November 22, 2015
We debated on how to tell our families that day and settled with taking this picture & sending it to my family's group text at some point in the day. We didn't really know when but that was the plan...

It didn't happen exactly like we'd hoped but all the kids got on my parent's bench in their house to take a cousin picture and EVERYONE had their phones out taking a picture. Ty whispered to me SEND IT NOW SEND IT NOW! So I did - and of course it took FOREVER to send. As soon as everyone set their phones down they all started to "ding" & I thought oh great the plan is ruined! ha! About 30 seconds later, my sister Anna screams OH MY GOSH!!! and runs to me, which confused everyone else so I said umm I dunno why don't you check your phones! (ha) So they did, and then - lots of screaming. :)


Ty did not want to tell anyone when we were trying because he thought it would be super fun when we got pregnant to announce it when no one knew we were trying - and I have to admit - even though it was so hard to keep that from my family, It was so fun!


After we left my family we headed to tell his family and knew we wanted to have Emma incorporated into the announcement so we went searching everywhere for a "Big Sister" shirt to wrap around her neck. Do you think we could find one? No. Of course not!


We ended up finding a shirt that said "Awesome Sister" and went with it. His parents were watching some music awards show so they were VERY preoccupied and it took them 7 (SEVEN!!!) minutes to realized what Emma's shirt said after we put it on her and let her in their house. His mom was even playing ball with Emma while watching the tv, asked what we had on her (Emma NEVER wears shirts) and when we told her a shirt she said ok! (ha) Ty videoed the whole thing and finally after 7 agonizing minutes and his mom finally taking the shirt OFF Emma, reading it for another minute, it finally clicked! His dad also didn't really get it after his mom showed him the shirt, ha! His mom said her first thought was that we were getting another dog! After she finally got over the shock of it, there were lots of hugs and tears!

His sister wasn't home that night so the next day she came  by and we had the shirt on Emma. It took her all of 30 seconds to jump in my arms - she is SO excited to be an aunt!!! :)


I am hoping to get the 1st trimester update done this week and then will hopefully do a weekly post after that. I have never been good at updating this regularly so maybe this will be an incentive to do so!

Big News!

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Emma isn't sure about this yet but we are super excited! Baby Latham is due July 26th! We are over the moon. 

Stay tuned!