STAGES OF PREGNANCY

FIRST SIGNS...

EITHER SOMEONE GAVE ME A BOOB JOB OVER NIGHT OR IM PREGNANT.

EITHER SOMEONE BEAT ME IN THE CHEST WITH A BAT OR IM PREGNANT WOULD ALSO WORK.

TIME TO GO UP A SIZE...

MY PANTIES ARE OFFICIALLY CUTTING OFF MY CIRCULATION~ WHO KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN SO SOON?

I LOVE MY GROWING BELLY... 

NOW IF ONLY I COULD FIGURE OUT WHY MY BUTT IS IN A COMPETITION WITH IT.

THE NAME GAME...

MY 3 FAVORITE RESPONSES TO "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO NAME HIM?"

1. OH, I KNOW SOMEONE NAMED "  ".... HE IS SO ANNOYING

2. WELL... YOU'LL PROBABLY CHANGE YOUR MIND

3. WHY DO YOU HATE YOUR KID? (THAT WAS FROM MY LITTLE BRO LUKE :)

EMOTIONAL ROLLER COSTER...

I GET IT THAT IM GOING TO BE EMOTIONAL BUT I DRAW THE LINE AT BAWLING MY EYES OUT TO A KLEENEX COMMERCIAL.

INCLUDING THE HUSBAND... 

ZACHS RESPONSE TO ME ASKING IF I'VE EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT A BREAST PUMP IS: 

"YES, AND PLEASE DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN"

REGISTERING...

WOW.  LOOK!  ITS A STROLLER THAT IS ALSO A CAR SEAT THAT BECOMES A HIGHCHAIR THAT TRANSFORMS INTO A CRIB THAT ROCKS YOUR BABY WHILE TEACHING HIM HOW TO READ AND WRITE.

WAITING FOR THE BABY TO KICK...

MY BOOK SAYS I SHOULD FEEL HIM ALL THE TIME AT 16 WEEKS- WELL IM ON WEEK 20 AND NOTHING. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE PRAYING FOR MY BABY TO KICK THE #$%^ OUT OF ME!

SLEEPING...

I CAN'T LAY ON MY STOMACH, I CAN'T LAY ON MY BACK, WHEN I LAY ON MY RIGHT SIDE HE KICKS ME AND I FEEL LIKE HE IS TELLING ME THAT I'M SQUISHING HIS HEAD.  THE LEFT SIDE WORKS OK FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES UNTIL MY HIP STARTS THROBBING AND IM FORCED TO ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT SIDE & SUFFER WITH THE THOUGHT OF DEFORMING MY BABIES LITTLE HEAD!

WADDLING...

I WILL NEVER JUDGE A PREGNANT WADDLER AGAIN!  I HAVE BEEN WADDLING FULL TIME NOW FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!  YOU TRY WALKING NORMAL WITH A 15 POUND BOWLING BALL ATTACHED TO YOUR STOMACH!

THINGS THAT ARE IMPOSSIBLE WHEN YOUR PREGNANT...

PUTTING YOUR SHOES ON, SHAVING, PICKING SOMETHING UP ON THE GROUND, FEELING CUTE, NOT SWEATING THROUGH YOUR CLOTHES (I DON'T CARE HOW COLD IT IS), MOVING AT ANY OTHER SPEED OTHER THAN SLOW MOTION, MOVING PERIOD...

PREGNANCY HATERS...

THESE ARE THE WOMEN IN YOUR LIFE THAT WHEN YOU TELL THEM YOUR PREGNANT THEY SAY "WHY?",  GAG AT YOUR GROWING BELLY, AND MAKE FUN OF OTHER FRIENDS THAT ARE PLANNING ON GETTING PREGNANT.  MY ADVICE IS TO STEER CLEAR OF THESE PEOPLE WHILE YOUR PREGNANT~ PREGNANCY IS HARD ENOUGH!!!

MY PREGNANT BODY...

OH HOW FUNNY IT IS TO LOOK AT MYSELF NAKED THESE DAYS!  WHO KNEW SO MUCH COULD CHANGE IS SO LITTLE TIME!  I FIND MYSELF LOOKING AT PRE-PREGNANT PICTURES WONDERING WHY THE HECK I DIDN'T WEAR A BIKINI ALL THE TIME WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE!

DESPERATION...

THE NINTH MONTH IS MISERABLY UNCOMFORTABLE WHICH LEADS TO TOTAL DESPERATION FOR ANYTHING TO GET HIM TO COME!  TODAY I WADDLED FOR FORTY MINUTES AROUND THE PARK BY MY HOUSE  WITH TWO CARING NEIGHBORS STANDING IN THEIR FRONT YARD THE ENTIRE TIME WATCHING ME WITH ABSOLUTE TERROR ON THEIR FACES!  

FINAL THOUGHTS...

PREGNANCY IS SUCH A JOURNEY.  SUCH A FUNNY, UNCOMFORTABLE, MAGICAL JOURNEY AND ALL I CAN SAY IS I FEEL SO BLESSED TO HAVE EXPERIENCED EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF IT, AND SO READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT JOURNEY IN MY LIFE... MOTHERHOOD!!

3 WEEKS TO GO!

We are 37 weeks tomorrow and have three weeks to go!!  I wanted to put some pics up from my last two showers of my incredible shower hosts, and one of my big fat pregnant 36 week belly, enjoy!  Oh~ at our last appointment we found out that the little guy finally turned and we are all set on a regular delivery now and don't need to schedule a c-section!  It was great news but now I'm starting to get reallllly nervous~ I hope I do a good job!!

Dallas Shower hosted by Krista Kerr and Lindsey Bradshaw! I love my little friends so much and had so much fun getting to see everyone one last time before Hud gets here!  Thank you so much!

Boerne Shower hosted by Bette Yost, DeeAnn Wilson, Mary Dillard and Peggy Bowie.  Thank you so much, it was a beautiful shower and I had a wonderful time!

We made it to 9 Months!!!

I can't believe we are 9 months pregnant today!!!  I feel SUCH sense of accomplishment and excitement knowing it is only a matter of time now before our little one is here, and so nostalgic knowing where we were just one year ago.   Last week one year ago we had our miscarriage, and today I am so humbled, thankful, and overwhelmed with emotions knowing how close we are to having our first baby.   I think pregnancy after a miscarriage brings about a certain vulnerability that at least for me I haven't been able to shake.   I have gone to every single dr's appointment, waited for every single test result, and faced every single milestone feeling so vulnerable, and I am so thankful that Zach was there to hold my hand and give me strength and confidence every step of the way.    It wasn't a long road for us to get here, but we learned a lot, and I can honestly say we haven't taken one second of this amazing experience for granted.  

My wonderful parents came down last weekend to help us get everything ready for little Hudson to get here, and I can't believe how much they did!!!   We had soooo much to do, and I so thankful for all the help we got.  Thank you sooooo much Mom for washing every single little piece of clothing, bibs, blankets, and bedding for the baby room (not to mention mine and Zachs clothes too!), cleaning the house, cooking us dinner, setting up every contraption for Hudson, organizing and decorating the baby room, and coming with me to get all of the last minute baby and nursery essentials!   I can finally say we have everything ready for Hudson to get here!  Thank you sooo much Dad for changing our light bulbs, smoke alarms, fixing the toilet seats, and the incredible professional landscaping job you did in the back yard!!!  

I'm going to put pictures of Hudson's cute nursery up this week, and will post again tomorrow with news from the dr about if we have to schedule a c-section or not!!

6 WEEKS TO GO!

WE ARE 34 WEEKS AND HAVE 6 WEEKS TO GO (that is if I have to go all the way to my due date~ I'm hoping he we will come a little sooner!)

I had our 34 week appointment today and everything is looking good!  Right now little Hudson is transverse which means he is completely sideways with his head on one side and his little booty on the other.  Our Dr said if he is still facing this way in two weeks at our 36 week appointment we will talk about scheduling a c-section!!  I guess he is really running out of room and the chances of him turning after 36 weeks are pretty slim.  So I will keep everyone posted on the news, and he might be coming sooner than 6 weeks after all!

We have fun news! Luke came on Monday to stay with us for 6 weeks while he's doing an internship at Joy Pipe and I am sooooo excited to have him here!  Zach's 27th birthday is tomorrow and we are going to Jake's new BBQ restaurant to celebrate tonight and then continuing the fun at the lake this weekend with a joint celebration for Gene's birthday too!  I'll update with any fun pics we take.  For now here is one of Luke's first day on the job and one of my enormous pregnant belly that Luke took today~ I'm getting scary big and feel like a circus act going out in public.   

Working Men!

Start the Countdown!

We are 33 weeks (thats almost eight and half months!) so I am officially starting the countdown!  If we make it all the way to our due date we have seven weeks to go.  Our little boy gains half a pound to a pound EVERY week and I am feeling it big time!!  Last week was a crazy one.  Zach and I went to have a 3d sonogram and in the middle of it I fainted!  Thank God Zach was there to bring me back to life~I'm seriously so lucky that he was there, and it made me realize how much I'm needing him these days!  To top it off the next day I went to dr and fainted in the middle of my appointment!  So embarrassing!  Basically the way he is positioned cuts off the oxygen to my brain when I lay on my back so no more of doing that for me!  Saturday was Tate's first birthday!  We celebrated by spraying him with water in the yard and giving him a bath~ I'm pretty sure it won't be that simple when Hudson's first birthday is here! Here's some of our latest pics, and I'm going to post again soon with baby shower pics!

These maternity pics were taken by my brilliant cousin Andrea~ I think she did a great job!

My sweet little boy~ I love it that we already know his cute sad face!

Our First Shower!

We had our very first baby shower hosted by my wonderful Aunts Avis, Marilyn, and Ellen and fabulous cousins Laura, Shannon, Amanda, Andrea, and Cassie.  Everything was so beautifully set up at Avis' house, and we had so much fun.  Zach and I are so appreciative of all of our little one's new goodies, and thank you all so much!  I wanted to share a few pictures from the shower taken by my very talented cousin Andrea.

My incredible shower hostesses! Laura, Caroline & Shannon, Amanda, Avis, Mom, Me, Ellen, Cassie, Marilyn, and Andrea

Me and the Grandmomma's!

Feeling the love from the women in my family.  I love this picture.

GROWING PAINS

This little boy is getting big, and I am feeling it more and more every day!  I went to see our doctor last week with some major pain in my upper abdomen and he told me I either have gallstones or my muscles are tearing because the baby is pressing up on them, Yuck!  The good news is that either way all is fine with our little boy, and that's the only thing I really care about.  I'm sharing a pick of me at almost 6 and half months- don't be scared, I'm in a sports bra!!!

Hostesses for Beccas Shower- thanks for the cute dress Marilyn!

MORE PICS!

I couldn't help sharing these pics from Gene and Jessica's wedding weekend, and a few pics of some outfits and accessories our son will be rockin! 

zach and I at gene and jessica's rehearsal dinner

Mere~ 20 weeks

Proud Grandparents!

My first purchase for my son (feels so surreal to say that!)

Cute Dr. Sues onsie from my Mother-in-law

Soooo sweet- I think my Grandmom made this

Peepee Teepee's from Mom~ so funny!

Hook'em Horns~ from the Castans Family

Baby Boy Bibb is on the way!

Well, baby Bibb is on the way and I thought I would start a blog to share pictures, thoughts, and updates of our little man, my growing belly, and all the other fun baby stuff going on in our lives these days.  To start, we are 5 and a half months pregnant and time is flying!!  I get bigger every day, and have fallen head over heels in love with this boy.  Zach and I just picked out the colors and got the paint for the nursery and are planning on painting this weekend!  I'm so excited for his room to be ready and will update again when I have some pics to show of our work!  For now here are a few pics of him and some belly pics- more to come!

  

   Waving "Hello"- 18 weeks old

            
Look what a difference five weeks makes!  I know I look like I'm having twins, but our doctor assures us there is just one in there :)