August baby shower

I am a little late putting up pictures from my shower that was back in August but i thought i would go ahead and get them up here. My mother in law, aunt and two sister in laws put the shower together and it turned out lovely. I got alot of great gifts and got to see so many people i love.

The update

So I am realizing I have not posted for a while. Life is pretty busy right now for both me and Paul. We are counting down the days to when our little boy arrives. Just over 20 days now and we cannot wait. Paul has been working 6 day work weeks and then gets home and has been paiting our down stairs. I have been keeping busy with work and getting things ready for the baby cleaning and washing wise. The heat is just about killing me and I am so glad that soon I will be shrinking back to my normal size just in time for the fall. I cannot wait for the fall it is my favorite season of the year and i cannot wait to start using my jogging stroller with Liam. I must say it is quite frusterating people have been telling me lately that they can tell I am about to have the baby like how they notice I am eating so much and it is showing in my face, ya okay like I wanna hear stuff like that. What ever happened to people just saying "oh you look great and how exciting that you are gonna have him soon", I mean come on people. My shower is this Saturday and I am very excited to see lots of friends and family. Well I am about an hour away from starting my 37th week and so ready for these last weeks!

Things i have so far

So this is for those that have babies. I just wanted to write down the things I have for Liam so far and am hoping it looks pretty good for me being 32 weeks pregnant. So here it goes it will probably be long. I am sitting in his room as I write this to help.
-Crib
-Crib matress
-Crib Bedding (two fitted sheets, Top quilt, Bumper, skirt, two water proof crib matress pads.)
-Cradle
-Cradle bedding (two fitted sheets, Bumper)
-Many blankets both kinda thick and lots that are thinner
-Baby crib sound toy maker
-A baby picture book thanks to my sister
-Baby monitor two receiver
-Dresser
-night light
-side table
-one picture frame
-baby car mirror
-baby bouncy seat with vibration
-baby swing
-baby jumper
-ground mat with a few grab on toys (probably 6 to 7 toys in count)
-Boppy pillow (two covers)
-lots of 0-3 clothes, lots of 3-6 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months and pretty much up till 3T thanks to my sister and my friend. Probably could use some church clothes for him.
-Curtains
-valance
-glider in his room rocking chair down stairs
-paint on walls
-two storage bins in closet
-200 size 1 diapers
-about 190 size 2 diapers
-quite a bit of wipes
-two wipes travel cases
-head support for car seat and stroller
-positioner for bed
-jogging stroller
-lots of burp rags
-mittens for no scratches
-many baby hats
-lots of socks
-lots of shoes, could still use some church shoes but not till like 6 months
-about 4 bottles (3 six ounce ones and 1 eight ounce one, vent air brand)
-bottle brush cleaner and nipple brush cleaner
-larger box of breast pads
-lots of bibs
-jogging stroller plastic cover for running in the rain
-diaper holder container
-diaper bag
-two gates down stairs for both Liam and our dog
-baby bath
-large container of baby soap and large container of lotion
-one pack of like 9 wash clothes
-one pack of three hooded towels but my mom also gave me a larger hooded towel that could be used maybe a litte later down the road
-front soft carrier like the kangaroo sling
-bumbo seat
I think that is it so far
My big items i still totally need but am waiting for are my travel system, high chair or booster seat, diaper pail, pack n play and my breast pump. Let me know if you guys can think of other stuff.

Third Trimester

Finally the third trimester has begun, 28 weeks down, only twelve weeks to go. Me and Paul have been getting things together in Liam's room. It is still far from finished and when it is i will take pictures. I opened a package of his diapers today and started to get really excited. My belly sure is growing these days and starting to get in the way and making me feel like a balloon. Oh this summer sure is gonna be fun. I have one of my best friends showers coming up and one for myself as well. The wonderful nurses i work with are throwing me one for work.

Beginning The Summer

Yay for school being out for those who were in school. The hospital is starting to slow down with sick kids and I know it will only become less busy as more people start heading to their vacation destinations. Wow, what I would do for a vacation right now, but me and Paul have way too much to get ready for this summer.

Our Little boy is doing just great. I had a check up just this past wednesday and his heart beat is nice and strong and I am feeling him move every day. My belly sure has popped and I just realized today how hard it is to clean a bath tub with a pregnant belly. I guess Paul will be taking over that chore. I am now 25 weeks, so I've got 15 more to go. The scary thing is these last 15 weeks are going to be with temps 100 plus! Yeah, this is what I have been gearing up for so I know I can do it. Maybe with some complaints along the way but hey what can you expect I hate Arizona summer weather even when I am not pregnant. This memorial day my in laws will be coming over and helping Paul paint the babies room! Very exciting.

This summer for Paul he is finishing up his training at his job and come July he will be let loose to go on his own at the shop. I know he will do just great and can't wait for him to get there.

I had Paul take a 24 week shot of me last Friday just so I can be documenting the pregnancy. That is what the picture is on top.

Update

Today was a great day! First off it was my wonderful husband's 27th birthday. We stared the celebration last night with a dinner to Cheesecake Factory. Paul totally stuffed himself and I am proud to say I was able to eat and not get sick! We then went looking around the mall and just had a great night together. Today I woke up early and made Paul breakfast in bed, which he commented, "the bacon tastes great." We then just had a lazy morning together until it was time to get ready to go to our much anticipated ultrasound. We got alot of great photos and are glad to hear the baby is doing just great and everything looks normal. Baby is weighing out at 11 ounces right now. And biggest news of all we found out we are going to have a son! So we will be having a William, "Liam", James Dunn. We are both very excited and cannot wait for September. We also bought the first things for our little man. Just some onesies to get it out of my system. Also I thought it was about time to take a shot of my growing belly. It's hard loosing your figure, but will be well worth it.

New Puppy

So me and Paul got a puppy today! We had been talking about it for a while and since we both work opposite shifts, we get lonely a lot. We have already had a few accidents and know that she is gonna be a hassle for a while. At least we can get her trained now instead of later. She is a weenie dog, I am calling her that because I think I will spell the real name wrong, weird Germans! We have not yet named her yet, Paul being the picky guy that he is about names, so hopefully we can agree on one soon. She is about 9 weeks old and we already love her! She is very sweet and stays close to us like she already knows that we are her parents. Such good practice before the baby comes.

Wishing I Knew Too...

I know quite a few people who are pregnant right along with me and it is crazy that some are just a little bit further ahead of me and some behind, but it seems like everybody is finding out the sex of their babies already! I just turned 16 weeks today and I still have four weeks and two days before finding out the sex. Paul and I decided it would be fun if we found out what we were having on his 27th birthday just to make it that much more special. Up till just recently, I was like no problem! I am not that antzy to find out, but I think now knowing that if I was to get an ultrasound done right now that I really could know what we were having makes me really want to know now. I just want to start all the fun baby shopping and picking out colors for the nursery and actually know what name to call the baby. Paul has been calling this baby William since the beginning, which by the way if we are having a boy Paul has insisted on this name, so his name will be William James. I keep having dreams though, especially lately that we are having a girl. If we are in fact having a girl her name will be Mia Brianne. I just really hope that the next four weeks go by really fast. At least we have Easter just around the corner to take up some time. It will be nice to see the baby get bigger though getting the ultrasound done later than a lot of people have it done.

15 Weeks And Still SICK!

So my sickness all started at before I even hit 6 weeks, oh lucky me! It started out as just nausea, but I started throwing up about every few days, then it accelerated to few times a day so I got on Zofran, which is a great medicine by the way. It helped me a lot, going to where I was only loosing my food about every three days, but was still nauseated everyday. So pretty much since that point that is how I have been. About two weeks ago I really felt like I was getting better and only throwing up about once a week. I of course had some other sickness issues that I won't talk about which kinda brought me down though.

It was this past Saturday night that really got me really frustrated. I had decided to be brave and go on a much needed date with Paul to dinner and to see a movie. So we went to Red Robin and I ordered a small side salad and Paul got a hamburger, by the way since this pregnancy I have become a vegetarian and not by choice! Anyway, I took one bite of my salad and knew I could not finish it, the dressing was making my stomache churn. Then it was off to the movie. We went and saw Wolfman, which I had really been really excited to see it. Well let's just say it is not for those that have weak stomaches which of course I have right now, but that is not the reason I had to leave. At the really ewwwy parts I had just been turning in my head and about an hour into the movie I got so sick just because my body gets to decide everything, I had to turn to Paul and ask him to take me home. Us leaving the movie right before things got really good. I was so mad and Paul was definitely frustrated. And then yesterday, I had to go to a class for work and I totally threw up in the parking lot right after. I never knew such a small thing could control your life before it even got here!

So that is my venting for today.

First Photo Shoot

Yesterday was our very first ultrasound of the baby and let me tell you I have never been so impatient for a day to come! I almost have not believed myself that I was really pregnant, but as soon as the doppler hit my tummy the baby popped up like "in your face mom I am here!" I saw the little heart going immediately and very unexpectedly I was totally crying! It was at that moment that I realized I really had been doubting myself this whole time. I don't know why I am just that kinda person, I guess that I am always wanting to keep my guard up just in case. To see our little baby doing just fine was such a joy to me! It made this whole pregnancy so much more real. I have a full little baby in there kicking, moving and just having a grand time with all that space in there. Paul could not take his eyes off the screen either. The baby as of yesterday was exactly 12 weeks along and measuring 2 inches, with all its limbs, eyes, nose, fingers and toes, moving its arms all over the place. We have no idea what the gender is, but come on this early on, no one knows! I am really okay with that, I am just so excited we have a little swimmer in there that is doing great. Our due date at this point is September 8th.