The ever-expanding belly

Update

I'm realizing I'm not great at the whole blog thing, BUT I'm trying because I know some people actually read this and feel like I'm ripping them off by slacking so much.

Things continue to go well as far as the pregnancy goes. I really can't complain at all. I've had a few bad back days, and some nausea lately, but other than that it's all going pretty smoothly. I think I've had it pretty good...I'm really just loving being pregnant these days. I'm sure as the summer gets warmer that might change, but right now I'm just enjoying feeling a baby move inside of me and knowing the time is getting closer to when I'll meet him or her!

We had our first prenatal class this week and we're looking forward to learning more about what this whole baby thing entails. Though, to be completely honest, sometimes I think I would rather go into labor totally ignorant than petrified. We'll see...

I had my first shower a few weeks ago too! My co-workers threw me a surprise shower and it was a lot of fun. I got lots of cute stuff and it all makes me even more excited to decorate the room and bring the baby home!

We haven't done much to the room at all. Andrew & my Dad worked on it a bit and found that there's some rotten wall because the windows were installed very poorly, so they're trying to figure out how much they have to replace of the drywall and all that. We have the color picked out though and I have a dresser that I'm going to repaint (not true...they won't let me paint...Dad or Andrew will probably do it). Andrew also had a window seat built for the baby's room as my birthday gift. I've always wanted a window seat and it looks awesome in the nook in the baby's room. I'm excited about getting that painted too and buying some cushions and stuff for it...and eventually sitting on it and cuddling with my little one :)

Life has been pretty busy on the whole...though I'm sure things will only continue that way after September. Andrew has had tons of stuff to plan for youth and I've been working on exams and report card and all that fun stuff that teaching entails. We're also planning for a missions trip we're taking some youth on to Halifax in July. We're really looking forward to it and things are starting to fall into place, so that's exciting. Other than that, our summer has already been booking up with VBS, family events, etc. We're going up to a cottage for a week in August with my family, so we're really excited about that too. It's a beautiful cottage on an island and I plan on doing a lot of reading, beaching and floating. Can't wait!

Anyways, that's all for now. Marking is calling my name!

Meet our Baby!

Growing and growing!

I know, I haven't posted in ages. I"ve had people bugging me about it and just haven't had the time to sit down and write.

Lots has happened since my last post. We had our ultra sound, which was such an incredible experience! Saw the baby moving around and clenching it's fist and all that jazz. They've set my due date back AGAIN, so they're saying September 3rd. I say it'll just come out when it's done cooking!

I feel like I'm getting bigger by the day! Andrew keeps telling me it's what's supposed to happen, and I know that, but I'm just not used to it yet.

The baby has been moving around like crazy lately. Andrew felt it for the first time a few weeks ago and then actually saw a kick last night. It's pretty cool. Though, something is currently pressing on my rib and that's not the greatest feeling. From talking to veterans, I'll need to get used to it though.

I really can't complain at all though. I have had such a smooth pregnancy so far. I've been pretty blessed! I'm at week 25 as of today which means I'm well over half way. It's crazy to think about that! I'm really looking forward to school being done in a month and getting a bit of time to have to time think and get ready for this baby to come into our lives!

Here are some pictures for all those who are dying to see this belly of mine.

This is at 23 weeks:

Here's yesterday, at 25 weeks:

Here goes nothin'

I've been hesitating to post pictures of me and my belly online...just because I don't want the whole world to see. However, I've had some requests from people who don't live close and figure it's safe on the blog because it's only open to people who've been invited.

Here is a picture of me at 16 weeks and then 18 weeks, which is what I'm at now.

I feel like I'm growing every day. Though that may be an exaggeration, I'm certainly getting bigger quickly! It takes getting used to having a belly. Of course, Andrew is loving it!

Telling Grandpa & Grandma

Way back in January, this is how we told my parents we were pregnant. They were over at our place and I told Dad I had a question about painting the spare room and asked them to come upstairs. We had painted this on the wall and when my Mom walked in she read it and just kind of looked at it in a very confused sort of way. She looked at me, looked at the wall, then back at me and finally clicked in. Dad heard her excited congratulations before he even got in the room to read the wall. It was priceless :) I took this picture and kept forgetting to post it.

Carson Jeffery

Carson Jeffery was born on Thursday, April 9 at 7:54 pm. I'm very excited to share my birthday with our precious nephew!