18 weeks!

I have been terrible at keeping up to date this pregnancy! Things have just been so GO GO GO that I rarely have time to sit and blog, especially with the holidays! Merry Christmas by the way!

Anywho, 18 weeks, 2 days today and I am FINALLY starting to feel the baby...I had been feeling the little taps here and there since about 15 weeks, but they were few and far between. But for a couple days in a row, the little movements I am feeling have been unmistakeably the baby.

As some of you know, at 16 weeks, Jeff and I found out what we are having, and waited until Christmas to announce. SO! Drumroll please ********* Its.....A.....BOY! Hooray! I knew it! :) We are so excited about our little bundle! Jeff was so sure it was a girl this time, but I had a feeling! He was not shy at the ultrasound either...just like his big brother!

Made this little banner to hang on the photo to tell my mom!

Couldn't resist!

Taken the day we found out :) This is what I posted on FB

We decided on the name Hudson Joshua, which without even noticing, is the same initials as Hayden, which is kind of neat! To announce he gender, I had my little brothers, Michael and Daniel, read a poem to everyone at my dads house, and my little brother Logan read a poem at my Grandma's house (mom's side). It was very cute! Here's the poem:

Is it pink or is it blue?

We think it's time that you all knew!

The doctor searched while baby turned,

And with their next three words here's what we learned...

The doctor told us it is true,

We will be buying lots of BLUE!

My little brother Daniel and I. I made the boys shirt that say "UNCLE duties starting May 2013" :)

It was super cute and everyone loved it! Then I posted a pic of my belly on Facebook announcing BOY and his name. Everyone loved his name (including me of course)!

Our next doctor's appointment isn't until January 3rd and that will be the anatomy ultrasound where they do the long on and measure each detail and check each organ. I can't wait to see my little boy again! 

Starting in January it's gonna be time to start planing the baby shower, so I am starting to also look at ideas for that. Jeff and I are going to go around 20 weeks to register and look at furniture, so I am excited about that!! 

As for the cloth diapers, I have now purchased 5 various brands and styles of diapers and have an additional 5 Alva minky diapers being shipped today so I am getting a good start on my "stash"! For a reasonable and usable stash, I need about 40 diapers and that will last me from infant to potty training as long as I take care of them. I have spent about $100 on 10 diapers. 10 diapers is about 1 to 1.5 days of diapers so 40 diapers would last me about 4 days assuming I used them while out and about and at night and only did laundry every 4 days (I will probably do laundry every 2-3 days). Since I will probably use disposables ("sposies" as the CDing moms call them) while out and about and at night to start off at least, 10 diapers will probably last me more like 2 days. Like I said, the resale value of these things is crazy good if you take care of them so if it's not for me, I will just sell them! But I do want to try!

Here are a couple of my diapers :)

Other than that, I am just on Christmas Break from both school and work which is nice...headed to Monterey to visit my mom hopefully this weekend....I received a good amount of Christmas money this year from my dad and grandparents so most of that will probably go towards the baby :)

Weeks: 18w2d

Mood: sensitive, happy

Cravings: tuna sandwiches, fritos

Movement: Light, noticeable!

This picture was last week. I am waiting until 20 weeks to take another one :)

A Little Late!

Well, I am prety late on updating this week since I am already almost 17 weeks, but here is the scoop for the 16th week!

Last Sunday we celebrated Melanie's baby shower for little Cole. It was a sports theme and we were all to wear football gear. After looking at the pictures taken, I will NOT be wearing my pre-pregnancy 49ers sweatshirt EVER again. LOL. It was adorable, very intimate, and fun! Can't wait for little man's arrival! He definitely has some cute clothing to sport and an extra cute sign that Auntie Kaila hand-made to hang in his room! :) All the pictures are on my phone so I need to upload them still.

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Monday, Jeff and I found out the sex!! We aren't telling anyone until Christmas, but it was so fun finding out!! Gonna be a great Christmas present for our families. Jeff finally got to see our little one on the big screen in 3-D; baby was moving all around being all cute and squirmy lol!! A couple times, the baby even threw up hand signs like "peace" and "loser" lol!! It was super cute! I still need to upload the pictures from the CD onto my computer, so I will input them ASAP.

"Loser" LOL!!

Our little man...sorry it's sideways!

Wednesday I had a quick check up with Dr. Dave. Everything is going well and I was able to return to work! I am so glad to be back to work--bed rest is NOT for me, however, obviously I will do whatever I need to do. But for now, I am happy to be back to work!

I have been feeling the baby a little here and there, but still waiting on the first actual kicks and punches that I can feel! Looking forward to it!

I have one more week of work and then am off for Winter Break, so yippee! We/I (depending on Jeff's work) are/am going to visit my dad next weekend, and then are spending Christmas day with my mom's side of the family. Should be very fun. I hope Jeff gets to go to my dads with me.

In other news, I have begun to purchase a few different styles, brands, etc of cloth diapers to try. I don't need a lecture, I have done my research. I know that it may not be for me, but I want to try it. I belong to many groups on Facebook and most of them say the way to go is to start after the baby is a month or two old so you don't get discouraged as easily changing a bazillion diapers a day. Most people don't realize that nowadays cloth diapering doesn't have to entail the old school cloth and safety pins...They have made diapers that work exactly like a disposable and are easy to clean and use. Anyway, I just want to try it, and after I showed Jeff how easy it is, and bought a diaper sprayer (connects to your toilet so you can spray off the poopies before washing) he was game to try it out. It's expensive to start out, but saves a lot of money in the long run, so we shall see. I may even just do it at home and use disposables when we are out...who knows!

Anywho, here is the update on me!

Weeks: 16w 5d

Cravings: nothing really...weird

Mood: Emotional/Sensitive

Symptoms: Round ligament pain at times...sore boobies

Movement: sparatic, very light tapping here and there. 

Updates for this Week!

Okie Dokie, so today I am 15 weeks, 2 days, still on bed rest (hopefully only for another week!), and everything has been going pretty good!

I started back to school and began my "senior year" course work and only have 16 more classes before I FINALLY graduate. The months of February and March I am doubling up so that I can take a few of my easy classes when the baby gets here. Thank goodness for online education!

Lots of exciting things coming up this month: This Friday going to a cookie exchange (will be SO nice to get out of the house), gender determination next week (I have a secret appointment planned so SHHH don't tell my mom! She thinks I am going the 16th and I am going to surprise her going earlier!! She doesn't read my blog....I hope lol!), a Christmas Potluck at church on the 16th, short week at work from the 17th-20th, then Christmas Break and all the fun and exciting Christmas festivities!

We are headed to my dad's the weekend before Christmas to do our celebration and gift exchange with them and I plan to reveal the gender to his side of the family that weekend, and then my mom's side will all find out Christmas day! Everyone else (friends, Facebook, blog) will find out some time after that! :))

Can't Wait!!

I started feeling the little "tap, tap" feelings of baby moving around, mostly in the evenings and it isn't consistent yet, but I know what that means--I will be feeling the acrobatics a TON in no time!! eek! Can't wait for that either!!

Here's the scoop:

Weeks: 15 weeks 2 days

Moods: Energetic, sleeping well

Doctor's Orders: Bed Rest until next week hopefully!

Medications: Lovenox and Baby Asprin (gotta love the 'cute' injection site bruises in my belly shots!)

Cravings: Nothing really this week

Here's the 15 weeks belly shot!