Baby Bumps

Usually with a title like that I am referring to my ever growing stomach, but this week it is those little kicks, stretches, and movements that I am referring to. The things that go "bump" in my stomach. Starting really this week I can feel them so much stronger than just little flutters. It feels like someone is thumping me on the inside of my belly saying "Hello Mommy!" Or "stop yelling mommy" like I was at the Saints game on TV last weekend. I guess it is about time to start feeling those a little movements a more, I am almost halfway there.

Joey starts on our basement tomorrow. It has been one big open room and hopefully in a month or two it will actually be a bedroom with carpet and a laundry room and storage room. We are still undecided if we will move our bedroom downstairs or the guestroom. It will depend on how it turns out I think. However, once this little project is over then I can start on my baby room. I can hardly wait to actually start putting my ideas to life.

As of next Thursday, Feb 4th, I will be able to focus my attention on boy or girl. I can hardly wait to find out. I want to be able to say he or she without is just being a guess. I want to call it by it's name we have picked out. I feel like I am rushing this pregnancy, which I am really enjoying, and I shouldn't be in such a hurry...but I really want to know ;-)

The things you give up...

Before I start this post, I must say It IS all worth it, but....

I miss so many things and tonight it is snowboarding. Joey is packing his ski gear as I am typing this because we are headed to Breckenridge tomorrow for the weekend. They are expected to get a foot of snow and I want to pack up my snowboard and hit some powder, have a beer on the mountain somewhere, board some more and get in a hot tub with my sore muscles. Well, I can't do any of that. Now don't get me wrong. I will find plenty to get into in Breck, shopping, massage, sleeping, etc. I just miss hanging out with my husband on the mountain.

I love this little bug and he or she will be skiing in ski school before it can really walk.

I can't wait for the spring and summer, I can still garden pregnant.

What's in a name?

I think naming this child has been one of the harder things we have had to do....so far anyway. The name I always thought I would name a girl, just doesn't seem right now that I am pregnant. Maybe that means I am having a boy, who knows. Regardless, everyday I or Joey add another name to the list of long names we already have. The other thing, the one that annoys me, is people ask you if you have a name picked out yet, and when you give them a few names off your list, of course they give you their opinion of it. I didn't ask you your opinion, you asked me what we were thinking. Soooo we keep going back to one or two and I really think we may have it settled. But I am NOT telling!

New Year, New Belly....

It's officially 2010 and I am officially excited about this little one. We are about 4 weeks away from finding out if we are having a girl or boy. And about 25 weeks away from meeting JuneBug. Which by the way, was SO active today. The couple of times I have thought I felt it move I was lying still and wasn't sure if it was gas bubbles or actually a baby moving. Well today, it let me know it was in there. I bent over to plug in the vaccum cleaner and I felt it. Then I felt it again and again and again. It was pretty active for a little while there. SO NEAT and weird all at the same time.

The worst part of my pregnancy is that there are two girls at work pregnant too and are due within a week of me, one before and one 3 days after. Needless to say, my belly is the biggest. Kerry said she has gained weight, but in her hips and a little in her stomach. I am definitely all stomach at this point. But boy am I. She doesn't even look pregnant and I can't hide it. Funny how each persons body is different. I have to keep reminding myself of that.

So, come on 2010. I can't wait to meet this little one and feel all the joy and love that I know comes along with it.