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Well I was wrong but we are so happy to have a beautiful baby girl! Here is our baby girl, Melissa Ann Eldredge at 9 weeks.
And here she is at 20 weeks!
It was so amazing to watch the sonogram! The doctor turned the screen for us to look at and we could see her moving! The doctor thought it was neat how much she kept moving her arms into the "air" and back down to her mouth. She is definitely an active baby. She is constantly punching and kicking me but to actually see her do it was a miracle! We are just so excited! Now we can go out and dream in pink! Jon was a little disappointed to not have a boy but he is very excited for his little girl. I can tell she is a little head strong. I told Jon that Gavin's(what we will name our first son) pushy sister wanted to come first so he had to wait his turn.Woohoo! It's just so exciting!
Not a lot going on here. We are just counting down the days until Thursday. Only two more days! I have been feeling really drained lately. Overly tired and no energy. I think I might be taking a nap this afternoon. I am having a late lunch, which could be part of my energy loss, but even then I think I will still be tired. I watched my 2 nieces today for a short time and then stayed to talk to my sister in law. It was nice to be able to get out the house and have a different change of scenery.My sister was put back into the mental hospital on Monday. She has been there once before, a little over 9 months ago. She was being too destructive by threatening to hurt others as well as herself. I'm thinking that she will be there about 2 weeks. It really seemed to help the last time she was there. I think it's a nice break for my family. My mom and my younger sister were able to go have fun by themselves without the added stress Jenny can sometimes bring on. I think it's def. a helpful change for my brothers and sister. It's just a little more peaceful. I hope that someday Jenny can find the same peace.
Well this weekend was jam packed with things to do. Saturday we had our first annual Beginning of the Year Cheer with our Scentsy teams. I think it was very successful and insightful. We had about 15 consultants come, as well as a few spouses. This lasted most of my day, however, when I came home Jon was ready to get out of the apartment as soon as I got there. I took a small nap and then we were off to...you guessed it...Academy. I was able to find a few shirts that are stretchy and cute to last me through my pregnancy, plus they were on sale. Jon bought the push up pro. They swivel as you do your push ups giving you a better workout. They are also very handy for those of us who can't do a rigorous workout...you can use them standing up by pushing on the wall. So, by the end of my pregnancy I will have very fit looking arms. lol. Anyways, we then went to Babies R Us to check out the baby stuff. This was our very first time as a couple to actually go look at baby things together. It was really a lot of fun. We checked out the rockers to see which one we both liked and then began looking at the bedding. Oh my gosh! We found the cutest bedding! When my mom and I were looking a few months ago this wasn't available yet, so it was really exciting to find it. They have a girl and boy set. It's not completely matching, the girls has flowers and the boy stars but it has that stripped/polka dot feel to it. Very cute and modern but babyish too. So, I think we have decided to take what we had back and register for this one. It's so cute and it was very fun to spend time with Jon picking it all out. I can't wait until we can go and register! Jon is now showing even more excitement. The belly touching has become more often and he is just so excited for Thursday to come. He wants a boy so bad! I know he will be happy with a girl but he really wants a boy. I learned that the dad can now begin listening for the heart beat by placing his ear on the mamas belly. We tried last night, but nothing yet. We will keep trying...I think that would be the coolest thing for Jon to hear. He even told me that he likes my belly, which helps me feel more attractive. I don't feel completely fat but when you look in the mirror and turn to the side, and you have the super big tummy starting to come out and you can't fit into your regular or some maternity pants and your shirts that you have worn half your life don't fit because not only is your tummy getting big but so is your top half, you begin to feel a little discouraged. Plus, you realize that it's only going to get worse and your really not sure when you will be able to get back into your "normal" clothes after your pregnancy, the tiniest compliments help your self esteem. It's just different watching your body go through all these many changes. It's fun but different from what you are used to seeing when you look into the mirror. Sunday was pretty uneventful. We went to church, came home, took a four our long nap, ate dinner, watched TV, became very bored. Talked to our crazy friends from North Dakota and then learned of the passing of President Hinckley. I always wondered how I would feel when I found out the news and my reaction was still surprising. I had an overwhelming feeling of peace. I felt like I should be sad but I was just so happy for him to be able to be with his wife again. I don't ever want to imagine having to live without my husband. The love that I have for him continues to grow and I just don't want to know what it feels like to be without him. I am so excited to grow old together and share life's adventures together. Especially, the ones that will be happening this year!
Well after a long day of work, Jon came home with some upsetting news. He wasn't fired but soon he will be switching departments, into a department even more horrid then the first. I feel so bad for him and we count down the days until he can quit and we move to NORTH DAKOTA!!! Most people wouldn't be excited, I think we are making up for them because we are WAY excited! So to counteract the awful day at work, I was finally able to time everything just right and Jon was able to feel our baby move/kick/push for the first time. And it was a big move too! The baby has been really active and I was so excited to have Jon feel what I have been feeling for the past couple of weeks. We just can't wait until Thursday when we can finally find out what we are having! It seems like time is just dragging on! I just want to know what our baby is so I can stop calling the baby "it" and give "it" a name, besides "it" or "peanut." Or feel bad when I say he and wonder if I just called our baby a he when it's a she. I'm sure "it" will forgive me but life will be a little easier when we know. I'm so excited! Then we can start to register...well maybe not yet but we could if we wanted to. Ok...rambling has begun. I here food calling my name....
Well we just found out that Jim and Nat are having a GIRL!!! So, now it's up to us to decide whether the girls will take the lead or if we will have a tie. My belly is really starting to show. We are now past the "is she pregnant or just fatter" and now we are into "yes, she's definitely pregnant." I went out to Greenville yesterday for some Scentsy business. My mom is so excited about my belly! Everywhere we went she was like "show your belly, show it off!" lol. It's exciting for me but still unreal. Sometimes I go through the day...lalalala, I'm pregnant and then other times I just sit in amazement at how wonderful it is to create a little tiny person and it's growing in my belly. Everything I do now helps shape it's life. I am now 19 weeks and 4 days pregnant and our little peanut is 8 ounces and 10 inches long. The farther we go the more active the baby is. This obviously makes sense but it's still so thrilling so be able to sit on your couch reading a book and you can feel your baby moving around and poking you! It's just so exciting to be a part of a miracle! We have one week until we find out what our little peanut is! It's just all very exciting! Jon's work is starting to fire people, although we think that Jon will be spared, much to his disappointment. I find it rather intriguing. They came in and said well we haven't hit the numbers we were going for so we need to fire a few people but it's there fault in the first place that their numbers aren't as high as they wanted them to be....long story but it's just a little ironic. I hoping that since a few people were let go maybe the work flow will be better and Jon will have more work to do. It's always better when you have more to do, makes the day go by faster. We are so excited to move to North Dakota. Jon is getting really anxious! We still have so much to do between now and then but it is so exciting! I think we are ready to get out on our own and experience our won adventure. We are putting Jon's admission form into the mail today. We are shooting for him to get accepted before the end of March and then we will go up to ND for new student weekend in April. So many exciting things coming up! I can hardly contain myself....well it's nap time. lol Just kidding but I am still hungry!
This is my very first blog ever. I always meant to sign up with myspace or something but just never seemed to find the time or energy. Many of my friends are now here so I thought what better time to join than now. I am currently 18 weeks and 1 day pregnant. It is so exciting! Jon came with me to my appointment yesterday and was able to hear the heartbeat for the very first time! He is so excited now. I think it hearing it really makes it real and more exciting. We will find out in 14 days what we will be having. The doctor thinks its a girl due to the great heart beat but I still think its a boy. I guess we will find out soon enough! I am officially showing now and I just have to say that I LOVE STRETCHY PANTS! It's time to go, food is calling!
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And here she is at 20 weeks!
