True Tues - Bump Update

Hey ya'll! Guess who is 24.5 weeks along!? Phil reminded me just the other day about a friend that was 24 weeks along back in March...and now she has a baby! March does not feel that long ago at all! Bump will be here before we know it!

Big update this time is that Phil has felt the baby move! I've she's decided that my bedtime is her dance time so about a week and a half ago I thought I'd see if Phil could feel Bump in action. I just stayed quiet waiting for him to tell me he'd felt something (so I didn't influence his thinking). She did a big move and Phil just grinned and said "Was that the baby?" Yesir! We have a winner!

Not much else has changed other than my stomach sticking out a little more. Phil loves to tell me that I have a baby bump. I just smile and tell him I'm very aware of this growing thing in my belly! Haha! Heartburn is sparse but does come and go. Sleeping is getting more uncomfortable but Phil saved my life with my mother's day gift. He got me a LeachCo Snoogle pillow. I know, Snoogle?...really? but this pillow is amazing. Check out what Mr. Snoogles does...

 This guy adds support everywhere my body feels like it needs it. Plus when I sleep with it in front of me, I kind of feel like I'm sleeping on my stomach-and as a stomach sleeper, that's awesome! :) Bump seems happy about it as I'm getting more rest than I was before. 

This first pregnancy is a big learning process. I'm learning to bend at the knees, learning how to eat with less stomach space but a bigger appetite, learning how to deal with the heat (it's only May!) and learning that even though I feel the same, my body gets tired a lot quicker than it used to! We gardened/did outdoor housework all Saturday a couple weeks ago and I definitely over-did it. Lesson learned!

We've pretty much decided a name for little missy but it'll stay safe in my journal until Bump arrives :) We're slowly making progress on the nursery. I know its far in advance but I cant wait to get it all put together. I'm a planner! I don't have a pic this week but here's the progression so far...

Seeing this makes it real that I have a baby in my body. So happy that Bump is a happy & healthy baby. Couldn't ask for more!

BYU Graduation - April 2013

It was so much fun to participate in BYU graduation a couple weeks back. Even though I finished in December I wanted to walk and experience all graduation had to offer. I both participated in commencement & convocation. Commencement was unforgettable. The second I walked in the Marriott Center the organ started playing Pomp and Circumstance and as I looked up at all the people standing for graduates I felt so amazing and accomplished. When we had the opportunity to stand and applaud all those who supported us throughout our degree and I couldn't help but feel so happy to have such wonderful and supportive people around me in my life. Then the next day I participated in convocation in my brother's college (Fine Arts). We spent the day taking photos with family, walking across the stage and having a celebration dinner. 

I was on an emotional high those two days. It was finally real. I graduated from college and was celebrating that accomplishment. I did it. I'll always have fond memories of my time at BYU. It's a little bittersweet to think that I'm not a BYU student anymore, but I'll always be a BYU Cougar!

Thanks Mom & Dad for motivating me to get a higher education.

My amazing hubs who supported me in finishing what I started.

Siblings

Bumpin'

Well here we are at week 22. Crazy! It still hasn't hit me that I have a baby coming/living inside of me. I mean, I know I'm feeling different, but a baby?! Psh. :) 

So Bump is almost 1 pound and is certainly letting me know she's there on the outside and inside. From the outside, I think my belly has now "popped".  Now people don't have to think "Is she pregnant?", because I've definitely got a round shaped, firm tummy. From the inside, in the last month I've been able to figure out what is bump moving and what...isn't :). I've discovered that sugar of any kind will usually get her swimming but if I ever want reassurance to make sure she's still there, give me some orange juice and within 10 minutes she's a movin'. Sometimes I ask Phil to put his hand on my belly to see if he can feel her squirming (because honestly with how I feel the movement, I can't see how he can't) but not yet...soon though!

We had our 20 week ultrasound 2 weeks back. We've yet to get official word from the radiologist but so far, so good! We did a gender check at 16 weeks but Bump wouldn't have it. She crossed her legs and only gave us a 95% that it was a girl...yeah, we definitely didn't rush out and buy anything with that. I mean, 5% could make it a boy :) so, we waited patiently for week 20 to try again. I may or may not have O.D.-ed on the orange juice before the ultra sound to make sure we had a mover and we'd get a good look at what we needed. Ha, maybe not so much next time! The ultrasound tech kept saying, whoa, baby keeps moving. We were satisfied though that with all the moving, no shot showed any "signs" of a boy...so, as I posted earlier it's a girl!

I can't complain with how I'm feeling. I get tired quicker than I did before pregnancy, and sometimes have mild heart burn but other than that I'm feeling good! I just have to remember to eat slowly and small amounts-Bump wants the goods but doesn't like food taking up her space so its a balancing act.

Anyway, that's the preggo update today. And here's a little belly pic... 

Can't even tell right?...right :)