Gender Reveal!!!!!

Gender Reveal!!!!

Our baby is a boy and Dave and I are both over the moon with excitement and cant wait to meet him in 2014. I really couldn't hide how happy I was at finding out about the sex of the baby I had been carrying for the past 5 months. The gender reveal box was a real labor of love as it took me around 2 hours to make, my photographer loved it so much I told her she could have it. When we have our next child I will make a new box. Here are a few pictures from the gender reveal we did Sunday September 22nd in Dallas, I am 21 weeks in these pictures.

20 Weeks and Counting...

20 Weeks and Counting

We have made it to twenty weeks and I am feeling incredible blessed. The heart rate I see on my home doppler is always in the 150s and each time I hear their little heart, my heart swells just a little  more. The baby has been incredible active for the past two weeks and their "kicks" make me feel so happy, Dave hasn't felt the baby move but I can't wait to see his face when he does. Being pregnant after a miscarriage has brought so many challenges, the biggest one has been me fearing another loss. At this point in my pregnancy I won't say I feel overly confident, but I am definitely feeling  comfortable about reaching parenthood with Dave.

Next week we will know what gender baby Lokey is and I am getting more exited by the day. We both think that baby is a girl, but would never be disappointed if we were having a boy. I just want to know so badly, because with that knowledge comes all the fun stuff. Planning the nursery, buying clothes that are gender specific (no more yellow for us lol), and registering for our baby shower which we plan to do at the end of the month.

I also wanted to update everyone on my recent purchases. Baby Lokey now officially has 8 cloth diapers and because I got a little carried away with the cost of those diapers I am now on a freeze until next month. We have also purchased the nursery furniture, which is still packed away in boxes in our formal dining room. I really have no clue when we will get around to physically putting things up in the nursery, but I will begin buying decor when we know the gender.  Here is a picture of the furniture, I wanted a modern look for the nursery as well as white furniture which I believe will make the room appear larger and sleek.

Facebook Post

Facebook Post

We did it, we posted our Facebook announcement last Sunday(16w 3d) and now the world knows about peanut.  Well not the world, but all 300+of my friends and family.  The picture above is the photo we used to announce that a new Lokey is on the way and we had so much love from everyone about our news. Facebook isn't really the best way to announce to close family members a new addition, so I sent out a mass text message at week 15 to let everyone know. It's over and it's out there  and now I can't take it back, peanut I pray you continue to grow healthy and strong there are so many people who want to meet you.

15 Weeks

15 Weeks

How far along? 15+4 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 13+ lbs gained so far (185)
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: lower back issues
Best moment this week: Hearing peanuts 150 heartbeat last Friday
Miss Anything? the flutters I was feeling last week :(
Movement: No
Food cravings: Ramen Noodles
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes!
Gender: Were thinking girl but no confirmation yet
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  Seeing my Link (sorority sister) this weekend

Since I am going back to teaching I will most likely post my week updates on Sunday so I can keep up with it. 

First Baby Purchase

First Baby Purchase

After  my miscarriage last year it was really difficult to get super excited about this pregnancy so early on as many women do. I decided that I would not make a purchase for the baby until I had successful made it to and through my NT scan at 12 weeks. Well as soon as I was given great results from my test I decided enough was enough and I made my first baby purchase. So the big question for me was what could I purchase for the baby that would be gender neutral, the answer a cloth diaper. I know I know who the heck would want to purchase something a baby would poop in, (waves hands around wildly) ME!!!! So i found an amazing work at home mom (WAHM) who creates and sews the cutest diapers of all time on Etsy called Little Butt Diapers. Seriously check out her page if you are crazy about cloth diapers like I am.  As soon as I spotted her Harry Potter diaper I knew it had to be the diaper that would begin my cloth diaper stash/obsession, everyone who knows me knows I am a huge HP dork and this diaper is just amazing. I haven't received my diaper yet, but when I do I will update this post with pictures of it, for now you can drool over the shop photos of my Little Butt diaper.

14 Weeks

14 Weeks

How far along? 14+6 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 13+ lbs gained so far (185)
Maternity clothes? Yes
Stretch marks? No
Sleep: lower back issues
Best moment this week:Lunch with my mom
Miss Anything? I want a margarita so bad
Movement: I think I feel flutters here and there
Food cravings: Fried pickles this past Monday I had Dave buy some
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes!
Gender: Were thinking girl but no confirmation yet
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  My 15 Week doctor appointment this week! (Friday Aug 9)

Okay accountability alert I am literally gaining too much weight to only be barley out of the first trimester, so I am going to make an effort to not eat out as much. As of right now I eat out pretty much everyday at least one meal, I know not the best thing for me or baby so I am going to make a change. No more eating out or my trainer is going to kill me come Feb 2014!!!

13 Weeks

13 Weeks

How far along? 13+5 Weeks
Total weight gain/loss: 12+ lbs gained so far
Maternity clothes? Not yet just hanging out in pj's most days, the life of a teacher off in summer
Stretch marks? No 
Sleep: Having issues when I lay on left side so I now lay on right
Best moment this week: telling our parents that they will be grandparents
Miss Anything? No
Movement: No
Food cravings: I want Chicken and hot sandwiches (Quiznos and Schlotskys) 
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope
Have you started to show yet: Yes!
Gender: Were thinking girl but no confirmation yet 
Labor Signs: No
Belly Button in or out? In
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy!
Looking forward to:  My 15 Week ultrasound this week!

This week I got back into the gym in my snazzy shorts and pink top, having Tachycardia I watch my heart rate monitor constantly to make sure my numbers aren't too high. I walk daily at the gym on the treadmill and concentrate on a different muscle group each time I go.