Almost 25 weeks!

I haven't blogged in a while because I just don't have the energy to or the time.  I'm making time today at work.  :) 


We finally ordered Cooper's bedding and we, probably more me than Jason, are so excited to get it!  Hopefully it's here by the end of the week.  Then this month some time, we're ordering his crib and dresser.  I can't wait to put all of this up in his room!  I'll post pictures once it's all decorated and ready to go.  The more this pregnancy goes on, the more we get excited to meet this little guy. 


This Thursday I'll be 25 weeks and in about 4 weeks, we have the 3D ultrasound where we can really see what he looks like.  Jason wants to bring a VHS tape so that we can record the ultrasound and show our families.  One thing about this pregnancy experience that I don't care for is that my normal doctor, Dr. Coleman, has been on medical leave and originally they thought it would only be for 6 weeks.  It's been way longer and I know she needs to heal, but I just feel more comfortable with her and hope she recovers quickly.  I'm just praying that she'll be there to deliver our little boy. 


I guess I've 'popped' recently because everyone wants to touch my belly.  :)  I seriously don't mind it.  He's pretty active, so more than likely, anyone who touches my belly will feel him.  I just can't wait to hold him and see what he looks like!  It's all starting to feel more and more real now that we're buying furniture and baby showers are going to happen soon.  I just wish January would hurry up!!!

Today is the DAY!!!!

Today is the day we are to find out whether we are having a girl or boy!!!  Hopefully this little babe cooperates and lets us know, but we're so excited!  I could hardly sleep last night I was so excited and all I did was dream about babies.  I get to leave work around 1:45 to go home, drink some orange juice as I've heard this gets the little babe all crazy, and then head over to my normal check-up at 3:15 and then the gender ultrasound is at 4:00.  We'll let everyone know as soon as we're outta there!  I'm crossing my fingers we're able to see!!!  :)  Talk to everyone soon!

One Week...

Jason and I are so excited for next Tuesday, we can hardly contain ourselves.  That is when we find out (hopefully) what we are having!!!  Our appt is at 4pm, so we'll call family members after we find out!  We can't wait!!!!

Traveling Again...

I'm on the road again and will be again next week.  Although next week we'll be in Bloomington, IL.  I'm currently in my hotel room in Memphis, TN.  It hasn't been too bad, although I'm anxious to go home.  I was sitting in my hotel room last night and I was starving and I think I finally felt the baby kick me.  I'm not 100% sure that it was, but I'm really thinking it was.  I told the baby that we'd be eating soon and to just hold on.  :)  I was hoping it would happen again tonight, but I believe it will be every so often that I feel this little tyke.  We are so excited about finding out what we're having....August 24th will be here soon!  Especially since I'm traveling more.  I have thoughts that it's a girl, but I've had 2 separate dreams that it's a boy.  I'll take whatever...we only care that it's healthy.  Well, that's about all I have tonight.  I don't have much to do except look on the internet and read my book.  Our flight isn't until 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, so we'll be getting to sleep in.  I'm really looking forward to waking up whenever I feel like it.  :) 

Lazy Monday

I've never really updated on what Jason and I did on the weekends, but since I have nothing really to do, here goes.  First of all, you anxious grandparents :), Baby G is doing good.  Nothing too exciting going on right now.  Our next appointment is August 3rd at 4pm, which is just a regular appointment.  The next one after that, which should be the last week in August/first week of September, will be to determine if we're having a boy or a girl.  We are so excited and are waiting patiently!!!  We can't wait to find out and let everyone know!!!  Then this might all start feeling more real and we can start buying gender appropriate things.

Friday night we celebrated Jason's weight loss challenge (it's not over yet), but he lost a bunch of weight before his weigh-in and I made pineapple pizza.  After that, the Schmidt's were having a bonfire, so we went over there and hung out a while before the mosquitos started getting really bad.  We went in their house for a bit and decided we were both beat, and went home.

Saturday was supposed to be our productive day and we did get a lot done during the morning, like mowing the lawn, Jason pulled weeds, and I tried to help as much as I could.  But, the heat got to both of us pretty bad and we decided to go to the pool at Geneva.  Wise choice because it was hardly busy and the water felt great.  After that we made dinner and relaxed. 

Sunday was a lazy day.  We didn't have motivation to do anything and I think maybe because Jason was leaving today and we wanted to spend as much time together as we could.  So, we took some old things to the Goodwill that were left over from our garage sale, rented The Great Outdoors and Greenzone, and ordered Casey's pizza and that was it.  We watched both movies and lounged all night. 

Next weekend we are really going to work hard around the house because we took this weekend off.  We are getting new carpeting hopefully next month, but Jason has to do the tiling first. 

This Thursday I'm going to The House on the Rock with my Mom and sister, Jenna.  I'm so excited and can't wait!!!  It should be a really great time and it will feel like a mini vacation to me!  Then in Sept., we're taking a few days off work to go up to Minnesota to go fishing and relax.  We are both really looking forward to it since the weather will be perfect and it should be pretty up there hoping the leaves are starting to turn.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend and we'll get back here soon!

Julie & Jason

Update to Last Post

No strep for me!  I went to the doctor this morning and it's just a viral thing.  I hope that's all it is anyway.  I was exhausted tonight when I got home from work tonight after running to Wal-Mart and fell asleep right away in bed.  I didn't wake up until 7:30 and then had 2 frozen ice things and I'm wondering if I'm not just overheated.  I was soooooo thirsty and it's about 96 degrees here, which feels like 110 with the heat index.  Hot, hot, hot.  And Jason is going for a run tonight.  I just hope that he does okay and doesn't get sick.  Lots of water when he gets back!

What a Day So Far...

Well, it's only 8:53am and I'm still at home.  Not because of anything pregnancy wise or just because I slept in-I have to go to the doctor at 9:30 this morning to see if I have strep throat.  I will feel silly if it's not and I've missed work this morning, but I'm trying to think that I'm being proactive.  I've read that strep throat stays in your throat, so it won't affect the baby, but everyone tells me I should go just to check it out.  So that's what I'm doing.  I need to be leaving shortly, so I'll post later when I find out what it is.