4 weeks to go!!

I can hardly believe it is less than a month until his due date. Even though I don't think he will be on time, it's still coming so fast! I am getting really excited to meet my little boy, but at the same time, I can't deny that I am incredibly nervous.
Kobe is growing SO much, and I'm getting quite uncomfortable. His movements are very pronounced and at times are painful. I keep telling myself that he will be out soon enough :)
We finally got to set up his crib this weekend, and the letters of his name that I painted a few weeks ago, I finally got to put them up too. In addition, I am washing up all the blankets and clothes that we've gotten, and it feels good to be getting some things done. It's all coming together! Yay!

Shad setting up the crib

The letters I painted for his room

Me, today, 36 weeks

I am 8 months pregnant today!

I can't believe how time has flown by, and it's about to fly by even faster!! Less than 2 months til we get to meet our little boy! It's so surreal....
Kobe seems to be doing great. He's growing more and more, and I'm getting more tired and hungry ;)
Shad put his ear to my stomach yesterday, and actually got to hear Kobe's heart beating. Shad was so happy. They say that women get a certain glow to them when they are pregnant, but I think that Shad has the glow too. He is going to be such a great daddy :)

Preggo Pics!!!

All pictures taken by Cambryn Reichert- Thanks Cambryn!

I'm now in my third trimester!

Well, I am 28 weeks, 5 days today, and it should be less than 3 months now, and we will get to meet Kobe! It's very exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time.

Kobe seems to be getting bigger and bigger because I am getting bigger and bigger. For the first time, I got to feel him hiccuping today. It was so great because everyone keeps telling me about how their babies would hiccup all the time while they were in the womb, and until today, Kobe didn't hiccup at all, so it was cool to finally feel what it was like. He also has been moving around a lot more. One night I had went to bed earlier than Shad and when he came into bed a little bit later, he put his arm around me and he told me the next morning that Kobe kept kicking his arm and moving around, and every time he was about to fall asleep, Kobe would kick him again. Shad said, "It was so cool!" And I thought it was cool too because it was a time when he kind of got to spend time with Kobe without me. What good father/son bonding time. :)

This Saturday and Sunday we are taking our first birthing class at the hospital. Hopefully we will get lots of good information. As we are approaching the date of his birth, I am getting more nervous at the delivery, but Shad and I have been praying about it ever since I got pregnant and are trusting that God will be in total control over the whole process. I am focused on doing an all natural birth, no drugs, and I know it won't be easy, but I have done lots of research about it, and I have plenty of support to back me up. My mom had two of us kids all natural with hard 24-27 hour labors, my friends Sarah, Roxanne, Vanessa and several other people I know have done it natural, and so I know that it is completely possible. Plus, Sarah, my wonderful friend and sister in Christ, has agreed to act as a doula for Shad and I during the whole process, and I know that this will help immensely as well. I am so incredibly blessed to be surrounded with such support and encouragement.

This past week we were in Spokane for spring break, and we were blessed with a baby shower from our friends and family there. (Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported us! It was so good to see everyone!) It was really a great time, but a little overwhelming too. I will explain.... Though I don't think anyone really realized this, while I was opening my gifts I fell into a state of complete shock. See I have been to many baby showers before and oohed and awed at all the cute stuff, but midway through I realized that these gifts were not just for A baby, these gifts were for MY baby! And I thought, "I am REALLY going to have a baby!! Aghhh!" It was craziness! It's so weird what having a baby can do to a person!!

While we were in Spokane, my best friend Bethany took some fun preggo pics of me, and so I thought I would share some of them as well as some pics from the shower.

Reflections

Shad and I down at Riverfront Park- I love this pic!

Cute pose with the ultrasound

Lounging out on the couch

Sarah and I

Mom and I checking out the yummy food! :)

Sarah's awesome job making cupcakes with Kobe's name on them and star cookies to match his nursery! Thanks Sarah! :)


Well, until next time, God bless you all!

6 Months

Well, Kobe is growing more and more and making me look more pregnant everyday. However depending on what I'm wearing, people still look at me and say, "You're 6 months pregnant?! You don't look like it." So I've been trying to wear clothing that obviously shows off my preggo belly, so that everyone can see that I AM indeed pregnant. And I didn't realize it, but after taking a picture again on Monday and comparing it to the previous pics I've posted, I can see the difference in my belly size.
Kobe has been kicking more and more, and it's been great that Shad has been able to feel him move, and even SEE my belly move at times when Kobe is kicking harder. We have started to read to him and talk to him at night which is kind of weird sometimes to be talking to a belly, but I remind myself that there IS a baby in there. We also cleaned out our spare bedroom this past weekend in order to make room for getting baby furniture and to start decorating. That was exciting. Other than that, not much else going on.

24 weeks, 2 days

Halfway there!

Just thought I would post some pics of my belly so far. I am halfway through the pregnancy, and Kobe is growing more and more everyday. His movements have started to get more pronounced, and I just LOVE it. Whenever I can't feel him move, I start to miss him...it's kind of pathetic I know, but it's just an amazing feeling. I love him so much already!

20 weeks! Saints win the Super Bowl! Yay!


21 Weeks! Happy Valentine's Day!

It's a boy!!

Today we found out that we are having a baby boy! As soon as the radiologist saw the baby on the monitor, she knew what he was, and we got to find out within like 30 seconds of being there. It was great! We are both so excited, but I must say that I honestly thought it was a girl (though Shad insisted that he's always thought it was a boy). We initially wanted to have a boy first so that we can have the "older brother" figure, but when I found out I was pregnant, I felt like it was a girl, and I was completely happy with that. So every time I thought about the baby, I would picture it as a girl. Apparently I was wrong! But I am happy nevertheless! It was such blessing to see him moving along the screen and seeing him so up close and detailed. God is making a wonderful little boy inside of me!
And what's even more great is that on top of being able to SEE the baby today, I have been able to FEEL him for last few days too! It's so amazing. I don't think it feels like butterflies like people said it would, but I definitely know it's him moving around. This second trimester stuff is SO much better than the first!

This is our baby!!



This is his arm! Look at how strong he is! :)