bring on the zantac...

wee watson blessed me with heartburn the past few weeks. thank goodness for zantac and babycenter.com to help me figure out what to do to make it go away! it comes and goes, and i read it was a common side effect, but i also had no idea what heartburn actually felt like! ouch! i can't complain, overall still feeling great, starting to grow a little bit, feeling more and more like a momma each day :)

here i am, 21 1/2 weeks! starting to get a few more when are you due questions...so much fun to start to feel a bit more like i am pregnant rather then just bloated! still have some room to grow as does the little wee-ster. he/she is kicking like crazy, they get stronger every day- now we can actually see them! it is so amazing, such a feeling of pride i have when i feel them knowing that i am sustaining a new life inside of my body- i am the sole caregiver! that is when i feel like a mom already, and it feels AMAZING. gives me the chills!

also so excited because hank and i planned our "babymoon"- if you are unfamiliar with this term, it is all the rage these days...haha, just kidding. but i have had a few friends tell me that this is an important time for me and hank to spend time alone. so, we have booked a vacation, just the two of us, to san francisco in november for 4 days! i am going to take a full week off work and soak it all in :) and of course, use some time to set up the nursery! we have all the necessities, now just time to pick a paint color and put hank to work! :)

well, it is only 945pm but i am exhausted. the spin and yoga class wear me out a bit more then they used to! i am just happy i am still going and feeling great when i am there!

xo

fantastic family filled weekend

my sisters went above and beyond making this the most special day for me and wee watson! the tables were draped in green and yellow fabrics, there were beautiful fresh flowers, childrens books and blocks on the tables for decoration. it was amazing. i was so blown away i almost cried! could be the hormones, but i was so filled with love.

on top of that seven of my aunts came from all over, my grandmother on hank's side and my in-laws as well as many of my mom's closest friends and some of mine! 30 people in total gathered to celebrate wee watson coming into the family. wee, we all can't wait to meet you! are are going to be smothered in love and snugly blankets :) thank you to every who came and showed your love and support. SO amazing.

and it didn't hurt that they served my favorite foods. a make your own salad bar that trumps whole foods :) including my most dreamed about tofu salad and tahini dressing from the lime restaurant in norwalk. yum, yum, yum!

so excited to start putting together wee watson's room!!!!

after the baby shower in connecticut we drove to new jersey to celebrate the newest addition to the family- Quinn Peter Brittain! i am honored to be the Godmother and was so proud to celebrate his baptism.

we made it home last night, with lots of love in our hearts for all the new beginnings coming up! hank and i just can't wait to add another little one to the family... :)

xo

ultrasound day!

today we got to see the ultrasound tech and the midwife...good news all around!

19 week ultrasound today :)

phew, didn't find out the sex! they were so sweet and understanding, we just had to look away when they told us to :) wee watson is 12 ounces, 6 inches long & healthy as a horse! they said everything looks great. this was our last ultrasound, but we will go back in 5 weeks (at 24 weeks) to our midwife.

also got to use the 3-D ultrasound machine. here the picture...wee watson looks a bit weird, but SO cute. i guess i am bias....

side lying photo...you can see the eyes, nose and mouth as well as the right arm and hand :)

so happy and grateful for today. took the day off so hank and i got to celebrate by driving out to pucketts in leipers fork, yum-o!

xo

19 weeks and oh so grateful..

19 weeks! almost half way through this amazing journey, i can't believe it. :) so, i have to pause and be really cheesy for a moment. maybe it is the hormones, maybe i am just a mush of a girl, but either way, i am so in love.

i am in love with the husband i have who wakes up every morning telling me i am the most beautiful pregnant woman in the world (such a confidence booster when i tend to think about my ever growing butt and thighs...).

i am in love with my body and its ability to adapt and grow and nourish our child. i am in love with my family and the love and support i feel from them daily, even if things are hard here and there, they always amaze and inspire me.

i am re-falling in love with yoga. it is such a nourishing and comforting place to be. i am so alive and light when i am on my mat. i am so blessed to be surrounded with amazing teachers and students here in nashville. i am not saying i ever fell out of love with yoga, but as my body is changing and bootcamp, running, kickboxing, zumba...etc. aren't feeling the way they used to- i find so much power and grace on my yoga mat that my whole demeanor changes and i realize what is most important right now. i am a mom! i can slow down, i can take a nap, i need to do that both for me and for my child. i need to start thinking for two, not just for one. this is a huge step, but one i am so excited to make. both hank and i are just so overjoyed to meet our little one. and think wee watson is excited to meet us, if his/her kicks and somersaults have anything to say!

here is an updated picture of the belly...getting there! i am excited to see the growth over the next few weeks as every talks about this being the time you "pop"!

we have our next appointment tomorrow. i can't wait to see wee watson again :) i can't believe we could already know the sex, i have talked to so many people who were dying to know at this point and hank and i are so NOT ready! haha! we are looking forward to finding out when the little one comes out and we can say hello luke! or hello lillian! (those our favorite names as of now :)

leave on friday for our baby shower in connecticut hosted by my amazing sisters, meghan and emily...SO EXCITED!

(meghan, emily, me!)

aren't they stunning? i know, i am the luckiest!

more to come tomorrow when we have our ultrasound pictures...i just hope and pray they don't leak the sex to us! yikes! that would be so sad...

xo

movement!

i have been waiting for this HUGE kick or something that really knocks me to the ground...but alas nothing. i have been confused as to whether i am hungry, have gas or are feeling wee watson moving. so, i decided to just wait until he/she really wants to wake up and give me a good ol' hello mama i am HERE kick :)

and today, i finally felt movement! a really new feeling, a low, steady and quick pulsing...like a mouse is in my belly. so, not the kick i was waiting for, but better. so subtle but there is no mistaking it- i felt wee watson doing his/her favorite yoga poses today :) i instantly called hank, when he got home he could feel it too! quite a remarkable feeling!

we are getting so excited because we have our next ultrasound in a week and a half, this one is 3D! Nervous too because we have decided not to find out the sex and since it is 3D, well i am pretty sure we will be able to tell one way or the other! so, we are going to have to tell the technician we only want to look when we aren't at risk of seeing something we don't want to! :)

18 weeks this monday...can't believe we are approaching the halfway point! i am not eager at all to find out the sex or get to the end yet...just loving being pregnant and waking up every morning and seeing what is going to happen that day! still waiting to pop though... :)

xo