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Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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Posts Tagged: maternity series

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Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Week 22 has been a damn good week. I’m not quite at that miserable stage yet, so I feel good, but also a couple of my very dear friends came to visit from Memphis. We ate tasty Thai, went to the Farmers’ Market, devoured breakfast at the Little Bread Company and Common Grounds, hit up some vintage sales, drooled in baby stores, got pedicures, had a nice dinner at Greenhouse Grille, and just lounged around talking all things baby.

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

I really miss living in the same town as these girls.
I can’t believe this was nearly 10 years ago…

BFFs at Putt Putt

Hot Babes

And now look at us – we’re all moms (well, I am almost) and still hot babes!

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Plus this week Todd and I visited his sister and her little fam in Harrison. We hung out with our nephew, Cole, for the first time since he was in the hospital. He’s so laid back & so adorable – I just can’t wait for Iris to meet him.

Cole

Lastly, this week Todd and I started the baby registry thing. We spent Sunday afternoon carefully going through each aisle at Target – my goodness there are lots of little things you supposedly need! Todd and I made our best guesses at what we really need (okay an maybe a few things we want to) and finally, we have our Target registry all set up!

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Now bring it on, Week 23! I can take you.

Pregnancy Blog: 22 weeks

Pregnancy Blog, Words

Pregnancy Blog: The Baby Name

It took months of careful thought and lots of vetoing (on Todd’s part), but we have finally decided on a name for our little girl. Turns out, that wasn’t even the hard part. Once we had the first and middle name together, it just felt right. But agreeing on how to spell the darn thing was a different task.

Finally though, we have her name and here it is…

Iris Adella Gill

We chose this name mostly because, well, we like it.
But it has a little special meaning too.

Iris is the Tennessee state flower, where Todd and I were both born.

Delle was my grandmother’s middle name. She was one of my favorite people in the whole wide world and she passed away shortly after I found out I was pregnant. My hope is that Iris can have a slice of her name and perhaps a slice of her sweet, quirky personality too. With the genes she’s getting though, I’m sure quirky will be no trouble at all.

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Pregnancy Blog: 21 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 21 weeks

Another week, another milestone. This past week we had our “big” ultrasound where they take a closer look at how the baby is forming. The initial visit went good and today I got a phone call that the radiologist reviewed everything and it all looks great! Even though I was 21 weeks at my visit, the baby measured 22 weeks and 3 days. Yowzers. She also weighs a whopping 1 pound, 2 ounces. My suspicions about having a big baby keep getting stronger. Probably the most exciting thing (besides the baby looking healthy of course) is that we confirmed we are indeed having a GIRL! I celebrated by driving out to the country this weekend and adding to my vintage baby collection. Adorable dresses for a quarter? Yes, please. We’ve also decided on a name, which I’m sure I’ll be sharing shortly. Till then, here are a few photos from week 21…

Pregnancy Blog: 21 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 21 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 21 weeks

21 Weeks

21 Weeks

21 Weeks

21 Weeks

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Pregnancy Blog: 19 weeks

19 weeks

Well, it’s week 19 of project baby. Part of me feels like it has dragged on forever, but most of me can’t believe that I’m nearly HALF WAY through the pregnancy.

Lucky for me I have a friend to go through this craziness with. The only downside is that she’s 5 weeks behind me, so I’ll always be the bigger one. Awesome. This week I’ve decided that I officially look like a pregnant lady. I know I’ve been showing for a while, but now it’s like… bam! I’m waiting for a stranger to ask when I’m due, but it hasn’t happened yet.

This week I still feel pretty darn good… as long as I get lots of sleep, LOTS of food, even more water (with tons of fresh lemon), and bathroom access every twenty minutes to pee. I’m feeling the flutters and thumps of the little one much more frequently this week, which is my favorite part of every day. It’s still too early to feel from the outside, but with as much as she’s moving around I have a feeling that’s coming soon.

Next week I’ll celebrate the intro into my 20th week in New York City. I’m curious how it will go traveling pregnant (and alone), but hopefully not much different than before. Just a few less beers during my layover. Hah.

GL and I took a few preggo pics this week.
(14 weeks & 19 weeks)

19 weeks

19 weeks

19 weeks

19 weeks

19 weeks

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Pregnancy Blog: 18 weeks

18 Weeks

18 weeks! Well, nearly 19 now. This week has been a busy one (but SO much better than the last). In fact, just this morning at 2:58 am I became an Aunt again! We spent the weekend cheering on Katie and Caleb, who are now Mom and Dad to Cole David Murry. He’s a cute lil laid back dude who arrived on his actual due date, which I hear is pretty rare. Seeing how calm Katie was during the whole birth process was really inspiring. Hopefully I can pull it together and be like her when my time comes.

Hospital snacks.

Cole 5.15.11

Cole 5.15.11

Cole 5.15.11

Cole 5.15.11

Cole 5.15.11

Happy Birthday, Cole!
I can’t wait to watch you grow.

As for this week of pregnancy for me, my stubborn cold is gone, my baby is the size of a mango, and I am seriously getting bigger by the day.

18 Weeks

18 Weeks

18 Weeks

No new developments except Todd and I have been discussing baby names. Meaning, I think of them and Todd vetoes each one. There is one name that we’ve both liked from the get-go, but finding a middle name has been a challenge (a fun one at least). I’ll probably wait until we know the full name for certain before I post it, but at this rate that might not be until she’s born. Naming a person is a task that we do not take lightly – we certainly want to make sure it will suit her for the rest of her life. I feel lucky to have a simple (non-makefunable) first name, followed by a unique middle name. Fortune is actually a family name, so I love the added significance too. I’m trying to keep that in mind when thumbing through my name ideas. We’ll see.

Other than that, I’m feeling great and can’t complain (especially since the halfway mark is just around the corner!