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Posts Tagged: pregnancy

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

It’s hot.
And I’m pregnant.

Summer is here and I’ve spent this week laying low and staying cool. It’s been a pretty uneventful week pregnancy-wise, which I suppose is nice.

Here’s what we’ve been up to:

+ We have a brand new roof on our house (thanks to our amazing friends)!
+ Todd and I have started working on getting the nursery ready. It’s almost time for the fun part – decorating!
+ Iris has been kicking and punching me quite a bit lately. I love it. Keep it coming, lady.
+ I’ve been putting headphones on my belly now that her ears are supposed to be almost fully formed. I swear she dances in there.
+ I’ve started looking into daycare (insert sad face here). This is one of the biggest things I dread. Not only is it incredibly expensive, but I already don’t want to hand off my baby to a stranger everyday. I know that I have to go back to work full time, but I’m hoping we won’t have to use daycare until at least January. There is an option about one minute away from my office that I’ve looked into and I’m hoping to take a tour this week.
+ Today is Todd’s first sort of Father’s Day (even though he doesn’t think it counts). My mom brought him back some fancy steaks from Kansas City, so we’re spending the evening grilling in our backyard. In fact, I’ve got some potatoes and strawberry shortcake to make.

See you next week, if not before!

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 23 weeks

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: 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.

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

Pregnancy Blog: 20 weeks

Pregnancy Blog: 20 weeks

HOORAY! This week I’m officially half way through the pregnancy. It’s hard to believe, but if I ever have any doubts I can just glance down.

The most exciting thing about week 20 is that I can occasionally feel the baby kick from the outside of my belly. Not only that, but I’ve SEEN it too. While I feel her moving a lot from the inside, it’s still very rare that the movement is hard enough to tell by hand, so Todd still hasn’t been able to feel it yet.

The other thing that’s on my mind is our big ultrasound next week. This will be the one where they take measurements, examine the organs, and look for any issues. Of course this makes me a little nervous because I just want everything to be okay, but I’m thinking good thoughts and counting down the days till I get to see her again. Oh, and that’s another thing. Since we found out the gender so early, they should be able to let us know if she really is a she.

This was a big week for another reason too – I took a little business trip to New York City. The little one and I both did great, although I do wish I could take back that whole ‘riding the subway pregnant with luggage and in heels thing’. Not wise.

I did get to add a few more items to the ongoing list of things baby has done before even being born.

Little baby, this past week in NYC…

● We stayed in a quaint, old hotel in the Upper West Side.

NYC

● Walked everywhere (but mostly through Central Park). I thought my legs were going to fall off, so lucky for you, you got a free ride.

NYC

NYC

● Stuffed our faces at the tiniest Indian restaurant ever.

NYC

● Visited Rosie Pope, the maternity store featured on the Bravo show Pregnant in Heels. While sifting through the Paige jeans I got my first, “How far along are you?” I’m not sure it officially counts though since I was in a strictly pregnant lady store.

NYC

● We browsed through bunches of baby shops. Oh the cuteness! But of all the stores, the only thing I bought was a little snow globe (I was soo good). My hope, little one, is that you can keep it always as a memento from your first trip to the Big Apple.

NYC

NYC

Random sites, tastes, & pictures:

● We ate carrot cake from a local bakery… In bed.

● Walked right past movie star, Julianne Moore.

● Watched the terrible news footage of Joplin. This hit close to home. Literally. I can’t stop thinking about how terrible this is for so many people.

NYC

NYC

NYC

NYC

NYC

NYC

I was happy to visit one of my all time favorite cities, but it also felt good to get home to the comforts of the slow paced south. I could have done without the the scary airplane ride through the storms though (see the mean clouds above). We’re safe, sound, and home and that’s all that matters.

Till next week…