16 weeks and a new mirror!

I want to ask for prayer for our dear friends Ryan and Chelsee Jones.  Ryan's father passed away yesterday very suddenly.  Chelsee is 37 almost 38 weeks pregnant and it just makes us so sad to think of what they are going through at this time.  So if you could remember them in prayer, I know they'd appreciate it! 

For my birthday last week, Jeff wanted to give me a new bathroom mirror/medicine cabinet and light.  I was so excited to go pick it out :)  Here is a picture of the new one we got.  He surprised me today and put it up while I was at work.  I love it so much!  It's bigger than our old one and has a lot more space and looks much more updated.  Thanks Jeff!!!  We are going to paint our ceilings soon and put up new window treatments in the bedrooms so when that's done, I will post more pics. 

And here is my 16 week and 2 day belly.  

Pregnancy is still going great!  I go back to the doctor in  2 weeks and will then schedule my last ultrasound(Lord willing) around 19 or 20 weeks. We are so excited to see the little one again!  I am feeling movement a little more often but nothing really regular.  This past weekend, Amy and I went to Fort Wayne to shop with my mom while our husbands were out of town. I got some cute maternity tops and a new comforter/bed set for our guest bedroom.  I was so exhausted when I got back home and had to work today so it's not set up yet. But as soon as it is, I will post some pictures.  My sister is visiting this weekend so I will be up in Fort Wayne hanging out with her all weekend. I'll post some pics of us next week.  I can't wait to see her!!! This will be the first time she sees me with a belly :) Hope everyone has a great week!

So sweet!!

Second post of the day! I don't know if that has ever happened.  I am exhausted after a fun day with my mom and mother-in-law at Johnny Appleseed Festival and a dinner date with Jeff.  I just got out my CD of pics from the ultrasound and when I opened the cover (it was one with a snap and really hard to un-snap), I must have cracked the CD right at the part where the pictures were! GRRRRRR.  So I will have to see if the doctor's office can get me another CD on Monday. But I took a picture of the one we have printed out so you can see a little bit of what our baby looks like.  It's looking at you and there is a hand at the top waving :) The bigger dark spot on the belly is the bladder. There is dark spot above it and that is the heart.  And here is a belly pic of me at 15 weeks.  Enjoy!  I will post an update when we hear back from the doctor. I guess he calls all his patients after an ultrasound just to go over everything.  Oh yeah...you'll have to re-vote since I changed our poll.  

Ultrasound Update!

We just got back from our ultrasound and it went great! We have a 15 week old baby (which is what I was originally thinking).  My due date is still March 12.  I just have a really tall uterus.  The tech said because I am tall, my uterus just has a little more height to it.  The baby's head is right at my belly button! :)  We got to see many pictures of our little baby! When it waved at us, I started crying.  Too cute! We saw all ten fingers and the tech said our baby had big feet!  We also have a very active baby!  (It's probably a little Jeff - he was very active!) He/She kept moving around during the whole thing which is great!  That also might explain why I have felt the baby move and she said because I am thinner than some, that also might explain it.  It seriously made me love this baby so much more after seeing it.  I can't even describe what it felt like to look at the spine, the head, the little heart beating, the bladder, the little hands and big feet. :) We feel so blessed to have a healthy baby!  Thanks for all the prayers and support!   Oh yeah...you probably already figured it out but no twins.  Just one  :)  And probably will be a big one before this pregnancy is over!  Love to you all!

Jeff and Tiff

Baby Update!!

Well...we can't rule out twins yet...BUT...I am measuring ahead.  The doctor asked me if I had any problems and I said no.  He asked me if I had felt the baby move.  I told him I think I had.  Last Thursday at work, I felt this strange sensation (like someone tickling the lower left part of my belly from the inside).  It happened off and on for about 20 to 30 minutes.  It happened again on Saturday and I am thinking as I write this post that something may be happening :)  So when I told him I had thought I felt the baby move, he said that it's pretty abnormal for a first time mom to feel it this early.  Then he proceeds to feel my uterus and says well it seems to be measuring about a month ahead - about 18 weeks!!! It was right below my belly button. But he couldn't tell for sure without an ultrasound so we are having one this Saturday! Crazy!  I could go in Saturday and find out that I'm a month ahead, or that I am just going to be really large and in charge during this pregnancy.  Or maybe there's twins.  We heard the heartbeat and it was great! Not sure what it was cause I was still kind of shocked that my uterus was measuring large.  So Saturday, we will know what the deal is.  I will try to post a picture of my belly this weekend with the updated news.  I am going to the Johnny Appleseed festival this weekend with my mom, mother-in-law, and maybe my grandma.  Hope everyone is doing well!

Labor Day Family Times

We went to Jeff's parents on Sunday for the boy's fantasy football draft and some fun times with family.  Here are a few pictures from the day.  By the way, we have a new niece!  Lillian Noelle was born on September 2nd to Ryan and Kristin.  We went to see her after she was born and she is adorable!  I didn't get any pictures that day but hopefully the next time we see her, I will get some.  

This is Jeff's brother Steve with our niece Hannah.  Doesn't he look a lot like Jeff? 

Steve's birthday was Sunday.  He and I are the same age for about 3 weeks.  Pretty interesting!  

Here are all the guys having their fantasy football draft.  This is a big deal for all the guys.  There is always a lot of food, pop, and a lot of guy talk for a couple hours. 

Basketball has started!  The guys are all back on campus and now begins the long but fun season! 

Trip to Pennsylvania

This past weekend, I drove to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for my friend Nikki's wedding.  I got to see some of my college friends and my college roomates.  It was a lot of fun catching up with everyone.  Here's my 13 week picture.  I am still feeling great and love eating food!!  I feel so blessed to have such a wonderful pregnancy so far.  We have another appointment in a week to hear the heartbeat again.  And hopefully I am on track with everything (maybe he can rule out twins??!!) Hope you all have a great week!  I love the Monday holidays!

This is my friend Jennifer's sister Ashley.  It was so much fun hanging out with her! 

This is Jennifer, one of my college roomates. It looks like we fit together like a puzzle :)
This is my other roomate, Emily.  

Working away...

Just a little update on the baby and our house.  Here is a picture of me at 12 weeks.  I feel like all of the sudden, my belly has kind of popped out.  I am looking forward to our next appt in 2 weeks to hear the heart beat!  Maybe this time, the doctor can rule out twins :)

Jeff is currently outside staining our deck.  He is constantly working on a project here at home and I love that about him! He never complains and I think he really enjoys doing things around the house.  Here is a before picture of the wood...

Here is Jeff down on his hands and knees staining away

Here is a small section of deck that has been stained.  We didn't want a really dark color. We wanted more of a natural color so it may not look that different on the computer but it looks great in person.

And I am so proud of this piece of work.  We had to have a step put in beneath our patio door for insurance to continue covering us! And for safety's sake.  It was a 2 foot drop off so here is what Jeff did!  He did a fantastic job and now everyone can feel safe going out the sliding patio door!  Thanks Jeff, it looks great!  Hope everyone has a great week!