Carson 24 Weeks

I can't believe I have been pregnant for 6 months!! I guess the first part goes by quickly because you don't realize your pregnant as often without the big belly interfering. But I'm sure these last few months will go by just as quick. Here is my update...

How far along: 24 weeks
Best moment this week: Naming baby
Miss Anything: Coffee! Reid's morning cups have been smelling pretty good. I know it's okay to have it, but I'm committed not too.
Movement: Yes!! He is moving lots (or so I think they are movements I'm feeling). I don't feel anything too strong yet, but get little "flutters" or "fish bubbles" as I like to think of them mid morning and in the evening.
Food cravings: Chocolate and I've never been much of a chocolate lover.
Have you started to show yet: Yes! I don't have any mirrors in my house where I can see myself grow, so the other day I saw my reflection in the door after taking Snyder for a walk and thought to myself, "when did I get so big!"
Gender prediction: It's a BOY!! I didn't care either way but Reid is very excited!
Looking forward to: Decorating the nursery.

So as I mentioned above, I've been having a very bad chocolate craving. Usually I'm the kinda sweets girl that will grab a bag of skittles, or have some sorbet/sherbet. I don't know what it is but I treated myself to DQ the other week and found myself ordering a chocolate blizzard with M&M's. Here was my snack the other day to satisfy my chocolate craving...


Apples and peanut butter sprinkled with some chocolate chips


What is wrong with me!!

 

The Makings of a Nursery and an Added Surprise

I am so excited that we finally have the big pieces of the nursery here! I can't wait to start adding the little touches to bring it all together. We decided to make the nursery an outdoor themed room (surprise surprise!) I have decided I'm not a fan of the cutesy baby looking stuff so he is going to have a more "grown-up" looking nursery (or that's my plan anyways). I am sure I will have Pinterest to thank when it is all said and done. Here is what we have so far, and the projects we are working on.



The all important crib. Thanks Nonni and Poppa for giving little man a place to sleep



Our dresser we found at a thrift store for $25



Reid discovered Milk Paint which we are going to use to re-finish the dresser



And the surprise Baby J has a name!! This is the first artwork for the nursery

Yeah we don't have to refer to the little man as Booger or Baby J anymore as Reid and I have decided to name our son Carson Joseph Jennings! And here is how the name unfolded...

If we had a boy, we always knew his middle name was going to be Joseph after Reid's dad. His dad's name also began with a "C" so I had always liked the idea of possibly naming him something that began with a "C" too. Next piece is that if we were going to have a girl, she was going to be named after a mountain (McKinley) so we thought why not do the same for a boy too. Then we realized that the last big mountain we climbed together before we found out I was pregnant was Kit Carson! Perfect!! Not only was it a mountain name but it also started with a "C.". Hopefully one day Reid and I will be able to take Carson up the mountain which he was named after.

Stay tuned for my 24 week baby post coming on Thursday :)

Boy or Girl...

...it's a BOY! Reid's response when the ultrasound tech told us was, "I told you so!" He is so very excited to have a little boy that he can take on his outdoor adventures.

Cheers! to our baby BOY

I can't wait to have a little brother to chase me around

Since we weren't very creative when telling our parents that we were pregnant we tried to come up with something to suprise them they were going to have a grandson. I had bought a Hershey bar that we were going to color in a HE with blue or a SHE with pink depending on the results. Since we don't live near our parents, I had my friend help me out. She was going to decorate the mailbox with streamers and have the Hershey bar inside an envelope that said "He or She, Open To See." Well the markers didn't work on the Hershey wrapper so my friend wrapped paper around the bar so you could only see the HE. She also thought it would be funny to put pink on the outside of the mailbox and blue inside. Well this led to confusion within some thinking that it was a girl (with no other gift inside) and some that we were having twins! That ontop of our parents insisting me that they still hadn't received anything because when I said "Go check your mail" they both went to their Emails didn't make the plan workout how I intended but in the end it was still fun!

Baby J, or Booger as Reid and I now call him, checked out fine at his appointment with all 10 fingers and toes. He was also weighing in at 1lbs. He was still a squirmy little guy so I'm sure I'm going to have lots of fun when I feel that more.

21 week profile shot. What a handsome little lad!

It's A Boy!!

21 week baby foot

Baby J 20 Weeks

Well I didn't endure too much stress last night during the Fiesta Bowl. Even though it didn't turn out how I would have liked, I'm still proud to be a Wildcat and proud of all the team accomplished this season. We'll get a bowl game one of these years!

But now for the reason I'm posting, Booger is 20 weeks old!! I definitely have a preggo belly now and even can notice it getting harder to bend over. But I'm sure the best is yet to come, lol!

How far along: 20 weeks
Best moment this week: Reid and I both got to feel baby move!
Miss Anything:
Movement: Yes!! I thought I felt something while home for the holidays but wasn't certain, then a couple days before New Years I was laying in bed and felt good movement. Even Reid got to feel.
Food cravings: I don't know if I would categorize them as "cravings" but I sure did enjoy lots of sweets this holiday season.
Have you started to show yet: Yes!
Gender prediction: Our families our divided. Mine (with exception of my mother and grandmother) say boy and Reid's family says girl. I have a feeling it's a girl and Reid is crossing all fingers and toes for a boy.
Looking forward to: My doc appointment next week. We find out the sex of the baby.
Fun fact this month: Not really fun but I can finally start wearing some maternity clothes. Makes it all feel that much more "real"

In other news we are moving to a new place this weekend. The new year hasn't been too good to us yet as we found out the project Reid was working for might reach a settlement which could potentially mean he's out of a job months before expected. I'm trying not to stress too much about it and know some how something will work out for us. I do hope things start to look up for us soon!

Christmas In Kansas

Well we made a last minute decision to change our trip back to Kansas so that we were there over Christmas. It was nice to be back home for the holidays and next year we will be back to celebrating our own traditions with the baby!



Jennings Family Portrait on Christmas Eve

Snyder getting spoiled at the Collins house!

Apparently he prefers beds that are too small for him

As always our trips back to Kansas our hectic as we have both families to spend time with and friends to try and see as well. But somehow we always make it work! We even had time to go to a K-State game (thankful they were playing in Kansas City that weekend) where we watched them beat the 8/9 Florida Gators!! Great win for our Wildcats!! 

Treating a friend to the K-State v Florida game for Christmas

 

Christmas morning at Tara's house

Christmas morning at Reid's house

Also while we were back home and I had the help of Reid's mom to make his birthday cake. It turned out super cute and we were even able to keep our tradition of eating pizza for dinner. Happy Birthday Reido!!

Reid with pizza for his birthday dinner

A mountain themed birthday cake complete with "Dad" snowman

Hopefully I'll have more frequent blog posts in the upcoming weeks as we plan to go hiking on New Years, have my 20 week baby post, move into a new place and then have the 20 week ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby!! Lots of fun coming our way.

 

Happy Holidays

Well it's the most wonderful time of the year!! It is finally starting to get that crisp, cold feeling in the air but we are still waiting on the snow! Reid is missing "home traditions" this year so we decided next year we will be back for the holiday festivities. But as for this year, we are both excited to continue our own family traditions and hope the week goes by quickly.

We hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas!

Baby J 16 Weeks

I hit the 16 week mark yesterday and think I can officially say I have a bit of a baby bump coming. Our next doctor's appointment is on Wednesday to check in on baby and see how he/she is doing. Still I have been feeling fine (after a minor set back of catching a bug), but I can sense my body becomming more achy and tiring a lot easier. Let's just say workouts have been fun!

How far along: 16 weeks
Best moment this week: Eating for two on Thanksgiving! So thankful for my growing family
Miss Anything: I actually miss being able to go for a good run
Movement: nope
Food cravings: Thankfully these have subsided for the time being and I've just been trying to eat healthy!
Have you started to show yet: I think I can see a bump coming, finally! Still just feel "fat" though
Gender prediction: I still don't know. Most think it's a boy!
Looking forward to: My doc appointment next week. Seeing baby on the screen makes me happy and actually feeling "pregnant" at this moment.
Fun fact this month: Reid nicknamed baby and likes to call him/her Booger and me cookie pants!

In other news, last weekend Reid took Snyder out hiking with some friends. This time they hiked Mt Sherman which is another 14er Reid can check off his to-do list. As always they had fun and Snyder ran around like he's never been outside before. I just can't tag along on those bigger climbs anymore. My cardio level has taken a big hit and it's also a lot harder for me to catch my breath at times.

Also we have started taking tours of some houses to move to. We found one we are going to submit our application for but are checking out a second one today to compare. I'm excited to move and finally let Snyder have a yard to play in.