Family Beach Trip

We went to Destin with my family last week. I did not take that many pictures but was going to post some of the few I did take. Angela's best friend Leah was down there the same time we were. She is going to take our maternity pictures and I asked her to go ahead and take a couple while we were at the beach. The beach was still very crowded when we went to take some so we could not get many but we got a couple.
Lena LOVED the beach. Everyday as soon as we would get out there and she would hear the ocean she would start moving. She is big enough now that when she moves you can see my whole stomach move. (Derenda I know what you mean now about feeling like everyone can see your stomach jumping up and down.) She was so exhausted from moving so much during the day she did not even move at night when she heard her music box.
I hope y'all enjoy the pictures and hopefully I will be posting some of her nursery soon!!


Papa Bear and me on the beach


Out to dinner one night.

I just had to throw this one in. Dad made us sit under an Alabama umbrella the whole week. The last day I guess he decided to go out in style and get the Auburn umbrella. WAR EAGLE!!!



Photo by Leah Hooks
This is one of my favorites!

Twins??

Don't worry we are not having twins!! Just wanted to share a funny story with y'all. One of the dads (at the center) came in today and asked when I was due. I told him at the end of October. After looking at my stomach for just a second he asked me if I was having twins! I told him no, there was just one baby. Then he asked me if I was suppose to be that big, if that was normal. I told him I thought so. He then asked when Lee, my director, was due and I told him at the end of September. He said "But you are as big as her." I said "Well I guess she is just going to be a big baby." and he said "Well you definitely have something big in there!" I thought it was all very funny. Sometimes you wonder if people really think before they speak. The funny thing is that is the second person to come in and say something like that to me. I really did not think that I had gained that much but maybe my stomach is just getting that big???

So I am posting a picture from today (the one in the grey shirt) and I will be 25 weeks tomorrow. Sorry I had just got my haircut and it dried natural so I told Lubin just to get Lena. The other picture is from Friday before we went to buy Lena's crib and dresser and TRYING to register her. No one thought to tell us the registering is one of the most stressful things. Now that I tell other mothers about our experience, they tell me about theirs and they agree. There are just way to many important decision.

I also wanted to share with y'all something that just completely amazes me. As I have told you before Lena's great grandparents bought her a music box and she listens to it every night before we (Lubin and I not Lena that is her active time)go to bed. The other night Anthony still had not felt her move, mostly because he doesn't have to patience. I got her music box and started playing it for her and she went crazy. He felt her moving around and doing flips. She does this pretty much every night when she hears it. I just amazes me that at almost 25 weeks and still in the womb that she can be that attached to something! One of the only other things that will make her move like that is her Daddy's voice. She is already Daddy's little girl!
We are going to the beach next week with the fam. So I will add another post after we get back!

4D Ultrasound

So Lena is either very shy (gets that from me) or very hardheaded (gets that from her Daddy). She wanted to face my back the majority of the time. Once she finally turned she would not move her hands from infront of her face. Then she decided to put her foot infront of her face too. The tech was doing everything she could to get her to move. Pushing on my stomach (which started to get sore after a while), shaking my stomach, she even got a little buzzer and tried buzzing her. Nothing really seemed to work. I had drank almost a whole 20 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper, she said caffine wouldn't bother her. I guess she was trying to tell us we were cheating and we were not suppose to see what she looks like until she decides to come out. Here are a few pictures we were able to get.

Lena loves her Daddy!

I just had to share this story with all of you. Every morning before Lubin leaves (at 5:00) he come to tell Lena and me bye. He was talking to her and giving her kisses when she kicked him in the face!!! He kind of jumped back and asked if that was her (but it sure wasn't me). I think it made his day that she responded to him. After he left she was awake kicking and moving so I did not get to go back to sleep. It was worth it for him to get that kind of reaction from her!

22 weeks!

I haven't had time to really write anything but I wanted to go ahead and post these pictures. As many of you know Lubins grandmother passed away this morning. We will be headed to Texas tonight or tomorrow. We will be driving since I am so terrified of flying (Lubin is refusing to put me on a plane). Just please keep them in your prayer!


22 weeks!!! Only 122 days to go!!!

The belly picture!

Lubin and me on Father's Day!

Short Update!

Lena's bedding finally came in the mail and I love it. A lot of you have been asking me about it so I posted this picture. We are having a pretty busy summer so far and haven't been able to start on her room but hopefully we will be able to start on it at the end of July.

Some more exciting news, Lena FINALLY let her daddy feel her moving last night. We were laying in bed and Lubin had just got done reading to her. She was listening to her music box and started moving around (maybe dancing). I told Lubin just to lay his hand on my stomach to see if he could get lucky and feel her. She has been moving a bunch and her kicks are getting harder so I thought it would be soon. She never kicked but you could feel her moving. He said it was very faint but he felt her about three times. I was so excited! I have been wanting him to feel her and enjoy it as much as I do. That is all for now. I will post my 22 week pictures soon. It is unbelievable how much I have grown in 2 weeks.

1/2 way!!!

I am now 20 weeks, which means we are 1/2 way there!!! I went to the doctor today and Lena is doing good. He said I was measuring right at 20 weeks. I recorded her heartbeat originally for Angela to hear since she hasn't made it down for an appointment and she wants to so bad. I tried to put it on here so everyone could hear it but since I don't really know what I'm doing yet it did not work. Maybe I'll figure it out one day. She is moving more and more. I feel her throughout the day and night now. We ordered her bedding this weekend and it should be here tomorrow, so hopeful we will be able to start on her room soon. That is really all for now. Hope everyone is doing well!