28 -31 weeks

28 weeks

30 weeks!

31 Weeks!

Well its a little crazy how much a belly can grow in a few weeks!

So far everything looks good! Baby is growing right on schedule!

Weight gain so far is 20 lbs

I started my 2 weeks appts at 28 weeks, which is crazy! Only 2 more appts until we go to the weekly ones!

Cravings chocolate. I dont know why its so good! :)

Well thats about it! I have been spending lots of time out in the pool which is very relaxing. I have been trying to get used to Colbys new schedule (130-1000pm Sun-Thurs) We have been trying to accomplish lots of things in the morning, and enjoying what feels like a 3 day weekend!

We are headed up near Sedona this weekend (hopefully) to go camping/hiking! It should be fun!

Baby Shower

My mom threw me a wonderful shower on Cinco de Mayo! She spent a lot of time and thought on it and it turned out beautiful! I felt so loved and was able to see a lot of people that I hadnt seen in years!

June, July & August babies! Only they are on #2! and All Boys!

Belly Bump! This was not an easy shot to get!

We were also able to do some other fun things while we were there.

We went to First Friday downtown, which was quite interesting. I wish I was brave enough to take pictures of crazy looking people, but I am always afraid they are going to catch me! This was the place of freaks though! We got to ride a double decker bus, which was pretty cool!

Then we went on a double date with my parents to see the Avengers which was pretty awesome!
I am so blessed to have such an awesome family! I received a lot of things that I needed and feel so much more prepared now for baby!

Saturday

This past weekend we decided last minute to head up to the mountains and go to the lake (s) on the Mogollon Rim. It was so nice! It was supposed to be 103+ in the valley and it was only 65 on the rim! Thats the nice thing about Arizona, a short 2 1/2 hour drive away the temperature drops 30+ degrees!
We decided to take the dogs, we havent taken them anywhere like that ever! They had a great time getting dirt all over me, barking at all the other dogs that were up there, and pulling me around on their leash! It was funny for onlookers I am sure, a big pregnant lady walking two dogs on a hiking path that is not even. I slipped and fell on my butt once and am lucky it wasnt more than that! Colby eventually switched me for the dogs and I carried his fishing pole.  :)
He didnt catch anything but we still had a great time exploring a different (and much cooler) part of the state!

There was a wildfire that had just started as we drove up and had grown quite a bit by the time we drove back down. It made the sun look pretty cool through the smoke. You could see the flames (in the distance) from the road, but they had cops so we couldnt pull over.

I had Colby take a picture of me in all my loveliness but all three of them were focusing on a tree behind me.... Oops! :)

25 weeks!

I really cant believe how fast this pregnancy seems to be going by!

Here is me at 25 weeks!

Weight gain: around 15 lbs

Baby is moving around like Crazy all the time!

Food cravings: Chipotle, still... cafe rio, still... nothing really new or exciting.

I have had the weirdest things that happen to me now, like weird allergic reactions that cause rashes on my belly. Luckily its gone now. For a while I had the worst pain in my shoulder, I couldnt even lift up my arm half way!

Other than that pregnancy so far has been pretty good to me. Hopefully it continues that way!!

I picked some fun patterns for the nursery, my grandma is making two quilts. Im not really doing a theme so I can interchange them for the crib.

Here are the patterns.

Which one is your favorite?

Also we have decided on a name! We werent going to tell until we had the baby but decided to go a head and tell anyways...His name will be.........

Tatum James Howard

Design Dilemna solved

Remember when we moved in the house and we couldnt decide what to do with the living room?

It looked like this...

Well we had to move some things around for the babys room so we made the movie room the new office and now the living room looks like this....

Hopefully we will be adding a fan and another light fixture in there (sooner than later...) and also a chair for the sitting area.
What do you think?

half way!

I cant believe how fast time seems to be going by!!

At 21 weeks :

still craving salads (cafe rio chicken specifically, which I have had 2x this week!! yumm!)
Pink lemonade is my 2nd drink of choice next to Water of course!
Gained 9 lbs
Definitely feeling some stronger kicks! I started to feel him and know what I was feeling around 18 weeks but it was very subtle. Now I feel quite a few strong movements after I eat good food and when I lay down for bed! Colby has yet to feel them, but I have a feeling it wont be long before Im being kicked constantly!
Bought my first (and second) pair of maternity pants! They are so comfy I may never wear real pants again!!
Had two strangers actually ask me how about my pregnancy! I guess I am noticeably pregnant now!

This week I am missing Colby! He is in Mexico with my dad and a whole bunch of other people doing a Baja run! Basically driving dune buggies and motorcycles down the mexican coast! I cant talk to him until he gets back on saturday, although I do have confirmation that he is alive :) and is having a blast, thanks to wifi!!

I also went to do a 3/d ultrasound with my mom, grandma, brother and sister this past weekend! It was fun to get to see some of baby boys features and share that moment with my family!

Here is my 21 week pic and some pic from the 3d ultrasound!! Who do you think he is looking like??

Its a boy!

After what seemed like a forever wait we finally had our first ultrasound/anatomy scan yesterday!
Baby was being active and playing with his feet! Our ultrasound tech was very nice and walked us through everything she was doing and why. I had read a whole bunch of horror stories about techs that wouldnt talk to you but that wasnt the case for us!

Baby was measuring 19w4 days (I was 18w6 days) but they dont change the due dates unless it is an 11 day difference.
Baby's estimated weight was 10 oz and was 8 inches long and is in the 86th percentile.
Heartrate was 162 beats per minute
and baby is a BOY!!

We are so excited for our little boy! We were a little bit surprised, we had been thinking it was going to be a girl, but the Howard tradition held strong!

Here are a few of my favorite pics from the ultrasound!

And here is the video of him trying to grab his feet!!