Halfway there!

It's so hard to believe we have already reached the halfway point!  It has passed by sooo fast!  The past two weeks have been pretty busy and we have offically begun tackling the bedroom that will become Baby Moore's nursery.  When we bought our house in September, we made our third bedroom into a temporary storage room for boxes and extra furniture, as well as all of the junk we didn't know what to do with.  A week ago Saturday, we finally got it all sorted and cleaned out.  We donated a ton of stuff to Goodwill, listed furniture on Craigslist, and filled our trash bin.  Now we can focus on getting it ready for this sweet boy! 

In planning the nursery, the one thing I have wanted to do from the start was find a dresser to paint/refinish.  My sister and I decided we would make this our project and immediately started searching for one.  I was excited to finally find the perfect dresser on Craigslist for an awesome price.  Eric and I, with some help from my brother-in-law, went and picked it up last week.  We can't wait to get started on it...I'll post before and after pictures once it is finished.  Eric and I also went and picked up his crib last week and I ordered a rug for his room.  I can't wait to get his room painted so we can start seeing it all come together!

20 Weeks

How far along: 20 weeks and 5 days

Baby's size: a banana – about 6 ½ inches long and weighs about 10 ½ ounces

Maternity clothes: Not yet, but my jeans are starting to get a little snug against my belly!

Sleep: I’ve been sleeping a lot better, for which I’m very grateful.  I still wake up about once during the night, but am usually able to get back to sleep without too much trouble. 

Best moment of the week: Finding a dresser and rug for Baby Moore's room and getting his crib bought!  Now we just have to get started on painting the nursery.

 Movement: Baby Moore has become very active over the past two weeks.  No

flutters…just full on kicks!  It is so incredible to feel him moving around.  Eric, my mom,

and my sister have now felt his kicks/movement.

Food cravings: I still don’t have any specific food cravings yet.

Symptoms: Occasional heartburn and acid reflex are really the only symptoms I’ve

 been having.  I’m still feeling pretty good!

Looking forward to: I’m really looking forward to getting started on putting the nursery together.  Eric and I plan to pick up some paint samples this week and get a color picked so

that we can get the room painted over the next few weeks.  I’m also excited

 about getting to work on the dresser!

It's a boy!

We were so excited to learn this week that we are having a little boy!  When we told our family and friends, I think the most common reaction was surprise.  Haha!  Everyone had been so certain that I was having a girl that I think it threw many to learn Baby Moore is a boy.  We are so looking forward to a future of sports, Razorback games, camping, fishing, and many more outdoor activities.  We are now working on finalizing his name, which we hope to announce soon.  Since learning we are having a boy and getting to see him, I'm so ready for this little man to have a name so we can stop calling him Baby Moore!  Last night, I went with a friend to the Rhea Lana sale in North Little Rock and went a little nuts buying clothes (everything was so dang cute!).  Although Eric and I have been picking up items over the past few weeks, they were mostly general baby things rather than anything gender-specific.  It was awesome to be able to start picking out clothes for our baby boy.  I can't wait to see our little guy in them!  I will end this post with my 18 week pregnancy stats and a big thanks to our family and friends for their support.  Eric and I are so very blessed! 

18 Weeks

How far along: 18 weeks and 4 days

Baby's size: a bell pepper - He measured 6 inches from head to bottom and was estimated to be about 9 ounces at our ultrasound.

 

Maternity clothes: Not yet!

Sleep: A little better.  I still wake up around 2 and it takes me a little while to fall back asleep, but I'm sleeping harder when I do sleep so I can't complain!

Best moment of the week: Eric and I went to our ultrasound this week and

got to spend a lot of time watching and learning about our baby.  It was so amazing! 

We loved finding out we are having a boy and getting to see each part

of his little body from his feet to his head.   

Movement: I have finally, without a doubt, felt him move.  He has

been pretty active over the past few days.

 

Food cravings:  I really haven't had any specific food cravings lately.

Symptoms: Other than the continued occasional acid reflux/heartburn and round ligament pains, I feel really good!  I've been very blessed.

Looking forward to:  Now that we know we are having a boy, we can get started on his nursery.  We have an idea of how we want it to be decorated and can't wait to get started on painting the bedroom and buying furniture and decor.