24 weeks...

today i am in my 24th week of pregnancy - wow... only 16 weeks to go. time is flying by very quickly. i can't wait to meet this new little baby girl! but at the same time i get sad thinking that this will be our last baby - my last pregnancy. that is a hard one for me. but i know four is enough - unless, of course, God shows us otherwise. i am so grateful to Him for giving us the three children we have and a fourth on the way!!

i was just thinking the other day about how people that i know or don't know will comment on how i must have my hands full and wow another on the way. or they will say wow, four, don't you know what causes that. and recently we had someone give jamil a newspaper clipping of a vasectomy clinic going on this month - which is apparently "National Vasectomy Month". i must say those little comments really get on my nerves. i would never say anything like that to anyone. if God has blessed them with four or fourteen kids - it is His plan - why would i argue with that.

i have been feeling pretty good lately. i generally start the day off with a ton of energy and then around 2 or 3 in the afternoon i get really tired. i have been just giving into the tired feeling and resting when i can. although it is hard when there is a lot to do especially when the kiddos are down for their quiet time. i haven't been sleeping that well at night, but thankfully it is summer break so i can get some extra sleep in the morning. the kids have been sleeping until around 8 or so!

the baby has been kicking and moving around quite a bit. it is so fun to feel those familiar movements!! and she has been strong enough for others to feel her and see her on the outside. she has gotten into a few uncomfortable (for me) positions and my bladder has been suffering and sometimes i will get short of breath.

i have had a lot of people ask me about her name!!! and yes, we have chosen a name for her. i am 99% sure although i have been known to change my mind. we are still working on the spelling for both the first and the middle name. so once we have the spelling decided i will post it!! if you see me, ask me and i will tell you, we aren't keeping it a secret but i don't want to put it into writing until the spelling is chosen.

we have picked out colors for the girls' room based on the quilt we have chosen for jordyn's new bed!!! my dad is making her a loft bed. we are using 2 shades of pink (light and dark), green and white. i can't wait to start working on it - which the project i'll begin in a few weeks!! although, if i could blink and the work would be done i would be ok with that!!!! i will post some before, during and after pics!!!

3D ultrasound pic

At our 18 week ultrasound we had a few 3D/4D images taken. It was really neat to see our baby girl in a more life like picture. She was really snuggled up and would barely move to get a better picture. You can see she is nestled in between the wall of my uterus and the placenta.

21 week update...

it is hard to believe it has been three weeks since we had our 18 week ultrasound and found out that our baby GIRL is healthy and doing great!!! i am 21 weeks pregnant. i have been feeling pretty good and have a lot more energy although i do get tired quickly and in bed early especially if i haven't gotten a nap. i have been feeling the baby move a lot. and my belly has really popped out - people that don't know have begun to notice i am pregnant! i have had some trouble sleeping at night. i wake up a lot and usually find it hard to fall back to sleep. my mind is reeling with all the things that i have to do to get ready for our baby girl!!!

jordyn will share her room with the baby, so the big project on my plate is recreating a girly girl room to make it roomy enough for two! i have lots of ideas but haven't made any decisions. i need to make a decision and get started like yesterday.

i also have begun to make a list and figure out what baby gear i need! even though, it is our fourth baby, i do not have a lot of stuff. after our third, we gave a lot away and sold a lot because at the point our stuff we know would have sat around and just aged - it would be 8 years old at this point- since most we used from our first. so, i have a lot of things i need to get for the baby!

i have changed up this blog to look more girlie girl. so bear with me as i need to add our ultrasound pics to the side bar and a couple other things!