24 Weeks

Well we have been pretty busy since the last post although we have finally been in town for the last two weeks. We are 24 weeks today, I still cant believe how fast this has gone by so far. I have been feeling great. I am finally starting to show. Little Allison has been kicking like crazy. You can see her kick at times, but its very cool to feel her kick so much. She mainly kicks after meals and at night when I am getting into bed. So far its not keeping me up as we all know how much I love to sleep. Yesterday I woke up around 5am and she was kicking me in my side. It feels like a big thump over and over :) Still very sereal as you think maybe that was just something going on in your belly. Last weekend Sara McCarroll went with me to Babys R Us, I owe her big time as she helped me register for stuff I have no idea about. It was so sweet because we spent almost 3 hours in there with her cute little girl Kynleigh. Kynleigh did awesome and just hung out the entire time, very impressive. Wills brother,Tommy and his family came in on Tuesday March 16 for their spring break b/c Jack had a baseball tournament. They stayed with us last week, which was fun! We cooked and hung out with them as well as Will's other brother Jim and his family. Then my mom came in on Friday and we shopped literally until we dropped as most would say if the shopenator is with you :) She is great because she helps you think of great ideas and will help you get what you need done. We registered at buy buy baby and then looked for baby bedding. Will and I have so much to do as we havent done anything with the nursery. I have found the bedding but I need to order it. We also have to order the crib and furniture. I feel like I am running out of time, which I know we still have a little less than 4 months but I can feel myself getting anxious. Maybe that is the nesting stage coming up. Problem is that the next month we are out of town almost every weekend with weddig showers, bachelorette parties, easter etc. But I love being busy and getting to see all my friends. I still havent gone maternity clothes shopping, but with all the stuff coming up I think I will need to or at least figure out what I can wear with my belly band. At this point in my pregnancy, not too much has changed except for my growing belly. I still eat about the same although I will say I eat what I want. We go to the doctor next week for a check up and I will do the gestational diabetes screening where you drink this sugary drink, so that should be interesting rather than the typical appointment where you weigh in, pee in a cup, and get your blood pressure checked. Will finally felt the baby kick 2 weekends ago!! He was very excited... He had tried many times before but didnt have the patience when she wouldnt do it on cue but finally he felt her kick. Very Sweet!!!

22 Weeks

Well I meant to post last week as I am trying to post weekly from here on out but of course I have failed on that attempt. Oh well, back at it again. Last week we were in Crockett for Wills grandmothers funeral. Granny had been living at the nursing home for a couple of years now and around December started declining. We were actually in Crockett the weekend before last (feb 26-28) and we were at the nursing home when she passed February 28th. It was a very sad moment yet how thankful we were to have seen her that Saturday before and also to be with the Driskells and Uncle Bill when it happened. We left sunday night, Will and Jim went to Crockett on Monday, and Sabrina and I came on Tuesday early afternoon for the visitation. Will and I were talking about the fact that within these six months, we have lost both of our grandmothers during this pregnancy. Very sad as we would have loved them to meet Allison. Though we are thankful they both knew we were pregnant. Mama was so excited!!!! As for me, I am definitely showing more, although people are still shocked I am sixth months pregnant. They say Allison will be small. I am also carrying her pretty low. I have felt her kick everyday, and can always tell when she is moving. Everytime I try to get Will to feel her kick, it seems like she knows and quits kicking :)....Right now she is kicking but its still like a little flick. This past weekend Will and I traveled to Houston for Blane Webbs wedding so we got to stay at my moms house. Friday night we met up with Jenny and Patrick (they are pregnant 12 weeks :) ) YAY!!, Ned and Sara, and mom and Fred and ate at a restaurant in Houston. It was good to see everyone and got to talk to Jen some about her pregnancy and everything. Saturday, mom and I went shopping for ms.Allison, it was soooo fun. I hadnt bought anything yet, so this was a lot of fun to pick out some cute dresses. Mama Mel got Allison the cutest yellow dress from Baby Gap. She got some cute outfits, still very sereal they are for the baby inside me, as I still feel like I just have a big beer gut. No other symptoms, still feeling pretty good. My back is acting all weird, not sure if its pregnancy related, but it feels out of whack, like it needs to be popped. Everytime I try nothing budges, but when I walk I hear it pop back and forth. Obviously something is up, so I am going keep watching it and see if there are some type of stretches or something I need to do. Other than that I feel great. OH other great news, Andrea Mann now Andrea Doornbos is pregnant as well (they are nine weeks), All of our babies will be within 3 months of each other. HOW Exciting.... cant wait for the new chapters to begin.

My first blog

So I have decided to start blogging online. I want to record the second half of my pregnancy (at this point we are 20 weeks) and the new firsts we will encounter as a family. So far my pregnancy has been pretty good, I was one of the lucky women so far that didnt experience morning sickness. WHICH is shocking as I have always been so sensitive to different birth controls which I have been told mimic hormones in pregnancy that cause most women to be sick. At the beginning of my pregnancy I did have to wake up and eat immediately such as crackers by my bed. I was pretty tired most of the first trimester (suprise suprise) but the worst of it was mainly between weeks 6-9. My appetite hasnt increased that much from when I wasnt pregnant but I wouldnt say I am eating and/or watching what I eat as much as I did. So far I have gained 4 pounds, but I have heard how quickly you put on weight throughout the rest of the pregnancy especially in the last of your second and third trimester. We have had five sonograms so far which I have heard is quite spoiling as your only supposed to get three :). The coolest sonogram was probably the sonogram at 13 weeks (we did the down syndrome screening) because the baby was in the perfect position and moving like crazy. It was absolutely the coolest thing to see, although you dont believe that is actually in your belly. At that appointment, the doctor told us he thought we were having a little boy. We then went to our obgyn and she said he is almost always right. So for the majority of the pregnancy thus far we thought we were having a little boy. Then at 18 weeks we went back to the doctor to finish our testing and we were supposed to find out the gender, but our little darling decided she wouldnt show her front side
(she had learned from her mama how to be a lady :) ) so we weren't able to find out we are having a GIRL until last thursday before we went out of town to Hot Spring, Arkansas. She still wasnt cooperating but she did uncross her legs enough to show the doctor a confirmation. YAY, a little girl, I am sooo excited. Her name will be Allison Nicole Driskell. The same initials as her mama!!! I think Will is coming around to the idea as he was pretty shocked it wasnt a boy, but I can tell that he is excited to have a little daddys girl :).... I am just now starting to show some but am still fitting into all my clothes although snug. I think it will be time to get a belly band in the next week or so.... Oh joy! I do feel little ally move around- feels like a heart beat in my stomach and flutters. It is usually after a meal that she starts to move. I think I have felt her kick but I havent felt it completely confirmed. I cant wait until I feel her kick so that Will can feel her move as well. He so wants to feel her kick but at this point he just hears from me when she is moving. SO EXCITING and strange at the same time. What an experience!!!