Almost 27 weeks

How far along: 26 1/2 weeks...

Weight: 175ish... At my 20 week appointment they told me I had only gained 11 pounds which was right where I should be. I feel HUGE, but so many people "just you wait"...

Clothing: Maternity everything. Regular shirts don't even fit me. I got 9 items off Old Navy online for $150, which I think is incredible. Good quality stuff that I actually like!

Baby purchases: Stay tuned. I went to Freeport this week and got a whole bunch of clothes for Little C. I can't wait to put them all away!

Sleep: I LOVE sleeping. Chase's movements really haven't affected my sleep, YET.

Movement: Chase is a crazy mover! He never really stops! I started feeling probably around 21-22 weeks and since then he hasn't stopped. Chris can see and feel the movements too, which is fun.

Food Cravings/Aversions: I LOVE food again. I haven't had many cravings. Usually I will want something and eat it and then not want it again. One thing I e

Symptoms: What symptom haven't I had? Your body goes through such changes and it's not the same. My eye was twitching for a good 2 weeks. I've had a cold for about a week and a half and now have the worst congestion in my ear. The thing that has been the most difficult is not being able to take regular medications that I would normally take.

Yesterday, I had a massage, got a BUNCH of stuff to organize little C's room with, and got my hair done by an amazing stylist and friend. I am BLESSED.

Update!

Hmmm.. Let's see...Since 17 weeks many things have happened! In March, I took a trip down on the grand ole bus to my sister's bachelorette party in Boston. It was so great to be able to go home and see my family for a short visit. The party was fabulous and we had a great time. I will not be taking a long bus ride while pregnant again though. It was very uncomfortable and all the buses I had to go on were PACKED.

That brings us to April... On April 7th I had my 24 week appointment. I didn't make Chris go with me because I wasn't schedule for an ultrasound, but I wish he was there. The NP came in and told me the doctor wanted to do a 28 week ultrasound because he wanted a better picture of the spine, to rule our Spina Bifida. I literally heard that and freaked out inside my little anxiety ridden brain of mine. If Chris was there he would have asked questions and that made me angry. THEN, she proceeds to take my fundal height, which is a measurement of the length of my belly. It measures 30 cm. Soooo in essence 6 cm more than what it should've been. So I did what any crazy person would do and made my husband call the office and ask what they told me. So basically all is okay... The doctor just didn't get a great picture of the spine during my 20 week ultrasound, but they aren't worried at all. AND, I'm measuring bigger and it could be a number of reasons. But I shouldn't be too concerned. At the 20 week ultrasound she did tell us his arms and legs were measuring a week ahead of the rest of his body. He's probably just going to be a large baby. :)

Letters for his room I created! Pinterest inspiration right there! One day I felt very crafty and wanted to create something for little Chase. The blue, green and gray are the color inspiration for his room. :)

Check out my wonderful husband painting! Last weekend we got the paint, "Gravity" at Lowes and then a week later we painted! It's a light gray with a blueish tint. I thought it was going to be darker, but I'm happy it's not too dark. 

19 weeks

25 weeks

26 weeks

Long Time... New Post

Well.... originally I wanted to post on this blog every week... but you see how well that has turned out for me. I created this blog when I was on February school vacation and now it's April school vacation. Even though I get home from work at a decent hour with time to write a blog post, I am just so TIRED. I really really really want to be able to look back and remember, so I will try to be better!

Special thanks to our great friends, The Whites, for creating this for us. Krystal White Photography photographed our wedding and she is fabulous! She planned this photoshoot the very same day!

First of all, on March 10th at around 3:00 we learned that our little nugget is indeed what we have been thinking all along: a BOY! I wanted a girl (just because I KNOW girls...), but as it gets closer and closer I can't wait to meet our precious little boy. I know Chris is going to be a great dad to a boy and I am really hoping I will be a good mama. :)

From the beginning we had a girl's name picked out... Emerson. No questions there. We could not decide on a boy's name! Chris really wanted the baby and him to have the same initials, CRW, and I thought that was nice. (We decided if it was a boy, he would have Chris' middle name, Ryan and if it was a girl she would have mine, Amy)... Now we had to decide on a name that starts with "C' and boy was it difficult. I fought the "C" thing for a while... I really liked Gavin. But, I wanted Chris to be happy and thought maybe Carter or Carson. BUT Chris is a MAINAH at heart and has a wicked accent. So I couldn't stand the idea of our baby being called "CAH-TAH"... No, just no!

SOOOO...At the beginning of the pregnancy, Chris through out the name Chase as an option. I liked it, but thought it sounded too similar to Chandler, our nephew's name. So I said no. But we revisited it. Mostly because my friend Amy suggested it and when I heard it again, I realized it was perfect. 

Chase Ryan Williams

Not hiding at all :)

Heartburn, Maternity Pants, Pretzel Bites like WHOA

How far along: 17 weeks... On Sunday I'm in month 5 of this pregnancy!

Weight: 164ish... I've haven't gained much weight, yet. I started out at 160.

Clothing: Maternity pants and some of my regular pants with the fabulous Bella Band from Target. I'm going out today to get more maternity pants because they are way more comfy!

Baby purchases: None by me. My sister, Lindsay, bought a onesie for the baby at Christmas time.

This week I did get some hand-me-downs from my wonderful sister, Katie. A jumparoo, vibrating seat, activity play mat, Ergo carrier, Moby wrap and other little things. I'm SO grateful. We are also using my sister-in-law, Alecia's, crib that she used with her two kiddos. Just a bonus having wonderful people in your life!

I did start creating my Amazon registry/wish list.

Sleep: I'm getting tired very early. And this week was school vacation week. I have been going to sleep by 8:30... I know, what a bore! The only downside is that I wake up so early! (Usually by 6) But on the plus side, I haven't been needing to get up and pee multiple times during the night. Only once! That's a plus!

Movement: None that I know of. Sometimes I think I'll be feeling something, but it's probably just a gas bubble. :(

Food Cravings/Aversions: I am actually really excited about eating now. The first few months were TOUGH to say the least. I had to make myself eat. I didn't want to. So when I didn't I felt worse. Thankfully, I'm so much better! I find that I have cravings but as soon as I eat them I don't want it again for some time. Today, I really want those little pretzel bites they have at the mall.

Symptoms: Really bad heartburn. I need to pick up some more Tums. Also smells are driving me crazy. Chris got me flowers for Valentine's Day and I feel really bad, but they smell horrible! It just one of these really great side effects of having a life inside of you!

No matter these crazy feelings I'm feeling I feel lucky to have this amazing gift from God. I am lucky. I have a wonderful, Godly husband who would do anything for me. I just can't wait to officially start our family when this baby is born.

First Trimester-Middle of Second Trimester

So I wanted a way to have all of my memories/thoughts/feelings remembered. I'm really, really, REALLY bad at journaling, but am hoping this blog will fill that void and that I'll keep it up!

I did NOT have the best first trimester. Ask Chris. I even told him we just might have to be a one child family. It's so funny... I remember being SO unbelievably happy when I took that first pregnancy test. But by week 9, I was miserable. Nauseous, tired, moody GALORE. (Hence the lack of chalkboard pictures and energy to take anyyyyy pictures.)

Backstory of how it all happened... Chris and I got married July 6, 2013. We had talked about wantng to wait to have a baby. Together we decided that we would wait a year. But, after the wedding, I guessssssss we just forgot about that. (He might have a different story-- like me really pushing it ;) ... but I know he wanted the baby too!) So we weren't "trying", but we also didn't do anything to prevent the pregnancy.

To be honest, I really didn't think it would happen for us. You hear all these stories about people having a hard time and I know I talked myself into thinking that's how it would be for us. (Although now I know, my doctor did say that most people get pregnant because they aren't actually "trying" and thinking so much about it.)

So here we are just living the newlywed life. August... got my period. September... got my period. October... got my period.. BUT, November was the month... I took the pregnancy test after feeling very crampy/moody. My period was due around that same day so I just felt like I was getting my dreaded period. I even told my co-worker, Amy that it was probably just not in the cards for us at that time. (We REALLY decided this time that we were going to hold off "trying" because my sister, Lindsay is getting married in September and I did not want to be pregnant at the wedding or due around the wedding date.)

But Amy told me the story about how she first got pregnant and how it felt like she was getting her period and how she just KNEW. I was still determined that I was not pregnant. After school that day Chris and I had plans to go over to a friend's house for our bi-weekly church dinner "Tuesday Night Invite." On the way there I stopped at the grocery store to pick things up for the dinner. I kept thinking get a pregnancy test...but I stopped myself just knowing I would be getting my period. Then after leaving the grocery store I passed a Walgreens pharmacy and just felt my car turn into the parking lot. I picked up the pregnancy test and enjoyed dinner with great friends.

Chris had to meet me there after work. So after dinner was over I left kind of abruptly because I wasn't feeling great. One of our friends actually said to Chris, "maybe she's pregnant." I think Chris just laughed. SO, I get home, pregnancy test in hand, and go into the bathroom. I hear Chris walk into the house and I take the test. I've taken a test before, but still when I got this result:

November 19th, 2014

I didn't believe it. I texted a picture to Amy (my co-worker) and said "Is this for real?!?!?" She called me immediately. She said, "Yes! Did you tell Chris yet?"... OOOPS... totally told Amy before my husband. I hung up the phone and walked out of the bathroom and this is what I say: "Chris...I just took a pregnancy test..." Him: "hmmm" Me: "It says I'm pregnant." Him: "Oh." I don't remember what he actually said but it was along these lines...."Well you probably have to go to the doctors to have them tell you for real if you are or not." Me: "Ok?, but the test doesn't lie!"

So what did I do the next day? Go and buy 5 more tests. HAHA. I wanted him to believe it! I was only 2 weeks along at that point. I told a few more people because I needed advice on doctors and such. I made my 8 week appointment a few days later.

I had some energy at this point... 7 weeks... my pretend baby bump!

We had our 8 week appointment on December 16th, 2013. I had my first ultrasound, and met my fabulous doctor. He has a great personality and I think it's a great match. The office is wonderful and everyone there is SUPER kind and caring.

Week 8-Week 12 was full of all the super fun pregnancy symptoms. Morning sickness, which was all the time sickness. Fatigue. Moodiness. I had NO energy. Being at work actually helped, but I did not want to eat anything. I had no desire to drink coffee which probably made me more tired because I was used to drinking coffee.

12 week appointment 

Little nugget moving around!! SO cute.

January 19th -- 13 weeks

February 2 -- 15 weeks

February 10 -- 16 weeks

Week 12-Week 16 was better, but still not completely out of the sickness phase. I had my 16 week appointment on February 10. I started wearing SOME maternity clothing because other pants are just not fitting the same way. Asking the NP about my headaches, but she said caffeine in moderation is fine and tylenol as well. So that's what I've been doing. Overall, the caffeine (HALF-CAF in our handy Keurig is the BEST!) is helping greatly! But, when it doesn't do the trick I pop a couple tylenol and that does it! I didn't get an ultrasound at this appointment and I don't know about other mamas, but sometimes just hearing the heartbeat isn't enough. I wanted to see my little nugget!

So now that we are up to date: I will be 18 weeks on Sunday. I cannot even wait to know what this baby is! Pink and purple or blue and green? EEEKK. I have my prediction. (AND the ultrasound technician even made a guess at the 12 week appointment that was the same as my prediction.)

At this point, we are really thinking boy! It's so funny because my WHOLE life I really wanted a boy first and then a girl. (In my dream family of 2 kids!) But as soon as I got pregnant it changed. I think this is because of two reasons. 1. I am a girl and know girls because I am one. 2. We decided on a girls name even before we got married. (Chris heard it and we both loved it!)

We still can't really decide on the boys name and I'm determined to have that name so that when we find out we can announce the name at the same time!

March 10th at 3:00 we will know. How will I even go through that day at school? I have no idea!