A Birth Story-Part 1

So, I LOVE reading all about other peoples birth stories AND I want to remember EVERYTHING about the day that Carter was born so here it is people...pretty sure it's going to be pretty long, so skip ahead as you wish :)

My due date was October 21st so when I woke up on Sunday and didn't feel NOT one contraction I starting thinking about how that day was MORE then likely NOT going to be the day that baby Carter would make his grand appearance!

AND then I went on Twitter and I saw all of the Kardashians posting that the 21st was Kim K's Bday!

I KNEW for sure he would NOT come that day now....he's like his dad and I knew he didn't wanna share his bday with Kim K!  BUT I was still a tiny bit hopeful!  THAT maybe he'd change his mind!  OR I was going to do things to try to push him a tiny bit!

I really did EVERY single one of these things and NO baby Carter did NOT want to come out!!  I remember as we were doing all these things trying to get him to make his appearance already the husband and I kept saying that it would be funny if he did come and then EVERYONE would say see the "whatever they told me to try" worked!  So the husband gave me reese's peanut butter cups and said "if you go into labor tonight, we're gonna tell everyone it's because you ate reese's peanut butter cups!  OH!  AND chicken wings cause you ate those tonight too!"  We could NOT stop laughing we watched a movie and THEN we kept hearing an alarm going off...it was like 10pm on a sunday and we kept hearing this stupid car alarm going off FOREVER!  Finally the husband went to go check who it was and it was a girl PASSED out in her car (I guess her bf/husband was trying to wake her up by pressing the panic button CLEARLY it was NOT working!) BUT me and the husband could NOT stop laughing we kept running from the living room to our bedroom (where there is a window that looks down into the parking lot) and laughing at the girl passed out in her car!  She was arguing with her boyfriend and it was so funny!  We were rolling (Okay, I'm sure this was a LOT more funny in person BUT this may or may not have been ONE of the reasons I went into labor) after running back and forth for 45 minutes to an hour the girl finally went to bed while yelling at whoever was taking her to bed and we had a good laugh and then watched the end of the movie!  The clock turned passed midnight and I had finally accepted that Baby Carter would NOT be one of the 5% that was born ON his due date!  Me and the husband were getting ready to go to bed and I changed the calendar in our living room to October 22nd and we headed to bed.

While I was laying there trying to get comfortable as MUCH as you can while 40 weeks and ONE day pregnant, I realized that I was getting cramps!  I had to spend a day at labor & delivery earlier in the week and they were tracking my contractions and they finally told me that what I had been feeling the last couple of weeks things that felt just like menstrual cramps were contractions and I now knew what to look for.  SO when I started getting cramps I was thinking oh cool at least a couple of contractions maybe he'll come in the next few days!  I DID NOT want to be pregnant ALL the way until my next appt which wasn't until THURSDAY!  I laid there watching TV and realized that my "cramps" were coming often even if they didn't hurt....so I busted out my HANDY pregnancy app and started timing my "cramps" (at the time I THOUGHT they MIGHT be contractions but couldn't be POSITIVE!

I started tracking

They were every 4 minutes or SO but they didn't hurt...I mean they were just like regular cramps they didn't feel like everyone told me they would feel (worse pain in the world) sooooo I just kept timing...UNTIL it had been 1 hour!  and I realized that I MIGHT be in labor :-O  soooooo after about an hour and a 1/2 of timing them coming every 3-4 minutes I decided I should probably call L&D and see what they said....I called and they told me that unless I was in a LOT of pain or they got super close together I could stay at home...so I did...and I was watching TV still timing...they got closer and closer together but still weren't hurting like I thought they should.  BUT once they were coming EVERY 2 minutes I decided that we were going to have to go to the hospital so I took a shower and started getting ready to go to the hospital...once I got out of the shower I realized that they were now every minute and a half apart!!  I immediately woke up the husband and tried to get him to hurry because NOW I was nervous that Carter would want to hurry up and come out and I wouldn't get to the hospital in time for an epidural (my biggest fear about having a baby was thinking I might have to do it with NO drugs) :l  I know I'm terrible BUT whateva, I heard what that pain feels like and I feel NO need to feel it if I don't have to!

We got ready and NOW it was exciting!  We all piled into the car, the husband and I plus the puppies, since we had already talked to my mom and told her that IF we had to go to the hospital in the middle of the night that she would come to the hospital to pick up the puppies from us and they would stay with her and my dad while we stood in the hospital! sooooo while we were on our way to the hospital I called my mom to meet us there and we were on our way....those 20 minutes felt like FOREVER because I had no idea how far along I was and I did NOT want to give birth in a car!  We FINALLY got there and my contractions were a steady minute and a 1/2 apart and lasting 50 seconds to a minute and 30!  It was a crazy feeling...when you are having a contraction it hurts...and then once it's over it's like you were never in pain at all...it kept making me laugh when the contraction would go away because I would immediately not be in pain anymore...we got to the hospital and my mom was there waiting for us...we handed her the dogs and we told her we would let her know what they told us once we were checked and stuff.  we got to L&D and were told that LOTS of ladies were having there baby that day!  We figured that NO babies wanted to be born on Kim K's bday AND all the babies wanted to be born on the last day that they could be before becoming scorpios :)  (my entire pregnancy my whole family just kept saying...I hope he's born on his due date so that he could be a libra...we don't want another scorpio (considering both my mom and gma are libras) P.S. last day of libra is October 22nd :)

To be Continued.....can't wait for you guys to hear alllllllllll about the actual delivery part (that was my FAVORITE part) and still makes me tear up thinking about it!  :)

OMG! Baby Carter is ONE month OLD!

where did the MONTH go?!?!

I can't even believe that I have spent a whole month without a BIG belly and instead have been taking care of a handsome little boy!

I'm going to share with you some of my FAVORITE pictures from this month that has literally FLOWN by!!!

I'm so thankful for this little dude, he's literally amazing!  EVEN when he's super fussy I just can't get enough of him....I didn't know it was possible but I really love him more and more each and every single day :)

outfit home from the hospital :)

soooo tiny in his car seat

looooove a naked baby :)

his face has already changed so much :(

grouchy butt!

"get outta my face!"

we were sleepyyyyyy

thanksgiving day shopping :)

just hanging out

i dont think he liked the beanie

don't mind my nursing bra :l

just in looking at these pictures I can't believe how much he has changed in a month!  He's grown so much!  and has already gotten such a personality!  I can't wait to see what else god has in store for us!

Happy 4 Weeks Baby Carter :)

I did write this WHOLE post when it was supposed to be written BUT then I didn't like the way that it was formatted so I never posted it soooo here is it!  :) JUST a little over a week late NBD :D

Baby Carter Weights:  I'm thinking around 9 lbs for sure!  He's getting so heavy!!

Height: I think he's the same he was 21 inches

Clothing size: He still fits in a lot of his newborn clothes BUT since he only has a couple of NB outfits I have been putting him in some 0-3 and most of them are HUGE but we make due

Diaper size:  He's still in newborn once in a while we'll put him in size 1 BUT they're so big so we went out and bought some more NB

Feeding:  He's eating good!  :)  NOT too sure how much BUT he is definitely waking up every 3-4 hours at night :l

Sleep:  Ugh his sleep is ALL messed up!!  It's terrible!  One night he'll sleep really good and only wake up once at night and then the next night he'll decide that he wants to wake up at 2/3 and stay up until 6/7 it's terrible!  I'm HOPING that it was just a phase and we will outgrow it ASAP!

Milestones:  he has better and better head control i love it!!  PLUS he's smiling more, not completely on purpose BUT I don't care I LOVE it!!  It brightens his whole face and makes me fall EVEN more in love with him...i didn't even know that was possible!!

Adventures:  this week it was raining so we didn't do much at ALL!!  We did however take our first big boy bath and this dude LOVED it!!  I'll make sure to post some pics asap :)

Mommy and Daddy could not get through this week without:  still swaddlers even though we use them for a lot less swaddling and a lot more comfort.  PLUS we LOVE our pack n play, the owls are his favorite!  :)  AND LOTS AND LOTS of diapers!!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE huggies little snugglers :)  i'm so sad because we got SOOOOOO many pampers at our baby shower but I LOVEEEEEEE the huggies ones...can't be ungrateful though right?  Pampers were free!  I'll learn to love them!

"King Of The Crib"

"I'm mad!  I lost all my hair!"

sleepy smiles :D

"YUCK!"

1st Photo Shoot

On Sunday, I wanted to make sure that I took baby Carter's newborn pictures, like I said I want to remember what these times were like, and I refuse to pay 1 million dollars for newborn pictures when I KNOW I could take some here at the house and they were turn out decent enough!  PLUS we're on a budget so anywhere we can save the BETTER!  My cousin made him the adorable outfit and I did take 100 MORE pictures but I'll save you from a million pictures and just share with you one hundred! :)

• I know that I'm biased BUT I do think baby Carter is one of the cutest babies I've ever seen!  :)
• I need to find a good way to keep all of these pictures safe, because being digital it's so easy for them to get lost, or corrupted or any of the NOT fun stuff!
• I LOVE that everyone has a different opinion on to who they think he looks like, some say me some say the husband, Me, I can't tell...I think he's just adorable :)
• I can already see that he is changing so much and he's only two weeks old :l  #growingupwaytoofast
• I LOVE the comparison of his foot to the husband's thumb.  I KNOW this is a picture we are going to look back on FOREVER and say "OMG remember when his foot was this little?"

Hope I didn't bore you too much...well actually looking at cute pictures is one of my favorite things about blogging so I don't think so :)

Happy 2 Weeks Baby Carter

I can't even believe how behind I am in EVERYTHING!  I can't believe that my baby is on his way to being THREE weeks old already!!  I seriously can NOT believe how fast time has went by!  I mean really?  I can't believe that it has gone by so fast, and it seems like my days are FLYING by!  and he's getting bigger each day, I can feel it especially in how heavy he is getting!

So, I just want to catch you up with my life, which PRETTY much consists of feeding, changing and rocking the baby :)  when I'm not doing ONE of those three things, I'm washing dishes, clothes or attempting to make some dinner for the husband!

If you don't already follow me on IG go ahead and do so ASAP!  I post a picture ALMOST every day :)  LINK is >>>>>>>>>

without further ado, here are some pics of life of course according to my iPhone because that's ALL I ever take pictures with, ummm EVER!

Baby Carter, got his first MUSTACHE ;D

He also received his VERY first halloween card, and first piece of mail from my good friend laura and her baby is only two months older then Carter so when they get older they're gonna be penpals FOR SURE! :)

Most days this is what our days look like, chillin' waiting for dad to get home

I never ever get tired of this face, even when he wakes me up to nurse but really isn't hungry!

we made it out of the house alone for the first time this week on Monday, we had a dr appt and then went to visit our cousins.  It was a success, and I'm sooooo glad the husband installed this mirror it made driving a lot easier when I could just look at him to make sure everything was A-okay!

He's already growing so fast, and his newborn clothes are getting a little small which made me sooooo sad :(  I had to take out all of his 0-3 months clothes and wash them....is it bad that I want him to wear newborn longer?  I mean he's still a newborn!

the husband is such a GREAT dad, he literally loves to take care of him as soon as he walks in the door, he always rocks him back to sleep in the morning so that I can get a few extra minutes of sleep, and it's amazing!

and that means he gets him dressed for the day, fuzzy slippers and all :) but really those slippers are soooo cute!  and they are one of the few things that actually stay on his little feet!  P.S. that onesie is a 0-3 and I swear he is swimming in it!

In these last two ALMOST three weeks I have learned so much, I can't even believe I could be so in love with such a tiny human being!  I also can't believe how in love I am with the husband!  I mean really, it's the MOST amazing feeling in the WHOLE world.  to watch someone you love so much become a dad makes your love become even more real and you see that person in a whole new light!  It's amazing :D  P.S. I might have had a meltdown the entire week that the husband was off knowing that he was going to have to go back to work very soon, postpartum hormones are NO joke!  wayyyy worse then pregnancy hormones.

I am going to start doing a weekly summary of all things baby carter, just so I don't forget any of the moments that are passing by so fast!  I NEED to start getting back into the routine of blogging and I am going to try this week!  IS it really Thursday?!?!  I saw the husband post a #tbt post on IG and I laughed thinking whyyyy would he post that on Wednesday he's funny!  hahahaha oh wait!  It's Thursday?  I literally had to look at my phone to make sure what day it was, oops it is Thursday!  Oh man, I'm telling you my days are running together!

Until next time :)

Hello There :)

Please Join me in Welcoming to the World

Carter Jax

Born October 22nd 5:48 pm 

7 lbs 11 oz :) 

20 inches long

And he is more gorgeous then I could ever imagine!  :D

Sorry I've been MIA for so long, but man who would have thought having a baby was so much work?!?!  All the details COMING soon!

BUT for now, here's LOTS of pics of little baby Carter in the hospital :)

 I'm definitely NOT one of those ladies that looks PERFECT after they just popped a baby out BUT it's our first family picture and DEFINITELY one that I will cherish forever :)

Going home outfit, I LOVED it, doesn't he look like a little track star?  :)  THIS was literally two seconds before we got in the wheelchair to get outta the hospital 26 hours after he was born!  I was so ready to go home!  I hope all of my bloggy friends are well, I've missed you all MUCHO and I have all of your blogs to read!  BlogLovin unread posts 194!  Do you think I've been doing anything but taking care of a BRAND new baby for the past 9 days?  Probably not!  BUT I really wouldn't have it ANY other way!! :D

Baby Laines-39 Weeks

How far along: 39 Weeks :)

Baby's size: A small watermelon around 7 lbs and 20-21 inches...eek he is FOR SURE big enough to come out!!  Come on Baby Carter :) 

Miss Anything: I do miss being able to have a drink at dinner, AND I do miss being comfortable, at all, I miss sleeping on my back without feeling like I'm going to suffocate! 

  

Best moment this week:  Going to the Black Keys Concert, it was a lot of fun, HUGE pregnant and all!

Movement: Yep, moves lots!!

Food cravings: nope, nothing at all...most times after I eat I feel super nauseous, BUT you could say I'm still obsessed with sweets :)  YUMMMM 

Anything making you queasy or sick: Food in general, randomly I'll feel super queasy and gross :l

Maternity Clothes: Ummm yes please...still all I wear PLUS the husbands old shirts and gym shorts!

Stretch marks: :(

Symptoms I HAVE:   Big belly!  Lots of queasiness, wobbling, backaches, etc.

Doctor’s Appointment:  Wednesday morning and that is when they will tell me if I've even dilated AT ALL, UNLESS he decides to come out before then of course :)

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby Carter finally being here :D  I can't wait!!!!!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: off, I put them on last sunday to go to dinner with my grandma and I couldn't get them off!  So I officially officially took them off for good last week!  So sad :(  My fingers look so boring and sad without a wedding ring.

Happy or Moody most of the time: I think I'm pretty happy, BUT it is pretty easy for me to get annoyed!

Sleep: I feel like I can't get ENOUGH sleep right now, I'm so tired!!  Literally last night I went to bed at midnight and then woke up at 4 am and couldn't go to sleep until 5:30 and then LITERALLY slept in this morning until 12:30 I can't believe it!  I feel like I'm in the first trimester of pregnancy ALL OVER AGAIN!  :l  AND if someone tells me ONE more time that it's NOT going to get better after the baby comes, I'm going to PUNCH someone in their face!  ESPECIALLY because I already KNOW that!  BUT at least I'll have a reason to be tired all the time, right now I just feel like I'm exhausted for no reason!

Showing:  Ummm for sure!!  NO way to hide it AT ALL!

Baby Carter please please please get here soon!  Mommy & Daddy can't wait to finally meet you on the outside!  WE are all ready for you to get out!  BUT no rush, I LOVE that you are going to pick your own birthday :D  Pick a good day and PLEASE let it be BEFORE halloween, we have a SUPER cute Halloween costume waiting for you to wear :)

Baby Laines-38 Weeks

How far along: 39 Weeks :)

Baby's size: HUGE!   OFFICIALLY ready to come out ;D

Miss Anything: Being comfortable...of couse, being able to enjoy an alcoholic beverage randomly!   AND not having a never ending to do list!

Best moment this week:  KNOWING that the next time my family gets together for an event Baby Carter will ALREADY be here OMG!  I can NOT wait!!

Movement: Yep, he still doesn't MOVE all crazy...BUT he does move lots...I think he's a booty popper like his dad :) It's so cute when he'll randomly stick his butt out!  LOVE!! :D

Food cravings: Nothing at all still...everyone still asks me all the time...but NOPE nothing, especially NOTHING crazy.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Randomly I'll feel super sick like I wanna throw UP, BUT for the MOST part nope...

Maternity Clothes: Ummm yes...or ANY of my clothes that were SUPER loose when I wasn't pregnant!

Stretch marks: Ummm I feel like there are going to be more hidden ones, once this baby actually pops out! BUT for now I'm not going to stress about it...I've taken care of myself to the best of my ability so whatever happens to my body is what was meant to happen and all for Baby Carter :)  Battle wounds of pregnancy it's okay

Symptoms I HAVE:   BIG belly, swollen feet & ankles, BUT really OVERALL I am feeling AMAZING I can't wait to D

Doctor’s Appointment:  They are every single week now!  Can't believe how fast time has passed!

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby FINALLY being here, can't wait!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on kinda, i keep taking them off but then putting them back on because I miss them too much!!

Happy or Moody most of the time: I am happy most of the time now :)  AT least I don't feel as moody as I was before.

Sleep: Still tired...ALL THE TIME! BUT I am sleeping pretty much through the entire night!

Showing:  ummm yesssss for sureeeee

Baby Laines-37 Weeks

How far along: 37 weeks :)

Baby's size: 19-22 inches around 6.5 lbs :-O!   The size of a WATERMELON!!  Oh goodness!

Miss Anything: Being comfortable!!  I miss being able to sleep on my back...sleeping without waking up like I'm going to explode, feeling like I don't have a BASKETBALL stuffed inside my stomach...oh and I miss wearing jeans!  OH and shirts that were long, and I miss my old feet, they're so swollen right now and they hurt that I miss when they were cute!  :(

Best moment this week:  Getting an email saying that Baby Laines is FULL TERM!!  He can literally come at ANY TIME!!!  :D

Movement: Yep, every single day, it's cute when he moves sometimes, because it's when I eat something or drink something and he'll be moving crazy!  I LOVE IT!    He's so funny he already makes me laugh when the husband plays music for him and he starts moving CRAZY!

Food cravings: I feel like it has finally hit me, that I FEEL LIKE I CAN EAT A HORSE starving feeling!  YESTERDAY I felt fine, and then ALL OF A SUDDEN I felt like I was going to pass out from being hungry!  I have a feeling he's going to be a GREAT eater once he gets out!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still just when I'm hungry!  Other then that not too much.

Maternity Clothes: All I can wear, I even had a meltdown on Saturday for our baby shower when I tried on the dress that I had bought a couple of weeks ago for the baby shower and it didn't fit, I felt so uncomfortable in it, and then I had to search through my closet for something to wear...I officially do NOT FIT IN ANY OF MY pre-maternity clothes UNLESS they were ridiculously long before I got pregnant.

Stretch marks: I have noticed that I got a couple on the very bottom of my stomach...the husband says you can't see them BUT I can see them!  I know they are there and they make me sad :(  Battle wounds of a mother right?  Just gotta keep telling myself that.  AND they aren't as bad as they COULD BE.

Symptoms I HAVE:  Swollen feet
tired...oh the tiredness, i need energy like yesterday
big basketball belly
feeling like I'm going to topple over
clothes not fitting
tired...did I say that already? it's because of how tired I am
an anxious!  I'm so excited for him to get here, but have so much to do before he actually arrives that every time i feel pressure I get worried he might decide that he wants to come out already

Doctor’s Appointment:  they are every single week from now on...so we're definitely getting close

What I'm looking forward to:  finally meeting him :)  I can't wait!!  I went through ALL of his clothes yesterday and we have soooooooo many that they don't fit inside his closet hanging some have to go in drawers, I can't believe how blessed we already are!  AND I can't wait to see what he looks like!

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: still in...

Wedding rings on or off: well...they WERE on, but I noticed last week that they were getting a little tight, not when I was wearing them...when I was wearing them I didn't feel them tight at all, BUT they were getting more difficult to get off...so I took them off, but missed them too much and decided it was the weather that was making them so tight, until last night when I tried to take them off, I had to use soap and I had a mark, so I officially took them off, I'm so scared that they will have to be cut off that I'd rather be safe then sorry.

Happy or Moody most of the time: I like to think that I'm Happy most of the time, but I do catch myself becoming moody...especially when it's HOT!

Sleep: well, I guess I'm better off then MOST preggers that say they can't sleep at all, because I can definitely sleep BUT when I wake up I'm still tired!  and often times my arms go to sleep from sleeping on my side...oh man I can't WAIT til the day I can sleep on my back again!!!  I miss that sleep!!

Showing:  YES!!  That's FOR SURE!

Baby Laines-36 Weeks

How far along: 36 Weeks :)

Baby's size: 19-22 inches, around 6.5 lbs AND the size of a WATERMELON!  Ummm safe to say Baby Carter is BIG enough to come out ANY day now!!

Miss Anything: NOT having a MILLION things to do on my to do list!!  Seriously!

Best moment this week:  Knowing that in LESS then a month the new baby will be here!  Eeek I can't wait!

Movement: Yep, he doesn't kick so much anymore, BUT he gets hiccups a lot AND lots of rolls, and I think he moves his hands around a lot

Food cravings: Still just sweets.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Randomly I'll feel SUPER nauseous but not on a steady basis. 

Maternity Clothes: Uggh yes, I'm still trying to squeeze myself into my old pants, and although they still go on, they are completely unbuttoned, thank you belly band for making it seem like they're not.

Stretch marks: :(  I am sad to say that I got a few stretch marks :,( I wanted to cry when I saw them, BUT the upside is that they are REALLY REALLY light and I think I MIGHT be the only one that can truly see them, what can I say I know what my stomach looked like before and those tiny marks were NOT there.

Symptoms I HAVE:   Big huge belly, tired ALL THE TIME, NONE of my clothes fit, get out of breath, ONE symptom I still don't have though, is that I am NOT nesting thats for sure, I'm so tired all I want to do is sleep!

Doctor’s Appointment:  Have one on Friday, and then it's EVERY single week until he finally decides to come!

What I'm looking forward to:  Baby Carter finally being here!  I literally CAN NOT WAIT!!!  I know I have a LOT to do before his arrival BUT I'm so excited to go in his room and see an actual baby :)

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on and still fitting like normal :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Not gonna lie, I'm pretty freaking moody, BUT it's HOT and I have realized that MOST people are REALLY annoying!

Sleep: Yuckkkk...I wish it was easier to sleep!  I'm so tired!

Showing:  There is NO hiding this big belly, I mean I can try BUT I'm pretty sure people can tell there's a baby in there :)

Baby Laines-35 Weeks

Happy Rosh Hashanah!!!

(no I'm not jewish, but my calendar told me what today is :D)

How far along: 35 weeks :)

Baby's size: He is the size of a LARGE cantaloupe :D around 19-22 inches & almost 6 lbs (don't you think if he's already 6 pounds he can get out now??)

Miss Anything: Well yesterday I missed beer, so the husband made me a FAKE michelada which is a michelada with O'douls and it does supress the craving!  AND I still miss being comfortable!

Best moment this week:  knowing that we are NOW less then 5 weeks (pleaseeeeeee Carter come on TIME)

Movement: Yep, he moves around in there LOTS I think I've started to become immune to it, it's funny!  BUT I still LOVE it!!

Food cravings: Hmmm...nothing really...still sweets!  Whyyyyyy are they sooooo good!  OHHH but I think the Husband has FINALLY hit is pregnancy cravings because I think every single day he tells me how "this one thing would taste AMAZING" he was even mad at the TV the other day for playing a McDonalds commercial because he's been thinking about one all week...he makes me laugh!

Anything making you queasy or sick: Nothing really, besides randomly feeling like I'm gonna get sick, but still never do.

Maternity Clothes: Yepppp all dayyyyyyy everyyyyyy dayyyyyyy can't wait to wear regular clothes again!

Stretch marks: I feel like I'm going to get some, and I have been so careful this whole time...sometimes though I think I see some, and then realize it's just the lines from my pants!

Symptoms I HAVE:  Big BELLY!  Being tired allllllllllll the time, and sometimes I'm awfully cranky :(

Doctor’s Appointment:  Had one on Friday, and they did an ultrasound because their doppler wasn't working and they couldn't hear his heartbeat, I wasn't too worried though because at that exact moment I could feel him moving around like crazy so CLEARLY he was alive!  BUT it was cool to see him again, and see how BIG he is!  His head now took up the ENTIRE screen, and he is head down!  No wonder I randomly have to pee RIGHT NOW! :D

What I'm looking forward to:  our last baby shower, maternity leave, and FINALLY getting to see our babies face!  I watched the kardashians last night and it made my eyes water when she holds her baby...eeek so exciting to finally meet the baby that has been living inside you all these months :D

Gender: BOY!!!

Belly Button in or out: in

Wedding rings on or off: on and still fitting like normal :)

Happy or Moody most of the time: Sometimes, I get randomly cranky ESPECIALLY if I'm HOT!!  OMG!!  This weather has NOT helped ONE bit!!  NOT one, and I feel like I'm going to pass out, precisely why the husband and I stayed home all weekend inside our air conditioned house and it was AMAZING!

Sleep: Yuckkkk, I've noticed that if I take a shower before going to sleep I usually only wake up once at night but if I don't take a shower I wake up 5-6 times, I gotta keep remembering that!  Wonder when I'll be able to sleep again?  Maybe in a year?

Showing: ohhh definitely!