27 Weeks :)

Curtis is 27 weeks old this week! I cannot believe how quickly the time is flying by. It seems like just yesterday I was telling Isaac that he was gonna be a Daddy, and now we have about 3 months left before we get to meet our sweet little baby :)

The past few weeks have been really good for the most part. Other than a day here and there, my nausea is gone so that has made life much more liveable. I've actually started feeling much more like a person lately, able to do my normal things like cook, clean, do dishes and projects around the house, it's been pretty awesome.

We had our monthly prenatal appt today, which is always fun. I love the way Portsmith is doing things with turning the appts into classes. It helps to get a lot of questions answered and makes me feel like the Dr. really cares rather than my first 2 appts that lasted about 5 mins. Curtis is doing well, heart rate in the 130s, I just love hearing that little sound every month. And sometime in the next week, I get to do my wonderful gestational diabetes test, that should be fun. I was going to do it today, but the girl who was assigned to bring snacks for the class brought donuts, and what pregnant lady can say no to a donut? I sure couldn't, so I opted out of the test today.

Life for us is obviously changing pretty quickly. Last week, I went down to one day a week at work, which has been amazing. I think that is contributing some to my feeling much better since I'm able to rest a little more and have less nights where I'm only getting 4-6hrs of sleep. With this little bit of extra free time, I'm hoping to start doing more photography soon. I just bought a new lens and in a few weeks plan on getting some new editing software since my last computer computer completely died, so hopefully by Oct, I will be starting that up some, so if anyone in the Hampton Roads area wants pictures and knows someone who does, I'll do anything except for weddings. Another potentially big thing is Isaac takes his E6 exam tomorrow. It was a surprise b/c he wasn't suppose to be up for advancement until the Spring, (or so he thought), but if he passes it, it will be such a huge answer to prayer, so I'm pretty excited about that as well!

 How far along: 27 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 13lbs total

Maternity clothes: I'm mostly in maternity clothes now except for tank tops.I officially cleaned out all my pre-baby clothes accept for the tank tops.

Stretch marks: None so far.

Best moment this week: Getting to spend so much time with Isaac since we had the holiday this weekend. We never get to spend 3 whole days together, so they were absolutely lovely.

Miss anything: Bending over easily. Being able to pick up Peaches when I need to if she's being stubborn. And sleeping past 6:30.

Movement: He kicks, punches, flips, sometimes I really wonder what it is he's doing in there, but it's the most fascinating thing ever.

Food cravings: I'm back to craving pasta and pizza. I could probably eat pasta every night of the week if I didn't think I'd gain 50lbs.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Dog food probably does, but Isaac has been wonderful and puts Peaches food out in the AM so I don't even have to think about it.

Have you started to show yet: Yes, I definitely have a bump.

Gender: IT'S A BOY!!!

Labor Signs: None

Symptoms: Heartburn has gotten pretty bad at times, hopefully it'll remain just here and there, not constant like women talk about, and dizzy spells, those have not been fun.

Belly button in or out: in for now but I'm giving it another 2weeks or so

Wedding rings on or off: On

Happy or Moody most of the time: Today I'm very happy :)

Looking forward to: Our first baby shower at the end of the month and getting to see family and friends :)

Here's a few of my favorite maternity pictures. Our shoot was so much fun! I was really excited to get to do the paint pictures, we want to do that again when we have a few kids to paint.