20 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: I am 20 weeks
We have made it Half-Way!

Looking a little less like weight gain and more like a baby bump.
Almost completely rounded out!



Size of baby: Charlie Kate is the size of a Banana. She is 7 inches from crown to rump and weighs 11 oz!

Total weight gain/loss: Throughout the past 20 weeks/5 months I have lost and regained a total of 5 pounds. So from my original weight I have gained an excess of 3 pounds.... not too bad!

Maternity Clothes: In the past 2 weeks I have come to terms with the fact that I have to say goodbye to all of my non-stretchy/non-maternity pants. Although they still button, they cause me to be miserable because they are soo tight!

Gender: Girl!! We are so excited about our little Charlie Kate!


Movement: Yes! I felt the first 100% movement on June 11 while laying in bed with the hubs. Ever since then it has just gotten stronger and more noticeable. Jordan is very anxious to feel her dancing though.

What I miss: I miss being more in control of my emotions. Here lately I have been on an emotional roller coaster... thanks hormones.

Cravings:  Pizza, chocolate, and food! I'm hungry all of the time!

Symptoms: I guess I am just extremely blessed, because I haven't had any real symptoms since the first trimester. I'm feeling great!

Best moment this week: Over the past two weeks we have had several amazing moments! We found out we are having a girl, I felt her move for the first time, and we celebrated Father's day! 

We have been so blessed this past month. I would like to announce that I have received a job as the Band Director at Hatley High School. This is such a blessing, and now we get to move home! With that comes the stress of finding a home and finding Jordan a job at home also. We trust though that God will lead us in both of these areas! We know He has big things in store, so we are laying it all in His hands!
Please keep us in your prayers as I begin a new job, Jordan searches for a new job, and we search for a home! 

Miss or Mister

The first question I had when I found out I was pregnant was, "When can we find out the gender?"

When I found out they wouldn't be able to tell for sure until 18 weeks I was very disappointed, but I anxiously awaited the moment we would know whether we had a little boy or girl.

After months of waiting the day had finally come.

This morning Jordan and I woke up and discussed what we thought we would have. I thought it was a boy, and after several dreams Jordan was convinced it was a girl. We anxiously got ready and headed to the doctor!

As we entered the sonogram room I was a nervous wreck that we wouldn't get a view of the baby's goods. I just couldn't help but think we would not find out today, and that was almost the case.

First the sonogram tech started by checking that baby is healthy, and everything was normal. She showed us all of the baby's organs and bones. Baby was perfectly healthy which was a huge sigh of relief!

Then she started trying to get a good shot of the baby's goods, and of course baby Stanford was being stubborn. After several minutes of looking Jordan guessed the gender from what he could see on the screen. The technician said she believed he was right but wanted to make sure, so she kept looking for a better shot. After a few minutes more she confirmed the gender, and we left anxious to tell our families the good news.

We picked up our gender reveal cupcakes and headed to Amory to surprise Jordan's parents. First we delivered Jordan's mom her cupcake at work. She anxiously ate her cupcake and was overjoyed to share the news with her co-workers. Once Jordan's dad got home we then had him eat his cupcake. We spent some time talking about baby Stanford, then it was time to call the rest of the family. We spent all afternoon filling in everyone on the good news and now it is time to tell you....

IT'S A GIRL!!

We are excited to announce we will be welcoming Charlie Kate to our family November 12, 2012!

18 Weeks

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: I am 18 weeks today

Size of baby: Baby Stanford is still the size of a Sweet Potato this week! It officially weighs 1/2 a pound!

Total weight gain/loss: I have gained a pound and a half over the last week. That's a total of 3 pounds this past month. I'm suppose to gain 2 pounds a month, but vacation had different plans ha!

Maternity Clothes: Oh yes! everyday just about. I am ready to invest in maternity shirts and dresses.

Gender: As you may know we found out the gender of our little baby today. There will be a blog coming VERY SOON to make this big announcement!


Movement: I haven't had any obvious movement yet. Movement should be obvious within the next few days/weeks. I can't wait to feel this little one move!

What I miss: I'm pretty pleased with how things are going for now. Life is pretty great!

Cravings:  My cravings this week have consisted of pizza, hot dogs, and chocolate milk. Not together, but they both sound delicious ALL of the time!

Symptoms: This week has been pretty pleasant. I have been having pain from my abdominal muscles relaxing and stretching, but nothing serious.

Best moment this week: Sleeping in my comfy cozy bed after a week of vacation.

Big announcements are in store! Stay tuned for my next blog to find out what is in store for our future!

Baby Names, Oh Baby Names!

Well, since we find out the gender of Baby Stanford in just a few short days, I felt I should blog about our baby names. This is one of the most exciting parts of being pregnant right?? We think so anyway!

These are just a few names we like...

Girl Names

Raleigh

Madison

Charlie

Ella

Annaleigh

Boy Names

Miller

John

Colton

Jack

Carter

What are some names that you like, for either boy or girl? We haven't made a final decision, so we're open to ideas. We tend to like either very traditional names or more modern names. Give us some ideas!

It won't be long and we will be announcing the official name, so make sure to stay tuned!

Week 16 & 17

Well I just so happen to miss a week so, here is my 16 weeks picture.

Pregnancy Highlights

How far along: I am 17 weeks

Size of baby: Baby Stanford is the size of a  Sweet Potato this week! 5 & 1/2 inches long and 5 whole ounces. WoW!








Total weight gain/loss: I had gained about a pound and a half before we left for vacation, but since eating all of this delicious food I have probably gained more!

Maternity Clothes: I wear maternity pants daily. You can't really tell I'm pregnant by looking at me, but my pants sure know the difference!

Gender: It hasn't quite sunk in that we will know in just a few days whether we have a little boy or a girl, but we can't wait to know!

Movement: It is just about that time where I am suppose to notice smaller fluttery movements, and I must say I think I did Saturday night.... I'm just not sure though. I don't imagine it will be too long before I really feel this little one moving around.

What I miss: Nothing really, I feel pretty much like myself these days. I do get tired a little quicker than I use to, but that isn't a big deal. For now everything is pretty great!

Cravings:  Corn! Anyway you can cook it! A few days ago I had corn puddin', and it was HEAVENLY!

Symptoms: Back pain mostly, but that's just part of life.

Best moment this week: Spending  quality time with my sweet husband. We haven't had a lot of time together since finding out about our little one, but now that we have it we are taking full advantage of it.

Now it is full fledged summer! I am seriously enjoying being out, and am excited for all of the big plans God has in store for our growing family. Stay tuned next week for the announcement of the gender and possibly some other big news!