26 weeks- Father's Day

 Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!  Especially to my dad! 

         I am totally a Daddy's girl and love my dad with all my heart.  I'm not usually a very emotional person, I'll blame it on the raging hormones, but this morning I've been getting emotional thinking about my relationship with my dad and the relationship Kate will have with Erick.  I am blessed beyond belief to have the dad that I do.  He's always there for me no matter what and has instilled in me values that I can only hope to instill in my future children.  My dad is honestly one of my best and closest friends.  I rely on him for advice in all aspects of life and still look to him for guidance.  I know I'm all grown up and an adult now but I will always be a daddy's girl and he will always be my hero.  With all that being said it makes me think of Erick and Kate and what their relationship will be like.  I am so thankful that God chose a Erick as my husband and now as the father of our child.  I can't wait to see Erick as a dad!  He is the most patient and caring person I know.  Kate is so lucky to have him as her daddy.  I can only hope and pray that they have a relationship as close and as strong as my dad and I do.  I have no doubt that they will.  It makes me smile to think of all the fun and silly times they will have as she is growing up.  I'm also grateful that Kate will have a loving, caring and wise dad to look up just like I did.  They say that girls look for a husband that shares the same qualities as their dads and in my case it's totally true.  I hope and pray that the same will be true for Kate.

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain: +10

Maternity clothes? recently I've been using the Bella band with all my regular clothes.  I wish i could live in yoga pants and v-neck t-shirts :-)

Stretch marks? none yet and I hope to never get them! I'm starting to get that brown line, it's very very faint but I see it's starting to show

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good, definitely not as tired as i was the first 4 months
Best moment this week: Having a few strangers comment on the fact that I'm pregnant :-)
Miss Anything? lunch meat! I have been wanting a turkey sand which so bad!
Movement: oh yes! I love it

Food cravings: fruits and yogurt, things that are tart like lemon anything

Anything making you queasy or sick: certain smells
Gender: BABY GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: No way

Symptoms: heartburn, backaches, crazy dreams 

Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy, happy, happy

Looking forward to: Getting the rest of her furniture and finally getting started on the nursery

Here are 2 little outfits I got for Kate with Father's Day in mind :-)

24 Weeks

24 weeks, holy cow!  I feel like this pregnancy is flying by!  I'm trying to slow it down and enjoy it but it feels like the weeks are zooming by and before we know it she will be here.  Erick keeps saying "I can't wait to hold our little peanut" as sweet as that is I tell him he has to wait! She isn't ready yet and we totally are not ready yet either!  Only 16 weeks (or so) to go, that's crazy.  We haven't even picked out nursery furniture yet.  Oh well, I have no worries that we will get it all done before her arrival.  Right now I just want to enjoy being pregnant and getting all prepared as possible for her.

I fell a little behind with the picture and chalk board this week so I just had Erick take a quick picture while we were on our walk.  Baker made a guest appearence (i wish Erick would have told me to move so I wasn't right in front of the tree lol).

How far along? 24 weeks

Total weight gain: +7

Maternity clothes? some of my clothes still fit and some don't.  I need to get some shorts for the summer for sure.

Stretch marks? none yet and I hope to never get them!

Sleep: Sleep is pretty good 
Best moment this week: Hearing her heartbeat again at out appointment... That never gets old! 
Miss Anything? not really
Movement: YES!!! she is moving like crazy now! It's the best feeling :-)

Food cravings: fruits and yogurt
Anything making you queasy or sick: certain smells
Gender: BABY GIRL!!!!

Labor Signs: No way

Symptoms: heartburn, backaches, crazy dreams 
Belly Button in or out? in
Wedding rings on or off? on

Happy or Moody most of the time: happy and starting to get anxious

Looking forward to: Getting her room all ready