Meet Crimson...

Crimson is our new puppy :)
She just showed up at our house and she was very skinny so I fed her and she never left and we are glad. After much talking me and Justin decided to keep her :) she is a puppy lab and she is super sweet and already house trained :) she will be Konnor's best buddy I can tell because she loves to lay her head on my belly and when Konnor is awake she loves to paw at my belly. She is a great blessing and Kayden loves her, they play great together!

Playing Catch Up...

We have finally moved into our new house :) we moved in Dec 21, hence the long absence from blogging. We love our new house and we are so happy to be living together. We are having a house warming shower in Feb so I will wait to post pictures till then.
We are both still working, he works full time making windows as a supervisor and I still work at Kmart. It's hard working and trying to enjoy our time as a couple before Konnor gets here because I work till 930 at night and Justin leaves for work at 5 every morning so we don't see each other much except on Fridays Saturdays and Sundays when we both have the whole weekend off. Justin is so excited to become a daddy and he talks everyday about how he can't wait for konnor to get here!
Speaking of Konnor, at my 21 week appointment they told me I was measuring 24 weeks and that when I came for my next appointment if I was still measuring big then they would possibly change my due date to the beginning of April. I go back for my sugar test and sonogram next Thursday so we will find out then :) I love feeling konnor move and kick. He seems to be a very active baby and I can already tell he is gonna have an attitude like his mommy. I Judy cant wait to meet my beautiful baby boy :)
Kayden is now 19 months old and he us sweeter than ever. He has learned tons of new words and loves trucks! He makes all sorts of noises when he plays. I will post Christmas pictures of him when I get to a computer. He still loves to kiss my belly and rub it and we are trying to teach him how to love on babies.

24 weeks

How Far Along: 24 weeks

Total Weight Gain: 13 lbs

Maternity Clothes: I've went up 2 pant sizes and a shirt size. All maternity clothes are to long for me because I'm only 5 foot 2 and apparently short people don't get pregnant lol

Stretch Marks: still only a few on my legs. Praying it stays that way!

Best Moment this Week: all the kicking Konnor does and rolling around. It makes me so happy because I know everything is okay. I'm a worrier

Movement: he kicks and rolls a lot. He stays real low so I'm able to feel how long his body is. He kicks a lot in the mornings and right after I eat. He normally wakes up every 3 to 4 hours and stays awake for 30 mins at a time.

Food Cravings: red Doritos and grapes and bananas

Labor Signs: No - and I hope to keep it that way for a while

Belly Button Innie or Outtie: Still an innie, but my belly button is starting to becoming wider and has almost popped

What are You Looking Forward to this week: all the outfits I ordered for him to come in. I have my sugar test and sonogram next week and I'm so excited :)

A letter to Konnor

My sweet precious boy,
You are 23 weeks and 6 days old in mommy's tummy and these 24 weeks have been the best weeks I've ever had. I love feeling all your movements and kicks and rolls. I can tell you will be tall just like your daddy. You stay real low in my tummy and you seem to think that my bladder is a trampoline but I enjoy every bit of it. You seem to be awake every 3 to 4 hours and you aren't afraid to let me know because you now have very strong kicks and me and your daddy love to lay there and watch you move from the outside. I never knew it was possible to love someone so much that I have not even met but I could not imagine my life without you. I'm so ready to finally meet you but you still need to grow bigger and stronger. I have big hopes for your life. My main goal for you us that you grow up to be a Christian, that you follow in God's footsteps and tell everyone you know about his grace. I hope you grow up and go up college to be whatever you chose to be and that you know no matter whet me and your daddy will always be proud of the person you become. You will always be mommy's little boy and I love you with all my heart.
Love forever,
Mommy

Why, hello there

I am still alive but I just live in huge craziness now.

1. I am now 20 weeks 2 days pregnant! I can not believe that I am already half way thru my pregnancy! Since I have skipped 2 weeks updates I will fill you guys in on a couple of things.

• We decided to name our sweet little boy Konnor Bryant. We had the name picked out since i was about 11 weeks pregnant and we both just fell in love with it. Bryant is also Justin's middle name, so he is really happy about the name. The only problem is no one seems to spell his name right. I'm sure when he gets older he will complain to me about it but I just love the way Konnor looks spelled that way.
• Konnor kicks alot now and people are able to feel it from the outside now, so I know for sure it's not gas lol. He kicks alot mainly at night or right after I get off work and I'm laying down to rest.
• I'm craving anything spicy and Hawaiian bbq wings now! I also crave Mountain Dews alot, so I need advice. Is it okay to have atleast one a day, a week, a month or just none at all?

We are now open at 5am at closing at midnight at work for the Holidays, so I have been very busy with work, hence my blogging absence. However, we live in a small town and no one really shops past 9:30 here on weeknights so we have been very bored and they leave me alone at the front since I am at the service desk, which means i just sit in the floor behind the counter and read. Nice job huh? lol

We are still in the process of moving and getting the house ready. We planned on moving in this weekend but after some unexpected house troubles and me working more than originally planned it has been pushed till next week, hopefully. But we do go everyday and sit there and watch tv and enjoy our time alone. (we already have all the lights, water, gas, tv turned on there)

Kayden has been such a little cutie these days. He is learning all sorts of new things and being cuter and funnier than ever. He has now learned how to show us his muscles.



Proverbs 31 Movement

AMEN!

Big Changes...

We will be having big changes happening in our lives within the next week because Monday, me and Justin start moving in our own house!!!!! We are so excited. We go Monday to clean and start painting then Wednesday, we will start moving stuff in. My biggest excitement is seeing Konnor's room come together! :) Once we get everything painted and moved in, I will take pictures. Konnor's room will be a little bare till we get everything in there but I wanna post pictures of our progess. We already having his bedding bought and his themed picked out. I was amazed at how easy Justin went along with everything.

Here are some pictures of how we plan on doing his room:

We are doing a deep green on top, a dark brown line in the middle then a light brown on bottom.

This is the exact bedding we bought for his room.

The main animal we are focusing on in there will be the cute elephants! I've done found lots of cute items to decorate with!

The name will be in his room somewhere. Not sure where yet.

Cant wait to post pictures of the whole house once we are finished moving in! :)