Exciting news!

1. We finally made a decision to stay where we are currently living for another year. I have to get rid of a TON of things, but it feels so nice to know that I will not be living on the streets or with my parents in two months! Huge Relief :)

2. Ryan felt miss Poindextress move for the first time. He was so excited! He kept saying, "I felt my baby move, I felt my baby move. That was so cool. I felt my baby move!" It was cute.

That is all for now... peace.

5 months and 1 week

Oh, how time flies! Ryan and I were talking the other night and we can't believe that I am in the 6th month of pregnancy! We have so much to do and not a lot of time to do it in. Sorry for the lag in the posting lately. I have been working a lot and we have been so busy lately. There really isn't much to report... I officially look pregnant. No one has asked me yet... so I might look chubby, but I think I look pregnant! I can't hid the belly anymore so I am done trying. I think it freaks Ryan out that my belly is hard, but I assure him that it is better that it is hard than being flabby!! :) I am able to feel her move more and more. Ryan still hasn't been able to feel her move... whenever I tell him to feel her move she stops. Maybe it is some type of game to her or maybe Ryan has a calming effect. Who knows!

Hopefully when I post next i will be able to tell you that we have a place to live!!! If not... plan accordingly for an anxiety attack on my part :)

21 weeks

Not really much to update this week. Little miss poindextress is becoming more and more active. I am noticing a pattern with her activeness. She is pretty active at about 9am, 2pm, 7pm, and 10 pm. I am hoping that she sticks to this pattern. I don't really want her to be confused about day and night! Yesterday she had the hiccups. I wasn't really sure what was going on... then I remembered reading that some babies get the hiccups while still in the womb. She had them for almost 10 minutes! According to what I read hiccups while still in the womb show that she is swallowing the amniotic fluid and her organs are growing. So, I suppose it is a good sign.
I still have heartburn and I am still convinced that she is going to come out looking like a cave man!

What are we naming Poindextress?!?

Many people have asked us what we are naming Poindextress. For some unknown reason to us... not everyone likes calling her Poindextress :) . Well, I am sorry but you are going to have to continue calling her Poindextress until she is born. Ryan and I have decided to keep her name a secret until she is born. I realize most of you will not be a fan of this, but we want to add an element of surprise! Plus, it has been REALLY hard for us to come up with a name. I will tell you that her full name will somehow have the name Margaret. Margaret was my Granny's name. My Granny was an amazingly strong women ahead of her time. She was an awesome granny and some of my best childhood memories involve her. I am honored her to be able to name my child after her.

I am pretty sure Poindextress is going to be born with hair all over her body like a cave man because I have been having the worst heartburn EVER!! I pretty much have it from the time I wake up to the time I go to bed. Other than that I don't have any complaints. I have been feeling her move since Tuesday. She is an active little girl! Sometimes it is hard for me to focus on a client at work because she is moving all over the place! Ryan is not able to feel her yet. I am also starting to show. Last week I started to pop out a little bit. I still don't look pregnant I just have a little pooch. I am not looking forward to being in the stage where people are wondering if I am pregnant or just gained weight. I am also in a awkward stage with my clothes. My jeans are too tight to button and be comfortable (thank goodness for the belly band!). I went shopping this week to look for clothes, but maternity clothes are still too big on me. I have three pairs of jeans that fit comfortably (I just have to use the belly band b/c I don't button them!) and I have about 5 nice shirts that I think I will be able to wear for a while because of the way they were made to fit. So needless to say, I am tired to being in this awkward stage!