25 weeks

And even a different outfit! Thanks to my sister and sisters-in-law I will be a well-dressed pregnant lady! I now have a closet full of cute maternity clothes! Thanks girls :)I never really know what to do with my hands in these pictures...kind of awkward.

I had a Dr. appointment today and everything is still looking good. Also I am mostly past the morning sickness junk (I think). So other than the normal aches and pains of pregnancy (back pain, frequent bathroom trips, trouble sleeping, out of control acne, general discomfort, etc) I am healthy and so is baby Brady. He's a pretty active little guy and if he's facing the right way, I can even SEE his kicks now sometimes. So fun!

Happy 2nd Birthday, Alexa!

Our niece was celebrating her 2nd birthday this weekend, so we headed down to Camdenton to join in the festivities. I was off Friday, so we got to spend an extra day hanging out with Cassie, Kyle and Alexa and got a little extra shopping in at the outlets :) Friday afternoon Quentin's Mom got there and then Friday night Nick and his family came and then Michelle and her family made their arrival as well. So we had most of the Bell family there and it was so much fun to see everyone! Here's a shot of the kids crowded on the couch to watch Dora... Saturday Kyle took us out to ride on the boat. It was a beautiful day, but it did get a little chilly during the ride. It really was the perfect time to do though because there was hardly anyone else out on the water, so the ride was really smooth. So smooth that Preston fell asleep :) Plus we had a great captain...thanks, Kyle!
Then we stopped at the outlets again before we headed to Alexa's birthday party. I definitely got A LOT of baby clothes, but I got pretty good deals so I'm proud of my purchases. Alexa's party was at Miner Mike's, which is like a giant playplace mixed with an arcade full of fun games that Quentin and I teamed up on to get the most tickets possible...all to benefit our nieces and nephews of course! There is even a little roller coaster inside that made baby Rex jump each time it started. Cassie did a great job planning the party (as always) and we think she could make a career out of party planning. After the party we headed to this really yummy pizza place. They had the best cheese sticks I have ever had in my life. Everything was sooooo tasty! Thanks for planning such a fun weekend for us Cassie! The birthday girl, opening up a present.

Quentin was brave enough to go through what I like to call "Tube City" with Preston. (And he survived!)

This was my attempt to get a picture of baby Garrett's smile...this is more of a half smile. When he REALLY smiles it takes up his whole face and is totally irresistible

A Peek at Brady

Here are a few pictures we got at our appointment. This is little Brady at 21 weeks! They are small so kind of hard to see, but hopefully you can still enjoy the a little. I'll give a little description of what you're looking at just in case you can't tell!

The picture above shows a little foot (The toes are at the right and the heel is at the left)

In this one Brady is telling us that "I'm number 1!" If you look closely, you can see that he has his pointer finger up.

It's a boy! (Arrow is pointing this out in case you cannot tell)

Here's a classic ultrasound picture...baby's profile! Look at his cute little nose :)

This is another profile shot, but in this one he's waving his hands up around his head.

So that's our little man! We are so excited!

It's Official...

We are having a BOY! I had my ultrasound today and everything looks good. We are so excited to welcome this little guy into the world and can't wait to meet him! He's an active little guy and he had the hiccups during the ultrasound and it was funny to watch. Now the fun of buying baby clothes and toys and such can begin!

Butters Sling

Megan and my mom hooked me up with a free sling (all I paid was shipping) and it came today! I decided the best way to test it out would be to use a baby, but since that wasn't an option, I went with the next best thing and used Butters instead. I thought he would fight against it but he was completely content to stay exactly how I put him in the sling! It was pretty cute :) I just hope the baby likes it as much as Butters.

Getting Bigger

Here's a 20 week shot. And yes, I am wearing the same outfit in this picture. I am usually in scrubs, so my "normal clothing" options are fairly limited right now. Maybe you can't tell a huge difference between this one and the last one, but I sure feel a lot bigger and have had people ask me when I'm due and such...even patients when I'm wearing scrubs (which happens to be when it is the least noticeable).I'm still not completely over the nausea or vomiting, but I am down to puking only about once a week now :) I think this week it can be attributed to this lovely cold I'm battling. I've started to feel little Baby Bell move around a little, which is always fun. One week from today we'll have our ultrasound to (hopefully) find out the gender!! Just keep your fingers crossed that this kid cooperates and doesn't cross its legs or anything. I'm hoping for a nice, good view. Don't be shy, baby! Your mom and dad will see plenty of your nakedness when you're born anyway!

And the baby bump begins...

I promised Quentin's Mom I would post this picture, even though I'm not particularly fond of it. I'm 15 weeks in this picture... And the bump just gets bigger and bigger every day!