21 Weeks

We had our growth and development ultrasound today and everything went GREAT! They checked the brain, heart, kidney's, stomach, spine, legs, arms, hands, feet, umbillical cord, bladder, basically EVERYTHING. Walker looks just like he's supposed to and is measuring right on track at 21 weeks. We're very relieved to have this behind us and even though we still have a long way to go, we're so thankful that everything is going well and he looks healthy and strong! I've included several pictures that I thought were neat!

20 Weeks & Baby Name!!

Baby Bell is now 20 weeks, 6 days. Tomorrow he'll be 21 weeks!!! Tomorrow we also have our growth & development ultrasound. The doctor said it should take about an hour and from what I understand, they check EVERYTHING to make sure he's developing like he should and everything is working like it should. Mommy & daddy are both anxious for tomorrow to be here.

He is really moving around now. Mommy can really feel him move now but so far daddy has yet to feel it. I'm sure he'll be able to any day now as his kicks and hits are getting much stronger! :) I typically feel him move about three or four times during the day for about an hour off and on. It's such a neat feeling...I can't wait for Jon to feel him too.

Other than him moving around like crazy we have nothing new to report...oh but we do have his name picked out if anyone is interested in hearing it...

From the beginning, we were set on a girl name and we were just sure that's what we were having so when they said it was a boy we really had to think about what we wanted to name him. We had several options in mind but weren't completely sold on any of them. SO...after lots of discussion we have finally decided on a name...Walker Benjamin Bell. Walker is my mom's maiden name and Benjamin is Jon's first name (as well as his dad, granddad, great-granddad...it goes back for years and years that any Boy Bell's have Benjamin in their name.) We both really liked using family names and we also wanted something that was different so we finally decided on Walker. We're so excited to finally have his name picked out and be able to share it with all of our family and friends. We were going to try to wait until he was born to tell the name but I just couldn't wait that long! :)

In nursery news, we have the dresser/changing table here and it is just waiting for Daddy to put it together and we have the chair ordered and all of our bedding has arrived. We're slowly getting everything ready for him. Other than that...everything is wonderfully boring. I'm feeling great and getting bigger every day! :)

Stay posted for an updated picture and news from our ultrasound tomorrow. Please pray that all goes well!

19 Weeks

I'm a little earlier than usual with my weekly posting but we're heading into a busy weekend so I thought I better do it now. Baby Bell is 19 weeks and a few days. All is well and I think I've felt him move a few more times. So far it hasn't been anything that daddy has felt yet but I'm sure that will come soon enough! As far as our busy weekend is concerned...mommy and daddy are heading to Murray tomorrow night. Daddy's headed to a football game and Mommy is going to a Thanksgiving dinner with all her friends from college. Should be lots of fun. Then on Saturday, we have tickets to see New Moon (the new Twilight movie!). THEN on Sunday, mommy is headed to Louisville for a conference with other teachers. By the time I get back, Baby Bell will be 20 weeks!!! Oh and for those that are wondering...we have a name picked out but we're keeping it quiet until after Thanksgiving. We plan on telling all of our families at Thanksgiving so it will be public knowledge after that! :) I knew I couldn't do a weekly post without a belly picture so I've included one above. I feel like the picture makes me look bigger than I actually am but oh well! So far I'm in maternity pants but maternity tops are still too big. But my regular tops are getting shorter and shorter so I'm sure I won't last much longer in those! Keep praying for baby (and mommy and daddy)...big ultra sound coming up on the 30th!

Baby Kicking???

I have to admit that I started this blog in part to keep family and friends up-to-date on what's going on in Baby Bell's world. But I also started it as a way to keep a journal of the pregnancy and birth of our little one as well as all the fun moments once he arrives!! :) That being said...I may post trivial things on here simply for the sheer purpose of documenting it to be read by our little one (or his mommy and daddy) at a later time.

BUT, I do actually have exciting information this time around. I think I FINALLY felt our baby boy kick for the first time today. I've felt little flutters here and there but nothing I was absolutely positive was the baby. But tonight I felt a very definitive thump inside! So exciting!!! It brought tears to my eyes because it actually makes me feel like there's a little person inside me. Even though we've seen his picture and seen videos of him moving around and heard his heartbeat, there is nothing like feeling him for the first time. Now here I've gone and been all sentimental and it might have been gas...but I will be shocked if that's the case!

18 weeks

Baby Bell is 18 weeks 6 days today....tomorrow he will be 19 weeks! It's crazy how fast this pregnancy is going by!!! In a week we'll be halfway there. As far as nursery business goes, mommy ordered bedding and DeeDee ordered the crib in the past few weeks so all that came in this past week. Needless to say, this weekend was full of projects. Uncle Eric, Aunt Jennie and the kids came to Paducah and the boys spent all day Saturday painting the nursery while Aunt Jennie and mommy went shopping. They got it all painted and it looks great! On Sunday, Daddy put the crib together. We just love the way it looks!! Hopefully, once the rest of the bedding and furniture is in, it will look more put together. So much fun working on his room!!

Other than that, everything's been pretty uneventful. I'm feeling great and I think I've felt him move a couple of times but I'm not sure. It's still early though so I'm sure he'll be more active in a few weeks. All I've felt so far are just little flutters so I'm not sure if it's him or not! Oh and I did get the H1N1 vaccine on Friday. I found the preservative-free one at the Marshall County Health Department so I drove there on Friday after school. Jon and I had gone back and forth about it but we prayed about it and decided it was the best decision for me to get it. I feel so much better going in to the holiday season knowing we're both protected!! I have not gotten the regular flu shot and as of now I don't plan on it. I was just so relieved I found the preservative-free vaccine. That made me feel so much better about getting it. We go on November 30 for our 20 week ultra-sound so please just continue to pray that everything goes ok and that mommy and baby continue to stay healthy and strong!

17 Weeks

Ok...so I was a slacker last weekend. Here is a picture of baby Bell at 17 weeks! Sorry!! :)

16 Week

Baby BOY Bell is 17 weeks today! Above is a picture of my belly at 16 weeks. I decided to be brave and take one of just my belly!! :) It feels huge but I feel sure it will get a lot bigger by the time the baby gets here. Everything is pretty boring on the pregnancy front. I'm feeling great...so good, in fact, that I wouldn't even know I was pregnant if it weren't for my belly!

Daddy starts playoffs this week so we only have a few weeks left of football. It will really be boring around here once that's over...until April that is!! :)

I have been looking at baby bedding and furniture so that's been exciting. I think I've found the bedding that I want to use. The picture is above so let me know what you think! We also think we've found the furniture we want to get but we haven't ordered it yet. That's about all the baby business I have to share this week. Everything is wonderfully boring! :) Hope everyone is doing well. Continue to pray that mommy (and baby!) can stay healthy and not catch any of the flu that's going around.