24 Weeks & Merry Christmas!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas...I know we sure did! We were able to spend a few days in Murray making all the family holiday rounds so we were fortunate enough to visit with all of our family during Christmas. Santa even came to see Walker this year...I included a pictures of all his presents. Santa also brought mommy and daddy a new camera to DeeDee and Papa's house so that we can take pictures of our precious baby. We were very excited and have been playing with it all weekend.

In pregnancy news, Walker is now 24 weeks, 6 days. Just 15 more weeks to go! It's getting closer and closer and I'm now starting to get into nesting mode when it comes to his nursery. We have the crib and bedding and the dresser arrived last week. All the pieces of the dresser are in his room waiting for Uncle Eric to come assemble it. Uncle Eric was kind enough to volunteer to put it together so we're very thankful for that. We've also ordered the rocker so once all those things are put together I'm sure the rest will fall into place. My project for this week is to clean out his closet and install an extra shelf for all those baby clothes! He already has several outfits so I can already tell we're going to need that extra shelf.

Walker has been moving around a lot more this week and Jon even got to feel him move for the first time this past Tuesday (12/22) so that was very exciting. He's only gotten to feel him once though. He likes to move when it's just me around or he'll stop moving as soon as Jon comes over to feel him...stubborn already?! Other than that, there's really not much to share! I'm feeling great and just can't wait for him to be here. We have another doctor's appointment on Tuesday so we just pray that all goes well. We're also visiting daycare centers this week so please pray that we know which place is best for Walker.

I hope everyone has a great New Year!!

23 Weeks

I can't believe Walker is 23 weeks, 6 days today. This pregnancy is flying by...which is both exciting and scary at the same time. There's really nothing new to report. I'm feeling great and Walker is moving around a LOT. He's even getting up very early in the morning and is awake at odd hours throughout the night. I think he's preparing me for after he's born! :) I've felt him move at midnight, 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. and almost always by 5:00 a.m. every morning I feel him move. Needless to say, I don't sleep in much anymore. Even on the weekend I'm awake by 6:30. But I'll trade my sleep for feeling him move any day!! It's such a neat feeling and I'm so excited that I get to experience pregnancy and what it feels like to have a precious child growing inside of you. I can't wait for him to be born but I'm also really enjoying being pregnant. God has blessed me with a very easy pregnancy so far and I just pray it continues to go as smooth for the rest of the time.

Jon & I are both off from school this week so we're really looking forward to relaxing and doing absolutely nothing. We have a few more projects to do around the house to get the nursery ready and we're also planning on visiting daycare centers after Christmas as well. Our next doctor's appointment is next Tuesday (12/29). This will be the first doctor's appointment that I won't have an ultrasound so I'm a little upset about that but they will listen for the heartbeat and check other things as well. I've gotten spoiled by having an ultrasound at every visit so far so it will be weird not to have one this time. But at least I can feel him moving around all the time now so that's comforting.

Today Jon & I are celebrating our 6 year wedding anniversary! It doesn't seem possible that we've been married for 6 years already...time flies!! We're also looking forward to our last Christmas with just the two of us and we're already so excited that Walker will be with us for Christmas next year!! I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and please continue to keep us in your prayers.

22 Weeks

Walker is now 22 weeks, 6 days old! All is well with him and mommy. Just counting down the weeks. It makes me a little nervous when I look at the ticker on our blog because it is counting down the days and it is quickly approaching. I can't wait to hold him in my arms but I'm also getting more and more apprehensive about the whole delivery part of this!

Right now we're busy working on his nursery and trying to get everything cleaned out to make room for his clothes. He already has several cute outfits!! I'm feeling great and very excited that we only has 5 days left until Christmas Break. Over Christmas Break, Jon & I are planning to visit all the daycare centers that we're currently on a waiting list for to see which one(s) we like the best. Right now we're just taking it easy and trying to rest as much as possible. I have found it extremely difficult to sleep in lately. I seem to be waking up by 6:00 even on the weekends...I guess my days of sleeping in are really over! ;) But I wouldn't have it any other way. Walker continues to move a lot and I'm feeling him more and more during the day now, instead of just at night. And he also likes to move around very early in the morning too! I hope everyone has a wonderful and relaxing Christmas! Keep praying for Walker & mommy and daddy!

21 Weeks

Walker is now 21 weeks, 6 days. This week has been pretty calm once we had our ultrasound on Monday. Nothing new to really report. He keeps moving around like crazy so that makes Mommy and Daddy feel good! I'm feeling great and we're just patiently counting the weeks until we get to meet him! I can't believe that this time next year we'll be getting ready to celebrate Walker's first Christmas...so exciting!! Here's a belly picture at 21 weeks. Please continue to keep us in your prayers!