The final countdown!

COUNTDOWN CLOCK WIDGET

Dear Abriella,

Today I am 26 weeks pregnant with you and boy are you proving that you exist today. Rolling, kicking and hitting my belly as if to say, "Hey! Pay attention to me!". But, I can't pay much attention to you yet. The most I can do is touch or hold my belly and talk to you (though you can't understand what I'm saying). I do that every day anyway. I love that you still kick me even when my hand is on my belly. I also love that you finally kicked your daddy's hand.

Thoughts of you and the preparations for you consume me. If I'm not looking at clothes I long to buy for you or hoping someone buys this or that for you, I'm thinking about what/who you will look like and how excited I am that we get to see you for the first time in almost 2 months in just 2 weeks and 6 days! I also can't believe that your Grandma and Grandpa will be here. The last time they saw me, I was this big:

 And this is how big I am now:

You make me feel weird sometimes because you kick me in my butt. I have been reading that a lot of women with an anterior placenta get that feeling as well. I feel like you are trying to kick your way out back there.

I love you so much. I don't know what to do with myself. I want to touch you, feed you, hold you and watch you grow (but not too fast!). I want to watch your daddy with you. I can't wait to see how you two interact. I'm 100% sure that I will have a hard time sharing you. I carried you for 9 months (by the time you are born) and I want to continue doing so. I can't even imagine the anxiety I will have the first night we leave you with someone so we can go out for a couple of hours. I don't even want to think about it.

I have so much to say to you but I just can't get it all out right now. Just know that you and daddy are my world and I promise to be everything you deserve.

What's happening lately

I know I have been pretty horrible about keeping this updated but I really thought more people would follow this blog to follow the pregnancy journey but instead they are following my regular blog and I always update that blog! Anyway, here are my recent updates VIA IG photos :)

Let's start here. I looked around the gym while working out 2 weeks ago and realized none of the other pregnant women were there and I was being looked at by most of the people within eyesight. Made me feel pretty uncomfortable.

Turned 25 weeks and had an upper respiratory infection. 

 Yes, the cloth on my face was pretty much my only relief from my runny, raw nose.

 Got Abriella's playard/bassinet thanks to her Aunt Missie and cousin Mady.

 Finally got the LifeProof case I have been dying for and it me proofed AND baby proofed my phone

Enough said.

Dressed up for Valentine's Day and felt great doing so! Too bad my hormones were raging and food/drinks tasted horrid that day.

Got this super adorable outfit which MAY be her coming home outfit!

 Had super swollen fingers yesterday morning and thought my ring wearing days were over. Thank God they aren't yet!

Last but not least!!! Last night baby girl was kicking and Ryan sat his hand on my belly just in time for her to give a good, hard kick! He felt it! I then giggled for a while so he didn't feel anything but after I stopped laughing she kicked hard again! The smile on his face was so amazing. I could have cried. He said "That was my first contact with her" and then he kissed my belly. I can't wait to watch them grow together after she is born. He is already a fantastic daddy <3 p="">

Maternity photo shoot!

Click this: The awesome pictures!!!


I'm 24 weeks and 1 day today :)

That is all!