next year...

hard to believe next year on Christmas Eve, there will be two babies decorating cookies for santa:)

14 weeks.

these pics were on Christmas day, 13w6d.

in the last two weeks, i've suddenly popped out a baby belly!!  with brady, i think i couldn't button my regular jeans by around 10 weeks. but am a little later this time around. until about 12 weeks, my pants were fine until late in the evening. this week especially though, i can't button them in the mornings either:)  it's exciting to see physical progress with my pregnancy, it's the best part i think. i'm starting to finally look pregnant to people who wouldn't know otherwise. it's about time to announce on facebook...just waiting to find out our gender results and then i'll do a grand reveal of "hi i'm pregnant" and "it's a..." all at once.  want to do something different this time around, and since we're finding out the gender earlier than with brady, that makes it fun & different.

i'm finally starting to feel better most days. the mornings are definitely my worst time of day for nausea but once i eat breakfast, it usually resolves for the rest of the day. unless i just wait too long to eat, then it will creep back in. i am still terribly nauseated by the sight/smell/thought of coffee, but not having as much nausea for "no reason."  i also feel like i have more energy now for normal stuff & not feeling like i want to nap every other second. starting to get into the best part of pregnancy, the 2nd trimester!

more updates coming soon with hopefully, a GENDER reveal.

i've been feeling girl for about four weeks or so now, so that's my guess. we'll see soon!

it's a first.

at 14 weeks today, i had to bust out the belly band today because i finally couldn't button my jeans! exciting to see the tiniest of baby bumps developing...

Christmas Eve service.

Christmas Eve services at church. we loved the candlelight service as usual & it was fun to sit together for our last Christmas as a family of three. trying to soak up every second of this season with bubby at the perfect age to enjoy it all.  oh! and every SINGLE time we ask brady, "does mommy have a baby brother or a baby sister in her tummy?" he says, "baby sister!" :)

date night.

last night we had a little date night to old town for mike's work holiday party. we had the best time hanging out with his partners & also announcing my pregnancy more publicly! i sipped happily on coke the whole evening and laughed a lot with the other wives, and was so glad to feel well enough to go to one of their social events finally (we missed one in early november because i couldn't drag myself off the couch in the throes of early nausea).  yay for nearing the end of my first trimester!

12 weeks or 13?

we had bloodwork & an ultrasound today.  because i'll be 35 at delivery, we qualify for extra genetic testing and the AWESOME news is that we'll find out the gender sooner (in a couple weeks hopefully).  anyway, since my 6 week ultrasound showed baby with a different gestational age than my period dates suggested, we adjusted my due date from 6/24/15 to 7/3/15.  however, at today's ultrasound the tech said baby is measuring a full week ahead, making the due date 6/26/15 and obviously closer to my period dates.  so i'm not sure if i'm 12 weeks tomorrow, or 13 weeks, but i'm going with 13 in my mind! i'll find out from my regular OB in a couple weeks if we'll keep that adjusted date.  fingers crossed.  however...WHEN will this nausea subside if i'm really further along?!

i think baby apostle is already really cute:)

'tis the season.

i absolutely love this time of year, the lights and the fireplace, and naps on the couch taking it all in. even maggie was up for a nap today!