Graham's room :)

I've been waiting for my nursery room furniture to come in all week. When I got home last night Sach said it still hadn't come in but that he bought a dresser for the baby room. When I went to see it, all the furniture was in and set up! :) I love, love, love my husband!!!! I have been so stressed about getting the room together and now all I have to do is organize! So with much anticipation, here is Graham's room, with some still needed improvements and cleaning. :)

Sach's mom is painting my old toy box that my dad made me when I was little to put in the room too! :) I can't wait!

6 weeks to go!

I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has flown by! It seem like just yesterday I was avoiding taking a pregnancy test! :) Only 6 more weeks to go........eeekkks! The baby room is a wreck after my baby showers the last 2 weekends. My work girls threw me a shower and it was so much fun! I love the peeps I work with!! I didn't get good pics of the 2nd shower but my best friends and my aunts threw one. It was also fabulous! and baby Graham got lots of presents! Yes I said baby Graham! Sach has agreed to the name!! YAY!!!! I knew he'd come through! :)

My work crew

The belly is starting to move straight out! Really weird and uncomfortable but super fun! Starting this week I have to see the doctor weekly. So far all the measurements have been perfect and the weight gain has slowed to a bearable rate. :) He's getting more and more active and has found my ribs. He loves to sit just at the weirdest spot and gives me a wonderful nudge every now and then just to let me know he is still there :)

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33 weeks

Not much longer!!!! :) Pics of the nursery to come!

First Glimpse of the little guy!

So we had our 3D/4D sono done. It took 2 takes because the little guy did not want to cooperate the first time. He was still breech at the time of the pics so they weren't as great as they could have been but we were able to get a peek at him! 8 weeks to go! I can't believe it!! My 12 hour shifts at work are starting to get a little "trying" but I intend to work up until my water breaks! :) I like my job WAY too much! As far as a name, Sach says we have one picked but he changes his mind every day! As far as I'm concerned his name is Graham Owen Zipper :) Sach says that will be his name but we'll see. Owen was my grandad's name.

A little grin :)

This pic cracks me up! It looks like he's singing! :)

Needless to say we were very excited to see our babe! and cannot wait for him to get here! Sach tells him daily he's ready, and of course I say "NOT YET!" There is still so much to be done before he gets here. But it's right around the corner!

Merry Christmas and more...

Merry Christmas to all! We hope everyone's holidays were blessed with lots of family time! :) Our's definitely was but I took absolutely no pictures! I have to get into the habit of taking my camera with me everywhere! Lately I've been forgetting to even bring my brain cells though. :) Sach played in the 5th Annual Christmas Bowl this year and had so much fun! I am really not a great picture taker but I was able to get him in one pic without him moving.

Sach had a great time seeing old friends and playing! He was nervous because he didn't know if he would be able to keep up with the younger boys. :) He did great even though his team lost!

My family came over Christmas night and opened presents. It was a mad house! My nephews had presents out the wazoo!! Our little man did quite well himself! We got lots of cute outfits and fun things for our baby room! :) I will be posting pictures of the baby room once it is finished. Sach is still doing some touch ups, but it should be done soon!! :)

Some updated belly pictures: (I'm really bad at remembering to take a pictue so I think we skipped week 29, but it could have been 28, who knows!)

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28 weeks (ish)

30 weeks

I took this one in the baby room so it's kind of a sneak peak. We got our crib this last week and painted the week before. I am really happy with the way it has turned out so far, I can't wait to get it finished!! :) 10 weeks to go!

Christmas Spirit

Oh how I love Christmas! I love the smells and all the colors and lights! Sach and I recently put up our first tree! I have never had my own tree in my adult life and neither has Sach. I have to say, I think we did an OK job. Maybe it was the Christmas CDs that we bought to listen to while we decorated. Target has some great Christmas CDs and they're cheap! (my favorite!) All the years of helping my mom put up our tree paid off, Thank you Mom! :) I love coming home and turning on tree lights! There is something about lights on a tree that just make me feel warm and fuzzy inside :)

Our first tree!

Please excuse the Elmo book in the basket, that's my nephews' book basket ;)

I am now 26 weeks preggo. I had a checkup on Monday and all was good. Sach went with me and got to hear the heart beat. I did get a warning to watch the weight gain. I like to think it was the holidays that did me in. I'm a sucker for pecan pie and my mom made me one the week before that we have munched on throughout the week. Yes, that's what it was (hopefully :/ ). I had to work on Thanksgiving but that didn't stop the food splurge. We all brought wonderfully awful food to much on throughout the day. Sach even brought me home some leftovers from his family get together. Thanksgiving food is great!!

So let the after holidays vegetable binge begin! The belly continues to grow and I think any day now my belly button is going to give in and pop out! I used to have the best belly button that was small and deep and now it's huge and VERY shallow! Does it ever go back to normal? Still 14 more weeks to go and I think I'm huge now! I can't imagine how big this thing is going to get :)

24 weeks

25 weeks

Sach and I met with our Pediatric Nurse Practitioner this week as well and we like her alot! I met her while she was doing her ER rotation and thought she was pretty smart and I've heard nothing but good things since she started practicing. My best friend's sister is her nurse so that helps as well. I feel more comfortable knowing who's taking care of my kid.

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday and is enjoying the Christmas season! :)

November Birthdays!! :)

We have 3 birthdays in November in our fam, me (1), dad (2) and my nephew Cash (12). So on Saturday night we had a birthday dinner. My dad's girlfriend Donna has cooked for us the last 3 years so we have now made it a tradition. Dad and I go hunting while everyone else gets it ready, conveinent? I think not. :) I made cupcakes and used my cupcake carrier I got for our wedding. I was super excited! Mason devoured his cupcake and I didn't take pictures! It was hilarious. He may or may not have been encouraged to make a mess by his Uncle Sach. :/

Me and Dad

Cash and Mason

The pregnancy is going well. I keep forgetting to download my pictures and label them so I'm not too sure if this first pic was taken at 21 or 22 weeks but it's somewhere in there. It seems like every morning I wake up the belly is BIGGER! Our little babe is SUPER active and loves to kick around. I have a feeling he is going to be very active just like his dad. All is going well and I feel great! I found that my coveralls for hunting this weekend are getting a little tight in the belly area. I'm going to have to go get some bigger ones to last the next 2 months!

21 or 22 weeks?

23 weeks

We have yet to pick a name for the little guy. I think we will end up choosing 2 names and then deciding once we see him. I ordered my baby bedding this week so I'll post a pic on that later. If anyone knows a good website to order cribs from please let me know! :) That is my next project!

New house, growing belly.....bliss:)

We finally got moved into our new house and we couldn't be happier! It was hard work right away so we could get stuff done before we moved our goods in. Sach came straight over after closing and started ripping up carpet and other flooring. The entire house was floor-less the first day! (Thursday) Have I mentioned we have the best family ever?! My sister came over and helped Sach rip out carpet and padding and then my dad, Donna, and Sach's mom came over to help paint the main rooms before the new carpet was put down. By Friday afternoon, all the carpet was in! Sach spent the weekend putting in tile with a little help from a friend and by Monday we could move in! It has been an ongoing process to try to get the rest of the painting done. The baby's room is still totally empty and not painted! That is the next room to accomplish.

Dad painting :)

Judy and Donna painting their hearts out!

So far we have only been working on the living room and kitchen. I seem to like the neutral tones. Sach was not a big fan of the blacks and browns so I bought some pillows to throw in some color. My dad gave me 2 wingback chairs which add a nice touch but need to be reapolstered. My mom said she'd switch me for her red ones so that should work out nicely! Getting a house set up is a slow process but it is coming along. I love our living area. It is large and open with great natural lighting! I love sunshine and windows! We still need pictures and paintings to hang on the walls so it's is still a bit barren. My mom came down and helped to buy some little stuff to decorate! It was nice to have room for her to visit! I love our house!

The living room so far

As for baby news, the belly is growing rapidly! Our little babe is now 21 weeks along. Over half way!! I can't believe how this pregnancy is flying by! It seems like I have grown quite a bit in the last 2 weeks! We've been taking pictures every couple of weeks. I haven't settled into my weight gain as well as I thought I would. It's tough gaining weight but I think I'll get better. The little guy is kicking up a storm! It's fun watching my belly move around and Sach can see and feel him kicking! I finally feel like I'm pregnant and not just gaining weight! :)

17 weeks

20 weeks

I'm excited to get the house put together and start on the baby room! We have 4 more months to get it done! Ahhhh!