6 Months (24 weeks): Getting Closer!

So this past Friday, we hit the '6 months' mark! We were thinking "WOW! 6 months already?!?" Time has absolutely flown by and we are so excited to meet our little man in only 3 & 1/2 months.

24 weeks = 6 months!

Over the past 2 weeks....

Symptoms: heart burn (still) and itchy stomach
Cravings: milkshakes
Aversions: none
Sleep: Still uncomfortable but figuring out this pillow thing.

June 13th we went for our 22 week check up. He is growing perfectly and his heart rate is ranging from 149-151. I have to have my glucose test (yuck) done July 6th so hopefully that will go well. Then, we start going every 2 weeks. That will begin my THIRD TRIMESTER!

David felt him kick for the 1st time on June 16th. He was using his stethescope to try to hear Little David's heartbeat and he actually kicked right where he was listening. It was the coolest thing ever! I loved seeing the look on David's face. It was like Little David was saying "I'm here Daddy!" Lil' David has been moving around A LOT! We enjoy watching my stomach move and his kicks are getting stronger and stonger. He's not a performer though...as soon as anyone tries to feel him...he's as calm as can be!

Last week we went on vacation to Garden City Beach with the Mosteller side. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed spending time with everyone! David and I went to Build a Bear Workshop and stuffed Lil' David's 1st bear named Sullivan! We had so much fun and can't wait for Lil' David to get to hold him and love on him. I think he already enjoys the ocean. When we were down at the beach each day, he put on a show by moving my belly around non-stop. (Yes...I was wearing a 2 piece. A tan belly is much cuter then a pale one!) We also went to Wild Water (a waterpark) which was fun...however I didn't get to ride any slides of course. And knowing me....that wasn't easy being a spectator! But we had fun & well on our way to turning David Jr. into a water baby!

 

@ Broadway at the Beach

 

Fun in the SUN!

David riding the slides!

Lil' David's 1st Stuffed Animal named "Sullivan"

Today, David started a new rotation. He works for 24 hours, then is off for 2 days. Yes, he gets to sleep and yes we are very thankful for this new schedule. He will be home more now and it will be great to have him home like that when Lil' David comes! I grew up with my parents working this type of schedule for most of my life and it's great for making family time! David is excited...however, it will take a while for me to get used to him not being here at night. (Security sysytem = installed!) Plus, he's off Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years! Wahoo! (If you are familiar with this kind of schedule...that's a miracle!)

We will begin the nursery soon! Right now it's pink & green so it definetely needs A LOT of work! We have already registered and 2 showers are already scheduled! We will do a whole post on the nursery when it's done! The only thing I'm telling is the theme: SPORTS! Of course!

We cannot be more thankful for our wonderful family & friends. I get giddy inside when I think about how fast these next few months will fly by!  Like I promised....I'll be posting every 2 weeks!

Love y'all & God Bless! :)

14 weeks later: New Bump, Baby Boy & New House!

So can you tell I'm not used to this whole blog thing?!? Life just got a hold of us and here we are 14 weeks later with so many new things to talk about! I've never considered myself a writer so this is definetely a challenge for me.

So far, I have been blessed with a very easy, fun pregnancy!

Symptoms: heart burn & sore feet!
Cravings: Zaxbys, Deviled Eggs, and anything "salty"
Aversions: not that into sweets (which is a 180 turn for me!)
Sleep: Ugh! Never knew you could sleep with so many pillows at one time. David says he sleeps in a twin size bed now...even though it's really a king!

I only got "sick" from about 7 weeks to about 11 weeks. And the odd thing was...I only got sick on Monday mornings. Thanks to the awesome Layna Stafford, I was blessed to have the "closet" to use, instead of bending over the public school bathrooms! Yuck! My sweet husband was so great through those tired stages. All I wanted to do was sleep. But now my energy is back!

On May 16th, we found out that "the baby" is a BOY! His name is David Daniel Mosteller, Jr. It was like finding out we were pregnant all over again! We were both elated to know HE was healthy & moving around like crazy! They also got a really cool picture of his feet together. I also started feeling him move around 15 weeks. You all know I'm super ticklish so he knew exactly how to get my attention! Here are some of the pictures of our sweet little boy!

 Already looks like his daddy according to me!

Can we say future athlete? Surprised anyone? :)

David Jr. is already being spoiled! David and I went to Babies R' Us to "browse" and came out with 2 adorable outfits. He already has his first Under Armour outfit...I mean who would have guessed that when David loves all things Under Armour! They are ready to match when he is big enough to fit into it. David wanted to get something that said "Mommy" on it so he also has a cute sleeper with guitars on it saying "Mommy's Rockstar"! On top of us spoiling him....family and friends are filling his closet too! We are do blessed to have such great family! He is already one loved little boy!

May 25th came as a double victory! I hit 20 weeks & we closed on our house! (We'll post about that later!) I happened to be wearing the same shirt I had on for my 10 week picture so you'll notice quite a difference. Not to mention, David Jr. & I have an awesome photographer...also known as my AMAZING husband & his Daddy!

  10 weeks!                                                 20 weeks!

So here we are in a new house & less than 20 weeks to go until he comes! School is out so now all I have to think about is being a wife & soon-to-be Mommy! We are still so thankful for him and we can't wait to meet him! The next job is the nursery & registering! I am here by promising that I will write at least once every 2 weeks (let's start slow). Although, I do promise a posting about our new house!

We love y'all & God Bless!