17 weeks - it's alive!

Yes, I've decided that it's official. Didn't want to jump the gun until I was sure it wasn't my mind playin' tricks on me, but, THE BABY IS MOVING! It feels so crazy, but so cool at the same time. It's like a little bubble or pop on usually the left side (but all around too) of my abdomen, and usually happens after I've done some stuff and am sitting down after I stop doing whatever I was doing. Then, I feel it. Mostly in the morning around 9:00 and in the early evening around 5:00.

I still can't grasp that someone is living inside of me, and I don't think I will until I have the kid in my arms. We just can't wait to find out what it is!



What's new: We went to a wedding this weekend that is for the history books. I've never seen so many flowers, food, chocolate, and people in one place in my life. The cake alone would buy a nice car. Unreal. I don't have any words for the sensory overload we were in on Saturday night. That bottom picture was just one of the five buffets, and doesn't do it justice. It went on forever.

The rest of the weekend, we cleaned and did yard work. Also, Preston's sister Wendi and her fiance Wade stayed with us on Sunday night so she could interview at an elementary school here in Pflugerville. It was a great time.



This weekend we're going to Luke's sister Kelley's graduation from high school on Friday night - woo-hoo. She's going to ACU. Good girl. Then, to the lake at some point and church.

eBay is the way to go - 16.5 weeks

I say that I love eBay because I bought two pairs of maternity jeans from Gap for 23 dollars total. And they're great. Super comfy and already broken in. I think eBay will be used a lot from now on. Even better, my mom and I hung out in Dallas all last weekend and she hooked me up with Gap and other maternity stuff for a while. I'm good to go. Love moms. Here's a pic of my kitty in the bathtub (ha) and me at 16.5 weeks.





Sorry I'm late on this post, but I wanted to wait until I went to the doctor yesterday to give an update. I gained only two pounds this month, which with my weight loss last month, put me back to where I started. Seriously, I eat all of the time. It's close to disgusting. I know it will catch up with me - I'm just waiting on that. We also heard the heartbeat again this time and it was much stronger than before, since I think baby Hejl's doubled in size. It started off at about 140 bpm, and then it sounded like he/she was running a race - the heart beat went up to about 155. The nurse said that he/she was just moving around and it was all good, normal, healthy, yadda yadda. I have never heard anything like that before. Pretty cool!

Let's see. What else is new? We are SO pumped about finding out the sex of the baby next month. Our appointment for the sonogram is June 16 at 3:45 p.m. and we are dying to start doing stuff. We MUST clean out the office/baby room, buy a desk and bedroom furniture, baby furniture, etc. We're putting it all off until we know what sex baby Hejl is. The waiting game has always been hard for us!

Oh, and congrats on two new babies from two friends last week! Colin and Christine McLean gave birth to Emma Michelle on Saturday, and on the same day, Eric and Tonya Tuggle gave birth to Nadia Claire. Two girls! Haven't seen many of those lately!

Cleburne or bust.

I'm leaving to go to Cleburne from Georgetown this afternoon to hang with the fam. Luke's at the lake with friends, and it's supposed to rain all weekend. Should I feel sorry for them? :)

Also, our friends Sara and Preston are in NYC on vaca as I type. I'm so jealous, because Luke and I want to go back there so badly. Hope they're having a good time on their last fling before the little one!

"Babies are like spaghetti ..."

Some pics of a onesie we bought on the cruise, my rose bush that's taking over the world, and me looking much thicker and ready for bed. Will be a weight gain instead of a loss this time at the good ol' doctor.





I'm sure you're wondering what my title means. Let's take some time and talk about my husband's profound analogy about finding out the sex of the baby.

"Honey, are you excited about finding out the baby?"
"Yep."
"Seriously, will you be just as excited if it's a girl?"
"Yes honey! I mean, I don't care what sex it is. It's like finding out what's for dinner. If you tell me we're having spaghetti, I have all day to get excited about spaghetti. It's not like you tell me we're having spaghetti and I wonder all day why we're not having pizza. I'm excited no matter what it is. Dinner or baby. Well, more about the baby of course."

If you think about it, that makes a lot of sense - maybe just to Luke and me. Haha. I love him.

I'm at 15 weeks now, and I have a 16-week doctor's appointment next Thursday. Nothing special at that one, but the June one we get to find out the sex! We're pumped. Luke talks about it every day, and it's a month away!

I didn't really do anything super cool this weekend. Cleaned all night Friday (Luke was at a men's retreat for church) and all day Saturday I shopped. Looked at bedroom furniture, baby stuff, Mother's Day gifts, clothes for me - the usual. Then, I got sick again on Sunday and Monday. I've had major sinus and coughing issues for a couple of weeks that is making me miserable. This is supposed to be the time when I have the most energy, but all I want to do is lie on the couch. I've tried to walk every day that I could, but I'm starting to feel like a giant! it's only the beginning of giantness, I know. It's still pretty cool to watch myself grow. There's a real thing in there, and I don't think it will hit me for a while still!

This weekend, Luke's going to a really nice house with his guy friends to play on the lake with boats and jet skis and such. I'm a little jealous. A lot jealous. But, I'm spending the weekend with my parents in Cleburne. Mom and I are going to Dallas on Saturday to stay the night at the Westin in the Galleria to chill, shop and go to the movies. I'm really excited about that! Those Westin beds are supposed to be fabulously soft.

Luke's making me watch Blind Justice. Ha, it's not good. Just watched Scrubs though, and that was super good.

I feel better now!

I'm so glad that my sickness had subsided. On Sunday, I thought I was going to die, but my energy's back now. I'm about to have to go into a meeting at work, but just thought I'd give an update. More pictures will come soon. Everyone needs to see a 15 week picture, so I'll put that up too.

Being sick, well, sucks.

I've been sitting on the couch all day, coughing, snotty, dried-out, and weak. Adding to that, well, I'm pregnant. Two debilitating things at once can make one go crazy. And was such a gorgeous weekend here. Ugh. But, I made myself pull a few weeds in the back yesterday. In the end, however, Luke ended up doing all of the work. What a guy! It looks really great. I'll post a new pic soon.

Anyway, back to me. :) I'm sick and I have to drive to Abilene for class tomorrow night for their final. Sure hope I get better before then. I've taken two doses of Robitussin DM and one Benadryl (all approved pregnancy medicine) but I still feel bad and don't want to drug my baby anymore than I have to. Guess I just need to wait it out. I just get really frustrated when I want to do yardwork, and go workout, and have energy, and I'm stuck on the couch. And, I haven't been to Westover in a while for church and didn't get to go this morning, again. Really wanted to go.

I'm at 14 weeks and feeling a little larger. Nothing new to report on that front, except that I have to buy more clothes. One of my friends, Atosha, brought by a swing for us to have (she has twins, so two of everything). Very nice of her! One less thing for us to purchase!

Back to more TV - Desparate Housewives is calling!