19 Weeks! and HER name :)

This post is almost a week late, but I know that some people are ready to see the picture! I am definitely starting to feel Claira-lynn move a whole lot more now. I absolutely love feeling her move inside of me. Not only does it let me know she is in there, but it is just an amazing feeling. I have started getting some energy back, which is helpful. I feel close to normal, minus the belly and the constant bathroom trips. :/

Now, many people have asked how we came up with the name Claira-lynn, so here is your explanation. Carey really wanted to keep the hyphenated name with our daughter because he likes my name. Our son will be named after family, so we wanted our daughter to have the same privelage. I was named after my grandparents for my first name and my middle.

Bobbi-sue Grey = Bob + Sue (my mother's parents) Grey (my dad's mom's middle name)

Claira-lynn Grey = Claire + Lynn (both our mother's middle names) Grey (mine and Grandma's middle name)

We love the name and love that we can honor our mothers by giving a piece of their name to our daughter. Many people have many different opinions about the name and that is fine, just please be respectful. :)

THE Doctor's Appointment

Well, by this point most people know what we are having, but Carey edited the video that we took that day and I know our mother's are anxious to see it! :) So here it is! The pictures before it are some of the pictures that didn't make it into the video. ;) Enjoy!

17 weeks Today!

Well, today I am 17 weeks pregnant! Only approximately 161 days to go! I am starting to feel like myself again, just bigger. :/ My belly is definitely growing, which is a good thing, just can be frustrating. We are now only 10 days from hopefully finding out what our sweet little Bean is. :) I am getting super excited and it cannot get here fast enough! Well, that's all I really have to say today! Here are your pictures! :)

Comparison! You can definitely tell my belly is growing! Trying to keep the weight gain only to the belly though!

New Furniture!

Wow! God has definitely blessed us through so many other people during this pregnancy. So far we have had a healthy baby and pregnancy, we were given a crib, and now we have been given beautiful furniture that would not have been within our current means to buy new. It has been amazing to see how He has taken care of us this far in the pregnancy.

For the first time since Christmas, Carey had a Saturday off! We were able to spend the day together with breakfast and then a wonderful morning/afternoon out. We ventured to the State Farmer's Market to get some tomatoes, greens, and sweet potatoes. We then drove to Earth Fare to get our groceries for the week and decided to stop by Home Goods to look for a broom and a saute pan. We didn't buy the pan, but we did get Carey a broom! :)

Carey with his new broom. :)

Here is a video of us moving Bean's new furniture in! Enjoy!

Baby Bean's Crib

Carey and I assembled Bean's crib yesterday! :) We were given this crib about a month ago from some dear friends of ours. :) Pictures are on Facebook, but for our family, and anyone else who wants to watch, here is the video we promised! :)

15 Weeks And A Weekend Trip

Well, today I am 15 weeks pregnant! Only 175 days to go! I know it sounds like a lot, but that 1st trimester went by so fast I assume the rest of it will too. This week Bean will get up to the size of an orange! (4 in, 2.5 oz) All four limbs are now functional and are moving like crazy! To my sadness though, I cannot feel it yet. :( I have started to get my energy back a little bit, but I have had a nasty cold for the past few weeks so have still been sleeping. The nausea went away, minus yesterday when I ate something for dinner that Bean did not like and decided to tell me that quite meanly. Which we are going to have to have a talk about in Sept. because I enjoyed that dinner very much! Tonight after dinner I am feeling a little nauseated as well, so who knows. My baby bump is starting to show, but still feels/looks bigger to me than it does to anyone else. lol Your picture is posted below. :)

This weekend Carey and I had the privilege to travel to Macon to visit with family and friends. We were very excited as we have not been back in 2 years. It was wonderful to see so many familiar places and faces. :) We were able to relax and enjoy time visiting with his parents. We had a great time and definitely will not let it be another 2 years before we visit again! ;)

Tonight we went to Target to get some groceries and decided to check out the electronics section. Carey's birthday present from his parents was a video camera, but the one we looked at this weekend was out of stock. :( So we decided just to check at Target to see what they offered, and much to our surprise, there was a camera and on sale! :) You know we can't beat a good sale! :) We are super excited and feel very blessed to be able to record our child growing up and share all those moments with family. :) Thanks Mom and Dad! :)

I had a rough night last night with coming in late and then getting sick, so I couldn't sleep at all. Needless to say, it was a rough night and this morning was quite difficult. So my sweet husband decided to bring me home some beautiful flowers. :) He loves me. :)

12 Weeks!

Today we are 12 weeks! Woo-hoo! Everything really still feels the same. LOL I am pretty excited that we have reached the "glorious" second trimester! I am hoping that it is as wonderful as everyone says it is. I'm ready to feel somewhat "normal" again, but also get to where we can actually feel Bean moving around. I am so looking forward to that day! We have another Dr's appointment next Monday afternoon to check and make sure everything is still doing well. We will be at 13 weeks then. Hopefully we'll get another picture! :)

In other news, I am traveling to Florida this weekend for Caitlin's wedding! YAY! The only downside is I will be taking this trip solo as Carey as class all weekend. I know. Sad. :( I'm excited to see everyone though, BUT I am not looking forward to the train ride that I will be taking to get there. I have taken the train to Florida in the Fall, but I was not pregnant. I am hoping that the lovely sensitivities that have been gladly showing their pretty faces this first trimester will give me a break this coming weekend so I can just enjoy the ride and then my time with family and friends! Here's hoping!

Here are some belly pictures for those of you who want to see! The first one is from 7 weeks, just to document. The second one is from today, 12 weeks. I feel much bigger than I look and that I am gaining unnecessary weight, but I guess that goes with the territory. lol We'll see, hopefully I can keep the weight gain down!