September

Picture 1: My beautiful nieces, Holly & Kayla at the last football game
Picture 2: Miss Kayla in the pretty guard uniform, theme Disney princesses
Picture 3:  Miss Holly winning Homecoming queen (I cried)
Picture 4: My baby bump, aka baby wattsy at 16 weeks gestation

So at 16 weeks now, really 16 1/2. Went through a period of backaches, now just once in awhile. Frequent headaches, most likely stress and/or allergy related. Baby's heart rate is 145, no movement yet. Next appointment the sonogram! YAY!!!

So I have a most of the "needs" for the baby...
-Donated crib (not put together yet and dad probably bringing my baby crib too)
- my mom bought a dresser & stroller/car seat combo
- few clothing items
- a starter bath set
-wipes & diapers
-starter set of bottles & pacifier

Of course there are tons of "wants" but if I fast forwarded 5 months, I'd have enough to bring home baby without a major "I'm not ready" meltdown. Will probably get a mattress in the next few weeks. And after we know the gender in a month will add lots of stuff to the registry (like baby blankets, clothes, whatever I haven't added due to gender influenced colors).

We are pretty excited around here. Baby on the way, favorite season is here (fall), football games and competitions starting soon, potential for my nieces to be in a Disney world parade, etc. Hopefully God will continue to bless our family, our growing baby-to-be, our jobs/finances, our pets (aka babies), our home and cars, and of course of family and hearts! I hope everyone is having a blessed Fall like we are and that it will continue through to the new year!!!

Baby Bump

My Baby Bump!

I'm 11 weeks pregnant, nearly 12 and into the 2nd trimester. Next Dr appointment is Tuesday!

200 days left until this family becomes 3

If you'd like to contribute to baby Watts we are registered at walmart.com and amazon.com

Baby Stuff Tally

So far I have a nice little collection of things for my little baby:

Baby Towel
Bibs
1 pair socks
Bottle set w/100 inserts
Healthcare grooming kit
Johnson & Johnson starter kit
 Daiper genie refill
Slippers/booties
Flip Flops
Formula can
Onesies
    0-3m
        4 short sleeve
         2 long sleeve
    3-6m
        2 short sleeve
    6-9m
       1 short sleeve
    12-18m
       1 short sleeve
Tees
    0-3m
       3 short sleeve
     3-6m
       3 short sleeve
2 packs Wipes
Diapers
    Size 1 = 2
    Size 2 = 1

and so much more still to buy (or be gifted)

8 Weeks on Thursday

• This week your baby can officially be called a foetus. This particular label will continue for the rest of your pregnancy until after birth, when is finally known as “The Baby” or by its name. Around this time, some couples makeup a nickname for their foetus. Be careful though, it can be very hard to stop using those little terms of endearment once they stick!
• Your baby is around 1 centimetre long this week and it is finally losing its little tail. But it still looks like it is all head, with a big forehead and a little body. Don’t worry though, in the next few weeks it will lengthen and those limbs which look so tiny now will only grow and take more shape.
• This week your baby develops a tip on the end of its nose. Its fingers, toes and lips, eyelids and legs are becoming more clearly defined. Its eyes look to be positioned very far apart and more to the side of their face than where they will eventually be.
• In week 8 the valves in your baby’s heart are present and the passages which will help air flow from their throat to their lungs have formed. There are small definitions on their paddle like feet and hands where their toes and fingers will be.
• This week your baby is making little involuntary movements, though these are so small you won’t be conscious of them. It is still in a C shape, similar to a kidney bean but flickers and jumps around inside your uterus.
• Your baby’s bones are starting to form in week 8 and they can bend their tiny arms at their elbows and wrists.

Stay tuned for tomorrow is another doctor appointment...

6 weeks and counting...

So in a few days we'll hit the 7 week mark. I wish I were skinny and not bloated because I feel like my tummy is sticking out more than usual but I know it is too early for the "bump". So far routine nausea but no vomiting. So I have been checking out maternity clothes because sooner probably than later I'm going to need some. I was pretty bloated when I went to the Drs so my jeans were a bit tight. Maternity clothes are $$$. So I think my plan is to make trip next month to the motherhood maternity outlet and check out places like old navy and kohls. Of course I will have to buy some scrubs, probably will buy one set fairly soon to just check it out before I need it. That will cost me at least $50 just for 1 set.... ridiculous! Might see if I can just were my scrubs low and get bigger tops... like walmart style??? I will have to make it through winter so we will see what I can still use.
I just had to get my dog in from outside and noticed 5 webs with spiders on my deck (note this AM there were none as I had made sure). Creepy... too dark to defeat myself so I sprayed them with wasp spray and will let hubby take webs down in am. Then time to invest in spider spray!!!! Maybe we should invest in pest control too... ahh the expenses of home ownership and adulthood.

So I did some research on how to save on maternity clothes, best tips so far are here. Of course I'm a big old navy person so you can bet I'll buy something from them.... I just hope my winter coat fits, if not I guess I might have to steal hubby's?

In the next 10 days I probably won't have much to post but might manage something... since my schedule is crazy I'll mainly be working and sleeping (wish more sleep than work but unfortunately that isn't how my job works, one can only hope maybe I will get a school nurse job or something..). But in just over a week near the end of my horrible schedule I will get my first ultrasound of baby watts!

1st photo of me after the "preggers"

So this is a bad blurry picture but just a sort of baseline shot before I start "bumping out". I wasn't "thin" before the preggers but I do feel quite bloated and perhaps a little bit of a bump building.... I ate a whole can of peaches today (it really just looked like a big bowl) but maybe I need to cute back before I birth a 10 pound baby. After all I have a long way to go.... BTW please vote on my Blue or Pink Poll to the right of this post!!!!!

Diapers

Preparing for baby

Stocking Piling Diapers - I found a blog that gives hints on how to do this. Check it out. I already got 2 packs (one each size 1 and 2).

I have a couple items I have collected through the years (they are in boxes somewhere...). But maybe I can go through them ..... Still low to no caffeine sucks! Feeling nappy....

We're expecting...

I'm Preggers!

Baby Watts is due March 6, 2014. I am currently 6 weeks 2 days. I feel nauseous and bloated. I'm coming off of a sinus/cold things which has only made things worse. 

Our first ultrasound is July 24th

We are registering at Walmart and ???

That is all I have for now

Except I did read this interesting article, about disney pixar films - check it out.

10 Fastest Growing Suburbs?

So it is rare that on a night I must work I actually develop a post but I saw this article and you all know how much I love ranking our great nation in any capacity. Check out this article which ranks the 10 fastest growing suburbs in the US. Washington and Utah have multiple listings and I was somewhat surprised to see my state, TN, and even one in Louisiana on the list.... Maybe I will daydream about relocating...

Shopping...

Well it has been awhile since my last post... My mom's visit has come and gone but in about 2 weeks she will be moving in my house to stay for a little while. My mom is coming back to TN and that makes me happy.

Please say a little prayer that I am able to get my schedule so I can attend all the football games and competitions. If I am lucky to get some beautiful shots with my Nikon then I might get one published in the yearbook!!! Excited! I'm a photo taking kind person, always have been....

Going to have a big tye-dye day with the nieces, making some "school" spirited stuff and something cute for my bestie's future child.... Also thinking about taking my nieces to knoxville to go to target or something... we'll see. Before I know it summer will over, the girls will be in high school together, and we'll have weekly football games.

• I noticed that many shops are having semi-annual sales, or had some memorial day discounts. I have to say I have spent some money- got a few gifts, couple things for the house, maybe a couple things for myself (some needed). Bras at VS 
• Also I got the free shipping subscription at Zulily- I love them so much because 1. everything is one sale! 2. they have the best and newest stuff 3. they have new items/retailers every single day and email the list at 9am 4. I can save things to my wishlist so if i don't buy it the first time I see it then I can think about and easily see when it has returned for purchase! Please sign up for an account through my link (I get credit for you if you use my link to sign up) Sign up is free it just allow to see the sales - no obligation to buy, to fee to sign up.  Go here Zulily please!
• I have part of my garden started, still have to dig my second bed and have hubby build the frame. That will have my cucumbers, zucchini, cantalope; already got my tomatoes and pumpkins started. The pumpkins have actually started to sprout above ground (so excited). 

Stool $12.99

Top $9.99

Cotton Swab Holder $5.49

Above photos are my recent purchases from Zulily, aren't they cute? and affordable?!!!

• One problem I am having is what to send my dad for father's day. No idea what to do but hopefully I can come up with something this weekend. Any ideas?

I  guess that is all for now folks... Seeing my nieces tomorrow and then a shift a work...