27 Weeks...pictures as promised:)

27 weeks...seems so far along!!! I only have a few months left until this perfect little boy is here! The name game is coming along. We have narrowed it down to TWO names and are trying our hardest to make a decision. Knowing us, may be a GAME TIME decision after seeing him! I feel like I am at the part of my pregnancy where I feel so blessed. I just can't believe that God is allowing me to carry this baby. I'm just so thankful I'm healthy and he seems healthy! No matter what the circumstances, God is letting me know He is in control and taking care of him even in the womb! I'm so in love with him already.

But, I digress. Here are the 27 week pictures! I'm getting so big!

I'm so looking forward to my shower this weekend with the Jackson Group ladies I miss so much:). It will be tons of fun! Also, 3d/4d ultrasound only a couple of weeks away!!!

Three Years....

How time flies. Three years ago yesterday I married the love of my life. It doesn't seem like it's been that long, but what an awesome few years! And now with a baby on the way, just couldn't get better. Our anniversary was low-key and sweet. We went to our FAVORITE restaurant in Dunwoody, Joey D's. We figured we might as well enjoy these nice dinners while we can...before it's kid's eat free night wherever we can find it! I just feel so blessed that God put Taylor in my life. Not only is he an amazing husband, but I can't wait to see what an amazing father he's going to be.

Ok, enough sweet talk! I'm 26 weeks today and feeling every bit of it here lately. The baby is resting nicely in my ribs. I think he enjoys this as I get short of breath during the day! I freaked out a bit a few days ago and called my sister because I had not felt him all day. She laughed at me and said she was talked down from going to the doctor about 20 times for the same thing. Her remedy? Drink a little caffeine and see what happens. Well....I paid for that later. After drinking an entire coke, about an hour later, I was literally being beat up from the inside. He was loving it! But I was happy to feel him again...I don't like those sleepy baby days! Today his little feet are in full swing. I do think I will miss this when he's actually here.

Hopefully I will be posting 26 week belly pictures soon. It's amazing how it grows week to week...it's starting to get "serious" as Taylor says. 3d/4d ultrasound is coming up in just a few weeks!!! Can't WAIT!!!!

24 Week Update

So we have actually hit the 6 month marker...the finish line inches closer and closer each day! My belly also grows bigger and bigger each day:). I had my 24-week appointment today. The dreaded glucose screen wasn't near as bad as I thought. Besides the sugary sweet drink...it wasn't half bad. I got to hear his strong, healthy heartbeat, and it seems all is well!

The SCARY part of the appointment is that I was asked to fill out the "delivery plan". I don't know about you other 1st time moms, but I was not NEAR ready to decide on some of those things yet! Luckily...not written in stone, so there is room to change your mind, but wow. Do I want this during labor, do I want that...no clue! Hopefully some of that clarity will come with the birth classes which are soon to come!

This week the baby is a little over a foot and weighs a little over one pound. He feels a whole lot bigger than that when he is kicking my ribs! I have a slow steady pain on my right side under my ribs where he likes to bear down. I feel as though he already has a little stubborn personality! I can't wait to meet him! And still no name decided. We have a clear front runner, but haven't COMPLETELY decided yet...such a hard decision! Below are some 24 week pictures of the belly bump! It's popping out there!

22 weeks...and HE'S KICKING!!!

I have been waiting for these kicks for a while now! I have friends who say they felt their babies early and late, but right around 21 weeks I started feeling tiny little kicks. I felt some fluttering around the 20 week mark, but no actual kicks. Well,...this week he's running a marathon in there. I can actually see my stomach jump a tiny bit in places where I feel the kicking. He's extremely active, which I guess I am thankful for! I may not be so thankful when I'm 30 weeks and trying to sleep:). But for now at least, it's the most precious feeling in the world.

The baby this week is around 11 inches long and weights right at a pound. We've come a long way! I can't imagine him being so big...but of course, we have a while to go. It is deathly hot in Atlanta, but I'm not yet obscenely uncomfortable. Luckily I'm not huge yet. My belly is growing a little more each week (or my husband would say each DAY!). Taylor is still a bit weirded out by how hard the belly is. I keep reminding him there's a baby in there. He got to feel the kicks a few nights ago and hear the heart beat on the prenatal heartbeat listener. He is still getting onto me about all the baby clothes I'm already getting! Baby Boy Lutz will be well dressed!:) My mom is already addicted to buying baby clothes with Ella, so now she just has to venture to the baby boy side too! It's just too fun to buy those sweet little clothes.

Everything seems to be going quite well with the pregnancy! We are thankful he's healthy and growing on schedule. My next appointment is July 9th - the glucose screening. I have no idea what this means, but I'll let you know the results! Hopefully I will get some more belly pics up before then to show the progress!

20 weeks...HALF WAY THERE!!!!

We just barely made it with the 20 week prego pics! Tomorrow is 21 weeks, so I wanted to update with the progress. This belly is GROWING! Baby Boy Lutz (still unnamed) is 6 and 1/2 inches long and almost weighs a whole pound:). He's the length of a banana apparently! I'm sure he's the most precious thing in the world too. I can't beleive he is so big! Still no kicks that I can feel due to the placement of the placenta, but I can certainly feel him moving and bouncing around...and I still feel the fluttering which I love.

I'm allowed soft drinks if I space them out, but I still try to limit them. Lately though, if I allow myself one, I feel the baby moving like CRAZY! I will try to keep myself from overdoing the soft drinks just so I can feel him.

So here are the latest pics...the belly is HUGE!

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!!!

So we are a little late posting:)...but it's a beautiful baby boy! We found out last Wednesday and have been yelling the news ever since. We are so blessed to be having this baby, and Taylor is absolutely thrilled that we are having a boy. This will be a whole new journey for me seeing as how we are a family of GIRLS!!! But how exciting! Now we get to start picking names...which we do NOT agree on whatsoever...it's just too hard to a pick a name your child will have the rest of his life!

I am posting some pictures to prove he's all boy! We got to see every little bone and organ growing and developing in his body...and everything looks perfect. He's growing right on schedule. He likes to hold his arms up at his face like he's stretching, and he's ACTIVE!!! She said once I start feeling those kicks...they may be brutal! He's just absolutely precious already, and I can't wait to meet him in October! Thank you all for your support, love, and prayers! We love him so much already...and know he will be surrounded by so much love when he's finally here!!!

BOY or GIRL?????

We find out tomorrow. Wow I can't believe we've come this far already! 20 weeks and we are halfway there! I'm feeling really good and haven't gotten too big yet thankfully. I just wanted to post a quick update with a few 18 week pictures that were late and say tomorrow is the big day! We find out at 10:30 AM and will keep everyone updated!

And a few of my beautiful niece's visit!!!