21 weeks & we're having a BOY!

We are so excited to announce that we are having a little boy! Surrounded by over 50 family & friends last Tuesday night, we popped a big balloon and blue confetti fell down & we were (and still are) overjoyed! 

I had said the whole time that I never thought I had that "mommy feeling" of knowing if he was a girl or boy, but one of my friends reminded me that I've said boy from the beginning! So I guess I just knew...along with the rest of our family and friends! There were only a handful that thought girl. 

Now we are 21 weeks (more than halfway!!) with our sweet little boy and the anxiousness to meet him is at an all time high. If you see me, please remind me to enjoy the rest of this time being pregnant! I know I'll miss it once he is here.

How far along? 21 weeks!

Sleep? Getting much better! I can't complain :)

Symptoms? Pretty much nothing! The past few weeks have been a breeze :)

Cravings? Ketchup & ice cream/milk are still going strong! 

Miss anything? Nothing at all! It's been a great few weeks :)

Gender? BOY!!! I'm so excited to be a boy mom!

Names? Judah Beau Kelch :) lets hope we don't change our minds....

Best part of this last week? Feeling our little guy kick all the time! I always thought I would think it was weird and I wouldn't like it, but it's my favorite thing :) 

What you're looking forward to: Starting to decorate his nursery! I'm so excited to start that whole process :)

Verse you're leaning on this week:

I was thinking about how incredibly blessed we have been through our journey becoming parents and this verse came to mind. We serve a God that gives us these gifts even when we don't deserve them. I thank The Lord for this gift of getting to become a momma, and I pray I'll always remember that we don't deserve this life, but God, full of mercy and grace, gave us this blessing, and for that we are thankful. 

Here's some pictures from our gender reveal party! My very sweet & talented friend over at izzyclarkphotography.com took these beauties! Y'all head on over to her site to check out her work and book a session with her :) 

Blakes grandma was SO excited that we are having boy! 

Me to Blake: "I told you it was a boy!"

Our first gift for Judah Beau! From our sweet friend Rachel. Love the maroon (gig 'em)

Proud daddy :)

Love my sweet grandma and momma! My momma made our cake! She is so talented!

18 Weeks

Long time, no see, friends! Life has been crazy busy lately so that explains the lack of posts. But we are back with a little update on our sweet baby! 

I am 18 weeks this week and baby is the size of a sweet potato! I feel little flutters and kicks almost everyday but they aren't strong enough for daddy to feel them on my tummy yet! We still don't know gender, but we now have an appointment set for that and are SO excited to find out if we are having a little boy or girl!

How far along? 18 weeks & 2 days!

Sleep? Still not sleeping through the night but hey, I expected that. Finding positions that are comfortable to sleep in are getting harder & harder thanks to my growing belly!

Symptoms? Emotions have been running like crazy. I'm thankful for my sweet husband for putting up & comforting me with my random outbursts of crying! He's really been the best through all of this. Also I got sick over the weekend and had a little scare with my hypoglycemia, so that wasn't fun. Also, had my first couple of Braxton Hicks contractions this morning, so not fun! 

Cravings? Ketchup with everything. Oh, and lately, ice cream!  

Miss anything? Does cooler weather count?? The highs for this week are all above 102 and that just makes me want to pack my things and head North! Im ready for fall. 

Gender? We find out August 18th! Eeeek! It can't come soon enough!

Names? Everyone will also find out August 18th :)

What you're looking forward to: Getting to see our baby at our gender appointment! We haven't had a ultrasound since I was 8 weeks so it's going to be so cool getting to see how much he/she has grown! 

Verse you're leaning on this week? 

Psalm 92:4 really spoke to me during my quiet time yesterday. There are times when you can get caught up in feelings and emotions and forget to praise God for His works! He is creating this baby inside me and it is only by Him that Blake & I get the opportunity to be parents to our sweet little blessing. He is entrusting a soul to us to bring up and teach in His ways, and for that I will sing for joy!


Thank y'all & God Bless!

15 weeks

So I have realized that it is getting harder and harder to update every week! Between work, our busy schedule and needing rest I can't promise that I will update every week. Not much had changed during week 14 so I didn't feel the need to make a repetitive post :) 

Now we are 15 weeks and baby (and mommas belly) are growing & growing! I jokingly say a lot that I don't know how my belly is going to get any bigger! It already just feels like it's going to pop. It's definitely different going through all the body changes but I'm reminded by this growing belly that there's a little life inside me that God has entrusted Blake and I with and then I'm thankful that my pants no longer button! (I never thought I'd say that) 

But with all that to say, here's a little bumpdate!

How far along? 15 weeks tomorrow!

Sleep? I hardly sleep through the night anymore. I'm a belly sleeper so it has been hard to adjust to sleeping on my side!

Symptoms? Well, I thought my morning sickness went away. I was wrong. It's still around but not as full force as it was. 

Cravings? More recently it has been sweet stuff, to my surprise. Fruit and sherbet. 

Miss anything? Sleep for the most part. This past week was rough but I'm praying for a better week! 

Gender? We find out in August! Still almost positive it's a boy, but I'm feeling like we might be surprised with a little girl!

Names? We decided that we will announce the name when we announce the gender. 5 more weeks!

What you're looking forward to: Meeting our sweet little nugget. We still have a long way to go but are so anxious to hold our baby!

Verse you're leaning on this week: 2 Chronicles 20:12. I was flipping through my bible this past week and while looking for where I was at in my quiet time I stumbled upon this page that was marked with a little page flag that I didn't remember putting there. So I stopped and started reading and it was exactly what I needed. Funny how God does that. The verse that stood out to me specifically says "Our God, will you not judge them? For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you." This past week was harder physically than the others, I was sick everyday and most nights, I wasn't sleeping well and was just a little discouraged. I came across this and it reminded me that I'm not always going to have an answer, this sickness might not go away, I'm probably not going to sleep well for the next 5 or so months, but I need to keep my eyes on Jesus. He is protecting me and this sweet baby and I have to trust His plan, it's far better than anything I could come up with!

Have a wonderful week!