Baby Survery time.

I found a cute baby survery... deciding to finally do one. If anyone has any other cute ones... let me know (aka probably Heather, why did you find your format?)
I also added a baby countdown ticker...  104 days left to go.  When said like that it said huge! ha.

About the mommy:
Name: Marcy
Age: 28
Is this the first child?: Nope. I have a beautiful little boy, named Aydan

About the daddy:
Name: Justin
Age: 31
Is this the first child?: See my answer above :)

About the pregnancy:
When is your due date?: March 13th
How far along are you right now?: 25 weeks
Have you had an ultra sound?: Yes, 2 of them.
Have you heard the heartbeat?: Yes, at every appointment! Its so special every time.
Sex of the baby: Girl!!
What do you want. Boy or Girl?: A girl, wanted one of each, and we are very lucky to get that.
Are you happy with what you are having?: Definitely. I wanted one of each. I think Justin is more happy with it as time goes. He's happy that I'm happy and that I won't bug him for another one. :)

About the birth:
Who is going to be with you?: Just Justin and the other 6 doctors/nurses, ha.

Are you going to video tape it?: Nope. Even if I wanted to its not allowed.

Do you think you will have a c-section?: Yup. Aydan was, so we will be having one this time too. So that means the spinal again, cath, etc.... yuck yuck. But she'll have a perfect shaped head!

Do you think you will cry when you first hold your baby?: Most likely. I was sooo tired when I finally got Aydan and had cried during most of surgery getting him out, so I was good once held him.. I believe the same will happen. It's just too hard to sleep the night before having a baby.

Do you know what you will say to the baby when you first hold her?:  I love you!

Are you scared about the labor?: Nope. Scared of the spinal. And scared I will go into labor before go to planned c-section and then will have emg one.

Names:
Do you have a name picked out?: We have one... I'd say we're 99% sure. I'm ready to start putting the name of stuff, so probably going to be 100% sure very soon. Emma Jane Hood!

Is your baby going to be named after anyone?: Nope, that's the way I like it. It fits Justin and I and that's it.

Did the daddy help pick the name?: Yes, he picked the middle name.

Other random questions:
Have you felt the baby move?: Oh, my goodness yes.... lots lots.

What was your first symptom?: No period.

Will you have godparents?: Yes

What is the baby's room theme?: Yellow, pink, white, and brushed nickel... No theme exactly.

Are you ready to be a mommy?: Yes. I think Aydan would say I'm a pretty good one. Am I ready to be taking care of 2! eeekkk. haha. jk. Of course I am. I believe I can handle it. 

What do you think the baby will be a "daddys girl/boy" or a "mommys girl/boy"?: Well Aydan is a Mommy's boy as of now. We'll see... of course I hope a mommy's girl :)

25 weeks...about 65% of the way there.

25 weeks there. Not much to update on the baby. Just that the baby is around 14 in long this week and the weight is a little more than a lb and a half. She's also going a lot of hair this week.

Aydan meanwhile is repeating every word you say! If he can sound it out, he'll say it! So mommy and daddy are watching what they say and watch on tv in front of him. It's really cool to see his vocab skyrocket though.. he's so smart.

I'm also going to being working on a painting a picture of a flower on a canvas this week for the baby's room. Picture to come as soon as I'm done!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was great!! Justin and I have a lot to be thankful for this year: eachother, Aydan, our baby girl on the way, our wonderful families and friends, and all the good food we ate that day! Oh, and p.s. the fact that I could still fit in my pre-pregnancy jeans (granted they were buttoned w a hair-tie, but that's just details) to wear that day, yay... cause not much longer will that happen.
I hope everyone else had a great Thanksgiving!!

Lauren got some cute pictures of Aydan with his cousin Avalinn, once she gets them to me.. I'll post one.

Other baby updates: she growing, growing, and growing. Oh, and moving all the time! Especially when I eat! Got her some goodies on Black Friday: an idock for her music, a lamp, and some cute clothes!

This break has been nice to have some days with Aydan!!!! Hope everyone else is enjoying them too.

24 weeks!

It feels like yesterday we saw our little girl for the first time and they told me I was 7 weeks along. The last 17 weeks have gone by fairly fast. And in less than 16 weeks we will get to meet her, yay!!
This week I have continued to sort through Aydan's clothes, wash stuff, hang some, and store some back that we won't need for awhile. Aydan's bed rail for his new bed came, its cute and he keep trying to play with it and store his tools in it. The office is coming along towards being an office/guest bedroom. Grandpa got the bookcase out and painted the wall behind it. yay! Huge relief. I had parent teacher conferences this weeks so didn't get much else done.

Baby progress: The baby is now anywhere from 13-15 in long. And weighs about 1 1/2 lbs (the weight is compared to a rubtabaga, which is a yellow Sweedish turnip). This week the brain is continuing to grow quickly and taste buds are continuing too. The lungs are developing branches of the respiratory lines, as well as the cells that help the air sacs inflate once she's out in the world. Her skin is still thin and translucent, but it will start to change soon too. She will also start turning the lean little body in for some baby fat!

Feeling ok this week. Only one bad evening. Little girl decided she would kick me/move around every 15 seconds or so Thursday night, when I had 4 hours of parent conference. So... by the time I got done I felt like I was going to throw up. When I got home and laid down Justin came over to feel her move.. felt around 20 strong kicks and replied "She is punting your stomach!"... I said, I know!

 Same profile I've done every week.

 Did this one with shirt over the belly, because I think you can see the roundness my belly is doing with shirt over it a little more. Wearing a pre-baby tank top. Yup, she's a growing.

And here's Aydan all tucked in bed while I was taking pictures.. watch Dora of course!

My newest wall design

I have wanted to put something up on the wall in our living room for awhile now. I found this one awhile ago too, but never ordered it. Once we found out we were having another baby I never I would want a saying for her room. So I ordered them both together. This one is in our living room and I thought the saying was so fitting because its our sitting, playing, and hanging out area all in one. I am so happy with it now that its up and love IT!!

Staying busy busy busy

I had my 6 month appt (23 weeks tech) on Monday. Everything checked out ok and the baby is doing good. She moving a LOT! I go back in 4 weeks for my sugar test, yummy.. its a really nasty orange drink.

I've been continuing to go through Aydan's clothing.. a HUGE project in itself! But I feel as if I'm making head way in the crates downstairs finally.

I got the Christmas tree put up.. yes I know, its EARLY, but we are staging it to take a family picture next to it on Saturday for our Christmas cards. I even wrapped presents to put under in for the picture. We all have nice new sweaters (except Mowgly) and its going to look great!

I ordered Aydan new bedding and bed rail for his new twin bed. Pictures to come when his bed comes in. My little man is growing up into a Big Boy Bed, its crazy.

Lots more to do in next few weeks, espically before Christmas...   goo, I better get moving!

Daddy's 1st kicks!!

Last night baby girl was moving and kicking like crazy when I got into bed, like usual. I put my hand on my stomach and decided I thought I was fianlly feeling it on the outside too. So I put Justin's hand on my belly and sure enough he could feel it and strong too! He got to feel about 10 good movements before she calmed down and lay still. He was so excited and so was I!! It was a good night!!

Other good news I'm 23 weeks today! Last month of the 2nd trimester. She is contining to hear sounds from the "outside" world now! Loud noises become familar.. such as me teaching loud so my kids can hear me over the fans and vent, Mowgly barking, and Aydan banging on stuff! She's probably just a little more than a pound now! And about 1 foot long, they compare her to an ear of corn this week.. hummm. :)

Play day with Aydan

Well we had today off because of the great work our Vets do... so we decided to spend the day playing with Aydan.
1st we spent most of the morning with Aydan throwing all his balls down the stairs and Justin throwing them back up to him. He enjoyed it greatly!
2nd we took Aydan to see the new kid movie, MegaMind

Aydan enjoyed himself. Ate some popcorn. And was pretty tired on the way home!

He naped and then 3rd got to play outside. He enjoyed a plastic set of bowling balls he got from his birthday party. Of course he didn't want to come inside for dinner because he had tooooo much fun today!!

It was a good family day!

My Dad's wedding

My dad got re-married this weekend to a very lovely lady named Nancy. We went to Champaign for the wedding. It was a fun weekend! I got to visit with my Dad's brothers and sister and tell them all about the new baby to come and they got to see Aydan again, which was good. (the yearly re-union isn't often enough). The ceremony was nice and my dad's best friend gave a nice speech about what a great person my dad is!!

I got to see my sister Carmen a lot which is always nice because she lives so far away. I also got to see my mother that weekend, which I haven't seen in over a year, which is nice too. I really enjoyed my visits this weekend!!! I was tired when I got home, but it was all worth it.


Also, on the way home, I stopped in the Carter's at Tuscola... here's 1 goodie I found on sale....   super cute!! A little mini-dress!

22 weeks and 1 day!

I am a couple weeks past the half way point which feels nice! My back however does not! boo.. I don't have to do much and my lower back kills and pinches like heck. This week the pancreas is developing nicely. The eyes have formed, but still lack pigment. The baby is still about 1 pound big, maybe more and around 11 in long. About the size of a mango! This little girl is also moving like crazy lately! She definitely a mover!
Here's my newest picture. 

My uppercase living for the baby's room and the living room came in. Here is the new addition for the baby's room! Whatca think?

And on my way home from Champaign this weekend I popped into Carter's and picked out some soft adorable blankets for our little bundle! Can't wait to snuggle her in them!!
Note- picture kinda makes them look like towels.. they're not. I'll post some new outfits I got too this week!

Cookies, Cookies, and more Cookies

I got a wild hair to make my mom's famous sugar cookies. Thought right before I go see my family up north I'd make them and bring some up. I made some for people here in Mcleansboro, mainly my friend Beth.. who loves them and its her bday on Sat! I'm bringing up plenty for my dad's rehershal dinner too.
As you can see from the picture, I made a lot. I always double the recipe and it makes a lot! Which is nice, because they are good!

Here comes Thomas the Train... choo choo

Aydan has been sick, as I've mentioned, so he finally got to go trick or treating tonight. He was Thomas the Train for Halloween. He got to go to Grandma and Grandpa Hoods house. Then he went to the Grays. He of course always has a good time playing there and so he really didn't want to go home.
I am proud of him because he kept on his costume for the walk up to both houses and had a smile on his face on doing it. He got some cool treats, what a lucky boy!!