16 Weeks and Counting....

In my attempt to document my pregnancy (about 4 months late), I have given the blog a bit of a makeover and added a "baby" page.  Between morning sickness which lasted a full 10 weeks and moving, I decided to take the afternoon off today and catch up on life. I actually made it to the gym (and starred down all the cute pregnant women who were busting their butts in BodyPump...the Elliptical is more my speed), Scott and I worked on selling some of our older furniture and made it to a few new furniture stores to start working on the new house.  So here are a few updates that are long overdue!

HOUSE:



We closed on Friday (long story there) and are in full packing mode. I would say the house is 90% complete thanks to Scott. We officially start the move process on Friday and finish it up the following weekend when the formal movers come.

BABY

I am so reluctant to say "twins" because I keep reading my twin books that you should keep the separated and establish their own identities.  For now Baby A and Baby B will have to do. We find out on June 3rd the gender when we get to go for a anatomy scan at the hospital. I have read that this takes almost an hour which means we get the treat of seeing the babies on a big screen for 60 minutes! Some days I feel more pregnant than others, but after 10 weeks of morning sickness (which was more like all day and night sickness) I am so thankful to be feeling more like myself!



PREGNANCY THOUGHTS: 

Weight Gained: 10 lbs. Scary. I am right on track based on the 1.5-2lb a week estimate for twins. (Maximum would be 16 lbs at this point.)

Exercise: I made a workout calendar and have been aiming for 3-4 times a week although some weeks in the beginning I only made it to 2. I have been doing Tracey Andersen's Pregnancy Project as well as walking, yoga and the elliptical. I miss biking so much. Next year.

Symptoms: Tired a lot. Don't sleep well. Traveled this past week for work and decided to finish the new Kristen Hannah book. I wept the whole ride home (which was at 12:30am) most likely due to a sad book and just overall exhaustion. By 1am I was analyzing our entire move! (Thankfully I only have one trip left for work.)

Movement: None, although the doctor last Monday said they were moving all over the place.

Food Cravings: None. In fact have had more food aversions (i.e. meat) then anything. For once in my life food is just a necessity and doesn't really taste great at all. So weird. I kind of hope that sticks! For about a month I couldn't even look at chicken but now if I put lots of ketchup on it, its OK. Salads, vegetables and smoothies have been the best meals.

Looking Forward To: Finding out the gender. I am literally dreaming about it at night (i.e. nursery, names etc.)  I cannot wait! I also am very ready to move and to get working on that nursery which oddly I have no idea what I am going to do with.

New Baby Items: None purchased. Tim and Megan gave us these cute little bootie socks this weekend though! I have realized however that maternity dresses look like tents and I am much better off with more form fitting outfits for now. Otherwise I look like I have a beer gut.

So there you go. I hope to be writing more often or at least on a weekly/monthly basis after the move!

Davidson Top Ten!

Yesterday we had the privilege of attending the Scioto Country Club with Heather to celebrate her #2 class ranking. Each of the top ten students at Davidson and their families were invited. We were pretty excited to check out the exclusive club in UA as well as celebrate the afternoon with Heather.  The club reminded me of one of the golf club houses in Hilton Head with this old southern feeling. It was definitely a gorgeous spring view of the golf course. Thankfully the weather held out for pictures! Way to go Heather.  Fingers crossed we get to go back next year!











 

Almost spring!

I have fallen off the blog wagon and am about a month behind in posting but I guess that is what happens in the dead of winter when there isn't much going on! Laziness! I have recently upgraded to a new mac, photoshop and some photography classes so I am hoping the blogging pics up a little over the next few months.

Scott and I recently (back in Feb) took a quick trip to Tucson to celebrate my birthday and get some sun. The weather wasn't as warm as we had hoped but we did manage to get temperatures in the mid-60's, along with some hiking and quality Mexican food.

We stayed at La Paloma (a Westin) spa and between watching episodes of Homeland which we are officially addicted to; we lounged by the pool and fit in some massages at the spa. Its a great escape for a nice relaxing 4 day weekend.



 



 





 

Hopefully the weather here will improve soon! Just looking at the warm sunshine makes me wish for spring.