The Count Down Begins

Four more days till I find out if Baby Antebellum is an Anthony or an Adrianna/Maribella !! Yeah!! The suspense is killing me. The current poll says that I am having a boy. The chinese gender chart says girl..except if I put in my birthday and the date of conception- then it says boy. My maternal instinct says.. nothing. It says NOTHING! How can I not have a single clue about what this baby could be?! Oh well, Im not too mad at myself. This is only my first pregnancy.. cut me some slack.

Next on the agenda: My baby has decided it would be fun to start kicking me. I thought I felt it at week 15 (I know its early) and I became positive about the feeling last Thursday. And I must say.. It is soo fun!! I wish I could feel it consistently, but I can't yet. I wouldn't describe this wonderful feeling as a butterfly flutter or as "gas bubbles", but more like a true jab or kick. Not a hard kick by any means.. but a small tiny adorable jab. I am positive that this baby is going to have the strength of Joey. Joey has pretty big muscles and I imagine baby Reid does as well. When I go for the ultrasound on Wednesday, I think that if they measured the babys thigh muscles and biceps.. they would be HUGE! I bet he/she will have big baseball pitcher legs and calves... just like daddy. :) I am already a proud glowing mommy about how strong Baby Antebellum is!



I have also developed a bit of a leak problem..not bad though. I had no clue that colostrum could even start coming in this early. Thank goodness I have my pregnancy consultant (Ashley Wrecke) to talk to about all my symptoms. She does a tremendous job of reassuring me that this is all normal. So.. I have started to pump so that I can save every bit of this precious nutrient filled fluid. Haha. I'm just kidding- that would be crazy!! On a side note- I am so glad to have Ashley right now and I know that I will be even more happy after this baby is born. I am going to use her as my lactation consultant.. and I think that she will be amazingly supportive and reassuring. I have already started to prepare myself for a difficult first month or so with breastfeeding- but I am still crazy excited about this wonderful mommy opportunity!!


I was consoling a baby last night and I started to think that in nearly 5 months I will be consoling my own child. I feel so amazingly blessed that I can't even describe the emotion! I have wanted to be a mommy since I was a little girl. Now it is coming true and it is unbelievable. Jesus has blessed me with a super great pregnancy (knock on wood) and I don't even know what to say. I love this growing belly of mine! I am doing my darnedest to keep only my belly growing and not my butt, thighs, face and arms.. but whatever Jesus blesses me with I will be happy. I know that no matter what- there will be some much needed workouts to be completed following this babys arrival. I am trying my hardest right now to work out.. but it is so hard with Joeys business and working full time. That is still no excuse.. so I will get my butt in gear. Maybe starting on Tuesday, when my 4 in a row will finally be complete. I want to start strength training.. at a moderate pace. Joey has started to eat good recently and since he is the amazing cook in our house.. we have had some amazingly good (tasting and good for us) meals. Plus I am having a bit of a fruit addiction lately.. ooh and a milk addiction. YUMMY! So thankfully this baby hasn't made me crave any food that is very bad- isn't Baby Antebellum amazing!!

Well wish me luck at my ultrasound and I will update you asap after my ultrasound. After we tell our parents of course.. Ooh! And I will also have to post my 18 week photo (Can you believe I will be 18 weeks!!!).