Mark your calendars!!

Things haven't slowed down here one bit, but that's ok with us...we loved the busy, fast-paced life!  We had a great time with my family in Athens & with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew for a visit in early September.  Then we loved having Matthew's family here for a visit two weekends ago.  We were supposed to use last weekend to rest, but instead, we stayed busy preparing for our Colorado trip and visiting Babies-R-Us to obsess about strollers (it's Matthew's thing...he wants the baby to have great wheels!).

I had another appointment today.  Matthew couldn't make it, but it was a quick appointment, so he didn't miss much!  The doctor told me that all my test results from the previous appointment came back looking great, I heard the baby's heartbeat (which never ceases to be amazing!), and I got a flu shot (which still hurts).  And MARK YOUR CALENDARS...We will be finding out if it's a Baby Boy Powell or a Baby Girl Powell on October 27th.  Matthew won't miss that appointment!!  And we will be able to get another picture to post and maybe even a video.

I can hardly believe that we hit the 4 month mark yesterday!  I have been feeling much better.  I'm still struggling with sleep (it was one of my very first pregnancy symptoms!) because I have a hard time getting comfortable, so I'm tired quite a bit.  Otherwise, I feel great...I've been STARVING lately.  I need lots of snacks and one of my favorites is cottage cheese.  I've also been craving sweets...which is very strange for me since I'm not a dessert person.   We've also been eating alot of pastas and meals with rice, since those sound great to me, too.  Chipotle, salads, and Arnold Palmers still rock my world!!  I have only gained 7 pounds (according to the doctor), and none of it in the last month.  I couldn't believe it because in the last two weeks, I've noticed a belly and most of my pants fit too tight around the midsection!  I was a little worried about the lack of weight gain, but the doctor's not worried and says I'm still on track.  I'm sure I'll make up for it before too long!

Matthew took some pictures of me today with my new belly.  I swore I wouldn't do this, but I'm doing it anyway!  Below are my 16 week "belly" photos.  (clothes courtesy of Madeline!!   -Thanks, Sister!)

 

Look how big! :-)  Matthew wants to see what I'll look like in a few months.

  

Placenta brain...that's all I can say!

Baby's close-up.

Can't believe it's me...and a BABY!!

Keep us in your thoughts and prayers!  We're leaving on Saturday for our Colorado trip.  We're very excited about spending some time by ourselves without work/laundry/stress.  The weather should be fabulous and I think we will have a blast.  I'll post pictures when we get back!

Love you all!!

Courtney