It's a...BOY!!!!!!!!!

We found out that this little baby growing in my belly is a BOY!!!!! We are so over the moon excited to be welcoming a little boy into our lives in December. I don't know why, but I've always wanted a boy, and couldn't be more thrilled that God has answered my prayers. We don't really have any names and I don't think I'll be able to name him until I see his cute little face. Feeling so blessed right  now!

He/She is a mover and a shaker!

I started feeling my little buddy move in there! What an exciting and interesting feeling! I don't feel it constantly, but if I lay down after I eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner, I will feel little flutters and tickles happening in there. The other day he/she was on the right side of my belly button and went back and forth a few times and it made me laugh because it tickled! I also pulled in to the gym yesterday and right before I got out of the car I felt two "little" jabs...they were so little I wouldn't even call them jabs, but baby Shu was definitely ready for some working out! I've been a little lazy with posting, but the baby room is painted and looks awesome! I will post pictures soon. We find out boy or girl in a little over a week!! I can't wait for this little one to have an identity, and be called a he/him or she/her.

I'm leaving Wednesday to head to Ohio for my best friend's wedding. I was fitted for my bridesmaid's dress yesterday. Luckily I lost a good bit of weight after I purchased the dress, because my baby bump has filled out the middle part of the dress and my growing bust did a decent job of filling the rest of the top up. I just needed a little taken in at the arm pits and the straps on the shoulders. I feel pretty good in the dress. It doesn't really make me look pregnant, just bigger than normal. However if I press the bottom part of the dress down my bump makes an appearance!

I go back to work in two weeks! EEKK!!! The county where I teach starts back on the 30th for teachers and the 6th for the kiddos. I'll be in 5th grade again teaching Language Arts and Math. I've been up to the school a few times to start getting my room together so when we officially go back I can lesson plan and get ready for the first few weeks of school. Until then, I'm going to enjoy the last two weeks of my summer and read and relax on my couch!!

Doctors Appointment

I had a doctor's appointment last Monday. I was not scheduled for an ultrasound - it was a regular run of the mill appointment. The doctor brought in the doppler thing to hear the heartbeat which I was super excited to hear! Well, I'm laying there while she runs it over my belly for what seems like FOREVER! She could not find the heartbeat, so she said she's going to do an ultrasound to make sure everything was alright. Ugh! I was a little bit freaking out. She could've at least said "it still might be too early to hear the heartbeat with the doppler so there shouldn't be anything to worry about." So I had my ultrasound and everything was perfectly fine and the heartbeat was nice and strong at 158. I asked the tech if she could tell what the sex of the baby was and she was pretty short with me and said that she wasn't allowed to tell me, that is my next appointment. Well as she was looking around making sure everything was okay I was checking to see if I could see anything. The baby was laying nice and flat and I could see his/her outline perfectly. I "THINK" I saw something sticking up nice and straight between the legs, but I could be making this up. I don't know why, but I want a boy. Well, let me preface that with I want a healthy baby first and foremost - boy or girl doesn't really matter. However, I have not associated this baby in my belly with a girl at all. To me he/she has been a boy. I will be thrilled either way of course, since this is something Adam and I have wanted for a long time, but I can't say we wouldn't be super thrilled if it were a boy!

My in-laws are headed to town on Friday to paint the nursery and an accent wall in my living room. I will take some before and after pictures to share with y'all! Needless to say I need to get up off of my behind and get this house together before company arrives!!

Happy 4th of July everyone!!!