Hello third trimester!!!!

I am finally in the home stretch of pregnancy! 11 more weeks until we get to meet our precious Mayleigh and I am beyond excited. We are in the midst of doing some "nesting". Cleaning the house and fixing up the nursery. All of the pieces are there, we just need to put them in place!

We were finally able to get a picture of Mayleigh's face, although it is still very blurry due to her face being so close to the placenta. She is doing well and growing right on schedule. According to my doctor, I am doing well also. I feel so blessed to have had such a great pregnancy so far!

I am looking forward to the next few weeks. Just about every weekend from now until December will be filled with baby showers and a maternity photo shoot by a friend. Time seems to be going so slow but so fast at the same time! Before I know it, it will be December and I will be preparing for this little girl to come in to the world!!!

I have officially popped

Okay maybe it's only me, but there is a DEFINITE difference between weeks 23 and 25. I can tell a lot when I sit down, sleep and even just walk that my belly is definitely growing.
So here I am at 26 weeks. I have started going to physical therapy twice a week now for my back pain and and a chiropractor once a week to help with my alignment. Between the two, we have discovered that my right hip is rotated forward and out of alignment which is why I have had this sharp pain in my right SI joint for the past 4 months. So I am hoping between regular adjustments and continuing my physical therapy to strengthen my lower back muscles I may finally find some relief and walk like a normal person again! I LOVE my chiropractors office because they have a house massage therapist who is AMAZING. I had the best massage today that I have ever had in my life. She was wonderful! The best part is that it is covered by my insurance, so I can get at least a little relief for a much smaller price than going to a spa or something.
Fall is in the air and I am LOVING it. The cooler weather is making being outside with the kids much easier and I am looking forward to start going for walks in the park without getting sick over the hot air!
Things to look forward to this fall....... leaves changing, awesome weather, homecoming, maternity photo shoot, baby showers and Thanksgiving!

Whoah, baby!

This is what I think of when Mayleigh is kicking me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72U-m7qAz0s

Belly shot at 23 weeks

My "baby finds" from my Asheville trip last weekend

I forgot to add this picture to my last post, some clothes dividers for her closet

Mayleigh is definitly getting stronger! I can feel her kicks more and more lately in all sorts of places. (She must be as restless as her mommy) We had our 24 week doctors appointment, her heart was strong and she is definitily growing bigger and I am definitly growing rounder! I read yesterday that my uterus should be about the size of a soccer ball by now. Which the doctor confirmed, it has grown 4 inches longer since my last appointment a month ago and now sits a good 4 inches above my belly button. No wonder I have gotten so much rounder in the last few weeks!

I am loving my growing belly and every little kick she gets me with, but I am NOT loving the lack of sleep or the back pain. My doctor is sending me to a physical therapist to try to help with my back which we are hoping will help with my sleep. We also talked about going to see a chiropractor.

Nursery Craftyness

Mayleigh Kate

(still not positive on the middle name, just trying it on for size)

An "M" for her door

A sweet little rocker that her mammaw found and I painted

Her dresser with hand painted knobs and polkadots on the sides

Recent purchases

A sweet ladybug dress from Aunt Courtney!


A little dress from B&B gifts. I'll have to get it monogramed once we decide on a middle name!

Knobs I decorated for Mayleigh's dresser

Yard sale items

Yard sale items

More yardsale items!

I went to a yardsale of a friends today and got 12 sweet outfits for $6!!! I can't wait to get Mayleigh's room in order! This weekends project is to paint her dresser and changing table! My next big purchase will be her crib and bedding!

Half Way There

I can't believe that we are half way through this pregnancy! Sometimes I feel like the time has flown by, while other times I feel like it has taken FOREVER just to get to this point!

We have decided to announce the name of our little girl despite not having her middle name picked out. Her name will be Mayleigh (pronounced May-Lee). I was worried about the spelling but I dilegently researched one night on the correct pronunciation of "Leigh" and it is infact "Lee". That said we LOVE her name.

Her namesakes include a few people in our family! Travis' grandmother's name was Mae Lee, my grandmothers maiden name was May and my other grandmother's name was Anna May and my fathers middle name is Lee. Besides her name being tied to many people in our family, we simply just love the name. It feels RIGHT and I love saying it outloud and referring to her by her name instead of "baby".

As for middle names, we are still deciding. Travis' pick is Kate, which I love, but I also love Anna. We have alot of Ann's and Anna's in my family too so it would definitly fit! Now it is just a matter of choosing!

I am feeling great lately and much more comfortable than I was in my first trimester. I definitly have my appetite back and am LOVING food. I am having lots of back pain but nothing my new snoogle pillow and some tylenol won't ease. I think I may be in the market for a back brace if it continues to get worse though.

I can't wait to get started on Mayleigh's nursery, but first I have to go buy some things. I LOVE buying pink stuff, it's so much fun!

Oh, and my belly seems to be growing every day! I'm sure it will get old when I'm too big to even stand up, but for now I am definitly enjoying my new round belly (especially when I can feel her moving around in it)!!!

Sweet little baby girl

My intuition was RIGHT! We are expecting a little girl. Our ultrasound was amazing. We spent a good hour looking at our little girl and were able to see that she is healthy and growing!

The lady who did the ultrasound was wonderful, she explained everything that we were seeing. We were able to see some organs, the different parts of the heart, the brain, umbilical chord each of her limbs, face and abdomen. Everything looked good, and the best part was getting to see that she was is a girl! I loved seeing her sweet little face too. We were able to zoom into the face to see her little lips and she was opening and closing her mouth as if she were swallowing or yawning. It was so amazing. Today I felt her moving around alot. I have felt her before but it was so small and quick that it was hard to tell it was her, but today she was moving around for a good 15 minutes! What an awesome feeling!

We are still deciding on names but I am pretty sure we have the perfect name for our little girl picked out. I can't wait to announce it! I have told a few people and have gotten some good reactions as well as some rude reactions, but hey you can't please everyone. This name is perfect for our little one and makes me smile every time I say it. I can't wait to meet her!

I also can't wait for this weekend! Not only is it my birthday weekend, I also get to go home to Kentucky for my cousins wedding! I love weddings and from the details I have heard about it, her wedding sounds like it is going to be FABULOUS!

Oh and that Snoogle I was wanting.....totally got it for my birthday and I can't WAIT to sleep on it tonight (I convinced Travis to let me use it even though I still have 2 days before my birthday!)