Spring Break Baby!

Okay, since I promised I would be blogging and updating more, I have to explain why you won't hear from me for a while.
One of the 'perks' of working with children in public education is that when the kids get a break, usually the teachers get somewhat of a break.

I will be leaving this weekend to celebrate my spring break (and one of my last chances to fly for a while). I am leaving Friday to fly to Tennesee to spend some time in Nashville with Jana and her family. I LOVE her niece and nephew (Caryssa and Luke) and can't wait to see them again! Tuesday I will be driving to Knoxville to spend time with my sister and grandparents. Thursday I am flying to San Diego (my FAVORITE city) to see Carrissa and Eddie! It will be a great week, but sounds exhausting now that I am typing it :).

When I get back next week (the 16th) I will put in lots of pictures...have a wonderful week and weekend!

Old friends...

Ugh, I can't believe I didn't take ANY pictures of this weekend!!
This weekend Nicole and I went to Fort Worth to meet Melissa and Layla and see Caroline and the twins (James and Lauren). We had a great time hanging out and paying with all of the kiddos, I even got to squeeze in a visit with Marcy and see Ryan! It was a great weekend, and makes you realize how much you appreciate old friends!!!

CATCH UP

Okay...I KNOW I am horrible at keeping this blog updated :). I PROMISE I will be making it more of a priority...especially as my belly is getting bigger and bigger :).

A LOT has happened since the last post. I went to the doctor on February 13, 2009 to find out Travis and I are having a BOY! Since my appointment in February I was thinking boy, so I had basically everything all picked out. The day after the appointment (Valentine's Day) Travis and I started the process of registering and picking out furniture. I had of course already run to Nursery Couture to pick out my bedding because Susan and I had seen that it was half off the weekend before. As of February 15 Travis and I had everything registered for and all of the furniture picked out. I decided to keep my registry at Babies R Us because I have heard horrible things about the return policy at Target.

Since that appointment, Brayden James has been doing lots of growing! I generally alternate between my regular clothes with a Belly Band and maternity clothes...and I tend to be LOTS bigger at night than I am in the morning. Brayden has been kicking a LOT lately, but Travis hasn't been able to feel him yet because appareantly my placenta is right under my stomach, so Brayden is kicking into that.

As of today I am officially 23 weeks...and it is starting to go by very quickly! I have tons of stuff coming up on the next several months, so it should continue to fly until June, where weekends will belong to a completely different person!

Here are some belly pics...

Week 18:

Week 20:

Week 22: