Baby Lovin'

Hello 23 weeks, where has all the time gone? I have now known about my sweet angel for five months now, and it feels like a couple of weeks. Baby Hunter is growing so very much. At his last appointment he was 14 oz, almost a WHOLE pound. Okay, so maybe that's only exciting to his Mommy but I teared up. Just like I do about thirty times a day.

We have had a couple of other milestones that we are very proud of:

-Daddy felt him kick! Okay, this one is big time! Of course, I had to train him, but really he had been feeling him for awhile now and just didn't realize it. The look on Brock's face is something I will never, ever forget. Here's to another teary new mommy moment :)

-I saw him move for the first time! So I have been feeling him for awhile now, but for the first time I looked down and saw this little blip and knew it was my baby love rocking around in there. We had a moment, he & I. It was wild to see one whole side of my stomach be larger than the other. Bless that baby bump!

-My appetite, is back, and with a personal mission to make up for the weeks of sickness. I am hungry, all the time! && for a little bit of everything! Now, I am still having trouble actually eating everything. My eyes are definitely bigger than my stomach but it's a big thing just to feel hungry for once. The weirdest thing is the urgency I feel when I do want something. When Hunter wants it, he wants it NOW. Seriously I have had to apologize for getting snappy when something wasn't cooking fast enough. Blame the hormones, I had nothing to do with it :) Still 10 lbs down from my pre-pregnancy weight but wait till you see this belly! It is anything but tiny!

Love that belly! As much as we want our man here I almost dread not being able to feel him in there all the time!

Now, as far as the Watkins House Remodel, we are definitely still in limbo. With the kitchen and dining room down we just need to focus on baby boy & the hall bath. But somewhere in the middle of bathroom remodel I decided to convert the guest bedroom with the Queen bed into an office space with a daybed. So there is about 15 more projects on the list. Start praying for my poor hubby! Pictures of before & after coming soon!

Nursery News

Okay ya'll, I am a backsliding decorator-mommy. The husband & I hosted Thanksgiving this year, and we had put aside all plans for home renovation to get this holiday taken care of. But, you know me, I decided to paint at LEAST the kitchen & dining room since that's where most of the Turkey Day action would take place. We picked colors, poppy red for under the chair rail, and a warm linen color for the top and kitchen. So, two-three weeks later we have, almost nothing done! I was officially freaking out, but with the help of some fantastic family we got the not only the kitchen and dining room done, but the living room also! That just left the placement of the chair rail, but my sweet mother in law had some beautiful tile left over from when sweet hubby retiled their floor & she offered to let us have it. So we got a tile saw, and all the other stuff and got busy, literally, the night before Thanksgiving. When I went to bed that night, the tile was done but there was no grout and my fridge and stove were still in my dining room. I was a crazy lady, but at two in the morning Brock crawled in the bed ater having stayed up that late to finish! So sweet!

Needless to say, Thanksgiving went off without a hitch but I couldn't have done it without my "man" power!

So, now it's December 1st and Christmas is well under way in the Watkin's house, but I have seriously neglected poor Hunter's nursery! But, we aren't getting the crib or glider until after Christmas, and I have to still refinish the old dresser and nightstand. But one thing has been decided, and that's the accent wall. I found this blog, where the crafty mommy used old pallets to cover an entire wall of her baby boy's nursery. It looks like this:

Thanks Britney for showing this to us! It's perfect for Hunter-man's room! Now if only pottery barn could get their act together and get my curtain's here I might be able to start ;) Stay tuned, this should be one fun project!

Thinking About Coming Home...

With my baby boy. Already! Ha! I know we have so long to go!

When I found out I was having a baby boy, I thought, "Well, at least Brock gets off easy this time with the shopping." I mean, there is no way I was going to want to buy as much for a baby boy as I would have for a baby girl right? Wrong. I stumbled into Pinterest, and then Ralph Lauren Baby, and then Etsy. I decided we needed knitted hats that looked like a sock monkey, and DIY mobiles and paintings for the nursery, not to mention the layette set for him to wear home from the hospital. It blows my mind how cute little boys can be! I had the best time buying his outfit to wear home! My poor husband, bless his heart!

This pregnancy, is starting to be so much fun. My little tummy is so round, and by some miracle I have lost a lot of weight everywhere else. My doctor wasn't concerned at the 16 week appt, so I guess I am not either. I take it baby is getting everything Mommy gives him! I am eating a little better, but still sick more than I would like to be. All in all it works out! Daddy has been trying to coach Hunter to "be nice to Momma". It's really cute, even if it doesn't work!

Anyways, just a little update. We get his anatomy ultrasound the day before Thanksgiving. We definately have a lot to be thankful for this year! Stay tuned!

Waiting for...

Our Baby Boy!

I can't believe I haven't posted in 6 weeks! But wait, in between working, and keeping a home & husband happy, not to mention trying hard to take care of myself and sleeping as many hours in a day that I can when would I have updated? :) I say that with nothing but happiness for the life Brock & I have created! Today I was juts sitting here amazed at how different my life is now than say, 2 or 3 years ago! Who knew I would be a wife & a mommy-to-be?

Our life has been hectic, in the best of ways! We are never ever home, but it's because our lives are so full of equal amounts of work & play! We spend a lot of time with both of our families, and as much time with friends as we can fit in. It seems to work for us, but when we do get the chance to just stay home & enjoy eachother we relish every second of it.

Let's talk about baby Watkins for a minute. First off, we are having a baby BOY! I of course, am eating my words because even after she showed us "the goods" I thought that we were having a girl! I just was so stuck in my thinking. The hubby of course was practically beating his fists on his chest! Man make son :) However, now we are both beyond excited and ready to meet our little man! It was so nice to start calling him by his name, which is Hunter Brock Watkins, after his Daddy. I love to hear Brock call him "son", and tell him that Mommy & Daddy love him to pieces. My favorite part is the planning. We have picked the furniture & bedding so far. We, well mostly just I, have the decor picked out and it feels good to be able to start doing something.

As far as physical changes, his little ultrasound picture was so different at 15 weeks than at 7 weeks! I mean, duh! We could clearly see his spine, and brain, and even his little toes. Of course, the tech saw what led her to believe it was a boy! Which is great, and I can point out his wittle nose! I can't feel him yet, distinctly anyways. He still refuses to let me eat, but I make myself for his sake, and I am getting a little energy back even though I still wont refuse a nap! All & all being pregnant, is starting to be fun! My tummy is round and I love when people want to feel or just rub! I am definately not a paranoid mommy, yet!

Keep posted, the enxt few weeks should be lots of fun for Mommy & Baby!

10 Weeks with Baby Watkins

We totally cannot believe it has been 10 weeks! && over a month since we found out! This week baby is the size of a prune but we still call it Baby Bird! 

What to say about week 10? This past week I really noticed a roundness in my tummy. I love it, and Daddy loves it! And it means you are safe & sound and growing and that's really all that matters. Your little arms and legs are growing and now can move at the joints. Your little organs are also all fully formed. You have fingernails and hair forming && you are swallowing and kicking, although Mommy can't feel it yet! (I wish!!)

One thing about being pregnant, other than the incessant nausea, is that I am a TOTAL basket case! I pretty much cannot listen to any song about children, or sickness, or death, or love. So the radio is pretty much out!Commercials make me cry, ecspecially the baby commercials like Huggies or Pampers. In a nutshell, pretty much everything sets me off and I am a wreck! I can't even imagine what kind of emotions I will be feeling when I get to hold my sweet baby in my arms for the first time!

Cathy, my awesome mother in law, did take me maternity shopping and we got a couple of things! I am on the hunt for jeans for my short legs and big ol' belly! This one will be a fun adventure!

Oh, we so cannot wait for the moment you get here BW! There is so mcuh love waiting on you!

♥

Nursery Ramblin'

So, as baby grows & grows Brock and I realize how much we have to do before he or she gets here! We went on a mini-vacay to North Georgia this weekend and it was so blessedly peaceful & so relaxing! But, when I got home I just took a look around and it blew my mind how much I have to do! There is so much attention to give to this house, not to mention baby's room!

But, as far as the thought process goes, I am so ready! I have already picked out boy & girl bedding from Pottery Barn Kids (LOVE THEM!) The girl's theme is so sweet, not to girly but just feminine & sweet enough to be perfect for my baby girl!

&& I wanted to stay away from themes, but there will be Owl's! I think they are so sweet!

As for the boy bedding, I don't want to over-do the "All Boy" thing! I don't want to set a standard by doing just sports or just outdoors! And I definately didn't want to do an over done theme such as Pooh Bear or Disney! So we decided on this...

We might do planes, trains & automobiles! A red wagon-ish theme :)

I really love everything we have decided on! Now I just need to get the soon to be nursery cleaned out && so we can paint as SOON as we find out whether or not we are having a baby boy or girl!

Oh yeah! New news! We have FINALLY settled on a girl name!

Catherine Rose

We just love it! We will be calling her "Cate" but Brock's mom is Cathy and we wanted to honor her in some way with this first baby girl (if it is!) since the first boy was named after my father in law! It's the first thing we have picked that we both love and can't imagine parting with!

Yay for naming baby & picking out nursery themes!





House Divided

So, it's officially football season and things are just heating up around our house! Duh-hubby is a, brace yourself, Tech fan. A nasty, nasty Tech fan. Don't get me wrong I love him to peices but he makes some bad calls in judgement. Until September we get along just fine, but I see him in a new light when he starts cheering for those "Ramblin' Wrecks". Gross.

I of course, a "Dawg" all the way. What else would any respectable, southern raised, Georgia girl say she was? And I do more than put on a cute shirt, clay UGA earrings, and my game face. I cheer, I scream, I jump off the couch and generally forget my raisin'. But hey, if you aren't passionate about it you ought not to be watching! Needless to say, this year I have a little advantage. It's two against one while Baby Watkins is tucked in my tummy! & boy does that just burn Brock up!

So, we made a deal. If Bird is a girl, she'll be raised up proper to cheer on the Bulldogs right alongside her Momma. Of course if it's a boy, I have to bury my resentment and put the little man in that ugly, ugly yellow!

Lord, give us a girl :)

Kidding, we are totally cliche and just want a happy, healthy baby but while you are working on my prayer list, if He could give the little one the predisposistion to enjoy good football (and by that I mean UGA football) then I would be one really proud momma :)

Enjoy football season ya'll!