Glucose Test :/

Well yesterday I went and had my 3 hour glucose test :/ I have to say that it wasn't AS horrible as I had heard, but it was still yuck! Just sitting in a room for 3 hours was BORING! But at least its over! I hopefully will know the results by tomorrow so that I can enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday and not have to worry about it!

I just hope that I never have to drink THIS again! BLEH!!!

It wasn't so bad the other day, but on a super empty stomach, ewwww yuck! Oh well! Glad its over and that I had a super awesome nurse who never hurt me drawing blood 4 times! Will post results as soon as I know!!!

Until then, on a happy note, my mom cut the sailboats for Colton's mobile so Aaron and I can start working on that tonight. The nursery is coming together! Pictures to post VERY soon of the preview! :)



Time for Catch Up!!!

OK! So I don't really even know where to start considering I have missed about 5 weeks of blogging! I apologize! This will be a LOOONNNGG post to being everyone up to speed! Where to begin!

I guess we will go back to Mid October- as many of you know, Aaron's parents were involved in a horrible car accident. We spent a week with them in MCV's ICU Trauma Unit. Both of them were badly hurt, but are home now and doing better. It's just going to take time until they are 100%, however we are very glad that they are here with us and are grateful for EVERYONE who helped us those few weeks! SO many people cooked them wonderful meals and helped them back and forth to the doctors appointments. Also thanks to the couple friends that took Aaron and I under their wings! You brought us snacks and cooked us dinner and were just there to talk when we needed it! THANK YOU! We couldn't have made it through that week without your help.

After we got home and got them settled, it was back to work for us! We were busy working on the nursery and I hope to do a full update on the nursery tomorrow once we get a few more things hung up! We are all done except for a glider and a a couple wall items! It looks so good and I am so thrilled with the outcome! And it was so much fun to decorate :) We got all of the furniture last week and Aaron put everything together!! I was SO happy with the set that we picked! It looks wonderful!!!

I have been doing really well with the pregnancy! I have learned that I cannot go sun up to sun down anymore without being tired, however I am trying to do as much as I can now so that I can rest later! I went to the doctor on Wednesday and had my glucose test. I am sad to say that i did not pass :( I was supposed to be 134 and was 169 so I have to go on Monday to take the dreaded 3 hour test :( So very bummed about that! I HATE needles. But hopefully I will pass that one and not have to worry about it. And if for some reason I don't, then I will just have to watch what I eat so that me and Colton stay healthy to finish out these last 3 months.

Other then that, the doctor said that I was doing wonderful! His heartbeat was 160 which was always wonderful to hear! I kind of wish that I had bought a doppler at the beginning because hearing his heartbeat is just priceless. Brings tears to my eyes everything! I cannot believe that we only have 12 weeks or LESS until he is here!!! I am so excited and ready for February! I hate to wish everything away, but I do because I just cannot wait!!!

Some other great things that have gone on are my niece's 4 year old birthday party was last Sunday! They had a blow up jump in thing for the kids and they LOVED it!!!! It was such a beautiful Sunday and we had so much fun seeing everyone! Here is a picture of the birthday princess:)

Also, with Thanksgiving this week, we have a short work week (yee hoo!) and MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR- BLACK FRIDAY!!!! My sis-in-law and I have this tradition of going out every year! And yes I will wobble through the stores this year and can hardly wait! I have my list ready and coupons together to get the best deals on everything for Christmas! I plan to do 95% on Friday and get it all wrapped so that I don't have to wrap anything at 8 months pregnant! HAHA The belly may get in the way! I am also excited because for the first year since Aaron and I got married, we are having ONE BIG Thanksgiving at my moms house this year! All 18 of us will be together and it will be great! Not to mention that we have SO many great things to be thankful for this year especially! Then after shopping on Friday, we will pack up and head to North Carolina to see my family there and also have my first baby shower! YAY! That will be so much fun! So excited for those coming up!

Well I guess that I need to post pictures and some updated stats! I promise to keep this up much better now that life has slowed down!

Here are the pictures that I missed!

24 Weeks!

26 Weeks!

28 Weeks! Only 12 LEFT!!!!!

28 Weeks with Ruger! He loves when Aaron turns on the camera!! HAHA

Weekly Stats!

*How far along? 28 weeks!!!!! 12 left!!! WOW!!
*Total weight gain/loss: +7
*How big is baby? 2.5 pounds!!! Still an eggplant size!
*Maternity clothes? Oh yes!!! I have 1 pair of pants that I can still squeeze into but most shirts are needed because the regular just aren’t long enough!
*Stretch Marks? Nope! Don’t ask me how!
*Best moment this week? Seeing the nursery furniture all put together!!! Tears came at this point! It makes it oh so real!!!!
*Movement? OH YES!!! My little man is a mover and a shaker!!! He feels like he is swimming! But I love every minute of it! By far the coolest part of being pregnant.
*Food Cravings? NEEDED Glory Days Nachos tonight! They were Oh So Yummy!
*What I miss: Nothing really!!! Maybe having a TON of energy just because my day consists of so much activity, but its okay because it is all worth it for him!
*What I am looking forward to: My first baby shower and seeing my family in North Carolina! They haven’t seen the bump really but once and I was small, so it will be fun to see everyone!
*Nausea/Vomiting? No way!
*Labor signs? No but I did my first taste of a Braxton Hicks the other day! Weird! HAHA
*Gender? Sweet baby boy!!!
*Belly Button in or out? Its VERY flat! L It wont pop out which is perfect for me! I hope it just stays flat hahaha
*Wedding rings on or off? On and a little loose!
*Sleep? Not bad at all! I m so tired when I finally lay down that I sleep! If I could get the leg cramps to stop, I would be great! They are getting better though!

What's in a Name...

Here's the usual I am behind except this past week, we have had a good excuse! I will update on all of the past week's events later this week, but we wanted to kick off the week right with the name announcement! :) We are so excited and have had this name picked out for some time! I have liked it since I came up with it about 3 months ago... but we decided that it would stick once we knew were having a sweet little boy! So as many of you know, naming a baby is not the easiest thing in the world to do! There are SO many factors that go into the name! Can it be made fun of in any way, shape or size? Can it be rhymed with anything to make fun? Does it sound cute for a baby boy but tough for when they are big and strong! We also wanted something with a little southern charm :) So with all of those thoughts considered, we have decided to name our sweet baby boy...

COLTON STEVEN CAMPBELL

Colton because we just LOVE it and Steven after Aaron's dad :) We hope that you love it as much as we do! Well off to work now, but will update all of the pictures and past events as the week goes on! Happy Monday!



22 & 23 Weeks!

22 Weeks

22 Weeks with Ruger! He always wants to be in the pictures!

Well as always, it has been a crazy couple of weeks! One day, I might be able to start a post off with well it was slow week for us! HAHA Not! Anyways- it has been a wonderful week! I am really enjoying being pregnant and have so much fun every time this little guy kicks me! (which is very often!) And we have been lucky that Aaron has felt him a few times as well! He jumps when he kicks! Its so funny :)

Last week we got the house all cleaned up which always makes me feel better! We also got the closet all done and I will be painting the nursery next week! So excited! I took off 2 days from work to get some things done around the house and am really looking forward to making progress in there! Its kind of a mess! However, this weekend, we did get all of the clothes that people had given us hung up! They look SO cute! They are so tiny and I cannot wait for Baby C to be in them! I also got this really neat organizer from Toys R Us!

I had wanted something to fill the floor space of the closet because I LOVE to organize and HATE wasted space! So this was my solution! However at $59.99 is was a bit out of my budget. I drove over there anyway on Monday and decided just to "look"! HAHA Yea Right! Actually, I couldn't find them and then this very nice man, (Thank you Stephen!), helped me find them and then he said well you know we have this one thats on clearance. Well my ALERT LIGHTS went on- Clearance- of course I want to see it! HAHA I am the cheapest person there is! Anyways- long story short, it's missing one bin and has a scratch on the side. But oh well! Its going in a closet! So I got it for... are you ready... $22.93! SUPER excited about that deal! Well worth the trip and it fits perfect and will hold all sorts of goodies for Baby and then hold his toys once he is bigger :)

On Saturday, we had Lindsey's Bachelorette party which was so much fun! I only stayed for dinner at Kobe downtown because this preggo cannot hang with the girls at the bar as I ready for bed at 8:30, but we had a great time and will forever have memories of Sake (or Saki) Bombs! The girls definitely started a trend that night! But as always dinner was delicious as Hibachi is my FAVORITE! and I was a super happy momma with a very full tummy!!

Sunday, I went to see WICKED! I have never seen this before and it was amazing! There are not enough words to describe how wonderful the musical is! If you have time and are in Richmond, you really need to get to the Landmark to see it! I couldn't help but sing along and wish for the days of show choir again! Here are a few pictures! Meghan, if you are reading this, I stole a few pics from FB :) Hope you don't mind!

Oh the memories!!! Love you guys!

Anyways- enough for all of the updates! Have 23 weeks pictures that I will download tonight and then upload! Here are the fun things:

Total Weight Gain/Loss: My scale is saying +6 lbs! So I am happy with that! I go to the doctor next week so that will be the true test :)

Gender: BOY OH BOY!

Sleep: It has actually been really good! Poor Aaron- I fall asleep around 9 every night and sleep until 7. The bathroom breaks are even better as I TRY not to drink after 8! I have been so worn out that I just pass out at night!

What I miss: My belly button! It has suddenly taken on a new shape and I was always an

in-ey and now its trying to hard to be an out-ey and I just want it to go back! LOL

Cravings: Hamburgers! And Mint Chocolate Chip ice Cream (thanks a lot JP)

Symptoms: Nothing out of the ordinary! Everything is really going good! I really cannot complain as this has been an amazingly easy pregnancy! I think Aaron might agree... I might get a few "hormonal moods" but I think I keep those under wraps pretty good :) He is so good to me!

Maternity Clothes: Oh yes! Most every day! But they are SO much more comfortable!

Best Moment this week: Getting the Nursery ready! AND Aaron and I have decided on a name for Baby Campbell!!!!! However, we are not ready to release it just yet! You know me, I have to think of a FUN way to do that! Its REALLY fun having our own little secrets! However, we LOVE the name and couldn't be happier with it!

Will post pictures of 23 weeks tonight and update after my doctors appointment next week! Until then, take care :)

Movement: Lots! This little guy moves like CrAzY!

Anything Like Me

I heard this song on my lunch break and hadn't heard it in a while, but made me really happy thinking how Aaron would get to share these things with our little boy! So excited :)

Have a great day :)

20 & 21 Weeks!

Snips, Snails & Puppy Dog Tails, That's What

Little BOYS Are Made Of! :)

So I know that I am a horrible blog slacker! Life has been more hectic then even my normal! We had our Gender Reveal Party almost 2 weeks ago and I have yet to update! I am sorry! As many of you saw on Facebook, its a BOY!!!! And we are over the moon excited! Aaron and I both thought that it was a boy, but to cut the clue cake just confirmed it. Aaron is so excited to have a son he can hardly stand it. He definitely has the Daddy Glow now :)

Its hard to see the BLUE, but its there!!!

The CAKE! Yummmmmyyyyy!!!! :)
 

And My FAVORITE picture, if only Aaron's head wasn't cut off (my mom got so excited, she couldn't snap the picture fast enough!)

Can you tell Aaron was excited...probably not too much! LOL

Anyways, the party was definitely a hit with family! We had a great time and I hope to have more pictures once I get them uploaded! I have already thought of so many fun ideas for baby #2 in the coming years :) There was so much excitement when we cut the cake! It was like we were at a football field with cheers! And then the funniest of all was my adorable niece Waverley. She is 3, almost 4. She was DETERMINED that this baby was a girl and she was decked out in pink to prove it! When we cut the cake, she boohoo-ed because she wanted a girl. She is excited now but it was actually really cute that night! Carson is excited to not be the only boy anymore!

So on top of all of that, we also had Lindsey's Bridal Shower the next Sunday! We had a wonderful turnout and she got lots of wonderful gifts! Her wedding is on October 29th and I am so excited for her and Trey! She will be a beautiful bride!!! :) And I am honored to get to stand up with her. (baby belly and all)

This past Friday, we moved my cousin Matthew out from our house to his new place. Its super nice and I think that he will really enjoy it! We miss him already and his dog Kane (and Ruger misses Kane too!) but we are excited for Matthew's new military adventure :)

Ruger & Kane were best buddies for 4 months!

This past Saturday and Sunday, I finally decided to tackle the nursery!!! WOW! I don't even know where to begin. There is so much that I want to do and trying to make all of the right decisions! Aaron's parents bought us the crib blanket that I have had my eye on for months! I am so excited!

(Disclaimer: Michael is NOT the name we have chosen! Its just what's in the pic online :) )

We are going to do a nautical/sailboat theme with this pattern! I am very excited to see everything come together! In my perfect little world- I hope to have everything done by Thanksgiving so that I can enjoy the holidays with family :) I have been working on some nursery projects/crafts and will share them in the next blog post! I need to upload all of my pictures to show off!

Now for the belly bump pictures!

20 Weeks!

21 Weeks!

We had our ultrasound and doctors appointment on September 21st. Everything was PERFECT! We have a perfectly healthy baby boy! Very exciting. We did not do any of the genetic testing early on and so I was a little nervous going in, but everything was great. He is super stubborn already, but that's ok. He fits right in with his momma! The tech got the gender pics right away however he didn't want to show his face to us at all. It took about 45 minutes of shaking my belly, turning me, and pushing to get him to finally look at the camera. He did it for about 20 seconds and was turned around again. He is a shy little stinker! But the tech was wonderful and grabbed the pictures that she needed super quick before he turned! Whew!

Momma is perfectly healthy as well. I have only gained 5 lbs the entire pregnancy and the doctor was very pleased with my blood pressure and weight so that's a relief! I am sure I will start to pack on some pounds in the coming weeks, but for now, I will take it!

Also, after my last post, I felt my first kick! We were in church on September 18th and all of a sudden I felt a thud and it was funny because it was during a clip of the new movie Courageous which is a lot about being a good father along with other things. I wasn't sure what it was so I didn't say anything to Aaron until after we left. Then the next day I felt it all again and he was able to sit with me and feel him kick too! So very cool!!!! Now, he dances ALL the time!!! He loves music. At church every Sunday during the worship time, he is turning flips and clapping I think because my stomach moves constantly! Its so much fun to feel him! He is an amazing little miracle!

Now for the stats :)

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +5 lbs as of my 20 week appointment :) I will take it!

Gender: Sweet little BOY!

Movement: LOTS of it!!! He loves to dance to music! HAHA

Sleep: Actually was really bad for a couple weeks and its starting to get much better. If I don't drink anything after dinner, I can normally sleep through the whole night! WOO HOO! I have so many pillows around me at night that it looks like I'm in a pillow fort! Poor Aaron! LOL

What I miss: Nothing right now! I told Aaron that I am finally feeling great and really enjoying being pregnant! I cannot wait until February, but am enjoying everything about it right now!

Cravings: Hamburgers! Big juicy hamburgers with all of the toppings! I have had 3 in the last week! HAHA I am sure that will add to the pounds! :) But they were oh so yummy!

Symptoms: Nothing at all really. I have felt great the last few weeks. Been fighting a cold type thing, but nothing too bad!

Maternity Clothes: Pretty much everything I wear is maternity! A couple of my regular things fit, but why be uncomfortable!

Best Moment this week: Finding out the baby was a BOY and then everyday feeling him kick!

What's Next?: Hopefully in the next week or two, we will reveal the name that we have picked out for sweet Baby Campbell!

See you at 22 weeks!

19 Weeks!

 The bump is finally there!!! :) And Growing!!!

The dogs wanted to be in the picture too!!!

Well this has been a great week! I am feeling pretty good! Not too much to post, but will do a full update on Wednesday after our ultrasound and then a great post on Thursday to let you know if its a boy or girl! Our Gender Reveal Party is on Thursday and we are SO excited!!! Cannot wait to find out what our little bundle of joy is going to be!!!!!!

On another note, I THINK that I felt some movement today! In church :) I have a hard time telling but it felt like 2 little jabs at my gut! HAHA So hopefully it was and it will continue!

See you on Wednesday night after my doctors appointment! Praying for healthy baby Campbell!!!! :)

Have a great week!

-Kristin