Last sonogram until 37 weeks!

Look at this sweet boy's FAT CHEEKS!!! I had really big cheeks as a baby...so looks like Momma might have taken charge on the chub cheek genes! LOL....

Here he is sound asleep even after coffee and sugar...I know, that's bad but I really wanted him to be alert and awake. The ultra sound tech was saying how amazed she was he was sleeping through it. We went through plenty of work this day from making two trips to visit her because he was face down to waking him up. He does what he wants when he wants. 

His foot is rather large! We are wondering still will he have his grandpa's height! His Bigdad is 6"4 and his great great grandfather was both 6"5. So we will see. This is a big foot!!

He has turned down and we are literally 6 weeks away from this baby boy's arrival! He also has a head full of hair, so the myth that indigestion is caused my extra hormones from hair growth could be true because I have had it bad!!!! Worth every little hair on that kid's head!

Our 4D ultrasound today!

We had a great time getting to see our sweet baby boy! The crazy part is he is calm as can be, must have his daddy's genes not mine! He wouldn't move much so our session was cut in half, but the great part is we get to go back for another 30 minutes with both our families (since Ryan's will be in town)! SO hopefully he will be wide awake for that one. He slept most of the ultra sound and his um. cord was in front of his face, while he was stubborn too and wouldn't come out much from under his hand. He looked so peaceful though. Ryan and I are so excited, we talked about several soon to be stories we can wait to experience with him as a family. He will be loved, that's for sure!

Here we couldn't get over his little pouty face!

He was tucked up and snuggled asleep most the whole time. He wouldn't come out from behind his hand no matter how much fruit punch I drank! We even saw him smile in his sleep.

This was his tucked up position, feet, hands and all in a ball....

SO peaceful!

We all thought he has Ryan's nose and hopefully button chin...and that will look like his daddy! He has my cheeks those chubby cheeks I was born with. He has some big feet, so he could end up a big baby or have some height in his genes as we predicted a while back!

Our ultrasound tech first had told us he had a little hair but she didn't see much. Then she came across this picture and said "looks like I made a mistake!" She said by the looks of that photo, that this little one could have a HEAD full of hair! I was born with so much hair so we will see! The arrow is pointing to all that hair on his head.

Almost to 31 weeks!

I have randomly taken photos on my phone for a few friends who have asked for belly shots here and there and last night I was skimming through pictures and it was fun to see the progression. My belly is big, and I feel huge right now! Caden moves quite a bit now and I feel him constantly. Tomorrow we have another doctor's appointment and then Ryan and I are counting down until Saturday because we get to see the 4D Ultra Sound.  We can hardly sleep because it's been months since we have gotten to see him! We can't wait to see our lil' man.

Off on a BABYMOON tomorrow....10.5 weeks and counting!

So it's hard to believe in a few days we will be 10 weeks away! I still feel great and all has been so smooth that I sometimes wonder if I am in the calm of the storm here. My energy is up and I even managed to keep up with friends in town last weekend til 11:30pm!! My back is starting to reap some of the weight I am not carrying and my sleep has begun to be disrupted by sweet baby Caden waking me up at 2, 4 and 6am about every day now... but I see it as preparation for the lack of sleep I will be getting in a couple months! However, the fun part about him waking me up now is that I can actually feel his little body parts moving. It's fun and exciting to know he is right there by my hand. I will even rub and wait until he responds, which all amazes me as a first time mom experiencing pregnancy.

Well it's not exactly a babymoon, but Ryan and I decided to have some fun with friends rather than just us two. So we leave for the beach tomorrow with Elizabeth and two dear friends of ours Troy & Ashley. We are so excited to just relax,  hang on the beach, order beach side drinks and food, dinners out, and even doing a boat one day at Crab Island where they have a fun band! It will be much enjoyed to do the things I can freely do before our world is consumed with new types of excitement!

Feeling that little foot!

I have to share what was so exciting to me last night! I was laying there in the bed and felt a kick on my hand through the covers. I was thinking 'no way could that have been a kick!?' Anyway, sure enough  when I went to put my hand where I had felt the kick, I felt his little foot. It was moving around against my finger. I have been feeling the baby move and do random kicks, but last night was the first time I could truly feel him and his little body part! I was trying to yell to Ryan to hurry and come without scaring him into moving, and luckily Ryan made it in time to feel too. We were both in awe! I mean how real it gets when you get to feel the little life you will soon meet! I am waiting anxiously for that again! It was so fun. I have heard I will get plenty of those kicks and even jabs in the ribs so be careful what I ask for haha! On another note, I took my glucose test and am so relieved to have passed! Amen!

BABY STEPS....

Making progress step by step! First, walls and trim painted a sift grey and white, ceiling fan replaced with a white one, crib came in, rocker came in, prints were framed and went up on the walls, and just waiting on the sheets, shelves, ottoman, dresser and the fun accessories to add! His sweet little nursery will be very classic and simple with details of a couple animals I have been stuck on (elephants and giraffes). I love just walking in the room, it makes me smile and SO EAGER to meet the little guy! His cute little closet with all his tiny clothes makes me feel that day will never get here. Until then, I will enjoy my sleep!

Nursery underway!!!

SO this week has been exciting!

From baby Caden kicking and seeing his movements for the first time to getting the room cleared out of furniture and ready to paint for his nursery...I feel the "nesting" coming on!

Seeing him move this week was very surreal! It almost scared me because it caught me off guard as a first time mom not knowing what to expect, then I stared in awe and smiled nonstop...literally trying so hard to not move so I could keep seeing his small movements!  It's become more often now that I can see his movements, though he is a calm baby so far. Might be chill like his daddy (not me!) ha.

Our nursery items are ordered and we are excited! We are swapping out the blue color below for white and gray tones. We get our furniture soon and begin painting this weekend. We can't wait! The nursery is only a small part of the home Ryan and I can't wait to bring him into. We will spoil him rotten with love....more to come as for pics of the nursery!

Love all of you!!!

At the opinion of a friend...

I HAVE FINALLY CHANGED MY BLOG THEME! Her exact words were 'You are way to creative to have such a drab blog' ...haha! So I decided to take it upon myself to really add some spice to it! Especially now knowing he is a boy I kind of got into the blue colors theme. So...I hope this adds a little excitement to it and all in honor of my friend (hmm CARRIE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW!) More to come later. XOXO

He is getting bigger and bigger!

Baby Caden is growing bigger and faster to the point of eagerness to see what he looks like with each ultrasound. I had some orange juice before so he was kicking and moving his arms and legs around a bit when we went, though still had moments of being a bit chill like his daddy. 

He has long legs so we are wondering if he may have Bigdad's height (my dad)!!!

It's a boy!

Ryan and I went to First Glimpse this past Saturday and it was amazing! Not only was the place so nice with relaxing music and a ultra sound tech who was so sweet, but it also such a joyful moment and perfect memory for Ryan and I. We are sooo happy to see our little man Caden moving around and looking healthy. We can't wait to become parents to this sweet little boy and hold him soon enough!!!!

In this video you can see it's as if you are looking down on him, his head is on the right and his legs are kicking on the left. His arm is across his chest!