How far along?: Twenty-three weeks & two days along in my first pregnancy! (About 17 weeks to go)
Size of baby: Baby Duggan is the size of an EAR OF CORN! :)
Gender: She's a GIRL and we've decided on her name: Presley Rose!
Presley - because it's a beautiful name we both love and mostly got the idea from Elvis Presley -- my dad was a huge fan and since he's no longer with us I've often wanted to name one of my kids in honor of him... perfect!
Rose - it's my Gramma Elinor's middle name... she is such a wonderful, incredibly strong, intelligent, passionate, and peaceful person that I think the world of. I'm going to make sure Presley knows who she was named after and why. Not to mention, she has a BEAUTIFUL middle name that I am going to be happy to carry on.
Movement: Presley has been consistently kicking for the past few weeks now. They're getting a lot stronger and to the point where they make me laugh! Tony FINALLY felt a big, strong kick this past week after so many weeks of thinking he might have felt a kick. I was so happy and so was he! He definitely thinks this journey is a really cool one.
Cravings/Aversions: Oh my word, have I ever had a severe craving this week: CARROTS and ranch! Of course, milk nog, like always. And I've also been eating a lot of peanut butter crackers! Not very many aversions at this point, though.
I am feeling: I've been feeling so ready for this baby to get here! I can't wait to see her and meet her and hold her and get to dress her up. I know we've got so so so many things to do in the time before she arrives, but just hearing about fellow-blogger, Sharon's, BEAUTIFUL baby girl getting here... it definitely makes me anxious to meet our little one.
What I miss most: The usual -- being able to lay flat on my back. I miss not having to worry about what I am doing, what I'm capable of, what I put in my mouth, etc. I miss being able to do all things and definitely dislike when people tell me I "can't" do something.... HUMPH!
Best moment of the week: I had a blast hanging out with everybody at the Halloween party last night. The best costume was BY FAR Elisabeth & Jeff who dressed up as Chaz Bono & Lacey Schwimmer from DWTS! It was fun to see what everyone decided to dress up and neat to see the effort everyone put into their costumes.
What I'm looking forward to this week: I help coach a middle school cheer-leading squad and their first game is this week - so that will be a fun time! Tony and I are also going to get our Christmas pictures taken this Thursday and I am really looking forward to that. Also, looking forward to NOVEMBER being upon us; Thanksgiving, my birthday, Breaking Dawn, beautiful weather, one month closer to the holidays & visiting family, etc. I'm also looking forward to revisiting our baby registries and adding things to them in preparation for our first shower in December down south with Tony's family!
Alright... everybody have a great week! Just five more days until the weekend, right?
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| Me & Tony dressing up for Halloween as characters from the movie Juno! Me @ 23 weeks! |
Size of baby: Baby Duggan is the size of an EAR OF CORN! :)
8.5 inches & 1.5 pounds! (making me hungry!)
Gender: She's a GIRL and we've decided on her name: Presley Rose!
Presley - because it's a beautiful name we both love and mostly got the idea from Elvis Presley -- my dad was a huge fan and since he's no longer with us I've often wanted to name one of my kids in honor of him... perfect!
Rose - it's my Gramma Elinor's middle name... she is such a wonderful, incredibly strong, intelligent, passionate, and peaceful person that I think the world of. I'm going to make sure Presley knows who she was named after and why. Not to mention, she has a BEAUTIFUL middle name that I am going to be happy to carry on.
Movement: Presley has been consistently kicking for the past few weeks now. They're getting a lot stronger and to the point where they make me laugh! Tony FINALLY felt a big, strong kick this past week after so many weeks of thinking he might have felt a kick. I was so happy and so was he! He definitely thinks this journey is a really cool one.
Cravings/Aversions: Oh my word, have I ever had a severe craving this week: CARROTS and ranch! Of course, milk nog, like always. And I've also been eating a lot of peanut butter crackers! Not very many aversions at this point, though.
I am feeling: I've been feeling so ready for this baby to get here! I can't wait to see her and meet her and hold her and get to dress her up. I know we've got so so so many things to do in the time before she arrives, but just hearing about fellow-blogger, Sharon's, BEAUTIFUL baby girl getting here... it definitely makes me anxious to meet our little one.
What I miss most: The usual -- being able to lay flat on my back. I miss not having to worry about what I am doing, what I'm capable of, what I put in my mouth, etc. I miss being able to do all things and definitely dislike when people tell me I "can't" do something.... HUMPH!
Best moment of the week: I had a blast hanging out with everybody at the Halloween party last night. The best costume was BY FAR Elisabeth & Jeff who dressed up as Chaz Bono & Lacey Schwimmer from DWTS! It was fun to see what everyone decided to dress up and neat to see the effort everyone put into their costumes.
Here I am with "Chaz" :) So hilarious and awesome
What I'm looking forward to this week: I help coach a middle school cheer-leading squad and their first game is this week - so that will be a fun time! Tony and I are also going to get our Christmas pictures taken this Thursday and I am really looking forward to that. Also, looking forward to NOVEMBER being upon us; Thanksgiving, my birthday, Breaking Dawn, beautiful weather, one month closer to the holidays & visiting family, etc. I'm also looking forward to revisiting our baby registries and adding things to them in preparation for our first shower in December down south with Tony's family!
Alright... everybody have a great week! Just five more days until the weekend, right?
I love the name ya'll chose for Baby Duggan and love that it has some history behind it not just a name picked from a book because of it's popularity. It is exactly what I would expect from ya'll as a couple. Great job! I love it!
ReplyDelete@Alma Sullivan Thanks Granny!!!! We're glad you like it! Now, we'll just have to wait and see if she comes out looking like a Presley Rose ;)
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