Boy, oh BOY!!!

 We went for an ultrasound the day we left for vacation to (hopefully) find out what our little angel is. I was only 16 weeks, well 15wks and 6 days actually. I thought it might even be a little early to find out. I was totally prepared for them to say it was inconclusive. Another reason I thought this was because I was SURE we were having a girl. Derek told the tech he was 110% positive it was a boy. Well...he was right! She looked him over and took a few pictures then went for the goods. She asked us what we saw...definitely boy! We have our angel Fisher Cole! I was so very excited and so was Derek.

We really love the idea of having 2 little boys running around. Derek says they are going to gang up on me. We'll see :) As we were leaving, we were telling everyone the news. I told Ashley the name we picked and she said that it was actually Momma Fran's birthday and she would surely approve of that name. Fisher got his name from Momma Fran's maiden name. We knew over a year ago that we wanted to name our next child that name, should it be a boy. I just broke down and cried.

That was the most special thing to me. To be able to find out on her birthday that we will be having a little boy who we are naming after her was just incredible. We couldn't have timed it all better. We loaded up and headed to the beach! We had the best time, but that post is coming later. I am now 17 weeks and feeling good! Here's a fun quiz to summarize this week :)

How far along? 17 weeks and 2 days

Total weight gain/loss: about 8lbs gained so far...much better from last time around!


Sleep: Other than waking up 1-2 times to potty, I'm sleeping pretty good.

Best moment this week: I'm skipping back a week, but finding out we are having a baby BOY!!!


Movement: I think I might have felt a flutter or two recently, but it's hard to tell.

Symptoms: The worst is back pain, which Dr. B said is sciatica. Had it with Jonah later on in my pregnancy, but this time it started at 14 weeks! I also get headaches often, but nothing too bad.


Food cravings: Not really any cravings. Sweet tea, maybe?

Belly Button in or out? In for now

What I miss: On our vacation last week, I was really missing being able to lay on my tummy. I still did a little bit when I was laying out, but felt bad about it and rolled back over.

What I am looking forward to: Feeling movement and getting to 20 weeks, the half-way point!

14 Week Update

I'm 14 weeks today and just wanted to give a quick update on how I have been doing lately! I had my checkup last week and baby's heart rate was 161 and sounded just beautiful :) I have been feeling better in the past couple of weeks. Less fatigue and nausea. Still pretty tired though, Jonah keeps me running constantly. He's so much fun though! Yesterday I started having horrible low back pain. I knew right away it was sciatic nerve pain. I had it with Jonah, but I thought it was much later on. He was bigger and I pretty much had it until he was born. Dr. Benton told me the cure for sciatic pain was "having a baby". It was true. I was hurting so bad yesterday and had to work. It seemed like I had to walk more yesterday than I have in a long time. Not fun. I felt like a crippled. I called Dr. B's office and found out it's common to get it earlier on and pretty much nothing to do for it other than heating pad and Tylenol. Neither worked. Oh well! I've gained 4 pounds so far. I'm pretty proud of that. I'm trying to be smarter this time around and not gain a stupid amount of weight. Not obsessing, just being more cautious! I've started to wear a few maternity things. I do feel like even though I've only put on 4 pounds, my belly is coming on out! I've also heard that's normal to notice early on. Stomach muscles just aren't what they use to be! We still talk all the time about baby names. The boy name is decided...Fisher Cole. The girl name...not so much. We absolutely can't agree. Our top names are Harper and Molly, but I'm just not able to decide on anything. Neither is Derek. We hope to find out in 2 weeks what this little nugget is, so we will see! I haven't had too many cravings. I don't really gravitate towards sweets. I guess more of the salty, tangy, spicy things. I love to eat scrambled eggs and jelly toast with a big glass of milk for breakfast. I seriously could eat that every single day! I also am loving Rice Krispy Treat cereal. Not the healthiest, but delish! I also drink tons of water, but it has to be ice cold. Very important! Which is funny, because I never like my drinks with ice in them. I think that might go along with the awesome heart burn. Yep, Tums are my bff. I guess that's about it with the update for now. Here's a family pic from the first Alabama football game day this year...might be my favorite family pic of us so far :)

Some other good ones....

I love J's face in this one. It's his model face :)

My family is my life!

Poppy's birthday!!!

We love Poppy!