Baby Shower

Here are some pictures from the baby shower my coworkers threw for me. It was so much fun to open all the girly gifts. I am so thankful that I have friends that care so much for me and my baby. 

These are newborn size pink crocs...so sweet!

The cake and all the decorations were so perfect!

Pregnant Pictures

This picture is me at 23 weeks pregnant. I have to keep reminding myself that my body is growing for a very good reason, but it's still difficult to see the number on the scale go up and up. 

This is me at 24 weeks, almost 25. Notice the wall in the background. My mom just finished painting it pink and it turned out beautiful. Hopefully we will get our furniture in soon. 

I am looking forward to my first baby shower this Wednesday. My friends at school are throwing the shower for me and I am so excited about it. Count on lots of pictures!

Preparing for Baby

I am now 22 weeks pregnant and loving it. I can feel Katelyn moving around every day. The best part is that last week, Justin felt her for the first time. It was so amazing to share that with him. 

We went to the doctor yesterday and got to hear the heartbeat again. It was a very strong heartbeat at 160 bpm. Everything looks great!

I've been working on getting ready to decorate the nursery. The furniture has been ordered and should be here in a few weeks. I already have the bedding, which is mostly pink and cream, with a little bit of light green. I ordered a rocker upholstered in green to bring out the green in the bedding. After lots of samples, I've finally picked out a perfect shade of pink paint called rockabye baby. I've even ordered a pink chandelier to light the room. I love it all and can't wait to see it all put together.

It's a Girl!

We are so excited to announce that our little baby is a girl. We went today for our ultrasound where we got to see all our baby's body parts. So precious! At first, she had her feet up above her head and later decided to stretch out. She is a healthy 9 oz. which means that my original due date may actually be a little late. They said she may come closer to August 10th instead of August 17th, which is just perfectly fine with me!

Oh....and we have a name picked out! Her name is going to be....

Katelyn Rose Murphy

I put a lot of thought into her name and finally came up with something very special and meaningful to us. Katelyn is after my Aunt Kathy who passed away a few years ago. I know she is so happy for us and if she were still here she would be beside herself with excitement. And Rose is Justin's grandmother's name. She is very special to him and me and I just love the way the names sound together. 

Needless to say, I am happy happy happy!

Finally!

This was taken during my fourteenth week of pregnancy. I was desperately wishing for a baby bump.And this is me at 17 weeks and 5 days. I am starting to show and actually excited to buy maternity clothes.

I am definitely starting to feel the baby move every now and then. It's hard to explain but it feels like tiny air bubbles or little muscle twinges. I usually feel it in the afternoon if I sit still at my desk or in the evening when I'm on the couch.

Only two days until our ultrasound!

(New pictures of Logan Rucker added below!!)

Pink or Blue

So today was my birthday. In second grade, we always bring cake for each other on our birthdays. The teacher that brought me my birthday cake decided to do something related to my upcoming ultrasound. She bought pink and blue plates and people had to pick the color plate that they wanted according to whether they think I am having a boy or a girl. It came down to "boy" getting the most votes. I guess we'll see on Monday!

Logan has Arrived

Logan is my new second cousin. Theresa gave birth to him on Thursday, March 5 around 6 in the evening. We went Friday night to see him while they were still in the hospital. He is so tiny, weighing in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. I believe. I just adore him and had a great time holding him. I have to admit though, that being there in the hospital kinda freaked me out, for lack of better wording. I just got an anxious feeling knowing that I would soon be there in a hospital bed with a newborn baby to take care of.

I have since regained my sense of calm and definitely my excitement. We took another trip to Humble to see Logan at their house on Sunday. I got to hold him for a while and talk to Theresa about all kinds of pregnancy issues. Julia and I had a lot of questions for her, and fortunately she was very happy to answer them. She also loaned me some of her maternity clothes, for which I am very thankful.

I am counting down the days until our ultrasound next Monday. I absolutely cannot WAIT until I know if I am having a boy or a girl. I am just dying to start dreaming of what my baby will be like. Not only that, I am ready to start shopping!!!!