Celebrating Emery Lee

When your friend finds out her second child is going to be an itty bitty girl the only natural thing to do is to throw her a shower and give her lots of cute girly clothes. I had a great time surprising Ashley, making gifts for Emery, and catching up with friends :)

We made Emery some hair accessories

Two friends with birthdays a month a part, having babies a month a part :) 

Bun in the Over: Bump Updates {Weeks 23-26}

Week 23


movement: itty bitty has been kicking more frequently. It is reassuring to me that when the baby is kicking that they are okay and are moving around. It may not always be at a good time (when I’m trying to sleep) but I will take it.


momma developments: Leg cramps come and go. I am starting to get a line down my stomach which is new and different.

maternity clothes: I was discouraged a few weeks ago because my normal shirts were not fitting right anymore but maternity shirts also did not look good either (I guess since the bump is not big yet). I honestly thought for the next four months I was going to be in clothes that looked too tight or too baggy and it made me really sad. Carrie had given me some great things to wear but I needed some more shirts to wear to work and we have a couple weddings to go to so I also wanted so find something for those. I wanted things that were inexpensive but also looked good; I found exactly that at Clothes Mentor! It has dressy clothes that you would wear out on the town or to work but also have a great maternity section. All of their clothes are name brands and in great shape. For example, I was able to get three shirts that were from Target’s maternity brand for $5.00 each! I also found two dresses for $14 each. Needless to say I was so excited about my find and am really excited that I will have more clothes to wear

cravings: red grapes! Other than that no. I think I want something (like Chinese,which I don't even like) but after I eat it I feel gross and it does not settle well. No strange or weird cravings, red grapes will have to do for now.


anything hard? Thinking about when itty bitty arrives. I think sometimes I get overwhelmed with thinking about the responsibility of taking care of a little one and not sure what I should do. I know it will come to me but I also care too much about what people think and I can see me having a moment when the baby is wailing and nothing will soothe them and feeling like everyone is “judging” me. I know this may seem silly but it’s just something that I think about. 

never forget: Seeing you move for the first time! It was one of the most precious/craziest things I have experienced so far in the pregnancy. I have been feeling you kick when I put my hand on my stomach but as I was watching my stomach I saw you do some major kicks and then my stomach moved. Your daddy also felt you kick for the first time. It has been hard for him to feel you kick since you will either stop doing it when he puts his hand on my stomach or he is not at home when you’re kicking.

Week 24

On Valentine’s day we got to see itty bitty. Both my mom and Connie came to the ultrasound since Kyle had to work. It was so much fun to see you and to hear your grandmas gushing all over you. The tech was able to see your kidney and bladder which they could not see before. The baby’s heart rate was in the 140’s. I had told the tech that we did not want to know the gender but your grandmas were hoping the tech would slip up and say. After the ultrasound I had a regular appointment. I told my mom and Connie they did not have to stay since all our previous appointments they would check the heartbeat, ask me if we had any questions and that was it. This appointment was different. They told me the babies fluid is 9.55 which is a little below the national average which is 9.8-21.9 for this stage in the pregnancy. When we had the ultrasound the baby was in the same spot as before (20 Weeks) so they are making sure that it is getting enough fluid by making me come back on Monday for another ultrasound. If the baby is not getting enough fluid I may have to go on bed rest. They also said the baby’s stomach is a little smaller than the national average but they are not really concerned about this since Kyle and I are both thinner. I held it together when I was at the office but when I got in the car I could not keep it together. It was overwhelming to hear everything by myself and I'm trying to explain it to Kyle but I'm sure I am missing details. Kyle was really reassuring that everything was going to be okay but it's really hard when you’re the one carrying the baby. Kyle called the doctor’s office because he wanted to know all the facts and I could not remember them all. He called me back and said that they just want to make sure everything is okay and maybe our baby will always be low on fluid. He was glad that the kidneys are working well and I feel like Kyle can handle medical things better than me because of his job. The doctor told me to drink lots of water and that was all I did over the weekend. I drank so much my ankles swelled and I was peeing more than I usually do. On Monday Kyle and I went back to the doctor and the ultrasound was really good! The fluid level was 19.8 the ultrasound tech said the baby was moving more and even though it was in the same spot she was seeing it move so she knew it was not stuck there. Also, with the level going up so high they knew the baby was peeing correctly and that there was not a leak in the placenta. It was an answered prayer and I am very thankful that everything is going okay with our baby. We have a great group of friends and family that were praying for our baby to be okay and I am truly thankful for each of them.

Week 25




This week was filled with drinking lots of water. I don't want to have the same scare like I did before so I have been making sure I am drinking enough water. As a result of drinking so much water my ankles have swelled like no other. I no longer have ankles but kankles but it is a small price to pay to make sure the baby has enough water. Kyle surprised me by buying the dresser I saw off pinterest. I absolutely love it! The pinner had put it together from Ikea and I was not sure if it was going to work but after Kyle was able to look at it and realize that we could make it work we knew it would be the one we would purchase :) The room is coming together and I couldn't be more excited! We also had campaigner weekend. We had six girls go and I am so thankful for their hearts. It was not the best of situations, Friday night we slept in the lobby, but they had such great attitudes about everything and were able to see God even in a bad situation. I am so thankful for their hearts and how they desire to grow closer to God. It is really encouraging and spurs me on to see how faithful they are and that they are really seeing God move in their lives. We also scheduled a child birthing class for March and made sure that our registry had most of the things on it. I also have not felt 100% the past few days. I did not have a fever but I have been congested and an awful cough. I am hoping that it goes away soon and I can start to breathe when I sleep :)

Notice anything different? My braces are off, hooray for no longer looking 16 and pregnant

Inspiration came from here. I can't wait to fill this dresser with baby things and to get storage baskets. 

The crib with cute bedding we got from Target

Week 26

This week I had another doctor’s appt. I had to be tested for gestational diabetes and had to drink an orange drink that tasted alright at first but the more I drank it got worse and worse. I also had my finger pricked to see what my iron count is. Anything under 11 you are supposed to take an iron vitamin so since my number was 10.7 they gave me a prescription to take iron pills. They don’t taste the best and my doctor said if it makes me feel gross that I can eat more red meat or green vegetables and that will be good since my level is not too below the average. When I met with the doctor I asked her if she thought I should get another ultrasound since the fluid level was low and then normal our past two ultrasounds. She said at 32 weeks we will get another ultrasound but did not think it was necessary to get another one as long as I am measuring correctly.

I feel a lot of pressure on myself since I am the one carrying the baby. With passing out early in my pregnancy, having the scare with the fluid level and now having to take iron pills there is a lot more to being pregnant than I ever realized. I know that my journey so far has not been as risky as many other women but it has truly been an eye opening experience.  My friend Ashley and I always talk about this but I’m not sure how women have lots of babies (birth 5 or more kids). It seems like a lot on your body and the emotional part of the journey is just as hard if not harder than the physical part. I am very thankful that we have not had any major things happen with the baby.

This week Kyle and I went on a date :) Kyle and I do not always see each other every night and we do have a lot of things we do together, like spend time with our families, YL, etc. but it is nice when we can be together just the two of us and talk about things other than what our schedules are like, groceries, what’s for dinner, who is going to let Bentley out, etc. I love any excuse to dress up, go somewhere new, and spend time with Kyle. I had my friend Kelly curl my hair for our special occasion since it is so long and I will be cutting it soon. Kyle and I both liked my hair curly and I did not feel like a little girl with it being curled. I told Kyle we were celebrating me getting my braces off and being able to eat food without it getting caught in my teeth :) My love language is quality time so being able to spend time alone with Kyle is something that I truly enjoy since it does not come that often. I sometimes get my feelings hurt when Kyle gets excited about an event he has planned with his friends but then does not care about any of the details of what we are doing (he asked me at least 5 times where we were going to dinner). I am working on trying to not take it personal since Kyle is not intentionally trying to make it seem like he does not want to hang out with me I just take it that way since I put a lot of emphasis on these things.