Finally sinking in....

Last night I was in bed before Steve got home. He was visiting with his mom and brought home a bassinet to use for Baby Pierce. I woke up this morning to let Bella out and noticed it sitting in the family room. Seeing the bassinet made being pregnant 100% more real. For whatever reason, even after the ultra sound and hearing the heartbeat, being pregnant doesn't seem real yet. I thought once I heard the heartbeat that would be it. Hearing Baby Pierce's heartbeat was the best noise in the whole world but it just seems weird being pregnant still. I thought it was going to take some movement from the baby or actually getting the pregnant belly but I was wrong. It was the bassinet of all things. Steve said the same thing when I talked to him this morning on the phone. Since the morning, I've pretty much been smiling all day. It's such a cool feeling. :-)

Tomorrow is New Years Eve and Steve and I are having a few friends over. There will be 4 pregnant women over so I won't be the only one not drinking. I can't wait to eat some good food and hang out with friends. I think I'm most excited for my BEST FRIEND Kari to come home and visit tomorrow. She lives in California and I miss her sooooooo much. I can't wait to hangout with her and catch up. We always have a good time and share a lot of laughs. I wish she would just move back to MI. It's going to be hard to say goodbye again. Especially being pregnant, there will be some tears for sure. Dang....already have one in my eye now. LOL.

Pictures

11 WEEKS

12 WEEKS

BABY BOY NURSERY IDEA

BABY GIRL NURSERY IDEA

FRIST BABY CLOTHES FROM AUNT JENNA :-)

JACE AND VIDEO GAMES

2011 CHRISTMAS TREE

SANTA, JACE AND I AT BROADWAY BAR

Christmas and 12 weeks

Oh yeah...baby Pierce is 12 weeks. I've been feeling good and finally getting some energy back. Still craving salads and pickles. I feel like I'm starting to show and feel bloated all the time. I'm starting to have the urge to shop for baby clothes and furniture. I really want to wait until after I know the gender. I found a few cute nursery ideas too. Next appointment is January 12. We get to hear the heartbeat again and then schedule the appointment for the gender ultrasound. Early February we should know finally if it's a boy or girl.

Christmas was great this year. We got a lot of nice things and had a great time with family. I got an iPad, VS gift card, Sephora gift card, new perfume, baby clothes, awesome stereo tower and much more. I feel spoiled this year. Christmas Eve we spent with Steve's mo and step-day, Christmas day with my family and the day after with the Maday's. Busy weekend but loved every minutes of it. I can't wait until next year when we get to share Chrsitmas with our little one. 2012 is going to be a GREAT year and I'm looking forward to all it brings.

Oh yeah...I also got rear ended again. That's twice within 3 weeks. My poor baby. I called the doctor and he said the baby should be fine. As long as I didn't have cramps or spotting. Winter has just begun and I've had horrible luck so far. Please people.....pay attention and stop hitting me.

Thats all I can think of now.

Update

Geez...it's been a while since I wrote last. Between being busy and my computer not working, I haven't been able to write. A lot has been going on...

• I will be 10 weeks on Friday. Still feeling good minus the being tired part. I'm slowing getting some of my energy back though. I've been doing cardio a couple days a week at the gym to help me stay active and sleep better at night. Can't really do a lot of lifting but I do some here and there. Just need to take it easy. Don't want to stress the baby. No morning sickness and the nausea comes every once in a while. Tomorrow is my next appointment and we get to hear the heartbeat. I can't wait!!!! I'm going to try and records. If I can, I will post the video. :-)
• Work has been super busy. I've been doing a little bit of overtime here and there to try and catch up. Were always behind being down people but we always seem to close the month. I guess a bigger paycheck is nice with the holiday coming.
• Our Christmas tree is up with the help of Jenna. Well...it's been up for a few weeks now. Looks pretty good. Steve put up some lights on the outside of the house too. Nothing super special but it looks nice. Pretty sure our LED lights are the brightest on the streets.
• Also, this week at work is Secret Santa. So far I have received some candy, socks and flarp. LOL. The flarp is pretty funny. When you play with it, it makes farting noises. I'm going to give it to Jace.
• Last week we went out to Vitale's in Comstock Park to celebrate Shentel's birthday. It was nice to get out but weird since I can't drink. We had a great time though!
• The first day it really snowed here, I tried to be safe and take the back roads. Well...that was a mistake since I got rear ended. My poor car! There isn't much damage and I wasn't hurt but it was pretty scary. I called my dad crying since Steve was sleeping. Cops came and gave the lady a ticket. The lady that hit me tried to tell me the cops weren't coming because her boss told her. Umm...ok and you boss knows that how?? Oh yeah...your wrong because pretty sure the cops came. Did she think I was stupid???
• We made Christmas/Announcement cards this year. They are going out in the mail this week. Friday is the big day everyone will find out we are expecting. This coming year is going to be GREAT!!

I can't think of anything else right now. I will post some pictures very soon. I will also update once I hear baby Pierce's heartbeat.