24 weeks!

It is the weirdest thing ever, but on Sunday for the first time I could SEE Jayden moving around through my skin! Every time I tell Jared to look, Jayden stops moving... so he has not gotten to see it yet. But it is so crazy and neat and weird!!! I don't really have any baby updates right now. Hopefully everything is still going smoothly. It seems to be! :)

It has been so hot lately! The past few days have been in the 90s!!! Where did spring go? I shouldn't say that. Spring is most definitely here... I can tell because of my allergies. The pollen is GROSS. It is supposed to rain the next few days, so that should help cool things down and wash away some of the pollen. Jared and I have our AC cranked so it is nice and cool in our apartment. I can't stand being hot... and being pregnant doesn't help that too much! It is going to be a long, HOT summer waiting for August 18!! And anytime someone asks me when I am due and I say August, they pretty much say that sucks, have fun in the heat all summer! (not those exact words, but pretty much just that!)

I just realized it is almost time for American Idol so I need to go get ready!

Here's the 6 month picture...... do you think these m&m pjs will make it??? I had to change right after Jared took the picture because they are a little snug around the waist! :)

chocolate calculator?

I got this email today and it is pretty cool. Don't tell me your age; you probably would tell a falsehood anyway -but the Hershey Man will know!

YOUR AGE BY CHOCOLATE MATH

This is pretty neat.

DON'T CHEAT BY
SCROLLING DOWN FIRST!
It takes less than a minute.
Work this out as you read.
Be sure you don't read the bottom
until you've worked it out!
This is not one of those waste of
time things, it's fun.



1. First of all, pick the
number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate
(more than once but fewer than 10)




2. Multiply this number by 2
(just to be bold)





3. Add 5





4. Multiply it by 50 -- I'll wait while
you get the calculator





5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1759 ...
If you haven't, add 1758.





6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born.





You should have a three digit number





The first digit of this was your original number(i.e., how many
times you want to have chocolate each week).




The next two numbers are

YOUR AGE! (Oh YES, it
is!!!!!)

THIS IS THE ONLY YEAR (2009) IT WILL EVER
WORK, SO SPREAD IT AROUND WHILE IT LASTS.

chocolate
Calculator.


:)

Almost 6 months...

One of my good friends (and next door fellow second grade teacher) is pregnant, too. She is 2 months farther along than me, but it is so much fun having a friend who is pregnant at the same time that I can share experiences with. Anytime I see her going through something, I know I can look forward to that in about 8 weeks. Or if I have a question about something, I can just ask her because she has just recently been there, done that!

Here we are... we took pictures to document our growth! And to show our babies when they grow up!





I love being pregnant. I have really had a good pregnancy (besides throwing up in the beginning occasionally!) I am sure the exhaustion will kick back in soon as I get into my third trimester, but right now things are great. I love feeling Jayden move- and now he is really moving a lot! It feels more like kicks than fluttering now! Pretty cool!

Spring Break is over...

Yep... those are Florida palm trees! They are so pretty!!! Jared and I just got back yesterday from our trip to Flroida to visit Justin, Rachel, and Andrew! Although it was a short trip, we had a blast and did a lot! We got there Thursday night and were so excited to see how big our nephew Andrew has gotten. He just turned 2 last month and is absolutely adorable. He loves his Uncle Cindy (Jared)! haha (Andrew thinks Jared and I are both named Cindy!) We also got to see Justin and Rachel's new house and new neighborhood. :)

Friday, we went around town during the day and got to visit with Jared's Grandma (Grandma Flo AKA G Flo) who also lives in Florida. We all went out to lunch together.

Friday night we went to Tropicana Field for a baseball game! We all put on our Rays clothes and headed to the game. We had to get a group picture of us before we left:


Andrew stayed home with Grandma... but here is G Flo with Jared:


Here's Rachel and I with G Flo:


and, of course, the cute boys:


We had a great time at the game!


Rachel and Justin:




Saturday, we spent the day walking around downtown Dunedin. It was really nice walking by the water.





Then, we grilled a yummy dinner and went to Clearwater Beach. The water was a bit too cold, but Andrew loved playing the sand!



We had such a great trip. Thanks, Justin and Rachel! :) Here are just a few more random pictures from the weekend in Florida......









And the really exciting news is.......... we have another baby to welcome at the end of 2009! Congratulations, Rachel and Justin (and Andrew!!!) :) We can't wait to have another nephew or neice!!!



Rachel and I always talked about how cool it would be to be pregnant at the same time! And now we are!!!! YAY! There we are... me-23 weeks and Rachel-4 weeks

:)

22 week appointment

This morning I went to the doctor for my 22 week check-up. Everything went well... My blood pressure was good, etc. and we (my mom and I) got to hear Jayden's heartbeat! This was the first appointment Jared was unable to go to. I did not want to go by myself so my mom went in late to work so she could go to the appointment. :)

I asked my doctor about allergy medicine- which I will need to take some after I type this blog. ha! My allergies are so awful. It's that time of year where my nose is CONSTANTLY itching and I am sneezing all the time! I do not like allergies!!!

So far, this pregnancy is going very well. I can't complain! It's funny because in the beginning I would feel hungry and get full so fast any time I ate anything. I would be full after only a small portion. That's not the case now. I feel hungry all the time... and I never feel full! My doctor said that will change soon, too, as the baby moves more and takes up more room in my belly. Now, he just sits close to my bladder and I always feel like I have to pee. I guess that's not going to get any better throughout the rest of my pregnancy!

Spring break is halfway over. :( sad....

BUT... we leave for Florida tomorrow!!! I am so excited. I will post pictures when we get back.

That's about all for now. I am going to go watch my favorite Ellen. (Ellen Degeneres)

xoxo

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!!! Hope everyone is having a good day!

is it spring break yet?

I am counting down the days until Spring Break!!! 2 more days!

Thursday and Friday will be busy days at school. Then, Friday night starts spring break! We were SUPPOSED to have Good Friday off, too, but now it is one of our make up days from having snow. Jared and I are excited because next week we are going to Florida for a few days to visit Justin, Rachel, and Andrew!!! (Jared's brother and family) Can't wait! :)

I am going to need to go shopping for maternity clothes. I only have pants, which will be way too hot for Florida. Plus, I will need them anways to make it through summer so I figure I should get a few pair of capris now!