Counting down the days!

Most people are counting down the days until Christmas. Andy and I are counting down the days until the 30th which is when our big ultrasound is scheduled. We get to finally see whats going on in there. Make sure everything is going well with Baby Kirk. (Lets hope everything is okay) and hopefully find out the gender!
Andy has a calendar at work that he has been x-ing off the days until the 30th. I thought I was the only one who was going crazy over the waiting but apparently my husband is better at not coming off so crazy about it :)

This weekend was a busy weekend. Our good friends Ross and Carla had an awesome 10 year anniversary party. We were the last ones to show up (stupid work) but we wanted to celebrate their 10 years together even if it was for a short amount of time. We really look up to Ross and Carla. They have an amazing love for one another and it really shows with their amazing family. I constantly joke about how I want to kidnap their adorable kids. All around they are just great people and we feel very lucky to call them our friends.

Saturday we woke up to see snow! Yay... kinda. haha. It looked pretty until the afternoon when it started turning into slush. Andy and I braved the crowds and got our christmas shopping done. Just small presents nothing too crazy but it sure was crowded! When we were done we were pretty exhausted so we relaxed when we got home.

Sunday we woke up to go to Church with Andy's family. When service was over we had to rush to get a couple things because we planned to throw Hannah a baby shower at 2 pm.
We also had a lot of the Kirk family over before the shower so it was great getting to see everyone and wish them a Merry Christmas.

Hannah had a great baby shower and it was so great to see everyone come out and be excited for her and Aaron. I personally loved seeing all the baby clothes. I love little girl clothes they are always just so darn cute! Kristie, our cousin did a wonderful job on Hannah's baby shower cake. It really was just so cute! After playing games and opening presents we got some pictures of Hannah with her baby shower cake.

Afterwards Amy, (our cousin) Hannah (our sister in law) and myself took a group pregnancy shot. Its so fun to see us all in our different weeks of pregnancy!

Introducing Lily Rene Young

On tuesday morning our very good friends, Kris and Amber, started the process of labor and at 8:09 pm, Amber gave birth to their sweet little daughter Lily!
She weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces and measured at 20 and a half inches long! Since Amber had to be induced we thought she would weigh more so we were suprised to see she did not come out over 8 pounds.
We were waiting at home to see if the happy parents would rather us wait or go to the hospital but they told us to come over. So we threw on some clothes and grabbed some food and headed over there.
When we got there the happy grandparents were there and had been there a while and left a little after we got there.
Even with all of us in the room there, Lily was just sleeping away all bundled up in her little blanket.
While we were there we got to share in Lily's first bath and I have to say it was probably the cutest thing ever!!
She was not happy being moved out of her warm blanket and put into a tub when it was drafty in the room. But once the nurse covered her up with warm wash rags she immediately stopped crying. Anytime the nurse moved her arm or leg she would cry for a couple seconds while the nurse washed off the afterbirth and then immediately stop when the nurse would stop.
We got it on video but I don't think we will be sharing that since that is Kris and Amber's video.

We can't wait to see more of Lily!

Brrr!!

19 days left until Christmas! But more importantly 24 days left until the big ultrasound! We weren't able to get our ultrasound scheduled before Christmas but we got the week after. I'm just happy I don't have to wait until January. I'm already going crazy enough as it is.
Andy and I are pretty convinced we are going to have a boy. That doesn't mean we won't be happy if baby Kirk is a girl, but we are definitely Team Blue. I do so want to have a girl, but I love the idea of having a boy first and then having a girl. Having that big older protective brother! Whether or not it turns out that way is a totally different story.
Yesterday Andy and I braved walmart and did our grocery shopping. It was completely packed in walmart. I apparently was very close to getting a beating from my husband for taking like 5 minutes trying to pick thank you cards. It might have been a little longer than that but it was pretty ridiculous. In my defense I had to weigh the options/prices/designs and pick the ones I liked the best out.
Bought some stuff to make some homemade fudge and peppermint bark but I forgot to buy the chocolate for the peppermint bark! OOPS! I'll have to pick some up later I guess.
After that we went with Kris and Amber to the Minnetrista Light Festival. It was pretty cold out but we were able to walk around look at the christmas decorations in the houses and get some hot apple cider! YUM.

I tried taking a picture on my camera and you can see the lights but it definitely looked more romantic than this. Still we had a great time even though we couldn't feel our faces. Next up making new years plans! This will be our last big New Years before baby Kirk comes into our lives so we really want to try to do something really fun this year. Hopefully we can get something planned!

Thanksgiving

Who else ate a whole bunch for thanksgiving besides me? We went up to Huntington where my dad's fiance lives and had a wonderful time. I cooked some of my awesome mac and cheese and we had tons to eat! Lori made some awesome spinach dip and deviled eggs! YUM My dad cooked a ton too. He made some very delicious Candied Yams and a whole bunch of pies.
They did a great job hosting. I'm so glad to see my dad with someone as nice and fun as Lori.

The weather that day was pretty icky. It was pretty much cold and drizzling outside all day. We all hung out and enjoyed each other's company and had a great time.

Friday was black friday and andy and I had to work so no shopping for us. Which is fine by me. I did buy some clothes online at Old Navy who were having black friday sales online and in store.

I bought my secret santa child a cute outfit and got her a toy this weekend. I so wish I had more money to buy her more things. I hope my gifts will bring a smile to her little face and make her Christmas that much more special.

Now the weekend is over and its back to work. On a more exciting note, Tuesday is my 16 week appointment. Lets cross our fingers I can get my ultrasound scheduled before the year is out!!

So excited!

By my post you might think it has something to do with baby Kirk, but suprisingly it does not!
Andy and I live in a 2 bedroom apartment and when we first moved in together we did not have much furniture. Andy had lived at home so he literally had nothing to bring. We had lots of little things but no where to store it. Well that second bedroom kind of turned into what we called our "Junk" room.
It was embarrassingly packed with tons of junk. Anytime we had guests over we would close the door and hope that no one accidentaly walk into it. My dad would lovingly scold me about how that room needed to be cleaned up. (He lovingly scolds me to clean my whole house all the time by the way.)
So finally after a year of living in the apartment I decided to take some initiative and get it at least some what organized. Andy's mom offered to help and so we tackled trying to get stuff out of the closet to make room for stuff to put in the closet. The room is finally cleaned out!
The most exciting thing though is this:
One of the biggest things we are having a problem with our storage is all our books taking up closet space. So Andy and I compromised and we bought 2 of these bookshelfs! I am so excited to get them and put some of our stuff into it. I feel like I'm slowly finally becoming a real adult with matching furniture! Well its slowly coming together that is. My original plan is to put both bookcases on each end with the tv stand in the middle but with the layout of our apartment and our couches, I dont think that will be possible with out some serious moving everything around.
Eventually thats how I would like it to look but I'll take it as it is now.
I can't wait to get them on Monday! Yay!

14 weeks!

Well today marks the first day of my second trimester! I feel so lucky to have gotten through my first with very minimal nausea. Mostly it was when I didnt eat right away in the mornings which I have never been good at. I would literally force oatmeal or toast down my throat to try to not feel nauseous. I can tell now that I don't have that problem anymore. Course I am still eating but now I don't feel like I have to right away when waking up. I didn't experience any throwing up which is awesome because I really hate throwing up. (Who loves to throw up?)

Also I was worried that with all the eating that maybe I was being unhealthy but I only gained 4 pounds in my first trimester. I'm still not sure if thats a good or bad thing. I've read some women lost weight and some gained like 12 pounds in their first. So I guess I am averaging out. I still haven't really noticed any definite changes. My waist has increased a couple inches but its still not the pregnant belly yet. It definitely sticks out more though!

Still fitting into all my clothes although i wear most of my pants/jeans unbuttoned with the bella band. Its so much comfier for me. Yes I could be vain and button my pants and be like "oh i still fit in my jeans." Because technically I do. But sitting down the pants definitely press into my expanding stomach and its not that comfortable. We will see how much longer I can go with wearing my pants/jeans before I have to bust out the maternity pants/jeans.

Yesterday at work I had a coworker come up to me and tell me that I had the "pregnancy face"
I took that to mean that my face had gotten fatter. LOL he then told me he meant that he could see I had the pregnancy glow. Hmm I don't know about that but I have been lucky enough to avoid the pregnancy acne side affect.

On a last note on the website I frequent they have this food comparison to your growing baby. Which I find weird, and makes me hungry at the same time. Very odd but todays picture is cute.
My little baby is now the size of a lemon! YUM! I mean cute! I think I will take another belly picture when I am 15 weeks or 16 weeks.
Also at 16 weeks I will go in for another appointment and schedule our ultrasound! Can't wait!!

1st Dr. Appointment

On Tuesday I finally got to go to the doctor for my first official prenatal appointment. I knew that I probably wasn't going to get an ultrasound so I figured it was just testing and what not. Well when we got in we learned that our doctor we were supposed to meet with had to step out for a delivery! Not a big deal just kind of funny I mean it is his job and all to deliver babies. He might even deliver mine! So instead we met with a Nurse who did all the testing. I got to do the fun stuff of peeing in a cup. Donating blood and getting "checked out".
Mostly I feel bad for andy I thought it was going to be a bit more eventful since it was our first appointment, but apparently even prenatal appointments aren't that exciting either! So I get done and my next appointment is December 1st. I will be 16 weeks then. I think it will be just another checkup of sorts. Then I will get scheduled for my one and only ultrasound at another 4-6 weeks.
I'm hoping I can get it right at 20 weeks but I guess I will just have to see what I get.
I can already tell that being pregnant is working my nerves . I am impaitent person. I always have been and I think I always will be to some degree, but being pregnant and waiting for these appointments are testing me! I already know I'm going to be one crabby person when baby kirk is due.