26 Weeks

So, we've been slackers at taking pictures of my growing belly. Believe me when I say that Lilli is growing!! I think she decides to do jumping jack at least once a day and she's the queen of having hiccups! Sorry for the delay of taking pictures, we'll try to do better! Enjoy!

Mr. Fix-It

I'm not exactly sure what to call the luck we've had recently with our house, but the word "good" would definitely not be it! After having to get a new washing machine, we had the run around with our air conditioner (which was not fun). Then, most recently, it's been the sprinkler system. The main line going into the sprinkler system burst and flooded the front and back yard. Brandon and Paul (one of our friends) worked long and hard on it one day and did such a great job at fixing it. I wanted to share some of the pictures of the handy work that they did! I was quite impressed!

The first picture is before they started. The crack is on the upper right hand curved piece which is also shown below.

Below is the finished product! They not only replaced the piping, but installed new regulator thingys as well (don't you just love my terminology for it). Oh and I forgot to mention, the hole was filled with water because right in the middle of fixing it, a huge thunderstorm came through and flooded everything all over again. But despite everything, I think they did a great job!

It's Coming Along!

Lilli's room is coming along! It's getting exciting to see how all of the little changes can make a big difference! Here's what we have done so far! First of all, Brandon laboriously painted the entire room blue to match the other bedrooms in our house (all the way up - cathedral ceiling)!!

These are the pictures of her crib (obviously). Mom and I made the bed skirt and the curtains for the room!















The area with the books is about where the glider is going to go (we've moved the crib around to the front wall - facing the window - and the swing is not in there anymore). And the changing table is on the other side of the window (next to the closet).


We installed some more shelving in the closet to allow for more "stuff." As you can see, it's starting to fill up already. A lot of the hang up clothes were mine as a baby that my mom passed on to me. You should be able to see all of these pictures bigger if you click on each one! Tell us what you think so far!

I "Popped"

Everyone has been asking me when I am going to "pop." The answer: Week 22 & 23. I can't believe that next week I'll be 6 months pregnant. It really has gone by quickly. Lilli has been growing (as evidenced by the pictures) and she has been busy kicking and squirming away. We can see her moving a lot from the outside now! I have continued to feel wonderful! Things are going really great!

The first set of pictures are from Week 22 (5 1/2 months) and the second set are from Week 23.

Lilli's Bedding

Here is the bedding we picked out for Lilli's room. We chose it from Pottery Barn Kids and are very excited about it! We are planning on painting those same flowers around the room in various places. I think it's just perfect!

Already Wrapped

So guess who already has Bran wrapped around her little finger?!

Weeks 20 & 21

These first two pictures were taken at 20 weeks (five months). They were also the ones taken right after we found out that our baby was a girl!

These next two pictures were taken at 21 weeks. Go figure why I looked bigger in the 20 weeks as compared to the 21 weeks pictures. Needless to say, I'm not feeling "smaller," but rather much bigger with each passing day!

Lilli is doing well. She's kicking and moving a lot now. Brandon has been able to feel her move and kick since week 18 which has been exciting. She moves a lot when he talks to her at night or when he kisses my belly! The other night I saw her kick from the outside, too!
Everything is rocking and rolling right along!