Preggo Update

I am 20 weeks pregnant today! I can't really say time is flying, because it feels like 20 weeks. However, the thought of being half-way through my pregnancy is a little scary! We have not done anything to prepare other than clean out the nursery. But I know it will happen in time. I have looked at bedding and furniture online, so some progress is being made. One of the most fun things so far has been buying/receiving baby clothes. Man, are those things cute! We are going to have one stylin' little man. =)

The last few weeks have been by far the best. I have been feeling much more energetic (which I am so grateful for since I have started back to school). I am dealing with a little swelling with my feet, but other than that I feel great! I have been so blessed to have such an easy pregnancy (so far---fingers crossed). At 16 weeks we were able to find out the sex of the baby. Technology is awesome! It was such a relief to just know what we were having (after weeks of wondering and dreaming) that I cried (more like a sob---a little embarrassing) right there on the table when the sonographer told us the news. I honestly did not care what the sex was, I was just ready to know. But now that I know it's a boy, I can't imagine it any other way. I can't wait to hold that little sweet boy! We also went to our 18 week doctor appointment and had a lengthy ultrasound. That was lots of fun! We saw him moving, waving, and crossing his legs and feet. Everything about him looked perfect (which we are so thankful for). At the next appointment I will have the gestational diabetes test (Sept 3rd), so please pray all goes well with that.

Just in case you missed the news for some reason, we are naming our baby boy ANDREW WILLIAM HOOD. Andrew came about as Jeremy was looking through the names of the apostles one day and said he really liked that name; I agreed. William is Jeremy's middle name (along with his dad's and grandfather's first name), so we are passing it down to our little one. We believe it is a strong, handsome name!

Enjoy the latest pics of Andrew (already known as "Drew" to some... which we love as well).

Back to the Grind

The "summer" is officially over and it's time to start another school year. At this point in the year I'm usually really bummed that summer is over and somewhat antsy about a new year. I am neither this year. I'm sure the main reason is that I will be having my "bundle boy of joy" this school year, so starting the year will not only make this come sooner, but I will also not have to teach the entire school year. =) Quite exciting I must say!

I did have an eventful and restful summer, though. From the cruise to Mexico, trip to beautiful Nashville, and beach trips to Myrtle and Daytona Beach, I feel I used my summer time wisely. The nursery is also off to a great start (I even looked at bedding and furniture this weekend). I have posted a few pics of these awesome adventures.

I'm working on getting the latest pics of our baby boy uploaded, so my next blog will be about him! Stay tuned.....