Hodgepodge

This weekend marks 19 weeks.  I am one week from the half-way point.  Whooo hooo!  For some reason I am ultra excited about this milestone.  Maybe it's because I am on the "downhill" or maybe it's because I am on the "uphill" with the fun to begin.  Whatever it is, I am excited.  Kinda like when you were 12 and turned 13 and became a teenager overnight!  I think the real reason I am excited though is because my nausea has pretty much subsided (and only visits me on ultra-late nights).  It has, however, been traded in for exhaustion.  I keep wondering where the second trimester burst of energy is...b/c it hasn't shown it's face 'round here!  But maybe once I hit the magical 20 week milestone I will regain my energy! 

Sheer Exhaustion After Work (Oscar loves naptime!)

19 weeks has proven to be a challenge as I clamored over the hurdle of no longer fitting into the majority of my pants.  It was a shock this week when I donned the same khakis that I wore the week before only to find that they barely came up over my hips.  But gosh-darn-it, I was going to make them work.  I did some gymnastics in the pants to "stretch" them out, finally getting them up and zipped half way.  The Bella band was put to use to hide the fact that they didn't really fit, and then I walked out the door to work.  Unfortunately I was miserable all day, and so was the baby as he kicked me every time I bent over and the pants further tightened over him.  Those pants are retired now.  Hopefully not forever, but definitely for the next 5 months!  So sad, so depressing, so part-of-it.  Moving on: I wore maternity pants on Friday and although I felt frumpy and ugly, I was oh-so-comfy!!!!! 

19 weeks

One last addition to this blog:  we finally have a name for Baby Boy Owens!  He shall be called Keagan.  Full name is Keagan Wade Owens.  Josh came up with Keagan and Wade is my dad's middle name.  I have always loved the name Wade and was thrilled when Josh also said he liked it.  Keagan is different, unique, and has a power to it that a grown man can pull off, but also is fun for a little boy.  Wade is simple and strong, just like my dad.  We are both very excited to have a name for this baby boy of ours, it has made the pregnancy that much more real. 

18 Weeks and Counting (and a little mourning)

For some reason this posting title reminds me of the TLC show 18 Kids and Counting (of course, there are now 19 kids....or something like that).  Those people just keep having babies!  It's C-Razy!  Anyways, as many followers have verbally requested, here are 18-week bump-watch pics!

**Bump Alert****Bump Alert****Bump Alert****Bump Alert****Bump Alert**

It's not huge, but it is definately there!  (I obviously watch too much Entertainment TV as I think "bump alert" when I look at myself in these pictures!)

The next segment of this post has nothing to do with pregnancy, however my emotions towards this subject could be enhanced/exaggerated by the pregnancy.  But probably not. 

I am in mourning:  Necco brand candy has let me down.  This is a candy company that has been in business forever, and has provided me the most enjoyment over many, many Valentine's Days.  They are the (original) makers of the Conversation hearts.  These hearts are so much more than a candy to me.  They are a symbol of happy memories; I remember mom and I each getting a box and reading aloud the fun sayings while discussing our favorite flavor.  The hearts have been little surprises each year as the phrases are changed to reflect the times.  (i.e. "Text Me").  Well, Necco has completely changed their Conversation hearts (labeled on their original bag as America's #1 Valentine Candy.  They have changed the bag, the texture, the printing on the candy, and most disgusting to me, they have changed the FLAVORS.  How does a company decide to change the #1 selling candy after 145 years?????  I mean, what kind of business is this?  I am so disappointed, sad, depressed.  I fear I will never have another "original" conversation heart again.  Nothing else compares.  My only shred of hope is that as I poured over the leftover V-day candy looking for remnants of my old standby, I found the "new and improved" hearts, and there were soooo many bags left with the "yucky" candy.  Which means, they are NOT the #1 selling candy anymore.  Maybe this will provide a clue to Necco that this change sucks.  Just plain sucks.  (I only learned of this news after dragging my friends and family around for days looking for these heart-shaped bits of happiness.)

Oh! The Weather Outside is Frightful...

Walking in a Winter Wonderland...
Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!
Frosty the Snowman...

Mother Nature has provided us with a lot of snow this Winter (well, "a lot" is relative).  This past saturday, our friends Stacey and Jarrett were itchin' to get out and play in the 3 inches we received, as was Josh.  Luckily for all involved, Josh saved his sled from childhood.  Even more lucky, we have a heckuva hill to sled down!  Now, I am NOT a big fan of snow, ice, cold, but didn't want to be a party-pooper so I bundled up in 3-4 layers of clothes top to bottom, and went out and played.  It was a lot of fun and I stayed surprisingly warm!  Here are some fun pics from the event: