I'm a good listener already!

 

Each week when we read the updates on Camden it's really neat to see what he's doing new. He's a whole 6 inches long now, that's about a third of a way to the size most babies are when they're born! This week he has developed so much more and can actually hear noises and sounds. Mark says I need to stop cussing so much because he can hear it. I don't think I cuss that much though. Almost every night when we're laying in bed Mark will talk to him, it's pretty cute. The other night when we were listening to his heartbeat on the Doppler, Mark was talking to him and Camden's heart rate immediately changed as if he could hear him. Really neat! I think we'll start reading to him shortly.

I like to move it, move it!

 

I was taking a break from painting Camden's nursery. Went to lay down on the bed, was really hungry and tired. Thought what I was feeling were hunger pains while I was painting. But, when I was laying down I could feel that it was him moving. It was a totally different feeling than I've ever felt so that's how I knew. Laying in silence and not moving really helped to distinguish the feeling I felt. I was so excited because everyone kept asking me if I'd felt him move yet and it was no fun saying "no not yet". I wish I could describe the feeling but it's nearly impossible. My sister explained it as when you're in the water and something brushes past you, little flutters. He's not kicking yet, just moving and flipping around.

Weekly Board Update

Sorry guys, I've been slacking on posting these on here. I post them on FB and kinda forget about the blog...

Baby Savage loved the beach!

Goodwill is my best friend these days!

 

It felt like forever from week 16 to week 17 because we were so anxious to find out the gender!

Cousin Moneymaker

We had the baby shower for Camden's cousin on Sunday. 

Two showers down...one to go!

One baby down...two to go!

Here are some more pics of the fam...

Uncle Oomph (that's how Logan says Mark)

Aunt Shan Shan

Aunt Dev Dev

DeeMaw

First Outfit

I forgot to take a picture of the onesie we bought Baby Savage (at the time we didn't know if it was a Kinsley or a Camden so we had to get yellow). This is from our OBX vacation in August. It's the only little thing hanging in his closet for now.

Cousin Samantha was nice enough to donate little Aaron's clothes that he no longer fits. There are tons of outfits and blankets. Thanks, Samantha & Aaron! Auntie Dev will be giving Camden all of Jeremiah's clothes and other things he grows out of so he will definitely be all taken care of when it comes to the hand-me-downs. We are so lucky to have family help us out so that we don't have to spend an arm and a leg on these things...especially because they grow so quickly and probably only wear each outfit once! Thanks again XOXO!

Camden is gonna be rocking these boys' styles...

Well...daddy probably won't allow this hand-me-down, since he's already determined that Camden will be a Cheesehead/Packers fan.

Bye Bye Wedding Rings

Almost seems like it happened overnight. At first I thought my rings were feeling tight just because I was hot and sweaty at the time, so I didn't think anything of it. Then, a few hours later when I was cold and they still felt tight that's when I knew my fingers were swelling.

So every time I go to the doctor for a checkup they ask "have you had any swelling?" and this time I'll have to tell them about my fingers. Hopefully my feet don't swell anytime soon because that's gotta be much more miserable than the fingers! Let's hope my blood pressure is still normal. It's never usually high so I think I'll be ok...but definitely don't want preeclampsia!

I kinda feel bad because I can't wear my wedding rings or the new anniversary ring that Mark bought me last week for our 1 year wedding anniversary. Well I probably could, on my pinky fingers though.

Well, please keep your unswollen (lucky you) fingers crossed and pray that I don't get too much fluid retention and it doesn't get too bad! I should probably lay off the chips and salty foods. I already drink lots of water so I'm sure that helps. I'll do anything I can do to reduce the swelling.

Nursery is painted!

Finally after hours of taping, measuring, and painting...we finished the accent wall, with the gray and white stripes, and the other walls, which are solid gray.

It was frustrating and it definitely tested our patience but it's well worth it in the end because we love the outcome and so does everyone else. We hope Camden likes it too! 

Next step is shopping around for the nursery furniture...that'll be the fun part! 

Egg Sandwich (with ketchup)

People keep asking if I'm having any cravings. Other than the cinnamon sugar pretzels, which I still crave by the way, I haven't had any weird cravings. I eat more cereal than usual and always want something salty but I don't think those count as "cravings".

I found this email exchange with baby daddy pretty funny...

YUCK!

Cry Baby "Pappy"

Just told my dad I'm pregnant and he cried. What a wuss!

Weird but cool feeling

I felt Camden move for the first time on Friday night. Everyone has been asking if I've felt him yet and they say you'll know when you feel him. I could definitely tell it wasn't just gas or hunger pains. I didn't wanna get up once I was laying there because the feelings are so cool, like little flutters. I'm sure I won't appreciate him moving in a few months when he starts kicking an punching but I'm enjoying it while I can. 

Camden's Nursery

We were so excited after finding out we were having a boy that we started painting the nursery the day after we found out the news. It was our anniversary night. Nothing good was on TV since the Packers had already played and the Redskins didn't play until Monday night. We only got one section done that night and plan to go back and do the rest tomorrow. We're aiming for this theme for his nursery...or something similar.

Here we are some of my favorite things that we're hoping to incorporate into his nursery:

We both agreed that we loved the wall in this photo. The main/accent wall of Camden's nursery is going to be striped with the gray and white just like this. We're still debating on the color of the crib and furniture. 

I love the whole "DREAM BIG" theme, it goes well with the elephants. And the gray/white/blue stripes and chevron print is so cute. As long as we are consistent with the shade of blue it'll look awesome once it's all put together!

I really like the cribs with the built in changing tables like this one:

Because they can be converted into toddler beds with nightstands like this: 

So even though it's $399 for that set, at least we know we can get many years outta it since it turns into a big bed. All we would need besides those two pieces is a dresser and glider and then his nursery is all set! 

We can't wait to finish painting his nursery and start setting up the furniture and decorations. After we're done painting we need to steam clean the carpets. We already have some things from friends and family so we need to go through it all and of course - you know me - I'll start making lists of things we already have and then things we still need. 

It's sad because we've been at this house for over 2 years and our bedroom still has no decor on our non-painted walls. We don't even care about our bedroom or bathroom but painting and fixing up Camden's room is top priority of course! Maybe one day we'll get around to painting our room and making it look homey in there. What am I talking about, once he's here we won't have time for anything like that! Oh well!

Can't believe we get to meet our son in just over 5 months, it's so surreal now that we know it's a sweet little boy! I just can't wait to see what/who he looks like! 

Stay tuned for more photos of the nursery...

IT'S A...

BOY! 

I'm now 17 weeks along. This whole pregnancy I had a "feeling" it was a GIRL. But, last night I had a dream that it was a BOY. I don't remember the details of the dream...I don't know if we had found out it was a boy during an ultrasound, or if we had him and saw that it was a boy. I don't remember those parts but I just remember that it was a boy in my dream. 

Our appointment was at 10:45 this morning. DeeMaw (Shan's mom), Logan (our nephew), Aunt Megan (Shan's sis), Uncle Gary (Logan's dad), Nana (Mark's mom), Connor (our nephew), Lacey (our niece), Aunt Carol (Mark's sis) all joined us for this very exciting appointment. We are so lucky to have our family with us during this exciting time! 

PeekABoo 3D/4D Ultrasounds made our experience awesome. The room was very comfortable and cozy. I got up in a bed and the ultrasound gel was actually WARM! There's a nice big sectional sofa that our family got to sit on and then there's a huge projection screen on the wall so that everyone can see the same thing at the same time! They have no limit on the amount of people you can bring, they didn't mind that we were taking photos and videos in the room...or that our crazy nephew was running around all over the place.  

We got lots of photos, both 2D and 3D...check em out here: 

His heart rate was 144bpm the first time she checked it and then a few minutes later it was 146bpm. Yesterday at my checkup appointment with Dr. Kil it was 145bpm...so it's pretty consistent there. During the ultrasound, baby Camden kept putting his hands near his nose and mouth. At one point, it looked liked he was trying to suck his thumb. We got to see all of the fingers moving as if he was waving or opening his fists or squeezing his hands. His little mouth was moving too, it was really neat to see. 

He was being stubborn at first, you can see his legs are literally crossed. Tiffaney had to move the wand a little to make him move around but he finally opened his legs enough to where we could see that he wasn't a girl. She explained that the cord was transparent in case we thought that was a boy part...but the boy part was right next to the cord and you could definitely see the difference. 

Thankfully, my little sister Devon (who just had baby Jeremiah on Thursday 9/5) will have lots of things to hand down to baby Camden. Still don't know what Megan is having, but Baby Moneymaker's birthday is scheduled for October 24th. 

Our next ultrasound will be on September 30th when I'm 20 weeks. Let's see how much he grows in just a few weeks! 

We are so excited that in just 5 months, we will have a son! Now the fun begins and we can go shopping and start thinking about nursery themes. Can't wait to meet this little boy...he's going to be so spoiled by everyone.