Week 24

All is well here in the Landis home. Ed had drill this weekend. They are whipping him into shape for sure. This weekend was P90X...yes...even the Air Force uses it for something different to do. That was on top of a whole lot of other physical training exercises. He is absolutely loving it though. He always feels good when he gets home. I'm happy for him :)

My days are basically all the same. I am still happy, just more achy. My regular clothes are starting to be done with fitting. Especially my favorite shirt, but you can really see the belly when I'm wearing it, so it's kind of fun. I'd never thought I'd enjoy outgrowing my clothes. I'm experiencing swelling, still have nausea, and although I'm supposed to have more energy now, my "energy spurt" lasted about a week. I am sooooo tired now! My days off consist of eating, reading, and taking wonderful naps to make up for all the horrid stair climbing at work. I love laying down at the end of the day. It feels so good. I will probably be requesting foot rubs very soon. I also attempted to paint my toes yesterday. I can do it, but it's very awkward. I feel Rory moving a lot better now. She's still an energetic little bug which doesn't always help with the nausea. I can definitely tell she's trying out her new sense of touch. I love feeling her move. She responds when I pat my belly which is fun. So, even though I'm not getting over my symptoms and have now gained the new one of swelling...I still love it!

We are still loving our new home. It's so peaceful and smells so nice!!!! There's nothing like having a non smokey home to live in. I also love being able to just let Goldie out the door like we did back in Poky, rather than having to walk her to the dog yard. This winter will be easier than last year because of that. Especially now that I'm a little slower and bigger. We should be starting on the baby room soon. It's still empty, but I have a ton of ideas! It should be a fun adventure!!!

It's A ....

Girl!

Yes, that is right...little Aurora Mae is on her way. We all kind of sensed it was a girl, and now to know for sure is soooo exciting! She definitely is very stubborn though. We spent an extra 20 minutes in the ultra sound room because she did not want to cooperate. Next time we have to do another ultrasound to get what she wouldn't let us see this time...little stinker. Or she just loves me and knows I love ultrasounds. :)

It was so cute and amazing to watch her move around though. I didn't mind too much. It was such an amazing experience to feel her move and see it on the screen at the same time, even though half the time she was kicking my bladder and the other half my stomach. When I stood up after, I thought I was going to throw up.

She has long arms and long legs and the cutest little nose. We are both soooo extremely excited! When we went to listen to the heartbeat the poor little thing had the hiccups. She seemed pretty irate about it too. I felt bad, yet had to laugh because it was so cute. I know...I'm a terrible mother. :)

Weekly Update....

This week is a busy one...I'm glad we got to start it off by seeing an extremely exciting game in which our amazing Boise State Broncos won their first game! Although it was a very tense game we are glad they pulled through. Ed thinks heart attack rates probably went up around the country the last 10 minutes of the game. Unfortunately I was nauseated with a headache and slight fever during it...which actually saved me from getting too overly excited. A blessing in disguise! No worries...I'm better now. :)

In 2 DAYS we find out what we are having! We both can't wait as I'm sure many others can't either. My mother and best friend to be exact. I think if we had to wait any longer we might all scream! Then Friday I leave with my mom and sis for our annual Vegas trip!!! It's going to be a blast! I don't care that I need my pills and food all the time! Hopefully that will just make it better! The being tired might not though....but I will make it through...maybe I'll cat nap during the boring run way shows.

I'm going to get pics up of our ultrasound this time. Someone may have to remind me... and once I get over the "I just look fat" stage some belly pics may be coming as well. We will have to see :) Plus I still can't find my camera...if anyone has any clues to where it might have run off to, please let me know.

Hope you all have a wonderful week as well! Hopefully not quite as crazy!

Mocking Jay Book Party

So, the awesome Chandra, Clarissa and I decided to hit up the Mocking Jay book release party at Barnes and Noble Monday night. It was pretty awesome...Clarissa and I won some awesome prizes after having to be interviewed along with some pretty excited school aged kids. We also all got to experience some great craft making and learned the art of coal mining and bow shooting...not to mention knot tying. I'm thinking if I ever need to survive out there in the great wild world I've got this! Along with feeling completely like a little kid again, I had a great time! I'd do it again. :)

We Can't Wait!

We are finding out what the baby is Thursday September 9th! I love ultrasounds!
I still have not recovered from being sick. I really hope I start feeling better soon. A weekend in Vegas with my mom and sis won't be as fun if I'm nausiated all the time. Pray for me! I still have yet to feel the baby move. Although when we listened to the heartbeat last week with the doppler our little one sure didn't want to hold still. It makes a cool sound when they move though. Everything is going perfect so far! This is all just so amazing! We love it!

Updates!

Ok...so first of all....this has been the worst sick week of my life. It sucks! Luckily Ed takes care of me and makes me omelets on the whim. Other than feeling sick, we only have 4 more weeks until we find out if we are having a little boy or little girl!

We did move...again! I promise this is the last time for a while. I'm so sick of moving. We however got away from the smoke and noise from the last place and now have a two story townhome that is 100 bucks cheaper! I'm very happy! It's great!

I'm not sure if I've posted this already, but Ed won't be leaving for basic until after the baby is born. So, I have some time with him still! I'm going to miss him...:(

Happy Birthday Ed!

It's Ed's 23rd birthday! Finally we are the same "number" age again...although I will always pretend I'm younger...:)

Love You Honey!!!

updates:

Ed swears in at Gowen on Wednesday and next weekend gets to do his first weekend of drill!

We have 7 more weeks to find out what gender the baby is! It's taking too long!!! :)

The official due date is January 23rd