Happy Halloween!!  I'll be sure to post lots of pictures tomorrow from our activities, but I wanted to go ahead and document this week's pregnancy highlights! How far along:  21 weeks Size of baby:  Ellie is the size of  pomegranate . Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I'm still about six pounds under pre-pregnancy weight.   Maternity Clothes:  I HATE maternity clothes!!  The pants are all baggy and it's too cold for dresses; I'm sorta of in a slump! Gender:  It's a GIRL!!  Elizabeth Victoria Watson Movement:  Ellie has been moving a lot more.  In fact I don't think it will be too much longer before others can feel it!  She's been having herself a little party all morning long.  Sleep:  I can't get enough!  I am so exhausted all.the.time!  I get 8 hours a night, but could seriously use 10-12.    What I miss:  Diet Coke. I had to give it up thanks to the whole  dilated ...

I love fall, which means that Eli and I spend a lot of time enjoying outdoor activities like going to the park and pumpkin patch.  As you have probably heard, there are some major changes headed our way, so I decided to leave the housework behind to soak in one last perfect fall day with my boy! We went back to The Garden Patch.  It's just closer and more convenient  not to mention kid friendly.  Here is Eli trying to convince me to let him buy a pumpkin!  Of course we have all the pumpkins we can handle, so I stood my ground! We did, however, go through the corn maze with Eli as the leader.  He gets such a kick out of picking which way we turn, and every time he sees a scarecrow he let's me know that it didn't make it out...haha! Since we don't have trees in our yard, playing in the leaves is a BIG deal!  In a few weeks we will be going to Eric's parent's house, and I can not wait for Eli to get to jump in th...

Today Eli and I met up with one of my co-workers and her son, Charlie, for a play date.  Actually, it was more like a belated birthday celebration.  Charlie turned one last month, but Eli was home sick with the stomach bug.   First we ate lunch at Chick-fil-A, and of course that was a major hit!  Then we took the boys to the National Corvette Museum for the annual Monster Mash! It's so much fun because the kids get to Trick Or Treat from classic cars.  It is such a fun and unique atmosphere!  Only in Bowling Green, Kentucky do people not mind rambunctious toddlers around their pricey cars. As you can see, Eli was a baseball player which is actually not his "real" costume this year.  In fact, Halloween is sorta tricky at our house.  We usually have to come up with THREE costumes...one for Halloween, one for daycare, and one for fun events like Monster Mash.  I just don't trust him not to ru...

Today was my 20 week ultrasound, and for some reason I have been a nervous wreck about it.  With Eli, I was so young and stupid it never occurred to me that anything could be wrong.  Plus, we didn't know the gender at that point.  Honestly, I was so eager to find out the gender that I didn't even think about the rest of it. This time I was well aware of the risks that come with any pregnancy. Plus, I have had a really hard time gaining weight and have felt little fetal movement; not to mention that I already knew the gender...this time it was strictly business.  That being said, we had also switched doctors and had been told that this particular scan could take up to 45 minutes.  That was not the case with Eli.  In fact, the only time we had a scan lasting more than 15 minutes was the day I was induced for complications. You can imagine that I was a little on edge this morning.  Praise the Lord, Ellie looks wonderful.  We were told that sh...

Today I am 20 Weeks pregnant which means that I am halfway there!!  Actually, I'm more than halfway there because of the repeat c-section I will go 7-10 days early!  Anyway, here are a few highlights from this halfway spot! How far along:  20 weeks Size of baby:  Ellie is the size of banana. Total Weight Gain/Loss:  I'm about six pounds under pre-pregnancy weight.   Maternity Clothes:  Pants only.  Tops and dresses still fit! Gender:  It's a GIRL!!  Elizabeth Victoria Watson Movement:  I am FINALLY starting to feel what I know is movement.  She tends to favor my right side, and I only feel her at night when I lay down.  I guess I'm just too busy during the day.  Sleep:  Well, Eli has made it difficult this week.    What I miss:  Not much.  I sorta of enjoy being pregnant at this stage.  Cravings:  None really.  Symptoms :   Moodiness.  I've not ...

This should be called "Story Time With Eli," but I just don't think the title is strong enough. This little tale starts this evening when Eli and I are casually waiting for Eric to get home from work.  As is the norm, supper was cooking and Eli was playing, so I sat down on the couch to update my "do to" list.  No sooner had my tush hit the cushion than Eli walked in carrying a tee, bat, and ball. This is nothing out of the ordinary either, so I was assuming that we were dealing with a TOY bat, a TOY tee, and a ping pong ball.  WRONG!!  Replace the ping ball ball with a golf ball, and you have the perfect storm!! Eli swung with all his might, and WHACK!!!! The TV shattered into a million pieces.  Have you ever seen a flatscreen tv break?  It's like an iphone on steroids   I would know because Eli cracked mine...TWICE!  Oh yeah, there is one minor difference...when a tv cracks, the point of impact turns 50 different colors!! I...

Before I begin this lovely post, I would like to say that these pictures are all stolen from Facebook, because as mentioned in my last post, I forgot to get the pictures off my dad's camera.  If your pictures show up here, please consider it a lesson in "online safety."  Any sicko could steal your pictures. Granted, I'm not a sicko, but I am helping you become aware of the dangers.  Ha! Ah, Wedding Day!  I woke up and went to my sister's apartment for her to do my hair.  I must say, she did very well.  Then me she rode with Eric, Eli and I to the church.  We were supposed to be there at 10:00, but we didn't make it until 10:30...oops!  Don't worry, all the pageant and TV experience paid off, and I was dressed and ready to go in about 15 minutes.   We took about a bazillion pictures, and since I'm a good Christian lady, that's all I'll say about that.  Then it was time for my final sound-check.  I cried like a baby. ...