Kyle + Melissa = Kylissa: January 2010

I love PROGRESS!!!!!!!!!!

First, let me get week 28 out of the way. Again, I've taken about 3 weeks since the last time. I've been busy with all this progress though that I am happier that is getting done than this. My belly is definitely growing. It's not necessarily getting wider, but it is for sure going out straight ahead more now. I've been told I've got the "pregnant walk" going on. I can feel the waddle coming on more and more every day. I just turned 31 weeks Friday. Only 9 more weeks to go. I can't believe how fast this is going.

I still don't have much to complain about. I've had an amazing pregnancy so far. My one may complain is my gallbladder still. The "sludge", as they called it, has been really bothering me lately. Some days are worse than others, but when it bothers me, it can be painful. Its not an awful pain, but it is very uncomfortable. It's enough to distract me at work. I just want to push on it when it hurts. I have found that Tylenol helps make it feel better, but I try to only take it when it gets really bad. That has only been twice now. I guess it wasn't heartburn after all. The nurse said there isn't really much we can do while I'm pregnant for it, so I have to deal with it and take Tylenol when needed. I hope it goes away when I have the baby. If not, there may be a surgery coming after this. I've also noticed something that feels so awkward. Right where my ribs start to open up, I am numb for about an inch from there down. It is the weirdest feeling. The nurse said that could be just the weight pressing on a nerve. I've also gotten to the fun part of the leg cramps in the middle of the night. My calf muscles have been getting charlie horses so bad that I have to get up and walk around to make it stop. Owie!

We finally decided on his name. It will be Carter Jace. Pronounce Jace like Chase with a J. Finally we picked it! Carter was what we both liked all along. Jace was the name I wanted if Kyle had to have a J name. We just used it as the middle name instead since it is one syllable too. It fits! I am not crazy about the possibility that people will call him CJ. I don't like that name really. It already happened for the first time today. I quickly corrected them that it will just be Carter, but I know CJ is coming. Boo. I can really feel him moving around now. It is to the point where my whole stomach moves. We went to see The Book of Eli the other night, and he doesn't like the loudness. He moved constantly. I think he had the hiccups that I noticed for the first time this morning. I'm sure he's had them before and everyone always asks me, but I never really noticed before. Kyle got to feel it too, because my belly was against his. He thought it was my heartbeat, but I told him it was the hiccups. I think he also has found my ribs and bladder. He likes to kick them both. I noticed some...um...leakage going on the other morning. I guess I now have milk! LOL Weird!!!!!!

My friend boy/girl party is February 6th. I can't wait! It should be a lot of fun. Kyle's family shower is this upcoming weekend in Birmingham. His mom has been planning a big party. Here are the invites to my friend shower. They are so cute!

My sister-in-law sent us a ton of stuff with our Christmas presents. Carter will have some really cute clothes. She made a really cute diaper cake to use too. Our nieces and nephew wrote us a sweet letter to go with it. Kyle brother, Kacy, finally made it home from Iraq for good this week. He's been back and forth almost the entire time the war has gone on. They hopefully will be coming in town for their spring break. Carter may be here by then!

Wow, I guess I am realizing that I also haven't posted his 4D pictures. I am totally bias, but he is the cutest thing ever!!! I can't wait to hold him in my arms and kiss his sweet little head.

I've celebrated a couple of big birthdays and went to my other preggo friend's baby shower. Mr. Griffin turned two years old last weekend. My camera died before I got to get any pictures of him, but I did get a picture of Kristen's cute decor. This weekend was Keegan's first birthday party. Where has the time gone? I had a great time at Angie's shower yesterday, but I forgot to even take a picture with her. She was originally due 2 days before me, but she is now scheduled for a c-section March 9th. Both of my friends that were due with me have moved to the first week or so in March. I also did something last weekend I hope I never have to do again. My first cousin that was also pregnant with me due sometime in July lost her baby girl. She was just diagnosed with Turner's Syndrome the week before. When she went for her checkup, they couldn't find a heartbeat. My cousin had to deliver the baby. Dad and I attended her funeral last Saturday. I hope to never see another baby casket in my lifetime.

Well, last but not least, we are finally making progress on Carter's room. A couple of Sundays ago, we took all of the furniture out of the dog room and ripped up the carpet. The room is now painted Grass Cloth green, and I've repainted the trim white. We removed the shelf in the closet so that I could replace it was a cooler closet organizer. So, right now, his room is painted, but it is just concrete slab right now. We were supposed to get laminate laid in the whole house today, but that didn't go as planned. We put a deposit on some laminate that was going on sale Friday. It was supposed to promise the amount and price we needed. BUT, when we went to pick it up, they sold our boxes out from under us that day and there weren't enough boxes for us. I was not a happy camper. I really wanted to get the floor put down this weekend so that I could put the furniture and closet organizer in. My first shower is this upcoming weekend, and I wanted to be able to put his stuff away when I got home. With the help of some great friends, I think we are going to try to do it one night this week when the flooring does come in. Papaw put in his fan for him too. I originally put up a light fixture thinking it was bad for a fan to blow air in the baby's face, but I was wrong. So, I bought a pretty ceiling fan. I love it all. I've bought several things to decorate the walls with when everything gets done. I will post more pictures then.

As I was painting the trim in Carter's room, I had to shut the door for a minute. Most of the night, Jigga was laying in there with me on the cold concrete. They are so confused about what happened to their room. Well, I guess since they don't have their couch any more, they had to find somewhere else to lay while I was painting. They are not allowed on my bed, but I guess they are too confused right now. I came out of the room to this view. Be and Jigga were knocked out. You will see a quilt on the bed. I have to sleep with this only now. I wake up sweating if I sleep with the normal comforter.

Last weekend, I also took my maternity pictures. Kyle was out of town and didn't make it back in time for them. I think we are going to try to take some more later with the two of us. I had them done by my good friend Candace at Simple Sweet Photography. I love them! She always does a great job.