Merry Christmas!

   

     What a great Christmas!  I know next year will be even more special since Baby Engel will finally be here!  We celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve with my family.  We had a great time and Baby Engel got his/her first Christmas presents. I can't wait to add them to the nursery!  We woke up early the next day to drive to Hendersonville to spend time with Colby's parent on Christmas.

Click here to see Christmas pics!

Here We GROW Again!

A few updated pics of growing Baby Engel:

Eleven weeks pregnant

 

Twelve weeks pregnant

Thirteen weeks pregnant

Fourteen weeks pregnant



Butterflies in my Tummy!

   Another exciting day in the Engel household.  I was lying on the couch watching a movie when I felt a little flutter on my left side...you know, like a butterfly.  I didn't think anything of it at first, but then it kept going for like a minute.  I rolled over on my back and it stopped. I wondered if I was feeling the first movements of the baby.  I immediately got online and realized that I'm at the point now where I could being feeling the baby to move. I was ecstatic! It was amazing!  So now I'm waiting to feel it again just to confirm my instinct! :-)

The Baby Furniture Has Arrived!

     Alrighty! It's beginning to get sink in that this is really happening!  The baby furniture was delivered today and I was so nervous!  I was hoping that it would be exactly right!  I rushed home from work to find several huge boxes.  I had Colby open one because I was dying to see if it was the right color. It was so perfect!  Now, I've really got to get to work on this nursery. I've got some time off from work for the holidays so I've got to get busy. I can't wait to see it all come together!

                                    Daddy's about to open up the boxes!

A sneak peak of the furniture

Heartbeat 156 bpm

Today was our second doctor's appointment at 14 weeks. Everything checked out great! I am gaining the proper weight and the baby had a strong heart beat of 156 bpm.  We were very excited and thankful for such a great check up. Check out the video link below to see what's going on in my pregnancy from weeks 15-20. (Please excuse the advertisement at the beginning of the video).

http://www.babycenter.com/2_inside-pregnancy-weeks-15-to-20_10308111.bc

My second doctors appointment at 14 weeks pregnant.

A Few of My Favorite Things

     Yes, every pregnant women has her cravings and I am no different. Mine happened to be very random at times while there are a few things that I must have every day. We were riding down the road yesterday and I told Colby that I wanted Captain Wafer crackers and Raisinets. Yeah, weird huh?

      Everyone asks "Are you still eating ice cream?" Ummm...does a forest have trees? Of course, I am still eating ice cream! Anyone who knows me well knows that I LOVE ice cream and cereal...preferrably the really sugary kind like Fruit Loops. Below you'll find a few of my favorite things that are ALWAYS at our house!

 Anytime, anywhere, any flavor!

 Fruit Loops

 Cheetos Cheese Puffs

Dole Peaches

Chocolate...ANY kind!

One thing that I liked BEFORE I was pregnant, but do not like hate now is corn! No idea why!  It's known as the "C-word" at our house. I don't want to see it, talk about it, or smell it.  Okay...enough about that! I can't bare to put a picture of the "C-word" on this blog because I would have to look at it every time I logged in. You get the picture! :-)

Oh yeah, how could I forget?!?  This isn't a craving, but it's a MUST HAVE!  My chair back massager. Love it! Thanks to my daddy and hubby! :-)

Big Sister, Dakota

As everyone knows, the first love of our life was our puppy Dakota! She is so loving and a big part of our lives.  She definitely knows how to get what she needs wants whether it's a treat from daddy or cuddling from mommy. We have had several trips to the vet and a few sleepless nights with this little one. She has definitely been preparing us for her little brother or sister.

Cocoa is the other little girl who has my heart. She lives with my parents and is almost 16 years old. This picture was taken on Christmas Eve.