24 Weeks

I am happy to say that we are FINALLY done with our landscaping and steps! It looks great! We ended up tearing all the bushes out, putting new ones in, took out all the black rock and added different colored rock, put retaining blocks up around the rocks in the front and back yard, and built new front steps. The house looks so much better!! I'm a huge fan of the wider steps and also very thankful the ugly evergreen bushes are no longer with us. We have put in many late nights and are so relieved we are done...until the next project:)

We also got the baby room all cleaned out so now we have room for a baby bed and furniture. Last weekend Tony, a friend from High School, got married in Des Moines. The wedding was beautiful and it was fun seeing people from High School that I never see. Before the wedding we went to Homemakers and got the baby bed, changing table, and dresser! Plus we also found a rocker/recliner we have been looking for forever. It was a very productive weekend!

I can't believe we are already 24 weeks! It has flown by. My stomach keeps getting bigger and bigger. I love it! Baby Moore is moving like crazy! Troy finally felt the baby move the other night so that was exciting. He first thought I had the hiccups but it was the baby. Usually when he touches my stomach the baby will stop moving. Now we know he will be the one up in the middle of the night when the baby is fussing :)

4 more days of school. I am so ready for summer! I need to focus on the baby and get the room decorated and do some more shopping. I will post pictures of my belly and landscaping soon. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe holiday weekend!

Week 22

One of these things doesn't belong! lol! Can you say Creeper? :)

Mom, Justin, Troy and I

Hand in the mouth

Side Profile

Baby Moore with it's hand next to the head

It is so hard to believe that we are almost to our 3rd trimester!!! Oh how we have so much to do! We need to get busy on the baby room, get furniture, and register. Those are my goals in the next few weeks. We have something going on every weekend until the end of June so wish me luck :) I feel like my belly is growing by the hour. It keeps feeling tighter and tighter! I still feel great! My energy is diminishing at night though.

Last week we had our ultrasound! It was AMAZING! We could see the baby's features and everything! I was grinning the whole time and I don't think my smile could have gotten any wider! I made sure to tell her over and over that we didn't want to know what the sex was. She did all the measurements and everything looked wonderful! Baby Moore was moving like crazy! It's arms were going back and forth the whole time like it was waving at us:) Tami, the ultrasound lady, said she was very impressed how long the legs and arms were. Must take after it's daddy :) I said, "better yet, can you please tell me how big the head is?" She just laughed and said it was measuring normal. Let's pray it doesn't have a huge dome like it's mama! She zoomed in on the heart and could tell it had all the valves and the brain is functioning just like it should be. It was amazing how much we could see. Priceless!

Our landscaping is coming along too. If the weather would work with us, it would be going faster! Freddie and Marc came last week to help Troy pour the cement pad. It looks very nice! When we finally get some nice weather, then they are going to come back and build the steps. Then we will be able to get all the plants put in and rock laid and we will be done! We can't wait!

Last weekend was very busy for us! Justin graduated from ISU (yes, we won't hold that against him :) ) on Friday night. We are so proud of him! I know he is relieved to be done as well and focus on his job. After we went to eat at one of my favorite restaurants, Hickory Park! YUM! Saturday we got up and went to Pella to stay with Justin and go to Tulip Time. I am sad to say that all the tulips were dead but they had GREAT food! That night, we went to the lighted parade and watch the Nadas perform. Sunday we enjoyed Mother's Day with our wonderful mothers! They have given us unconditional love and support. We are so thankful and blessed to have them both in our lives! We had a great weekend! I am happy to also add that we have 16 days of school left :) :)

Week 21

I finally got a picture taken of my growing belly. This shirt doesn't show the true belly. I feel like it's growing everyday as my shirts are becoming tighter. Yes I know this picture is hot! We had been working outside all day and took this after...that's why I look gross! This is the week we get to see Baby Moore! We can't wait! I have my ultrasound on Wednesday. I am really nervous that the nurse is going to accidentally tell us what we are having by saying "he" or "she." It will be really neat seeing how much it has grown since our last ultrasound at week 8. I believe that the baby has begun with the hiccups already! I have movements repeatedly in the same spot for a period of time. It's fun to feel! Every time it moves, I can feel it with my hand. Then when I grab Troy's hand, the baby stops. It's quite comical! I will post ultrasound pictures when we get them!

We worked on our landscaping again this past weekend. Lets just say, we are very sore today! I don't feel I over did it. It's the backs of my legs from squatting. We started to lay the black paper, or cover that doesn't let weeds up. Then we started putting the bricks up along the side of our house and some in the front of the house. We also put the plants in on the side of the house. We are waiting to finish the front after the steps are built. Hopefully this will happen in the next week or so :) We are very thankful for our family and all the help we had this past weekend. It helps so much! Here are some pictures of our process.