Our Last Get-Away

At 28 weeks, we went our last getaway before Greenlee gets here... On the advice of my OB/GYN~ don't go anywhere more than 2 hours away from the hospital, so Helen, Georgia here we come... We rented the cabin from family friends (same one we stayed in on our honeymoon in April 2008). This time we had lots of people with us~ Justin's parents, His brother & wife, & 2 nieces... We all had a blast. I always enjoy going to Helen. But not because it's cooler, it wasn't~ it's quieter! You can't here anything from the top of a mountain. We walked around town on Thursday, Friday~ the guys took Anslie & Carlie tubing down the Chattahochee, while us Big Girls went to Dawsonville to the outlet mall... After all that, we all went putt-putting... We all had lots of fun! I can't wait until Miss Greenlee will be here so that she can enjoy stuff like this!

26 weeks

So, we've made it to 26 weeks... I've experienced so many kicks and flutters, it's not even funny! Justin finally got to feel Greenlee kick. It's not what he was expecting. He was thinking it would be a definite kick, but it's not... it's more like he could feel my insides move when she kicked. On Saturday, June 12th, we went for another 3D ultrasound at the greatest place ever~ Baby's First Images, in Buckhead. Greenlee was very active and moving around a lot. She also kept her hands and feet in front of her face the entire time... It was all we could do to get a picture of her without her face covered. There's one picture where one of her eyes are open (it kinda freaked me out)! Justin really likes that picture. From the first session to this session, she has changed so much! We still can't figure out who she looks like the most... I guess we have to wait and see once she's born! Hope you enjoy the one that I posted... This one is my favorite I think. There are more pictures posted on our Facebook page...

Being Pregnant

I absolutely love everything about being pregnant: the flutters in my stomach, getting things ready, doctor visits, etc. There's just 1 thing about being pregnant that is a downfall... the internal furnace. I have the luxury of being pregnant all throughout the summer (being as Greenlee's due date is September 17th). Now I am naturally hot natured, but this is crazy. I have to sleep out from under the covers with 3 (yes 3) fans blowing (ceiling fan, box fan in front of the air vent, & one on my night stand). Poor Justin, he freezes, all bundled up under the covers. Today had to be one of the worst days yet. Sitting in our office looking up addresses for my baby shower invitations, I broke out into a sweat. Now I'm a traditional southern girl- we don't sweat, we glisten! But today was not the case... I had to turn on our air and stand in front of another fan and have it blowing on me as fast as possible.
Another part of being pregnant that I really don't understand is the "Baby Brain". There are some days that I can't remember my name and other days I'm fine. Now that I'm out on Summer/ Semester Break, it's not so bad. But when I was working during the week there were 2 things I could never remember if I did or not; 1) unplug my hair straightener; 2) shut the garage door. I could unplug the straightener, walk into the kitchen, and turn around and walk back into the bathroom to double check. There were several times that I would either leave the house, get down the road, and turn around to come home to check the garage door or I would get Justin to call his brother to get him to look and see if I did shut it or not.
To all those that are pregnant, I understand everything that you're going through. And to those that are trying or anticipating getting pregnant, look what you have to look forward to.