These are a few of my favorite things...

Now that the "honeymoon" is over, here is a small list of the things that are helping me through the final countdown until it is all worth it & I meet my little boy... These should be on any woman's pregnancy survival list...lol.

When I don't feel like eating anything else, I can always count on the cap'n!

When you don't feel good enough to eat your veggies, drink them!!

Relaxation is a hard thing to come by when you are pregnant, but I have found the magic stuff...

WARNING!!!!! Do not try to sleep at night while pregnant without one of these!!!! The Snoogle will save your life and the life of your husband- especially when he is snoring beside you sound asleep and you can't find a comfortable spot for anything!

An understanding, patient, compassionate, loving, strong husband who loves you more than anything & will do anything to make you smile.

And a special Diva girl who will always be your first born...love this little dog so much!!

31 weeks and counting...

Hello Mr. Third Trimester!! The final countdown to when I get to meet my little man has officially begun. I will have to say that Jayden has been pretty sweet to his mommy so far. Although I feel like the second trimester "honeymoon" that so many have told me about, is coming to an end... During the last 10 weeks, I've been so full of energy...so much in fact that I've pretty much redone all of our condo-new floors, new carpet, etc. I just had this overwhelming need to get everything ready and done before our life changes forever. Everyone tells me I'm "nesting" and Jayson has had a field day with this word-saying he has to make sure he puts his "twigs" down in the nest. Ha!

Now that I've entered the final stretch, aka Mr. Third Trimester, I am finally starting to feel pregnant...REALLY pregnant. Jayden has grown so much which in turn has made me grow...I'm amazed everyday at how much my body is constantly changing. I'm constantly feeling my little miracle especially after I eat or when I lie down to go to sleep. He likes to give me a couple of good kicks during the day just to remind me that he is there & he has recently found that my rib cage makes for a good foot rest. He doesn't bother me too much at night or early in the morning so I'm holding onto all hope that this is a sign of things to come! I've been trying to explain to Jayson that I think we have a future soccer player in there because of how hard he can kick me sometimes...I think after seeing his leg in our last ultrasound, he now believes me.

Check out these muscles....

It's a...

Before I got pregnant, Liz told me about this neat way to reveal the sex of the baby. Jayson & I decided that this would be a fun thing to do so we were ready for the fun...

Basically, during the 18 week ultrasound where the sex of the baby can be determined, the technician will write down the sex in an envelope-keeping it a secret from the parents-to-be. She seals the envelope and the couple takes the envelope to a local bakery where they bake a cake with the "answer" in the form of pink or blue icing on the inside of the cake. You can then "reveal" the sex of the baby around friends and family-all finding out at the same time.

All along, Jayson has been certain that we were having a girl. Pretty much everyone has told me that according to my symptoms, I would be giving birth to a baby girl. So, on the day we went in for the ultrasound, we were pretty certain we knew what we were having. All until...I asked the tech to use an arrow to point out the "parts" on the picture she had written on and she said, "I didn't do that because it is pretty obvious."

We immediately took the picture over to our friends, the Freemans, who would be in charge of getting the cake made. A few weeks later, with cake on board, we made the drive up to Ohio to find out if we were having a Jaycee or a Jayden.

Our hostess with the cake...our future is inside!!!

Is the balloon behind us a sign of things to come???

Getting ready to cut the cake...the anticipation was almost too much...

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!!!

And this, my friends, is a picture of a very happy daddy!

What a special time...I will always remember the day that I found out that I had been chosen to be the mother of Jayden Aaron Hull. We are beyond excited & can't wait to meet him!!!!