Emma, Her Shower, and "feeling pregnant"

well I havent updated in forever. i have done some facebook posts which originally I was trying to stay away from for anyone who doesn't care for pregnancy type posts but if you don't care about Emma then too bad for you, don't read!

Well regardless we now know we have having a beautiful healthy baby girl! At least according to her anatomy scan. the doctor said everything looked great! I think Riley was a little sad and at times may still be holding out a little hope for a boy.. but I am beyond excited for our little princess :) Almost instantly Pink began to take over.

Finally the weekend before my shower we got her room painted in the most beautiful light pink color, matching it the best I could to her bed set. I am so happy with the way it came out. Though its not quite my dream vision from pinterest I LOVEE it!! I am super excited to get her furniture put together in there. It should be done by this weekend then all the fun of decorating and organizing begins!

This past weekend was her shower and all I can say is we are Lucky parents and Emma is one lucky spoiled little girl who is already loved so much. That closet you see there is already backed with shoes, clothes, hairbows and toys. Aside from everything we got at the shower we have had extra packages ariving from friends and family who couldnt be there and I feel so very blessed. I also feel our postman might think we are dealing in stolen goods but atleast some of the stuff is clearly for baby. Right now it looks like we are trying to move out the whole front of our house is filled with boxes.. but really its just emma moving in :)

Tomorrow we get the first half of the shipment of shower stuff. I cant wait to be able to go through it all.

Just about a day away from 25 weeks now and I feel like my belly is just starting to grow. I also feel as though its not growing fast enough for her. She is moving around and kicking like crazy these days. We've had some quiet spells but everything I've read said that they will be more laid back when they are growing. I also know she will be atleast doubling in size between 23 and 27 weeks. I love feeling every single little kick and flutter from her, even when they are uncomfortable. It makes me happy to know she's moving around and doing well! One day she was kicking so hard she kicked my phone right off my stomach!

I cant believe I am so close to my third trimester. The time is literally flying by. Atleast most days. But with that  being said the traditional pregnancy symptoms are starting to make their appearance. I already have been getting up in the middle of the night for a few months now for bathroom trips but now its getting harder and harder to be confortable. I've had my first few instances of really bad heartburn but oh by far the worst has been this newly discovered back pain. I thought it was just from traveling because it started after my first flight last weekend... but its not going away. By the time I get home from work I just want to stretch out and cry. I hope its not like this every day for the next three months... My other least favorite is when she sits or stomps just the right way around my bladder to make it feel like its about to explode. Oh its a good thing I already love you so much little miss Emma. But in happier news I also got to feel her hiccups for the first time. I was in the bathtub (attempting to ease the backpain) and my stomach seamed to be twitching I knew it was her but it was too fast to be kicks. It was a very enjoyable moment and it made me so excited for her to be here.

Just about 3 more months (but hopefully only 3 more months so Daddy will still be here)! :)

I will try to add more pictures once her room is slightly more put together!