Latest Happenings

Hola! Wow - I can't believe it's been over a month since I posted. I'm now 24 weeks along - 16 left to go! That equates to 3.5 calendar months... it's going to come up so fast!

We had a great time in Oahu - very relaxing. We were able to do a lot of things - pregnant or not. We went sailing, "swam" with sharks and dolphins and turtles. We visited Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona. We spent lots of time on the beach and at the pool. We tried ocean kayaking (kinda hard) and had the best pancakes in my life (banana macadamia nut).

If you want to see some pics - click here.

In terms of the pregnancy - we confirmed at 20 weeks that so far we're right on time and that we're having a little girl. Kayla Marie Colvin. The name came from a misunderstanding of mine at Starbucks. :) I told them Katie, they heard Kaylee, which I really liked but couldn't see having Katie and Kaylee in the same house so I switched the ending and came up with Kayla. And then Marie is my middle name, along with my grandmothers and my great grandmothers. I've had this name picked out for a couple years now and the more I write it and say it the more I love it. My only fear is that someone will call her Kay for short and I really don't want that. So, if/when you meet hear please call her Kayla. :)

Also at 20 weeks I felt her move for the first time. Since then it's become a daily event - multiple times a day. She goes in and out of patterns. For a little bit she was active during the 9pm hour, but that's changed. She is generally more active at night but I couldn't give you a specific hour now. Eric felt her a couple times around 22 weeks after days of me say - oh, come quick, but then she'd stop. Since then he hasn't really felt her b/c of the same issue - you can never predict when she'll be moving. I finally saw her move this week - which is the weirdest thing to see. But I absolutely love feeling her move around. It is so cool to know and be able to feel that a little baby is growing inside. People tell me I'll get tired of it, and I guess if she moves around all day every day or if it hurts then I'll be tired of it, but until then I'm enjoying every little kick, stretch, or movement.

The belly is getting bigger and bigger. But at least it's very obvious that it's a pregnancy belly and not just a fat belly. :) Though I did have one lady who didn't seem to know - and I was even wearing a What's Kickin' maternity shirt. Oh well.

Here's my 23 week picture - along with a few from the past so you can see the growth.

From Pregnancy

And another pic that I took of me in regular clothes.

From Pregnancy

Well, even though it's been forever, that's really all I have for right now.