Just a side note to my husband...

We're so arrogant, aren't we? So afraid of age, we do everything we can to prevent it. We don't realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone. Someone who doesn't drive you to commit murder or doesn't humiliate you beyond repair." -PS I Love You.

I saw this quote and thought of Noah! It's amazing how much fun we have together and then how angry we can get with one another. Throughout every emotion, no matter what that emotion is, our love doesn't waver and I am constantly reminded of how lucky I am to grow old with my special husband.
Love you boo!

Already...

Today I had a very nice woman, with a very nice smile and very nice intentions tell me, "Well, look at you! You look like you are ready to pop!" Really? I am already getting comments?? I still have like 3 months to go!

So after much pushing from my friend Casey, and the "comment" I received today I am going to post a bump picture! This is me and Cash at just about 7 months. "About ready to pop!"

I still am trying not to buy maternity clothes, just clothes that are more loose and flowy that I can wear after Cash comes. One thing I have noticed is that the clothes are not tight in the places I thought they would be. Don't get me wrong, clothes are a bit tighter than before but I have a hard time finding clothes that fit me a bit above my bump (if you know what I mean). I mean, I knew they would get back but I didn't realize they would get this big.

I am also posting a picture of Cash's crib and the wall that his daddy just painted this weekend. His room is such a work in progress, so more pictures will come as we get more things settled for him.

Syrup?? Really???

This past Monday my friend Danielle and I were sitting in class minding our own business when we both realized we were smelling something. She looked at me and I looked at her, but we didn't really say anything because we both thought the other person was the one who smelled. It wasn't a bad smell, but nobody really likes to have a "smell" associated with them. Anyway, today in lab we were smelling it again. I smelled myself and didn't smell anything and she smelled herself and didn't smell anything. Then.....she smelled me! She ever so sweetly informed me that I was the one who has been smelling like syrup for the past 2 days! Syrup? Really? I mean, I guess it could be worse but I was none to pleased to be smelling like a big bottle of syrup!

Apparently, my cocoa butter that I have applying to me big 'ol belly (and arms, hands and legs) has been mixing with my natural aroma and I end up smelling like syrup. I can't imagine that this has anything to do with pregnancy, except for the cocoa butter on the belly part. Needless to say, I will be purchasing a non-scented lotion from here on out!

I am trying here...

I went for a run today with Noah and I felt pretty good for the majority of the run. The beginning part of my run still makes me feel like I need to pee, and sometimes maybe a little drip does come out. But what can you do?!? Anyway, my wonderful husband informed me after we ran a mile and a half that I run at snails pace and that he doesn't think he can run with me anymore because I run too slow. Just a side note: Noah and I used to run together and it took everything in my power to keep up with him, and even then he would have to run slower for me. Needless to say, I don't think that Noah will be my running partner for the remainder of my pregnancy. I am trying to stay active but I am not quite as fast as I used to be, although I would never refer to myself as fast. But maybe I am running at a slower pace, so what?! Noah has agreed to be my walking partner on the days that I don't run! I actually think those days may turn out to be my favorite because I get to spend time with him!

I appreciate Noah running with me and all of his input, but I think maybe my future runs will be just between Baby Cash and me. After all, he never comments on the pace of my runs :)

Baby shower...

This weekend was my friend Heather's baby shower for her little boy Ryker. Ryker and Cash will be about 2 months apart in age and I think it will be so much fun for our little boys to play together! Heather got so much at her shower and I was really happy that I was there and was able to be a part of it with her.

This is my other very good friend Meghan! We have been friends since middle school and she is a mom to two little boys Gage, who is 3, and Colt, who is one! She is going to let me and Heather know what we are in for with little boys. It will be a blast when all of our boys are old enough to play together!

As you can tell, my bump is no longer what I would call a bump. I think I will refer to it as a plump bump from now on!

Our baby boy has his name...we think...

After long deliberation (and I mean long), I think that we have decided on our little boy's name. It is actually a really stressful decision to make because you don't want to name him something that he is going to hate when he gets older and you don't want him to get made fun of. Out of every choice that we thought of we had to take it through the "Anna Anna bo banna, banana fana fo fanna, me my mo manna, Anna" just to make sure the names we were entertaining would not get him made fun of. (But he is bound to get made fun of in this day and age from kids anyway).

We have had his first name in our pockets since we found out that we were expecting. When Noah first heard this name he loved it and begged to use it if we found out we were having a boy. We have been saying his name when referring to him to make sure that we like it and don't get tired of it or annoyed by it.

His first name has pretty much been decided on for the past 3-4 months, but his middle name was causing some conflict. Without further delay....

We can't wait to welcome CASH RYAN ALLEN to our family.

24 week update...

We had our 6 month Dr.appt this past week and everything looked just fine. Baby boy's heartbeat was up around 150 beats and he is growing like a little weed. We bought some shelves to hang on the nursery walls, but Noah has to paint them before we can put them up. Noah and I went to register for some things on Saturday morning and we could quite possibly be the worst people to ever put together a baby registry. How in the world were we supposed to know what we are going to need for a little baby?? I talked to my sister-in-law Angie about certain things that she would recommend that we register for, but even knowing all of that it was still a very overwhelming experience. Hopefully we will get better as we talk to more people.

By the way kiddo,

If you are hearing someone screaming their head off, don't be alarmed! It is just your daddy cheering on the Duke Bluedevils in the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP game! We are so excited and can't wait for you to come out and be a Duke fan! Your daddy actually told me the other day that he can't wait for you to watch the basketball games with him while you are either laying or sitting on his chest!