Nursery underway!

Two posts in one week :) After we picked out the bedding this weekend we decided to go ahead and get started on preparing the nursery. The first step...painting! The thing we all know can make a room look so much better but we never want to jump up to do it. This is one of those times I'm kicking myself wishing I had a before picture!!! I have searched everywhere and none to be found. This room started out a pale lime green on top with white chair railing and a slightly darker pale lime green on bottom. Here is Cody in action! (This took all day Sunday!) We used a Ralph Lauren suede paint that takes a bit of a process.

And the finished piece!!! (Well, finished for now) We still have quite a bit to add to the room.

Baby Bedding...Take 2!

So apparently I choose baby bedding like I did my wedding dress. I had the "perfect" wedding dress picked out online. I knew it was "the one". When I went to see it in person I ended up picking out a completely different dress! I have already posted the bedding that I thought was "the one" but when we went out and about today we picked out a different one! Cody and I found it in the clearance section of the baby store so that made us want it even more. We are always looking for a good deal. For those of you who watch 18 kids and counting Cody said today he felt like the Duggars! They always say ask for a discount. Cody did and we got another $25 off. Here is a picture of the bedding we got today. We got the quilt, dust ruffle, sheet, bumper, laundry hamper, and mobile. They had more but we didn't want to over-do it with the theme. We are wanting to make his nursery a "vintage" transportation theme. So now that we have the basics we are on the lookout for any cool lamps, art, etc. that look like vintage transportation. I wish I knew someone that knew how to make model airplanes and such!

Other news...I also had a check-up appointment this past Thursday. Everything went very well. It was just a routine check-up they listened to the heartbeat and starting measuring my uterus. Next visit will be a little bit more they said. I will have a glucose test to check for gestational diabetes and I will get my RhoGAM shot. My blood is Rh negative so I will get a few extra shots between now and delivery.

That's about it for this week! I am off to get the candy ready for the trick-or-treaters tonight. I love seeing all the little kiddos in their costumes. I can't wait until next year when we have a little one to dress up :)

22 weeks

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted! It seems that the Johns' household has gotten very busy these last 2 weeks. There are no major updates. I am continuing to grow and that means Hudson is continuing to grow. I am still feeling his tiny movements daily, still mostly at night. Although today was a little different. I felt him moving more today than I have any other day!

We have officially made the nursery ready for conversion. Although we still have a LONG way to go! (It's a mess of piles right now, which I know is driving Cody crazy. I'm only a little OCD and it's bothering me so I can only imagine how he feels) We have a three bedroom house which use to consist of a master bedroom, guest bedroom, and Cody's office. We decided to make the guest bedroom the nursery because it has chair railing and doesn't face the front of the house. But that left us with a problem...no guests could stay! If you know me well you know I love having people over and I always want an open door for anyone to come and stay with us, especially now with an addition to our family. So Cody willingly gave up his "man cave" office. It was outfitted with manly furniture and plenty of deer mounts and deer hides. Now it has been converted into our new guest bedroom. We have a nice little nook in our master bedroom which has become Cody's new office place. It actually works very well and he has a window that looks onto our beautiful backyard! Now the challenge of decorating and preparing a nursery begins :)

A belly pic for all since it has been a while...

Little Movements

Friday night was the first night that I felt Hudson moving! I was very excited but also still questioning myself a little bit. As a first time mom I wondered am I really feeling him or does my stomach not like what I ate? I was pretty sure I felt him but not 100%. Then Saturday night I felt the same feeling at around the same time! Just in a little different spot. So now I am certain that I am feeling him move! It is a very cool and awesome experience. He was moving around a little bit again today. I can't wait until he gets even bigger and Cody can feel him move too.

I knew as soon as we figured out the sex we would try to start planning the nursery and other things. As you saw in the last post we already got a good start on our registry. After last Tuesday we also picked out Hudson's bedding to match his furniture. We found it online and you can see it here...Hudson's bedding. I can't wait to start getting his room put together.

Hudson Allen Johns

We found out today that we are bringing into the world a little boy. We are both very excited! I think Cody is excited that he will now have a hunting buddy for several years to come. I just can't wait to see him in his first camo. (Which I'm sure will be in his first months of life!) Today was a day we will both definitely remember.

From the title you may guess the name that we have decided on. In February we will all have a chance to meet Hudson Allen Johns. We both decided on this name together. We knew from the beginning if it was a boy we would be naming his middle name after Cody's father, Derrick Allen. So we started by thinking of names that went well with Allen. We liked place names and wanted to choose something unique. So that is where we came up with Hudson Allen.

Everything measured up perfectly today! In the sonogram the head was measured and several organs were noted and measured. Baby Hudson has all of his organs in the correct places and they are all the correct size. He weighed in today at 9 ounces. The nurse practitioner said that all of his measurements are at the correct sizes for 19 weeks.
This is one of the pictures from today's ultrasound. In this picture Hudson is facing us. You can see his two eyes and a little ear at the top. You can also see what the sonogrammer referred to as his big "buddha" belly. You can see his arm and little fingers. It almost looks like he's knocking. I would post other pictures today but Mr. Hudson was a little bit stubborn. He was head down in my uterus and didn't want to be anywhere else. The sonogrammer tried pushing on my stomach and turning me every which way but he did not want to be photogenic today. I warned him that he better get used to it because he will be smiling for many pictures to come!

Because of the way he was turned we were able to get a good look at his bottom. Which means we could clearly see his boy parts! So there is no doubt that we are having a little boy.

We also got in a little shopping today (kind of). We started our first registry at Babies R Us. We made a few big decisions on some items and waited on a lot too! Registering for our wedding was SO much easier. We knew the tools we needed to cook and prepare our house. There is so much unknown with preparing for a first baby! The possibilities of things to register for are endless! You can go to Babies R US to see what we have so far. Just be sure to type my last name first. (I made this mistake and thought nothing we scanned today showed up!) Also we live in McKinney, TX. Some people just refer to us as Dallas! Have fun looking :)

The next appointment will not be quite as exciting as today but it is set for October 29th.

18 weeks and counting!

Not kids! I'm not sure Cody and I have agreed on an exact number of children but I know our number won't go that high! And I think she's actually up to almost 19 (one on the way!). I'm speaking of the Duggars in case you don't watch TLC not stop like me. There documentary is called 18 kids and counting.

Here is the 18 week belly pic...

The latest news is that I have gained weight! I never thought I would be so excited to say those words. I lost quite a bit of weight in the beginning (due to getting sick, not feeling like eating, and a few less happy hours I'm sure!) and up until about a week ago I have had a hard time gaining it back. And at this point in my pregnancy I should be gaining about a pound a week. The doctor told me some people's body's just take time to catch up. So mine finally has!

Other news...Cody and I spent the day looking for baby furniture. We are both kind of planners and want the nursery ready in plenty of time. So after a quite a few different places I think we have found the one. This is a set we found at Stacey Furniture here in Allen. The baby store there is called Ohh Baby! Which I thought was too cute. Here is a picture of the furniture, although in person it looks more dark brown.
Now we just have until September 29th to know if it is for sure a boy or girl and we can start looking for all the fun bedding and decorations to go with the furniture.

16 weeks

Here is the belly picture for this week. Interesting one! I took it two days late (due to vacation!) but it looks to me like I'm a little smaller than last week. Could be that it's the morning and I've only had some cereal so far. I am getting ready to have a morning snack as I am still pretty hungry throughout the day! Baby is a growing!

Other news...Cody and I took a trip to my parents land this weekend in Burnet, TX. So they were able to see us and some of the changes. My mom also got me some cute shirts :) Don't want to start stretching out the ones I have. We also took a trip to Lampassas to visit more family. We saw my aunts, uncles, grandparents, and cousins. My cousin Kim just had a baby in April and so we looked through all of her things and she passed down a lot of good things for me to use!

Next doctor appointment is scheduled for September 29 at 1:00. I'm sure several of you will be receiving phone calls that day because we will get to find out the sex of the baby. I can't wait! It's also just exciting to be able to see the baby again.