Our Life Together

Grandpa Jim's Balancing Act

2010-04-21T11:15:00.000-07:00

Grandpa Jim has always tried to balance babies once they are able to hold their weight. There are a ton of pictures of him balancing Uncle Chris, but none of balancing Mommy.

Reese went to her first circus a few days later and learned more about balancing from the Gamma Phi Circus on campus at ISU.

Reese Rolls Over!

2010-04-17T11:09:00.000-07:00

I was down on the floor with Reese today doing tummy time and then all the sudden she rolled over. I took a picture after she rolled from her tummy to her back. I think she was kind of scared and just looked at me like I did something. I was so excited for her.

Pretty in Red

2010-04-12T11:06:00.000-07:00

Reese just looks so cute in red

Grandpa Jim's Birthday

2010-04-07T11:04:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Grandpa Jim's birthday by going to Gil's and then back to our house for cake.

Sitting up like a big girl

2010-04-06T11:03:00.000-07:00

Reese thinks she is big stuff sitting up in her bumbo seat. It is a lot more fun to play and watch things from this angle.

Grandma Sandy's Easter Bunny

2010-04-05T11:01:00.000-07:00

The Easter Bunny at Grandma Sandy's house is really fun to play with.

Reese's First Easter

2010-04-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

It was a big day for Reese today. We went to church with the whole Derry family. Everyone passed her around and got a chance to hold her. Then we went to our weekly Sunday lunch at Grandma Sandy's house. All the kids and grandkids got baskets. No one had to search for them this year, but we all look forward to Miss Reese looking for her basket and eggs next year.

After lunch, we went over to Nana and Papa's for an afternoon meal and Easter celebration with that side of the family. Miss Reese is spoiled by everyone!

Reese in her swing

The crazy quacking duck

Reese's Easter basket from Grandma Sandy and Grandpa Jim. Chris and Ashley gave her a pink bonnet and her Great-Grandparents got her a Precious Momments praying girl.

Mommy showing off some of Reese's Easter basket from Nana and Papa

Daddy and Reese with her basket and presents from Aunt Kami, The Hitt family and her Great-Grandparents

Sweet Like Candy

2010-04-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Reese in her cute little Sweet As Candy outfit Cousin Jennifer got for her

This picture was in the middle of her yawn. It was too cute and I had to keep it.

Momma's First Day Back to Work :(

2010-03-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

I had to go back to work and leave my baby girl at Grandma Sandy’s house. Reese had an activity filled day with playing, watching tv, swinging, and sleeping with the kitten. Grandpa Jim, Grandma Sandy, and Reese sent me some cute balloons to get me through the day. I even had to go to Mom’s house for lunch to get my Reese fix.

Right before Mom left for work

Lucy the cat watches over Reese while she sleeps

Reese always wakes up so happy from her naps

Reese watching cartoons

The balloons my Mom, Dad, and Reese got me

Reese - 3 Months Old

2010-03-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

Reese in the chair to chart her growth

Reese thinks she is big stuff in her bumbo seat

Reese's Room

2010-03-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

We are finally done with her room. The room was painted before she was born and I put the pictures up right after she was born. It just took a while for us to get pictures in all the frames. I am very proud of her room.

The view over her changing table

The rocking chair corner

Her crib

Reese just hanging out

4 Generations of Derrys

2010-03-22T13:52:00.000-07:00

I really wanted to get a 4 Generation picture with Reese and the Derry side. Her Great-Grandma Doris also wanted one to put in the paper where they used to live. Reese has so many Grandparents who love her!

4 Generations of Derrys

This was just a cute picture of Reese laying back

Reese and Cousin Audrey

2010-03-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

Carol took the two girls to ge their pictures taken together. Here are a few. It was really hard to get both girls smiling and looking at the camera at the same time.

Audrey and Reese

Reese at Cousin Catie's volleyball game

2010-03-13T13:45:00.000-08:00

We took Reese to her first volleyball game today. Her cousin, Catie, was in the junior high championship game and we went to support her. Reese loved watching all the action.

Reese making a silly face

2 Month Doctor's Appointment

2010-03-08T13:37:00.000-08:00

Reese is growing so much. Her height was 23¼ inches in 80%, weight was 12lbs, 8 oz in the 90%, and head circumference was 15 inches in the 30%. We also got some shots this visit. She did pretty well and cried only a little. The doctor though she had a strong head and was doing great.

Reese celebrating Easter early

Reese sleeping with her mouth open in the carseat

Our first baby-free weekend

2010-03-04T13:34:00.000-08:00

Joe and I are getting away for a weekend in St. Louis for the ISU Basketball Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. We went with a few other couples and made it through the weekend without our baby girl. I did pretty well except for when we got home. I just wanted so much for her to smile at me again so I knew she didn’t forget me. She finally smiled at me when we got home and all was well.

Close up of Reese sleeping with her arms over her head. It is her favorite way to sleep!

Reese - Two Months Old

2010-02-28T13:30:00.000-08:00

Reese turned two months old on February 28, 2010 and she is on the famous chair to see how big she is getting. We hope to get her on the chair every month for a while so we can actually view her growth. She is already getting so big!

Reese - 2 months

8 weeks old

2010-02-25T16:55:00.001-08:00

She seems to be changing every day and learning new things. We finally have some pictures of her progress.

She is listening to Mommy

She is starting to roll to the side

Now she is all the way on her side

Nala is still curious about Reese

7 weeks old

2010-02-25T16:01:00.001-08:00

Reese is now sleeping in her crib. She is getting so much more mobile.

She is now sleeping in her crib. I went to get her the next morning and she moved herself 90 degrees. I couldn't believe she did that. I just had to take a picture of her progress. I saw her move to her side a couple of times this week.

She loves her play gym. She just kicks and hits the toys. We will look down at her and she will smile and smile while she plays. It is so cute!

6 weeks old

2010-02-25T15:54:00.001-08:00

Reese is now cooing when you talk with her and is smiling ALL the time. We love it and enjoy her being more interactive with us.

See my big smile!

Another big smile

Happy Valentine's Day!!

5 weeks old

2010-02-25T15:47:00.001-08:00

We finally got a picture of Reese pushing up and showing us how strong she is. She isn't very happy with tummy time. She would rather push back when she is being held. She looks all around and is taking in everything. Reese finally grew out of her newborn clothes and is now in 0-3 months.

4 weeks old

2010-02-25T12:24:00.001-08:00

Reese is 4 weeks old this week and is getting a lot more active. She is smiling a lot more often and loves it when you talk to her.

Reese taking her first bottle and it went really well. Now Mommy and Daddy can leave for longer periods of time for dates.

Silly face

Reese's first visit to Maid-Rite. Mommy's family loves to meet up for lunch here and there will be many more visits to Maid-Rite in Bloomington.

Reese visiting Grandpa Jim at his office. He was excited to show her off to all his co-workers.

Daddy loves me and I love Daddy

Reese really likes looking at all the toys and even enjoys watching the tv.

Reese went to the mall for the first time this week with me and Grandma Carol. Reese loved it and slept the whole time. She likes her stroller. Grandma Sandy, Reese and Mommy have become mall walkers until Mommy goes back to work.

Reese at one month old

Such a cutie!!

Grandpa Larry holding his two grandchildren. Audrey is getting more used to Reese. Audrey says Reese, will wave at her, and points out her toes.

3 weeks old

2010-02-25T12:15:00.001-08:00

Reese is growing up and getting so long.

Awwww

Reese met Great Grandma Joanne for the first time

Reese awake and pretty in pink

Snuggling up in her favorite position

Look at my big eyes and how awake I am

We celebrated Aunt Kami's birthday today

Reese's 2 week appointment with Dr. Emm

2010-02-25T12:03:00.000-08:00

This week Reese turned 2 weeks old and had another appointment with Dr. Emm. She was 21 inches long (75%), weighed 8lbs, 6 oz (50%), and her head was 14inches (50%). At the appointment she was showing off how well she can hold up her head. The doctor commented on how well she pushes up and looks around.

This is Reese's favorite place to lay

Mommy and Reese

Rosie and I at bunco with our second photo. Last time we were both pregnant. We can't wait to meet Rosie's little one and have play dates.

Grandpa Derry finished her dresser and it looks great!!!

One week old

2010-02-25T11:49:00.001-08:00

Reese turned one week old on January 4th. I can't believe she is getting so big already.

This week she already started talking back to me. Reese was sleeping on my chest while Joe and I were watching tv. I started to laugh and she lifted her head up, opened her eyes, let out a little yell, and then put head back down to go to sleep. I couldn't believe it. She was basically telling me to be quiet while she was sleeping. It was too cute!

Carol bought this outfit for Reese

Ashley is showing off Reese's "My Aunt Rocks" shirt

Isn't Reese a cutie?

Mommy and Reese

Great Grandpa Derry seeing Reese for the first time

She is getting so long

Just precious!

Joe and I went on our first date to the ISU vs Bradley basketball game on January 3rd. It was hard to leave our little angel with my parents. We missed her terribly!

1st visit with Doctor Emm

2010-01-05T14:26:00.000-08:00

Reese had her first doctor's appointment today. It looks like she is 75% in her height at 20.25 inches, 50% in her weight at 7 lbs and 11 oz., and 55% in her head circumference at 13.75. She is growing right on target and looks good for a week old. She even got all dressed up for her appointment.

Baby Reese is here...see her week of firsts

2010-01-05T11:34:00.000-08:00

We are excited to announce the birth of Reese Arlene on December 28, 2009 at 11:21 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs, 2 oz and was 20.5 inches long. It has been a busy week and we documented it with pictures.

1st picture of baby Reese

Reese and Daddy

1st family picture

Reese with Grandpa and Grandma Derry

Reese with Grandpa and Grandma Logsdon

1st picture with a bow made by her Great-Grandma Judy

1st picture with eyes open

Her going home outfit

Going home

New Year's Day picture

1st bath...she didn't like it

Drying off after 1st bath

All dressed after my first bath

Cute pic

Last Doctor's Appointment

2009-12-23T11:15:00.000-08:00

Well, we went to our last doctor's appointment on Tuesday. The baby's heartbeat was at an average of 135 and I measured at 40 weeks. The doctor said I was at a -1 station which basically means the baby's head is farther down. He asked at the end of our appointment if we would like to schedule to be induced before the new year and we said yes. The hospital fit us in to go on Sunday night at 7pm meaning the baby will be born some time on Monday. It feels good to have a date set for her birth. I would still prefer to go naturally before Sunday, but I don't think that will happen.

38 week doctor's appointment

2009-12-17T11:56:00.001-08:00

This week I met with my actual OB. He said I was still 1 centimeter dilated and the baby is still head down. The heartbeat was an average of 125 and I measured at 39 weeks. Next week we will be able to schedule an elective induction. He said probably between Christmas and New Years. The reasoning…so my husband can cash in on that tax credit for having a baby in 2009. I hope to go into labor naturally, but it is kind of nice to know that I will not go past a certain date. The anticipation is killing me!

The baby has hiccups at least once a day and sometimes more often. It is really cute and reminds me that she is always there. I can’t believe we will have her here soon.

Bunco ladies

2009-12-17T11:50:00.000-08:00

I am in a bunco group that meets the second Thursday of every month. One of the ladies is also pregnant and 4 weeks behind me. We got our pictures taken together last week. She doesn’t know what they are having yet. It will be nice to have play dates with our little ones. The bunco ladies also gave me a baby present and Ashley a wedding present. It was really nice of them to do that.

Rosie at 33 weeks and Candi at 37 weeks

December Bunco Ladies

Baby's Room

2009-12-15T07:21:00.001-08:00

The room is finally coming along. Mom and Dad brought over the finished crib last night. It looked so cute in the baby’s room. They worked hard making it and varnishing it. Thank you to Dad, Mom, and Grandpa for all their work! Our baby girl’s room will have damask stickers on the wall when I finally get to it. They will match the bedding in the crib. I also took pictures of the pack-n-play and high chair. I am slightly obsessed with damask print in case you couldn’t tell. We finally packed our bag for the hospital and started putting things together. I guess it was a wake-up call last Thursday that baby girl could actually come soon!

Crib in room

Our crib and bedding

Inside the crib

Pack-n-play

High Chair

Cat

2009-12-15T07:14:00.000-08:00

Here is a random picture of my brother’s cat. We had brother/sister cats when we lived together and both of them still live with him and my new sister-in-law. His cat was not taking care of himself so they had to get him shaved. This was too funny for me not to post.

Dr. Appointment

2009-12-11T06:39:00.000-08:00

I had an interesting day today. Sorry about some of the details, but they will help my story make more sense. Mom and I went to the doctor yesterday at 11:00 for another check-up. The nurse practitioner said the baby’s heartbeat was at 145 and I was measuring 37.5 weeks. I was not dilated and completely closed. She also confirmed that the baby is head down. We decided to go to Avanti’s with Dad for lunch after the appointment. After lunch, I went to the restroom and noticed quite a bit of blood. We called the doctor’s office and they told me to come in again to make sure everything was fine. This time she said I was 1 centimeter dilated and the baby’s heartbeat was at 140. Since I had so much blood, they hooked me up to a monitor to make sure the baby was not experiencing distress of any kind. It is common to have some blood after a check-up, but they wanted to make sure baby was fine. Anyway, they said the baby was fine and also noticed that I had two contractions while being monitored over the 20 minutes. This was definitely a wake-up call to get things done and ready for the baby. Maybe we should finally pack for the hospital just in case. Right now I only have 5 days left of work and 18 days until my due date. Wow…where did the time go?!?! She will be here before we know it.

37 week picture and Baby Basics class

2009-12-08T10:04:00.000-08:00

Here is the latest picture of me at 37 weeks. The baby moved a lot on Saturday and I think she is now head down. Her old position was her head in the middle of my right side, her back curled up to my rib area, and her bottom on my left side. On Saturday, I could feel her move around for about 2 hours straight and then I felt her hiccups at the bottom of my belly. I previously felt them on my right side since that was where her head was. We will find out for sure where she is at her next doctor’s appointment on Thursday.

We decided to take a Baby Basics class since our Lamaze classes are over. It was pretty informative, but a lot of the stuff was definitely basic. I think Joe benefited from going and now he will be able to help out a lot more with changing and bathing her.

Joe and I got an early Christmas present from his parents this week. They gave us a video camera so we can get it charged up and learn how to use it before baby comes. Thank you! She could be here before Christmas!

Updates and Thank Yous

2009-12-03T08:48:00.000-08:00

I meant to blog about this a while back. Baby is responding to Joe’s voice. Joe gets really close to my belly and talks to her every morning and sometimes at night. A few weeks ago she started responding to his voice by moving around. It is really cute!

Update! My splints are definitely helping me sleep more at night and keep my hands from going numb all the time. I guess it has been a pretty uneventful and easy pregnancy so I can deal with this for three more weeks.

I would like to give a big THANKS to my cousin, Alicia, who gave me a giant bag of baby girl clothes over Thanks giving. I have finally sorted everything and am really excited to put her in the cute clothes. Another big THANKS goes out to my co-worker, Melanie. Melanie gave me a lot of maternity clothes at the beginning of my pregnancy and just the other day she gave me a bunch of nursing tanks and pjs. They are so comfy!

Last Lamaze Class and 36 week doctor’s appointment

2009-12-02T06:01:00.000-08:00

We graduated from Lamaze class Monday night!!! Instead of a diploma we got a Monicals Pizza gift certificate. We talked all about what happens to baby after delivery and how I need to take care of myself afterwards. Fun times!

Tuesday was my 36 week doctor’s appointment and our baby girl is still doing great! I am measuring at 36.5 weeks and her heartbeat is at 150. I do have a new pregnancy side effect of carpal tunnel syndrome. My hands are so swollen that I haven’t been able to sleep the last two nights. They go completely numb and I have been spending the night in the recliner. I just got some cool wrist splints and I have to wear them all day and night. Everyone here at work says that they match pretty much all my clothes. See the picture of my new bling!

My splints

Almost finished

2009-11-29T09:45:00.000-08:00

Dad put the finishing touches on the crib the other day. He put an extra board across the top of each side. The boards for the head board and side rails had to be bent to fit the cut of wood. I was pretty impressed with his skills. The only thing left to do is the varnish. This week Dad will be busy putting hardwood floors and tile in Chris and Ashley's condo so he will start working again next week.

Full view of crib

Close up of the head board and side rails

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! I am thankful for Joe, my baby girl and all my friends and family!! Lots of Love!!!

3rd Lamaze Class

2009-11-25T06:53:00.000-08:00

This class was all about emergency situations and pain management. We watched a video of a c-section. It was mostly animated so Joe made it through just fine. He did ask for an epidural for himself though.

We took another little quiz like last time about what we should pack in our overnight bag for the hospital. We tied with the other couple and let them have the prize of two pacifiers. Joe’s first thing he will remember to take to the hospital was his wife…I guess that is a good thing! Maybe we will win again next week if we play another game. Our next Lamaze class is all about what they do to baby after she comes out.

35 week picture and crib update

2009-11-22T12:42:00.000-08:00

Baby is moving a lot still!! I think she is practicing her back walkovers for gymnastics. She does have a lot of hiccups. We can't wait to meet her!

Candi - 35 weeks

Dad put the crib together today. It looks great! He still has some finishing touches to do and then it will be ready to stain. I will keep posting pictures of the progress.

2nd Lamaze Class and 34 week doctor's appointment

2009-11-19T08:14:00.000-08:00

Joe was able to go to our 2nd Lamaze class on Monday. We took a tour of the hospital to see the birthing rooms, watched the birthing videos, and practiced our breathing. Joe did really well with the videos and I really hope he doesn’t pass out when our baby comes. One of the three couples is having a medically advised scheduled c-section. They are only going to the first part of our last two classes. We did an exercise to see if Joe could guess what I would like during labor. It had questions like do I like massages, where do I like to get a massage, how I like my massages, what makes me relaxed, and what will take my mind off of the pain. We did really well and only missed 2 out of like 12. The other couple still there only got 3 right. We got a jar of baby food and baby spoon as a prize. Yay!!!

Our 34 week doctor’s appointment was on Tuesday morning. Everything looks great and I am measuring 35 weeks. We are still consistently one week ahead and we hope that means we will be early. The baby’s heart rate was 143. We have another appointment December 1st.

Crib updates and new carpet

2009-11-16T09:01:00.000-08:00

Dad finished the headboard and the footboard last week before the wedding. I got to take some good pictures of them to show the progress.

Footboard

Headboard

We also got new carpet for the stairs, hallway, and baby's room last week. It looks great and I can't wait to start bringing her stuff up to the room to decorate. I will post more pictures to update you.

The pink baby's room and new carpet

Chris and Ashley's wedding

2009-11-15T12:59:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from Chris and Ashley's wedding on November 14th.

The Wedding Party

The Whole Wedding Party

Wedding Party Baseball Picture

Candi, Ashley, and Rosie

Mom and I

The Derry Family

The Adcock family

Lamaze, crib, and baby's room

2009-11-10T09:16:00.000-08:00

Last night was our first Lamaze class. It was great to have my husband there. We learned all sorts of terms that we will need to know for the rest of the classes and during labor. She also talked about our current pregnancy symptoms and how to relieve them along with what to expect for labor. There are only three couples in our class which is pretty small. The teacher split the couples up and had the guys come up with what they were going to do in the delivery room. They had some cute and funny ones like talk, be quiet, support her, and hold her hand. I am pretty sure they are not sure what to do in there, but they will be there anyway. I think the class will be good for Joe to feel more comfortable in the delivery room with me. I really hope he doesn’t pass out! Next week we are watching some birthing videos and touring the hospital. We have three more classes and I hope Joe’s job lets him attend them all. Mom is going to be my back-up support just in case.

After Lamaze, I went over to my parent’s house so Dad could show me how much progress he made on the crib. He started last week and has all the pieces cut out and put some of them together for me to see. He and my Grandpa are rounding off the corners tonight so baby doesn’t hurt herself on the edges. Dad is also going to make the dresser for her room too. I can’t wait to see the final products.

Dad rounding off the corners

The foot board

What it will look similar to...we are making some slight changes

I also want to report that we finished painting the baby’s room. By “we”, I mean Joe and my parents. They did a great job. The room is pink to match the baby's bedding and I ordered some damask print stickers for the wall to complete the look. We are getting new carpet in the baby’s room, hallway and stairs on Friday so I will post pictures then. We can’t wait to have the baby’s room done. The shower gifts now reside in our family room and it will be nice to put them away.

Family room floor right now

Baby clothes

32 Week Doctor's Appointment

2009-11-04T09:02:00.000-08:00

I had my doctor's appointment yesterday. Everything looks great and baby is growing. At my 28 week appointment she was measuring 29 weeks and yesterday at my 32 week appointment she was measuring 33 weeks. I guess we are consistent. Her heartbeat was an average of 163 beats per minute. Everything looks good and I go back in two weeks for my next appointment. Baby and I have graduated to appointments every two weeks. Soon we will have to go in every week and then she will be there. Time is flying by!

Weekend of showers

2009-11-04T06:58:00.001-08:00

We decided to have a weekend where Ashley could have a bridal shower and I would have my baby shower to make it easier for out of town family and friends. It was a crazy weekend.

We started out with Ashley's shower on Saturday, October 24th from 2-4pm at the Savannah Greens Clubhouse. It was hosted by me and Mom. Chris and Ashley are going on a Disney Cruise in the Caribbean for their honeymoon.

Ashley and her cake

Appetizers

Punch and drink table

Ashley and her gifts

Group shot #1

Group shot #2

My baby shower was on Sunday, October 25th from 1-3pm at the Savannah Greens Clubhouse. It was hosted by my future and current sister-in-laws, Ashley Cruze, Lindsey Hitt, and Kami Logsdon

Party hosts

Gotta have a bow on the baby picture

Side view - 31 weeks

All the Grandmas: Doris Derry, Sandy Derry, Me and Baby, Carol Logsdon, Joanne Logsdon, and Judy Kipfer

Kelsie, Kamille, Sherry, Mom, and Karissa

Ashlea, Grandma Derry, Breanne, and Joann

Janel Reed, Jessica Woods, Kelly Elgin, and Brooke Grieder

Melanie Schaafsma, Kristen Strom, and Megan Prentice

Carol Logsdon, Molly Stillwell, Susan Rogers, and Joanne Logsdon

Carol, Audrey, Judy, and Lindsey - 4 generations

Gift table

Diaper cake made by Ashlea Heier-Derry

30 weeks

2009-11-04T06:52:00.000-08:00

I am now 30 weeks and I can’t believe it. I love feeling her kick all the time. It just seems like she is moving so much. The doctor gave me a pamphlet on movement and asked me to count her movements per hour. He said on average a baby will move or kick about 3 hours a day. Our baby is well over that average. She will move and kick for a long period of time.

30 weeks

Here is my favorite baby quote from my brother, Chris. I was around 24 weeks or so and Chris wanted to feel the baby move. He put his hand on my belly and she kicked. He got a smile on his face and looked excited. He then asked, “Are you flexing your muscles?” I laughed and said that there are NO more muscles there to flex at all. Yep…my belly is hard, but it is all baby!

Candi at 25 weeks

2009-09-13T10:52:00.001-07:00

Mom saw me and decided that I needed another picture of my baby bump. The shirt really showed off how big she was getting. She is definitely getting a lot more active. Last weekend, she was kicking really hard. I lifted up my shirt to look at my bare belly and could see exactly where she was kicking. It just makes it so real to not only feel but now see how much she is growing. It has now become my favorite past time to just watch her move. I am enjoying pregnancy so much.

Candi at 25 weeks

Candi at 23 weeks

2009-09-13T10:50:00.000-07:00

We decided that I am definitely showing a cute little baby bump. People at work have been commenting that I am looking pregnant now.

Candi at 23 weeks

It's a GIRL!!!

2009-09-13T10:42:00.000-07:00

We went to the doctor on September 1st to get another ultrasound for a second chance to see what gender the baby was. The doctor said he was sure it was a girl this time. Yay!!!! She wasn't very active during this appointment. Her knees were at her nose and her feet were over her head. It didn't look like a comfortable position to me but it helped the doctor see exactly what her gender was. I thought the doctor would give us another cute picture to share on the blog this time. Instead he took a close up of her with an arrow pointing at her girl parts. I figured for sake of my baby not post that one for the world to see. We are excited to welcome our baby girl into the world and can't wait to take our first family picture.

Candi at 20 weeks

2009-08-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

Here is an updated picture of me at 20 weeks. We took one a few weeks ago, but there really wasn't much change from the first picture we posted. I am sure my bump will grow a lot more in the next few weeks.

I have been feeling baby a LOT lately. Joe got to feel the baby last Friday for the first time. He was so excited. Mom and Grandma felt the baby on Tuesday night this week. It is so much fun to feel the baby moving!

It's a girl...we think...

2009-08-13T08:32:00.000-07:00

The doctor said the cord was in the way most of the time so he tried his hardest to look around and see if the cord would move. After 20 minutes, he finally looked up at us and said he thought it was a girl. I asked him what made him think it was a girl and he showed us one picture with three small lines that usually means girl. Hopefully you will be able to see the lines in the picture below. It was only on the screen for a short period of time so he scheduled me for another sonogram on September 1st just to make sure. I don’t think the doctor would have said anything if he wasn’t pretty positive about the gender. I will keep everyone posted, but for now we are buying girl stuff and saving the receipts.

The doctor put his curser on the left side to point out the three lines which usually mean it is a girl.

You can see the baby's arm in this picture

You can see a little hand here

You can see the face pretty well here

Feeling Baby Move

2009-07-20T07:38:00.000-07:00

I felt the baby move last week!!! I heard that first time mothers won't feel the baby for a little while because they mistake the feeling for something else even though some report feeling their baby as early as 13 weeks. I was in pilates last week and I felt a feather sort of feeling go across my tummy. I wasn't for sure if it was the baby or not and I told Joe that night about my hunch. Then on Friday I was driving home from work...of course I was singing at the top of my lungs with the radio turned up...and I felt a poke! I immediately called Joe and then my Mom to say that I was now certain it was the baby. They were excited. Joe first said the baby was probably dancing and then said that the baby probably wanted me to stop singing. I agree with both...I bet the baby didn't like my singing so I will curb that activity in the future, but I am positive it enjoys my music. I think the baby will take after its Mom and not like country music!!!

Maternity Clothes

2009-07-10T06:57:00.001-07:00

I have received a TON of maternity clothes so far from family and friends. My cousin, Kamille, and friend, Teresa, let me borrow huge baskets full of clothes that they used. I also have received new clothes from my Mom, Carol, and Lindsey. For those who don't know, Carol is my mother-in-law and Lindsey is my sister-in-law.

Well, today I finally decided to try on a pair of jeans from my stash. I grabbed from Kamille's basket and pulled out some jeans that fit perfectly. Thanks everyone who gave me clothes. I am excited to go through and try everything on this weekend. You ladies are the best! I was glad not to mess with the rubber bands and be-band today. The be-band has not been as awesome as I thought it would be. It was great the first day, but got progressively looser each time I wore it . It just flaps down and doesn't even touch my upper torso. Maybe I should have gotten a smaller size or maybe it was just never going to work for me.

Pediatrician Interview...

2009-07-10T06:46:00.000-07:00

Mom and I went in to "interview" a pediatrician on Wednesday to see if he is worthy to take care of our little baby. I heard from several of my friends that Dr. Emm was a really nice doctor. All of them had doctors in the same practice and had seen him at one time or another. He is also the pediatrician for my niece, Audrey. He was highly recommended from everyone. The whole interview was actually kind of fun, and we really liked him. I didn't know what to expect and now am glad we did it.

Dr. Appointment

2009-07-10T06:26:00.000-07:00

Baby L and I had an appointment on Tuesday with Dr. Nord's office. The heartbeat was really strong today and holding steady at 155. That means it is still high and pointing towards girl. Joe isn't able to make all of our appointments since he works an hour away from Bloomington. He will come in for the important ones and skip the routine visits. Mom had an appointment in the same building with a different doctor shortly after my appointment, so Mom and Dad decided at the last minute to go with me. It was nice not to go by myself and I know they enjoyed hearing the heartbeat too. Dad had to leave the room when they drew my blood...kinda like my husband did last time...are all men the same?!?! I just hope Joe can make it through the delivery. My next appointment is August 6th and that is the BIG one where we find out if it is a boy or a girl. We will post the results as soon as we know. I just hope we don't have a shy baby. Joe and I can't wait!!!!!

Finally...pictures of our house!

2009-07-08T08:31:00.000-07:00

I finally took pictures of our new house. Here they are...

Front of the house

Living Room

China Cabinet and side table in the living room

Kitchen

Family room

Fire place and entertainment center in the living room

Extra bathroom upstairs

Master bedroom

Future baby's room and extra bedroom

View from our deck

Visit to Springfield, MO

2009-07-08T07:40:00.001-07:00

We decided to go down to Springfield, MO for the July 4th weekend. We stayed with Teresa, Dana, and baby Caden in their apartment. Joe tried out his daddy skills on Caden...five minutes later he got spit up on, so it didn't last long. Joe will be a good daddy anyway! Caden was extra adorable this weekend and greeted us with a smile EVERY morning. So cute!! I hope our baby does that. He even cut a tooth this weekend and still smiled! Joe and Dana played golf and video games all weekend while Teresa and I went shopping. We all enjoyed playing Catan and poker with Angie and Jeff at night. Good times!

Joe holding Caden

The Boys playing their video games

Caden holding on to his Daddy (Dana)

Teresa and Caden

Angie and Jeff

We also had a Woods Staff Reunion while I was in town. We met at Cheddars for lunch and had a great time. Jessica met up with Matt and I later for a lunch at Arris Pizza which was yummy! Everyone is all grown up and moving on...tear...

Jon, Danielle, ED, Candi, Matt and Zach

Matt, Jessica and Candi

June 29, 2009 - Baby Belly

2009-06-30T13:22:00.002-07:00

Okay. Today it happened. I put on some a pair of pants that I wore just last week and they were too tight in one certain area. I went out and bought a Be-Band from Target. They are these amazing stretchy spandex panels that help extend the life of your regular pants. I can unbutton my pants and they will stay up with the band. It is actually quite comfortable. I am definitely not able to keep up maternity pants at this point, so this will help out until I can. I don’t know if everyone else can see my belly, but I can!!

AND…one more thing about today…it is exactly 6 months until my due date of December 29th!

Candi - 14 weeks

June 28, 2009 - Mom's birthday

2009-06-30T13:22:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Mom!! We threw a party at State Farm Park for my Mom today to celebrate her big day. We could only invite a certain number of people and mostly just family. It was great to see everyone! I decorated two cakes for Mom and will hopefully post a picture of them soon. I guess I can tell everyone…she turned 50 today!!

Mom and her cakes

June 26, 2009 - Ashley's birthday

2009-06-30T13:21:00.000-07:00

Ashley’s birthday is today!! We went to Gils with both families and ate a great meal. It is the best fried chicken you can get at a restaurant. It was great as usual! We can take any visitors to try this food. It is out in the country all by itself and most everything is deep fried. They also have good corn fritters.

June 24, 2009 - The Test!

2009-06-30T13:20:00.000-07:00

Joe brought home a gender predicting test called Intelligender. He really wants to find out if our baby is a girl or a boy. I was nervous to take the test because I didn’t want to get attached to a certain gender and then it turns out wrong. The test says it is only 82% accurate. The curious part of me decided to go ahead and take the test.

First of all, the test comes with three items: an empty cup, a syringe, and a covered cup with crystals. Weird. Joe even commented that it sounds like a science experiment…I guess it technically is. The test even started to fizz up when I mixed everything with the crystals. The test said to wait 10 minutes and the results could be skewed if you check it too early or too late.

After the experiment was completed, we just shut the door and waited the 10 minutes. 10 MINUTES!!!!! We finally walked in to find out the result. It said girl! Joe did some checking throughout the day and found out that if the test reads boy then it is 95% accurate and it is only 70% accurate if it reads girl. So, after all this we still don’t know what it is. Probably a good chance of girl, but who knows. I guess we will have to wait another 5 weeks for the doctor to tell us

June 14, 2009 - Officially 12 Weeks

2009-06-22T07:45:00.001-07:00

I can’t believe we are past our first trimester of pregnancy. Everyone still asks me if I am feeling okay. I never had morning sickness during the first trimester so I hope that is a good sign for the rest of the pregnancy.

Today is also the day my cousin Kelsie got married to Story Simpson. I am sad I forgot my camera or I would have lots of pictures to show. It was an outside wedding at the gardens in the Indianapolis Zoo. The reception was in the Union Station and was absolutely beautiful.

June 10, 2009 - Baby's First Picture

2009-06-22T07:42:00.003-07:00

We have pictures! Joe and I couldn’t wait to see a picture of our little baby. The monitor was so clear and you could see the baby move. The baby jumped to the opposite side so the doctor had to move around to get it. He mentioned several times that our baby was very active. I was surprised by how much the baby moved. It just kept curling up and then straightening out its legs. The baby’s hands were just waving around the whole time. I just can’t wait to find out if it is a boy or a girl. The doctor said the baby is growing very well and the size is within a day of how far along I thought I was. My due date is still December 29th, 2009. A Christmas baby!!!

We also went to dinner with Joe’s parents to celebrate his birthday at Monical’s Pizza. We showed off our first baby picture to Joe’s family. He got another gift card to Outback and thankfully a few others to different eating spots in Bloomington.

Baby Logsdon...upside down and active!

June 9, 2009 - Joe's Birthday

2009-06-22T07:42:00.001-07:00

We ate dinner at my parent’s house tonight to celebrate his birthday. He got a lot of gift cards to guess where…Outback! I am sure they will be put to good use.

June 7, 2009 - One Year Anniversary

2009-06-22T07:41:00.000-07:00

Joe and I celebrated one year of marriage today. We drove home from Chicago and then went to Outback…surprise, surprise! It is Joe’s favorite place to eat for all those who don’t already know. We also picked out a couple golf clubs for Joe’s birthday in a couple days. It is my present to him, but there was no way I was picking them out by myself to make it a surprise.

June 6, 2009 - Brandon and Ashlea's Wedding

2009-06-22T07:30:00.000-07:00

My cousin Brandon got married today to Ashlea. It was an outside wedding at the Patrick Haley Mansion in Joliet, IL. Very beautiful! The reception was inside the mansion right after the wedding. I wish I took pictures of the actual wedding ceremony, but I was not in a good spot for picture taking.

Reception at the Patrick Haley Mansion

Brandon and Ashlea

Joe and Candi

Chris and Ashley (my brother and future sister-in-law)

My Dad and Mom

My Grandparents

My cousins: Katie, Anne, Breanne, Me, Anna, and Jennifer

May 26, 2009 - We heard the heartbeat!

2009-06-22T07:25:00.000-07:00

Joe and I went to the doctor’s office to hear the heartbeat. She couldn’t find it at first, but then all the sudden we heard it. It was a very exciting time and definitely made us feel more connected to what was growing inside of me. Joe can do an impression of the heartbeat. I knew it would be fast, but I didn’t realize how fast it would be.

May 1, 2009 - Our First House

2009-06-22T07:24:00.000-07:00

We signed papers for our first house today! It was very exciting and I felt so much like an adult. We bought new family room furniture. We re-carpeted the first floor on May 23rd and ordered new furniture for the living room. We still have some decorating to do upstairs. The whole month was busy with moving and splitting time between two houses. We will post pictures once we get new furniture and decorate more…and then when I actually take the pictures…lol!

April 27, 2009 - Telling Joe's parents

2009-06-22T07:23:00.001-07:00

We decided to tell Joe’s parents today so both of our parent’s would know. I went to Sears and got swatches of paint in light blue, light pink, and light yellow (Joe’s idea). We were purchasing a house on May 1st, so it made sense for us to ask opinions on colors. We followed them to their house after eating dinner at Lindsey and Joe’s house. I walked up to Carol with the three swatches and asked her what color we should paint the spare bedroom upstairs. She looked down several times and looked at us, but didn’t understand what we were trying to tell her. I finally said why would we paint any bedroom pink, blue, or yellow. Then she understood and gave us a hug. Larry said he got it right away. Later Carol said she was trying to think of a nice way to tell us that the colors would not look good in our house…of course that was before we were having a baby.

April 23, 2009 - We're officially pregnant!

2009-06-22T07:22:00.000-07:00

Mom and I went to the doctor today to confirm that I was pregnant and do all the early check-up stuff. Our doctor is Dr. Nord and everyone in his office is really helpful and nice. It was nice to get the confirmation from the doctor’s office that I was pregnant. My due date is December 29, 2009!

April 20, 2009 - We're Pregnant!

2009-06-22T07:21:00.000-07:00

We found out at 7:00 in the morning that we were going to have a baby. Joe and I were really excited and talked about when we would spread the word. We decided to keep it a secret until Mother’s Day.

Around 1:00, Mom and I went on a walk for my lunch break. We were almost all the way through the walk when Mom turned to me and asked if I were pregnant yet. She joked about it several times and knew we thought about trying to have a baby. I was completely shocked by her question and unprepared with a clever answer. She then stopped and looked at me again and said that I was glowing. I am not a good liar and she could tell from the look on my face that I was pregnant. So…now Mom knows. I had to give Dad a call because I knew she doesn’t keep secrets from him. He was very excited and both of my parents couldn’t wait to be grandparents!