Playing catch up - tummy photos

I should have posted these weeks ago, but better late than never! :)

Here are a couple old photos of the belly and a couple updated ones at the end of the post too......

Photos of me & baby Saar @ 21 weeks, 3 days

(Never mind that I chopped off my head but it was a self taken photos)

Photos of me & baby Saar @ 23 weeks, 1 day

And now, for the most recent photos...

Photos of me & baby Saar @ 26 weeks, 1 day

Now you are all caught up on belly photos, new & old. :)

He's growing & it's apparent because so am I.

Is my "Innie" turning into an "Outie"?

Is my "innie" turning into an "outie"? Yes, I think it is.

True story these days. My innie belly button is really turning into an outie. Feel that the transformation & "popping" will fully take place within the next week or so. Definitely think I will be starting my 3rd Trimester with an outie belly button. Oh how I have always liked my major innie belly button and now it is quickly fading and changing. It also feels so weird when I push on it. A feeling I cannot begin to put into words & describe to you. As weird as it may sound, I am going to miss my innie. This change is weird, different and amazing, all at the same time. However I think it is time to say goodbye innie, hello outie with welcoming arms. I can't do anything to change it and I must embrace it. It is all part of Pregnancy. Time to be proactive and stock up on some belly button covers for when it officially "pops", so it doesn't show through my clothes.

Human punching bag

No, I don't feel like a true human punching bag, maybe I will as things progress but for now, I am still enjoying every "punch".

Baby Boy Saar is active. Beyond active. And I feel.all.his.movements. Each movement is amazing!!! Per my last post, it is one of my favorites. To be honest, it is my top favorite thing these days. Aside from spending time with Jeff. :)

I look forward to his movements every day. There is no other feeling though that is better than feeling and seeing my stomach move. Some movements are small, others are SO BIG, they make me JUMP. Seriously, I jump or gasp with some of the movements, how they feel, how strong they are, and how amazing and unexpected they are, too. And now to see the movements these days, is crazy. My stomach moves.

Aside from feeling them and seeing my stomach move there has been more recently. As of a couple days ago, I have felt him from the outside when touching where he was (when my stomach is popping up in a certain location). Up to now, it has so far only been near my belly button (which is disappearing...more on that in a different post). I have also only felt that about three or four times but it was wild. It was a totally different feeling from all the other movements. I could feel him inside pushing where the spot was sticking up from my belly and then touch from the outside and it was hard, like if he was here and I was touching him in person. That just added to the miracle and never before experienced event in this pregnancy. Perfect & lovely feeling, but weird!

No matter the magnitude of the movement from our little guy, in my belly, it is the BEST thing ever. Feel blessed to have a our little man growing in my belly and feeling him throughout the day. Know that he is in there, growing, getting stronger and we will meet him in a few short months. Our little guys movements makes my "Top" things in my life list.

Feeling him move, is a miracle and something that is so hard to put into words because it is unlike anything else I have ever experienced. Hopefully you enjoyed this post and it made some sense to you, even if you have not experienced this yourself.

My current favorites....

1) College Football Saturday's with the husband

2) Fresh sliced apple with Almond Butter on the side

3) Package crystal light mixed in with 14-16oz of Pellegrino

4) BBM'ing (text messaging between blackberry devices) with my parents & friends

5) The Pear & Gorgonzola salad with grilled chicken at Tavern Restaurant

6) a Custom made salad at Choppers

7) Jimmy John's sandwich #5, no onions with a TON of yellow mustard on the side to dip it in

8) Steamed spinach w/raisin, pine nuts, onion & goat cheese

9) Fat free greek yogurt, sliced banana, raw un-salted sunflower seeds or raw almonds and a teaspoon of nutella

10) Skyping with my parents

11) Fall...leaves changing, cool temperatures, snow on the tops of the Rockies and living where fall is an actual fall you can see and experience

12) Movements by baby boy Saar. He is an active little guy. It is the most amazing and wonderful thing. I LOVE his movement. More on this to come in a separate post

Curious, what are your some of your favorite things?

M: This is what boys do? J: YES!! :)

There is a particular Nissan commercial that was on TV this past Saturday while we were at home enjoying, College Football (ahh, so glad it's that time of the year again)!

I was researching baby stuff online so not paying attention to the commercial until Jeff starts cracking up. From there it goes a little something like this:

M: What are you laughing at?
J: This commercial
M: Rewind the tv, I want to see

Then I watch the commercial....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlFR5cEKiJg The title should give you a heads up on what you are about to watch..."Kidzilla"

We watch the commercial, Jeff continues to laugh as I freak out. Yes that's right, a little dramatic I know but so true.
M: No way, do boys really do that
J: Yes, I did all of that...except I don't remember flushing anything down the toilet

The conversation between us went on from there but you get the idea. Every time during the games Saturday, when the commercial came on, he would tell me to watch my favorite commercial. Oh boy, the humor Jeff has. ;)

Don't misunderstand me, I'm stoked we're having a boy. Couldn't be more excited. A boy, means no make-up, don't have to do her hair in pony tails, curl it, etc.,...sounds fabulous to me. With a boy, I am nervous enough at the thought of our little guy wanting to play with bugs or come in covered in dirt & mud and everything else that boys do, this though was a complete surprise to me. Girls just play nicely with barbies, dolls...or so I did. However now you're telling me boys really act and treat their things and things around the house like this little kidzilla in the Nissan commercial? Oh boy I hope not. If so, I hope it is short lived phase. And when these things happen, I'll have to walk away and say something along the lines of, "I'll let your father deal with this." Ha.

A boy will be fun, but this commercial as an only child and girl came as a BIG surprise to me.

We miss these two people

Who are we talking about you ask, who else but my parents.

My father has lived in Dubai since October 2009, last time we saw him in person was November 2009. My mother went to live with him back the end of March 2010 right before we moved to Denver. It has been too long since we saw them in person and really miss them.

Below is a picture of each of them separately from last night. They each took a picture of the other using their phones so I could see them. :) My parents were out enjoying a night on the town eating at an amazing restaurant and enjoying some wonderful drinks too....reason for the celebration, their Anniversary (thanks to technology, mom sent me photo updates using her blackberry and I got to see a few of the courses they enjoyed and a couple of the cocktails... not only did the food sound delish but had the most amazing presentation too).

Here's mom, looking fabulous....

And Pops all dressed up & looking good too....

Happy 32nd Wedding Anniversary to my parents, Steve & Vaughn Dee. You both look so great and happy as can be. Hope we have as big of smiles on our faces as you both did last night when we celebrate 32 years of marriage.

We love and miss you both. Looking forward to seeing you in November and again in the New Year!!

xoxo

Megs & Jeff

Belly Progress - Baby Saar

Here are the belly progress pics to date.....

6 weeks 2 days

8 weeks

8 weeks

12 weeks

16 weeks

17 weeks

19 weeks 6 days

19 weeks 6 days

The belly is growing, among other areas might I add. I know, all in the name of Baby Boy Saar. Will keep belly progress pictures coming as we take them. xoxo