Happy Halloween and A Name Change

Happy Halloween!

 

I loved this shirt from the moment I saw it and absolutely had to get it. No big plans for Halloween this year, just meeting Lacy & Bryan at the mall to see Jude and Wren in their costumes. Considering Kinley will only be around 9mo next Halloween we are actually going out to purchase her costume for next year. Costumes are really expensive and since she won't be able to tell us what she wants to be for a few years we are going to get it a year early and save some money.

 

Special Announcement - We have decided to change her name just a little. It will be Kinley Judith Ann Riddle. We have been tossing the idea around for awhile and finally made the decision. It was really important to me for everyone to know that she was named after my Aunt Judy because she was such a major person in my life so we thought this would be the best way to show that.

 

The countdown to my due date is in the double digits finally. Only 95 days from today and with all the holidays and birthdays coming up it's sure to go fast!

24wks

I had my 24wk appointment today and all is still going well. I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight which means I gained 3lbs. She said I'm measuring at 26wks, but I think that might have something to do with the fact that I'm not a "little" girl. I don't eat anymore than what I had before but I just need to convince Erica that we shouldn't eat out as much as we do. I have taken a couple pictures to see my progress and thought I would share those. (Top-17wks, Middle-20wks, Bottom-24wks)

 

 



I go back on November 13th for 28wk labs/gestational diabetes test and let me tell you I am not looking forward to drinking that nasty stuff! After that I start doing appointments every 2wks and on November 27th (Happy Early Birthday Mom!) I get another ultrasound. I really can't believe how fast it's going!

Since my last post I finally was able to feel the baby kick and she likes to go crazy after lunch, but only when I eat lunch in my office. After the movement became more frequent I realized that the first time I felt it was Sept. 12th at 11:32am while I was in class in Chicago. Erica finally got to feel her kick on Oct. 10th which is really exciting because I figured it would take a long time for her to feel it since I have an anterior placenta. Robin also go to feel it at Edyn's birthday. Now if Kinley will just cooperate and move more when other people are around they will get to feel it too.

We got everything hung on Kinley's walls this weekend and we did a little shopping. I ordered a glider/ottoman and rug that will be here this week, we bought a pair of white furry boots with a pink daisy on them, a penguin snow suit and a onesie that says "I Love My Uncle" because we know how excited Bryan is about becoming an uncle. I can't wait to get the chair and rug so the room will be put together.