25 weeks and still growing...

Here's a new picture of me from today! I'm 25 weeks along now. In the last two weeks, I've gotten so much bigger! I think it might be all the pancakes I've been eating... ;-) Tyler seems to be growing big and strong. His kicks and punches are a lot more noticeable now. I can tell he's getting bigger, because I can feel him moving around even when he's just wiggling.

We go to the doctor again next week to have him checked. So far, everything is going well. Our last doctor's visit, she said I'm not gaining enough weight. I lost quite a bit of weight at the very beginning, and I'm slowly gaining some of that back, but I'm still weighing in less than what my pre-pregnancy weight was. But she said that as long as everything else is good, and I'm still healthy, the weight gain isn't such a huge issue. (Thank goodness!!)

In other news, we're trying to find a way for me to be able to be a stay-at-home-mom. We can't really afford daycare, and having family watch the baby isn't always an option, so we're looking into how to reduce our bills in order for me to be able to stay at home. Couponing has become a neccessity, but I'm getting pretty good at it. I've even been able to get enough things for free lately that we could donate a bag of hygene supplies to a "Support the Troops" drive. We're also cooking more at home and reducing the amount we spend for spur-of-the-moment things that we don't really need. Hopefully, by December, we'll have a plan worked out so I can quit and stay at home with Tyler!

Right now, just being pregnant and trying to keep up with work and all the household chores is enough for me. It seems like anytime I sit down for longer than 10 minutes, I fall asleep. haha. As soon as the weather cools off a bit, we're going to get our extra bedroom cleaned out (and mostly put in the garage for storage) and start getting the nursery ready! :)

I'm getting bigger!!!

Here's the newest set of pictures, from when I was 21 weeks along. I'm growing more, and I finally look pregnant, and not just gaining weight! The pregnancy is going great. Tyler is moving and kicking a lot. I had to go to the ER last week because I was dehydrated, but I'm doing a lot better now. I'm drinking plenty of water and trying to stay feeling well. We had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and she said Tyler is right on track.

I made a trip to Target today to do some more coupon deals. I got everything in the above picture for $7. 48. It's about $43 worth of merchandise!

In other news, I've started really working on Bear's family history. I signed up for Ancestry.com, and I'm doing pretty well. I've traced his mom's family back to 1630AD. I found out that they're from the South, in places like Alabama and the Carolinas. They were slave owners and part of the Confederacy.

Bear's dad's family is entirely different. I've traced them back to 1689AD. They are mostly from New York and Maryland, although some of them immigrated from Ireland. They were part of the early church, and made the trek west with a lot of the other pioneers.

It's really really interesting to find out all of the stories of the people in our history. I've found lots of pictures and old family photos. I'm really excited to keep going, and hopefully be able to take some of Bear's mom's family names to the temple!