Madison Kate

We'd like to announce the name of little Sprout:

Madison Kate

Maddie for a nickname. ♥

25 Weeks

I'm 25 weeks pregnant today. :) These last couple days have been interesting. I had some spotting yesterday, which freaked me out. I called the advice nurse and she said it was normal and not to worry. Well, throughout the day I was having cramping and lower back pain and had convinced myself these could be pre-term labor symptoms. I wasn't sure if the cramping was contractions or not.

So I called this morning and they told me to come in. I had an ultrasound and full exam done to check on little Sprout and make sure I wasn't having pre-term labor symptoms. I'm happy to report that I was overreacting and everything looks great. J and I are REALLY relieved! Plus is was great to see our little girl again. It was fun watching her move on the monitor and feeling that same movement. The last time I had an u/s, I wasn't feeling her move very often, so it was definitely different.

Here are some growing-tummy photos that I haven't put up yet:

20 Weeks





21 Weeks





22 Weeks



24 Weeks





I don't have any photos for this week yet, but I'll add some soon.

House Update

Our offer was accepted (YAY!!!), but we have some obstacles to get through before it's really ours. Luckily, the inspections went really well and there's nothing big wrong with the condo. Our appraisal also came in higher than what we're paying for it (wooo!).

Right now we're frantically working on getting all of the financing stuff worked out before we run out of contingency time. It's a little stressful, but we're trying to take it all in stride.

We put in an offer!

DH and I put an offer in on a condo yesterday. It's an REO in San Jose and the bank will be taking a look at our offer today. We know that someone else was planning to put an offer in today, too, so I'm significantly more stressed than I was before.

Their deadline to respond is Wednesday at 5:00PM. We're really hoping that they accept or at least counter.

Now I just have to figure out how to not go crazy during these 3 days. *lol*

Daddy felt her kick!

I was laying on my side on our bed watching TV last night. Maddie was upside down and kicking away at the side of my tummy. All of a sudden I felt the kick on my elbow that was resting above her. I quickly called J over and showed him where she last kicked.

.....wwwaaaaiiiitttt..... KICK! He looked at me as soon as she kicked, so I knew he had felt it. :) It's one of those moments I've been looking forward to this entire pregnancy and will never forget it. ♥

My Update

Yes, I have been neglecting my blog. I fully admit to this. Hopefully I'll update with some pregnancy/life stuff soon.

BUT in my defense, we are HOUSE HUNTING right now. Can you believe it?! We're having a baby and buying our first home all at the same time. We're absolutely nuts and because of that: extremely busy. We're trying to take it all in stride and keep our stress levels low, so my blog is honestly a little low-priority at the moment.

Any positive vibes you can send our way during this house hunting process would be greatly appreciated. We found a place we LOVE and are considering putting an offer in. I'll update if we decide to offer.

Baby Update: I'm 22 weeks along, u/s says she's still a girl, she's very healthy, and she's been kicking all day!! ♥