Almost Halfway!

Three and A Half Generations!

Woah, time sure is flying by. Can't believe it's October already, and pretty soon, we'll hit the halfway point of the pregnancy! So awesome. The first trimester really flew by, but that makes sense, since for the first month I had no idea I was pregnant. Now to see how long the second trimester takes to tick away. Please go fast, ok?

Not much really to write about lately. Pregnancy is getting easier (er, sometimes?) and fall is in full swing, meaning I am a happy lady. Fall is my favorite season...sunny cool days, burning foliage filling the world with festivity, apple pie, pumpkin spice lattes, and cozy clothes. Yes, I am THAT girl who is obsessed with fall. Pretty sure everyone who lives in upstate New York kind of is though, right?

Eighth Lake State Park

I'm very pleased to have gone up north now three times so far during my pregger days. Twice kayaking on Moose River, and yesterday just driving around looking at the leaves at their peak. Actually I think we missed the peak of their color by a few days but that's alright...they were still gorgeous and I just saw them right before that on Monday too.

Hopefully the baby will be a lover of the Adirondacks and all things nature just like Cody and I, and he'll appreciate his first travels someday - even if they were in the womb and he had no idea what was going on. There will be pictures to show him at least. Here are a few:

Fun In The Woods

Bumpin' at 16 Weeks

It was really nice yesterday cruising around and catching up with my mom, aunts, grandmother, and cousin. Once again, everyone is REALLY excited for us. It's great. And it's so reassuring to know that we have such a fantastic support system within both of our families. Last week Cody's parents, sister, and her kids came to up to visit from North Carolina and we had such a blast all week hanging out together. Mindy even brought us a crib, carseat, and other miscellaneous baby stuff too. I feel so lucky; boy this kid is gonna be loved real hard! 

And speaking of boy, if you haven't noticed I still seem to be referring to the baby as a 'He." That feeling of a boy is still lingering. Sometimes though I think I get this weird wave of "girl," too. I can't explain it. I guess in my mind thinking about her/him I just refer to it as one of the other, and that's the feeling. Very odd. But we get to find out in just a month (Halloween, to be exact). Absolutely cannot wait. 

At our next appointment during the sonogram not only do we find out the gender, but we'll be having the big anatomy scan, which will check the baby's growth and development so far. I am so excited but at the same time so nervous. I keep having to remind myself, "things are fine, everything will be fine no matter what Laura," but some days it's just harder than others. So much can go wrong. I can't wait to get this baby outta me so I can just feel normal again. Or semi-normal, I suppose, because after it's out I'm sure I'll worry about the baby. Is it normal to feel like a nervous wreck? Ugh. 

We had our third prenatal visit today. It was very uneventful aside of course from the awesome doppler hearing the baby's heartbeat. The doctor found it immediately, and he said it sounded perfect. It's such a cool feeling hearing the heartbeat. I tried keeping a straight face while we were listening and it was impossible not to burst into a big smile. Somehow even though I've been knowingly pregnant for three months it's still hard to believe there is life going on and growing up in there. What a miracle.