24 weeks

We are getting closer and closer to entering that third trimester. It is crazy to think how fast things are going by. There are certain times when it seems like time just stands still but most of the time the weeks fly by. I am sure the waiting will become harder and harder to bear the closer I get to my daughter's arrival.

John and I are slowly getting more prepared for her grand entrance. We signed up for our birthing classes this week. We are having to do the weekend condensed version because with me working 10 hour days we cannot make it to the weekly classes. We will be taking the class in September. Not only have we signed up for that but we have also started to order and receive some of the necessities. We got her swing, stroller, and car seat this past week. We are slowly putting them together not only to make sure everything is intact but also to allow Bayla some time to get used to all the new baby things that she is not allowed to play with. We are expecting the crib, dresser and nightstand some time in the next few weeks.

Not only have we started getting a lot of the major items we have also started to get a lot of my favorite things...clothes! I just cannot help myself. Little girl clothes are the absolute cutest things around. Don't worry I am buying things in every different size under the moon but her closet is slowly filling up with pinks and such. John even got pink Dallas Stars baby clothes and accessories for his birthday. Haha, what a wonderful wife he has!

Anyways, we are not only excited for our growing family we are also extremely excited for our good friends who are expecting a son we hope to be one of Kaley's best friends...if not future husband (haha), Michael Cash Holman. I have been so blessed to be able to take this journey with one of my closest friends and we could not be more thrilled for them! We are wishing them the best and praying that little Michael holds off until Dana's finals are over and that he blesses her with a quick and easy labor and delivery!

Just another thank you to all of our friends and family who have given us so much support thus far in our lives together! We love you all.

22 weeks

Well, mom came up this past weekend. It was a lot of fun. She was able to go with me to my doctors appointment on Friday and hear Kaley's heartbeat. The doctor says everything looks good. My sonogram was completely normal and she is on track to make her appearance in the middle of November!

I am still suffering from a lot of SI/low back pain so I was able to get a referral to see a PT. I am know that I will have to live with pain until after she comes but I am hoping that with some aquatic therapy I will have a little bit of relief. I know they say your second trimester is the best but she is definitely causing me a lot of pain. I think she is getting back at me for having such an easy first trimester.

Mom and I spent almost 4 hours at Babies R Us on Friday, 2 hours on Saturday and then John and I went back for about an hour on Sunday. It has pretty much become my home away from home. However if you need to know anything about strollers, car seats, play pens, cribs, etc. Just ask cause I am now a professional. We decided on a stroller and a car seat and my amazing parents got it for us as a gift which was awesome. We also bought a crib. So look for nursery pictures to come as we start getting more and more stuff.

It seems as though time has slowed over the second trimester. The weeks just drag on. I know life is pretty much just a waiting game but I can't wait to hold her in my arms for the first time!

By Request Only

I have had multiple requests for a belly picture so here you go. Just keep in mind this is after a long day of work!

Registry Information

Since everyone has been asking about it we just decided to post it!

We are registered at Babies R Us.

The Name Game

As most of you know I take after my mom in a lot of different ways. One of the more obvious ways being physically. We look a lot alike. Which I am very thankful for being as my mom looks about 15 years younger than she really is. Hopefully that will be my case as well.

But anyways the point of this being...yes, we may be a like in a lot of ways but we are also very different in many. One way that we have seen recently with me being pregnant is that my mom never once wanted to know the sex of any of her kids. She was quite content in waiting until we came out. (Although I am not sure how well this worked out for her since she was convinced I was a boy and made the doctor double check after I was born.) I on the other hand had to know! I couldn't wait to find out if what she was. I had to know because I had to be able to identify with her. Another thing I really wanted was to decide on and give her a name as soon as possible. I wanted to be able to call her by name and talk to her using her name.

John and I have been talking about names since we first found out we were expecting. The boys names came a lot easier than the girls. So when we found out it was a girl I thought it was going to take us forever to decide. But it didn't and boy am I glad. So for those of you who don't know we have decided to name our daughter Kaley Marilynn Vasel.

It was very important to me that her middle name be Marilynn as that is my middle name and it was my dad's mother's name. However, coming up with a name that flows with Marilynn was not so easy! However we both grew to love the name Kaley. So that is it. That's our daughter, Kaley Marilynn Vasel.