22 weeks... 18 weeks left and counting!

Well, this week, Zion is the size of a papaya! He's growing like a little weed! I just can't believe it's been 22 weeks so far! But more than that, I can't believe we've only got 18 weeks left!! It's flying by! I'm so excited! I can't WAIT to see him and hold him in my arms! It's such a sweet little miracle!
The only complaints I have is the back pain I've had for the past two or three weeks! It's a constant, stabbing pain in my back, and it just won't go away! Being pregnant, there's VERY few things I can do to help it! And I've tried them all! I've been taking Tylenol every 6 hours (as needed), I've taken warm showers/baths, I've laid on a heating pad, I've even tried getting Matt to massage! The only two things that seem to relieve it temporarily, is the massage, and the heating pad. But those two things only relieve it for a few moments.
The other problem I'm having is the top of my tummy is REALLY sensitive to the touch. I can't even stand for my clothes to touch it! Just sends chills up my spine! I called the dr. about these two problems, and all I got was "well, there's not much you can do besides what you're doing now." SO, I'm stuck with this for who knows how long! I hope it gets better soon! But if not, it's all totally worth it!

I finally got the computer desk cleaned out in the nursery! SO, now all we have to do is move it to the bedroom, clean it up, and put the books back in it. I'm just hoping that I can get it done this week. I really want to start putting up our Christmas stuff this weekend! So, maybe I can get started on moving that tonight.

Well, that's all the updates I have for now! Grow, Zion, Grow!

21 weeks... and it's a BOY!!!!

Sorry it’s been so long since I posted! As you can see, our little munchkin has grown QUITE a bit since I last made an entry! I am now 21 weeks, and growing like a weed myself! Matt has taken a couple of belly pics of me, which I am including in this blog today. The first one is at 14 weeks, and the second one is at 20 weeks.

We found out October 15, 2009, that our little baby is a boy!!!! We’re so excited! His name is Zion Matthew Futral!! We’re already so in love with him! And he’s already spoiled beyond compare! Haha

We’ve got the nursery started too! I have the bed, the armoire, and the changing table already in there! We’ve registered for everything to decorate with, so we’re waiting to see what we get as gifts before we start buying stuff. Even though it’s hard for me not to just go buy it all! Haha I will be taking pictures soon of the progress we’re making!

We got SUCH a great deal on the furniture! All from different places, but it all blends so perfectly!
The bed: A friend of the family gave it to us for free! She bought it for her granddaughters to sleep at her house, but they never used it, so it’s practically brand new!
The changing table: came from Babies R Us. It was a floor display that was being discontinued, so they had it on clearance from 179.00 to $125.90, with 30% off of that price. But underneath the top of the table has a broken piece of wood (completely fixable though!), so Matt talked them into dropping the price to $70.00. The manager said she couldn’t give us the 30% discount because she had to go so low, but when we got up to the front, the cashier did anyway! SO, we got a 179.00 changing table for $44.00!!!! WOW!!!
The Armoire: Is an antique we picked up at a consignment store in Pelham called Encore Sales or something like that. It was only $250.00 and basically in mint condition!

I’ll post pics as we make progress in the nursery!