22 weeks

• Boy, it's a good thing I am motivated to take these pictures because otherwise I would never bust out the blow dryer.  Or shampoo for that matter.  My adorable new stretchy headbands are from AE and I couldn't leave without this geo print headwrap either.

• What's new on the baby front?  Nothing negative, thank goodness.  I am so thankful for another wonderful pregnancy.  We have an anatomy scan in a few days and that's when we find out the sex of the baby! (If he or she is willing to show us!)  Soon after I will be making some kind of gender-related purchase.  What should I get?!

• This wee one is so active.  I feel movement at least every few hours and more recently it's been every couple of hours.  In fact, it has increased in intensity so much that while Jeff and I relax together in the evenings after we put Patrick to bed, he has been able to feel the baby move from the outside.  It's so cute to see his reaction.

• If you're familiar with pregnancy symptoms you know that nose bleeds can be common.  I got one the other day that lasted over 30 minutes!  I should've collected it and given it to the Red Cross for crying out loud.

• Jeff and I have been doing a lot more discussing of room transitions and remodels.  Our contractor should be over this week to get things moving on the portion of our home that resembles Auschwitz.  I had planned on purchasing an entirely new crib and changing table for the new baby but we've decided against it.  We'd rather invest the money in a new twin bed for Patrick.  He seems a little young yet (I would prefer to keep him in a crib until Kindergarten) but he will adjust quickly if I know my guy.

• My next baby update will be a gender reveal!  So excited!  And then maybe a name reveal?!  We've decided on a girl name for sure, but the boy name is still in the air.  My dad is begging me to go with Reegan.  Like, he's brought it up at least three times.  To which I replied kindly "we don't like it with our last name."  I hate discussing names with my parents - I made sure to tell them we don't give a SHIT.  A SHIT.  what they think of the name we choose.  I yelled that in Red Lobster.  True story.