Here are some belly shots of me at 22 weeks! I can't ever decide if I'm suppose to use my hands to frame the belly or not so you get pictures of both ways....
So baby girl is growing healthy and strong and is a little acrobat inside of me! Feeling life inside of me has got to be one the coolest things ever and I missed not having that after I had Ethan. I tried to explain it to Justin one time how incredible it is but I don't think words can describe it!
I had a check up with the doc on Friday and everything looks great! I've gained 3 pounds since my last appt which puts me at a total of 8 pounds so far. This surprises me since I have NOT been good about eating very healthy! I think March is the perfect time to have a baby but end of October- January might not be the best time to be pregnant with the all the holidays and a lack of self control from me :) I'm just kidding... I would gladly take whatever time of the year to be pregnant I can. Anyways, so I'm still hitting the gym and feel great, I'm measuring right on track, my blood pressure is low, and it seems like life couldn't get much better! I sure hope it stays this way!
As far as names go for this little girl, we both really like the name Ellie. We think Ellie & Ethan sound cute together but I don't think we plan on carrying on the whole "E" thing for our future children. So if we still like it in 4 months or so it will be Ellie Marie Smith. What do ya think? I would love to hear other people's opinions about it :) Marie is my middle name by the way so that's where that comes from. It's only fair since Ethan's middle name is Justin, right?!
As far as other things go, we are really busy traveling around everywhere and seems like lately we have ben home for a week, gone for a week and so on....This week we will be back in Mexico and I'm excited to see our friends down there.
Ethan is SO MUCH FUN! I love this stage that he is in and boy is he a little chatter box! He amazes me everyday with how much he talks! He says the funniest things too... For example, last Sunday we were at our Stake Conference and Ethan had just about had it with being in the chapel for 2 hours so we took him out in the foyer. Of course there were other people out there with their babies as well. Justin got a bloody nose and had to run to the bathroom and Ethan decided to announce to the whole foyer a few times, "Look! Daddy go poo-poo in the potty!" I was laughing so hard that I couldn't even correct him! Some of his newest things he says are: "Watch out!", "I say see you soon!", and "Hey friend!" to kids at the park. He talks to anyone and everyone and loves to tell anyone who will listen that "I rode an airplane. And then uh'nudder airplane. And a ubway (subway) and ohhh and then a choo choo train!" and the list goes on. I love that i can have conversations with him although he does most of the talking :) He has also found his shadow and it seems to entertain him for a good half hour or so every night in our living room. It's really funny to just sit back and watch him play make believe with his new err... friend? Just call him Peter Pan I guess.
Here is some recent pics of him....
He got some nasty rug burn on his nose from wrestling with daddy and then decided to pick the scab off during nap time one day. I came in to see him with dried blood all over face so I stuck a bandaid on him to take away the temptation. I thought he looked pretty goofy/cute :)
We sure do love our little boy and I am so grateful that I get to be home with him and watch him and his crazy antics! He is a lot of fun and we couldn't imagine life without him. We are also very excited to meet our little girl in March and already love her so much as well! I seriously am going to post about DC and Halloween sometime too. Hopefully this week. Thanks for reading if you made it this far!
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Ellie Marie is a pretty name. Good choice. Sorry about not getting together for another trip, this weekend ended up being busier than I thought and then we all got a little sick so we'll just have to get together when you get back. Have fun in Mexico!
at least it was in a spot you could put a band aid on - parker scratched his eye one day and then a few days later scratched the scab off...not fun! you are halfway done! good luck with the rest of the pregnancy
You are so tiny, you look great and make pregnancy look great. :)
I like the name Ellie.
I totally agree that being pregnant from Halloween through the New Years is going to be tough. Too many good things to eat. :)
Ethan sounds hilarious, too cute.
Great update! Glad your pregnancy is going well. Ellie is such a cute name. I remember once at work you mentioned you liked the name Emily? But maybe spelled differently? Loved hearing about Ethan's cute things, I look forward to when Max is saying all that crazy stuff! Ethan will be a great big brother.
Are you kidding me? October to January is the BEST time to eat whatever you want and gain weight without guilt!! Ash, you're not supposed to suck in when you take prego shots. :-) tee hee
I realy like the name Ellie especially with Ethan, very cute.
Ok, a few things...
A) I'm still amazed at how skinny you stay your ENTIRE pregnancy! You were the same with Ethan too!
B) That is a beautiful name and it sounds so cute with Ethan's name.
C) That was a hilarious story about Ethan's shout-out in stake conference! I told the story to Ryan and we were cracking up!
You are tiny!!! If you ever start feeling too big, put your picture up next to mine and you will feel alot better! I like the name. It goes well with ethan. Ethan looks so much older in these pictures. How old is he again?
Ellie and Ethan is perfect! I love it! Although I'm not convinced you are even pregnant yet by the picture :) You look great!
Hey friend! I love the name choice...super cute! And speaking of cute--you definitely win the contest for cutest pregnant lady. Also, the elder serving in my ward right now knocked on my door today asking if my old roommate was Ashleigh Smith. I guess you are in the same ward as his parents. It's a small world after all!!! Glad to hear you are doing so well.
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