Boy or Girl?!?

26 weeks pregnant in my flight dress. 

Time has been flying by and I will be in my third trimester in a week. That means only a little over 3 more months until Dennis and I get to meet our little bundle of joy. I have already been noticing some of the side effects of the third trimester like wanting to take a nap in the middle of the day, harder to get to sleep and get comfortable at night, being super clumsy, or my favorite, Snissing (Sneezing and peeing a little at the same time). Other than those minor hiccups, I have been feeling great and got a baby who is kicking like crazy. I am enjoying every moment of being pregnant.

26 weeks pregnant! 

One exciting thing since I last posted is that the nursery is beginning to actually look like a nursery. I painted the walls last week a light teal/turqouise color which is very gender neutral and looks great. Dennis also built the crib and dresser/changing table this weekend and they look fantastic with the wall color. It definitely still needs some decorations but I think we have a good start. I will post some pictures once it is a little more completed.

Girl or Boy?

Even though Dennis and I are not finding out the sex it is always fun to take a guess at things. At first, I thought I was going to have a girl because I craved the same exact sweets as my good friend Meredith. And by same, I mean she told me she was craving starbursts and skittles and those two exact items I had bought from the store during my whole first trimester. All my friends here at Misawa seem to think I am having a boy. As of right now, I am not really sure and I am not leaning towards either side. So I looked up some old wives tales which help you "predict" the gender and I thought they would be fun to try. I am not going to go out and buy all pink or blue after this but I thought it would be fun to look back at it and see which predictions were correct. They all have a 50/50 chance so here it goes.

1. Chinese Gender Chart = Girl
2. Mayan odd and even numbers = Girl
3. Heart rate. Faster (>140) is Girl. Slower (<140) is Boy. = Girl 
4. Cravings. Sweet foods is Girl. Salty foods is a boy. = Girl 
5. How you are carrying the baby. High is Girl. Low is Boy. = Boy (Low I think but it could be in the middle. lol!)
6. String over belly test. String goes in circle is Boy. String goes back and forth is a girl. = Girl
7. Bad acne is a girl. It says that she is stealing her mother's beauty. = Boy 
8. Dry Skin is a boy or Soft Skin is a girl. = Boy 
9. Linea Nigra Line. All the way up the belly is Boy. Just to belly button is Girl. Mine is very faint but from what I can tell it stops at the belly button =Girl 


There is also one where you mix your pee with Drano and whichever color it comes out equals a certain gender but I am not willing to try that one. Seems not too user friendly with the fumes and I don't want to buy drano just to do it. So from the results above it looks like I should definitely break out the pink, or coral in my case, because I am having a girl. Which I would be super excited about if it  was accurate but then again I would be just as excited for a little boy. Honestly though, the only thing Dennis and I are hoping for is a healthy and happy baby no matter the gender. We are just so excited to have something to look forward to in the delivery room.

What do you think the sex will be? Click the link below and take the poll.

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On another note, I got named this weekend by the Lady Panthers. My name is "SPADES" which is due to my love of Kate Spade purses and some other things but we will not get into that. ;) It was a fun naming just wish I had been able to partake in the drinking part. Other than that, things have been good over here on the other side of the world. Looking forward to coming home in about two weeks. I hope everything is going well for everyone back home and I can't wait to see most of you soon :)

6 months

6 months pregnant in front of the Viper. 

Six months into the pregnancy and I think I was made for this. I have been in the best mood over the last couple months and can't stop smiling and laughing. Pregnancy just suits me. Hopefully, this trend will continue on and crossing my fingers, I will have an easy birth as well. I went in for my 24 week appointment last week and everything was looking good. They measured my belly which was exactly at 24 inches. They say from the bottom of your pelvic bone to the top of your uterus should usually measure about how many weeks you are. The only scary thing they told me is that I have to go in soon for my gestational diabetes test in the next couple weeks. The doctor said I should be fine but it's just one of those things that you never know. So say a little prayer for me and hopefully I will be in the clear. I heard from other mom's to be that Gestational diabetes is no fun especially since you have to restrict your sugar intake. Other than that, I have been feeling the baby kicking a lot more lately. I actually have felt it faintly with my hand on my belly but the doctor said it would be a little harder since my placenta is at the front of my uterus. When that moves to the back I am sure I will feel a lot harder kicks and at some point get a little sick of it. I just can't wait until Dennis gets to feel the little guy/girl.

Speaking of boy or girl, I think Dennis and I have finally settled on our baby names. If it's a boy it will be Dennis Joseph Muller III and if it's a girl it will be Heidi Alice Muller. We both have recently fell in love with the name Heidi and thought it was very appropriate with both of our German Heritage. The girl name could change, you never know, but for right now that's what we are leaning towards.

The nursery furniture is here! We had to order from the military catalog store since no where online can you ship a crib or dresser to an APO address. Just one of the little things we have to work around being overseas and in the military. We ordered a crib and small dresser/changing table (espresso color) and will be keeping our Queen bed in the room for any guests that may come visit or sleepless nights with the baby. It will be a tight fit in our little military housing but I think we can make it work. I will be mixing some paint colors together this week to try and get a turquoise color for the walls. It should be a fun experiment. I will be sure to post some pictures of our progress and once we get the whole room together.

I want to send a big thank you to Dennis' mom, Ms. Cheryl, and my parents for sending us some really adorable baby stuff. Baby Muller is so loved already. Just an FYI for anyone else that might be thinking about sending a package while we are overseas. To save a little money I would go to the post office and get a flat rate box to ship the items in. Even if you have to use more than one it usually ends up being cheaper since weight is not a factor in those boxes. Just a heads up.

I will be home in less than a month and be having a baby shower on July 13th back in the states. I can't wait to see all my family and friends and also eat some much craved Chick-fil-a. Which I should probably tell my mother that the shower should be catered by them. Haha! I hope you all have a great weekend and to all my teacher friends I hope you are enjoying your much needed summer break.