Ugh. I am awful at keeping up with these. FAIL.

Today is a milestone though so I figured I would update my blog on what has been going on.

I am 27 weeks pregnant as of today! Cannot believe our daughter will be here in 12 weeks (even though I think it's more like 11). Josh and I could not be happier but we are waiting patiently to meet our little girl. Yup! We are having A GIRL!!!! We are naming her Harper Jo-Mae. We got a lot of "ooh I like that name" and a lot of "why THAT name?" LOL.

Well, Harper was a name we had years ago and it is the only one that stuck considering we went through tons and tons of girl names, we didn't like any of them as much as Harper. Jo came from my grandma, her initials were JKO and I always thought Jo was cute, so yeah. Mae is the name of Josh's grandma on his dad's side and great grandma's name on his mom's side. We decided to hyphen it because Harper Jo would end up looking like her first name and I didn't want that. So, Jo-Mae is what looks and sounded best to us.

Cravings this time around include: spicy stuff, chocolate, sweet tea, chicken sandwiches, and milk.
*It is really funny because normally I do not like sweet things but apparently while pregnant I do. Also, in the beginning ANYTHING with chicken made me sick, not anymore. So bizarre. Haha.

Symptoms as of now: lower back pain, trouble sleeping - but always tired, light cramping, and a few other nasty things I would rather not share. You're welcome!

So, yup. Harper is due October 21st which is only 3 months away which is so close. We have only received a few things from friends/family which is slightly disappointing because so many people asked for us to make a registry yet not many people seem to stick to what they say. Oh well.

Things we have for her so far though(that we bought):
16 bottles (different sizes)
Bottle cleaner brush
Blankets (lost count)
Diaper bag (thanks to the hubby!)
Booties
Onesies (tons and tons)
Clothes (NB-18 months)
3 pairs of shoes
Bibs
Nursery decor
Pac n play
High chair
Stroller
Walker
Activity set
Swing/Glider
Breast pump
.......Etc. I know there is more but I cannot think of things. Haha.

Things we have received from friends/family:
Bassinet
Diapers (two boxes of size 1 so far)
Personalized car seat cover
Personalized (and remade) stroller/car seat
Personalized baby blanket
(Apparently getting a rocking chair, a camera system, and a crib but haven't gotten it yet)

Josh and I are not expecting anything from anyone. We are thankful for the things we are getting but we are aware that we are doing everything pretty much alone.

Very exciting!!!! Only 90 days left!!!!