She's just teeny tiny

We had another doc appt yesterday afternoon and have discovered her growth is staying in the 6% range. So it looks like I'm genetically predispositioned to have small babies. I will not complain at all. I can handle a 6 lber....9 or 10...not at all....She looks healthy and weighs in at 2lbs 5 oz. Bloodflow is textbook as is her heart rate. Still no 4D look since she is being stubborn and wasn't looking in the right spot. She's been staying in the right position lately with her head down and feet up. She seems to keep in same spot usually, feet up on the left and head down to the right at a diagonal. She's just kicking and punching away. 11 more weeks and she'll be here....Enoch is ready for her but I'm not at all...there still seems like there is so much to do. Mattress, stroller, changing table, dresser, crib bumper, diapers diapers diapers, bottles, a bouncer...baby shower....11 weeks is really going to fly by so fast...

27 weeks!

Well, here's another progress report! I totally look pregnant now. I can't believe that in 3 months, I'll be a mom! Ashlyn gets the hiccups quite often now and I just can't help but laugh. In church, I just started laughing because I'm sitting there watching my tummy move with her hiccups. She's getting so active. It's not just little nudges anymore. It's full blown karate kicks and judo punches. But she is just way too much fun! Now if only she were this active while they did the ultrasound so we could get a 3D one. It's like she knows...

Enoch has a game with her already. He'll tickle the left side of my tummy and she must think it's the greatest thing because she always squirms after that. Well, she either thinks it's the greatest thing or it annoys the crud out of her. Either way, it's super cute!

A whole new 'do

I decided it was time for another change to my body as if a belly wasn't enough....I went to Brodi's and got my hair hacked off! There was about 7 inches on the floor when she got done but I love it! Next step, highlights! I absolutely love my haircut! All I had to do was show this girl a photo of what I was thinking about and just leave her to it. She knew exactly where to place the layers to give me the most volume and movement. Plus there's an extra belly picture in there. Ashlyn is positioned right against my belly and she pushes off my spine I swear. It's the most uncomfortable position she can be in. Enoch is wondering why my belly will look like it will grow by 3 weeks in the space of an hour and it's just Ashlyn being active. Time to go have some fun with this new 'do! I haven't had it this short since my junior year in high school, 6 years ago!

24 weeks

She's getting a little bit bigger and so are my hips and thighs. Oh the joys of pregnancy....weight gain you just can't stop. All that water weight makes you look so pudgy and there's not a darn thing us ladies can do about it. But it's all ok if it means healthy baby girl! We're so excited for Ashlyn to get here! My wonderful sis in law sent some adorable clothes! She's spoiling Ashlyn already! Thanks Raquel!!! I can't wait to dress her up! These are only about 1/10 of the clothes she's sent me. The cowgirl onesies are my faves onesies! And the little Princess boxed set with the headband, diaper ruffle butt cover onesie and cute ruffle socks and shoes. I can't wait to dress her up in that.

Got May, June, July and part of August left to go! It's gone so fast I can't believe it. She's finally got a schedule down in my tummy. She's my little alarm clock at 5 am. She chills out at 7 but kicks right back into full tumble mode from 8 to 11 then seems to take a little nap from noon to 4. She must know when dinner time is cause at 5 she's going "mommy feed us!" She stays fairly active until about 9 and then seems to just conk out and it all begins again at 5 am the next day. Hopefully this scheduly stays when she's born because Enoch and I could totally handle that.

Well this Thusday is the fun glucose test and another ultrasound. Hopefully we can do the 3D one this time around. She seems to be spending most of her time standing on my bladder. And my belly button is about to pop out it seems like. If I stretch, it starts to do the whole inside out thing. Enoch keeps saying, ding! she's almost done! He's going to make such a wonderful father! He's so good with kids and loves playing with them. I'm not worried about a thing :)

21 weeks

Well, another update on little Miss Ashlyn ( we decided on 1 N). She's getting big fast, as is Mommy's appetite...I'm hungry all the time. Not just feeling hungry...tummy growling, tummy in knots hungry. I've been trying to keep from eating too much. Dr. Lovell said eating proteins helps keep the appetite down. I really really don't want to have gestational diabetes. I've heard that it happens when the mom gains too much weight. I get to do the glucose test in 4 weeks at our next appt....yaaay........... So how bad does it really taste? I've heard mixed reviews on it. We went for the lemon-lime wannabe. The orange just looked too scary.

IT'S A GIRL!!!!

We are so excited to announce we're having a little girl!!!!!!! Enoch's little princess is growing big and strong. The measurments show she's a week behind. I have another ultrasound in 4 weeks just to check on the growth and confirm it's a girl. She was breeched today with her head by my bellybutton and her little legs were always going a mile a minute. She's gonna be a swimming or dancer haha. Hopefully she moves during that time so they can do the 3d ultrasound next visit!

It's official! Little Ashlynn Michelle Bowler is growing in my tummy!!! Can you find her face in the ultrasound? She's got her head tilted to the left and her body is on the right side. We got some amazing video's too. It's almost like an out of body experience to watch the little girl move around inside.

Is it a Boy or Girl???

We find out if it's a boy or girl in 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Halfway there!

Well I've officially passed the halfway mark and I am more than halfway done with the pregnancy! We can't wait for Baby Bowler to arrive! We find out on Thursday if its a boy or girl and maybe if the little squirmer is calm enough, we'll get a 3D ultrasound. Those are so amazing. You can see what your baby looks like before he/she is born. We are so so so excited!! Looking at the poll, 3/4s of you are thinking it's going to be a girl. Everyone is having girls haha. I hope it's a girl cause I don't want to have to decide a boy name. Enoch knows he wants to have a boy, naturally. But I really can't decide which I would rather have. I just want a healthy baby. I've got one hyper kid growing in my belly. All day long he/she is just going crazy. I've discovered juice quiets him/her and hot chocolate makes him/her go crazy. Diet coke is a toss up....quite strange since I drink the fat free lower sugar hot chocolate and coke has caffine and juice has more sugar...Suprises around every corner for sure.

5 months

So yes I'm at work. I kept getting texts and comments about my baby belly and I knew if I didn't do it when it was fresh in my mind I would just keep forgetting. So here is the 5 month baby belly. Look really close and you can tell haha. The baby is really moving around alot today. Of course my half hourly bathroom trips probably keep him/her perky. But it's the coolest thing to feel the baby moving around. Grow Baby Bowler grow!!! But not too big....we don't want a 9 lb baby on our hands in 4 months.... The long shirt makes me look skinnier than I really am haha

Spring is here!!

We couldn't believe the weather today! It was almost 70 and barely a breeze! This is the first picture I've taken in a while. I know...I've been slacking on the baby belly progress report. It's barely there trust me haha. But Enoch and I enjoyed a ride today because we don't know how many more I'll be able to take. We asked the doctor about riding motorcycles and he said just be safe. The shaking won't hurt the baby, but accidents will. So we are keeping things nice and slow.

Enoch found himself a new riding outfit. What a cutie! He never likes to smile cause he thinks his smile is goofy....Let's see some pearly whites!!!

So can you tell those are maternity jeans? I know I look a little goofy but beanies are the way to go when you ride. No knots to comb out after and no hair whipping you in the face while riding. Enoch can't figure out why I'm wearing bigger shirts already. I tried so hard before I was pregnant to keep myself in shape and keeping trim and it's taking some getting used to to have a little belly. It's in that awkward stage where it's " am I pregnant or just fluffy?" Well I think I'm the only one that thinks that way I guess. Enoch always rolls his eyes when I make that comment about myself.
Well tomorrow I'm 19 weeks. I can't believe I'm almost halfway through the pregnacy. April 2nd is the ultrasound!!! And we double checked that the appointment was made right this time. We thought of another boy name, if it's a boy. Conrad... thoughts?? Why is it that boy names are so much harder? We picked out girl name like that. But boy, oh boy, those boys.