Weeks 23-27...Walker Mays Akin!!

Soooo....can we say busy and overwhelmed, but in a good way?? i just have not had a chance to even think about "blogging" for the past few weeks...obviously. But, we have however, gotten a lot accomplished over the past several weeks..yay! First things first, for those of you not on Facebook...we have finally named our little bundle of joy: Walker Mays Akin. At last!!! Richard was out of town for school and i was sitting there by myself, and the baby decided to debut his skills in kickboxing and it just came to me...what about Walker?? I have no idea where it came from, but we both really liked it and it just felt right. We are super excited that our son now has a name instead of "baby." May was my Memaw's middle name (my mom's mom) so i just added an "S" to make it suitable for a male name...i really wanted to do something in my Memaw's honor, she meant so much to us, and i just couldn't resist! So, that was a big "to do" off of our checklist. Then, while i was out of town at the beach for a bacherlorette party...

Richard rented a storage unit and began emptying our extra bedroom so that we can make room for Walker's things! We now have the crib in the room, we have just not had a chance to put it together yet...but my anxiety has already gotten better just from majority of the "crap" being removed from the room...i am excited to decorate his room however...so hopefully we finish with moving stuff out really soon..I doubt it will be this weekend since we have a wedding on our agenda! One of my best friends, Ashley, is getting married Saturday...this is the wedding i have to get my big butt and belly into a size 0 dress!
 thanks to my momma the seamstress...i think we have it covered! we just had to wait until the last minute cause i am growing every single day.

Richard went out of town this past weekend for a bachelor party trip and i feel like i got a lot accomplished at the apartment...cleaned, went thru my old clothes and bagged some things up to put away in storage..and also celebrated my nephews 3rd birthday on Saturday!! he is proof that they really do grow up so fast. makes me want to make my pregnancy slow down so i can enjoy it a little longer...yep, thats right, i said enjoy it. I feel like i have been blessed with a wonderful pregnancy..so far at least! no major problems or complaints...My feet and ankles were swelling a lot until i went to my last appointment and she just told me to cut out salt and as much sodium as possible from my diet, keep my feet elevated, and wear flip flops (i was not upset about the flip flops part)..and viola! my skinny ankles are back in action, YAY! and speaking of appointments...we are now going every 2 weeks...that means were are closing in on the end of this thing!! almost made it to the 3rd trimester now! Another exciting milestone...this Friday we have our 4D sonogram at 1:00...i am SO excited to see what Walker is looking like in there!! now, let me go ahead and do my updates in case i run out of time here..

Stats:

• Weeks pregnant: 27 weeks
• My weight: 143 this morning-i have lost about 4 lbs. since cutting out sodium..it was amazing how much fluid i had in my legs/ankles/feet already! So, i have gained a total of 33 lbs so far!!
• Size of baby boy: weighs about 2, 2 1/2 pounds, about the size of a head of cauliflower and is about 14 1/2 inches long with his legs extended
• Fun facts: Walker is sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking his fingers. With more brain tissue developing, my baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were to be born now
• How am i feeling?? I am feeling pretty good these days...i am tired of saying i am tired, so i wont say it. I am looking forward to all of our showers we have coming up :)
• Emotionally: I still just break down and cry sometimes...but i usually feel like i have a good reason..stressed at work, cant beleive its going by so fast, the apartment is too small, you know, the usual stressors.
• Physically: you guessed it!! TIRED all the time...already.
• Cravings: Lately i have been craving fried chicken salads...or just fried chicken, but been eating a lot of salads to make it feel like its healthier :) also, still craving fruit! and sweet tea...believe it or not, i have not been drinking that many cokes...but i am all about some sweet tea!!
• Fun Stuff: getting to see what he looks like this Friday!! also, getting closer to getting his room ready! We registered at Babies R' Us and Walmart and cant wait to get some of the cute things we asked for!!

Well, sorry to have kept you all waiting for the past 5 weeks or so for a new update...there is just no way i can keep up with doing this every week...call me lazy if you want, i dont mind :) but i have just had so much going on...i knew March would be a busy month...just did not realize how busy! And since i have failed to write in so long, i am sure i have left something out, but i will try to do better in the future! As always, thanks for listening and supporting me!

kristin & walker :)