Busy, Busy..

Well, it's been over a month since I last posted with our exciting news, and everything is continuing to go well with Baby Heavin. I had another doctor appointment on the 13th and Mason and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat again, which was fabulous! Luckily, Mason was able to come again because of the snow days we got Monday and Tuesday of last week. I have to say, having two additional days off was amazing! My next appointment is March 13th and the next ultrasound is March 20th, which we are really looking forward to! I'm 17 weeks today and I honestly can't believe how quickly it's going already! I'm definitely starting to get a little bit of a belly as well. I've posted a couple of belly pictures per Tabitha's request (Mason's sister). I'm not a huge fan of these ones but they were taken this morning so they are as up-to-date as they can be!

Since last weekend was a long weekend because of President's Day, I decided to take a trip to Ft. Campbell, Kentucky to see my dear friend Cara since it's only about a six hour drive. We had not seen each other in over a year and I was very eager to make a visit especially since I had not yet met her twin boys Caden and Jaxson. They were born on August 2nd so it's possible our babies could all share birthdays since that's the day I'm due! I had a blast while there. We had a pretty relaxing weekend and did a little shopping and just hung out. I bought a couple of things for the baby, and really had to restrain myself from buying more! Also, I have to say, parents of multiples are amazing and I'm not sure how they do it! Caden and Jaxson are definitely good babies and so much fun to play with, but they certainly keep Cara and Joey (her husband) busy! It was good practice! I came home Monday and spent the rest of the day relaxing and hanging out with Mason.

Speaking of Mason, I decided to give him his birthday present early (really early as his birthday isn't until April 10th). I had been saving up for 7-8 months so that he could buy the gun safe he so desperately wanted. I really was going to wait to give him his gift, but he happened to text me one morning once he got to school and said that Dick's Sporting Goods had a deal going on gun safes that hold 32 guns. Once he told me how much they were going for it was kind of hard to pass up so I asked if he wanted his birthday gift early. Of course he said yes because I had been taunting him for about as long as I had been saving, telling him I knew what his birthday gift was going to  be and that it would fit in a shoebox. I planned to put the money I saved in the box, along with a picture of a gun safe. So he didn't even get suspicious or think it had anything to do with a gun safe! : ) Here are a few pictures of his reaction!

He was pretty excited, and it was fun to see his reaction. I had to reiterate that this gift counted for Valentine's Day, his birthday, Father's Day, and our anniversary and he seemed to be perfectly content with that so that's good! Aside from that, he is just staying busy with school and work.

The house is still coming along nicely. Don't get me wrong, we still have A LOT we need/want to do, but it is looking great! We've gotten a couple new pieces of furniture compliments of an antique store and Eric (Mason's step-dad). He made us an entry table for our entryway and he did an excellent job on it! Now I just need to find something to put on it. I also need to figure out where I want to hang all the picture frames we have. I may wait until JJ and Bailey come down for a visit since they still have a couple of things we got from Christmas that didn't fit in our car. Speaking of which, they are coming down in T-2 weeks and Mason and I are so very excited! They've been coming down to visit for the past 4 years and we have so much fun each time. Depending on the weather and how we feel we may either take a trip to Elephant Rock or wander down to Silver Dollar City. Either way it will be a blast! After my brother and Bailey leave, my Grandma Steffen and my Aunt Kathy may swing through for a quick visit. It would be wonderful to see them as well so hopefully it'll work out!

Anyways, I think that's all for the time being and I hope everyone is doing well!! I'm off to spend some quality time with my bed!! : )