Does this make me crazy?

So almost a month ago we found out the gender of Baby T. We went to a wonderful specialist for our quad screen who told us that she was 95% sure we were having a baby girl. 95% chance is pretty great right? I have found that I am very impatient and paranoid! I have spent the past month wondering that if the doctor was right. Of course, we are in a win/win situation with a boy or girl. I have felt scared to buy anything until we knew for sure it was a girl. Plus, I kept hearing stories of people finding the gender out early and going back for their anatomy scan at 20 weeks and the gender has changed. I have felt so crazy and worried about this.

Well, to solve my paranoia Dan and I went and paid for a sonogram today. I have heard of people doing 3D sonograms later on in their pregnancy, but not early on. Just to let you all know, you can pay to find out the gender early! It wasn't very expensive and we got to see our baby in 3D. Again, the tech confirmed that we are for sure having a baby girl. I won't post the picture with proof, but here you can see another shot of our little beauty queen. At one point she turned to us and waved. So crazy that our little orange this week doesn't look so little anymore! (She's the size of a naval orange this week.) She wasn't kicking as much as last time, but was waving her arms around.

I feel so much better seeing her again! Let the decorating and shopping begin!!

15 Weeks!

Nothing much new to report this week. I had another doctor's appointment with my regular doctor. Baby girl had a very strong heartbeat and was moving around a ton! You could hear a swishing sound of her moving around. Pretty amazing. I swear I am feeling her kick this week. Some say it's too early, but I keep thinking it's our little girl kicking her long legs.

We are headed to Colorado next week to go see Dan's parents. We are driving the 16 hours with the dogs and spending a few days there. We are really looking forward to getting out of this heat! We have never driven there before so it should be interesting. It's a glimpse into our future! Flying with a car seat, stroller, pack and play, etc doesn't seem practical so I'm sure we will be driving more than flying when our little one arrives.

I feel really great so far. I have to say, I am loving being pregnant. I haven't been as tired this week and I have a lot more energy. The only cravings I have had so far is a cold beer! Bud Light Lime to be exact. My mouth waters every time I see a sign for one. So strange.

I hope everyone has had a great week and weekend!

What will it bee...a he or a she???

This past Saturday Dan and I had a gender reveal party for our family and close friends. We found out the gender of Baby T the week before and kept it a secret for over a week! It was Dan's idea to keep it between us for a little while and now I am so glad we did. It was really fun to talk about it knowing that only the two of us knew. I'm pretty sure we tortured our family and friends but in the end they enjoyed the wait too. Beware, this is a picture heavy post!

We did a bee theme for the party. "What will it bee...a he or a she" is what our cake said. The cake turned out AMAZING!

Chase decided to use Adrienne's belly as a road for his truck.

My Dad drove up from Houston for the evening which meant the world to me. He's excited about being a first time grandad!

We had everyone give their suggestions for grandparent names. I think they are taking it as seriously as we are thinking of a name for our baby! And a picture of me and my beautiful mama!

The pups had on bee bandanas. They looked so cute.

We had everyone out down their guess for Baby T! As you can see most of the votes were for boy!

We had my mom cut into the cake to reveal the gender. Dan's parents were on skype so they wouldn't miss the party! We first had her cut into the top portion...she said "this is chocolate is there something you need to tell me..." haha






IT'S A GIRL!!!!

We are beside ourselves excited to be having a baby girl. I was completely shocked. I would have bet money that we were having a boy! Most of our friends have little boys so it will be nice to have a little girl in the mix. She will have many dates when her Daddy decides he will allow that :) Knowing that we are having a girl and seeing her move around last week makes this all so real. In less than 6 months we will have a little girl in our home and can't be more excited about it!

14 Weeks...Hello 2nd Trimester!

We are so happy to be out of the first trimester! Even though we have seen/heard the heartbeat several times, it still feels good to be out of the danger zone. Anything can happen, but we pray that we will continue to have a safe and healthy pregnancy. We have another appointment this week with our doctor on Thursday.

BIG NEWS...We do know Baby T's gender and had a gender reveal party for our families this weekend. That will have to be in another post this week. We found out last Friday at our quad screen test and kept it a secret for a week until we could get our families together and tell them at once. I didn't think I could keep it a secret, but I did!

I have felt really good this week and less tired. I'm excited for this next trimester because I hear it is when you feel your best. I hope everyone has had a great weekend and is staying out of this crazy heat. I swear this summer is hotter than it has every been!

13 Weeks and Baby T's first photo shoot

I can't believe that we are already into our 13th week! I'm pretty sure I am saying that every week. Time is FLYING by and I know that January will be here before we know it! This week was the first time a stranger asked me when I was due. We were in the grocery store and a nice man asked when our big day was. It took me off guard because I still don't feel like I am showing that much to people that don't know me. It made me feel really good :)

I still feel really good so far. I'm trying to figure out how to decorate the baby's room, but am drawing a blank so far. I have purchased quite a few maternity things and I can't wait to start wearing pieces from Pickled Lily. It will be fun to actually wear the clothes I have been selling for the past year. At the rate I'm going I'll be wearing them soon!

Friday we went in for our Quad screen test which is a hi tech sonogram that tests for down syndrome. We got to see pictures of our little one which was so amazing. The first thing that the doctor noticed was that he/she had long legs. It was kicking and punching and sucking its' thumb. I think it was just copying the kick boxing that I do every week. It is truly a miracle that our little one is so small (the size of a lemon this week) and we could still count all fingers and toes.

To celebrate the 4th we went down to Lake Conroe to see our friends Brandon and Brooke. They have a beautiful house on the lake and we had so much fun catching up with them. It felt like vacation. We had so much fun on their boat and jet skis and just hanging out. We also went to Dan's friend Justin's 30th birthday party. I always love seeing Dan with his friends from high school. He had a constant smile on his face and they laughed just as hard as they always do at all the crazy stories from growing up.

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!

12 Weeks: Baby Bump Debut...kind of

We are 12 weeks this week!! I feel like I am starting to show just in the past couple of days. I never thought I would be so excited to see my stomach getting bigger. I know a lot of people don't show early, but I'm going to say that I am because Dan and I were both HUGE babies. More so Dan. Let me remind you that he was almost 12 pounds when he was born!!! I was almost 9 which is still pretty big but it is not 12 pounds...

I had a lot more energy this week. I think I only took 2 naps. I started taking B12 which seemed to help a lot and I worked out a few times which always helps me. Only 2 more weeks until we are out of our first trimester!

I have to brag on my husband for a sec. Yesterday he went swimsuit shopping with me for the afternoon. I tried to warn him what he was in for going swimsuit shopping with a pregnant woman. He was a great sport and quite helpful. We even bought some maternity clothes which was a lot of fun.

I promise I do own more than just dresses!

A baby shower for a best friend...

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of hosting a baby shower for one of my closest friends, Adrienne. It was so fun planning this for her and we had a great time celebrating her first baby.

Adrienne and I have been friends since high school and have remained close since we graduated. I talk to her every morning! I'm not sure what we talk about but we always have something to say to each other! I am so excited for her and Glenn to be parents. She's due mid August with a baby boy that they are naming Owen. I can't wait to meet their little boy!

Me, Adrienne and Jana the other hostess

Adrienne and her amazing cake. It matched the invitation exactly!

For favors we did bags of caramel and cheese popcorn. Yum!

We had each guest fill out advice cards for Adrienne and Glenn. Each card said something different like, "I hope you learn...I hope you aren't afraid of...I hope you remember...etc". It gave those that don't have kiddos a starting point.

The shower turned out great and Adrienne and Glenn got stocked up with almost everything they need for their baby. Now we are all just waiting for Owen to make his debut!

11 Weeks and a staycation

I can't believe that we are 11 weeks already! I say "we" because it's our baby, even though I am the one carrying it, Dan is definitely doing his part in this. He has to put up with me and has been so wonderful. He says I've been pretty good so far :) This week I started to get really, really tired. I didn't work out this week like I have been, so maybe that's it. I'm great until about 1:00 and then I turn into a zombie. I compare it to when we have flown overseas and not slept on the plane and you are so tired you just want to pass out. Carrying a baby is a lot of work!

We had another doctor's appointment last Thursday that went great. We heard the baby's heartbeat for the first time which was really amazing. Our due date was moved again to January 7. I'm just going to start saying sometime in January we will have a baby. I guess the computer calculates it every time. Not the greatest 11 week picture, but you can see I'm definitely starting to fill out! Yay for almost being done with the first trimester!!

This weekend we wanted to get away but not actually go far, so we went to our favorite little hotel The Belmont for a night. We have stayed there in years past and loved it. They are an old motor hotel right outside of downtown Dallas near Oak Cliff. The views are amazing and it's a very boutique feel. We ate at one of our favorite restaurants, Hattie's. Saturday we went to the pool and hung out there for a while then came home and you guessed it, took a nap! It seems to be a daily thing at our house this week for me. I didn't take many pictures, but we had a great time.

BIG News!

Yes, we are having a baby!! We are expecting him or her to make their debut into the world January 8, 2012! We are beside ourselves excited and feel very blessed. I have been feeling pretty good so far. Besides a bad cold/cough I have had from the beginning I have felt pretty normal. I'm trying to be good and work out and eat healthy but still allowing myself some indulgences :) I know the next 7 months will fly by so we are going to cherish each stage of this pregnancy.

No cravings really and no weight gain so far. I'm sure I won't be able to say that for long. Dan was almost 12 lbs when he was born and I was almost 9 so we are looking forward to a big baby! We told our parents for Mother's Day and they are all so thrilled to be first time grandparents. I can't wait to see Dan as a dad because I know he will be amazing. I'm looking forward to blogging about this amazing journey we are now on!

I heart Italy.

Almost two weeks ago we got back from our amazing vacation. 11 days ways was the perfect length for a vacation overseas. We spent 7 nights in Sorrento, a small town outside of Rome. The remaining 3 we spent in Rome (that post will come later). Sorrento was by far our favorite town so far in Italy. Sorrento is where the limoncello was created. There were lemons everywhere and they were HUGE!

Please excuse the blurry pic of my hubby.

The weather was perfect the entire trip. 70 degrees and cool. Only one day it rained a little. From Sorrento we could take day trips. We went to Capri one day which was only a ferry ride away. We were able to take a gondola ride all the way to the top of the mountain which made for beautiful pictures.

Another day we went to Pompeii. I am glad that we saw Pompeii, but I probably wouldn't go back. Our tour guide was great, but his English was terrible. It was amazing to see a town that was so old.

Our last day we went to the Amalfi coast to a town called Positano. This was a cute little town along the Mediterranian Sea. The bus ride was very interesting. I highly recommend looking straight ahead and not looking down. The drivers know what they are doing and do it all the time. To give you an idea, the ride was along a windy road up a mountain. And the bus drove at least 50 mph. The bus dropped us up at the top of the mountain and we walked through the town until we got to the beach at the bottom. Another beautiful picture place.

I'll have to do another post on our time in Rome. We took over 800 pictures so these hardly even show all the fun we had! We had wine, pasta and pizza everyday and slept a ton. Truly a wonderful vacation!!