Seeing Baby L

Sorry for going MIA there for a minute... or several weeks. I've been busy and haven't been in the mood to update aka edit pictures for a post. But, I'm here now with a new round of updates and a post! Woo! First up, we went to the sonogram, twice actually. The first time we went our little L wasn't very cooperative and wouldn't give us a good enough face shots. Lots of lady parts shots (she's not very modest, apparently.) but not good shots of her face, so the amazing woman who did our sonogram invited us back the following week for a free follow-up appointment to see about better pictures. We went back and L was once again because her little difficult self, snuggled into my placenta, all cozy like a pillow, but after a half hour she decided to let us see her sweet face. She looks JUST LIKE Gracie. Gracie went with us too, btw. She loved it when L would stick her tongue out and wave her hand, she told everyone (once we got home) that L was waving at her and saying hello because she already loves her big sister. Isn't that cute?



There are literally 100's of pictures but a lot of them would have to be explained and I don't want to have to do that, so just enjoy the two simple ones above. haha! As far as her features, she has super chubby cheeks and the same nose and chin as Gracie. They are going to be inseparable, I can already see it now. Best friends for life. :) Gracie is so excited! She also has nice long legs & big feet, just like Daddy. Which, I already knew from all of her wild ninja moves she does in my belly. ;)

Since then we went and got more stuff in prep for her arrival. I now just need a lot of little things here and there, like command strips for hanging her pictures and hooks to hang her mobile and other decor. I'm mostly just in need of things for me now, like a night gown (for my first night there, after birth), slippers, travel sized shampoo and things of that nature. But, by the time she gets here, everything will be (hopefully!!) crossed off my list. Paul tries to buy stuff every week, so we are moving right along.

In two weeks, Gracie graduates from Pre-K! I can't believe it. We got back her pictures with her cap & gown, they turned out so cute. I'll share those once they are scanned. Unfortunately, they put all the girls in red. Of all the colors, one of my least favorites. Blah! They should of just did everyone in blue, or the girls in white. But not red! Oh well.

Kids get out of school in about two weeks! This school year has just flown on by. Before I know it, I'll be in labor and have another little one ready to go to school. Slow down, time! At this point, I'm just trying to soak up these last several weeks of this pregnancy since it will be my final one. Every little (or BIG!) kick and movement, I'm trying my best to hold on to for as long as I can. But, I will say I sure can't wait to really see her face and hold her in my arms. Only 6 weeks till we are full term! Can't believe it. :)

We made it!

It's official! We made it to the 2nd trimester and I gotta say that ever since I hit it I've felt so much better. I finally have some energy, no more morning sickness & I finally felt good enough to go get my eyebrows waxed. Talk about relief! It has been two months since I last got them cleaned up and let me tell you, I'm so glad it's taken care of now.

With the 2nd trimester now in my grasp, I have lots of things to look forward to in the coming weeks and months. We are planning a Gender Reveal Party, which I'm really looking forward to. We decided that on the day of the sonogram that only Paul & I will be going and we will have the tech put the gender reveal image in an envelope without telling us what the gender is. Then we will head to Publix and ask the bakery to look and see what we are having and to make a cake that on the inside will either have pink or blue icing, depending on girl or boy of course. Then we will send out of our invites for the party and then reveal on party day at the end what the inside of the cake tells us. I'm going to be doing a Bee theme, which I know is pretty common for Gender Reveal Party's but our last name starts with a B, so it really fits. My lovely mother will be hosting the party at her home and creating the invites and some decor for us. I'm pretty excited!

I'm hoping for a March party, since the end of Feb should be when we find out. As far as the nursery, I made a inspiration board, which I'm still tweeking. So, I'll have that ready for my next update. Hopefully later this week! :)

They're having a baby...

and it's just ONE baby! Thank heavens! Haha. As much as it would of been cool to experience twins, in reality, I enjoy sleep. I know if we did have twins my personal time would literally disappear. But, regardless, I'm happy! Now I'm excited for the next step in finding out what Baby #2 is! With that said, I thought it would be fun to post a poll on the sidebar asking all of you, what do you think Baby #2 will be? A boy or a girl? Feel free to vote!

Here is the first picture of our new bundle of joy to be here in July!


I'm so happy & excited! I'm looking forward to breast feeding this time and everything I tried to rush through the first time. I'm going to totally enjoy this pregnancy and cherish every moment, every second. I'm in such a happy place right now. :)

Happy New Year!

First, I hope everyone had a great and safe New Year, as well as a great Holiday season! Ours was especially special because right after Thanksgiving we found out I'm pregnant!! I honestly didn't believe it when the test showed two pink lines, so I freaked out and called my dr and made an appointment. After impatiently waiting for the weekend to speed by, the time finally came and I went to the dr who confirmed I was expecting! I cried and cried, I was so happy! I made sure to contact everyone in my family and inform them of the news & everyone is also just as excited as we are.

I'm due in late July. Unless the news we are waiting to hear about on Tuesday changes that due date. I took a fertility drug, since it took us nearly 3 years to get pregnant, and that increases my chances for twins to 80%, plus the fact that twins are strong on both sides of my family & I was also a twin (my twin brother died before I was born) so the chances of it being twins is very high! We would be happy with just one baby but two would be loved just the same! I have my monthly checkup on Monday and my sonogram on Tuesday. I gotta tell ya, I'm super excited! I couldn't wait for the holidays to end and the new year to start so that these appointment dates would get here. As long as there is one boy in my belly, I'll be one happy momma! I'd love to have one of each of my own. Although, Jordan is special too, it would be the world to me to be able to have a boy of my own, so it's pretty clear we are on team blue this time!!

Anyway, with that said, we will be remodeling a room off of my bedroom, that was going to be a bathroom, but will now be turned into a small nursery. So, in the coming months I'll have lots of posts about the new babies room and also lots of baby posts! I'm also going to be having a gender reveal party to find out the sex of the baby in March or April. Lots of stuff to look forward too! :)