Catch Up

I'm just trying to catch up as a lot has gone on in the last 3 months... yes, it's been almost 3 months since I've gotten on here...

January: Lexington got hit with an ice storm that had almost everyone locked up in their homes for 2 days. I put Pat to work!

I had seen a Pottery Barn video for how to paint stripes in a bedroom - it didn't look too hard, so I asked Pat to paint stripes in Jacob's room. It's a good thing he loves me! Pat spent the next 48 hours measuring, taping and painting blue and green stripes in the nursery. It was a LONG process and a good thing he had two full days to work on it without any interruptions or it still might not be done. It looks great now and I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Also, I was able to attend the Henry Brown warehouse sale in November and picked up a great diaper bag that would work for a boy or girl and Pat wouldn't be ashamed to carry. Since finding out we were having a boy Jennifer took the bag back to Henry Brown and had it monogrammed. I LOVE how it turned out!

Catch Up March

March 7, 2009 - The Brownies (Alice, Laura, Meagan & Paige) threw a baby shower at Meagan's house in Louisville to spoil Jacob rotten! He now has UK and WKU attire to get him started off right. We were also showered with lots of monogrammed items, cute clothes, bottles and bathing necessities. Thanks girls for all your hard work! It looked amazing and Pat and I can't thank them enough for their generosity.
Some pictures from the shower...

Paige kept making me take pictures of "the belly," turns out it was a good idea. I don't ever take them on my own AND right after we took this picture Meg took the balloons outside to tie on the mailbox - and they came undone and flew away! It's the only documentation of the balloon bouquet we have :(

27 Weeks and 2 Days

It's a BOY!

Boy oh BOY!! Looks like blue will be our new favorite color. The doctors have confirmed we are expecting a healthy baby boy! He's been measured and the radiologist is reviewing all the measurements and the possibility of an earlier due date is on the horizon, but only by a few days. The ultrasound tech seemed to think that with the measurements from 1/12 and the measurements of the first ultrasound being more in line than the due date calculated by the doctor we might push up our expectant date just a bit. I'll find out in two weeks when I report back to Dr. E.

No Resolutions

I don’t make New Year Resolutions, never really have. So instead of resolutions I think I’ll begin this year simply with hope - not hope for accomplishing any goals, but hope for rich experiences, love, and lessons to come in this new chapter of our lives.
I have to admit, I am mainly hoping for rich experiences, and I’m shooting for the first being in two short weeks when Pat and I will go for our 20 week ultrasound. I have one friend who had a great ultrasound this week, finding out they are having a very healthy boy. Another friend of ours will venture to the ultrasound room on Monday for hopefully the very same news. And then we’re next. It will be quite an exciting three weeks, and I’m hoping for a good shopping spree on the night of January 15th!!

Picture from 12/26/08 in Maryland. 17 weeks & 1 Day

Oh, the fun of Homecoming

I have to post this picture, as it makes me laugh every time I see it. My lil sister in KD was very excited to hear our news about Peanut. So much that she took a picture with just my exaggerated belly and has titled it "Oh No...There's a Bun in the Oven."

Katie always has the best attitude and is so fun to be around! Love you Lil!

Checking in with the Doc

I was hoping after a big 4 day weekend of eating yummy starchy foods - mainly made by my grandmother - that I would gain some much needed baby weight. Now that I’ve also had my sweet tooth back, I was sure this wouldn’t be a problem – it never has been before. But oh how morning sickness that lingers can change everything.
As my doctor reported yesterday afternoon, "You've lost a few pounds." Bummer! So, now I’m on a mission, to gain at least 5 pounds by December 31. I’m hoping the morning sickness will subside soon, and the weight won’t keep coming off. We want to keep the little peanut as happy and healthy as possible. It’s funny how my view of the scale has changed the last 3 months. I now applaud ½ pound increases in numbers and get really upset when I lose 3 pounds in a week. I’ve also been advised that some women would want to ring my neck after hearing my report of weight loss and struggling to gain weight with a baby on board. To those that want to ring my neck: I’m sorry, I’m trying!!
On a better note, I heard the heartbeat again yesterday – a strong 162. The doctor reports everything looks good and everyone is healthy. I scheduled our 20 week ultrasound for January 15 at 3:00. 6 weeks I’m sure will come VERY soon!

We've Got Crabs! And Starfish, And Seahorses....

Pat and I recently ventured to Babies R Us for our first trip when not buying a baby gift, oh what an experience. So many things! It’s quite a mind stimulating experience. I’ll definitely need to call in some help from The Lodmell’s, or as Pat and I call them, The Local Experts. Just walking through and looking at all the bottles was overwhelming. We’ll take help/experience where we can get it. We did stumble across a few items we couldn’t go without purchasing. Bedding! I had promised myself we’d wait until we knew if we were having a boy or a girl before we ventured into getting a nursery ready, but we just couldn’t resist! I think the little crab did us in. We’re very excited about sharing our family’s love of the ocean (mainly the Caribbean) with Peanut. Maybe we’ll put Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Chesney on permanent replay on the iPod this summer. The picture below has several items that won't make it into our nursery -- slightly overkill, but you get the idea.