19 weeks!!

Wow! I can't believe it's been 19 weeks already! I had my "big" ultrasound yesterday. As usual, I had my psychologist take my BP the day before and it was actually normal!! Dr. Peeler took that reading instead of taking it at his office :). I was very happy. I have gained 4 lbs so since I didn't gain any last month, I wasn't too stressed about it. That brings my total at the halfway point to 11 lbs.
The ultrasound tech said the baby looked perfect, so perfect she said that she finished the ultrasound a lot faster than normal. The baby kept looking straight at her, laying on his side. She said he weighs 11 oz. and is measuring exactly on his due date. And yes, she confirmed it is a boy! Dr. Peeler told me to lay off the orange juice :( too much sugar!! Oh well, he didn't say anything about hot wings! LOL! I ordered the baby bedding today~it's whale bedding by Migi and I got it at Target. I am feeling a little stressed because it's halfway over and I have so much to do. So~I figured buying the bedding was a good first step since I'll have to match paint and curtains, etc.

LG is getting more and more excited by the day. She keeps saying "my baby brover" about anything that has to do with the baby. I love it! We are going to visit a new daycare today so even though we have loved "The Barn," I want LG somewhere where they have a curriculum for their Pre-K. So~I'll keep you updated on how that goes.

Laugh out loud...

We can hardly ever get LG to smile for the camera but here is a picture of her laughing so hard! Why is she laughing so hard? I can't say for sure but I do know this picture was taken in her MiMi's (Andy's mom) car after she had spent the night with her. That overnight stay consisted of going to Chuck E. Cheese, going to bed late, getting up early, going to the donut shop this morning and then to Chick Fil A because Dora was there!!! A professional photographer was there as well and is going to post a pic of LG on Chick Fil A's facebook because he caught her trying to take the map out of Dora's backpack!!!! :)

Bella LouAnn

I realized that in my description of this blog I wrote that I would be chronicling about Andy, LG, Peanut, and Bella. Sadly, I have written about everyone except Bella. Bella is our 4 lb Yorkie and even though she looks innocent, she is a MESS!! She chews up everything~her toys, LG's toys, shoes, headbands, underwear, etc. etc. etc. And I don't mean chews it up and leaves behind a destroyed mess, I mean chews it up and swallows it! She jumps all over us if we sit down, she barks at every little thing, she wakes me up in the middle of the night every night to take her outside, etc. She has about 10 different names and answers to every one of them, i.e. Bella, Bella LouAnn, Lou, LouLou, Louis, Dutchess, Bella Dutchess of Lou~my mom calls her the little heathen, which LG says all the time when Bella is bothering her but it sounds more like "Stop it, you little heeeeeven!!!" In spite of all that we LOVE her. She just demands, I mean, needs a lot of attention. :) She does have some good qualities...the vet says she's extremely smart (that's why she chews up everything because she allegedly needs to be constantly stimulated) and I say she looks really cute in doggie clothes!!

OMG~NKOTBSB!!!!

Yes~I went to the New Kids on The Block/Backstreet Boys concert last night and LOVED every minute of it!!!!! My friend, Alisha, got tickets through her work. We sat in her employer's suite and got a parking pass. We parked right outside the suite. There was a bathroom and a food counter right outside the suite as well!! It was so nice!

The concert lasted from 7:30-10:30 and although that seems like a long time, especially for a pregnant girl who is usually in the bed by 8:45, the time flew and we all had a blast! NKOTB would come out and do a few songs and then BSB would come out, and they rotated like that all night. They also came out a few times throughout and at the end of the concert and did some songs together. They sounded exactly as I had remembered them and were still as cute as ever :) ~shout outs to Jordan Knight and Nick Carter!!! LOL!!!

My cousin, Jennifer, (long brown hair) got to meet both bands at their sound check before the concert.

NKOTB and cuz right in the middle :)

BSB and cuz right in the middle...again!! LOL! :)

I forgot how much I loved both of those bands at one time~I think I might have to download a few of those songs to the ole Ipod!!

18 week update

Here I am at 18 weeks and I finally feel like I look pregnant. For several weeks people would say, "Oh my gosh, I can't even tell you're pregnant!" So at that time I'm thinking, even though I've gained at least 10 pounds (which if I wasn't pregnant would be a problem for me) and I feel thick around the middle, I just look like I've put on weight...how nice to hear. :)

I was still able to fit into my jeans last night (my biggest jeans :) for the New Kids on The Block/Backstreet Boys concert! More on that to come! I am craving McAlister's chef salads (thanks, Kathy), turkey and cheddar sandwiches and watermelon. I have definitely started to feel the baby move, little thumps low on the right side.

We are still trying to decide on a name~we're going to start calling him "Clarence"~LOL~until we decide on a name for sure.

Lilley Grace asks me almost daily, "How's your baby?" I love it! She can be so sweet and caring. She also talks about "the baby in her belly" all the time. I told her a couple of days ago that the baby was moving in my belly and she said, "my baby's moving in my belly too." She told Andy she didn't feel good this morning and he asked her what hurt. She said her leg hurt. He asked her what happened to her leg and she said, "the baby is hurting my leg." :)

Kathy's shower

I went to a shower for my BFF, Kathy, on Saturday afternoon. Two of her high school best friends threw a fabulous dessert filled baby shower! The decorations were all handmade by her friend, Angie!! She is so crafty!

These were all the homemade desserts. They were delicious and baby Adair and I both had quite a sugar high when we left the party! :)

Just 5 more weeks!! Can't wait to meet baby Micah Rose!!

Going away parties are for the birds!!!

I have such a hard time saying goodbye! First of all, I hate change and when someone has been a part of my life for several years and then they leave, I get very emotional! Secondly, I hate to think of not being able to see them whenever I want to!

A little background info...Kelly and I were pregnant with our first children at the same time. We delivered our first babies in the same hospital, 1 day apart. We both owned boy dogs at the time named Bailey. Kelly and I both had girls first and boys second!! Both of our girls' first names are our maiden names followed by Grace! We both lived with our in-laws while we were waiting to buy our houses. It's creepy, I know!! But all that has brought Kelly and I super close and her daughter and LG are super close. I am going to miss our talks, seeing her every week at church or at a b-day party. I hope we keep in touch while shes away and see each other when they come to visit their families who both live in TN.

Last weekend our Sunday school class threw them a going away party. It was lots of fun to get together with every one without kids, which doesn't happen very often. I wasn't happy about the reason we were getting together but they are leaving nonetheless so a proper send off is required.

The Girls!!

The Boys~check out our "Elder" on the right side!! He should have been in the girls' picture with that pose! :)

OK, let's try this again :)

All of us!

Good luck Kelly & Brett! We are going to miss y'all so much! Get your 3 years done and come back HOME!!! Love you!!!