Ok, not THE big day, but it's the first big day since announcing the pregnancy! We're going in for the ultrasound on Thursday, April 26. I am so incredibly excited. I could technically do it sooner, but because Josh and I both have finals the week before and a trip to Colorado the week before that, we are waiting. Hopefully that just means time will fly by because we'll be so busy!
We will be having a gender reveal party, we've decided to just make it a family event, just to keep it small and simple. If you haven't ever heard of a reveal party, essentially instead of us being told the gender while at the ultrasound Thursday, the tech will write it on a paper, seal it in an envelope and we'll deliver that envelope to our baker. She'll then make cupcakes with filling on the inside that will be dyed pink or blue. At the party we'll all bite into our cupcakes at the same time and ....SURPRISE!!! Oh I am SO EXCITED!!!!!!
And that's pretty much all the news I have right now! Don't forget to vote on your gender guess! Only 25 days till we'll know! ---->
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
Oh the weather outside is weather!
I know it's early April and it's been unusually warm, so I'm not complaining that it's cold. I am, however, tired of the weather being hot/cold/hot/cold/hot and then super windy. I'm ok with the cooler temperatures, like we're supposed to be at in March/April (50s), but the teaser 75-80 degree days are such.... teases!! Ah well, I guess I should enjoy it, because by the time it's consistently warm I'll be a blimp and hate the heat. Thank goodness we have central air!
Today is my 3rd appointment at the doctor. I'm just over 16 weeks now. There are certain clothes that I can no longer fit into, but luckily most of my clothes are still ok. At today's appointment I get to schedule my official mid-pregnancy ultrasound! That's right, the gender telling ultra! I'm so excited, we're still planning to do a gender reveal party, but we're going to just do it as a family BBQ rather than some big event. So if you're family, look for that invite soon!
So far my biggest problem being pregnant is convincing myself to keep drinking. I know it's important to drink lots of water and stay hydrated, but it's so hard! I've been adding Mio (flavor enhancers) to my water to help, but I'm even getting sick of those. Any suggestions?
Other than that, not a whole lot happening, we started to do some lawn work, prepping to build a garden, fertilizing the lawn, and buying flowers. I've been looking more at perennials because I hate the idea of having to replant every year. I've also been looking at ground cover for some of the large random spots in our yard. All of our garden items are planted in a started box inside. So far only the tomatoes have sprouted (they're like 3 inches tall already!!), but I am sure the others will be along soon!! This year, I WILL have a garden!
Today is my 3rd appointment at the doctor. I'm just over 16 weeks now. There are certain clothes that I can no longer fit into, but luckily most of my clothes are still ok. At today's appointment I get to schedule my official mid-pregnancy ultrasound! That's right, the gender telling ultra! I'm so excited, we're still planning to do a gender reveal party, but we're going to just do it as a family BBQ rather than some big event. So if you're family, look for that invite soon!
So far my biggest problem being pregnant is convincing myself to keep drinking. I know it's important to drink lots of water and stay hydrated, but it's so hard! I've been adding Mio (flavor enhancers) to my water to help, but I'm even getting sick of those. Any suggestions?
Other than that, not a whole lot happening, we started to do some lawn work, prepping to build a garden, fertilizing the lawn, and buying flowers. I've been looking more at perennials because I hate the idea of having to replant every year. I've also been looking at ground cover for some of the large random spots in our yard. All of our garden items are planted in a started box inside. So far only the tomatoes have sprouted (they're like 3 inches tall already!!), but I am sure the others will be along soon!! This year, I WILL have a garden!
Monday, March 26, 2012
And the countdown continues...
One more week till appointment where we make the appointment for our ultrasound! Who's counting...?
In other news, not a whole lot happening. We're starting to get the nursery together. We've cleared out most of the storage that had been in the room and bought a bassinet.
Saturday afternoon my phone decided to take a swim in the toilet. I put it in a bag of rice, we're now at about 36 hours and it's not working :( Luckily I had just barely backed it up a few hours before (because I wanted to put The Muppets soundtrack on it). So at least I'm not losing my info and contacts. It's been very weird to be phoneless for a few days.
Josh fixed the Acura on Saturday (it's been dead in our driveway since last August!). I am so proud of him. He's not all that mechanically inclined and so this is a pretty big deal! Since it's running again we've decided to not replace the 4 Runner (again) and to save some money (or spend that money on baby!).
In other news, not a whole lot happening. We're starting to get the nursery together. We've cleared out most of the storage that had been in the room and bought a bassinet.
Saturday afternoon my phone decided to take a swim in the toilet. I put it in a bag of rice, we're now at about 36 hours and it's not working :( Luckily I had just barely backed it up a few hours before (because I wanted to put The Muppets soundtrack on it). So at least I'm not losing my info and contacts. It's been very weird to be phoneless for a few days.
Josh fixed the Acura on Saturday (it's been dead in our driveway since last August!). I am so proud of him. He's not all that mechanically inclined and so this is a pretty big deal! Since it's running again we've decided to not replace the 4 Runner (again) and to save some money (or spend that money on baby!).
Monday, March 19, 2012
Just two more weeks....
I've always liked having something to look forward to. I feel like I need a countdown or the days just drag on and on. Usually we have vacations that we count down to, but our vacations have taken a backseat to the pregnancy! Since a 9 month countdown is a bit much for me to want to take on, I've just been taking little bits of it. Such as: Just two more weeks till my 3rd appointment, where I get to make my next appointment for my official ultrasound to get the gender! I am so excited!
Whatever the gender, we'll be happy. Sure I'd prefer a girl, but any baby would make me happy, I just want happy and healthy (and preferably a good sleeper and eater and not a screamer....but I'm not too picky right?).
In any case, just wanted to share my excitement! Just two more weeks till I get to make my appointment!
Whatever the gender, we'll be happy. Sure I'd prefer a girl, but any baby would make me happy, I just want happy and healthy (and preferably a good sleeper and eater and not a screamer....but I'm not too picky right?).
In any case, just wanted to share my excitement! Just two more weeks till I get to make my appointment!
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