PICTURES!!

So I just figured out something that has changed my life. I have not been able to find my connector for my digital camera since our move (hint- the recent poor-quality phone pics). But tonight, I realized I can plug my memory card STRAIGHT into our computer!! I know, I know, it's big news. Now I can go back & post pics from the past month:) Here goes...

These are pictures from our 20-week doctor's appointment on May 4th when we found out we are having a BOY!

Our First Wedding Anniversary- May 26, 2009

I can't believe it's already been a whole year that we've been married. Whoever said the first year of marriage is the hardest must not have dated 5 years beforehand! It's been a blast & I look forward to many many more anniversaries to come. My sweet husband sent roses to work on our anniversary & we went to a wonderful dinner at our favorite date place, the Melting Pot. The staff there even sent roses to our table & printed a picture of us for a keepsake of the night. It couldn't have been better.

Baby Shower #1 and #2

I have been incredibly blessed to work with many wonderful women who have taken me under their wing this year. Our special ed teacher & my SLP supervisor arranged a double baby shower on our last day of school. The school gave us our running stroller/car seat duo, baby Bijorne carrier, clothes, diapers, etc etc. We had so much fun hanging all of Luke's clothes in his closet & putting together the stroller that night. The following day I was "showered" with gifts again by our speech pathologists from the district at a sweet tea room in Granbury. I can't tell you what a blessing these women are to me! Here are a few pictures of the events.

Gabby & I Showing off our bellies. She's exactly 1 month ahead of me

My Wonderful supervisor & friend Dawn who put together the showers

Our running stroller & car seat!! I've been tempted to take Sophie for a ride but am resisting... only 2 1/2 more months!

It's a Boy!!

Ok ok, I know I am the world's WORST blogger ever, so after many requests, here are some updates!

As everyone knows by now, we found out on May 4th that we are having a baby BOY!! His name will be Luke (the middle name will be our only surprise:). It's so wonderful to finally be able to call him by name & call him a "him"! Strangely, it has strengthened the bond I feel with him too, and has made us so excited to get everything ready for his arrival. It has been so sweet to hear Cody proudly announce that we are having a boy & call him "his son". I know already it is going to change him in so many ways. I began feeling the little pulls and stretches of his tiny body moving about week 19. I am beginning my 24th week of pregnancy, and those little stretching feelings have become full-fledged kicks and punches. It is the most incredible feeling in the world. I smile every time, feeling like it's my little secret during my busy days. Cody has been able to feel him for the past 3 weeks and gets so excited too. Luke is definitely getting bigger, because it's getting harder & harder to breathe normally & my stomach feels overly full really fast. Everything is progressing well though, & other than some sciatic nerve problems, I'm feeling wonderful. I just hope the next 3 months will be just as pleasant:) One can only hope. Summer has already begun & today I felt like I realized for the first time how hot it really gets here in Texas. I'll post pictures of my expanding tummy soon.

My job at the school is ending this week on Wednesday. It's bitter sweet, since I'm leaving many new friends behind but starting a new & exciting job too. I'll begin my job at the nursing home on June 15th after a week of vacation between jobs. We are hoping to get serious about decorating Luke's room on my week off. Daddy will hang the new chandelier and paint the room since I am unable to. I've picked out his precious bedding at Restoration Hardware Baby & can't wait to get it ordered soon. This week I will have 2 showers hosted by my school and the SLP's in the district. I have been incredibly blessed to have such wonderful support at work this year.

Here are a few sonogram pics from our visit in May.

He looked to be waving at us in this one!

Another profile shot

Here is the between-the-legs shot!

Week 19

A picture at week 19 since hopefully next week's post will be a sono!! Yes, I know I need a new camera, but my Iphone camera is going to have to work for now! It's on my list! I had to break down and buy maternity jeans and capris this weekend. They are actually super cute & extremely comfortable! I was dreading buying maternity stuff for some reason, but I may be wearing these after pregnancy they're so great!

This is TAKS testing week, and I will be taking our Life Skills class (severely disabled children) on a field trip the next 3 days. I'm a little nervous to be driving them all the way to Fort Worth, but I'm excited to have the opportunity. Everyone at school is telling me I'm brave and/or crazy and to brace myself for the most exhausting days I've ever experienced. I'm not scared though! It'll be a new experience for us all. I'll post pictures afterwards. Only 4 more weeks of school! Happy Monday everyone!

Easter... A little late

We spent Easter weekend with Cody's family & my mom out in the country. It was nice to spend a weekend relaxing. We went to church with Cody's grandmother and she was excited to have the whole family there with her. I realized Easter egg hunts and the Easter bunny will soon be a part of our lives and we're super excited. Cody's cousin Kendall is also expecting a baby, so next year will be especially fun! We didn't take many pictures, but had to have one of the two of us on our last Easter as just the two of us! I guess the next few months will be the last of those days... It's kinda bitter sweet I guess. We're loving our time together more than ever, but also counting the days until baby Duncan is here!

Finally, some pictures...

Well I finally decided to have Cody take a profile picture to prove that my tummy is, in fact, growing. I have dreaded having a picture taken in this view, so I hope all of you appreciate this:) I'm actually excited that it's growing because that makes it even more real that a baby is in there. I'm also attaching some recent pictures of Cody taking his first helicopter flight at the school he is applying to soon. He actually flew the helicopter the first day! We still haven't figured out if he will be applying for the Fall semester or if he will wait until the Spring. Hopefully we will know more soon because he is very excited to get started!

More than a peanut!

I went in to see the doctor today because I was having some cramping the past few days & was a little overly concerned about it. Of course the nurse said cramping is normal, but I know my body & this felt a little different. She was more-than-willing to evaluate me & run some tests just for my peace of mind. Thankfully it was an unusually quiet day at the doctor's office because they ended up doing a full evaluation so that I don't have to come back next week for my scheduled checkup. As I waited, the sonographer teased me a little, saying I am far enough along for him to tell me the baby's sex. Since Cody wasn't there I decided not to, but it sure was tempting! He did agree to give me a "quick peek" at our baby that I haven't seen in 8 weeks. I was overwhelmed to see a real baby's profile this time, and not a blob or peanut shaped form! It is absolutely the most precious picture I've seen & can't imagine how I'll feel when we see him/her face-to-face. The sonographer also did a quick peek between the legs to confirm the sex (to himself!) but I didn't see it long enough to know what we were looking at. Cody couldn't believe I didn't go ahead & find out. He wants to know as bad as I do. Everything else is going well. We are enjoying life & spending lots of time together while it's just the two of us. I'll post pics soon of my baby bump, just haven't taken any current ones yet!

Sweet Profile :)

Week 12

Hello All!

I'm excited that we are finally in our 12th week of pregnancy! That means that we are officially out of the most "risky" time period in pregnancy (and lucky for me, out of the nausea part too!) Cody & I went to see Dr. Bradford on Monday & it was a neat bonding experience for us. I was a little alarmed to find out I've lost weight so far in the pregnancy, but the Dr. wasn't worried. I guess I'll just need to be starting to gain from now on. I actually had to by maternity pants this past week for my expanding tummy, so I guess my body is just redistributing my weight around. Who knows! We were so excited to hear our baby's heart beat for the first time. She let us hear my heart beat first for comparison & then went down to find the baby's. It was very fast (she said well over 150 bpm). Of course I read into that probably more than I should've & began researching what sex matched up with a faster heart beat online. I know that it really has no correlation but it's fun to predict! I think I'm the only one with no "feeling" about the sex of the baby! I am just praying it's healthy, of course & can't wait to find out so we can start planning! We will find out in 7 more weeks...

It's spring break for me this week & I've never been so excited to do nothing & maybe getting some organizing done around the house:) Of course being on a beach in Mexico would be a little more wonderful (Anna & Kyle!) but I'll take any break I can get! Have a fabulous week everyone!