Week 15!

{ nothing new.. bump-wise.. from what I can tell. }

How far along? 15 weeks.. 1 day along! 174 days to go!

Size of baby? This week we have an orange! 4in 2.5oz

Maternity Clothes? Just tights and leggins so far! Although, I'm planning to buy some nice maternity jeans when I get back from vacation in January.

Weight Gain? I decided to stop thinking as my previous as a loss - and just go with it as a starting. So, from my 1st 9wk appt I am up 2lbs... but from the way I've been eating lately - I know that will change soon! My appetite is back.. heavens help me.

Stretch Marks? Nope....but remembering to put on lotions everyday is tough.. I'm doing pretty good. I get to it at least twice a day.

Gender? Someone today told me he was SURE it was a boy.. we go to the doctor on Wednesday with our parents to find out for sure! They are going to freak out when they see the ultrasound! I can't wait either!! It has only been 3 weeks since we last saw - but it feels like forever!!!

Movement? None yet - but I can't wait!!!!! I've read online that people feel it this early - I'm so excited!
Sleep? I have a good amount of energy sometimes to get stuff done - but the moment I put my head down I am OUT. I've stayed up past 10 - but usually I am in bed by 8:30.. really lame.. I know. But thankfully its winter - I could never have done that in the summer!

Food Cravings? Not really.. I have been eating a lot more - but that is about to change. Gaining unnecessary weight will just make it harder on me come June.. Back to fruits & veggies - and maybe one bad night a week.. not several in a row!

What I Miss? Again.. wine. beer. wine. wine. wine. hate me.

Symptoms? I go to the restroom 100 times a day - which is insane considering I KNOW I am not drinking enough water... Can't exactly get comfortable at night.. and always tired.

Best Moment of the Week? Last Wednesday I got to hear baby's heartbeat again - so perfect!!!!

Exciting things going on this week!!!

My parents are driving up and should get to Nashville around 2p today!!! We haven't spent a Christmas together in 7 years. SEVEN YEARS!! I see them every Thanksgiving - and just never make it down there on Christmas - and they don't come here. Thankfully - they finally decided to start coming here every year - hooray!!!

We have a busy week planned! Wednesday we have our big ultrasound and then that night we are doing a Limo Christmas Lights Tour - can NOT wait! Thursday & Friday I think mom and dad are going to my sisters (she lives close by) during the day and maybe for dinner too.. And then on Saturday (Christmas EVE!!!!) I've got mom and dad the entire day! I think we will do some walking around Downtown Franklin - maybe grab brunch somewhere.. Church service is at 4p.. and then our Traditional Christmas Eve dinner at The Palm! We will open our presents with mom & dad on Christmas Eve - since they are leaving early Christmas morning to go to my sisters - while Brent and I go to his mom and dads.

I love love our Christmas at his parents!! Usually its filled with a case of champagne - followed by amazing red wine.. naps... & family time! We don't see his sister very often - so Christmas is always such a special time! We have TONS of fun - I love it!

AND get this! The day after Christmas... we leave for the Dominican!!!!!! I am SO in need of beach time - I can hardly stand it!

I hope you have the best Christmas week ever!! Spend as much time with loved ones as you can :)

{ had to include dad! he was rushing for work.. not exactly happy about this picture! }

14 weeks!

Week 14! Hooray!

This week we had a very full social calendar.. which led to a very very tired mom-to-be!

This is us on Thursday at a work bowling party - I should mention that I bowled a 170...

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY.

Huge right?!

We had a very very busy weekend! We had Brent's parents over on Friday night - a full day of shopping on Saturday and dinner with Friends that night.. and then Titans on Sunday! We almost almost WON!
.. And for my week 14 update!!
I had Brent take this picture this morning - while he was running late for work.. he wasn't thrilled - which led to a picture of me standing some weird way that makes me look WAY more pregnant than I really am.. but whatever.


How Far Along? 14 weeks exactly! ... 182 days to go!
How big is baby? 3.5 in and weighing 1 1/2 oz! Baby is the size of a Lemon this week!!! I can't believe the size already, 4 in seems huge!
Maternity Clothes? Nothing new to report :) With Christmas spending like crazy - I've done less for myself - which is a good thing!
Weight Gain? Now down just 6 lbs since finding out about! I swear.. I can tell those 2 lbs are here though. This morning I had a slight breakdown - my waist has changed.. it isn't as small and tiny.. its more.. full? I think I'm at the stage where I just look a little chunky - not pregnant. joy!
Stretch Marks? None yet! Still using the oils and lotions 2-3 times a day!
Movement? None yet! Can't wait though :)
Gender? Still just going off the hint from our last ultrasound tech.. we go next week for the elective ultrasound to be very sure!
Sleep? I still can't get enough sleep - but I'm able to function on 8 hours of sleep if I have to. During the day I don't feel like such a zombie and I'm even able to do some chores around the house! Its been amazing having energy!! I really feel normal again - not exactly pregnant!
Food Cravings? Still SALT! I've had more sugar lately than the weeks prior.. it isn't turning me off like it did before.
What I Miss? As usual.. champagne. wine... On Sunday I had a TINY drop of wine and I really think it helped me not to think about it so much. Brent really didn't want me to - but one TINY drop couldn't hurt. Truthfully, I do feel a little bad about it - but seriously, it was a drop! I've been trying to get my 8 glasses of water in each day - which is really hard for me. I'm making myself drink 6 at work - just so I know I got the majority in!
Symptoms? besides the desire to sleep 14 hours a day - none!
Best Moment of the Week? Last Wednesday I had a check-up and was able to hear the heartbeat! That was super cool!!! Our little baby has a super strong and fast heartbeat!! I can't wait for our next week's ultrasound!

backstory..

I saw this cute post on Pigtails and Bow ties and knew I had to do something similar!

Was it planned or unplanned? Totally planned!
How did you find out you were pregnant? We had been trying for several months - I had only taken a pregnancy test one other time and it was negative. For whatever reason on a random Tuesday night after our Kickball game I told B that we should go by Walgreens and get a test.. he was like.. Ok! Got home and saw an instant yes! I went into the living room and gave Brent the infant Titans Jersey that I had bought almost a year prior!! He was so shocked and happy!! I took 3 additional tests.. all were positive!!

How did you tell your parents? I wanted to tell my parents 1st - but they live 9 hours away.. so it had to be via telephone! I called my mom and told her that I found the cutest shirt for her and to stay by her phone and I'd text her a picture. I told her to call me as soon as she saw it. So, I did - she calls and was like.. yea.. I'm hot! .. and I'm a grandmom (she has 2 other grandchildren already..) and then it hit her! She said "am I a hot NEW grandma??" - of course!!! My parents were SUPER excited!

Next we were off to tell B's parents! By this time it was 10p at night - but I insisted in driving over and telling them right that instant! We called on the way and said our power had been out for hours and we needed to spin the night - they bought it! Once we got there and were all sitting in the living room Brent just tossed his dad the Jersey - and I gave Jan the shirt! They both freaked out!! Super super excited!

It was very hard to sleep that night - and even harder to function the next day!

Will you find out the gender? Heavens yes!

Baby names.. do you have them picked out? Will you tell anyone? I've had the girl first name and middle name picked out for a long long time and I'm in love with it! We had a boy name picked out for years - but I think we talked it up so much that now we are over it! We've got some options.. but its really totally undecided. We are pretty sure of the boy middle name though..

Have you bought anything for baby yet? Besides the jersey - no. Once we find out the gender.. it will be all downhill.

I promise I won't only talk about BABY on this blog :)

13 weeks!

I'll have to get better at taking the weekly picture!

This one kinda shows nothing - but - there isn't much to see right now anyway!

How Far Along? 13 weeks, 1 day…189 days to go!

How big is baby? 2.9 in and about an ounce! The size of a peach this week - that seems big!

Maternity Clothes? None yet! I did buy a pair of maternity tights from ShopBop.com! They are fleece lined and SO SO warm! All of my other tights are killing my stomach - so tight.. and since I pretty much only wear dresses to work, tights are very important!

Weight Gain? I've lost 8lbs since I found out that I'm pregnant! I thought I would have gained some weight back by now, but nope!

Stretch Marks? Nope! Although, we did have a scare the week of Thanksgiving - Brent said "what are those scratches on your side?" I was like OHHH NOOOOOO! So I spent the next 4 days with oil and lotions and somehow those tiny red marks dissapeard. My mom swears they were just from my jeans - but I'm not sure.. At least it made me realize that the oils and lotions were no joke.. and now I do it 4 times a day!

Movement? None yet! Can't wait though :)

Gender? Crazy.. but at our 12 week NT Scan the ultrasound tech told us what she thinks the sex is! She said she never makes guesses this early - and would only say something if she were pretty positive! Sooo... we go back on December 21st for another peek! We are bringing my parents and B's parents! Can't wait for them to experience seeing our little baby!!!

Sleep? I can't get enough. I will say - the way I feel this week and last week vs the way I felt weeks 6-11 - AMAZING. I don't feel like I've been ran over by a truck every day at 2p.. I'm able to keep my eyes open past 7pm! Thank the Lord! But, I can still tell that I need way more sleep than pre-baby. Sunday night I stayed up until midnight - I'm still paying for it.. planning to get into bed around 7:30 tonight to catch up! Being tired makes the day SO MUCH LONGER.

Food Cravings? Salt. Salt. Salt. Sweet Brent is so concerned that I'm getting salt overload!! All I can think about is salt. I smelled Soy Sauce last night at The Cheesecake Factory and it was like I had smelled 3 dozen roses.. Heaven. I have about zero interest in sugar - which.. I use to LIVE for sweets! I can pass on any sweet you put in front of me - which I swear is the reason for the weight loss. Sugar is evil. Ok, also.. I should mention that I haven't had a single bite of meat in years. Not one bite... well... until now. IT IS ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT in the 8-9 week!!! One day I drove myself to Bar-b-Cutie and bought a BBQ sandwich.. sat in my car and ate every last bite. It was amazing. Since then I've had a McDonald's Cheeseburger (gross, I know), 2 more BBQ sandwiches, and a bite of a chicken sandwich!! Crazy Crazy - and I feel like I am a trader and don't love animals anymore - but I swear.. I HAD to have the BBQ sandwich.

What I Miss? I won't lie. Cocktails. Champagne. Champagne. Champagne. I miss it really really bad. So bad that I feel awful even saying that.

Symptoms? None really! Besides being tired :)

Best Moment of the Week? Seeing our baby last Wednesday and getting a hint as to the gender!!!

Christmas ideas..

You guys, 20 days until Christmas!!

Do you have your shopping finished? I'm a freak and have every last item finished!!! I love buying gifts and like to check my list off as soon as I know what I'm buying for each person! I've got them all stored away in a closet and can't wait to wrap! I like to save that for when we have the tree up - its freezing outside and I can sit and take the time to do it! This year I only have to ship 2 tiny items - so it will be super nice to have so many under our tree all month!

Brent has asked me about a zillion times what I want for Christmas.. and usually I don't have an issue coming up with a long list. This year with my recent news of baby p, that's about all I can think of!!! I honestly can't think of anything that I'd like for Christmas! This is because I'm a brat and run out and buy whatever I really want - when I want it.... and most of the things that I can think of that I would want for Christmas are about triple the amount he's budgeted for me. Go figure :) I like { really } nice things!

So.. I'm going to attempt to make a started list here - perhaps he'll see something good to buy!

I love this agenda!!!

Although... I do like my little black book that I carry in my purse.. but this one is so fancy :)

Oh Nars, how I love thee. I've got most of this stuff already - but a back-up is always nice!! Basically anything Nars or Dior.. I'll love!

Miss Dior Cherie, my fav! I'm actually WAY almost out of this staple and a new bottle would make me oh so happy! This is a Christmas 2011 must have!


Tory. Tory. Tory.

at $450, I'm not sure I wouldn't rather spend a tad more and have another LV for my collection.. but, this would make such a cute Baby bag :)

Oh, you know - I have to include this guy.
He's been on my list for a few years - I just need to go ahead and buy him :)



& these. I've never had really nice gloves - and these would go perfectly with my winter wear!

I'm dragging B to the mall with me this weekend - in hopes that I can give him a few more ideas! Wish us luck!!

xoxo, T

I'm back!

Hi Hi! So.. I used to have a blog - and then I ignored it for about 13 months.. so I decided that if I started a new one it would be totally new!! So.. here I am!

My husband and I found out a few weeks ago that we have a sweet little baby on the way - and I figured what better time to start blogging again?!

Meet baby p, who I am obsessed with.

We found out that we were pregnant on October 4th!

Baby p is due June 12th and we couldn't be more excited!

So far pregnancy has been pretty easy for me -

my first 2 weeks pregnant I had a horrible cold, which happened to be over my birthday weekend - not fun! And I had several weeks of solid headaches... and then things got better! My biggest annoyance is the lack of energy. For about 9 weeks I literally slept AT LEAST 11 hours a day - which.. when you work 9 hours - that doesn't leave much time for cleaning, husband time, or anything else. Thankfully I think I've turned a corner and have some energy back. I don't prefer to stay up until 9p - but when I do it isn't so bad the next day. Maybe soon I'll feel up to cleaning or cooking.. we'll see!

This is my 6 week picture! .. don't judge..no make-up.. and those thighs... and that stomach..

& here is my 9 week picture. Nothing much to see, besides that pretty fall tree next to me! We were SO excited to finally see our baby this day! My doctor's office made us wait until the 9th week! .. felt like an eternity.

This is how we told Facebook! Brent was going to take a picture with me - our sweet photog friends were going to help us.. but his schedule this week was insane and I ended up just doing it myself!

I told my office Wednesday after our 12 week NT Scan - keeping this secret from them was the absolute worst. I felt like I was lying all along.. and with us finding out at 4 weeks - I had to keep a secret for a LONG time. Everyone knows now and I feel much better!

Well, there you have it! I'm back blogging, I hope I don't screw it up again this time :)

xo, T