25 Week Ultrasound

David and I went to the doctor for our 25 week visit yesterday. We are a week off on our visits because of our vacation. We were the last ultrasound of the day, so the ultrasound technician showed us a 3-D of the baby. The angle of the ultrasound makes his nose and lips appear "smashed." We will have another ultrasound before the birth because there is a little fluid in his kidneys, which is pretty normal for little boys. We are getting spoiled with all of these ultrasounds!

Happy 70th Birthday Stan!!!

David's dad, Stan, turned 70 yesterday! Last night we joined David's parents and David's brother's family for homemade pizza and homemade cake. Everything was delicious!

My Birthday

After my prenatal massage, my mom met me at my house, so that we could go downtown to meet with Trenholm. We decided on a paint color, and we chose the nursery theme. The nursery will be the Wild West. I am sure this theme will be very fitting for our little boy. It will be something that he can grow into. We then ate lunch at the Mediterranean Tea Room, and we visited a cute shop on Devine Street that had a ton of things for the little one. Our final destination was Baby Furniture Plus, and then we returned to my house.

That night, we invited a few people over for hamburgers to finish the birthday celebration. The kids had a blast helping me blow out the birthday candles. I think we blew them out 3 or 4 times!!!

We Finally Ordered Furniture!

After a trip to Charlotte, David and I found a furniture group that met our standards from a price and a style prospective. We were very interested in doing the traditional crib rather than the "grow with me crib". I fell in love with a group at Bellini, but David quickly made me realize that it was too expensive. We decided to go with the Stanley (Young America) collection that we found at USA Baby. We were able to order this group from Baby Furniture Plus in Northeast Columbia, and Baby Furniture Plus was able to price match. We saved $310!!! I have attached a picture in order for you to get an idea of what it looks like.

Congratulation Mandy and James!!!

Mandy and James found out the gender of their twins. One will be a boy and one will be a girl! I am so excited about their miracle!

Creating a Registry

David and I decided to go to Babies R Us on Saturday for a seminar called "Babies, Bellies & Brunch". The food was actually pretty good (Chicken Minis from Chick-fil-a, muffins, etc.) The process of picking out the items to add to our registry was a task, but the research that we had done helped out a great deal. There was only one snag in the day...David took charge of the scanner and registered us for Breast Balm! I could have killed him, but we were able to have it removed once I finally realized he had done it.

David and I created our registry at Target on Sunday. This process was much easier, and I took control of the scanner! :)

It's a BOY!!! - 21 Weeks

Even though vacation was great, I could not wait to get back to find out the gender of the little one. The little one was very cooperative with keeping his little legs apart. The ultrasound technician said that she is 100% sure it is a boy! Every other test came back good, but they were unable to measure every detail that they usually measure. We will go back in 4 weeks for another ultrasound. The ultrasound technician said that the baby is "hard-headed." I guess he takes after his mom!

Turks and Caicos - 20 Weeks

We had a wonderful time in Turks and Caicos with David's extended family. The weather was great, and it was a lot of fun to watch the kids enjoy the water and the activities. I think we will definitely return to a Beaches resort in the future. Beaches was a great place for adults as well as for kids! The little one and I even had our picture taken with Zoe!

16 Weeks

Me, daddy, and the baby visited the doctor this week and heard the baby's heartbeat on the Fetal Doppler. How amazing!!! The baby's heart rate has slowed down a bit from 158 bpm to 145 bpm, which is normal. Because of our vacation plans, we will not find out the gender for another 4.5 weeks. We cannot wait for that day!

12 Week Ultrasound

We visited the doctor to see our little one, and it was such a special moment. We cannot wait until the next time we get to see the baby.