Caitlin's Shower

Today I went to my first baby shower, so funny that I go to my first baby shower while I am pregnant! It was for Miss Caitlin who is due March 6th, just 2 months before me. She is having a little boy too and naming him Oliver, I can't wait for him to have playdates with Parker. It was a lot of fun we played silly games like: Guess the Candy Bar (looking/smelling melted candy bars in diapers) and Draw little Oliver (drawing on a paper plate on your head).

She had a great turn out and everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. I am so excited for mine to be here! Can't wait to have all my friends together and celebrate little PJ!



Little Flutters

"Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you'll look back and realize they were big things." ~ Kurt Vonnegut

Today I started feeling PJ moving around. It is so crazy that there is a little boy growing in my belly! I love the little flutters it is just a reminder that he is alive and well in there. So far they have been very small and hardly noticeable but I am sure he will feel like he is going to kick through my stomach before it is all said and done.

I can't wait for Paul to be able to feel him too. I know he will be so excited but for now it is just a little mother son bonding!

20 weeks

Getting Registered

This weekend Mom, Dad, and Britt came down to visit. The girls went to Babies "R" Us to meet with a personal shopper and get baby registering started. We went through the store learning what to register for, Brittany was in charge of scanning the items we picked out. Babies need so much it is crazy! We picked out a stroller, carseat, highchair, pack'n play, bouncer, swing, bottles, breast pump, blankets, burp clothes, clothes, and that is just the beginning. Also we made sure to register for diapers and other necessities since that stuff adds up quick too. It was nice to have the personal shopper to give advice and let us know what we need as well as what the popular brands are, since I have no idea and it has been almost 25 years since Mom did this.

I did buy some maternity clothes; a cute blue dress and a grey & white stripped shirt. PJ is growing so quick I am going to be happy to have these! So far all I have maternity wise is a green sweater, I am lucky enough to wear what I have so far but I know that will change quick. 

After our busy morning of shopping, we had a nice lunch out at Applebee's, which was fun because we used to eat there all the time when I lived at home but Paul and I rarely eat there now. It was like a little blast from the past.

19 Weeks

Thanksgiving for Two!

This Thanksgiving I was excited to be eating for two! Don't look quite as silly getting that second piece of pumpkin pie when you are pregnant. It was a lot of fun to be around the Plugers, this is the first year Leah was unable to make it, since she is all the way out in Cali, but we did Skype with her and had the laptop at the table which was silly but fun.

Olivia was so cute and ate all kinds of Thanksgiving foods. Can't believe next year we will have two little ones at the table! She is also just learning how to walk and broke her record of taking 7 steps to 11 steps. They grow up so fast, it is going to be crazy watching PJ grow. Every time we see Olivia she is so much bigger than the last time and is doing something new. She can walk and is saying a couple words, love to "read" books and has started to develop her personality. It is also going to be fun having the city boy and the country girl cousins.

18 weeks

PJ's Facebook Debut

Today I made it facebook official that Paul and I are expecting. It was fun to see all the comments especially from those who I have not talked to in awhile. I know I have said this more than once but it is so nice to finally have the secret completely out and not have to worry about slipping up anymore. Not hiding it makes it a lot more fun. Now I get to post my baby bump pictures online and show everyone how big PJ is getting.

Paul posted that he is going to be a dad on facebook too. I love how excited he is, it really makes me happy. Plus it is nice to have someone to share the moment with, I do not know how single moms do it, they must be a lot more independent than I am. They definitely have my respect.

I just started my second trimester and as you can see have the beginning of a noticeably visible baby bump!

17 weeks

Great-Grandparents Time

This weekend we told the Great-Grandparents. It was such a good time! We went up to Stuart last night to hang out and spend the night with Mom and Dad, Brittany came up too. Then this morning we had Grammie, Granddad, and Sandy over and told them the same way we told the Plugers, with a framed picture of my sonogram. Grammie was so excited, she opened her frame and was just looking at it, then Mom asked what it was a picture of. Grammie replied "an unborn baby?" then all of a sudden it hit her and she started yelling and getting so excited. Took Granddad a couple seconds to hear what was going on there was too much noise for him to catch what was happening but it did not take long. And then everyone celebrated!

Shortly after we went over to Grandmom's and gave her her frame. She opened it up and gave me a hug right away. Teary eyed she turned to Paul for a hug then back to me for another one. It was very sweet and emotional. We then went over to Grammie's for dinner and Joy called so I was able to tell her the good news too.

Now that everyone in the family knows the secret is finally completely out. Time to celebrate!

16 weeks

Trayanna Finds Out!

Trayanna and Mack were in town this weekend, so we met them Uptown at Mez last night. It was so much fun telling Tray, we were college roommates so have known each other for almost 10 years, which is crazy. She loves babies/kids and has nannied for years, so needless to say she was very excited. She wants to come down and spend time with us after he is born which will be a lot of fun.

Paul is so sweet, as always, but he is really excited. It is really cute to see him brag about having a little boy and talk about all the things he wants to do with him and teach him. He has been excited the whole time but I think just like it is slowly starting to feel real. It is just so hard to picture such a dramatic change in our lives. After all this is the biggest change that has happen to us - we are going to be PARENTS! 

15 Weeks