Halloween

Last night we went to Ben & Brittnie's for their Halloween Party. I wore a silly shirt that said "I'm not Fat.. I'm Knocked Up". It was fun to be there and get to be excited with my friends about being pregnant. So  happy that it is no longer a secret. It was also very exciting to tell everyone that it is a little boy!

Then tonight we stayed home and passed out candy to the tricker treaters. This was the first year we have done it and was fun to see all the cute costumes. Wonder what PJ (Paul Jr) will be next year. Saw pictures online and Olivia was a little sheep, she was adorable! Ben was a shepherd and Kable a wolf, so fun seeing how excited Ben is when it comes to Olivia, I am sure Paul will be the same way.

I just started my 14th week on Thursday and cannot believe how fast time is going by. I am already 3 months pregnant - Time Flies!

Happy Halloween!

Plugers at the Park

This afternoon we went to Family Weekend for Paul's work, where we got to eat and hang out with his work friends at Freedom Park. It was a lot of fun! It was the first time most of them had seen me since they found out I was pregnant, so everyone was excited and asked lots of questions. It was fun getting to tell everyone that it is boy! Makes it seem so much more real. And I am very excited that now I know I will be buying blue... makes shopping more fun.

Amber was there with her little Kaitlyn who is a little over 1, it was fun to get to play with her and be around kids more. She was so cute and running everywhere. Oh man, can just see my little boy being just like that when he is her age!

14 weeks



Charlottesville Trip

This weekend we are off to Charlottesville, Va to tell the Plugers the great news. I have printed off a copy of the new sonogram picture and framed it for Barbara to open as the way of telling her the news. Ben, Olivia, Jen, and Daris will be there unfortunately Kable has to work and Leah is in LA so they are unable to be here. But will will give them the good news.

We are so excited! It is going to be so hard not to slip up we got in last night but are not planning on telling them until tonight. This morning at breakfast Barbara was already talking about her four pregnancies and deliveries and how much fun she is having being a grandma to Olivia. So funny that we are had this conversation while I am pregnant and she has no idea... yet!

13 weeks

Guess what it's a...

BOY!!!

So today was my 12 week sonogram and it did not go any way like I expected First of all everything looks like it is developing exactly as expected. Second of all it's a boy! So happy I got to find out this early just hard having to tell Paul over the phone, wish he could have been there.

The other thing that was so amazing is how much he looks like a baby. He has little arms, leg, fingers, toes, and even a cute little nose - so different from last time. At the last sonogram at 8 weeks I could not tell anything. The other amazing part was that I could see him moving all around. I was so much fun to watch him move his little arms and legs. He rolled over, covered his face with his hands, and kicked his feet. The other great part is that the reason for the sonogram was to make sure he did not have spina bifida and he does not.

So looks like we have a healthy little baby BOY!!!

Doctor Appointment

Today Paul and I went to the doctor for what we thought was the second ultrasound, but as it turns out they just did blood work instead. Now the ultrasound is scheduled for Friday which is still very exciting just sad because Paul won't be able to make it now since he can't take off twice in the same week. He has not told people at work that I am pregnant yet so they will not understand. Just a little disappointing that he won't be there.

This week is the end of my first trimester and I had gained exactly 5lbs just as the doctor recommended; however, I somehow lost 3 of them over the weekend so now I have only gained 2lbs. I am sure this won't be a problem as I still have a long way to go.

12 weeks

Starting to Find Out

So this between this week and weekend one by one people are starting to find out about me being pregnant. Which is fine just not exactly the way we wanted to tell everyone. I am 11 weeks along and the doctor told me I could start telling family and friends at 12 weeks so I am almost there. After 12 weeks my chance of a miscarriage decrease to about 1% - which is so exciting. Will feel like I can start really getting excited without the fear of losing him/her. Also next week I get to have my second round of sonogram pictures taken which I am really looking forward to because by now I should be able to recognize what I am looking at. Time is flying!

We celebrated the wonderful Wendi's birthday this weekend uptown. It was a lot of fun and had a really great turn out, which always makes it better. By not drinking once again it is starting to get much more noticeable that something is up, especially at special events like birthday parties. Plus I have my little bump as an accessory, although not that noticeable yet!

Me, Wendi, & Hope

My Hope

So tonight I had dinner with miss Hope at Mimi's Cafe and told her the good news. It was a lot of fun to get to sit down and tell her, she was so excited and very surprised. We had a really nice dinner and got to talk and catch up. With me not going out as much anymore it is fun to get some one on one time with good friends. I feel like I am going to be out of the loop as I am already starting to be with the not going to girls' happy hours and other drinking events. But hopefully I will be able to keep everyone in my life!

As for the little one - still growing! My bump is still barely there but I can tell and it is just the beginning!!!

11 weeks

Little Black Dress & Bump!

This Saturday was Heather and Michael's wedding. We had such a great time! It was a gorgeous wedding and getting to hang out with so many of our friends all at the same place is priceless. Jenn let me borrow a little black dress that was very flattering since it had an empire-waist line and just flowed over my little baby bump. It is just starting to show and it is exciting getting to see a little bulge where our little one is growing. I am 10 weeks along and time seems like it is flying! Can't believe I will be a mom and Paul a dad in only 30 weeks...

Starting to Show

Just started my 9th week and I am just starting to notice a small bump. Other than that I really don't feel pregnant, no morning sickness, just a little more tired than normal. I am a little worried that I will never be the same size as pre-pregnancy but will just have to work hard to get the weight off afterwards, a healthy baby is more important.

I had my birthday party with my friends last night at Aquavina and was funny not to drink. Paul order me a couple Shirley Temples so that I had a fun drink. A couple people may have noticed but no one really called me out and I think most people did not suspect anything. With the lack of alcohol it was a fairly simple birthday, but very nice to see my friends. Have a feeling I won't be having anymore crazy birthdays, but that will be fine will have plenty of other exciting things to look forward to.

10 weeks