Happy Birthday Lilly!

Today is my dogter’s 6th birthday!! I can’t believe my little Lilly is already 6 years old! I think we are going to celebrate by taking a nice little trip to the park and chase the ducks since it’s such a gorgeous day.  Tonight we are going to dinner to celebrate my sisters birthday, which is tomorrow, so maybe Lilly will get some left-overs… Just because it’s her birthday! Lilly never gets people food, so she will be pretty darn excited.

As most of you probably already know, Lillian is our 1st baby and will always hold a special place in our hearts. We never knew we would fall so in love with a dog, it’s pretty sad really. ;)  We are a little worried about her feeling jealous and unwanted when the baby gets here : (((  but I know she will get over it eventually and be a great, protective big sister. She really is the coolest dog in the World.

 I just noticed I kind of sound like a crazy person in this post… Oh well!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LILLY!

Baby Lilly

Oh yeah… Happy early birthday to my sister too.. ; ) Love ya Nik!

Hi Peanut!!!

April 11, 2012

Dear Peanut,
Yesterday was the sweetest, happiest, most precious day of my life.  I got to see you Peanut!!! Words can’t describe how I felt when you popped up on that screen.  You are already the cutest thing I have ever laid my eyes on.  Then the doctor pointed out your tiny little heartbeat on the screen and then the coolest thing happened, we go to hear it!  It sounded beautiful, like a miracle.  Tears started falling and I smiled and smiled and smiled.  Honestly, I have no idea what your daddy’s face looked like because I couldn’t take my eyes off you. I think I have a pretty good idea of what it looked like though. ;)  I heard him ask the Dr. if everything looked good.  He is already so worried about you. ; ) Thank God, everything looked normal from what he could tell at that point. I was so close to asking the Dr. if he could play your heartbeat again for us. Everything went by so fast!! Too fast, I never wanted it to end.

Last night I couldn’t sleep.  I just laid in bed with my hand on my belly and thought about you.  You have no idea how much you are loved already.  Me and daddy can’t thank God enough for putting you in our lives.  I can’t wait to see you again.  Then, in less than 7 months I’ll get to meet you!! Stay healthy peanut, mommy and daddy love you.

Peanut’s 1st Picture!

Our Gummy Bear

10 weeks 2 days 

Mom

1st Dr. Appointment

March 23, 2012

It was a cold, rainy and very very foggy Friday morning. The trip to St. Louis seemed like forever, but it was the trip I have been waiting for my whole life.  It was the day that the doctor was going to tell me that I was going to be a mommy. ; )

I had to wait a whole two long long weeks before I got in to see the doctor.  Even though I took 8 test, which all showed up positive of course, I still needed that confirmation from the Dr.  When the Nurse Practitioner came into the room and said “Congratulations, you guys are pregnant!” I just looked over at Jake and smiled from ear to ear.  The news I just heard wasn’t anything new, but it made me feel so much better to hear it from them.

Besides all the pain and me almost passing out (literally) from them sucking all the blood out of my body the visit went great!  As the lady kept filling up the tubes with blood, I kept getting paler and paler and sweatier and sweatier. Then my hearing went out. Jake said “I think we need to lie her down.” Right after my hearing went out, which means I’ll be out any second, I laid down, drank some water and then started feeling better immediately.  I don’t do well with blood, or needles. : O Jake was so supportive and sweet though, but DUH! I love that lil daddy.

We got sent home with a bag full of goodies.  A lot of information on the baby, some coupons, some magazines….I get so excited about that kind of stuff.  It was an exciting day! We called our family, who already knew about the baby, and told them the good news! Everyones reactions were about the same, “well, duh, you took 8 test!” haha ; ) We couldn’t be more excited though. We talked about peanut the whole way home.

The last two weeks have been the best days of my life, but also the scariest.  I never knew I would worry/love/care so much about something the size of sweet pea, but I do.  Every little thing I do, eat, every little move has me worried for our lil’ peanut’s sake.

The second you see that  positive pregnancy test is the moment you become a mom and start worrying.
All I can do now is take care of myself and pray. We get to hear the heartbeat in two weeks!! Words can’t describe how excited and impatient I am ; )


Love you Peanut!

Proud Daddy-To-Be

Finding Out

 March 9, 2012

Today I found out that I was going to be a Mom. I have wanted to me a mommy for so long.  Before I even took the test, I just sort of knew and I couldn’t wait to get home and pee on that stick. I had just finished eating lunch with Jake and the office ladies.  During lunch, one of them brought up something about me being pregnant and I couldn’t get it off my mind. After lunch I had to run to Wal-Mart to get some moving boxes so I decided to pick up a box of pregnancy test while I was there. What the heck, my curiosity was getting the best of me.  The 5 minute drive home seemed like forrrevveerr.  So on the long, 5 minute drive home I ran threw, in my head, how I had been feeling over the last 2 weeks. Well, I have been sluggish lately, which is not like me and my boobs were gigantamo, but could just be PMS. Then I thought about how I cry at the Pampers commercial ever time it comes on, but again, could just be PMS.  My monthly friend was late,  but it’s always wacko so that wasn’t that strange to me. Then I thought about how the smell of Jake’s mushrooms on his pizza last night was so strong it made me want to puke all over the pizza. That was different. Nooo I thought to myself, you don’t feel all those things that soon do you?

Yup! When I saw that second pink line show up words can’t describe how incredibly  blessed I felt.  So many emotions flooded my brain. Joy, love, happiness and a little worry. I have never been so happy in my life, I  just couldn’t sit still.  I just paced the house saying…maybe shouting a little,  “I’m having a baby! I’m having a baby!” over and over again. No I wasn’t talking to myself..Lilly was there. She was the first one to find out. ;),  I couldn’t wait to tell Jake.  Even though I was a little nervous to announce he was going to be a daddy,  I knew he would be just as happy as I was.  It took one try and God answered our prayers.  I don’t know what I did to deserve such an amazing life, but I know I’m blessed and I don’t take that for granted.

I took the test around 2:00 and had to wait a whole 3 hours before I could tell Jake.  So, I took cheesy pictures of me and the 3 test I took. Then I went to print them off for a card I wanted to make Jake.  I had to do something to keep me busy.  I bought Jake a card, wrote “You’re going to be a daddy.” and pasted the adorable, cheesy, goofy, best pictures I have ever taken, into the card. I couldn’t wait to give it to him. By then it was time to pick Jake up and by then my face hurt from smiling so much. ; )

 I got to Jakes work at 5:00 on the dot and waiting patiently (well the best I could anyway) for him to finish up with his last patient.  I just floated around the office on could nine.  I’m sure my hands were a little shaky and sweaty, I was so anxious.  When I approached Jake he was sitting down filling out some paperwork.  We chatted for a little bit while he focused on his writing, then all of a sudden he looked up at me and said “You’re pregnant aren’t you?” I didn't have to say a thing, my face said it all.  He just looked at me with love in his eyes and suddenly had the biggest smile on his face that I have ever seen. Whhewwww!  He gave me the tightest hug and we just held each other for a minute with tears in our eyes. It’s a moment I never want to forget, ever. I still have no idea how he knew what I was about to tell him, but he knew.

All night we were like two giddy little children. We drove straight to Barnes and Noble and bought a couple baby books.  I couldn’t wait to get home and start reading all about our little “peanut” as we call him or her.  Today is a day I never want to forget. It is truly the best day of my life..so far. Now we are just praying for a healthy baby.

Mommy and Daddy love you so much already peanut.

Can’t wait for you to get here!

Mommy

I’m blaming it on….

I’m blaming it on...

the baby. The lack of blogging that is. ; ) Oh and the move! Hope those are good enough excuses! I hope to be posting a lot more soon!

Our lil’ peanut is due on November 4th! We could not be happier ;D

Cabin Fever

I have Cabin Fever! Bad bad bad

Even though I have been trying to keep myself busy lately, taking some pics, lunch with friends, walks with Lilly, I still might go insane.

We have been staying at my parents house for over three weeks now….. Don’t get me wrong I love my folks, but I’m a little OCD and when I get thrown off schedule, I tend to get a lil cranky… I’m used to my same ol’ daily routine and it’s way off track.

Life has been a crazy roller coaster ride for us lately, but the best ride of my life.  We have a lot going on right now, a lot of new and exciting stuff.  This past weekend we moved all of our stuff out of our place in Marion and into a storage unit in C-ville until we find a home.  I’m hoping it’s soon soon soon. We put an offer on a cute starter home in Maryville.  I hope everything works out, crossing my fingers.  Then last night we went for a walk in my parents neighborhood and Jake spots a house he REALLY likes… Oh boy.  So who knows what will happen, you never know with us.  I’m just trying to keep positive.  I know everything will work out, I just need to be patient.  Right now I’m surrounded by so many people that I love and who love me so I know I should be the happiest girl on Earth! ; )

So, speaking of Cabin Fever…

This weekend we get to go to one of my favorite places in the whole wide World.  The Little Red Cabin.  For those of you who don’t know anything about The Little Red Cabin, it’s well, a little red cabin in hidden deep down in Southern Mo. and I mean DEEP down.  There is nothing around, but woods, woods,, and more woods, well and a river and a bunch of hillbillies.  Jake’s parents own some land down there and it is seriously the perfect place to get away from it all. It’s just what I need right now.  It’s beautiful, peaceful and I bet you have never seen stars shine like they do there (not even in MTV) ;)  Now I know “roughing it” isn’t everyones thing, but it’s mine.  But, come on, when you have a bathroom and a kitchen you're not really “roughing it”. There are a bunch of fun little critters down there, but those things don’t bother me.  I lived next door to a guy who collected snakes growing up..no joke.  I would go over and play with them…I wonder if my parents were around… Anyway, I was a tomboy growing up, I know, you wouldn’t have guessed that right? I love camping and getting dirty. For some reason my germaphobia goes away when I’m camping… isn’t that strange?

So lately, with the weather getting nice and listening to all these country songs, I have desperately been craving a trip to the cabin.  Which is why I am sooooooooooooooooo excited that we get to go!!! 3 more days!!! The river is calling my name!!! Can’t wait to skip some rocks with my sweetie, go fishin in the dark and sit on the swing and listen to the sound of sweet mother nature. :) Eeeeekkkkk I’m excited!!!


Now, I will bombard you with tons of pics!!

Creek

S’mores

Rope Swing

River Rat

 Kumbaya..not really

The Gang

 Picking Blackberries

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