June 1!!!

Got my appt made today for the ultrasound....June 1st at 3 pm. The best part? Bud gets to be there. We are both really looking forward to it.

So, now time for opinions....what do you think this baby is? Leave a comment for us so we know what you think!

Boy or Girl? Frills or Spills? Let the guesses begin!

Bud: boy

Emily: girl

16 weeks!

I realized I didn't post my belly pictures like I said I would, so here they are. :)


15 weeks

16 weeks


I have a baby appt tomorrow and am hoping to make my "big" ultrasound appt then! I can't believe I am already 4 months into this pregnancy, it is going by very quickly.

One last picture to share just because it's precious. This is what I came to bed to one night last week....

She really loves him. One of these days I will have to record her reaction when she hears his motorcycle coming down the road, she acts as if he has been gone for months, it is so sweet. We are both so thankful we came across Lacey--we don't know what we would do with out her!

PS--I finally figured out what to do to be able to enlarge the pictures once they are posted. So, if you click on the pictures in this post and all new ones from now on, you will be able to enlarge them! :)

Thanks, Tim!

Almost a year ago, my father in law made Bud and I two shadow boxes for the flags that Bud flew in Iraq for us. He was able to fly them over the base for a day while deployed. We decided to try and make it a tradition, so we have something from each deployment to display. The shadow boxes are ridiculously priced at craft stores, so I knew just the person to ask to make them for us. :)

Even though I have had them for a year, I just got around to putting one together tonight. We can't rush these things. I finally decided today was the day and had Bud choose the 4 coins he wanted in with the flag and certificate and put it together while dinner was in the oven.

I am so excited to finally have this put together and be able to hang it up. Now the question is where...it took me 2 months to hang anything in this house, so don't hold your breath that it will be up anytime soon. Bud hasn't decided exactly what he wants to put in with the other flag, so we will only have the one hanging in the house for now.

This flag was from his deployment in 2007...those of you who know me well should be impressed that I knew exactly where this all was considering the amount of moves it has been through since then!

Wishful thinking...

This morning at the gym, one of the new moms told me about an ultrasound clinic over in Fort Walton Beach that does gender determinations for only $50. I called Bud on my way home to tell him all about it. We are not sure that Bud will be able to go to the "big" ultrasound with me on base, since his schedule is anything but flexible.

So I called the lady thinking maybe, just maybe, she would have an opening today or something this week so we could go find out.

Yea, right. She has no Saturday appts left for the month of May and couldn't even get us in for 2 weeks. Needless to say, I am pretty bummed. I had no idea she would be that booked. Oh well....

I have an appt in the OB office on Tuesday and I am hoping I will get to schedule my ultrasound then.

I haven't uploaded new pictures since my last post, hoping to do that tomorrow so check back for my 16 week belly. :)

14 weeks!

I am 15 weeks this week, but haven't taken a picture yet, so here is the one from last week.

(If you ever want enlarge the picture, just click on it!)

Hopefully (if baby cooperates) only about 5 more weeks until we find out what this peanut is! We can't wait! And then comes the fun of deciding on a name, which is way harder than I ever thought it would be!

12 weeks! (and an update)

**We were with out a computer for a while, so this will be a long post!! I started it before the computer died, so part of the post is from a few weeks ago and some is from tonight. :)

I am offically done with my first trimester! I am hoping to get some more energy sometime soon, I can tell a little bit of a difference, but I am still reallllly tired by the end of the days most of the time.

I didn't post a picture last week, so here is me at 11 weeks:

And me today at 12 weeks....there is a definite bump starting to show!

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Two weeks ago, the Spellman's came for a long weekend to visit. It was SO great to see them, and Jenna was an absolute blast to have around. There wasn't one second of shyness which made Bud and I feel very special. :) We celebrated her birthday, went to the air show on base and went to the beach. It was an awesome weekend.

Here are a few highlights from the weekend:

We are hoping they get to come back for the 4th of July so we don't have to wait too long to see each other.

Last weekend we were able to relax-we had nothing on the calendar. Bud got to ride his motorcycle a few times and I was able to get the house cleaned and do some much needed laundry.

Weather permitting, Bud is running in a race tomorrow and Sunday we are going to baby-sit for a family that comes to the gym I work at. Nothing too exciting going on here!

I have a few more belly pictures to post but will put those in different posts. :)

Have a good weekend!