Long Time no Blog

We just got back from being on vacation so I thought I would share a couple of pictures with you from that. We went to Savannah for a few days and then to Edisto. Thanks to Aunt Donna for the use of her wonderful home! Hope you enjoy the pictures from Savannah.

The Bedding Has Arrived!!!

Not much new to say, Im feeling better...and the bedding has arrived. Take a look!

Uggh, feeling sick again!

I really had plans this weekend, to get stuff done around the house, to start trying to figure out how to decorate the little mans room, to go purchase some new Maternity clothes etc. But alas, I am sick AGAIN! I dont understand why fellow coworkers feel the need to come into work sick and with a fever. It drives me crazy. I am pregnant, I cant take much, and so it make my illness that much more miserable.

I know everyone says, "Oh you are going to hate being pregnant in the summer..." and maybe I will, but I cant wait for warm weather when all the germs are gone! I cant wait till everyone is on vacation at work and not sharing these nasty germs. I think next time, if there is a next time, shoot for a fall baby, that way I wont have to be pregnant in the winter. This is the PITS!

Introducing Hadley Layne

All I can say is she is so stinking adorable and both her Mom and Daddy love her to pieces. So does her Aunt Ashley. I am so proud of this little girl. I cant wait to see her grow and love her to death.

It's A boy, for sure!

We had our Level 2 Ultrasound, and lets just say our little man was happy to see us that early in the morning! Don't worry, the doctor said its normal, and to get use to it. But backing up, the ultrasound tech started the ultrasound and our little boy was standing on his head. He was showing off. The tech said, "well this is a Friday baby for sure, they never cooperate on Friday!" He was very active.

The whole ultrasound lasted about 45 minutes. Everything looks PERFECT! This ultrasound is the most amazing ultrasound we have had. You can see some of the pictures, like the spine, we got to see his organs, his blood flowing. It was breath taking. We loved every minute of it. So I thought I would share just a few pictures from the day. A bunch were blurry because he was so active, but some came out really good.

The first, is the spine. How neat is that???? And the other...it looks like he is playing with his hands in front of his face. The bottom one, well what can I say....Its a boy!

All of his fingers and toes are separated, we got to see that good a few times. He kept waving at the doctor. He was so cute. I cant wait to see him up close and personal!

People keep asking us if we are going to do a 3D ultrasound. Here is my thinking. Our doctor does not do them. We would have to go to a private facility and pay about $300 out of pocket. That is enough to make me say no, but also the fact that we have already had 5 ultrasounds...so we dont want to keep doing ultrasounds just to do them.

Our next appt is March 7th. Just the basic, "how are you doing" type appt. Nothing big. In 2 months we have the gestational diabetes test. But other than that, not much going on.

The Nursery is Taking Shape

After a week of buyers remorse (shh dont tell Scotty) the crib/dresser/toy box came in. We went and picked them up Saturday and with the help of the Proud Grandfather (my Dad) we got things started!

Back to the buyers remorse. The picture I posted on this blog of the crib we got is just UGLY! I began to look at it every day thinking, "uggh, we should have splurged and gotten the other crib..." But since the crib came in the buyers remorse is GONE! Thank Goodness!

Of course it all couldnt go without a problem. So we (like how I take credit?? Scotty and Dad) got the crib upstairs, next the dresser. It was HARD to hold and heavy so they took it out of the box, hopefully to remove the drawers. Nope, the drawers dont come out! So 1...2....3...."WAIT!" They look at me like I am crazy. There is a crack! Uggh, and its on the front and very noticable! Its cracked all the way through. (I secretly think my dad was excited to not have to take it upstairs!)

So a call to Babies R Us and they have ordered a new one. The dresser now resides in my dining room until our new one arrives. It looks like someone dropped it before they packaged it because there is a scratch and the crack. But other than that I LOVE the dresser!

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Finally a Crib

We bought the crib, dresser/changing table combo, and a blanket box (which could be used as a toy box) today. It was not the one we had our hearts set on, but we kept talking about the price of the one we "loved". The crib itself was $400 and the dresser/changer was close to $600. Thats a LOT of money to spend on baby furniture. Granted the crib grows with the child...but we just couldnt see spending that kind of money. That is almost more than our bedroom set. So we went with a cheaper set, that we thinks will look just as nice.

Its not as bright as it looks in this picture. The true color is called dark pine, its not a brown, more of a dark honey color. I wish I had my camera with me at the store because this picture does NOT do it justice.

We also got a glider. Do you know how expensive those things are??? LORD! We opted for a minimal priced one, the wood grain is similar to the crib, etc. Oh what I wouldnt give for a $600 glider with the matching $200 ottoman. But this will do the trick.

So things are moving along. Furniture should be in stock in 2 weeks. So we are enlisting the help of our handy friends to help put it together. Any takers???

Next Up:
Feb 8th: Level 2 Ultrasound and follow up with OB