Thursday, December 29, 2011

It's a...


Santa brought The Graybills & Co a Christmas present :)
It's a girl!!!

We are so excited to learn that Baby Peas is a SHE!  We can stop referring to her as an "it" and now affectionately call her by her name, Avery Jillayne Peaslee.  Avery is a name that Bobby picked out the morning we found out we were pregnant.  If you remember from one of my first posts, we were driving to northern Virginia and I was hysterical (looking back that seems absurd - we couldn't be more excited to be parents now!).  In an attempt to calm me down, Bobby started thinking of baby names.  The boy name was easy (Bobby has a family name that we'll use), but the girl name was really tough.  He threw out different names for a solid three hours and I vetoed all of them.  Then he said, "Avery."  I absolutely loved it.  And there it was.  We had both baby names selected...and 20 weeks of waiting before we'd know which we'd be using. 

Christmas was such an exciting time for us this year.  My older sister and her family spent the holiday at my parents' house (they switch it up every other year); therefore, it was perfect timing to reveal the baby's gender to our families.  When my Mom started cutting and revealed the pink cake, Nora (my 4 year old niece) stood up on one of the chairs and yelled, "Guys!  Now we're going to have a boy cousin and a girl cousin!"  It was absolutely adorable and I got teary-eyed.  Of course, I get teary-eyed over not being able to find matching socks these days, so that shouldn't catch anyone off-guard.  Ah, hormonal breakdowns, they're so fun.  Avery racked up on gifts this Christmas; our families are incredibly thoughtful.  She is one lucky girl :)

Avery gave her Daddy a Christmas present this year, which Bobby said was his favorite gift of the season!  She picked out a few outfits for herself, ha, that say "Daddy's Sweetie" and "I Love Daddy" and also a picture frame with a 20 week ultrasound picture of herself.  She's so creative!

I love shopping for her already!
Our sweet baby girl :)

And I can't forget the belly pic!

22 weeks


Wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

love,
Bobby, Callie and Baby Avery

Sunday, December 11, 2011

I think I can, I think I can...

Well, folks, today marks exactly 20 weeks, which is our halfway mark.  Finally!  I'm a little behind in posts - I'm really sorry.  Between work, Christmas shopping, and traveling out of town every weekend, I'm having a little difficulty finding time/energy to blog :)  Hopefully, things will be a little less crazy post holiday season!  I am once again combining two weeks, 19 & 20, in one post.  Unfortunately, I do not have a 19 week belly pic, but I do feel like it's growing!

We went to the ACC Championship game two weekends ago, and despite Virginia Tech getting blown out, we had a great time in Charlotte, NC.  We did a little Christmas shopping, visited with Granny Peaslee, Kim and Ron (Bobby's aunt and uncle), and we finally got to meet sweet Berkley (my friend Ashley's baby girl).  We were a little salty about the VT loss, but what a "sweet" surprise it was to learn our Hokies are heading to the Sugar Bowl on January 3rd.  Go Hokies!

Bobby and I at the ACC Championship

This past weekend we traveled to Wilmington, NC for Amber Graham's wedding.  It was an absolutely gorgeous wedding and of course Amber was stunning.  We couldn't be happier for Ryan and Amber as they start their journey together!

The beautiful bride, Amber, and I

 As I mentioned before, Baby Peas is 20 weeks and roughly the size of a cantaloupe (6.5 inches crown to rump).  Twenty weeks seemed like such a milestone, until we hit 20 weeks...now I still have 20 more to go.  I just keep telling myself, "I can make it 20 more weeks, I can make it 20 more weeks..."   He/she is still causing me quite a bit of heartburn, but I've had it pretty easy thus far, so I certainly won't complain!  We find out baby's gender a week from tomorrow - how exciting!  We will be revealing the gender to our families on Christmas Eve/Day, and plan to tell the rest of the world shortly after :)

Baby at 20 weeks

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Turkey Day

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and give thanks for all of the blessings in our lives.  On Thanksgiving morning I went for a run, turned off my ipod (JayZ and Lil Wayne had to wait), and just took a few moments to thank God for all He has blessed me with over the past year.  In addition to life, faith, friends and health, I am thankful for my family.  I am truly blessed with an incredibly loving husband, completely devoted and selfless parents and in-laws, and extremely supportive and caring siblings.  Baby Peas will be adding to our family next spring, and I pray he/she knows how much our family already loves him/her.  He/she is such a blessing to us and we can't wait to hold baby in our arms in just a few short months.  I am also thankful that we will be learning our baby's gender in about 3 weeks so I can stop typing "him/her, he/she" or calling our baby an "it."  All things that have been added to my "I'm thankful for..." list. 

Thanksgiving Day was spent at my parents' house with my cousins and their spouses, aunts and uncles, siblings and nephew.  It was a wonderful day filled with joy, laughter, food...and more food.  We just got home from our Thanksgiving festivities with my in-laws and we had so much fun spending time with Mom and Dad Peaslee, Zach, Heather and Karoline.  Karoline is growing up so fast - it's hard to believe she will be three next month.  Where does the time go?

Bobby and Trey on Thanksgiving Day (Trey reaching for my phone)

Black Friday - haha, we promised we were not going to participate in the madness this year.  Until we saw the Babies R Us ads on Thanksgiving morning, and realized one of the nursery sets we've been eyeballing (crib, dresser/changing table, and chest of drawers) was 50% off.  We were the crazies out at 5:30am.  Surprisingly, we were in and out of Babies R Us in 15 minutes.  And since we were up, we decided to head to the mall, Home Depot, and Gander Mountain.  I'm not sure if it was because the stores we were interested in weren't as popular this year, or because most of them opened at midnight on Black Friday, but we didn't wait in a single line.  We lucked out!  (something else I should add to my list of things I'm thankful for...)

Well, here's Baby Peas at 18wks (aka 4.5 months, which some would say is the halfway point!)  woop woop!


Sunday, November 20, 2011

oh baby.

Friday wasn't as telling as we'd hoped it would be.  We had our 16 week appointment (actually, closer to 17 weeks), but they were unable to do an ultrasound.  Which we figured would happen as there wasn't an ultrasound scheduled to begin with -  a girl can dream.  Baby's heart rate has dropped a little from our 12 week appointment to about 150 bpm.  Bobby and I agree that our baby's heart beat is the most incredible sound in the world.  I could sit and listen to it all day, but then I wouldn't get anything else done.  Ha!  In other interesting news, I was wearing my 4" Jessica Simpson patent leather pumps during our appointment (in my defense, I was on my way to work...I'm not typically that big of a diva).  Our doctor told me that she adored my pumps, but I should consider something a little flatter as I start to put on more weight.  Of course Bobby laughed out loud.  Our next doctor's appointment will be December 19th, and assuming our child cooperates, we should find out the gender!  Yay!  We have been shopping around for baby furniture and we've picked out some paint swatches for the nursery for both genders.  Can you tell we're a little anxious to find out if we're having a baby boy or baby girl :) ?

Paint swatches for the nursery

We're also very excited for the holiday week and looking forward to spending time with our families for Thanksgiving.  And let's be honest, baby and I are pretty pumped for some turkey and pumpkin pie.


17 weeks

Bobby took me shopping for maternity clothes this weekend.  Yep, that went about as well as one could expect.  Most of my pants won't button without a fight anymore (just as an aside:  I do own two pairs of Selena Gomez jeggings, which are incredibly comfortable and STRETCHY.  These have been a lifesaver!).  Our shopping trip started and ended at Target.  I tried on maternity pants and they were just so awkward.  I feel like women have enough to worry and stress over during pregnancy - can't someone design adorable, trendy maternity clothes?  Oh, make that adorable, trendy maternity clothes that don't cost a fortune.  Please...and thank you.  So after a brief meltdown where I became physically angry about the maternity pants not fitting (ahem...hormonal much?), I put all items back on the rack and just decided to purchase a couple pairs of dress pants the next size up.  So that's that.  Until next week when those don't fit either.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Almost halfway...almost.

So, I'm two weeks behind in posts; therefore, I'm going to consolidate Week 15 and Week 16.  We took the Week 15 picture, but after we took it I was entirely too sleepy to post, haha!  Lots of changes over the past couple of weeks for Baby Peas and I.  I feel as though my bump is visible to everyone now, not just Bobby and I.  I'm pretty selective in my clothes, and have been able to disguise my growing belly quite well...until now.  It still looks more I've indulged in far too many carbohydrates, and less like I have a baby growing in there.  Last week we learned that our baby is now able to hear us, thanks to tiny bones forming in his/her ears.  Bobby and I find ourselves trying to avoid adult language, haha, but this has proven to be a little harder than expected.  On occasion Bobby will put his hands on the sides of my stomach, to act as if he's covering the baby's ears, if he needs to tell me something he doesn't want him/her to hear.  Keep in mind Baby Peas is about the size of one of Bobby's hands, so this act is totally unnecessary.  But it humors us nonetheless.  Oh the things that entertain new parents-to-be :)


Baby Peas has another Dr.'s appointment on Friday, November 18th - we're very excited to learn how he or she is progressing.  We're also wishing for an ultrasound in hopes of possibly finding out if Baby Peas is a he or she, but expecting we probably won't find out this early.  Things are still going very well for me, but I don't want to get too smug...we're not quite half way there.  I have battled with heart burn some over the past couple of weeks.  Some days are really bad, other days I don't have it at all.  I'm sure all of the Mexican and spicy food I'm craving is really helping my situation :)

I got all dolled up for my 16 wk pic :)

I'm still trying to workout regularly, though it's a little trickier now that it gets dark so early.  Oh, and I'm exhausted by the time I get home - Bobby and I have to keep each other motivated.  I decided to try yoga the other day because I feel the need to do workouts that are a little more low impact.  I've never been much on yoga (tends to bore me a little), but I thought the stretching and balancing would be a nice change.  Bobby loves my awkwardness and deemed it appropriate to catch me yoga-ing on camera. Enjoy!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

To my husband...


After my husband kissed me goodbye this morning, he started to walk away, then turned back around and said, "By the way, I'm not feeling your outfit...you look like a 40 year old secretary."  And with that, he said "love you" and out the door he went.  There I sat, dumbfounded.  I was so taken aback that I couldn't even think fast enough to retaliate with a low blow about his work attire or the fact that he uses more hair product than I do.  Instead, I just sat there...completely silent.  There's a first for everything.  Now, a comment of this nature made by your husband during pregnancy could onset a wide range of emotions - hysteria, anger, sadness, sobbing etc.  After he shut the door, for some unknown reason, I just started laughing.  The thought of changing my clothes didn't even cross my mind (I'm pregnant and I don't think my coworkers care if a look like a 40 year old secretary).  Ironically, in that very moment, I realized how incredible my husband has been during this pregnancy.  He has endured it all and handled it with the grace and poise that I'm not sure I would've been able to muster up.  Here are just a few of his "amazing" moments:

When we first found out we were pregnant, we had to drive to northern Virginia for my niece's birthday party.  I spent the better part of the ride there and back in tears.  Bobby was so calm and just continued to reassure me that we had so much to look forward to.  To keep me from crying, he came up with the idea to play The Name Game - which is not really a game at all.  He'd throw out girl and boy names and I'd either add them to the list or shoot them down.  Most of them I shot down, but believe it or not, Bobby picked out both girl and boy names in a short three hour drive home from my sister's house that day.  I absolutely adore both of them - just can't wait to find out which name will apply!

We had not told anyone about being pregnant until the day of our first sonogram.  Initially, we discussed waiting until we entered the second trimester before we broke the news.  Bobby was simply too excited after seeing our little peanut for the first time that he couldn't wait any longer!  He decided we were driving to my parents' house that very afternoon to tell them the good news.  The next night we drove to Pulaski to tell his parents.  I couldn't be happier that we didn't wait until the end of the first trimester - I was starting to burst at the seams :)

During our first appointment, I had made a list of questions to ask the doctor.  What meds can I take?  What's a safe level of exercise?  Do I have to eat my steak well-done?  You know, the pertinent questions.  Unexpectedly, Bobby chimed in and asked how much water I should be drinking and added that he was concerned because he didn't think I was drinking enough.  Now, some of you would find this extremely annoying.  In fact, I did at the time he was asking it.  But after thinking about it, it brings so much joy to my heart that he cares so much.  There are so many fathers that don't go to the doctor appointments or take the time to think about questions to ask the doctor.  I'm truly very blessed that Bobby loves me and Baby Peas so much that he doesn't mind rolling his pregnant wife right under the bus in front of her OB/GYN.

A few weeks later I started having major food aversions, and nothing sounded good for dinner.  Instead of just fixing something for himself and letting me eat the bowl of cereal I really wanted, he would start emailing me around noon with different ideas for dinner.  By the end of the day we had typically agreed upon something.  And occasionally he'd break and let us just order a pizza.  One afternoon I was reading a friend's blog that said she was craving Starbursts during her pregnancy.  At that very moment I told Bobby I really wanted some Starbursts.  Of course he laughed and said I could go to the store and get them myself.  But the very next day he came home from work and surprised me with two packs of Starbursts.  He may or may not have eaten all of the red and pink ones, but sweet nonetheless.

A couple of nights ago, I was having really bad heartburn (I barely touched my dinner) and decide to prop myself up on the couch.  Bobby was talking to me and mid-sentence I fell asleep (ah, as I type I'm realizing how sexy pregnancy truly sounds).  Shortly after, he came over to the couch, pulled the blanket over me, kissed me on the cheek, then went into the kitchen to do the dishes.  He's well trained :)

So those are just a few of my husband's highlighted moments.  I'm so fortunate to have an amazing man in my life to go through this journey with, or at least to pick up a pack of Starburts for me here and there.  Here's to you, Baby Daddy!  Thanks for being a truly incredible husband and father.  Baby and I love you very much <3

Here's an updated picture, sorry I had just finished working out.

14.5 weeks

Sunday, October 23, 2011

What a Headache

We have officially begun the second trimester, which most women would claim is the easiest of the three.  Because my first trimester was so easy - with the exception of exhaustion and minor (ok..major) mood swings, I'm a little concerned that the second trimester won't be as easy as I'd hoped.  As some of you know, I've always battled with hormonal headaches.  Hence, the reason I was never able to use the birth control pill, which is probably (definitely) the reason we're pregnant to begin with.  I digress.  When we first found out we were pregnant, I bought the book What to Expect When You're Expecting and immediately skimmed the "Symptoms" page to learn...well...what I could expect.  One of the first symptoms I read about was headaches.  I just knew I would be cursed with this symptom as soon as my hormone levels increased.  Fortunately, I experienced little trouble with headaches during the first trimester, but as I start the second, I'm having them more and more frequently.  At least the only medication I'm allowed to take is Tylenol or Extra Strength Tylenol, which does absolutely nothing for a headache.  I'm hoping they will ease up a little, but as hormone levels are just continuing to increase, I doubt that will happen. It's all for a wonderful cause, so I won't complain too much :)

In happier news, Bobby and I went to the VT/Boston College game on Saturday and we won!  I got to see one of my closest friends from college, Katie McDaniel.  It's always wonderful to catch up with Katie..we have to ability to pick up exactly where we left off.  That's what I love so much about her :)

Katie and I at the Tech game

Since I was a slacker last week and didn't post a new belly picture until I was 12.5 weeks, I won't bore anyone with a 13 week picture.  Not much has changed in three days.  I'll just post a few pictures from the Tech game this past weekend.  Go Hokies!

VT/BC game!




Thursday, October 20, 2011

Our Babymoon

Cabo San Lucas
For our one year anniversary, Bobby booked us a trip to Cabo San Lucas.  Because of our recent surprise, we started affectionately calling it our "Babymoon."  We had an amazing time and certainly relaxed, relaxed and relaxed some more.  It was an all-inclusive package; therefore, Bobby was willing to drink double for what I was missing out on :)  Cabo was a special way to spend some alone time together before the baby comes and before I'm too big to appreciate 90 degree weather and two-piece bathing suits...or bathing suits in general, for that matter.  The food was amazing, especially Pescados, which was a fabulous sushi restaurant inside of our resort.  Now, I'm well aware that I'm not allowed to eat raw fish, and I only ate sushi with complete cooked fish or vegetable rolls.  But delicious nonetheless.  I also drank several virgin cocktails - frozen lemonade, strawberry daiquiris, and mudslides.  So, any calories that I missed in not consuming beer, I certainly made up in sugary, frozen, virgin drinks.  Pregnancy:  the only opportunity in life where caloric intake is absolutely unimportant.


Baby Peas at 12 wks 4 days


Baby Peas had its 12 week appointment on Tuesday, October 18th.  Bobby and I landed in Roanoke from Cabo at 10:00am and had the appt at 2:30 that afternoon.  Needless to say, we were exhausted.  Baby looked wonderful, but was a little scared of all the commotion.  He/she would jump and wiggle every time the ultrasound tech pressed down on my stomach. The tech let us hear the heartbeat and Baby Peas had a heart rate of 161- hasn't gone down much from the 8 wk appt.  After our appointment, we decided to announce to everyone (via Facebook) that we're expecting a little bundle of joy in the spring.  We were absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of love and kind words people shared with us.  We're very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family.


Not 100% sure, but I think Baby Peas is sucking his/her thumb :)  Too cute!

Sunday, October 9, 2011

You glow, girl?

Well, I'm officially 11 weeks today and almost through the first trimester - woo hoo!  I feel like this is a pretty big milestone, all things considered, but six months seems like such an extraordinary amount of time.  In fact, my friend, Jamie, asked me today how it was possible that I'm only 11wks, adding that by the time April 29th rolls around it's going to feel like I should be birthing a 5 year old.  Here's hoping that's not the case!  As I've mentioned before, I've been fortunate not to have been cursed with the ever-so-common morning sickness that most pregnant women are faced with during the first trimester.  However, there are plenty of not-so-pleasant symptoms that I've been blessed with over the past 7 weeks - exhaustion, mood swings, food aversions, bloating, did I mention I'm exhausted?  I'll tell you what I don't have, and that's a pregnancy glow.  Everyone I've talked with has mentioned that I'll eventually get that "pregnancy glow" (which is a polite way of saying, "You look like crap!").  And in their defense, I do look like crap and there is no sense in trying to imply otherwise.  I'm so fatigued that I've often wondered if I could fall asleep with my eyes open to fool my co-workers into thinking I'm being productive.  I'll get the glow eventually, right?  Or maybe it's just a little white lie that people tell pregnant women to prevent them from crawling back into bed and sleeping through the next nine months.  Because I could.  I promise :)

Baby Peas at 11 wks
Bobby and I went to the VT/Miami game on Saturday.  Holy cow - what a game!  My blood pressure was certainly higher than any doctor would've been comfortable with, but there was no way I was leaving that game.  It was college football at its finest.  Go Hokies!



I also received the best surprise EVER in the mail yesterday.  There was a package in our mailbox addressed to Callie, Bobby, and Baby Peas.  Upon opening it, I found the most adorable onesie for Baby Peas from my dear friend, Megan :)  This is the first present we've received for baby thus far, and it was incredibly special.  Holding this tiny onesie in my hands and knowing that in a few (hopefully, short) months our baby will be able to wear it, was pretty surreal.  Receiving this gift was the perfect ending to our evening.  Thank you, Megan - it's genius!

Monday, October 3, 2011

Baby Berkley, it's so good to see you!

Happy Birthday, Berkley!  As many of you know, one of my very best friends, Ashley Wells, finally had her baby girl this afternoon at 2:00 PM.  This little bundle of joy was in the oven for 41 weeks and 2 days.  Needless to say, we were all very excited to welcome her into this world.  Berkley is absolutely gorgeous and if you know her mother, you aren't a bit surprised by this.  Ashley is one of the most beautiful and selfless people I've ever had the joy of knowing, and I'm so blessed to call her a best friend.  She will be an amazing mother and there is truly no one more deserving.

Ashley and I

When I called Ashley to tell her about our little surprise, let's just say she wasn't in the best of moods.  And rightfully so.  It was almost 6:00 PM, she was hungry, tired, aching, and almost a week past her due date.  I would've been less than pleasant myself.  We talked for a while about what she was going through and then I dropped the news on her that Bobby and I are having a baby.  Her mood completely changed.  Not only was she quite possibly just as excited as we are, but she spent almost a half hour with me on the phone giving advice and sharing some of her experiences.  She even took the time that evening to blog about how excited she was for us (though she didn't mention our names because it's still not known by everyone yet).  Ashley and I met in preschool and have been friends ever since.  I couldn't imagine having a better friend to go through this journey with, even if it was only for a few weeks.


Ashley (curly hair) and I at my 3rd birthday party


Berkley, welcome to the world, pretty girl!  I think you're going to like it here.  And if your Mommy and I have anything to do with it, you and Baby Peas are going to be best friends...or boyfriend/girlfriend. 

Baby Berkley

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Hello, October!

Well, we certainly had a busy, fun weekend!  Friday night, we went to dinner with our friends Jamie and Jeremiah, then headed to the Roanoke Civic Center for the Jason Aldean Concert.  He puts on an incredible show - the concert was completely sold out!  Jason Aldean chooses one show a year (Concert for the Cure) in which he donates all proceeds to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.  The Roanoke, VA show was chosen this year, and $315,000 was donated the Roanoke chapter of Susan G. Komen.  It was incredibly moving to see the entire crowd dressed in pink, knowing we were making a difference.  Not to mention, I think Baby Peas really enjoys country music :)

Jason Aldean singing Wanted Dead or Alive


Saturday, we had another busy day.  I finally got my hair cut and colored (just a few highlights) - a task I'd been pushing to the back burner for 5 months.  We also made it to the VT/Clemson game, which turned into a blowout.  It was cold, rainy and I had to DD, so one can only imagine my excitement.  All things considered, it was a great game, until the 4th quarter.  I'm always disappointed when the Hokies lose, but hopefully (operative word be hopefully) it will be the last loss of the season.  We'll see.

Today, we made a trip to IHOP for breakfast; their Nutella Crepes are amazing!  After breakfast, we headed Walmart, which is the most dreaded part of our weekend.  This brings me to my next point.  In general, I never look forward to grocery store trips, but pregnancy has onset even more hatred for this chore.  Thus far, I've been very fortunate and have not experienced any morning sickness.  (I know, I have a few more weeks before I'm completely in the clear.)  However, I have had major food aversions to pretty much...everything.  As I walk aimlessly through the aisles of Walmart, I add things to my cart that don't even sound good to me, but I know I have to eat.  Fruit and cereal always sound good.  And sometimes Mexican food.  Hopefully, Bobby will adapt to my new love for cheerios topped with bananas.  At least I'm not like Beyonce and craving Oreos dipped in ketchup, right?  Here's a random food craving that sounded really good to me today:  country-style green beans.  My Dad makes the best...maybe I can convince him to make me some!

One of my good friends from high school, Amber Graham, had her bridal shower this afternoon.  She lives in North Carolina, so it was wonderful to see her.  I'm looking forward to her big day on December 10th - I just hope Baby Peas enjoys dancing as much as I do :)

Oh, and here's Baby Peas at 10 weeks.  As I looked in the mirror this week, I noticed I can't suck it all back in anymore...

Baby Peas at 10 weeks







Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Happy Anniversary!

Bobby and I celebrated our One Year Anniversary on Sept 25th.  The past year flew by and what a difference a year makes.  What an incredible journey our marriage has been so far!  We've always talked about children and knew we wanted them, so this is just a bit of an expedited track for us :)  Of course on our anniversary weekend, much like the weekend of our wedding, Bobby had a fishing tournament (I forgave him for being gone all weekend because he planned an anniversary trip to Cabo San Lucas in October).  So, it was a low key weekend, which was very nice.  I've been a little tired; therefore, the down time gave me a chance to catch up on a little R&R.  We did enjoy a nice dinner on Sunday night and remembered to pull the top tier of our wedding cake out of the freezer.  Surprisingly, it was absolutely delicious - we totally weren't expecting that!



We also snapped a 9 wk picture, but not a whole lot to see yet.

9 weeks.

"Where should I sit?"

We had our first doctor's appointment and ultrasound on Monday, September 19th.  Just as an aside, if you or your significant other are pregnant, the confirmation appointment will NOT happen before you are 8-10 wks along.  How is it possible that I have FIVE nieces and a nephew and did not know this little golden nugget of information?  Waiting a whole month before we could see our little peanut felt more like a decade.  The day finally came and I was really nervous for some reason.  I was so worried that maybe it wasn't real, or maybe something had gone wrong.  I also worry more than the average person, naturally, so pregnancy has sent me into a whole new world of anxiety.  Bobby has considered blocking my WebMD capabilities.  Luckily, he hasn't figured out how to do that yet!  Anyway, we were called back to the ultrasound room.  The tech, of course, felt the need to explain the "vaginal" ultrasound and left the room so I could drop trou and cover myself with what they call a sheet (really what is more like an extra large paper towel).  As soon as she left the room, Bobby proceeded to make every inappropriate joke imaginable.  Leave it to him.  When the tech returned, she dimmed the lights and asked me to place my feet in the stirrups (is that what they're called?).  Bobby, sitting directly in front of me, asked, "Where should I sit?"  I immediately interjected with, "Anywhere, except where you're sitting now!"  The tech laughed and said he could move the chair and sit beside me.  As we held hands and watched Baby Peas on the big screen, I became very emotional.  What an incredible miracle God has blessed us with.  There was a little dot blinking on the screen, which turned out to be the baby's heart (really, really cute <3).  Then, without any forewarning, she let us hear the heartbeat.  It sounded like a helicopter...whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.  It was amazing.  Baby Peas has a healthy heart rate of 164.  Based on that information alone, the tech guessed we're having a boy, but we'll have to wait and see.

Baby Peas is due on April 29th, 2012.

Baby Peas at 8 wks 1 day




Day before our first Dr.'s appt.  No bump yet!



A little treat I bought for Baby Peas.  Haha, ok, I sort of bought it for myself :)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Not everything that happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. I promise.



When Bobby and I took our annual Vegas trip back in August, we were prepared for sleep deprivation, jet lag and hangovers.  What we weren't prepared for was the little souvenir that we were bringing home with us.  You guessed it, we're having a baby...or Baby Peas, as we've affectionately named him/her.

It was Saturday, August 20th when I decided to take a pregnancy test.  We had gotten up extremely early for a Saturday as we were heading to northern Virginia for my niece's first birthday party.  I took the test without Bobby even knowing.  In my defense, I was wholeheartedly expecting it to be negative and was simply taking the test to ease my worry.  However, the two pink lines on the test confirmed otherwise.  We were both in denial at first, in fact, Bobby insisted I take another test.  On our way to the birthday party, we stopped at a CVS to pick up another test.  Bobby suggested a digital test as the "lines and positives" tend to get confusing - he's so funny.  Thirty dollars and a pit stop at McDonald's later (classy...I know), we were "positive" we're having a baby.  We experienced a rush of emotions - confusion, shock, excitement, worry - on our drive to my sister's house that day.  But, ready or not, it's happening :) 



Several of my friends have inspired me to blog throughout my pregnancy.  It's a nice way for our friends and family to keep track of all the fun, or not so fun, experiences we are going through.  We are very excited to become a family of three very soon!  To anyone reading this, we hope you enjoy this incredible journey with us...