:: 14 Weeks ::

HAPPY 14 Weeks!

& 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Here are some of our baby reveal photos. :)

They are lovely. 

Done by Amanda Farrell at A.M. Photography.
12 Weeks in these photos. 

It's been a great life changing 14 so far. 

I'm still sick though. It's eased up and I feel more like myself, but still a day doesn't go by without it. 

 It can be very intimidating going through these changes, so I'm trying hard to just take it a day at a time. I continue to think about all the mama's that have gone before me. You are my inspiration. Seriously. :)

Thank you for celebrating with us as we embark on this new journey. 

:: 13 Weeks ::

 

Welcome to 13 weeks!

I do think the belly is actually going to my thighs instead ;P

For you baby, only for you. 
 

This week has been full of adventure.

We've been in Michigan sharing our precious news with friends and family.
It's been awesome to see everyones reaction to the news.
We were able to get some of them on video too.

Here's the video of my mom and two of my siblings finding out. ;)
My mom is a hoot.

Here's Kevin's mom and grandma finding out. Too funny too ;)

Here's Kevin's dad finding out. ;)

 Kevin's older brother Michael (AKA- Shnikes) We hammered a picture of the baby to his wall.
We had a birthday party for Kevin with friends here in Michigan.
For the surprise Kevin blew out his birthday candles and announced
that his birthday wish was that he would be a great dad come May. ;)

:: 12 Weeks ::

:: November 7, 2012 :: 

Welcome to 12 Weeks Baby!

This week I worked on our photo-shoot banner. Here it is:

It's navy blue, if you can't tell.

This week has been a roller coaster of emotions and sickness.
I'm thankful for the medicine I get to take, but it makes me extremely sleepy,
so I try to hold off as long as I can. This week I had to take it quite a bit.
Praying that I'm one of those women who sees the light after the first trimester.
I definitely have moments where I feel "normal",
but it would be wonderful to experience more of those moments. :)

:: November 7, 2012 ::

Today was a special day!
Kevin ran his first marathon!
:: 26.2 miles ::

When I was seeing him off I got overwhelmed by emotions.
I was so proud of him. This moment had finally come for him.
I was also emotional seeing ALL those people running. Such a neat experience.
Maybe it was baby emotions getting to me, either way it was moving.

I saw two or three people guiding a blind person while they ran.
Teams of people pushing handicap people in the race.
Some guys that were paraplegics in the race with their bikes pushing it with there hands.
AND all the other amazing people defying the odds and living their dream.
How cool is that!
I loved it. 
My uncle Steve and Aunt Deb ran the half marathon, so it was good to get to hang out with them.

Here's some pics from the day:

 
:: November 11, 2012 ::

Toady Dunks and I had our photo-shoot with Amanda Farrell.
She was super easy and fun to work with.
She posted a sneak peak of the pictures, so I thought I'd share.
I can't wait to get the rest of them from her.
We took some "baby" pictures, and I'll be using them to reveal baby to some of the world.

Here's what we have so far.
They turned out perfect.
Just as I pictured and more. :)

:: 11 Weeks ::

:: October 31, 2012 :: 

Welcome to 11 Weeks!

 Dear baby, 

We are so happy you are doing well. 

Praying everyday that it continues. 

God has been showing me His long is deeper measures, 

and I can't wait to share them with you someday. 

:: November 2 ::

Today is my birthday!

The BIG 28! 

My one wish is that you will remain healthy and growing. 

Oh and I hope these next two weeks go by quick

because I'm getting anxious to tell family & friends about you.

Yesterday I was feeling pretty sick, today has been much better though. 

I'm thinking God is sparing me, as an extra birthday blessing. 

Thank you Lord. :)

 I do have to say, as much as I dislike being sick, 

I kind of like it, because it's a physical reminder that you are there.

To start the day off, I went to Starbucks with Kevin and got a breakfast sandwich. 

Then arrived to work with Chick-fil-a, and Hardee's breakfast waiting for me. 

I now had my fill of choices. ;) Loved it. 

I went to lunch with some friends, and was given some really sweet gifts. 

And this is my favorite gift. 

This contraption supposedly will allow us to hear your heartbeat
starting around 20 something weeks! :)

We went to Friday's for dinner. It was good, until after the meal. ;( That's OK, I still enjoyed quality time with Kevin. We then went and picked out paint and a new light fixture for the guest bathroom. We are working on redoing our guest bathroom right not. This is definitely a happy birthday present to me! When we got home, Kev had presents waiting for me. He even wrapped all the gifts and placed them in the bags. The bags were packed, and filled with love. :)

:: November 3 ::

Saturday I felt good earlier in the day. I took the dogs to get groomed, and did Kevin's birthday shopping. I also got to pick out the new decor for the guest bathroom. I'm excited to see it all come together. This will also be baby's bathroom! So that makes it even more exciting. :) 

Here's a picture of poor Bailey all tired and loopy from the med's we have to give her and Leo in order for them to get groomed. But she looks pretty now! ;)

Here's a pic of the decor items I bought for the bathroom.

:: November 4 :: 

 Today was a special day! It was Kevin's 29th Birthday! 

When he went on his run today, I set up his gifts, made him his favorite cookies (white chocolate macadamia), set the mood with some the Civil Wars playing in the background, and surprised him when he came home. :)

 I Love him. I am so grateful that our baby will have a dad like him.

 He is so excited to become a dad, it's pretty heart melting when I think about. 

 Here' his surprises all set up. We ended up enjoying the night by watching Captain America (his request). I actually liked the movie too!

 :: November 6 :: 

Today was an important day. 

A day that will shape our future and babies future. 

Today Kevin, myself, and baby voted; well along for the ride :)

After the election was over I read this post on FB and it spoke everything in my own heart. 

"Of all the elections and politics I have been involved in, I've never been at more peace with not getting what I hoped for at the outcome. I have been fully persuaded that my country doesn't need laws, it needs a revival. It doesn't need a president, it needs a savior. The economy could fall apart, the unborn can continue to be murdered, and the government can try to tell my children what the definition of a holy union is, but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord. When I pass away I will have preached to a generation and raised up a family that hopes and fights for righteousness, not by politics but fasting, prayer, and revival. 4 more years? Bring it on. My heart is alive with HOPE." -Jamie Dickson

Agree. 

"...Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer..." - Romans 12:12

:: 10 Weeks ::

:: 10-24-12 :: 

 Welcome to 10 Weeks! 

 Dear baby,

Today everything became all the more real.
 This was really happening.
 We went in with excitement, and left blown away.

For a laugh: As I was waiting for my first exam to begin, I sent this picture to Dunks while he was in the waiting room. He responded that I was "covered in paper towels." haha That cracked me up. ;P

Wow. I can't even begin to describe what an incredible day it's been. 

We got to see and hear you for the first time today. 

Words can't describe how amazing that moment was. 

You were beyond cute. 

You were laying still at first, but then all of a sudden

you began to move and move. 

I think you shocked everyone in the room. 

It looked like you were dancing, moving your legs and arms all around. 

It also looked like you waved hi to us. ha! 

I was not expecting to see you move so much. 

I prayed that you would move, and my prayer was answered. 

You are adorable. 

Our hearts are full. 

As soon as you dad walked into the room to see the ultrasound I became emotional. 

I told the doctors and nurses I was probably going to cry when I saw you. 

The nurses and Dr. were so great. The nurses said that they would probably cry with me. 

We have been smiling from ear to ear all day. 

We can't stop looking at your picture. 

It is so precious to us. 

Your predicted due date is:

:: Oct 22, 2013 ::

After returning to work I headed out to for a celebratory lunch with two friends.
[only 3 girlfriends friends know so far]
After lunch we went to Target, and Crysty bought me a belly band in
honor of 10 weeks and baby. That was so sweet of her.

:: What's going on in the belly world ::

So far only some growth it seems. 

I don't know if it's growth, extra chub, or being bloated.

Some pants fit, and some don't. I think the belly band will come in handy real soon!

:: Oct 22, 2012 :: 
We went shopping and found Dunk's outfit for our upcoming photo-shoot. The photo-shoot is going to be baby announcement picture/Christmas card pictures. I'm super excited. I have my outfit pretty much put together, I just need to get a few more things. I really hope they turn out like I'm imagining. :)

I've began working on our baby reveal party decorations. It's been fun to plan and put all this together. I can't remember if I've already wrote about this, but we are planning on having a "birthday" party for Kevin with our close friends when we are home in MI, but little do they know that the surprise is on them! It's a stache bash with bowties and mustaches, but really the bowties represent boy and the bowties represent girl. Obviously we don't know what we are having, but I thought it would be fun to represent both. I also went with neutral colors because of that. I'll be posting more details as they come along, or after the party happens.
Here's the invite that was given to friends, and the decor so far.

:: Oct 30, 2012 :: 

Well, today I went to the gym and ran for the first time in weeks. I didn't want to overdue it, so I did 5 min intervals with walking in-between. A total of 35 mins of cardio. Pretty good considering how awful I've been feeling. :) Here's a pretty good belly shot. It has began to slowly grow. Grow baby grow!