My BIG Little Life

Some may find my blog boring and somewhat mundane because it is simply a documentation of the 'happenings' in my life, which is why I call it "My Big Little Life." It's a huge and happy life to me, but my family is what makes it huge and happy. I love that friends and family read my blog, but it's certainly not an expectation. If you do read it I hope you can get a sense of how I live and what makes me happy.

Monday, June 22, 2009

It's A Boy!

We found out today that our sweet angel is a little baby boy. His name is Colston David Braddy. We are so thrilled and have been texting and emailing all day to spread the news.
Kyle and Erin came with me to the ultrasound. The technician was very thorough and took measurements of everything before telling us the sex. We had to wait to the very end and of course it was the only thing on our minds... well, we also cared very much about how he was developing and apparently he is growing right on track. He is 8 oz. which is a bit bigger than all my books they he should be. I wonder if that means he will be a big, maybe tall boy? He is about as long as a dollar bill. By the end of the next 4 weeks he will be nearly 26 oz. Hard to believe he will grow that much! I guess knowing that means knowing my stomach will grow as well!
We are so happy! Life is good. We are very blessed to have the lives we do!

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Pregnancy Ticker

Keep track of how Baby Braddy is growing!
pregnancy calendar

Monday, June 15, 2009

First Day of Summer!

This is officially my first day of summer break. I am so happy that I can enjoy my second trimester in my quiet and peaceful home. Today I went to Michael's because I decided instead of buying a baby book I would design my own. So I'm making a scrapbook for baby #1. You can really go crazy in that store! They have everything you need to scrapbook-- I'm not saying it's going to be fabulous because I've never done this before... but at least it will be homemade with love from Mommy. 
We have 7 more days to wait until knowing that our Baby Braddy is Colston or Elle. I am filled with anticipation and wish this week would hurry up! Erin and Kyle are coming with me and we will video tape, then post on You Tube. 
Tomorrow I will meet Allison at our new house and plan out all the closets. Some are so ridiculously big that I'm not sure how it will work. I certainly won't be complaining about little closet space at this house. We are so ready and can't wait to move in! The granite has been installed and the stone steps on the front porch are now in. Slowly but surely, things are getting done. 
Amy's shower was Saturday. We went home to NJ and had two lovely dinners with my parents. I got to spend time in my childhood home and see Blue and Charly--- such sweet dogs. 

Stay tuned to find out whether our baby is going to wear pink or blue!! 

Friday, June 5, 2009

My Wonderful Birthday

I have had such a great birthday so far and it's not even over. I am just so lucky and I feel that I have the world at my fingertips. I have such a wonderful husband, a baby on the way, and our new home is underway. This accompanies so many, many other blessings of course. 
I have begun to feel flutters from our baby. They are getting stronger everyday and more plentiful. It mostly happens when I'm laying still and quiet in bed, but it just happened a few minutes ago while I was sitting down on the couch. It's amazing and I can't wait for them to be strong enough for Kyle to feel from the outside... another couple of weeks. 
I have a doctor appointment on Monday. From there we will schedule the BIG ultrasound that checks for different things-- but what I'm excited for is we will find out the sex of our little one!! It has to be within 18 weeks and I'll be 16 tomorrow so that means in just a couple weeks we will know! YES!!