Things are going so well...

I have to give thanks everyday for everything we have. We are so lucky for our lives, our wonderful family and friends, our rapidly growing baby, and our new home. 

I have begun to feel small flutters in my abdomen. I can't wait for them to become more intense. It's an amazing feeling... like little goldfish swimming around. I have a doctor's appointment on June 8th and I'm hoping from there he'll be able to schedule me in to find out the sex of our little one. I'm a planner and we want to begin planning the room. Maybe our second will be a surprise, but I doubt it. 

We officially closed on our house last week. What a process it was! There were so many complications and so many times we were about to walk away from the whole deal. Luckily, everything worked out in our favor in the end. Work begins tomorrow. I can't wait to move. Hopefully by mid July we will be moved in. 

1st Trimester Complete!

We made it through the first trimester with flying colors! No morning sickness, no crazy mood swings (right Kyle?? ;-) and no real food cravings-- although I am very partial to watermelon lately. On Thursday we had an ultrasound and our baby looks safe and sound. I have a strong feeling it's a boy, but could be very surprised. Of course we don't have a preference-- just a healthy and strong baby. The baby's heartbeat is now 164 hpm which is perfect for this stage. 

Some of the adorable things we got to see during the ultrasound was our baby hiccuping, thumb sucking, and eye rubbing. It was so cute! The video doesn't capture anything except the hiccuping, but our pictures captured the thumb sucking. It's so nice to have! 

It was our last visit with my current doctor so they gave us a little gift. On the right is a picture of our first onesie for Baby Braddy. Included were various gift certificates for maternity massages (yes!!) and belly butter, (for stretch marks.) So thoughtful!

See below the ultrasound picture of Baby Braddy sucking his/her thumb.

Dancing Baby

We had our 4th ultrasound today! We are almost 11 weeks. Kyle and Erin came with me and it was the most amazing thing we've ever seen! Our baby was pretty still with a strong heartbeat... then my doctor had me lay down and when I did she/he was dancing up a storm. It was simply the best! Little arms and legs moving a mile a minute... very playful like. I loved it. I can't wait for two weeks! I get to see him/her again!!

Here is the link to our Dancing Baby You Tube video.  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC-tLKpY1qI&feature=email

An Offer!

We finally got an offer on our house today! Kyle, Josh, Er and I are meeting tonight over some sushi to discuss the contract they have written up. Not everything is the way we'd like it currently, but hopefully we can straighten some things out so that all parties are content. They don't want to close until mid August which is actually perfect because we won't be ready to move into our house until July or so-- assuming our dream  house works out. :) 

Blissfully Pregnant!

I am overjoyed to finally post our good news! Kyle and I are 10 weeks pregnant and we couldn't be happier! I've already had 3 ultrasounds and I have another on Thursday. The baby's heartbeat is 176 bpm (very strong!!) and has been growing right on schedule. I even saw him/her move a little bit. I saw 2 legs and two arms and 5 fingers on one hand. (The other hand was hiding.) 

I bought a heart doppler so anytime I get nervous I can sneak a quick listen and relax. What an amazing invention! :) 

We are due November 21! Just in time for the holidays! We are so excited to have the family to our house this year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Hopefully Baby Braddy will be here before Turkey Day! 

New House?

Well, we have found "The One!" We are completely in love and think we're headed in the right direction. It's a foreclosed house that is about 85% complete. It's on Sharon Hills Road and we'd be very lucky to own a house like this. It's about 3400 sq. ft.... quite large! We can definitely grow into it... and we will! We had the inspection today and only a couple minor issues were found (in addition to the ones we already knew about) so it was considered a good inspection. If all goes as desired, we will close April 15th and then the work can begin! Possibly at the end of May or beginning of June we can move in. 

Our prayer is that our current house sells so we aren't carrying two houses for too long. We are prepared to do it for a few months, but of course we hope it sells very soon!!  

For Valentine's Weekend, Kyle, Harlan, Julie and I went to the Bahamas. We stayed at the Atlantis, but where we stayed was actually called The Cove. It was pretty exclusive and I felt like a princess the whole weekend. 

We were 4 hours delayed because there was only one plane going in and out of the Bahamas from Orlando. We got there Friday evening and explored the beautiful sites. We had dinner and then Kyle and Harlan played Black Jack. It was quite a popular game for them all weekend. Saturday morning Julie and I woke up and got massages. It was amazing! I actually hugged the snuggly Bahamian woman when she was through. She gave me a big hug back-- so sweet! When we met Kyle and Harlan by the pool there was a bottle of champagne waiting for us. Then another followed immediately after the bottle was empty..... wow! The wait staff was at our beck and call! It was great! 

We sat by a pool that only people over 18 were allowed. It made it extra special and private. The first day at the pool we coincidentally sat next to people from Charlotte. To make it even more coincidental, they were neighbors with Kyle's boss. She recognized me from yoga. 

The rest of the weekend was filled with yummy dinners (Nobu and The Bohemian Club) and restful, relaxing pool sessions.... and then always followed by Black Jack... it was fun to watch!

Enjoy the pictures!