Halfway Through!!

I am 20 weeks and 4 days today! We are halfway there! I had my monthly check up today and my doctor reviewed the ultrasound measurements with me. He said everything looks normal and the proportions of each one of Colston's body parts are right on par.

He is moving around a ton and seems to be the most active around 5:30-6:00 p.m. It is fun to watch the little kicks on my belly. Kyle likes feeling them too!

We went to Hilton Head Island with Rula, Haskell, Erin, and Josh for the 4th of July. We had a wonderful time and it was fun to show off my growing belly on the beach. Kyle and I are going for a week long BABY-Moon the first week of August. We're going to Emerald Isle to enjoy a nice long week (pre baby) together... some friends may drop in and out. We're excited!

Before that time comes, we are hoping to move into our new home. Hopefully in the next two weeks we will be in! Right now we are working to obtain the CO (certificate of occupancy) and once we get that we will finish up last minute details, (like polish floors and paint walls.) We're very happy that there is light at the end of this foreclosure tunnel. :-)

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!

Pregnancy Ticker

Keep track of how Baby Braddy is growing!

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!! 

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!! 

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.