Half Way There!

So far so good. Things are still going well past week 17. In fact its great. I can enjoy food, work out, and still not super tired. So all in all I am a happy lady. I am starting to show a bit more and week 20 is an actual bump and not like I drank too many beers the night before. (oh college how I miss you).

I had my 20 week sonogram and we were able to find out the sex of the little one. Any guesses?? Well we are having a very stubborn baby. haha. You didn't think I was going to tell you did I? Well I couldn't bc we don't know either. We have decided not to find out. When I was at my apt. baby was very stubborn and would not sit still so the doctor could take pictures and measurements. She even said if we wanted to know the sex she probably could not have told us. So it is still a mystery to everyone. One thing I do know is that we have a very active baby!

All my co-workers know now so it is nice to be able to talk about it openly at work. I also get lots of belly stares, but I don't mind. I will probably have to buy some maternity clothes soon since most of my pants are getting super snug. Not looking forward to that but I guess it comes with the territory. Lets just hope the rest of the pregnancy is as enjoyable as the last few weeks.

Week 18

Week 19

Week 20

Summer Time....and the livin' easy....

This past weekend my sister and her boyfriend visited the DC area. It was so great to see her again and have her in town. I had not seen her since she got home so it was a much needed visit. We were able to spend some girl time catching up and relaxing together. I am so thankful she is home and that I will be able to see her more often than once a year. I love that I can text her now whenever I want to.

On Friday we headed down to the boat to spend time with the family and to get ready for visitors on Saturday. Some of Adriana's best friends came down for the night and we had a great time as usual. I am so happy that I am feeling better and was able to enjoy the time with the family and not have it overshadowed by sickness. It took 17 weeks to get here but I am so happy I am feeling better. I can enjoy the last bit of the summer and early fall (my favorite) before I get too big. I am showing a lot more now and will post pics later this week.

Yeah for sister time. and no we did not plan to wear the same suit in a different color.

Me and Laura's annual PSU pic

Adriana with a tired Louie. He did a lot of swimming that day.

All the beauties....can you tell I am trying to hid my bump :)

First Gifts

Little Babmino(a) received some baby gifts this past week. Our good friends Jerry & Kori have officially started the babies book collection. They sent us some great books and I know we can't wait to read them to the little one.

My mom also got this cute little toy/blanket for the little one. Isn't it adorable!! and let me tell you the blanket on the bottom is super soft. She said she couldn't resist. I may steal it and keep it as a toy for me!

Thanks to you both for the sweet gifts and thinking of us and the little one on the way. We have also received many sweet cards from friends and family so thank you all. You are making this journey very special.

Belly Time

As of today, (sunday july 10), I am at week 18. I am def starting to have a more regular belly. Meaning in the weeks previous I would have good days and bad in terms of belly size. Usually, depending on what I ate that day. But I think now the belly is here to stay.

Even though I was smiling in these pictures I was not feeling great at all. Everyone said, don't worry come your second trimester you will be feeling so much better...well week 16 and I was still feeling blah. I don't think I turned the corner until about week 17. In the first 3 months I actually lost 10lbs and I am finally back at my starting weight. I still don't have my sweet tooth back 100% (but that is ok for now) but I assume any day know I will be craving sweets all the time like I used too.

So hurray for feeling better. I am starting to work out again too, which has been nice. Louie has been a very faithful walking buddy. Now I need to start lifting weights again. I am just so thankful I am finallllllllllly feeling better. I am sure Mike is happy as well.....

Enjoy!

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Ps. special thanks to Meg who made me start taking pictures! :)

AUNT Adriana!!

Finally I was able to tell my sister. The week had arrived and mom, dad and I all headed to TX to welcome home Adriana and share my big news. In typical Army fashion her flight was changed about a million times. We even had to change our flights a couple times. We got to TX on Saturday and she finally landed on Tuesday afternoon. We didn't have much time with her since we left on Wednesday night but it is such a relief knowing that she is home for good!!

So I had thought that making a sign would be a fun way to tell her and as you can see below the sign read "Welcome home AUNT Adriana" I wasn't 100% sure the "aunt" would register since she is already Louie's Aunt but everyone reassured me that she would get it. So we bought some supplies and I got to coloring.

We headed over to post to get a front row seat for the arrival. We hid the sign when all the troops were walking in bc we wanted to take a picture of her expression. So everyone arrived and then the words we had all been waiting for "Families go get your soldiers" So there was a mad dash of everyone trying to hug and find their loved ones. We stood on the bleachers and waited for Adriana. When she got to us all she wanted was a hug and she didn't really read my sign. I know she was thinking "yeah yeah I get it welcome home....come give me a hug" But I stood there till she FINALLY read my sign and you will see below that her expression was worth the wait. It was such a great surprise and I am so glad I was able to tell her in person. It was such an emotional day to have her back and be able to give her a big hug.....oh no I am crying as I write this.

Ok well you get the point, here are some pics below. It was a great day and we are all thrilled that she is home for good and that she will be able to meet the new little one and won't miss anymore family moments.

Making my sign in the hotel room

All the soldiers

YEAH She read the sign. She will be an AUNT in December!!

I had been waiting all year for this hug!

Me and my sugar pie

The Cat is out of the bag!!

Well hello again....for any of you out there still reading.... I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I lost a bit of inspiration and I also had not been taking a lot of pictures. But I am back and hopefully won't let a couple months pass in between posts. There hasn't been too much exciting going on here except for the fact that there will be a new addition to the family in December. Yep you guessed it we (I) am pregnant!!! As of today I just passed the four month mark. It still seems so surreal to me but we are both very excited.

We had kept this pretty much hush hush because I wanted to tell my sister in person before we starting telling everyone. This presented a problem because she was in Afghanistan (until a few weeks ago) so I knew I was going to have to keep my secret for a while. We decided only to tell a few family members. But now that Adriana is home I am happy to everyone. I was able to surprise her in person and it was so special to share that moment with her. (that will be another post later).

Mike and I are still filled with different emotions everyday. We are both very happy but nervous at the same time. We know our lives will change forever but we are excited about the future. I can tell you one person who may not be excited and that is Louie. I know he will be super jealous but I have reassured him that he will always be my #1.

Anyway I do have some pictures of myself that I will be posting later. But below are a few pics of when we told mom and dad. They were both completely shocked and it was so fun to tell them in person in my sneaky way. We had bought them a PSU tee-shirt and told them we just thought they needed a new one. So I handed it to them folded so they could not see the front of the shirt and when they both opened their shirts it was utter surprise and super cute. They are both very excited to be grandparents and can't wait till December.

Tan and Happy

Well the curse has been broken. Previous years when we have vacationed in Fl it has rained almost everyday....until now. This past trip was perfect (almost too hot) sunny hot days and clear skys. No rain in sight and no clouds in the sky. We had a great time laying by the beach and swimming at the pool. The ocean was very warm which was pretty surprising. I got to read a lot and relax even more. It was a perfect early spring get away. We had a great time with family and made some new memories. Here are a couple pictures of us on our trip.