White Christmas

And just because this was Clay County's first White Christmas since 1936...I had to post a picture of Christmas day at our home. It's all about the memories...



Jared and I also visited Williamsburg Virginia over the Christmas holidays.

A Long Time Tradition....

                 

Every year Krystal and I have a traditional Christmas picture taken. This tradition began when we were just a month old. This year's picture however, was very special because we are both carrying our baby girls. I hope to start this tradition with our little ones next year. It is fun to watch how much we've grown over the years....and boy did we grow this year! :)

20 weeks and counting....

How many weeks: 20 weeks

Weight Gain: 12 lbs. (Yes...the Christmas food was delicious!)

Maternity Clothes: Yes

Sleep: Still wake up every 2 hours. The maternity pillow my wonderful sister-in-law let me borrow
is helping me get A LOT more comfortable though.

Food Cravings: Anything tastes good these days:)

Baby Movement: Yes...mostly after meal time.

Stretch Marks: Not yet. Still lathering in lotion every chance I get.

Looking Forward To: Deciding on a name. We are very close. :)

Milestones: At 20 weeks baby girl is the size of a  small cantaloupe.

She is practicing swallowing every day, and has a good amount of meconium stored up in her bowels. Meconium is a black gooey substance that will make up baby’s first bowel movement when she’s born.

Her immunities are beginning to develop. Her senses are developing, and she can begin to taste, smell, hear, see, and touch. Nerve cells are continuing to make new connections every day in preparation for her big day. She's beginning to learn familiar voices.

Asking for prayers

Our family would greatly appreciate your prayers.
My Aunt Jeanette (one of the best ppl in the world)
suffered a heart attack Sunday night at church.
She has been such an influence in my life and is
a wonderful Christian example. We are putting faith
in the Lord for HIS will to be done. The power of
prayer is truly remarkable, so please if you are a
praying person send one up for this wonderful
woman. We love her sooooo much!

18 Weeks

How Many Weeks: 18 weeks

Maternity Clothes: Some... I am still using the B-band.

Weight Gain: 8-9 lbs.

Sleep: Hardly any this week:) We found out she was a girl....and mommy's been too excited to sleep! The pregnancy feels so real now that I can actually say "she" instead of "baby".

Food Cravings: None

Baby Movement: Yes....finally!!!! I started realizing it was her moving the end of last week. I wasnt sure, but now I know it's her. I absolutely  LOVE it! I can't wait for Jared to get to feel her kick. It is soooo amazing!

Stretch Marks: None yet....keeping my fingers crossed.

Milestones: This week baby girl (I love that I get to say that now) is filling out nicely. She is yawning and hiccupping now. And she officially has her own set of fingerprints on her little fingers and toes. We got to see our sweet miracle via ultrasound Tuesday and we saw those precious fingers wiggle and move! It just melted my heart:)

It's A Girl!!

Well after a very exciting day, we are thrilled to announce that we are going to be having a little GIRL!!!!



                  Daddy, Momma, and Baby Girl!!!



















A tired daddy shows off baby girl's first girlie outfit!
(She and Hudson also have matching Auburn shirts... thanks Uncle Russ and Aunt April!)

Never Too Early.....

This Saturday, Jared and I visited the Fantasy and Lights Show at Callaway Gardens for the first time. Although we froze our tails off, we had a great time. The lights, the music, the......crying??? Oh yes! It never fails....anywhere we go we always manage to get behind or in front of the one and only unhappy child throwing the worse fit known to man.  Are we the only ones this happens to??? After about 30 minutes of on and off fits my husband bends down to my belly and proceeds to let our child know that if he/she acts like this....we will tear them up!!! (We are not child abusers...however, we do believe in good old fashioned spankings.) This poor lady obviously did NOT. I know...I know... We have already been told, we will eat so many words once our little one arrives. And yes, I am very sure we will.....but it's nice to know he and I are on the same parenting page. Poor baby Wesley.....already getting lectures and hasn't even arrived!
Anyways... here are a few pictures of the trip. It is an awesome place to take little kids. Samantha and Wes loved it!!! And they were very well behaved, even if they are my neice and nephew. :)

                                 

What do YOU think?

What will it be????

Today was a fun day. Since Jared and I will find out the sex of the baby Tuesday , I decided to have a little fun and let my students vote on what THEY thought the baby was going to be. They loved this activity!!! I had several who had to rewrite their answers because they put boy AND girl. I however assured them that there was only one baby in my belly and it could only be one or the other. After looking at Mrs. Wesley's belly for quite a while, each child finally decided what he/she thought it was going to be.
The final total: 9-girl and 6-boy.

     

(I have to add...although I am excited beyond words about finding out if our sweet baby is a boy or girl, I thought it would be a fantastic Christmas present for us. I tossed around the idea of letting the nurses wrap up the picture and DVD and let us open it on Christmas morning as a gift to each other! Isn't that a sweet idea? Just a few more days later..... :) Yeah right!

My husband quickly informed me that he would gladly wrap up the results for ME to open but he would be finding out December 14!!!  So after much thought, I decided there is NO way I can go 11 more days with daddy knowing and momma still in the dark.  So  needless to say....all will be revealed December 14th at 10:30 a.m. as scheduled.)

The Big Announcement

Let me start off by saying, six year olds are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. For the past four months there has been "speculation" that Mrs. Wesley is going to have a baby.  I wanted to wait until I started showing and was good and out of the woods before I shared the great news to my classroom babies. None of the students ever came right out and asked me if I was pregnant....I would just hear them whispering to one another. I would hear things like... "I heard her say BABY to Mrs. Robertson or "She ain't gonna have no baby...them boys are just saying that!" (Yes...we need to work on double negatives.) So after 16 weeks I decided to share the wonderful news with my class. A few days ago for my read aloud I decided to read Our Teacher's Having A Baby. I read the entire book without anyone saying a word. At the end of the story I asked the students why they thought I chose that particular book to read. After several moments of silence...which is RARE among my students, one of my girls said "The boys were right! You're gonna have a baby!" I of course had a huge smile across my face and the students started laughing. A few seconds later, the questions came....
Let me just say to my unborn child, since I  have confirmed the news...you have had more love and hugs than anyone could think possible. :)They love you already, but not as much as your mommy!!!  I have a  class full of sweeties!! I am blessed in so many ways.
 Here are just a few pictures of the announcement.