Five on Friday

Happy Friday!! I am so ready for the weekend! On top of having lots of fun things planned (like starting our Target registry), I'm ready to be home and not to have to go into work. Working really wears me out and I definitely feel sicker at night during the week :/

One
The most exciting thing this week was I got to see baby girl at the genetic/measurement ultrasound. This one was held at a different office and it was so much fun getting to see her on the big screen! She was moving like crazy - doing flips and sticking her tongue out. It's so surreal getting to see her and things are really starting to sink in now that she has a gender and a name. Can't wait for the anatomy ultrasound :)

Check out that tongue - sassy girl!

Two
This summer is our 5 year anniversary and we were going to go to Sandals Bahamas to celebrate but everyone said we still need to stay away because of zika... boo. We wanted to still do a beach vacation (this will likely also be our only trip this year and babymoon) and I didn't want to be in the car too long. I think we've settled on Amelia Island - we've never been but we know tons of people who have been and love it! It looks beautiful and it's only a couple of hours away. Hopefully we can get into the Omni and if so, I will definitely need any activity (pregnant lady friendly ;)) and restaurant recommendations.

Three
A while ago, my friend saw Ashley Brooke's recent blog post about their girls DIY shoe night and wanted to host one of her own. I'm so excited we're finally having girl's night on Saturday! I grabbed these slides from Forever 21 (they had a huge selection in store!) but I couldn't decide what I wanted to do on them. Of course, as soon as I walked into Jo-Anns, I saw their beads and decided immediately on beaded pineapples (I'm so predictable lol). We'll see how they turn out! Worst case, they were cheap and it was a fun girls night ;)

Four
I mentioned a few weeks ago that our friends sent us a date box as a congrats on the baby and Stephen's new job. We got it in the mail a week ago and can't wait to do it! Our box had a game, kettle corn to make on the stove, apple cider and make your own caramel apples inside. Definitely a fun date night I can get behind and I might even save the apple kit for another night to continue the fun.

Five
I just got sent my 10 year high school reunion facebook page... I feel old.

Baby H is a GIRL!

We were so thrilled to find out that we're having a sweet baby girl on Saturday. Originally, Stephen and I were going to find out the gender together then do a reveal for our families and close friends but a few weeks before, we decided to be surprised too! Thankfully, with only 2 days to wait, it was manageable ;)

We had everyone cast their gender vote and grab a sticker

We decided to do the confetti cannon/poppers after seeing how much fun it was for a few friends - and it was nice because there was NO way we could've found out or accidentally seen the color before the reveal. I had a close co-worker take the call and situate the poppers for us so everyone at the reveal was surprised too.

Thankfully, my mom stayed with us for the week so she was able to be a part of the reveal (and a huge help with everything), Stephen's whole family was able to attend and our close friends also came! It was so much fun to share the excitement with them and it could not have been more perfect :)

Team Boy

We facetimed my sister and her bf in - she thought boy and he thought girl

 

Team Girl

Complete surprise

Stephen was pumped

One thing we didn't think through on the confetti was the breeze.... it took all the confetti right over the roof and into the front yard. Poor Stephen spent all day Sunday cleaning the yard and roof off - definitely better to do inside.

Realizing it all went over the roof

We were really hoping for a girl (we would've loved a boy too) but we honestly had no clue what it would be and assumed since we wanted a girl so bad, it would be a boy lol We were both thrilled (you can't tell at all from Stephen's reaction - see the video at the end ;)) and I feel like I'm still processing the fact that we actually know the gender and that it is a girl!

Grandmas

 

Grandpa

Aunt, Uncles and Cousins

Our sweet friends

After the reveal, we grilled burgers and hung out the rest of the night. It was the perfect way to find out what we will be having :)

First Trimester Update

Now that we've officially hit 12 weeks, I am so relieved to have a healthy baby report and be able to announce to everyone. Towards the last couple of weeks, it was getting really hard to hide it at work and I'm definitely going to be interested to see who noticed and just didn't say anything ;) I honestly doubt I'll do an update every week but I definitely wanted to cover the first trimester.

How Far Along

12 Weeks

Size of Baby

A plum ~2"

Movement

Not yet

Symptoms

I definitely didn't have morning sickness but I did have afternoon-night sickness. The more tired I am, the worse I feel. I basically snack all day long so that I can keep it at bay as much as possible then come home and just try to maintain it as best I can. Thankfully, I haven't actually gotten sick (if you know me, so thankful!) but I do feel awful. I am ready for this stage to be over with.

Also, definitely experiencing the typical pregnancy exhaustion. I head to bed around 8:30/9 every night but I feel great in the morning which has been super helpful.

Sleep

Some nights have been amazing when I sleep all night minus the 2 bathroom breaks but then some nights I toss and turn all night. I've also woken up a few times at 4:00am and can't go back to sleep so that's fun. Still trying to decide if it's worth investing in a pregnancy pillow.

Gender

We find out this weekend!!! So stinking excited! Stephen and I were set on it being a boy earlier in the pregnancy but now we are set on a girl so it really will be a surprise!

Weight Gain

Um.. more than I was hoping to at this point - all this constant snacking is adding up. Also, not eating the most healthy constantly because I'm just eating what I feel like for dinner. Anything to combat the nausea. 

Cravings/aversions

Not anything too crazy although, I had a strong aversion to pulled pork I made the other night. I've been loving fruit and fruit pops at night. Super miss sushi.

Hubby

He is so excited and such a good help! He is doing such a great job keeping me level and getting me excited. 

Nursery

I haven't put too much thought into it since we don't know the gender but once we find out, game on! We need to start emptying my office, which will be the nursery, and combining it with Stephen's room.

Best Part of the Week

At our 12 week appt., we were supposed to just hear the heartbeat but the Dr. couldn't find it so we were squeezed into an urgent ultrasound. Baby H was just hanging out and wanted to get a little photoshoot. We were so thrilled to see it was healthy and had a very strong heartbeat :) 

My mom and sister also came in for a fun girls weekend where we went to the spa and beach. We also announced the pregnancy on social media which was super exciting and we felt so much love for Baby H.

Looking Forward To

The gender reveal!!!!!!!!! 

We're Expecting!!

I am thrilled to share that we are expecting a sweet baby in August! We are so excited for this new journey and can't wait to keep sharing more later on this week :)

Linking up with Biana

Life Lately

This week has been filled with so much fun so instead of doing just a weekend recap, I'll share some fun bits of our week. Monday, our nephew was born so Tuesday we took a half day and went to meet him at the hospital. He was so precious and little - we loved getting some one on one time with my BIL & SIL and new baby Luke.

Luke with the things I made him

He's crying because his Aunt has crazy eyes lol

Later that evening, we attended our newlywed ugly Christmas sweater party. Stephen and I finally got to break out our sweaters we bought at Wal-Mart. It was so much fun seeing everyone's sweaters and showing off how ridiculous ours were. 

Wednesday during lunch, one of the ladies who is retiring had the whole group over to her house for a traditional Caribbean meal which was quite delicious! I tried ox tail and goat for the first time but I definitely won't be ordering it at a restaurant ;)

Friday was national ugly Christmas sweater day so all the girls (and our boss) wore our sweaters to work. Everyone got the biggest kick out of the reindeer sticking out of mine lol! Definitely a fun way to end the week and spend my last day in the office for the year.

Saturday, we wrapped presents while starting "The Christmas Prince", which ended up being quite cute - Stephen even liked it! After lunch, we headed over to my BIL & SIL's house to spend time with Luke and Siena and while we were there, we also did Christmas gifts. 

We got Siena a swimsuit cover up that I added a little "S" to and she was excited to put the shoes on that we got her which are 2 sizes too big lol!!

Stephen's parents got her a toy iPhone and she was loving taking pictures of everyone

After presents, Stephen and I headed to a co-worker's house for a lovely dinner party! It was great company and amazing food - we stayed up way past our bedtime. 

Sunday, we relaxed for once, finished up the Christmas Prince movie and I did some embroidery orders. It was a great weekend and I'm ready for this week!! Thursday, Stephen and I will be celebrating our Christmas at home before heading up to Chattanooga to spend time with my family. We're so excited to get up there and see everyone so with that being said, I'm going to take a break from the blog for a little bit and hopefully be back in the New Year!

I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas and New Year surrounded by friends and family :)

Weekending with Siena

We had such a fun weekend babysitting our niece overnight for the first time and I have to say, it was a great success! Before I get into things, I wanted to thank everyone who entered into my giveaway on Friday and let you know that if you still haven't entered, you have time! You can enter here.

Friday evening, we kept things low-key - I embroidered after work and then we watched The House which ended up not being very good at all.

Saturday, we were up early so we could pick our niece up and head to Animal Kingdom for the morning! We had a great time and saw lots of animals - her favorite ride was the safari. It was crazy crowded which kind of sucked so Stephen and I skipped lunch. Once Siena was done with her lunch, we stopped by the gift shop and let her pick out a stuffed animal - it was the cutest thing because she kept saying baby and picking up all of the baby stuffed animals her arms could carry. Thankfully, we agreed on a baby Elsa doll and headed back home for a much needed nap.

Ignore her stank face lol The sun was right in her eyes

Little mama's got her hands full

Loving on her babies

After Siena's nap (and our naps ;)) we headed to the park before the sun set, stopped by Old Navy to pick up a few things from their sale, had dinner, splashed around in the bath and finished up the night with Lady and the Tramp.

She was walking her baby around - her obsession with babies is the cutest thing ever!

Sunday, we were up bright and early so we made use of the open field and playground that was empty. She wanted to ride her scooter over to the park and it was the cutest thing ever. The rest of the day we played, had lunch and Siena took a great nap for us before mom and dad came home! 

Once we were relieved of our baby duties, we raced home to get our chores done and I did an embroidery order. It was such a fun weekend and we absolutely loved the one-on-one time with Siena but boy are we tired! Y'all, I am literally sore everywhere... like so pathetic lol I don't know how you mama's do it! Thankfully, Siena was an angel and did so well :)

I hope everyone else had a great weekend as well! Linking up with Biana