So on our 'announcement list' that we had made, we agreed that we wanted to tell our all friends down here at the same time. We typically do something all together at least once a weekend. So dinner plans were arranged to the Olive Garden (my request...I wanted breadsticks and their salad).
I guess Jeff and I should've had a game plan of how we were going to announce it, but at the same time it is hilarious the way it happened...
So the salad, soup, breadsticks, drinks, and apps were all served, everyone was in mid-conversation catching up and enjoying themselves. All of a sudden Jeff leans in and goes, "Hey want to hear something crazy...!?.....Jess is pregnant!!!!" Me thinking he was about to tell another NTC story was completelyyy caught off guard and was like..."wait, what??" So obviously everyone thought he was joking. It took a few minutes to convince them that he was being completely serious and we were in fact having a baby.
Afterwards I was like Jeff you are nuts, and he said, "I couldn't help it, I was just way to excited."
Monday, April 30, 2012
Our first baby shopping experience
So one of the first things Jeff wanted to do when he got home was to go check out all the baby stores. (He has been super cute and SOOO excited, I love it!) While he was gone I actually found a super cute baby boutique here in Columbus and fell in love with a nursery. We always thought we would get our nursery from Pottery Barn (yes we are those people) but after doing some research and talking to the people at this boutique I realized that Pottery Barn is great and all, but you are really paying for the name, not the quality. Don't get me wrong, Pottery Barn has amazing nurseries, but its not top-of-the-line. The nursery I fell in love with is all-wood and made in the U.S. Prices are the same as pottery barn, but the quality definitely reflects that.
Jeff ended up picking the same nursery I fell in love with (score!) and he was like ok lets order it...I told him lets just wait a little longer and maybe look around some more since its still pretty early.
Our next stop was Baby'R'Us. It was so much fun just walking around the entire store and looking at everything we will need. Since Jeff is pretty much baby clueless it was really cute to see him walk around and just take everything in. His comment was, "Wow babies need a lot of things..."
When we reached the car seats, this is where he got the most passionate. He said we had to get the most expensive one because obviously that was the best and the safest and no baby of his was going to be unsafe in a cheap one....ok Jeff lol. While he was going down the line of carseats and looking at all the specs and prices, he reached the booster seats...being baby clueless as he is, he was appalled at them and was like 'oh no, these will just not do, how can these be safe...?!? I had to explain to him those were for like 5 year olds and not newborns. Ah could he be any cuter!?
Jeff ended up picking the same nursery I fell in love with (score!) and he was like ok lets order it...I told him lets just wait a little longer and maybe look around some more since its still pretty early.
Our next stop was Baby'R'Us. It was so much fun just walking around the entire store and looking at everything we will need. Since Jeff is pretty much baby clueless it was really cute to see him walk around and just take everything in. His comment was, "Wow babies need a lot of things..."
When we reached the car seats, this is where he got the most passionate. He said we had to get the most expensive one because obviously that was the best and the safest and no baby of his was going to be unsafe in a cheap one....ok Jeff lol. While he was going down the line of carseats and looking at all the specs and prices, he reached the booster seats...being baby clueless as he is, he was appalled at them and was like 'oh no, these will just not do, how can these be safe...?!? I had to explain to him those were for like 5 year olds and not newborns. Ah could he be any cuter!?
Ode to the First Trimester
Oh First Trimester I am so happy you are behind me. The throwing up for absolutely no reason, the aversions, the smells, the exhaustion, the peeing twice an hour, the hormone surges, the trip to the ER, etc. etc. etc. I can honestly say you gave me a hell of a 3 months.
But you also brought me pure joy. I know the first 3 months are the most crucial and all your ickiness was for a really good reason, you were creating something nothing short of a miracle.
Overall....I feel my worries start to diminish....we had made it to the Second Trimester! WOOHOO!
But you also brought me pure joy. I know the first 3 months are the most crucial and all your ickiness was for a really good reason, you were creating something nothing short of a miracle.
Overall....I feel my worries start to diminish....we had made it to the Second Trimester! WOOHOO!
We Made a List...and Checked it twice!
We didn't realize how difficult and exhausting it is to announce we are pregnant! We knew we wanted to tell our close friends and family ourselves and not just post it on facebook...or have them find out via facebook from someone else....so we literately made a list of people we had to tell. This list kept growing, and growing, and growing.
After our families were informed it was on to the friends list.
Even though it was exhausting making all the phone calls/sending out the emails, it was SO much fun and so exciting to see everyone's reactions. One of the most common reactions we got was, "Finally!!!"....what do you mean finally!?!? haha, there is nothing wrong with waiting awhile!
I'm sure we left out a few important people that had to find out via facebook, and I'm really sorry for that, but at least we attempted! But I highly recommend actually writing down a list of those who have priority of your special news, it makes life so much easier!
After our families were informed it was on to the friends list.
Even though it was exhausting making all the phone calls/sending out the emails, it was SO much fun and so exciting to see everyone's reactions. One of the most common reactions we got was, "Finally!!!"....what do you mean finally!?!? haha, there is nothing wrong with waiting awhile!
I'm sure we left out a few important people that had to find out via facebook, and I'm really sorry for that, but at least we attempted! But I highly recommend actually writing down a list of those who have priority of your special news, it makes life so much easier!
Week 12: Daddy finally comes home
Towards the end of week 12 Jeff finally came home. I will be honest I was a little nervous/excited to see him because I was definitely showing and when he left me I was pretty much the same size that I have always been since he first met me.
Stats:
Weight: 101
Cravings: If I see something I will tend to want it...
Oh and I need to brag for a moment...Jeff did SO well at his training, he got the award "Hero of the Battle." Proud Wife right here!!! :) After Jeff settled back in at home and finally got some rest, we were so excited to share the news with the rest of our family and friends!
Beginning of week 12 I also informed my work of my news...thankfully, they were all SUPER excited. I am so blessed to work with such amazing people!
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| 12 week baby bump! |
Weight: 101
Cravings: If I see something I will tend to want it...
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| YAY! He's home!!! |
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| Skyping with Grandpa and Debby! |
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| Sophie was so excited :) |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Week 11: I have a big mouth
So after the excitement of telling my family, I was almost at the end of my first trimester, and I was pretty lonely because Jeff was still gone and wanted to talk to my friends....I couldn't keep my mouth shut any longer. Before Jeff left I had told him I was probably going to tell a few select people our news.
Sooo after a few exciting phone calls our secret was beginning to become public. In a way it made it feel more real!
Sooo after a few exciting phone calls our secret was beginning to become public. In a way it made it feel more real!
Week 10: Good bye size zero hello triple digit weight
Week 10 marked the week I no longer could button my favorite pair of jeans. I also hit 100 pounds. Thought this was definitely blog-worthy news.
Stats:
Weight:100
Cravings: Still nothing
Aversions: Still fried food...except french fries!
Stats:
Weight:100
Cravings: Still nothing
Aversions: Still fried food...except french fries!
Baby's First Trip to Disney
Week 9 of Baby B's happy existence was spent at the happiest place on earth...Disney!
My parents always joked that the next time they would be a Disney would be with their grandkids....and well they kind of were! The entire week was so much fun, we spent all day at all the different parks, ended the day at an ENAP (Dad's conference) cocktail parties, and then ended the night with a really nice dinners.
A huge plus about being pregnant at Disney....I had an excuse not to go on any of the scary rides. I became the designated bag holder, but I didn't mind. While the fam went on all the rides I usually went and got a snack and found a nice, shady seat and relaxed until they were done.
Week 9 I started feeling soooooo much better. I was keeping food down, I started having more energy, and I could see the light at the end of the first trimester tunnel. I guess Disney really is a magical place! We will definitely have to take Baby B to Disney in a few years since she/he seemed to enjoy it so much!
My parents always joked that the next time they would be a Disney would be with their grandkids....and well they kind of were! The entire week was so much fun, we spent all day at all the different parks, ended the day at an ENAP (Dad's conference) cocktail parties, and then ended the night with a really nice dinners.
A huge plus about being pregnant at Disney....I had an excuse not to go on any of the scary rides. I became the designated bag holder, but I didn't mind. While the fam went on all the rides I usually went and got a snack and found a nice, shady seat and relaxed until they were done.
Week 9 I started feeling soooooo much better. I was keeping food down, I started having more energy, and I could see the light at the end of the first trimester tunnel. I guess Disney really is a magical place! We will definitely have to take Baby B to Disney in a few years since she/he seemed to enjoy it so much!
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| If you look closely you can see my 9-week bump! |
Week 9: Surprise! You are going to be Grandparents
So I can honestly say my parents have been waiting for this moment since probably the day I got engaged. For the past 2.5 years we would always get loving comments like "So what are you waiting for?" "Can you please have a baby before I die." etc. etc. etc. So yes, I can definitely say they were anxiously awaiting for this moment.
I knew exactly how I wanted to tell my parents. When I got engaged my Dad bought me "Father of the Bride," and we watched it and cried together. Since then its become our thing. So when I found out I was pregnant, I found "Father of the Bride: Part 2" and on the cover is the daughter and a baby kissing the dad's cheeks. It was perfect.
March 5th: Matthew, Emily, and I drove down to Orlando, FL to meet up with the rest of the fam. Since it was Matthew's birthday and our first night all together in a long time, we went out to a nice dinner. I knew I had to tell them ASAP, because 1. I still had a bit or Pregnancy Plague 2. We were spending the week at Disney and obviously I couldn't go on like any of the rides. 3. Could I really keep this secret from them any longer?! So at dinner I announced that since it was Matthew's birthday I had a present for the entire family and I let my Mom open it. My Mom opened half of the movie, and immediately started bawling, and choked out, "Really!??!"....after that the entire table was crying and celebrating.
I guess everyone was a little excited and happy :)
I knew exactly how I wanted to tell my parents. When I got engaged my Dad bought me "Father of the Bride," and we watched it and cried together. Since then its become our thing. So when I found out I was pregnant, I found "Father of the Bride: Part 2" and on the cover is the daughter and a baby kissing the dad's cheeks. It was perfect.
March 5th: Matthew, Emily, and I drove down to Orlando, FL to meet up with the rest of the fam. Since it was Matthew's birthday and our first night all together in a long time, we went out to a nice dinner. I knew I had to tell them ASAP, because 1. I still had a bit or Pregnancy Plague 2. We were spending the week at Disney and obviously I couldn't go on like any of the rides. 3. Could I really keep this secret from them any longer?! So at dinner I announced that since it was Matthew's birthday I had a present for the entire family and I let my Mom open it. My Mom opened half of the movie, and immediately started bawling, and choked out, "Really!??!"....after that the entire table was crying and celebrating.
I guess everyone was a little excited and happy :)
Secrets, Secrets, are NO fun
Whenever something incredible happens in your life you obviously want to immediately call your family and close friends to share the news and then shout it from the rooftops....so its odd to think that when you find out you are pregnant, which is quite possibly the biggest news of your life, that you keep it to yourselves.
Jeff and I decided we were going to keep it pretty quiet until he got home from NTC. The main reason we decided to wait to tell our families was because we knew I was going to see my family in a few weeks and I really wanted to tell them in person, plus I would be 9 weeks...I would be far enough along where it would be safe to tell them.
Even though no one knew, I kind of felt my friends subconsciously knew....I know they obviously didn't but little things kept happening for example: Text from Tina on February 12th: "Can you pls have a baby soon so I can start buying all these cute baby clothes I see" how I didn't say anything, I still have no idea!
Looking back, it was nice just having this incredible secret to share between the two of us. It was so much fun to share smiles at each other while we were out, and only we knew what it meant.
Jeff and I decided we were going to keep it pretty quiet until he got home from NTC. The main reason we decided to wait to tell our families was because we knew I was going to see my family in a few weeks and I really wanted to tell them in person, plus I would be 9 weeks...I would be far enough along where it would be safe to tell them.
Even though no one knew, I kind of felt my friends subconsciously knew....I know they obviously didn't but little things kept happening for example: Text from Tina on February 12th: "Can you pls have a baby soon so I can start buying all these cute baby clothes I see" how I didn't say anything, I still have no idea!
Looking back, it was nice just having this incredible secret to share between the two of us. It was so much fun to share smiles at each other while we were out, and only we knew what it meant.
Week 8 started low...then high...then low
So lets see...week 8 was crazy to say the least. It started off in the ER, but we saw and met our baby for the first time and heard his/her sweet sounds, I started showing YAY!, and then towards the end of week 8...Jeff left for a month-long training deployment. BOO. I was a little nervous being left alone, and Jeff was nervous to leave me, but after hearing the baby's heartbeat it made both of us a lot more confident that everything was going to be ok. Plus I knew I was going to spend the next week with my family.
Week 8....not going to lie, I'm glad you are over. PHEW.
Week 8....not going to lie, I'm glad you are over. PHEW.
Week 8 wasn't all that bad...
With all the craziness that came with week 8....my baby belly began to pop out too!
Wednesday the 29th was also our first appointment! It wasn't anything exciting, we just met with an OB Nurse and she went over the basics....oh I also had to give more blood...in fact a lot of blood for the inital screening tests....no fun.
Stats:
Weight: 99 pounds...pants are starting to get really tight.
Cravings: Still nothing...
Aversions: Same as before...
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| No, I am not crazy...its there! That night I had to unbutton my pants at dinner! |
Stats:
Weight: 99 pounds...pants are starting to get really tight.
Cravings: Still nothing...
Aversions: Same as before...
Week 8: Our first scare
8 weeks and 1 day I landed myself in the Emergency Room. To make a long, dramatic story short, I stepped out of my morning shower, blacked out, called sick into work, called Jeff, called Dr., and then had a freak out session.
Jeff came home to drive me to the ER, and I kept trying to calm myself down and not try to think the worst, but I literally could not stop the tears from spilling down my face. What was going on...and was my baby ok.... As you all know the first trimester is the most crucial, and if you were to miscarry chances are you are going to do it within the first 12 weeks. Being my first pregnancy I had no idea what the future held for us and if this was going to be a successful pregnancy or not. In the Army hospital world apparently it is 'protocol' that they will not see you until you are at least 8 weeks pregnant...and your initial appointment is just with an OB Nurse to go over the 'basics.' You aren't even schedule for an ultrasound until 10-12 weeks. INSANE I know. Oh the joys of universal military healthcare. (RARR)
After about 6 hours in the ER, all my bloodtests and other tests came back normal. They then ordered an ultrasound to rule out that it was an ectopic pregnancy. The thought that I could be pregnant...but not really pregnant was way overwhelming to think about. I don't think I really breathed until I saw the perfect little embryo in a perfect spot on the ultrasound machine....and right in the middle was a tiny flickering speck...the heartbeat. Our baby was safe. The doctor was curious to see if we could hear the heartbeat yet...she flicked a switch and immediately we heard the most amazing sound, a perfect, fast little heartbeat. What an incredible moment that was, it truly was a moment we will never forget. The heartbeat of our first little miracle.
Diagnosis: Severe Dehydration from the Pregnancy Plague.
Jeff came home to drive me to the ER, and I kept trying to calm myself down and not try to think the worst, but I literally could not stop the tears from spilling down my face. What was going on...and was my baby ok.... As you all know the first trimester is the most crucial, and if you were to miscarry chances are you are going to do it within the first 12 weeks. Being my first pregnancy I had no idea what the future held for us and if this was going to be a successful pregnancy or not. In the Army hospital world apparently it is 'protocol' that they will not see you until you are at least 8 weeks pregnant...and your initial appointment is just with an OB Nurse to go over the 'basics.' You aren't even schedule for an ultrasound until 10-12 weeks. INSANE I know. Oh the joys of universal military healthcare. (RARR)
After about 6 hours in the ER, all my bloodtests and other tests came back normal. They then ordered an ultrasound to rule out that it was an ectopic pregnancy. The thought that I could be pregnant...but not really pregnant was way overwhelming to think about. I don't think I really breathed until I saw the perfect little embryo in a perfect spot on the ultrasound machine....and right in the middle was a tiny flickering speck...the heartbeat. Our baby was safe. The doctor was curious to see if we could hear the heartbeat yet...she flicked a switch and immediately we heard the most amazing sound, a perfect, fast little heartbeat. What an incredible moment that was, it truly was a moment we will never forget. The heartbeat of our first little miracle.
Diagnosis: Severe Dehydration from the Pregnancy Plague.
Weeks 5-7
To spare you the gory details, in a simple statement....it was a rough few weeks.
The Stats:
Weight: 97 pounds...still a size 0, woo.
Cravings: NONE
Aversions: Absolutely everything. Especially chicken, fried foods, and anything that smelled.
You always hear that the first trimester can be rough, but I never imagined it being this rough. I also want to ask the genius who came up with the name 'Morning Sickness.' This 'Morning Sickness' not only appeared in the morning, but also the afternoon...and at night...and every moment in between. So I now bequeath it a new name... the Pregnancy Plague. I found myself drinking a lot of gingerale, seltzer water, and Gatorade, and the only thing I wanted was fruit snacks.
The Stats:
Weight: 97 pounds...still a size 0, woo.
Cravings: NONE
Aversions: Absolutely everything. Especially chicken, fried foods, and anything that smelled.
You always hear that the first trimester can be rough, but I never imagined it being this rough. I also want to ask the genius who came up with the name 'Morning Sickness.' This 'Morning Sickness' not only appeared in the morning, but also the afternoon...and at night...and every moment in between. So I now bequeath it a new name... the Pregnancy Plague. I found myself drinking a lot of gingerale, seltzer water, and Gatorade, and the only thing I wanted was fruit snacks.
The Blood Test
After the easy steps of getting pregnant, peeing on a stick, and telling Jeff...I was dreading the next step...the blood test.
I absolutely can not stand blood or needles....so put them together and it is one of my worst nightmares. Yes I'm a huge weenie, but the thought of it gives me anxiety, makes me light-headed, and on occasions I have been known to wake up on the floor. I knew that I was going to have to become 'friendly' with blood tests and needles because well that is part of being pregnant.
I think I was especially dreading this blood test because of how they do it in the Army hospital. Let me give you a mental picture, they have a tiny room where there is like 6 chairs, and they call you in whenever the next chair is open (yes, you have to watch everyone else in the room give blood too), tie up your arm, stick you, and then you're out, and then they call the next person. The people that work there always tend to be cranky, and don't really care that "you don't do well with needles." I need that soothing person that tells me that 'it will be ok.' Nope, these people just care about getting people in and out.
Well I am proud to say that I put my big girl pants on and gave blood with no incidents.
4 hours later....I got the call...it was official...we were having a baby!
I absolutely can not stand blood or needles....so put them together and it is one of my worst nightmares. Yes I'm a huge weenie, but the thought of it gives me anxiety, makes me light-headed, and on occasions I have been known to wake up on the floor. I knew that I was going to have to become 'friendly' with blood tests and needles because well that is part of being pregnant.
I think I was especially dreading this blood test because of how they do it in the Army hospital. Let me give you a mental picture, they have a tiny room where there is like 6 chairs, and they call you in whenever the next chair is open (yes, you have to watch everyone else in the room give blood too), tie up your arm, stick you, and then you're out, and then they call the next person. The people that work there always tend to be cranky, and don't really care that "you don't do well with needles." I need that soothing person that tells me that 'it will be ok.' Nope, these people just care about getting people in and out.
Well I am proud to say that I put my big girl pants on and gave blood with no incidents.
4 hours later....I got the call...it was official...we were having a baby!
Surprise! You're going to be a daddy!
I decided awhile ago that if the situation presented itself, I wanted to surprise Jeff with the news we were pregnant. Now that I had this opportunity I had to find the perfect time and perfect way to tell him. I knew I couldn't tell him that night because he was going to have a late night at work...I couldn't tell him the following night because we had a Squadron FRG meeting...so it looked like Wednesday the 8th it was.
To set the scene, Wednesday morning I texted Jeff telling him I had an early Valentine's Day present for him and he HAD to open it tonight. He agreed. In a cute little box I wrapped up one of the digital pregnancy tests (of course I put the cap on and sanitized it...I'm not gross!). I prepared an amazing dinner of lobster tail and filet for him. I remember anxiously pacing around the kitchen waiting for him to get home...it was a mix of feeling of excitement and nervousness!
So the moment had come...I always wonder what was going through his mind before and while he was opening his present...did he have a clue of what he was about to discover?!
So glad I videotaped the moment...it was truly an incredible, emotional moment :)
To set the scene, Wednesday morning I texted Jeff telling him I had an early Valentine's Day present for him and he HAD to open it tonight. He agreed. In a cute little box I wrapped up one of the digital pregnancy tests (of course I put the cap on and sanitized it...I'm not gross!). I prepared an amazing dinner of lobster tail and filet for him. I remember anxiously pacing around the kitchen waiting for him to get home...it was a mix of feeling of excitement and nervousness!
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| Big news in that little box! |
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| Opening.... |
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| There it is! The face of someone who just found out they're going to be a daddy! |
Holy Crap...its Positive!
For those who have never taken a pregnancy test...there are no words to describe the anxiety you feel during those 2 minutes of waiting for the results. It is pure torture. A million and one thoughts were racing through my mind, half of me thought there was absolutely no way it would be positive, but the other half of me was like holy crap could I seriously be pregnant, how absolutely amazing would that be?!
Tick tock tick tock....
I decided to not jinx it and not peek until 2 minutes were up, when my timer went off...I took a deep breath and much to my surprise...there was a very clear, perfect, pink plus sign. HOLY CRAP.
After the initial shock wore off and I was able to process a clear thought, my first thought that it was to good to be true, there was no way we could be this lucky. Being the OCD me, I then proceeded back to CVS and bought almost $100 worth of all the name brand 'digital' tests they had to offer. And for the rest of the day I proceeded to take more pregnancy tests. It was such a rush to see "Pregnant" pop up on every single test. So as for as over-the-counter pregnancy tests were concerned....I was pregnant!!!
Tick tock tick tock....
I decided to not jinx it and not peek until 2 minutes were up, when my timer went off...I took a deep breath and much to my surprise...there was a very clear, perfect, pink plus sign. HOLY CRAP.
After the initial shock wore off and I was able to process a clear thought, my first thought that it was to good to be true, there was no way we could be this lucky. Being the OCD me, I then proceeded back to CVS and bought almost $100 worth of all the name brand 'digital' tests they had to offer. And for the rest of the day I proceeded to take more pregnancy tests. It was such a rush to see "Pregnant" pop up on every single test. So as for as over-the-counter pregnancy tests were concerned....I was pregnant!!!
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| A small sampling of my OCDness |
How it all went down...no not literally!
So as you know from my last post we decided to start seriously trying in April....well God had different plans for us. Little did we know, we apparently are both pretty fertile (high-five!), and I got pregnant ASAP.
We definitely did not think it would happen this quick because Jeff was gone a lot, and all in the middle of the month, so obviously we thought it would be physically impossible...nope, apparently all it took was one time.
I absolutely love the way it happened because there was no stress involved ( I tend to be a hypochondriac), no calendars, no trying to guess when that 'special time' was, and the best part about it, it was the most amazing surprise!
I started feeling really weird the end of January/beginning of February. The first time I actually got sick was Thursday the 2nd. Jeff was on staff duty so I brought him a delicious dinner of Zaxby's (for all you Northerns...its a fast-food chicken place...so good!). On the drive back home, I couldn't get home fast enough and almost got sick in our drive way...ok maybe I did a little. I chalked it up to food poisoning from our beloved Zaxby's. Saturday the 4th Jeff & I had planned to run a race in downtown Columbus...he was going to do the 10k, and I was going to do the 'fun run.' I still wasn't feeling awesome but I decided to suck it up....mostly because I wanted the cool t-shirt. Well I survived the run....I did terrible, but I made it. I then proceeded to keep running right to the restroom where I got sick again. At this point I'm thinking 'Wow I hate you Zaxby's."
February 6th marked a HUGE day. I started my new job (which is so incredibly amazing btw)..... I started the day with my head in the toilet...again, pulled myself together and had a pretty good day at work!
On the drive back from my first day the thought crossed my mind....could I be pregnant? A quick U-Turn to CVS I bought a pregnancy test.
We definitely did not think it would happen this quick because Jeff was gone a lot, and all in the middle of the month, so obviously we thought it would be physically impossible...nope, apparently all it took was one time.
I absolutely love the way it happened because there was no stress involved ( I tend to be a hypochondriac), no calendars, no trying to guess when that 'special time' was, and the best part about it, it was the most amazing surprise!
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| So oblivious there was a baby in there |
February 6th marked a HUGE day. I started my new job (which is so incredibly amazing btw)..... I started the day with my head in the toilet...again, pulled myself together and had a pretty good day at work!
On the drive back from my first day the thought crossed my mind....could I be pregnant? A quick U-Turn to CVS I bought a pregnancy test.
The big question....when to start our family
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Oh HEY!
Oh hey my poor neglected blog. I've realized that I get the blogging bug whenever something HUGE is going on in our life...and soo lazy when its just the day-to-day craziness.
So quick recap of the past year....YES we closed on our beautiful home April 21st, 2011...Lexi also turned 1 on that day, and is also my Mom's birthday, so overall awesome day!
We celebrated our 1 year anniversary....
We both turned a Quarter of a Century....
The year was sprinkled with amazing trips...FL to the beach and to Disney...
A 3,300 mile road trip North for Christmas where we had stops in 11 different states (not including all the ones we drove through)...
Went to a couple weddings...
Started a new job at Columbus State University, became an FRG Leader (all your Army folks are probably chuckling because you know how much insane work that is), and all the daily curveballs the Army has thrown us.
Oh....and one more thing.....WE ARE HAVING A BABY!
So quick recap of the past year....YES we closed on our beautiful home April 21st, 2011...Lexi also turned 1 on that day, and is also my Mom's birthday, so overall awesome day!
We celebrated our 1 year anniversary....
We both turned a Quarter of a Century....
The year was sprinkled with amazing trips...FL to the beach and to Disney...
A 3,300 mile road trip North for Christmas where we had stops in 11 different states (not including all the ones we drove through)...
Started a new job at Columbus State University, became an FRG Leader (all your Army folks are probably chuckling because you know how much insane work that is), and all the daily curveballs the Army has thrown us.
Oh....and one more thing.....WE ARE HAVING A BABY!
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