Happy Birthday to Lexi-Lou!

On April 21st, my first born, and love of my life, Lexi turned TWO! My Momma also had a birthday..but I think she would be mad if I posted her age! hehe. Also a happy birthday to Jake Blake who also turned two! AND happy 1-year of being home-owners to my hubby & I! The 21st definitely marks so many great things!

Of course we had a little party for Lexi. There were doggy cupcakes, human cake, presents, and friends!

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little girl who brings so much joy to our life! We love you so much!

Even though she looks confused, she was really excited!

Yum! Cupcakes!

Ft. Benning Baby Shower

On April 20th, 200 expecting Army spouses were invited to attend a Baby Shower hosted by Operation Homefront. There was a nice luncheon, games, prizes, speakers, and of course...gifts! Words can't express how incredible this event was. Each attendee was given a gift bag filled with over $100 adorable things from Carter's. Of course I loved the gifts, but what I loved most was the conversations I had with other expecting military mamas. Being a military Mom...even an expecting military Mom is definitely an unique experience, so it was nice to talk, vent, and ask questions amongst others going through a similar situation.

Score! 3 free boxes of diapers!! Thanks Huggies!!!

A huge thank you to Operation Homefront, Carter's, K.I.D.S, and everyone who helped make this event possible. It really is incredible when organizations and companies come together and support military families, it definitely shows a lot of about their character, I know I for sure will be a loyal customer to Carter's!

Here's some press on the event:

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15 Weeks!

Nothing crazy to report for 15 weeks. I started sleeping even worse and getting more uncomfortable mostly due to back pain.

Stats:
Weight: 2 pounds this week!
Cravings: I'm the most boring pregnant person ever according to Jeff lol.

Thanks for all the love!

We have the best friends & family! Thanks for all the support, notes, cards, gifts, and love! Baby B is sure lucky to be so loved already!

My Pregnancy went Viral

As you saw, we took a few pictures with Baby B's ultrasound on Easter. Jeff kept casually asking me when I was going to 'post' pictures. I kept telling him 'when I felt like it.' I was tired and didn't really feel like uploading pictures at that particular moment. He asked me a few times after that...ok I get the hint, post a pic on facebook so we can shout it to the world!

Sooo on April 10th at about 9:40AM our pregnancy went viral.

Happy Easter & Happy 14 Weeks!

Like every Easter, we were unable to spend the holiday with our families back home, so instead we spent it with our Army family! When you are in the military you really adopt one another as your 'psedo family'. We spend holidays together, we go out to dinner together, and we celebrate each others big milestones and accomplishments. Being away from family is hard, but having your Army family makes it a little bit easier. We are so thankful to have our Army family! Our friends the Wolfe's hosted it at their house this year and we all contributed to the meal. It turned out to be another successful holiday here at Ft. Benning!

Easter also marked 14 weeks for me! I was thankful to still fit in one of my new favorite Lilly Pultizer dresses (it was big to begin with, score!).

Also at 14 weeks I was beginning to lose the battle with all my normal clothes. Nothing.fits.anymore. I actually went through my entire closet and pulled out all the clothes I thought I would still be able to wear in the next few weeks, or hopefully through my entire pregnancy. I then designated a 'maternity section.' Smart thing to do before you go maternity clothes shopping so you can see what you are working with first.

Stats:
Weight: 103
Cravings: Still nothing crazy

Meeting our little peanut at 13 Weeks!

April 2nd, what an incredible day that was. We had our first 'real' appointment and met our Dr. for the first time. I was super nervous because I had no idea what to expect, plus, I was super anxious to make sure everything was going ok.

Well of course they took my vitals, weight, etc. etc. I'm not going to say what the weight was because I was wearing all my clothes and a sweater!! (lol). They also performed lots of 'fun' tests, all those that typically happen during your first OB appointment. Poor Jeff was such a trooper and sat through them all haha.
And of course everything was going perfectly. Seeing our little peanut on the ultrasound screen was the most incredible, unreal thing I have ever seen. Jeff & I were speechless. She (or he!) already looked so beautiful and so happy. She/he was quite the wiggle worm and it looked like she was having a dance party, we were so mesmerized just watching her. It was so incredible to see her wiggle around and wave around her teeny tiny arms and legs. Jeff made the comment that if its a girl she will definitely probably be a cheerleader! I so wished we recorded this! It took awhile for our Dr. to get the heartbeat because she wouldn't stay still long enough! But after a few failed attempts, we got a heartbeat of 152.

Seeing our little peanut for the 'first' time is something we will never forget.

We also had an issue with getting a decent picture because she was just so excited she couldn't stay still!