17 Weeks!

Wow, the past week has flown by! In only 23 weeks we will get to meet Sully! This past week we have been trying to meet in the middle with what we will be calling our precious little boy. Josh's brother says Mini Doppler. This comes from the many nicknames Josh's dad has, one of which is Super Doppler, because he ALWAYS knows what is going on with the weather. No matter where he is or what he is doing he can usually quote weather statistics and has an at home weather station that he monitors daily. EDIT: As a result of this we have just come up with another nickname, Radar, crazy I know but I think it is kind of cute! So who knows what we will decide on, he may have two nicknames by the time he is born! On the pregnancy front I am feeling pretty good and enjoying this part of pregnancy much more. However, there are some things I am not enjoying about it though: sinus infection, fluid behind my eardrum, hamburger meat, processed food and sleeping on my left side. Some of my new loves include: tums smoothies, romaine lettuce, spinach, frozen yogurt, bella band and decaffeinated coffee.

As far as the nursery goes I have picked out the fabrics we will use. It is called "Over the Moon" and as you can tell it is a collection of nursery rhymes in a toile pattern with a pale yellow background. I absolutely love this pattern and if we ever decide to have another baby it can work for a boy or girl! I went back and forth on what fabrics we would use because honestly I did not want one of those cheesy baby rooms, but I still wanted something that was reminiscent of a child's room. I think I have accomplished the look I am going for with this pattern. I am also going to be using red in the room as well but have not decided whether it will be in a gingham, stripe or polka dot pattern. The inspiration for the room are the Red Coats in the pattern. I have 4 beautiful paintings of fox hunts, with the hunters in their red coats, that I received from my great Aunt last year. When we found out Baby H was a boy I just knew they had to be a part of his room and I think they will look great with the fabric! We go back next week for our "official" anatomy scan so I will update next week on how it goes! Hope you all have a great week and WAR EAGLE!!!!

It's a BOY, Roger Sullivan Hornsby!!!

As you may know I am very impatient! I have a very hard time waiting for anything, especially this miracle in my belly! From the minute we found out we were having a baby all I could wish for is that it would be healthy and happy. I pray for Baby H everyday and can't wait to meet him! Whether Baby H was a boy or girl has been something we have wondered since day 1 so we finally decided to have a gender determination ultrasound a little early, 15 weeks 3 days to be exact! My doctor does not typically schedule another ultrasound until 18 weeks and I knew that I could not possibly wait that long. So Friday we went to our appointment and it was awesome! I think this appointment was the coolest thing ever! Baby H was very excited to show us the goods and did it within maybe a minute! Watching him move around and kick was so neat. Josh got to hear the heartbeat for the first time, which was 137. The tech said everything looked perfect which we were so relieved to hear! Like any pregnant woman I have fears that are probably completely irrational so it is nice to hear he is developing into a healthy baby with 10 fingers, 10 toes and everything where it should be. As for the name it is something Josh and I have always wanted to name a little boy! Josh's dad is Roger and of course Sullivan for my granddad. We are in a battle for what his nickname will be, I love Sully and Josh wants Rog, pronounced Roger without the "er". I spoke with Grandbobby (my grandad) and he is confident that Sully will be the winner, so for now we are calling him two different names!

The past week has been so much better, as far as pregnancy symptoms go. My energy is finally coming back and the nausea is fading away quickly. I am starting to get a bump and have officially gained 1 pound, which comes and goes depending on the time of day. We go for our 16 week appointment tomorrow and I can't wait to hear Sully's heartbeat again. I am seriously considering getting an at home doppler, if anyone has used one I would be interested to hear what their thoughts are on them. As far as the nursery goes it is coming along, we just have to put up the new trim and paint. We had the hardwoods refinished and they are beautiful! As soon as we are finished and get the crib put together I will post some pictures. Hope everyone has a great week!

14 weeks and a new baby!

My dear friend Rachel, who drove all the way down from Ohio at 6 months pregnant for my wedding, FINALLY had her baby last Thursday!!! He is a handsome and healthy little boy they have named Forrest. Congrats to Rachel and Keith who are going to be terrific parents!

On the pregnancy front I have been feeling so much better the past few days. If someone had told me months ago that we would be having a baby I would have probably laughed! I still can't believe we are going to be parents, it is something both of us have wanted for a long time and now I am at 14 weeks. The hours and days are slowly creeping by as we get closer to 16 weeks and finding out whether the little hummingbird, as we like to call the baby, is a boy or girl. My mom and I are going to go look at cribs and nursery stuff tomorrow and I can't wait! We have actually built a nursery just for the little one. If any of you have seen our house you will understand that we have plenty of room already. But, we have a huge sitting room/dining room/pool table room at the front of the house that we hardly ever use which is at least around 60x15. So we decided to take out the sitting room portion and create a nursery. All that is left to do is sand and stain the hardwoods, install the closet system, paint and hang the new light fixture. We are hoping to have it all finished in the next week. Please excuse the underline, not sure what is going on. Hope everyone has a great week!