Baby Carter and New Years.

On December 28th Carter Morris was born, son of Marcie and Justin Morris. I had been talking to her back in forth all day when she was induced and she progressed very well. But when it got time for the pushing  part she wasn’t so lucky. She had a pretty rough delivery. He finally arrived close to 5pm that night. We decided, after I talked to Marcie that night to wait until the next day to go visit them. We wanted to give them a little time since she had such a rough time. The next day, Thursday, the doctor I work for wasn’t in so Trevor and I took a long lunch and went to visit them at the hospital. He was so cute……

I was glad to finally meet him. The Monday after New Years Trevor and I were both off work so we brought them lunch and spent the day at their house, watching football and holding Carter.

Trevor getting a little practice!!

On New Years Eve we started off the day with a 6 mile hike at Oak Mountain. I didn’t think I was really out of shape because I had been playing tennis but I was struggling. I haven’t played in a few weeks because of the craziness of the holiday season. The first hill at the start of our hike I got so out of breath. After that I was good to go for the rest of it.

After we finished we came home and got some lunch and then I decided to take a little nap. I figured if I was going to try to stay up until midnight that was the only way. After I woke up Trevor and I got ready and headed to Jason and Lindsey’s to cook out.

Sara Bentlee being goofy!!

We decided to stay over there and watch football instead of going out anywhere. I knew that I would not have been very much fun. I was good until around 11:30 and then I got sick so Trevor and I headed home. We walked in the door and turned on the TV just in time to watch the ball drop. Not the best way to bring in the New Years but I was just happy to be with Trevor. I think I just over did it for the day. I hope everyone else had a good one. I am really looking forward to what 2012 will bring!!!

Christmas Day

On Christmas morning Trevor and I swapped our gifts to each other along with our stockings as soon as we got up, as we have done since we got married.  When I opened my stocking these were in it…

 

I don’t know if I have mentioned but since about the 12th week of pregnancy I have had allergy issues. I know from what I have learned and hear, it is pretty common. I wake up in the middle of the night most nights around 2AM blowing my nose. Trevor has had a hard time sleeping through it but has been really considerate not to get too irritated. I thought this was clever. These things really do help. If you have never used them they actually some how lift up the exterior of your nose. The only bad thing about them is for a few hours after you take it off your nose looks a little swollen. I guess I could be a spokes person for breathe right strips. He also got me two pairs of shoes, and this bad boy….

I have been wanting another Louis Vuitton purse for a while so I was very pumped about this one. I got Trevor a few things and new seat covers for his jeep that he has been wanting. I wasn’t sure if they were going to make it in time for Christmas because they weren’t shipped until Tuesday, the week of Christmas, and they were coming from Hawaii. But they made it and he loved them.

After we got finished with that we stayed in our pajamas and headed to Trevor’s parents to do Christmas with them. When we first got there we ate breakfast before opening presents.  We both got lots of nice things, mine included gift cards to various maternity stores. It is getting harder and harder to wear my pre-pregnancy pants comfortably. Can’t wait to go shopping which I probably will pretty soon.

Stanford Kept trying to grab the reindeers nose on Justin’s pants

How cute are these little socks!!!

After we finished opening presents we started preparing lunch. I was so happy my mom was able to come and eat with us there, since my dad had to work. It was very nice of Trevor’s parents to include her. Not only was my mom and Trevor’s family there but Paul, Christy, and their children as well. We had a crowd. Lunch was very good. We had the traditional Honey Baked Ham and all the fixings to go along with it. After lunch and clean up we headed home. On Christmas night we went to Devin and Mary’s house to cook out with them along with HB and Catherine. It was nice to get together with a few friends.

On Monday morning we woke up to only have another Christmas morning with my family. On a normal Christmas we would go to Trevor’s parents for breakfast then my parents for lunch but we had to change it up a little this year since my dad worked the day of Christmas. We stayed in our pajamas and headed over to my families house for a crazy breakfast. It was probably the best breakfast I have ever had. They made so many good things. After we stuffed our faces we opened presents with them.

 

 

They did too much for us as they always do. They are such giving people. Along with many other gifts, my mom and I are going to Storkland to get a glider/chair for the babies room as part of our Christmas. The girls loved all of their presents as well. They got multiple things including American Girl dolls, Barbie dolls, clothes, bean bad chairs, and these bikes…

After we finished with presents they had to ride them around a little outside. The baby even got a Christmas stocking….

After we told them it was a boy Christmas Eve they went and got lots of things for his stocking too.

I am starting to  look a little pregnant or maybe just a little fat to others! HA!  We had such an amazing Christmas weekend. We are so blessed and fortunate to have the families that we do. I can’t wait until our baby boy gets to experience it with us. I am ready to start new traditions with the family including him.

Christmas Eve

Every year for Christmas Eve we go to Trevor’s parents church, Prince of Peace, and then go to dinner with them. After church we went to Firebirds in which, I love! This year of course was a little more special because we told them we were having a BOY that night. At dinner we told his brother and his wife as well. After dinner we usually go back to their house and take Christmas pictures dressed up in front of the tree. With my nice Nikon camera I got last year I set the timer on and took a picture of the whole family. It turned out better than I thought it would.

Trevor and his older brother Chad decided they wanted to swap their gifts to each other on that night instead of waiting until the next day. They are such children but I love them. We gave Chad and Alissa one of the nice keurig coffee makers, which they loved it. They gave Trevor a Kinect for his Xbox. Alissa made me this…

After we left there we went home and hooked up his new game. We had to play that before going to bed.

It’s A Boy

Trevor came and met me at work the Wednesday before Christmas and the Ultrasound tech here was so nice to do one for us. Neither of our parents knew that we were getting it done this early. We are not scheduled to get our anatomy scan until my 20th week on January the 10th, so that is all they knew. I drank a half of a Diet Mountain Dew before I went downstairs because I was scared the baby would be sleeping and wouldn’t corporate. I have heard many stories where people have had to come back because the baby wouldn’t show their stuff. When she started to do the ultra sound you could tell the baby’s feet were crossed. So she moved my belly around some to wake him up. As Trevor was looking at it and I was looking at him, he said “is that what I think it is?” Right then before even looking I knew it was a boy. He started grinning from ear to ear. Angela said yep it is a BOY!!! Like I have said before, I didn’t care either way because I want both a boy and a girl, so I was excited as well. I knew Trevor wanted a boy so that made me even happier. He all of a sudden started moving around a lot. She said well I think the caffeine has just kicked in. It was so hard to hold it in until Christmas. The next morning when we woke up Trevor kissed my belly and said good morning son. To know what the baby is now makes it even that much more real that we will soon be parents.

We decided to tell our parents on Christmas eve instead of Christmas morning just because of the way we were doing Christmas with our families this year. My dad had to work on Christmas day so we were going to celebrate the day after Christmas with my family. It was kind of nice to do it that way because we spent a whole day with each of our families. I hated that my dad had to work on Christmas though.

Before we went to dinner and church service on Christmas Eve we went to my parents house and gave them this to open…..

They were so excited. They don’t have any boys in the family. It is just me and my sister then she has two girls. I am happy that my dad will be able to do boy things with our son that he hasn’t ever had the chance to do. After we left my parents house we headed to Trevor’s
parents. We wanted to give it to them before we left for church because Trevor couldn’t wait any longer. They were really excited as well. We gave them the same plaque that we gave my parents. His mom started crying hysterically. She really wanted a girl because she has always had boys, but she knew we weren’t just having one child and said she was wanting us to have a boy first. Plus she knew that is what Trevor really wanted. But then she was mad at us because she lost all her make-up before we went out.

Here are a few pictures that we got. We didn’t get many but just enough to show us in black and white that it is a boy. I am sure we will get a bunch more at our anatomy scan.

We have not for sure made up our minds on a name. It is a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. We will let you know as soon as we figure it out for sure.

Tacky Christmas Party

This past Friday we had a Christmas party at Trevor’s parents house. Turns out hosting a party while pregnant is pretty hard. On Thursday after I got home from work I was in the kitchen until around 9:30 making some things then went to work at 7 Friday morning. On Friday after work I went home and finished baking before going to his parents. By the end of the party I was literally sick. I had a lot of fun during it but between everyone leaving and cleaning up didn’t work out so well….so I was not the best at helping clean. We had a good turnout with a few of our friends, Chad and Alissa’s friends, and his parents friends. All the food was so yummy. We got a bunch of wings from Buffalos, different dips, meatballs, and of course sweets. We played darts, pool, and cards. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did.

                                                                             Me and my matching hubby

                                        Family=Me with Trevor’s mom Chris and  my sis-in-law Alissa

                                  Samantha and very pregnant Marcie. So ready to meet baby Carter.

I am ready for Christmas at my house. All the presents are wrapped just waiting on the upcoming events to celebrate with family and friends. Tomorrow is my last day of work for the week and I am not going back until next Tuesday. Excited to have a long break. I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their loved ones. I also hope that the real reason for the season is remembered, JESUS!!!

Let the Christmas Parties Begin…

This past Saturday was our first Christmas party of the year. It was Bubba and Betty’s party at their house. We had a lot of fun. He has one of the most beautiful views I have seen that looks over 280 from his backyard. Turns out the baby really loves shrimp right now. I ate probably a dozen jumbo cocktail shrimp along with all the other food they had there. Some of the boys played ping pong and a little pool, while others just stood around and chatted it up. Jason and Bubba (Sorry these aren’t the best pictures didn’t have my good camera there)

Against Trevor and Alan

While Lindsey and I watched

Trevor and I in the backyard. A little over 15 weeks pregnant!

16 Week Appointment

Today was my 16 week doctors appointment. Everything with the baby and I look great. I think the HR today was 156. Next month we will find out if we are having a beautiful baby girl or a handsome baby boy. I am excited about finding out but not as much as I thought that I would. I guess just due to me really not caring or wanting one over the other.  Hope everyone has a wonderful week.

Our Week

This past weekend we went to Chad and Alissa’s house to watch the SEC championship. We had a lot of fun but I ate too much football junk food. So by the end of the night I wasn’t feeling so well. Georgia didn’t win but they put up a good fight against the # 1 team. Here are a few pictures from the night…..

 

Last night I woke up in the middle of the night to bad stomach pain. After an hour of that at 3 in the morning I was finally able to go back to sleep. After I woke up I checked the babies HR and the baby seemed fine with a rate of 154. Still I called the OB and they wanted me to have an US just to make sure everything was going okay. From one bad night two good things happened, I got to see my precious little one and turns out all of the pain was because my 5cm cyst that was on my ovary ruptured. No more worries in the cyst department. The doctor told me in the beginning that as the baby grew, the baby should take over and the cyst would go away. It was just our prayer that this would happen and we wouldn’t have to worry about it growing anymore. Here are a few pictures they gave me…….

Looks like the baby is relaxing in there with his/her hand behind the head

Little toes in the air!!!!