The Big Reveal!

Today is the day we find out 

GIRL

or 

BOY

{We hope!!}

Smelly Bean, please don't be shy and feel free to show us your goods! :)

17 weeks 1 day- official update coming later next week!

What's your vote???

I'll update tomorrow! 

Wordless Wednesday: Official Poll

This crazy girl....

made this official poll for our family...

I think she's excited.

She also already made my baby shower card about two days after we told them we are having baby.

So I think excited might be an understatement :)

Keeping Busy

I've been keeping busy lately...

A.  Because we are {hopefully!} finding out GIRL or BOY in 4 days!! All the distraction is allowing time to pass by just a little bit faster.

B. The Second Trimester has brought a new sense of energy {and an appetite!} - Praise the Lord!!

C. I'm trying to finish up some projects around our apartment because I know once I know the sex it will be all baby all the time. And I can.not.wait!! 

So I guess you can say this is "Nesting: Phase 1". 

I've been in a crafty/decorating/organizing everything phase and so far, I'm loving it. 

So I've been busy with things like.....

adding a pop of color into my teal and brown living room. 

It is just what I was looking for. 

new and brighter colors for our tiny little bathroom.

Rearranging our bedroom and bringing back our nightstands.

It's the little things.

Redoing the pantry.

And loving that.

Revamping some lamps- painting and making lampshades.

And getting things ready for the "reveal party" on Saturday!

I eventually plan to go into more detail about my thrifty finds and recent redecorating, but for now- this will have to do! 

16 Week Appt

This morning I had my 16 week appointment! Time really is flying- wohoo!!

I haven't done any updates for the other weeks, but figured I better start today or I never will! 

I still have an update planned for how the first trimester went...although I prefer not to think about it- it wasn't very kind to me! 

Second trimester has been great so far, so so so much better than the first! Thank you Jesus! 

Ok so here we go....

Total Weight Gained: Lost 2 pounds. I was really sick, but now that I am feeling better most days I am sure the weight will be packing on soon!

Sleep: Getting better now that I started sleeping with a body pillow. It's hard not to sleep on my belly anymore. My daily morning is debate is whether or not I want to get up to pee and most likely end up getting sick or if I try and hold it for when I am really ready to get up.

Maternity Clothes: Bought a pair of maternity capris and shorts...um IN LOVE! I really think every pair of pants should be like this! They are so comfy! Also wearing lots of dresses.

Best Moment of the Week: Hearing the heartbeat for the first time today. We have seen it twice, but it was a new experience to hear it. {even though it felt like it was only for .3 seconds, it was amazing!} 

Food Cravings: Lots and lots of aversions, but my appetite is slowly coming back. My first official craving: granny smith apples!  I can't get enough of them! This is so not me, I never eat apples- they make my mouth and throat so itchy. They are so hitting the spot though so it's worth it! 

Aversions: Pretty much everything, but two major major aversions: 

 1. Steak  2. Wishbone Italian Dressing.     GAG!

Symptoms: Morning sickness, Car sick,  heartburn, extra hairy lol 

Movement: I don't think so. One day I thought I did, but I am not 100% sure- should be soon though!

Gender: Hopefully find out NEXT WEEK!!!!

What I miss: Not feeling sick in the car, being able to slowly wake up/relax in bed until I am ready to get up, eat deli from restaurants like Panera. But who cares- it's all SO worth it! 

What I'm looking forward to: Finding out if we are having a baby girl or baby boy! Seriously, can not wait! Hoping I will be able to use the girl clothes I already bought ;)

Weekly Wisdom: It gets better! I honestly didn't think it would, but I am finally feeling good most days. Even if I get sick in the morning, the all day nausea has disappeared. It feels awesome!

Milestones: 16 weeks and healthy heart beat! Also, I feel like I have a legit bump now and made it past the fat stage. For the most part anyways! 

{ Mr. B was so proud of himself for getting the two ducks in the picture. 

Such a talented husband, right? ;) }

Learn Something New Everyday

Roxie taught us two new things the past couple days....

I was going to put both in one post, but it ended up being long so I just split it up. 

The suspense- once again, wow! 

Number One:

Roxie don't swim

I know that's not the right verb, I did it on purpose. Really. 

Funny, right? Har-Har.

Memorial Day weekend was beautiful, the weather was so so perfect! 

We were anxious to see what Roxie was going to think of the boat and the water this year since she is a lot bigger and more active than when she was a tiny pup.

{These are all iphone pics, sorry some are a little dark}

Last year, she was so little and buried herself in towels to hide from the wind.

I thought for sure she would love the boat this year since she loves having her head out the window in the car. 

And she did. 

Last year, she barely went in the water and instead did a lot of sleeping and cuddling.

Now she loves water! 

She loves the hose, her little pool, puddles etc. 

So I was anxious to see how she would like the lake. I knew she would like it if she could just wade in the shallow end and go in at her own pace, but that's not an option here. 

I wasn't sure how she was going to do with being in the water right in the middle of the lake.

She was barking at the water and acting like she really wanted to go in. Mr B and his dad stopped the boat to jump in for a quick dip and figured Roxie would join too. She went down to the lower "deck" by the water, and Senior Smelly {Mr. B's dad} gave Roxie a little motivation and patted her bum right into the lake.

And she started to sink.

Mr. B, who was taking it slow getting into the water because it was so cold, shouts "Oh Geez!!!" 

And he jumped in so fast to help her.

I see Roxie's sweet little head come to the top of the water, trying to paddle her way to the boat with Mr. B holding her body and Smelly Senior pulling her up on the seat.

My poor little baby. 

She was terrified. 

The moment was hilarious and horrifying all the same time. 

Totally wasn't expected.

So ummm...

lesson learned: Roxie isn't a swimmer.

I went to the store the other day to get her a life jacket.

{Seriously, I cross a new crazy-dog-person line everyday}

I never thought I would be buying my dog a life jacket, but clearly- she needs one!

No more sinking my sweet girl.

I looked online to see if there was a better one to get for boxers and I read a bunch of others saying their boxer sinks too if they get in above their head.

Apparently it's because of their big heavy chest that weighs them down.

Makes sense.

So off we went to buy her a life jacket.

She looks pretty darn cute in it and thankfully didn't mind wearing it all around the store.

Whether or not she will ever go near the end of the boat or into the water again...who knows!

But at least we are prepared this time!

Happy Weekend!

Introducing....

Smelly Bean

It was a lot more fitting when we called the baby this name around Easter time, but we only have a little over two weeks until the baby has a name!!! {We hope!!} So until then, Smelly Bean it is!

These were taken at almost 13 weeks, the baby was very active! It was moving all around, but stayed pretty consistent with the positions. 

Looking at us and giving us the whole alien look. Cute and freaky all in one. 

Looks like the babe takes after Mr. B ;)

Or Smelly Bean was both arms above the head & just chillin' in the womb. 

Isn't it so amazing, that even at just inches big it's completely a human. 

A precious life.

Oh my goodness, I am so so so in love. 

Other updates will be coming soon. 

Second trimester has been a lot kinder to me than the first and I am hoping it will stay that way!

I haven't taken any official "bump" pictures yet because I feel like I am too big! 

I am slowly approaching the legit bump phase...but I still feel like I'm too big.

 I am starting to embrace it though...a little.

So I actually kind of got ready today {almost 15 weeks} so I figured I would take a picture. Please keep in mind that I am 5'1 with a small torso so maybe maybe maybe that's why it's so big??? 

That's what I'll stick with anyways! 

I'm really not eating a lot, I still get sick and I've lost a couple pounds and no matter what- this is the belly! 

It's here to stay and only going to get bigger :)

Two Pink Line {I think...} Pt. 2

So I left off with Part 1 where we saw the 2 very faint pink lines.

But they did appear on both tests so....

this was legit.

I thought it would be cute to buy a little St. John onesie to tell Mr. B's parents.

It was a different way to tell them, but it was also a cute keepsake for us. 

Win-Win. 

We already had dinner plans and I thought maybe we could have them open it at dinner and be totally surprised. 

Something a little more exciting than just blurting it out. 

I knew we weren't going to be able to do anything like that for my parents, there was no way I could keep it a secret until we got home! 

So I really wanted to do at least one semi-creative thing to announce it. 

The search was on for a little onesie.

 Like we weren't already leaving his parents enough on the pregnancy test hunt, now we were returning back to the shops hoping we would find a onesie. 

Surely the stores would sell a St. John onesie! 

Well, not these shops at the resort. Only baby t-shirts, and I felt like that didn't really scream baby.

New plan: Ask if we can leave for dinner a little early to go to the shops downtown to buy my parents a gift for watching Roxie.

{A lie with a good intention, that makes it ok right?}

So we told them we would meet them at the restaurant,  and we slyly search the shops so they won't see us or what we are buying. We couldn't find any gender neutral onesies so we ended up buying a girl bib and a boy baby t-shirt. 

They could each open one, put the two pieces together- hugs. hooray. we are pregnant. wohoo.

Right?

Wrong....

We waited for the perfect moment to tell them. 

 Smelly Senior joked around asking if we bought him a gift, too.

Perfect.

Mr. B told him that we actually did have a gift for them, he took out the baby items that were wrapped in tissue paper and gave one to his mom and one to his dad.

They were totally caught off guard.

And they were totally confused.

Smelly Senior didn't quite understand why we bought him a girl bib, but to play along he put the bib on and said thank you.

Mama K was confused why we bought her a little boy t-shirt, but quickly caught on.

This is for them to give to Mr. B's sister who already has a little boy and is pregnant with a little girl.

We are so sweet, right?

Wrong.

Operation "Surprise We Are Pregnant"= FAIL.

Of course they would think those are gifts for her, what were we thinking?!

Mr. B clarified the situation and told them that this is not for his sister's baby.

And that's where these faces come into play.

Something a little more a long the lines of what we were hoping for!

They were ecstatic and tearful and we were still in shock and so so happy that we could share that special moment with them face to face. 

And I was thrilled to have captured that moment and those candid surprised faces. I was really torn between pictures or a video, but these are hilarious and a lot easier to save and use so I am glad I went with just the camera.

And now for the ever so creative way I told my parents.....

And just to make myself not look like a complete loser that was having a conversation with myself to my mom. She called me after, so please don't feel bad for me because I know that looks like a sad situation! Ha! And I promise I am not making that up to make myself look better. For reals.

We arrived home late Saturday night and I was so anxious to test on Sunday morning with the one and only king of all tests- Clear Blue digital.

This would be the final final answer.

So once again, I did my thing {I've gotten really good at it btw} and we waited and watched the little sand timer thing, that probably has an official name that I can't think of right now....

There it was.

Now I really believe it. 

I had a fun way to tell my siblings, but while my sister was waiting for me in the car she saw my camera and started flipping through the pictures! And when I returned she said, so do you have anything to tell me????? She's a little sneak! So I ended up just telling the rest of them when we were out for lunch after church. 

I told the rest of my family and my grandparents by showing them the slideshow of pictures from our vacation. Those pictures popped up at the end, it took a while to click and they were all so excited, too! 

 We called all other family members and shared the wonderful news. We are so blessed to be surrounded by such supportive and loving family. Everyone has been praying for us, and it was such an answer to prayer to be able to call and tell them!

I really wanted to keep it a secret from most people until I was in my 2nd trimester, but when you've been trying for what seems like forever you want to tell EVERYONE! Seriously, I was even telling people in the stores! Pretty much anyone who I talked to face to face, I told. I decided I would keep it quiet for as long as I could on here and on facebook. I still haven't said anything on facebook yet, I think I will do that next week. I have just been a super paranoid freakazoid, so I am waiting just a little bit longer. 

Tomorrow I will introduce you to our precious little one- along with it's official blog name! 

Super suspenseful, right? ;)