Feb. 29

Happy Leap Day. I only have two updates to share today.

Last night while I was laying on my left side I felt you kick and when I pushed back, you kicked again! But as soon as your dad tried to feel you, you stopped. No fun for him!

This morning we threw up. It was pretty horrid and I have no idea why you would do such a thing! Please let's move past this.

Only three more days until we find out what you are and I can start officially blaming you by name for causing me so many issues :)

15/16 Weeks

I didn't realize I was so behind on this, my bad!

I really don't have much to update. I think I've felt you move a few times, but everyone says its just gas. So I'd appreciate if you gave me a swift kick so I know it is you!

The headaches are still happening, thanks for that. Otherwise we have been doing pretty good. We've bought a few more maternity outfits because as you get bigger, so does my waist line.

In five days we get to find out what you are and we seriously cannot wait! We tried to really nail down a middle name for our boy and girl name, but we ended up back at square one with four middle names for each. Not a productive day.

We still crave grape tomatoes like nobody's business and surprisingly, the pickle monster has subsided for the time being. I made invitations for your gender reveal party and I'm pretty proud of them. We have this really neat idea of how to tell people if you are a he or she and no it doesn't involve and cake or cupcakes. I'm more creative than that, or well, your Aunt Lauren is  :)

The other day your dad called you a her and now I've decided that's probably what you are, even though I had a dream about you being a boy. I just can't wait to find out so we can go shopping and put your nursery together! I have so many ideas, but really nothing is organized in my brain. I'm sure its going to take both sets of grandparents to help me decide on a theme and such. I'm REALLY bad about making decorating decisions.

A lot of people keep wavering about what you are. The other day I craved a bologna sandwich (which is weird in itself) and everyone was like oh its a boy! And then I posted about a banana split and those very same people were like, oh I change my mind, its a girl. Those people be cray.

This past weekend we went to gam's tennis tournament and shopped for the party. We really didn't do anything too exciting, except get pulled over!

Here's the story: your dad and the Lloyd's were all drinking at the tennis thing so I of course was the DD. On our way home we decided to stop at a liquor store for Tom. I was sitting in front of a restaurant so I turned my lights off to be nice to people inside. Well as we start going along we pass three cops and they looked at me really weird. I told Lauren, "If I get pulled over I am going to name drop to get out of a ticket." And Lauren says OMG he's pulling you over! As I see lights in my rear view mirror Lauren starts say its because Tom doesn't have is seat belt on (Uncle Tom is a Yankee and thinks seat belts in the back seat are optional. He is SO wrong).

So the officer comes to my window and says, could you please roll your back window down, your tint is dark and I don't like to be surprised. Then he says, "Ma'm did you know you are driving with your lights off?" HAHAAHHAAHA He let us go, but I totally pulled the dumb blonde card, "Oh I forgot to turn them back on after we were parked at Mojo's (which is a bar!). Long story short I didn't have to name drop and I will never turn my automatic headlights off again! It did make for an interesting night :)

I also had another appointment last weekend  your HB was in the 160's. Your Aunt Lauren is convinced you are a girl. We shall see in five days!

I will be sure to post pictures when after the party!!!!!

Valentine's Day

Happy (belated) Valentine's Day little apple!

While your father and I are usually totally against the over commercialized holiday that is V-Day, we actually halfway celebrated. He got me prenatal massages, which I cannot wait to use in a few weeks!!!!! I got him a box of chocolates, lame I know, but we are saving money for your little butt.

We went to dinner with my parents and Gam's whole tennis team and all they wanted to talk about was you, which is fine with me because I love talking about you. However, lately you have been giving me migraine headaches and I really don't appreciate it. They hurt a lot and are horribly annoying. Sad as it is, I would probably take throwing up over the migraines.

In other news, we booked an appointment at a place in Brandon called Meet the Baby and on March 3 at 11 a.m., we will get to see you in all your glory in 3D/4D and black and white. I really do hope you cooperate and let us see if you are a boy or girl because we have a whole party planned around you showing us your goods. The place is really neat, we are brining both grandparents and all of our siblings and they project the U/S on a 100" screen. I am so excited to finally see you again! I will be almost 18 weeks when we see you. Bonus, we will get to see you AGAIN at 20 weeks when the doctor tells us again what you are because we are not canceling an appointment that insurance will cover :) Just don't show us a penis one day and then make us realize it was just your cord and you're really a girl!

I also had my first ever dream about you a few weeks ago and you were a boy! Not sure how accurate the dreams are, but it would be cool if it was right!

Love you to the moon and back.

14 weeks

So I had an appointment today and since nobody would go with me, I had to go alone. They were able to find your heartbeat as soon as the doppler hit my stomach, which means you are growing! The doctor was happy that I haven't gained any weight and well, I really blame you for that. You make me crave everything and then when I eat it its a total let down and tastes gross!

This weekend is the weekend of the half marathon I was supposed to run, but since we found out about you I haven't been allowed to train. After visiting the Strong family in St. Pete for the half we are going to a charity benefit and the only downside is that I usually drink a lot there and this year I'll be chugging ice cold...water while everyone else gets to drink. I'm sure later on I will appreciate all of this :)

Love you oodles little lemon.

13 weeks

Dear little peach,

You certainly have not been making me feel too peachy this week. I don't think you got the memo, but once we hit 13 weeks we are supposed to be feeling A LOT better. I guess you have other plans.

On Monday we ate our usual bagel breakfast, got to work and then thew it up. Awesome.

Tuesday, we ate the same thing, as I was talking to my boss I tried to talk myself out of throwing up. So I opened an email and then ran to the bathroom. But you were not done with me. Gum in mouth, we threw up again and there was nothing but delicious mint-flavored bile that came up. On top of that I got a nose bleed, that was a high-point, let me tell you. So since I was convinced you were not done with me I had my dad pick me up and take me home. We could hardly eat for the rest of the day.

So on Wednesday I decided to resume taking my ginger pills since you really don't like bagels anymore! But we were fine and dandy. So I got a craving for a BLT. It sounded AMAZING! Let me tell you, I was quite impressed with myself that I was able to cook the bacon and NOT burn the house down (your dad is on another work trip.) So I sit down to enjoy the BLT I slaved over, and since we love tomatoes SO much we ate the other half for pure enjoyment, little did I know that was a HUGE mistake!

I get half way through my BLT and realize I would rather have water instead of white grape juice to drink. So I get up for like half a second and come back to find Elvis has eaten the rest of my BLT. He was just sitting there burping and licking his lips, if his paws were longer he probably would have rubbed his belly in enjoyment. And since we ate the tomatoes that was the end of our BLT. I seriously wanted to cry. But instead I decided to eat cookies and milk and call it a night.

You really have been a bit of a turd this week. I wake up nauseous because I'm so hungry and then after I eat I feel like I am going to be sick still. WTH kid? Let's just hope NEXT week, you get the memo.

As for this weekend, well its the Super bowl and I couldn't be more excited. Aside from not being able to drink I love to watch the commercials and EAT. So if you love me, please let me eat! Oh yea, you got presents this week too!

Puppy that looks like Acey from the Bingham's!

UCF gear from Aunt Kelly and Uncle Jimmy

Elvis licking his lips. Fatty.