21 week ultrasound

Well-it is officially a girl! We had out 21 week ultrasound today and everything checked out. I'm going to post of some pics of our little girl. She was pretty active at the beginning and then chilled out towards the end. She was lying with her legs up above her head for most of it and she had she arms up over her head. Which is how I lay out by the pool, so at least we know she is comfortable and relaxed in there.

I worked on our registry for a bit as well, adding things and taking things off. Also, looked at adorable clothes. Rufflebutts.com is my new obsession. They are ruffled bloomers to cover diapers and are the cutest things ever! I might have to order something for our little girl!

So, it has been a big baby day here. Can't wait to get the crib and dresser soon and pick a paint color. If you see Carl on the street try and talk him into pink!

21 weeks!

Another week down! So far, so good. I feel like I'm huge of course but I think that is normal. Had to buy my first pain of maternity jeans, not used to them yet. They are really stretchy but I guess that is a good thing, I'll get longer use from them.

I think I have felt some kicking as well. Feels like someone is blowing bubbles in my stomach! I took a prenatal yoga class today and during the relaxation portion at the end of class, she was going crazy in my stomach. Guess she was enjoying all the movement and stretching and wanted me to get up and move more!

This week we have our ultrasound at the doctors and we'll find out if it is 100% a girl since the 15 week 3D ultrasound was a little early to show gender.

Then, we are heading to VA for an engagement party on Friday and Charlottesville Saturday to visit friends, family and see a football game. I am so excited for next weekend, hopefully, the work week will fly by!

I haven't posted in forever!

Today I am making it to my first prenatal yoga class! Super excited.

Carl and I spent the morning moving some furniture (nothing heavy) to make the office a playroom. Still in the beginning stages but it should start to come together in a few weeks. We desperately need to have a yard sale and downsize. Movies, books, DVD's it all has to go.

Overall, we are preparing for our 1st little baby, I'm now 20 weeks and def. showing, the baby is the size of a banana.

I'm feeling much better but still tired. The past 2 months have flown by, it's been wonderful having the cooler weather, we are going to look up and it's going to be Christmas!

Weddings

Carl and I just got back from a week in Nags Head. We were there for Cameron and Amanda's wedding. I had to leave the morning of the wedding to go to another wedding in Charlottesville VA. SO, we both went solo.

Jessica and Nate got married in cville and it was a great wedding. The ceremony was at the chapel on the grounds of UVA and the ceremony was at King Family vineyard. The vineyard was gorgeous with a huge outside area. And the food was wonderful which is always a plus. I was told how tan I looked and that was major plus.

The next morning my Mom drove me down to NC to meet Carl and we headed back to SC. It was a long trip but the vacation was worth it and very needed. We both relaxed and took it easy. No plans, no schedules, no phones.

Then 4th of July. This weekend Kelly, Chris and their 2 puggles came down. It was def. a puggle party. Gibbs fell in love with Lilly. He wanted to play or lay next to her the whole weekend. We took the dogs for a long walk the 1st day then headed out on Charlie and Michelle's boat. The dogs were by themselves for a while but we hoped the walk would make them sleep.

The boat was so fun. It was a major party scene when we docked at the sandbar and stayed that way most of the night. I was the DD so I can remember everything that happened and was filling the rest of the group in on Sunday. I won't throw anyone under the bus, but it was a fun to witness. And we saw an amazing fireworks display, go M-City

The next day we biked Kiawah island and got lunch then took it easy the rest of the evening. We ordered pizza and watched a movie! Didn't even see actual fireworks on the 4th. Hope everyone else had a great celebration!! Sorry, I don't have any pics of the weekend, I was doing lots of head counts, didn't have time to take pics.

More pics

Here are some pics of us at the Zach Brown concert last month. I went with Laurie, who sadly has now moved to Hilton Head (come back Laurie!!). All the opening bands were great and of course Zach Brown was awesome. It was the start of the heat wave though, so humid. It finally cooled off when the sun went down. The last pic is of a double rainbow Carl and I saw in a Target parking lot when we were reluctantly running errands.

Pics from Asheville

a NEW post!!

Hi all--

I haven't been on here in forever. This spring has been really busy. We have been going to the pool, going for runs and made a trip to Asheville NC.

Asheville was amazing, we brought the dogs as well so I think they enjoyed themselves. The first day we went downtown to some bars and brought the dogs to the dog park. It was a really nice dog park and right near the river. Asheville was so pretty with an emphasis on health and the outdoors.

The first night we went to dinner and made it an early night. On Sunday we went to the Biltmore and both really had fun. It is the largest home in America. We couldn't believe that someone would take on such a challenge. It is difficult enough keeping up with a regular sized house, but the largest home! It was gorgeous, the view was amazing and the gardens were my favorite part. There were so many roses and other varieties of flowers, I was in heaven and took tons of pictures and came back home and fixed up the landscape a little. We also went wine tasting at the Biltmore and bought two bottles of wine. The next day was Memorial Day and it was rainy so we took off early and headed home. It was a relaxing trip but too short.

We are leaving in a week for Nags Head NC and staying for a week. I am beyond excited. Work has been very stressful and I really need to recharge my battery!

Other big things this spring....Carl and I both turned 30! yikes.

I had a party at the house with all my girlfriends and we had a blast. Everyone brought wine and we were going to have a tasting but it ended as a wine free for all! Then we did a spa treatment at the house and then I had a psychic come to the house and give us all readings. Some people didn't get the best news, but my reading was great! She told me Carl and I would have 3 kids, I was married to my soul mate, money would never be an issue and I had no enemies in my friends and family. Not too bad! The rest of the weekend was just as great. We had dinner with Mike and Amanda Jay who were in town on Saturday and then Sunday we went to dinner at a great seafood place downtown, Hanks. Beth and Gabby had a bottle of wine sent to the table and it made me cry a little. I felt so loved and so special. It was a really nice way to ring in my 30's.

Carl's birthday was a few weeks ago. I made dinner and we had some neighbors over, far more relaxed then mine but that is Carl I guess!

I hope all is well with everyone out there. I'm really sorry I been so MIA but I will try and update more and check my email more. At the end of the day, especially if I worked, I am exhausted. Let's all hope a vacation will help!