Now that I've waited so long to blog I have a lot to talk about! I will be 4 months pregnant this weekend... that seems
sooo crazy to me! In the past few days I have definitely been feeling some movement in there. I seem to feel it most at night and it is exciting but still a little strange. We're getting closer to our ultrasound to find out if this little person is a girl or a boy. It is so weird to me that it is now a complete little person in there and we don't know what it is! I still have a gut feeling that it is a boy and can't help but plan everything in my mind around a little boy. I've been getting lots of questions about names lately and it overwhelms me. What a huge decision! I'm afraid we'll be those parents that are forced to name the child so we can leave the hospital. I'll have to work on that!
I was having a lot of trouble sleeping last week and I broke down and bought a pregnancy pillow. I got "The
Snoogle". It is basically a really long body pillow that curves behind your neck and between your knees. The first night I used it was like heaven! I have been sleeping better this week so I haven't used it as much but I'm sure I'll need it again before this pregnancy is over.
Enough about the pregnancy for now... it seems to be all I talk about! Last Friday my fellow State of Kentucky employees and I were furloughed so we had a lovely unpaid day off. To celebrate Libby and I had a little furlough party :) Her little girl, Julianna, is now 2 and 1/2 years old and ADORABLE! We got to hang out and have a girl's night and being around her made me excited about being a mommy. We thought all week about what girly movie we wanted to watch and we couldn't decide. We went to Blockbuster after work and picked out an Ashley Judd movie called "Helen". It was soooo depressing! And not sappy girl movie depressing... depressing depressing. At least we had fun hanging out and spending some time with Juli!
Friday I had another girl's day with my fabulous new cousin, Kim. We talk all the time but don't get to hang out very often. I went up to her house and we hung out with little Ayden (my Godson!). He was a little fussy because his belly has been hurting but is absolutely adorable! Austyn was away for the day and Drew had to work so Kim and I got to hang out and talk... what we do best! Kim and Drew recently remodeled their basement and it looks amazing! Ayden's little nursery was done as well and couldn't have been more adorable. We went to lunch at Chipolte and it was yummy. Ayden just chilled in his car seat and seemed to love the noisy people and music. It was a good day!
Saturday Michael and I were ready for a little road trip. My friend Kennetta who sang in our wedding was getting married! Kennetta is from Ashland, Kentucky and her wedding was in a little town called South Shore and the reception was right across the Ohio river in Portmouth, Ohio. Since we were making the trip to Eastern Kentucky I finally convinced Michael to visit Morehead with me! I lived there for many years and he had never been. The weather was so gorgeous Saturday that it was the perfect day for us to drive the curvy back roads to Morehead. We had a great time driving down and I pointed out everything along the way. When we got to Morehead the campus was EMPTY... We parked and spent an hour or so walking through campus. We also stopped in the bookstore and we purchased the baby it's first Morehead State onsie! I got to show Michael all of the places I lived, where my classes were and where I worked. I had so much fun visiting and telling Michael all of my fun stories and memories.
Next we were on our way to South Shore. The GPS decided to take us some insane back way. The roads were so curvy and I had no idea where we were. At one point we passed a sign that said "Road Closed in 2 Miles". We both freaked out there for a minute when we turned on the "detour" and the GPS said we were out of the signal area. We eventually made it back on our path and got to South Shore! When we arrived at the church it was a cute little building and inside it was decorated beautifully. Kennetta did all of the flowers herself and they couldn't have looked more amazing. (I took some pictures with our older camera but they didn't turn out so I apologize there are none posted!) The ceremony was short and sweet... and I mean really sweet! Kennetta's new husband, Michael, has a lovely daughter from a previous relationship(Wesley) who they exchanged rings with during the ceremony. Wes was so shocked and seemed so happy it made it very emotional! Kennetta and Michael looked very happy and I was thrilled to be there to see my friend on one of the biggest days of her life! The reception was great as well. It was different from any other wedding I've ever attended. We didn't stay too long since we had such a long drive back and it was late but everyone was having a great time and both Kennetta and Michael were beaming! Congratulations guys!
After getting home late Saturday night we slept in on Sunday. Sunday evening we had a huge Labor Day bash with my family. There were lots of people there and tons of food. I did take a few pictures from the party and I'll have to post them as soon as I upload them. We celebrated all of the recent and upcoming birthdays and got to spend time with my Uncle Mike who was home visiting from Chicago. Everyone passed around baby Lexi all day and I think she was loving being held so much. My cousins Kenny and Susan got a new puppy named Roxy who was also getting passed around quite a bit. ADORABLE! Adelyn was attached to Michael and the other boys as usual and Bella was attached to my hip. Ethan was very tired after his football game earlier but was still the same sweet boy as always. Grace and Kaleb were as cute as ever and it was so nice to see them. They are getting so big! A small group of us stayed late to play our favorite game... The Mexican Train Game. Has anyone else played this? We have been obsessed for years but it has been a while since we have played. I came in 3rd place out of 6. It was so much fun!
This week seems to be creeping by. Michael made dinner tonight and it was great! He made a pork tenderloin with carrots and potatoes. I'm looking forward to another weekend starting and we don't have a lot planned which I'm happy about. I hope everyone enjoys this new weather that is making Fall seem very close! Sorry this was so long but I hope everyone has a very happy FRIDAY tomorrow!!!
