In November, we announced we were expecting our first child! We of course found out way earlier and man it was tough keeping that secret! We also hosted Thanksgiving at our house in November. There is nothing that makes you feel more "adult" than hosting a holiday for your family at your house. It was so much fun! It was just my immediate family, grandmother and aunt and a close couple friend of ours. I am super bummed I did not take one single picture from that weekend. But in my defense, I was fighting morning sickness and the exhaustion that comes with the first trimester, cooking a huge meal and entertaining guest. It was a great first holiday in our new home.
In December, we jetted off to Disney World for Christmas with my family. I do love me some sunshine and warm weather in December! Disney World isn't the most exciting vacation destination when you are 17 weeks pregnant, but we still had a blast. I just did more sitting around while my hubby and brother got to ride all the non-pregnant friendly rides. It was so nice to have a week away with my hubby and family. We got to spend Christmas day with relatives that lived in Florida as well as some long time family friends. We visited Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios and Epcot. I'm pretty sure Epcot was the guys favorite because they got to drink beer in every country. We did lots of outlet mall shopping, sleeping in late and laying by the pool at our resort. It was a wonderful trip, just what we needed!
Apparently this was one of the few pictures I took of my parents...I promise, they were there!
In January, we had our big anatomy ultrasound to find out what baby Fowler would be! I've been saying since day 1 that I thought we were having a girl but we were still so excited to finally find out! We had our appointment on a Tuesday and were planning a party that Saturday for our family and close friends to reveal the gender, however we decided to find out at the doctor. We wanted to find out first, just between us. I'm so glad we did because it was nice just the two of us knowing for a few days. Although, it was SO hard keeping that a secret from everyone else! People at work kept driving me crazy and I had to stop talking to my parents and a few girlfriends for a few days because I was afraid I would spill the beans. I wanted to go a different route for our party. I had done so much searching on Pinterest and there are so many good ideas out there but since we already knew the gender it was more about sharing it in a unique way for our family and friends. One of my friends gave me the idea we ended up doing. I bought several onesies and dyed them the appropriate color (pink or blue), wrapped them up for our family and friends to open. We had everyone in the living room and my in-laws and cousins in Australia on skype and had everyone open them at the same time to find out. And its a GIRL!!
Once again I wasn't so great with the picture taking. I was busy holding the ipad for my cousins to watch, while my hubby was holding the laptop for his family. I did get this great video of my parents opening it. I'm pretty sure my mom was the first one to find out. She immediately ran upstairs and came back down with a pile of pink goodies. I asked her if she had a pile of blue ones too in case it would have been a boy, she said nope! We are so excited to meet our little girl in a few months! Her name will be Evelyn Grace and we'll call her Evie. We didn't know it at the time we decided on the name, but Evelyn was my husbands grandmothers middle name and my great grandmothers name. We picked a family name and didn't even know it!
In January we also celebrated my handsome hubby's 34th birthday! I had my Kindergartners make the sign and I baked the cake. Well, it was an ice cream cake courtesy of Pinterest, so there wasn't any actual baking required. We celebrated with friends and dollar burgers at one of our favorite restaurants. I'm so thankful to call him mine and I look forward to many, many more birthday celebrations together!
I can't really remember February, which is sad because it just ended a few days ago! We've been busy preparing for our baby girl. The nursery is painted and we have a crib, and thats about it. Well other than her closet being half full of clothes already! My mom has been working on sewing stuff for the nursery and she is actually coming in town this weekend to help me make some progress on it. I've felt pretty good since my morning sickness let up when I was about 17 weeks pregnant. Its true what they say, the second trimester is magical compared to the first! I've had some trouble on and off with my blood pressure, but we think its mostly stress related from work...yes, teaching Kindergarten can be stressful. When I was about 20 weeks or so, I got hit with carpal tunnel which unfortunately has not gone away. I tell you what, pregnancy is crazy! There are a lot of weird symptoms that I never knew about before I got pregnant. But really I can't complain, I feel like I've had a pretty good pregnancy overall. Some days are tough and uncomfortable but overall I've been very blessed. In fact she is kicking up a storm as I type this and there isn't any better feeling than that!
The next few months are sure to be a busy whirlwind! My best friend from high school is coming in town later this month for my baby shower in Memphis, I'm helping host a few baby showers for friends, my hubby starts his new job, childbirth classes, end of the school year craziness, etc. And before we know it the end of May, first part of June will be here and so will our baby girl!
I will most certainly not let another 3 months go by without an update. We've finished some big projects around the house, so I fully intend of a before/after house update soon! As well as a nursery post and baby prepping. Until then!
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