Livie's Nursery is almost complete!

Livie's nursery is almost complete...I cant believe she will be here in 5 1/2 weeks! Thought I would share a pic of the nursery.

Livie's Baby Shower

My wonderful friends threw a beautiful baby shower for Livie and I in October. Everything was perfect!! I have the best friends ever!!! I wanted to post some pics from my shower for all to see!

Olivia's Nursery

Well, we finally got most of Livie's furniture ordered. All we have left to get is her Glider and some more nursery decor. I found these wall letters on etsy that a lady out of Charleston custom designs. I love them...she just did them for Sarah Jessica Parkers twin girls, so I had to order some for Livie. She is painting them to match her bedding. Here are some samples of her work:

Livie's Serena and Lilly Bedding:

And Livie's Young America Crib

Her dresser is the dresser/changing table on the left

I am looking forward to getting the nursery complete!!

Baby Olivia... 23 weeks and counting

We had our 23 week checkup today. Everything went well! They said Olivia sounds like a really happy girl in there..her heartbeat was in the 150's. From this point on Olivia gains around 6 oz. per week....she weighs more than a pound and a half right now and sports a crown-to-rump length of about eight and a half inches (standard letter size!). According to What to Expect, my email this week says:
Wondering what (and who) your baby will look like? If you had a baby cam, you'd almost be able to tell by now. That beautiful face (though still tiny) is almost fully formed.
I have my next appt. in 3 1/2 weeks where I will take my glucose screening....then after that I will have an appointment every 2 weeks until little Livie is born. I cant wait!

We got Olivia's baby shower invitations and they are sooooo cute!! I love them...I am going to have one framed for her! As far as the nursery, the paint is finally done (very pale pink) the crib is ordered (a white sleigh crib) and now we are in the process of finding a dresser. Its amazing to think Olivia will be here in 16 weeks!

It's a Girl!!!

We had our big Ultrasound today! Everything looks great! It is confirmed...we are having a baby girl! She is measuring exactly at her due date and weighs 1/2 a pound. We even got to see a 3D ultrasound-its so neat!!! Now I can officially start shopping for girl stuff :) I will start having my appointments every 5 weeks instead of 4 since everything looks good. I will be sure to keep everyone updated.

Checkup 14 1/2 weeks

Just a quick note. I had my 14 1/2 week checkup today. The doctor said everything looks great. I got to hear the heartbeat again....it was 138. The nurse said that she thinks I will have a boy (but thats just a guess)- we will know in 3 1/2 weeks!!

Officially in the 2nd Trimester!!

As of today, I am officially in my second trimester!! They say you have more energy in your second trimester.... and maybe its in my head but I woke up early this morning and had so much energy I went straight to the gym. I recieved this email this morning from babycenter.com

Welcome to the second trimester! This week's big developments: Your baby can now squint, frown, grimace, pee, and possibly suck his thumb. Thanks to brain impulses, his facial muscles are getting a workout as his tiny features form one expression after another. His kidneys are producing urine, which he releases into the amniotic fluid around him — a process he'll keep up until birth. He can grasp, too, and if you're having an ultrasound now, you may even catch him sucking his thumb. In other news: Your baby's stretching out. From head to bottom, he measures 3 1/2 inches — about the size of a lemon — and he weighs 1 1/2 ounces.

I go in for my 14 1/2 week checkup on Wednesday and then its only 3 1/2 weeks until we will find out the gender of our little baby! I am getting so impatient!

3 months down, 6 to go!

I went to the doctor today for a 12 week checkup. The nurse came in and searched for the heartbeat and we couldnt hear it...so the doctor tried. And thats a really scary feeling when they tell you they cant hear it. So, they decided to do an ultrasound. It was so exciting!! I couldnt believe how much the baby has grown! The reason they couldnt hear the heartbeat with the doppler was because the baby decided to lay upside down. Looks like we've got a wild one! It was so funny! The babys arms were crossed over the heart and the heartbeat was 150. Which the nurse said was great! I asked if she could tell the gender and she said its too early. I cannot wait to find out. Only 6 more weeks! Hope everyone has a Happy 4th week!

10 1/2 weeks

I had my second dr. appt today at Piedmont OBGYN. Everything looks great and healthy! I got to hear our babys hearbeat again and it was such an amazing experience!! We find out the gender of our little baby on August 15th!! We cant wait...I am getting toward the end of my first trimester and still feel great! Hopefully, I will make it through without having any morning sickness. I will be sure to keep everyone updated!

What a Wonderful Life!

Well, this whole blogging thing is new to me, but we wanted a way to let friends and family know what is going on with our lives, as we just found out we are going to be parents at the beginning of next year!! We are so excited and thought that this would be a fun way to share this time with you. Our due date is January 10th, 2010- I had my first ultra sound at 6 1/2 weeks and we got to hear the babys heartbeat. It was so neat...to be honest I thought that it was my heartbeat -until the nurse told me it wasnt. My next Doctors appointment is June 17th. We will continue to keep everyone updated.