The verdict is...

Well as most know by now, we found out today that we are having a baby girl! We were shocked as everyone has said boy but a few people so I was definatly convinced. I am good now, as long as we have a healthy baby thats all that really matters to us!


She is measuring at just the right size and was very wiggly throughout the whole exam. The tech was chasing her around really. She never gave up the shot he wanted of her spine, but he got a good enough one he thinks. Not that I wouldnt' mind having another ultrasound. Hehe.


Her name will be Brynlee. We aren't for sure on the middle name as we really hadn't discussed it in depth since we thought it was a boy! I will let ya'll know when we finally made up our minds!


Bring on the bows and dresses and everything pretty! Lol

Bump is definatly making an appearance now!

Can't really hide it now! Just wanted to share the latest picture. I will admit though, my belly button is not as deep as it use to be, not out or flat yet, but I am pretty sure at the rate its going, it will be poking out sooner than I'd like!


Enjoy!

Long but short...

This week was a long one, but yet it was a short one at the same time. Might not make too much sense but thats how I feel. We had lots of preparing and such for Thanksgiving at our friends Josh & Holly's house. Well, maybe not lots, I'm sure they had more to do, but we helped some.

Holly came over Wednesday to cook the turkey in our oven. They have an Italian oven, and yeah the turkey won't fit in it. Lol. So they opted to cook it over here. Nick was weirded out by cooking the turkey a day early, but thats how Holly's Grandma always does it, so I was convinced. Plus, what else would we have done?! It wouldn't fit in their oven, lol. Nick made his yams that everyone always says are so very yummy, I do not like them however. Not because they are his, I just am not a yam/sweet potato person. I tried them last year, as it was our first Thanksgiving away from family, and didn't like them. Well I told him I'd try them again this year, maybe being pregnant I'd actually like them. Nope. Same taste. Lol. We also made a ham, and that was a first. Since there was no leftovers, I'd like to assume it was good! Then I made some cookies. Peanut butter blossoms and the Cinnamon Tassies Arlene introduced me too! Hard work, but they are yummy!


We had a very good day on Thanksgiving. Lots of great yummy food, awesome company and just all out fun. We even brought Kodi and Kaci with us. They were very well behaved, I was pretty impressed. Not that they are bad dogs, they just get really hyper when they are somewhere and sometimes are hard to calm down. They were awesome though. Buddy was very glad to have friends at his house this time. {He always comes over to Kodi & Kaci's}


Friday Nick and I got all the Christmas decorations out from the attic. Put the tree up and stockings and all. Doesn't look different from last year, but I love the way the lights twinkle at night off the walls, it just makes it feel so cozy to me. Lol. Then we went to see the movie 2012 with Josh and Holly. It was ok. Just the same ole end of the world story. Wouldn't watch it again, but it was boring either. Too long really.


Today we are just relaxing. Going to take the dogs out for some exercise and let them run a bit. I am so ready for today and tomorrow to be over, MONDAY is the big day! I just keep praying baby cooperates so we can call it by name. Not to worry, I will let ya'll in on the secret after telling our families of course.


Then on Tuesday, I am hoping & praying that I am able to get on the Rotator{space-a flight} and make it to Baltimore that day. Then stay overnight in the airport, not thrilled about that but I'll make it. Hehe. Then off to Little Rock, Arkansas to see my Papa, Nana, Mom and soon sister. Kylie gets in on the 6th. I am very excited to go to my Nana's house. There is just something about grandma's house, and I hope everyone knows what I mean! I haven't been to her house since January of 2007. I have however, seen her since then, she just came to us. So again, I am quite excited. I have a couple of friends that I will get to see that I haven't seen in quite sometime also,{we lived with nana/papa while dad was in Korea in 2000-01, so Kylie and I went to school there at a local Christian school} I still talk to a few of those friends, so I am excited to see them.


I really wish Nick was going with me, and I think he kinda does now that its getting near. He's never been without me while being in Italy. Its always been the other way around. Lol. So say a short prayer for Nick while he is alone for the 2 short weeks I'll be gone. At least Kodi and Kaci will keep him company!


I think that is all for now, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and thought of all the things they are thankful for, not just for turkey! Pray for Monday and Tuesday!

Just for you mom.

Here ya go! My mom has been wanting see the growing bump. It really looks bigger in person, lol. So I think. Or at least I feel bigger than this picture thats for sure. Definatly starting to pop. I love it though. Baby is moving everyday now. Still not hard or anything, but definatly everyday. Not to mention more times a day. At first it would be in the evening after dinner, sitting on the couch, now I feel it in the morning and some throughout the day. Still weirds me out though, lol.

Last night was the first night he{doesn't mean anything, just what I say} was moving around while I was going to sleep, didn't bother me, but I was thinking to myself 'and so it starts' . Haha.

Keep praying all goes smoothly with our ultra sound. It is November 30th. And also that I will have no problems flying space A on December 1 and on the way back.

Ok thats all. Definatly more than I was planning on typing, gotta get some stuff done around here! Have a great weekend!

Happy Fall!

So my mom bought me this wooden turkey last year when all the Thanksgiving stuff was on sale. I finally got it out and painted and stuck in my pumpkin! I still think the wings need more paint, but I didn't have the right color for it. So it will wait. All in all I think its really cute! Thanks Mom for thinking of me!

Snow Day

So it is definatly getting closer to winter in these parts! Its chilly most days, and there is tons of snow on the gorgeous Italian Alps right outside!

We went up there this past weekend to play in the snow. It was lots of fun, minus the driving up there. Now I am not fond of winding, tiny roads, that don't have a ton of room for two way traffic, and on the side of a mountain in the first place, but when there is so much fog and you can't see the car 20 yards in front of you.....it gets creepy! I should have taken my camera out to take a picture of how bad it was, but my hand was hanging on pretty tight in to the door handle and wasn't letting go. Thank goodness Nick didn't freak out too. We would have been in trouble then! I'm just glad I didn't drive up there!

When we got to the town of Piancovallo, where the ski slopes and sledding hills are, it was still so very foggy that we couldn't tell where the park was! Finally our friends that were with us, Holly & Josh found the sled park, but unfortunatly before that, we lost them in the fog! We went in circles a couple times before finding them! Then of course the fog just disappeared! So we played in the snow with the dogs and our new friends for a couple hours.

Nick brought our sleds and tried to get the dogs to pull him, they aren't the best sled dogs out there, but they also had 2 other dogs to distract them from their work.

They pulled him one way, but it was slighly down a little incline. The way back was not as fun. Lol. It was fun to watch though! The first time Nick tried he he forgot to hold the rope, and this is what happened;They ran full speed hooked together! Thank goodness they didn't round a tree or anything! That would not have been pretty! Ironically they ran very well tied so closely together!

Well, by the time we left the fog rolled back in, and of course was on those lovely, winding, not much room for two cars roads. I will leave you with some of my favorite pictures from the day. I definatly can't wait to go back and play in the snow. Oh by the way I couldn't do much, cause my snow pants, are just a bit too snug! Haha. I have to find some of those bibs with no waste band so I can still have fun and not get wet! Have a good week everyone!I love this picture!

We never figured out what they were so interested in, but Kodi was in that hole the rest of the time up there!

They played and ran so much, they were out cold that evening!

Jameson, Kaci, Buddy, & Kodi

He is on a mission!

See the fog rolling back in!