What will it be???

It's a BOY!!!! Nice job to those few of you who voted boy - you were right!!! To those who thought girl, you seemed a little shocked to find out little George is really a Boy George!! (As Bridgit said, "Are you sure??") He beat all the odds - the centuries old Chinese prediction chart, analyzing the heartbeat (it worked for everyone else preggo right now!!) and even our very own reliable and scientific poll!! He's laughing at everyone's naivete right now!!

We couldn't be happier to find out our news! Going into the appointment, Brian and I both didn't have an opinion or a feeling either way. We asked each other right before and neither of us could say for sure what we thought it would be. But as soon as the nurse told us boy, Brian was beaming for the rest of the sonogram!! He is definitely on cloud nine!!!

So, now what to name him? I've actually had a boy name picked out for 15 years. So, I'm pretty set on what I want to call him. But Brian is still warming up to the name. But, come on, who can compete with a preggo mom who has been holding onto a name for 15 years?! It's also kind of funny that I just came up with a girl name right before going to the appointment. I thought I should be prepared either way. We'll probably just hold on to the girl name in hopes we can use it in a few years :). We'll share our name soon - I just need to make sure Brian is 100% sold on it. I told him it was either this name or we'd call him Boy George :). That almost sealed the deal right there!

Thank you to all for your love and support these past 5 months!! We're so excited to continue on this wonderful journey together!!

20 weeks - 5 months!!

Wow - we're at the midway point!! Honestly, I can't believe how quickly time is going by! I think it helps that our new pregnancy coincided with the beginning of a new school year, followed by the holiday season. It's hard to believe that we find out if Baby George is a boy or a girl in just two days! (For some reason, I'm really nervous for this appointment - I probably won't be able to sleep the night before!!) Look for a posting soon after we find out!

We met our new doctor at our appointment last week. She is AMAZING!! We really like how personable and caring she is and loving the fact that she is a Family Practice doctor. (For those unfamiliar with why we made such a big change, we did it for a couple of reasons. First, we found out that our other doctor wasn't a provider with our insurance and secondly, because the appointments/hospital was too far from our house/school. It was such a hard decision to make a switch halfway through, but we're so glad we did!!) It's also an added bonus to find out out that she is friends with a few people we know and there are a few other teachers/parents who also go to her!

While we were there, she convinced both Brian and I to get the H1N1 and regular flu vaccinations. Since I already thought I had contracted H1N1 in October, I was trying to avoid getting the vaccine. But she convinced us it was really a good idea, especially since I wasn't officially diagnosed. Another reason, too, was because I have become much more allergic to our dogs and have developed asthma, which can really complicate your system if you come down with any kind of cold/flu virus. Who knew pregnancy could be so fun?!

I just realized that it's been quite awhile since I've posted something on here. I was trying to tell myself that Brian and I were trying to make a collective effort to not spend as much time online and in front of the TV, but truly I think the Twilight series was much more behind this than anything else :). Since the last posting, I have finished all four books in four weeks!!! After finishing the last book, I was kind of sad that I wasn't able to spend my time with these characters any more - these books really suck you in! Even though I gave everyone else a hard time for reading/watching the movies, I was a little embarrassed to admit how hooked I was! They were definitely good books for this dark and dreary fall/winter!

Here are some new pics that highlight the last few weeks (we finally got a new camera - yea!!!!)


One of our many attempts at a Christmas card pic. We soon decided this wasn't going to work this year. You may just get a Happy New Year card in the mail instead!!



Bridgit and I took a wreath making class at Edgefield (courtesy of Bridg's mom - thank you!!). The boys and my parents hung out patiently sampling all of the seasonal brews while we did our crafts. I love how all five of us match here!!



18 weeks!