A Baby Boy!

Yesterday we had our 5-month Ultrasound, and we found out that we are going to have a son! I cannot tell you how excited I am! He is getting so big and beautiful, and I am filled with joy. Troy is already proud of his little boy- the nurse just kept saying, "Woah, yep, it's most definitely a boy!"  and I just smiled and squeezed his hand. Not at all surprised!  :) 

Time Flies

I cannot believe that I am going to be a mother. I just can't believe it. Sometimes it hits me out of the blue and I am dumbfounded at how fast time goes by. Yesterday I was a little girl playing with my brother in our backyard, making clubhouses and swinging on the tire swing our Dad made. Yesterday I was walking the halls of my high school with my girl friends, looking for the boys we liked, then blatently ignoring them (and giggling) as we walked by. I just graduated college, I just met my husband and fell in love with him. My own Dad and Mother just gave me away at my wedding. Now, here we are, living in Alabama and I am 3 months away from being a mother myself. It amazes me. Sometimes I find myself lost inside my own mind, seeing moments so clear I could have just lived them, and they were years ago.


I am so excited to have a baby that is part of me and my wonderful, handsome husband. I am looking forward to us creating a family and raising him together the best that we can. I am however, a little anxious about the labor/childbirth part. I don't know what to expect and I am tired of hearing people tell me how much pain I am in for. How it was the worst thing they've ever felt in their lives, and that is it was absolute agony.... But, of course, "you forget it as soon as they're born." This does not comfort me very much, people. I can handle pain but to a point.... but I do NOT deal well with anticipation.I am a "rip-the-bandaid-off" kind of girl. Like, if someone was to say, "Something has happened and I need to talk to you, but I"ll call you tomorrow...." ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Um, NO, you'll tell me now! I'm not going to sit for hours and wonder what the H is happening.... tell me now, or shush and don't bring it up in the first place, for crying out loud! You know what I'm saying?? Seriously. I don't want to wait and wait for it, whatever it is.

I just want it to happen so I can get through it and enjoy life with my baby son. I know I am supposed to just enjoy the ride, but all the waiting and anxiety about what it may feel like and what it may be like, being left to my imagination, it frustrates me sometimes. Especially at night. When I am left to only the thoughts in my mind, it runs like the Energizer Bunny and won't let me have any peace. AHH!! Oh well, that is what God and prayer is for. My sweet husband always reminds me to leave it up to our Heavenly Father, and that whatever he wants for me, for us and for our son, is exactly what will be. I just need to have faith and trust Him. He reminds me that we are never alone.

Webster! :)

So, I have the CUTEST NEW PUPPY EVER!!!!!!  

Oh you guys, he is the sweetest thing! Troy and I just last week got him from our local shelter, and he is a 4 month-old lab/hound mix, and his name is Webster. He is brown and white and so cute it kills me!  :) He's got huge paws, so it looks like he'll be a big boy. He looks like a boxer in his face and especially in his ears, and he is stocky, so who knows how big he'll get! I love this little guy so much! We are in the midst of trying to house train him and it is a slow process, but he really is in all areas such a smart little pup.... he already knows how to sit and lay down on command and without words, and he can shake! He sleeps in our room, and lucky me, every night I get to hear snoring in stereo! AHHH, I love him I love him!!!!!  :)  He is perfect for Troy and me.... he is fun-loving, loves to play and run, and he's also a snuggler! A big time snuggler, this was HUGE for me! I wanted a puppy that would grow to cuddle and be affectionate but also be really active and playful, so we got the best of both worlds I think!  I'm just so happy that we got him.