Oh, I forgot that I was supposed to post a quick update on the Rock the Bump maternity fashion show put on by Baby Bump and Fashion Week NOLA on October 3rd. It was all very random, but I was shopping in the Baby Bump store the weekend before my first baby shower when one of the store employees wanted to ask me something "totally random." Turns out, she wanted to see if I would do them a favor and walk in the maternity fashion show they were having the next week (one of their "models" had been put on bed rest-lol-hazards of pregnant models). I was flattered, but a little freaked out (okay a lot freaked out), but I agreed to do it. The perks were that I would get a free spray tan, hair cut and color (which I didn't end up doing) and a gift card to the Baby Bump store. On my way home I was wondering what the heck I got myself into, but it actually turned out to be a lot of fun! I got to meet some really sweet girls and play dress up! All in all, it was a really fun experience!!
Of course Justin forgot to bring our camera to the show, but Britt did (yay). I am going to get the pics from her camera and make an update with shower and Rock the Bump pics very soon....promise!
XOXO,
Katie
Friday, October 21, 2011
Showered with Love (AGAIN)
I have been so blessed with such amazing friends and family! Not only did I have an absolutely amazing shower hosted by dear friends and a girls' baby celebration weekend with my college gals, but also I have been given to have 2 family showers (one surprise) and a surprise shower thrown by work friends. Phew! October has been a super busy month. Macie, Justin and I are just so lucky!
On October 9th, Lynn and Garron threw Justin and I a surprise Baby Brunch celebration. So much fun! Of course, the food was delicious and the company was great. We were so excited to get some really wonderful (and essential) items for Macie. Seeing things like her stroller and pack and play all set up make her arrive seem sooo soon! How very exciting!!
Then, the next weekend (October 17th), was my family shower hosted by my mom and sis. They did such a great job! Again, the food, company and decorations were both amazing. Mom and Sara picked out an adorable cake that said "Tickled Pink" with precious baby rattles, etc. We had a blast hanging out with everyone and again, we ended up leaving Baton Rouge with a car full of wonderful baby items for our little bebe. It's been so much fun getting to celebrate the impending arrival of Macie with our family and friends.
As if we weren't spoiled enough, my wonderful work friends threw me a surprise shower the next day at work! They were so incredibly sweet and had the conference room all set up with food, a precious cake and decorations. I was completely in shock! They gave us a gift card to buy our jogging stroller-what a great gift! Needless to say, I think Macie is ALL set.
With all the partying we've been doing this month, it has really flown by and as of now, there are only 5ish weeks until her due date. Wow! Honestly, these weeks have really been flying by quickly. Which does leave me feeling a mix of emotions...excited, nervous, anxious, scared, thrilled are just a couple of the things that go through my mind on a daily/weekly basis. Not to mention sleepy and hungry, but those are pretty much constant at this point-lol! We've got a lot of things done and just waiting to be done, but there are still a ton of items on my to do list. I am definitely in full fledged nesting mode. This weekend I'm planning to take advantage of that and get some serious cleaning done around the house. Also, I'd like to knock out her nursery and start washing clothes, sheets and blankets and taking inventory of which items we'll need before she comes. One tiny fear that has been keeping me from washing and setting everything up is "what if she's a he!" Not that I think she is, but umm that would really throw me for a loop. I'm prepared for a little Macie, not a little Mason! haha :) Another thing I need to start thinking about is the hospital bag. AHHHH!! Maybe I'll wait til next weekend to start gathering my essential hospital items! ;)
XOXO,
Katie
P.S. Pics to come soon from the showers. I need to get everyone's pics together first.
On October 9th, Lynn and Garron threw Justin and I a surprise Baby Brunch celebration. So much fun! Of course, the food was delicious and the company was great. We were so excited to get some really wonderful (and essential) items for Macie. Seeing things like her stroller and pack and play all set up make her arrive seem sooo soon! How very exciting!!
Then, the next weekend (October 17th), was my family shower hosted by my mom and sis. They did such a great job! Again, the food, company and decorations were both amazing. Mom and Sara picked out an adorable cake that said "Tickled Pink" with precious baby rattles, etc. We had a blast hanging out with everyone and again, we ended up leaving Baton Rouge with a car full of wonderful baby items for our little bebe. It's been so much fun getting to celebrate the impending arrival of Macie with our family and friends.
As if we weren't spoiled enough, my wonderful work friends threw me a surprise shower the next day at work! They were so incredibly sweet and had the conference room all set up with food, a precious cake and decorations. I was completely in shock! They gave us a gift card to buy our jogging stroller-what a great gift! Needless to say, I think Macie is ALL set.
With all the partying we've been doing this month, it has really flown by and as of now, there are only 5ish weeks until her due date. Wow! Honestly, these weeks have really been flying by quickly. Which does leave me feeling a mix of emotions...excited, nervous, anxious, scared, thrilled are just a couple of the things that go through my mind on a daily/weekly basis. Not to mention sleepy and hungry, but those are pretty much constant at this point-lol! We've got a lot of things done and just waiting to be done, but there are still a ton of items on my to do list. I am definitely in full fledged nesting mode. This weekend I'm planning to take advantage of that and get some serious cleaning done around the house. Also, I'd like to knock out her nursery and start washing clothes, sheets and blankets and taking inventory of which items we'll need before she comes. One tiny fear that has been keeping me from washing and setting everything up is "what if she's a he!" Not that I think she is, but umm that would really throw me for a loop. I'm prepared for a little Macie, not a little Mason! haha :) Another thing I need to start thinking about is the hospital bag. AHHHH!! Maybe I'll wait til next weekend to start gathering my essential hospital items! ;)
XOXO,
Katie
P.S. Pics to come soon from the showers. I need to get everyone's pics together first.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Maternity Pics and a Case of the Grumps
I'm 33.5 weeks pregnant today and really just starting to feel the pain of being pregnant in the past 2 days! My back has been hurting, I'm not sleeping and I've been so hormonal (crying or laughing at the drop of a hat). I guess I should be glad I've been so comfortable this whole time, but I am really hoping it's just a fluke and I"ll go back to normal. Blah! Otherwise, there will be 6ish weeks left of this and that seems like an eternity! Anyway, enough complaining!
As usual, lots has been going on for the past couple of weeks. I'm still working away in Macie's nursery and will be posting a progress update soon! It's so strange, but I'm really hesitant to wash or remove packaging from her little toys. I did start last night though with some of the stuff. It was so much fun to get her little things in order! Her arrival is approaching so quickly now, it's really surreal.
Maternity Pic Preview
I decided to take my maternity pics through Katy Marshall Photography at 32 weeks pregnant. They came out great! At first, it seemed a little odd for me to have all of these photos of myself pregnant, but then I realized it would be nice to have the memories for later and to show little Macie when she gets older! I have to admit, it was a little weird posing with the belly all exposed, but whatev! I posted some of my faves above and I'll be ordering a CD from of all of the images, so I'll post a link when I get the CD. She's also going to do 3 sessions of little Macie's first year. I think we're gong to do newborn, 6 months and 12 months! So excited!
Since so much has been going on since my last post (I'm a little untimely with posting I guess), I'm going to have to do a couple of updates here to catch up! Rock the Bump and the Suprise Baby Brunch are next on the list for posts. Then, I have a family shower this Sunday. Fun times!! :)
XOXO,
Katie
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Showered with Love
Some amazing girlfriends' of mine thew me a baby shower on September 17th. Let me just say, it was beyond anything I ever could have imagined! OMG. Their creativity, yummy goodies and decorations left me completely in awe!!! Macie and I are two lucky ladies (well a lady and a baby-to-be)! I seriously spent the first 30 minutes just taking in everything. Needless to say, it was a great time and I really enjoyed visiting with all of the guests. Little Macie got some wonderful new outfits and really cool stuff! I can't wait to put it all to use in just 2 months (less than-gulp!). The baby shower really made her arrival seem like it will be here before I know it! I am so excited, anxious, nervous, etc....
Some of the pics from the shower are on my shutterfly share account: http://photosbykatiemiller.shutterfly.com/665
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Busy Bees
Okay, LOTS has been going on since my last post (thankfully)! I'm 27 weeks pregnant now and the weeks are really flying by at lightening speed. Only one more week (less actually) until the third trimester! Crazy, but I cannot wait to meet our little angel. She's been letting me know her presence with constant kicks, flips and she just got her first case of hiccups today (at least the first I've felt)! My belly looks like it's been taken over by an alien with the way you can see her moving all around. Speaking of belly, it's DEFINITELY out for the world to see and know now. Strangers are asking me about my due date, which is so much fun! So anyway, on to what have we've been up to in baby world...
Registering...lol...was interesting to say the least. Justin and I went in to Babies R Us and got the low down on the registering gun, what to put on the list, etc. Immediately Justin was wandering off playing with the gun-his first item was a Baby on Board sign-LOL! We tried to tackle the strollers and ended up on the aisle for about an hour with nothing on the registry. Also, we managed to fold up a stroller, spend 20 minutes trying to figure out how to get it back upright and finally ended up leaving it on the display all folded up. Hopefully they come with detailed instructions!! haha! We did end up putting some items on the registry, but left Babies R Us feeling overwhelmed and confused. Thankfully, I have been gradually adding online and that has been MUCH easier. I still haven't really tackled the bottles, pacifiers, etc section. I guess I need to get on that soon...The Pottery Barn registry was a million times easier because it's just all cutsey stuff.
I've also been gathering lots of fun items for Macie's room! My mom and I went antiquing this past weekend and found some amazing decorative items (including an adorable handmade vintage linen dress from the 50's that I'm going to frame in a shadow box!). We have the crib all set up and the bedding (which was originally on back order til Nov 4) is on its way to us now (thanks for picking it up from PBK Houston Lindz!). We ordered her changing table and I think it should be here in less than a week! YAY! We've also decided to use an armoire that my parents have at their house for her clothes and things. So, most of the furniture is settled (just needs to get to our house), but we do still need the glider and rug. I don't know if it's the fact that I'm only one week away from the third trimester or what, but I am suddenly beyond anxious to have everything set up.
After some minor (and some major) freak outs, we've settled on a childcare option, thank goodness!! We'll send her to be cared for by a lady who watches babies in her home. She came highly recommended by a friend who sends her little guy. She's really nice, flexible and it seems like it will be the best situation for us. The only downfall is that it's a little out of the way, but not terribly. I just feel so relieved to have it set. Especially since I had a major meltdown last week after visiting a potential daycare--think me bawling on the car ride home...not good! I'm not saying the place was horrible, but it was just old and dingy looking, crowded and EXPENSIVE! Plus, I felt like the little toddlers were all looking at me with sad eyes. Maybe that was in my head, but who knows...
Maybe one of the most exciting things we have done recently to prepare for baby Macie was buy a mommy mobile this past weekend! The Honda Accord was a good little car, but it was definitely time for something more reliable and bigger. Sooo, we decided to get a Rav 4! I love it! It's perfect for all of the new stuff we'll have to haul around and it's so precious. I'm really enjoying cruising around in it! :) We're so excited to have two reliable, safe and baby friendly cars now.
Also, my Baby Shower is in 3 weeks! YAY! I'm so excited! We're starting birthing classes next week and I've scheduled maternity pics for October 1st. With all of these activities, plus football season starting, it's going to be a really exciting September!
XOXO,
Katie
Link to my Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/katiefmiller/
Commitment!
Okay, so I have been waffling on the name issue for what seems like AGES!!! I am just ready to have the decision made, sooooo here we go. Officially (unless we freak out at the last minute and change our minds-ha love how I'm still giving myself an out just in case), we are going with
Macie Kate Miller
Yay! I think it will be a good name for our little bambino. I like the double M, I love that it's French sounding and it's not too popular. Even though it's "trendyish sounding" (I guess), I think it sounds vintage, which I love too. Hopefully we (and she) will love it and it will totally fit her! :) I am going to be posting again soon because we have lots of little updates to share...
XOXO,
Katie
P.S. It feels so good to get it set in blog world! :)
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
And the freak out begins...
Okay, so I'm 23 weeks and 2 days pregnant today. The past 5 or so weeks have absolutely FLOWN by and all of the sudden I am starting to freak out about getting everything ready for Baby M's arrival! I think it really hit me when I tried to schedule an out of town work meeting for November 21st. It took me a minute to realize that was only 7 days before my due date-lol, yeah that won't work! So that little realization got me thinking about the million things we need to do in the meantime...finalize day care arrangements, finish setting up her room, settle on a name (lol), register (what the heck do we really need/want anyway vs what just seems like a good idea to put on the registry), schedule maternity pics, figure out what the in the world I need to do to prepare for d- (delivery) day, the list goes on and on... These are the little things that keep me up after my nightly 4 a.m. bathroom break.
We have made some progress we've made since our last post though, thankfully! My amazing parents bought us the Penelope bedding from Pottery Barn! Y-A-Y! I am SOOO excited. I cannot wait for it to arrive!!!! Also, we found and bought a crib. It should be at our house this Friday (yay) and I'm promptly requesting that Justin get it all set up in her room so I can start putting wall decos up and we can look for the other furniture. Hmmm...that might be about it.
Oh, I'm forgetting the best part, we got to see the little peanut (well not exactly a peanut anymore--corn of cob I guess would be a better size description) on 7/26 at an ultrasound. She looks great! She's measuring right on track, at 1 lb 2 ounces (doc says 51st percentile). We got to see her adorable profile and have started making guesses about whose features she has. She is also kicking so much now. I love it! You can definitely see her moving around in my belly. I'll post the sonogram pics as soon as I figure out how to scan them into my computer...
Okay, well that's enough for now. Maybe I should go tackle some of my to-dos! :)
We have made some progress we've made since our last post though, thankfully! My amazing parents bought us the Penelope bedding from Pottery Barn! Y-A-Y! I am SOOO excited. I cannot wait for it to arrive!!!! Also, we found and bought a crib. It should be at our house this Friday (yay) and I'm promptly requesting that Justin get it all set up in her room so I can start putting wall decos up and we can look for the other furniture. Hmmm...that might be about it.
Oh, I'm forgetting the best part, we got to see the little peanut (well not exactly a peanut anymore--corn of cob I guess would be a better size description) on 7/26 at an ultrasound. She looks great! She's measuring right on track, at 1 lb 2 ounces (doc says 51st percentile). We got to see her adorable profile and have started making guesses about whose features she has. She is also kicking so much now. I love it! You can definitely see her moving around in my belly. I'll post the sonogram pics as soon as I figure out how to scan them into my computer...
Okay, well that's enough for now. Maybe I should go tackle some of my to-dos! :)
Crib we Bought:
Monday, July 18, 2011
The Nest
Operation Baby Room: Part I
For the past several weeks (or more) I have been so ready to get my baby girl's new home started and we finally made some great progress the weekend before last. With the help of my wonderful in laws, we totally deep cleaned our back house, then cleared out our guest room/office and set up the furniture to transform the back house into a lovely guest suite! Our guests will be so happy to have their own little space with a shower, etc. It will be nice too with a new baby because I imagine guests would rather be away from the late night cries. ;) After getting the guest house set up, we started on the fun task of painting baby M's room. I knew almost immediately that I wanted to do large stripes on the wall where the crib would go - definitely the most challenging part. After sorting through hundred's of paint chips at Lowes, I finally settled on the perfect combination - skinny latte (or tan) for the main wall color and cream rose (or light pink) for the large stripes. I absolutely love the way it turned out!! I've already picked out many of the elements of the room. I also plan on DIYing many of the fun pics and things I've seen for nurseries. I cannot wait to get more work done in there soon! This is making is sooo real! :) Some pics below are the progress. Please excuse the first before shot. I forgot to take them until I already began disassembling the room, but you get the idea...
Before & During
After (well after painting that is....)
Some of the things I really like for her room so far:
Bedding:
Pottery Barn's Penelope Pink Chocolate Nursery Bedding
Pottery Barn's Penelope Pink Chocolate Nursery Bedding
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/room/rom/romnur/romnurpnk/?cm_type=lnav
I absolutely love the little birds and the color combo featured in this bedding. I actually picked it out even before we found out we were having a little girl (of course obviously it would have changeed if we would have a little boy-lol). It's going to be the jumping off point for the whole room.
Accent Rug:
Pottery Barn's Penelope Rug
http://www.potterybarnkids.com/products/penelope-rug/?pkey=ball-rugs
I mean is this precious or what!
Precious Typography Print:
Made by Girl
http://www.madebygirl.com/product.php?sku=MM-20
Simple, but it pretty much sums things right up. :) The colors aren't exactly perfect, but it's so precious that I might just have to figure it out. I'm also planning to DIY some typography prints for her room using scrapbook paper.
DIY Ceiling Art:
From a post at http://www.chicandcheapnursery.com/
http://www.chiccheapnursery.com/2010/do-it-yourself/do-it-yourself-pom-pom-tutorial/
I love these...thinking of doing a whole bunch of them in one of the room's corners. I'll either do the pom pom method featured here or use a collection of colored paper lanterns for the same effect. I'm not sure yet...
Letter Pillow:
Inspired by Jonathan Adler
http://www.jonathanadler.com/Letter-pillow/?cat=568&initial=5317
I really want one of these to put on the glider, but I need a different color combo and a lower price point! I need to go on the hunt, but I love how it has the needle point look. So precious.
Vintage Picture Frames:
I've seen many that I like on Etsy and Ebay. I need to choose some. I want to have a collection of antique white or super light pink for the walls. I also saw some really cute painted ones with large frames and polka dots-so cute...maybe another DIY project.
Birdies:
Lots and lots of birds are saved in my files, but I won't put them all here. Don't worry, I won't go overboard with the theme, but I just want a couple of cute bird things throughout the room. So far my favs are a tiny paper mache bird I saw at West Elm and a DIY birdie mobile.
Crib:
Not sure exactly which style yet, but I want to go with either white, off white or antique white finish and probably a wooden frame.
Glider:
Not sure here either...just know it has to be comfortable!
Dresser, Armoire, Changing table:
TBD, but I think I might buy something and repurpose it so that it can grow with her.
Just typing this out made me so anxious to get to work! Hopefully I'll make some progress this weekend.
XOXO,
Katie
Monday, July 11, 2011
The Name Game
Choosing a name for our baby has been one of the most difficult things ever! Normally it takes me hours to decide on an outfit for the night and days to decide on a purchase, so you can imagine my hesitation in committing to a name. I've been on so many baby name sites and have been reading a baby name book to try to make up my mind. Our original list was about 20 names long, but one by one we whittled them down since they either didn't exactly seem right or one of us was against the name. Soo as of right now, I think we are 90% set on Macie Kate Miller. We're not sure about the spelling of Macie though--"Maycee" is really cute and different, but I worry it might be too different or hickish? "Macie" is also a strong front runner. I don't think we'll go with "Macy" because of the store Macy's, but gosh I just don't know! Maci seems a bit incomplete and looks like maxi, as in maxi pad. Lol...see what I mean? Kate was a little easier because I love the name and I feel like it will be neat for her to have a piece of my name in her name. We also really like the name Charlotte. It's so pretty and has a really southern sounding, I think. I really do love Charlotte, but we keep on calling her Macie, so it might just be meant to be Macie. Decisions, decisions!!! Thoughts? :)
In other news, my belly has seriously grown so much from last week to this week. It's insane! Up until last week, I still sort of looked bloated/beer bellyish, but this week I definitely look pregnant. It's crazy what a week can do-especially the 19 to 20 week change. Apparently, this week our little girl is the size of a banana. I don't really understand though because last week she was a small cantaloupe and those two seem so different to me. I'm having a hard time grasping the fruit analogy-lol! Plus it makes me hungry, which is also weird!
XOXO,
Katie
In other news, my belly has seriously grown so much from last week to this week. It's insane! Up until last week, I still sort of looked bloated/beer bellyish, but this week I definitely look pregnant. It's crazy what a week can do-especially the 19 to 20 week change. Apparently, this week our little girl is the size of a banana. I don't really understand though because last week she was a small cantaloupe and those two seem so different to me. I'm having a hard time grasping the fruit analogy-lol! Plus it makes me hungry, which is also weird!
XOXO,
Katie
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Bumpin'
Bump Watch
Soooo, I'm pretty much halfway to my due date (crazy)! Here is a look at baby M's progress along the way.
XOXO,
Katie
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Future Soccer Player?
Little Angel Kicks
Okay, I think I have been feeling my little girl kick since I was about 17 weeks pregnant (about the past 2 or so weeks), but I couldn't be sure because the first little flutters were so faint. They felt more like bubbles or little tiny flicks from inside and they only came every couple of days. Well, let me tell you, this past Saturday my baby girl definitely decided to let her growing presence in my belly be known. I was laying down watching a movie when I felt a disticnt, hard kick! I actually let out a little squeal! Justin tried to feel her, but it was too faint on the outside still. We kept trying every time she would kick on Sunday. I could still feel "hard" kicks, but Justin couldn't feel at all. Last night, that changed! I called him over because she was really kicking up a storm and he had his hands on my belly and all of the sudden she let out a sharp kick, we both looked at each other and he said "I felt her!" It was such a cool moment. I definitely started tearing up. The kicking is simultaneously the most amazing and weirdest feeling in the world. I feel like I'm getting pushed from the inside (whoop she actually just did it right as I typed that!). Some are faint while others are so strong it's crazy! I know she'll only get stronger as the weeks and months pass. Love my little angel already!
XOXO,
Katie
Cupcake Reveal
Always having loved surprises (and cupcakes), we knew we wanted to do something really special to tell our parents the girl baby news. I had seen and heard about cake reveals and decided to do something similar. Originally, we decided to do the reveal on Friday, July 1st, but after learning the news about our little girl, we simply could NOT wait that long. We were bursting at the seams. So, we decided that we would drive in to Baton Rouge the next day for dinner with both of our parents. Of course, Tuesday was one of those crazy work days where you are on the go 24/7 with no breaks. I came home and whipped up a batch of cupcakes with the a tiny bit of pink (food coloring and sprinkles) in the center and plenty of frosting on the top to make sure not to give away the surprise, and we rushed off to Baton Rouge. Waiting until after dinner was absolute torture. I was so scared I would give the secret away before it was time. FINALLY, everyone finished dinner and we were ready to do the big reveal. Seeing everyone's reactions as the bit (or cut) into the cupcakes was PRICELESS. I am so glad we recorded the moment. Excitement was definitely in the air!!
Video footage:
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby Girl)
It's a Girl!
June 27th
Video of when we found out she was a she:
We had our 18 week anatomy and gender scan on Monday, June 27th. Of course, we had been counting down the weeks, days, then minutes and seconds until we could find out the baby's sex. Calling our baby "it" was getting a bit old! Plus I was so anxious to start planning our nursery and all of those fun things. Of course the appointment wasn't scheduled until 2:45 in the afternoon, and then we had to wait until around 4 to get called because they were running behind! Patience is a virtue, right? lol... Finally, we were called back to the ultrasound room. Justin, Brittany and I went back like giddy little kids! Final predictions were in, some thought for sure a girl and some were convinced Baby Miller was a boy. I was so on the fence, having had dreams about me with a little girl, but 2 pee tests that predicted boy...On a side note, do not trust Intelligender (pee test at Walgreens). Both that I took turned "boy" right away...
Anyway, I laid on the table and immediately when the ultrasound tech put the prob on my belly the babies little bottom was front and center. I was thinking hmm I certainly don't see anything that would make me think boy. She asked us who predicted what, Brittany said girl and Justin said boy. Then, Justin said, is it a girl?! And we all started screaming! It was so exciting! Luckily, we had Brittany as our photographer and video person, so we were able to get the moment on tape! So special.
The rest of the scan was nerve wrecking-checking to make sure our little girl had all of her organs, body parts, etc. Thankfully, the doctor assured us that she was developing on track and everything looked great...phew-big sigh of relief! She measured 9 ounces - putting her on track to arrive about 4 days prior to the predicted due date (which might I add was the original date that I predicted my due date as based on my LMP...). Since it was only 4 days, they decided to keep my due date set at November 28th, but 4 days earlier would set her arrival for Thanksgiving! We'll see... :)
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby GIRL)
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
We're Expecting!
May 23rd
May 3rd
May 17th
Okay, so we have officially known we were expecting since March 23rd! But I am just now remembering to start a little pregnancy progress blog. Today, I am 14 weeks pregnant-just barely into my 2nd trimester. Yay! Justin and I are so excited (and still a little nervous) about our little one. I have been feeling absolutely great! Especially the past week or so since I have been able to get back on a somewhat normal work out schedule (no more extreme fatigue). I'm even starting to see a little bump!
Since this is post #1, I'll recap some of the excitement of the past 2 months...
March 23...Pregnant!
On March 23rd, just a couple of days before a family trip to NYC, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't really noticed any symptoms, other than an enormous appetite, fatigue and a somewhat bad attitude, both of which had been going on for the about a week or so. I honestly didn't suspect that the test would read "pregnant," but I figured since we would be in NYC enjoying wine and other things, that I might as well take one, just in case. Sooo, I get home, take the test, sit it on the counter and then leave the bathroom to go walk Lilly-remember I honestly thought it would be negative. We arrived back at home about 30 or so minutes later and I thought, hmm, I guess I need to go check that pregnancy test. Imagine my surprise when I walked in to see those 7 letters that would change our lives forever! P-R-E-G-N-A-N-T! I was so in shock that I immediately took the other 2 tests in the package, of course getting the same result each time. Justin had just finished a Med School exam and was at a happy hour with some of his friends. I was pacing around the house trying to wrap my head around everything when I texted him, "text me when you're on your way home." He later told me that this text made him super suspicious; he was texting me about 30 minutes later to let me know he was on the way. I was outside with Lilly when he pulled up. He got out of the car and said something like, "hey-what's going on." I don't know if it was horomones or just my general surprise at the events that had just taken place, but I said we need to talk, let's go inside and then I started to cry. He was so freaked out, he told me he thought I was breaking up with him-lol! So, I told him our news and he was so excited and happy about it. We were both standing there grinning in disbelief.
The next morning, promptly at 8am, I called my doctor's office. I told the nurse that I had taken a pregnancy test and that I needed to come in for bloodwork to see if I was pregnant. She responded, "Honey, if you took the pregnancy test and it was positive, well then you're pregnant!" :) So, we scheduled our first visit for about 2weeks later.
We left a couple of days later to go on our NYC trip and vowed to keep our lips sealed about the news until we visited the doc for the first time to confirm everything. It was a great trip, I was so lucky that I didn't have morning sickness or any of the other symptoms, because it was a whirlwind trip. Justin had fun b/c I had to order a couple of glasses of wine to keep up our facade, which he had to then chug when everyone had their backs turned. Sneaky, sneaky! :)
April 6...First Doctor's Appointment
Our first doctor's appointment was scheduled for April 6th. We arrived at Ochsner all nerves and excitement. Our OBGYN, Dr. Laypere, talked with us for a bit about the do's and don't's...of course no sushi, no sandwhich meat unless heated, no exotic cheese, so on and so forth. No sushi and no wine were by far the no no's I would miss the most! Anyway, the nurse came in and said that Dr. Lapyere would do an ultrasound to try to determine how far along we were. I was guessing from my last period that I was about 7 weeks along at the time of the appointment. So, we did that first ultrasound and it was truly mind blowing. There was our little peanut, moving around with a heartbeat! Dr. Laypere said everything looked great, but that I was probably closer to 6 weeks than 7 and that it was a little too early to predict our due date. We walked out completely dazed!
Telling the Fam
After we were able to confirm that we were in fact having a baby, we couldn't wait to tell our family and friends, but we wanted to be able to tell them in person if possible. So, we planned a trip to my parent's house for dinner one weekend (I think it was April 16th) and we told them the news in a toast before dinner "...to family and new additions to our family..." Everyone was ESTACTIC! Crying, smiling, laughing, hugging...you get the gist! Of course we immediately were itching to tell Justin's family, but they were out of town in Charlotte. We got the chance to tell them at Lynn's family crawfish boil birthday party the next weekend. We just slyly put the ultrasound picture into a birthday card and had her open it. The message written in the card simply read "surprise!" Again, we were surrounded by tears, screams and the like! It was such an exciting and wonderful day! After that, we started spreading the news to our closest friends. Of course, everyone was so happy and a little surprised-since we had always said we wanted to wait a couple more years before having a baby...sometimes plans have a way of being changed! ;)
May 3...Another Chance to see Baby Miller
May 17th
Okay, so we have officially known we were expecting since March 23rd! But I am just now remembering to start a little pregnancy progress blog. Today, I am 14 weeks pregnant-just barely into my 2nd trimester. Yay! Justin and I are so excited (and still a little nervous) about our little one. I have been feeling absolutely great! Especially the past week or so since I have been able to get back on a somewhat normal work out schedule (no more extreme fatigue). I'm even starting to see a little bump!
Since this is post #1, I'll recap some of the excitement of the past 2 months...
March 23...Pregnant!
On March 23rd, just a couple of days before a family trip to NYC, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I hadn't really noticed any symptoms, other than an enormous appetite, fatigue and a somewhat bad attitude, both of which had been going on for the about a week or so. I honestly didn't suspect that the test would read "pregnant," but I figured since we would be in NYC enjoying wine and other things, that I might as well take one, just in case. Sooo, I get home, take the test, sit it on the counter and then leave the bathroom to go walk Lilly-remember I honestly thought it would be negative. We arrived back at home about 30 or so minutes later and I thought, hmm, I guess I need to go check that pregnancy test. Imagine my surprise when I walked in to see those 7 letters that would change our lives forever! P-R-E-G-N-A-N-T! I was so in shock that I immediately took the other 2 tests in the package, of course getting the same result each time. Justin had just finished a Med School exam and was at a happy hour with some of his friends. I was pacing around the house trying to wrap my head around everything when I texted him, "text me when you're on your way home." He later told me that this text made him super suspicious; he was texting me about 30 minutes later to let me know he was on the way. I was outside with Lilly when he pulled up. He got out of the car and said something like, "hey-what's going on." I don't know if it was horomones or just my general surprise at the events that had just taken place, but I said we need to talk, let's go inside and then I started to cry. He was so freaked out, he told me he thought I was breaking up with him-lol! So, I told him our news and he was so excited and happy about it. We were both standing there grinning in disbelief.
The next morning, promptly at 8am, I called my doctor's office. I told the nurse that I had taken a pregnancy test and that I needed to come in for bloodwork to see if I was pregnant. She responded, "Honey, if you took the pregnancy test and it was positive, well then you're pregnant!" :) So, we scheduled our first visit for about 2weeks later.
We left a couple of days later to go on our NYC trip and vowed to keep our lips sealed about the news until we visited the doc for the first time to confirm everything. It was a great trip, I was so lucky that I didn't have morning sickness or any of the other symptoms, because it was a whirlwind trip. Justin had fun b/c I had to order a couple of glasses of wine to keep up our facade, which he had to then chug when everyone had their backs turned. Sneaky, sneaky! :)
April 6...First Doctor's Appointment
Our first doctor's appointment was scheduled for April 6th. We arrived at Ochsner all nerves and excitement. Our OBGYN, Dr. Laypere, talked with us for a bit about the do's and don't's...of course no sushi, no sandwhich meat unless heated, no exotic cheese, so on and so forth. No sushi and no wine were by far the no no's I would miss the most! Anyway, the nurse came in and said that Dr. Lapyere would do an ultrasound to try to determine how far along we were. I was guessing from my last period that I was about 7 weeks along at the time of the appointment. So, we did that first ultrasound and it was truly mind blowing. There was our little peanut, moving around with a heartbeat! Dr. Laypere said everything looked great, but that I was probably closer to 6 weeks than 7 and that it was a little too early to predict our due date. We walked out completely dazed!
Telling the Fam
After we were able to confirm that we were in fact having a baby, we couldn't wait to tell our family and friends, but we wanted to be able to tell them in person if possible. So, we planned a trip to my parent's house for dinner one weekend (I think it was April 16th) and we told them the news in a toast before dinner "...to family and new additions to our family..." Everyone was ESTACTIC! Crying, smiling, laughing, hugging...you get the gist! Of course we immediately were itching to tell Justin's family, but they were out of town in Charlotte. We got the chance to tell them at Lynn's family crawfish boil birthday party the next weekend. We just slyly put the ultrasound picture into a birthday card and had her open it. The message written in the card simply read "surprise!" Again, we were surrounded by tears, screams and the like! It was such an exciting and wonderful day! After that, we started spreading the news to our closest friends. Of course, everyone was so happy and a little surprised-since we had always said we wanted to wait a couple more years before having a baby...sometimes plans have a way of being changed! ;)
May 3...Another Chance to see Baby Miller
Since we couldn't get a due date prediction at our first doctor's visit, we were schedule for a second ultrasound on May 6th. This time we got a really good look at our little peanut! He/she was jumping all around and actually looked like a baby! It was the coolest thing ever. I love getting to see the baby moving around and to know that it's growing safely inside of me (still so crazy to wrap my head around)! The heartbeat was strong, at 172 bmp. Justin and I were estactic and left the office on Cloud 9. We did a third ultrasound on May 17th and were able to get a really clear picture of our little baby! They just keep getting more and more exciting! The pics in the post above are from the April 6th U/S (10 weeks) and the May 17th U/S (12 weeks).
There have been so many other wonderful and memorable moments from the past two months, but those are some of the highlights! As I continue the blog, I'll be sure to post when new and exciting things happen!
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby)
There have been so many other wonderful and memorable moments from the past two months, but those are some of the highlights! As I continue the blog, I'll be sure to post when new and exciting things happen!
XOXO,
Katie (& Baby)
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