Playing Catch-Up

We have had a lot going on in the Ware house. My brother Tyler graduated from high school last month and we are very excited for him. He is the youngest of the children and of course I cried at his graduation. My cousin, Brittany, graduated as well. We were able to have tons of family there for their graduation. It was miserably hot and I was burning up...hence the red face!


Tyler and the family


Tyler and Brittany with the Aunts (my mom's sisters)

I also traveled to Lexington, Kentucky this month for a conference. I wasn't too excited about flying to Lexington six months pregnant, but it wasn't nearly as bad as I had imagined. My hands and feet did swell, but not too much. I also was able to see a friend from high school and my cousins while I was there. It is always good to see people you haven't seen in a while. It was great to catch up with them.


The view from my hotel


The Woodford Reserve

Since my last post I have had another appointment with my OB, but I will save all of those details for my 7 month post. Anthony and I are almost done with the nursery. I'll post pictures of the nursery soon.

6 months

How far along are you? 25 weeks

Total weight gain? 10 lbs.

Maternity Clothes? Are a must...I'm not sure I'll ever go back to wearing pants that button.

Sleep? I bought the boppy sleep pillow...that is really helping with my sleep.

Best Moment of the Month? Getting all of his furniture in. I can't wait to see the nursery all finished. Anthony has also been able to feel him move...it's neat that we both can feel the little guy now.

Food Cravings? Today it's Reese's Cups

Gender? BOY!!!

Labor Signs? None really. I have had one braxton hicks.

Belly Button? Not an outie, but definitely an evie (even with the rest of my stomach)

Stretch Marks? Still just one.

What I miss the most? Cute shoes... my feet are too swollen to wear most of my shoes.

What I'm looking forward to the most? Getting his nursery ready.

5 months...a couple of weeks late.

How far along are you? 22 weeks

Total weight gain? 6 lbs. (At my last appointment I had lost 2 lbs., but I go back next week and I am sure I have gained that back plus some.)

Maternity Clothes? All the time!

Sleep? I've been sleeping okay, but I can't sleep on my stomach and I am really thinking about buying a special pillow.

Best Moment of the Month? Finding out that we are having healthy baby boy and I LOVE feeling him move around.

Food Cravings? Nothing really, but I am eating a lot more now.

Gender? BOY!!!

Labor Signs? None…way too early.

Belly Button? It's getting shallow.

Stretch Marks? One...I've been using cream to try to keep it at just one.

What I miss the most? Nothing really, but I can't wait to sleep on my stomach again.

What I'm looking forward to the most? Getting his nursery ready.

I knew it!!!

From the moment Anthony and I found out we were having a baby, I have thought it was a boy. I don't know why it was just a feeling that I had. We went for our ultrasound yesterday and they confirmed that we are having a BOY!!!

We are so excited. I even made a photo album of the ultrasound pictures and Anthony took it to work "to show off his boy." My due date was moved up to September 16th! I cannot wait to finally be able to really look at clothes and nursery bedding (I'm not the kind of girl who likes neutral stuff).

I must admit that I am pretty proud of my mother's intuition!


Love at first sight!


It's a boy...I'm sure he would not appreciate me showing his "business" to everyone!

4 months!

I can't believe I am already 4 months pregnant. We find out the gender of the baby in 2 weeks!!! I am so excited and cannot wait to start shopping.

I went home to Dothan for Easter to spend time with my sweet family. It was tons of fun, but I spent way too much time outside on Saturday. I am sure paying for it now. The pollen is so heavy and my allergies are killing me.

I've posted a picture below. I know that I look really big, but I swear I'm only 4 months. My mother keeps joking about me being pregnant with twins....NOT FUNNY!

Weekly Update

I've seen this questionnaire on a lot of blogs and I have decided to include it on mine.

How far along are you? 15 weeks

Total weight gain? 8 lbs. (I’m not sure how the heck that happened so fast!)

Maternity Clothes? Most of my clothes don’t fit anymore. I do still wear my dresses, but pants are completely out of the question.

Sleep? I really sleep pretty good, but I do have to go to the bathroom several times a night.

Best Moment of the Week? Hearing the baby’s heartbeat at my appointment this week.

Food Cravings? Nothing really, but I do love grape soda now (it’s caffeine free too!)

Gender? We find out on April 21st, but I think we are having a boy.

Labor Signs? None…way too early.

Belly Button? It’s deep in the morning, but it gets shallow by the end of the day.

Stretch Marks? None that I didn’t have before getting pregnant =)

What I miss the most? Honestly…..margaritas. I didn’t even drink them often, but it’s just that I CAN’T have one that makes me miss them. I’m not a lush or anything I promise.

What I'm looking forward to the most? Finding out the gender of the baby next month!

We're Expanding!

It has been a LONG time since I've blogged. I haven't been blogging for couple of reasons, but the main reason is that I couldn't talk about what I really wanted to. WE ARE HAVING A BABY!

Anthony and I are so excited, but we decided to wait a while before telling anybody. I am 14 weeks and my due date September 18th (one week before my 31st birthday). We started "trying" to have a baby in October and got pregnant in December. I was so shocked when the pregnancy test was positive. On a whim, I decided to take a pregnancy test...I had no real reason to test...I wasn't even late. I took the digital test and it was POSITIVE. Well I didn't trust it so I drove to the drug store and bought two more tests. Both tests had two lines. Anthony was at work so as soon as he walked in the door, I called him in the bathroom and asked him how many lines he saw. I just wanted someone else to confirm that I wasn't losing my mind.

My mother was the only person I told for several weeks. We finally went public last week. Yesterday we had an appointment and we were able to hear the heartbeat for the second time. It was just the sweetest sound. We find out the gender at our next appointment! I can't wait. Neither of us really cares if it's a boy or girl, but I think we are having a boy.

I think I will be a lot better at blogging...now that I have something to blog about.


With my siblings after they found out!