Kicks

Just a quick update! I've got more to post later but for now I wanted to share about our son, the soccer player. :)   I felt a movement the Tuesday before Thanksgiving but didn't feel anything else until 2 weeks later and even then it was tiny.  So I was thinking, maybe I imagined it! BUT NOW, WOWIE!! Last week, our little one really started moving!  He is very active! It's insane.  Brendan was able to feel his little kick last night for the first time!  Pretty amazing! Even though this is the second week I've felt him kick, everytime is like the first.  He kicks mostly when I'm still. When I'm in bed or driving in the car. He is strong! We even saw my belly jump.  I'm just amazed! THIS little person is living inside of me. Ohhh, little one, How much we love you already!!!

Baby Talty Gender Reveal

The setup: In case you didn't read previous post. I had a pink ribbon and a blue ribbon around my belly. Brendan was behind me with the camera and everyone made their final guesses on whether they thought boy or girl! Brendan then pulled off the pink ribbon to leave the blue ribbon indicating that we were having a............BOY. :) If you look back at the reaction my mom had when we first told her we were pregnant, it looks pretty much the same. By the way, this is the restaurant that we ate at after Brendan proposed. :)

Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails

That's what little BOYs are made of!

So Brendan and the other 13 folks that voted BOY, get to say "I knew it!". Brendan really has said the entire time that we were going to have a boy.  This worried me since I was pretty convinced that we were having a girl that he would be disappointed if the Dr. said girl instead of boy.  So the first boy on my mom's side in 22 years! and The Talty Boys add another to the bunch. SO many BOYS on the Talty side.  I am so excited. WE are so excited!! We have started making a list of names that we like and of course the list with the most names was our girl list.  Last night we went out to dinner to reveal to our parents what Baby's gender was. Brendan videoed it so you'll have to come back. So this is a picture of my bump at 19 weeks 2 days. I feel like I just "popped" out the other day. I know that sounds crazy but we were in Wal Mart and I was wearing a sweatshirt and I just said whoa, did I come in here with this belly? Brendan said he didn't think so. haha So I'm officially definitely pregnant! I know I've been but now that I've "popped" and I can say HE, it's so much more realistic!! God is so miraculous!  This tiny little life will be here in a few short months!! Although it seems like a lifetime away, I know that time will go by entirely too quickly. A Boy! A Son!! Our Son!!! A little man!! Oh my word!! Let the planning and picking out and designing begin!! 

I spoke with someone today about possibly keeping our SON while I work.  We have to set up a meeting, but she sounds wonderful and comes highly recommended so pray that things work out like they should!

HOUSE NEWS: Yesterday, we got an UPDATE that we are approved by the mortgage people and now it goes before ONE more person to get approved and then we are DONE. DONE DONE DONE!!!!!  Just in time to decorate a nursery!  Thank you all for your prayers! God is GOOD!  Hopefully, we can seal this deal before the new year arrives.  I can only imagine how fantastic Twenty Eleven will be and how our lives will change.

Tomorrow is our class Christmas Party! You can imagine my kiddo's excitement! My sweet, sweet babies! This week has been total chaos for me as they are just too exited for Christmas to arrive. I asked some of them what they wanted and it's precious to hear some of their answers.  Some of their answers were not toys but a bed or some clothes. A 4/5 year old!

I know I can go from one subject to another. I'm sorry! We are truly excited to share in our wonderful news with everyone! Baby Boy has been moving quite a bit! I'm finally feeling him squirm around! He did not want to cooperate in  showing us the "goods" during our ultrasound. He crossed his legs! Little Stinker! He also rubbed his little eyes as he must have been sleepy. I bet it is hard work growing organs and what not. I don't blame him for wanting to rest! :)    I'll take a picture of the ultrasound photo and post it on here soon as well as the video.

Tomorrow is the G-Day

Gender Day.  Hopefully, our little snukkums will participate and show us "the goods".  I am seriously so excited and cannot wait until the doctor says, "you were right!"  Just kidding!  I'm just excited to know! I honestly will be happy either way.  I thought at first that I really wanted a boy but then I feel like I'm having a girl and so I've become excited about the possibilities of hair bows and dresses. I mean, seriously, my nickname is Pris so a girl is divine to me.  On Brendan's side the boys out number the girls but on my side, the girls totally out number the boys.  My mom's side, Kevin who is 21.5 was the latest boy to come along. My aunt has 3 girls, my uncle 3, my cousin is having a girl, and another cousin had a girl. So a boy would be wonderful!  I'm not choosy as long as Baby is healthy and growing like he/she should be!

The last time I looked at the poll- 12 Boy and 10 Girl.  Gina and Megan were over here last night for a short few and Gina said she could go ahead and tell me what I was having- She said boy.  I'm carrying like a boy BUT the heart rate has definitely been girl material.  I know these are all old wives tales but I'm also gullible and believe everything. 

Brendan seems to KNOW we're having a boy and I seem to THINK girl but I'm not positive.  We shall find out TOMORROW!  I am seriously so excited, I could throw up. How in the world our dear friends kept this until Baby came is amazing to me!

We are headed to Florence tomorrow evening for dinner with our parents to make the big reveal.  Say a small prayer for me.  As this is an exciting time, it's also a difficult time not being able to share this with my dad.  My very intelligent brother said to me, "He's not missing out on our lives, we're missing out on him being here."  Which is true.  He's around. I feel him when I'm peeling potatoes, or baking, or hear a cheesy joke, or see someone with a  goatee, or eating spaghetti, or when it's a windy day.  I just really miss him.

So don't expect to hear anything tomorrow but maybe Wednesday!!  Just wanted to share in my excitement! I'm 19 weeks pregnant today! 1 more week and we are halfway there!!

Not the week.

So maybe next week will be the week.  :(   It's hard to be optimistic at this point.  BUT just maybe a Christmas miracle will arrive! hehee. 

I have been SOOOOO slack on Christmas shopping this year.  In fact, I haven't even started.  I usually pride myself in getting all of my shopping done early but this year, I've been a bum!  All I want to do is be lazy!  Even now, I'm thinking about a nap.  It's 4 in the afternoon.

Thanks to everyone who voted for their gender pick! If you clicked on the box- it didn't work.  You have to click on the link under the box.  Sorry! I'm not sure as to why it's like that.  As of today at 4, the votes were 11 think BOY and 10 say GIRL.  It's just too close!  My class voted that they think I'm having a girl.  One of my kiddos told me today that he really thinks it's a boy.  Almost everyday I get asked, "Is your baby here yet" or every time they see me eat "Is your baby hungry?"  When I was sick all of the time with morning sickness, I would suck on preggy pops and they would ask "Is that baby making you sick again?" Ahh, the precious  minds of 4 and 5 year olds!

Speaking of my kiddos, the flu is going around!! I've had several out with the case of the flu! Brendan and I have had our flu shots so I hope we're safe from getting that ickiness!  I now have a sore throat and a raw nose from blowing and rubbing too much.  My sweetums just cough all over the place no matter how many times I tell them to cough into their arm.  And WOW, I wish I could post a pic of their faces! You would not believe where they can get their runny noses! I'm talking about snot.  It's ALL over their little faces.  I'm amazed.  How in the world does it get on your forehead and ear?! YUCK. 

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!  It's been entirely too cold here in South Carolina this week.  Get this, one day next week it's supposed to be in the 60's and the very next day 36.   Tell me how in the world are we expected to stay healthy in weather like this?!

P.S.  Tuesday is the day when we should find out who is right about Baby Talty's gender!   I'm sure it will be ME!  :)

Our first buy for baby

A bassinet! We were pretty excited about our buy.
Say a prayer that this will be the week we know whether or not we have this house. We've been looking at baby furniture and with the upcoming announcement of the gender of our baby, I'm getting the itch to decorate. But also I would just love to be moved into this house before Christmas. Maybe this will be our week that the word wait doesn't exist! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!!

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Sick of the word, WAIT

So I guess you know what that means.  We've got to wait 2 more weeks until we find out boy or girl! AhHH, we expected that so our hopes were not too crushed.

However, the house situation is driving us insane!!!  I'm SICK of them telling us to wait and with Baby Talty on the way, this little mama is anxious to design and decorate a baby room. Plus, I'd really like to move where there is no one above us stomping until 11 at night and up at 4 in the morning.  My patience with them is wearing thin too.  Please say a little prayer that we will hear something SOON and I mean REAL SOON!

December has arrived and December will mark our halfway point for the arrival of our little one.  That is INSANE! Morning Sickness has FINALLY eased off! Woooooo Hooooo!  I'm able to actual enjoy pregnancy now.

Thanks for all the votes!  It's almost a tie!! You've still got time to vote if you haven't yet since we have to wait a little longer than we had hoped.