Nursery underway!!!

SO this week has been exciting!

From baby Caden kicking and seeing his movements for the first time to getting the room cleared out of furniture and ready to paint for his nursery...I feel the "nesting" coming on!

Seeing him move this week was very surreal! It almost scared me because it caught me off guard as a first time mom not knowing what to expect, then I stared in awe and smiled nonstop...literally trying so hard to not move so I could keep seeing his small movements!  It's become more often now that I can see his movements, though he is a calm baby so far. Might be chill like his daddy (not me!) ha.

Our nursery items are ordered and we are excited! We are swapping out the blue color below for white and gray tones. We get our furniture soon and begin painting this weekend. We can't wait! The nursery is only a small part of the home Ryan and I can't wait to bring him into. We will spoil him rotten with love....more to come as for pics of the nursery!

Love all of you!!!

At the opinion of a friend...

I HAVE FINALLY CHANGED MY BLOG THEME! Her exact words were 'You are way to creative to have such a drab blog' ...haha! So I decided to take it upon myself to really add some spice to it! Especially now knowing he is a boy I kind of got into the blue colors theme. So...I hope this adds a little excitement to it and all in honor of my friend (hmm CARRIE HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW!) More to come later. XOXO

He is getting bigger and bigger!

Baby Caden is growing bigger and faster to the point of eagerness to see what he looks like with each ultrasound. I had some orange juice before so he was kicking and moving his arms and legs around a bit when we went, though still had moments of being a bit chill like his daddy. 

He has long legs so we are wondering if he may have Bigdad's height (my dad)!!!

It's a boy!

Ryan and I went to First Glimpse this past Saturday and it was amazing! Not only was the place so nice with relaxing music and a ultra sound tech who was so sweet, but it also such a joyful moment and perfect memory for Ryan and I. We are sooo happy to see our little man Caden moving around and looking healthy. We can't wait to become parents to this sweet little boy and hold him soon enough!!!!

In this video you can see it's as if you are looking down on him, his head is on the right and his legs are kicking on the left. His arm is across his chest!

Our Second Sonogram - April 12, 2012

Today was so exciting and so fun! We went for our second sonogram and were so surprised to see that our small little peanut had grown into a baby with his or her sweet little arms, legs, and sweet little face! We saw the arms move and snuggle up. It's so surreal and amazing to see God's creation right there in front of your very eyes...makes your faith grow even more. We feel so blessed and God is good!

Our doctor said the growth is right on track and our little one is looking healthy! We actually have a sonogram set at 16 weeks and then we go back for another at 20! We are hoping to find out the sec at 16 weeks. We won't be doing any surprise gender parties just because we feel we have partied everyone out with our engagement and wedding parties but we will be sure to let all know as soon as we find out with a phone call or text message! Keep praying for our little one to grow healthy and strong! Love yall!

First Sonogram

Yesterday was so fun and exciting. We really had no clue what to expect, except for what you can google and find on the internet or of course what your friends may say by experience. We went straight back to the ultra sound room where in just a few short seconds we were able to see our little baby on the screen. We even saw he or she wiggle for a second and that made our hearts melt! Even neater was seeing the heartbeat (164) and it just made everything that more real and emotional for us. As we were leaving I kept saying how I wanted to go back and do it again, I just couldn't get enough! Ryan made a good point...soak it all in and don't rush it because they'll be 18 before you know it. So I am going live by his theory from here on (though secretly I can't wait until our 12 week sonogram!).

New Grandparent Attire

So last night...as guests where enjoying visiting and eating all the good food we prepared our of excitement about this night of finally telling everyone our news - Liz decided to throw everyone off by saying she had something to say. No one had a clue what was about to happen. As she began to say she missed having me as a roomie she knew there were great things in store for 2012, she then announced that she was going to be a PROUD AUNT. About half the group was in shock and the other half said they knew it might be coming since I was drinking water. Anyway, it was quite a night and we are so excited to now share the news. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR US! We are very blessed and happy to have such loving family and friends (mom, dad, Liz, Leslie, Pat, Beverly and so many more)!

Proud Parents TO BE!

Last night we had several friends and family over for a "cook out", to which they had no clue what was about to happen. It's not to often people surprise their friends with news of a honeymoon baby. The faces were priceless when Liz walked out with her onesie! (pictures to come) 

We feel extremely blessed and are anxiously awaiting all the wonderful experiences ahead. We ask for your prayers as we venture through this journey!