17 wks

This is 17 wks. Me, Andrew and Jack (the dog) were in Tucson visiting Bryan, Lindsay and Jack (the boy). They are being transferred to Maryland and are leaving this week so we had to see them one last time before they left. Jack the boy thinks we are having a girl and he kept talking about Zoe. We went to the mall and he was picking out clothes for her. It was very cute. He will be very disappointed if Zoe turns out to be a boy! We will find out in 2 wks!

16 wks

I had my 16 wk appointment yesterday and baby Hays sounds great! Heart rate is in the 150's. I go back in 3 wks, April 11 which is my dad's birthday, to find out if we're having a boy or a girl! How sweet is that? I think Daddy already knows what it is!
I will post another pic soon. It's hard to get my photographer to cooperate sometimes! ha! I'm just kidding, he's been great! We went to Babies R us yesterday and as soon as we walked in he started to sweat! It was like pulling a little kid into the Dr.'s office! It was hilarious!

15 wks

This is me and baby at 15 wks. I'm officially in my 2nd trimester and feeling a little bit more normal. Still getting tired some but not as bad as before and more importantly, I don't get sick anymore every time I brush my teeth!

12 weeks

I had my 12 wk ultrasound today. As you can see, baby is growing fast! Everything is perfect...good strong heart beat (165 bpm). It was so amazing to see this little tiny person just moving around inside my belly! God continues to bless us with great news about this baby and we can't wait to meet him or her, which should be around September 5!

Hugs and Kisses to all my family! I love you and miss you. Wish I could be with you during this experience!

Oh Baby!

So as you may know by now...We're pregnant! Yes, Andrew and I are going to be parents! Kinda crazy, I know! And before you ask, I don't know anything about the OKC assignment yet. I have no idea when we are moving but I'm believing in faith that we ARE! SOON! I will keep you all updated on this blog as we go along. This happened a little sooner than we expected but we couldn't be happier. My first ultrasound was Tuesday, 1/25 and the Dr. said everything looks beautiful. He/She has a good strong heartbeat, praise the Lord! He gave me a due date of September 10! I will TRY my best to keep you updated with weekly pics of the baby bump. Here is the first one we took @ about 5 wks. when we first found out.

Road Trip 2010

Saturday, July 17, @ 6am Andrew & I left Surprise, AZ for Panama City Beach, FL. Oh! Let me not forget about our backseat driver, our 100 lb Lab, Jack! He did not sit still for the first 4 hrs. of our journey. We stopped to get gas somewhere in Arizona or New Mexico (I can't remember) and we pulled into this side road by the gas station to let Jack out and release some energy! I was making sandwiches and then placed them in the front seat while I was getting Jack in the back. By the time I shut his door and opened mine, one of the sandwiches was gone! Jack swiped it up so fast! After making another sandwich, we were on our way. Jack figured out he was gonna be stuck in the car for a while so he got comfortable and did so good the rest of the way!

15 hrs later, we arrived in Oklahoma City, OK. After a good nights rest we stopped off at a nearby Starbucks to meet one of Andrew's AF buddies then we were on our way to Memphis! Pam had a delicious Southern home cooked meal straight from the garden waiting on us when we arrived. It was so good! I even ate my first raw tomato! After visiting the in-laws for a little while we ventured on to Birmingham. We arrived at Mom's around 10-ish and got to visit with some of the fam!

Monday morning I visited Mandy at the Beauty Shop and she gave me some much needed highlights! Also met a few friends/family there. Have to see as many people as I can when I'm in town! Around noon-ish we were beach bound! We arrived at PCB around 6-ish with some minor complications and a panic attack, thanks to dear ole' mom! A few hours later, all was fine and are vacation had started!

We spent a whole week at the beach and got to see some familiar faces too! We had a blast! It ended way too soon!

Unfortunately, a week later we had to leave paradise and venture back to the desert. We left Monday morning and stopped off at Serena and Walt's house to stay that night. Serena showed me how to operate my sewing machine that mom let me have of hers (because she had had it for a few years and it was still in the box. No surprise there.) I'm excited to start my new hobby! We will see how talented I am at it! I have already looked at Beginner Sewing classes and plan to attend one. I will keep y'all posted on my progress! Do far, with what little I can do, it has not come natural! I was so out of my element when I went to Joann's this past week to get some supplies to get me started. It took me forever to find what I needed! Anyways, back to the road trip...We left EARLY Tuesday morning from Jackson, MS and stopped off in Shreveport, LA to visit another one of Andrew's AF buddies. We stopped at Barksdale AFB and it was beautiful!!! The on base houses looked like old antebellum houses. They were so cute! The whole base reminded me of what I think Savannah, GA looks like. So green and plush! Big shade trees! Oh! it looked like a cute little Southern town. We couldn't get over it!

Our next stop was the Twisted Root Burger Co. in Dallas, TX! We found it on the Food Network's website for Diners, Dive-in's & Dives. It was by far the best burger I've ever had! It was such a fun atmosphere but a total hole in the wall and we would never have found it if we weren't looking for it! If anybody is ever in Dallas, check it out!

We decided we would stop off early in Midland, Texas and get some dinner and relax! Let me tell you, Midland is a little jewel that we found on this journey. We stayed in the city where all the business building are and, granted, we got there around 8pm, but there was nobody there! It was so lovely and quaint! We walked about 1/2 a block from the hotel to this bar/grill and ate dinner. We got to have a nice conversation with our waitress, who was such a sweetheart, since we were like the only ones in the restaurant at this point! It was a very nice, relaxing, encouraging night! Way to go Midland!

Wednesday morning we slept in, had breakfast in bed, then went on to Surprise, AZ. We got home that evening some time and unloaded the car then settled in for the night.
We had an amazing trip and the driving wasn't so bad! If only we had an SUV! Maybe that will be our next adventure!

A glance back

It seems like my posts are few and far between these days. Sorry! I've been so busy and I guess haven't felt like our life has been "blog worthy" these days, but just to give you an overview of our life lately... My mom and Sam came to see me for my birthday! I was so excited to see them. I didn't know about Sam coming until I saw her at the airport! I was thrilled! It's always nice to have little "treasures" from home to come see us!

Unfortunately, Andrew did not make promotion this year, which means he will have to test again next year. We believe that God just didn't want him to promote this year because He has better plans for us. We are hoping and praying to get transferred to the south soon. We are ready to go!

Needless to say, my diet did not go through as planned! I did good for 2 weeks then my birthday came, mom and Sam came, 4th of July came, you get the idea!! I'm gonna really try these last 2 weeks before the beach! I'm gonna have to get focused!...as I sit here eating Reese's while I type!