How I told Robert

I had come across the idea a couple months ago on the Internet to make a shirt to share with your spouse the news of your pregnancy! I wanted to do it so bad so it worked out that I found out I was pregnant while Robert was at work. Preston and I showered and got ready to go Wednesday morning not long after I took my test. We ran to Wal-mart got all the stuff and came home. My plan was to show up at Roberts work and surprise him there, then visit our parents and maybe grandparents if I had time. Little did I know that it would take me over an hour to iron on letters to a tiny size 2T shirt lol. So plans changed and I called Robert and asked that he be home no later than 5 so we could go meet our family and take P to a fall festival at my aunt and uncles church. I had told him that P would be ready to go when he got home and i needed him home early so that we could take pictures of him in his costume and head to Prattville to be there by 5:30. Preston was sitting on the pumpkin waiting for Robert when he pulled into the drive way!

The front of Preston's shirt read "Big Brother in Training" and the back said "Due in July!!"

This is how the convo went when Robert came in:

R: Hey buddy how was your day!

J: Did you read his new shirt he got today???

R: Big brother in training...

J: Read the back ( all while holding a pregnancy test)

R: Due in July..::bending down and reading the front and back again::

J:umm so I'm pregnant that's not his costume!

R: OH!!! Are you really?!?! I was confused!!! ( in his defense I had told him P would be dressed and ready to go when he got home).

J: Are you excited??? Do you want to see the test?!?

R: YEAH!!!

Here are a couple pics from after we told Robert...I totally forgot to take pics while he was reading P's shirt!

It was sooo cute!!! I am so glad I came up with a creative way to tell him! It worked so well I used it on my mom today at her work! I went in and told her that I knew we were coming to dinner tonight but that Preston couldn't wait to show her his new shirt. She read the front then the back then looked at me and said are you.....I said yes and she hugged me I am pretty sure we both teared up! It was great!!!

Surprise Surprise baby #2 is inside!!!

So my last post was a little pre-mature! I discovered yesterday morning at a little after 9 am that we indeed having another baby!!! How crazy! The one month I talk myself into thinking I am not pregnant it happens! I noticed Saturday that I was feeling a little tired but I didn't think much about it. Sunday night at MIT I kept yawning and was having a hard time staying awake! Monday I felt fine and Tuesday I realized i was getting tired throughout the day from cleaning and would have to take a break. I laid on the couch Tuesday night and almost went to sleep at 7 I was so tired. When I woke up Wednesday morning I decided that it was strange that I was so tired the night before and so I thought to myself I will take a test see that its negative and just wait for AF to show up around Saturday. Did the test, took the dogs up, went and got P up (which was strange because when i went in his first word to me was baby? baby?), started coffee and then realized i needed to check the test. When I got up there I had to look at it twice to make sure I was reading it right!!! Sure enough it said:

If my estimated due date by my workings is right it will be July 9, 2011. Which it probably is since I nailed Preston's dead on. We are so excited!!!!

The Waiting Game...and Other Ramblings!

Don't ya just hate waiting for something?!?! How come when you don't look forward to something it comes really really fast? And how come when you look forward to something it seems to stop time!?!?! As most of you know we have been trying to have another baby for 4 months and this month seems sooo slow! I don't have this overwhelming feeling that I am pregnant, like I did with Preston, but I am still talking to God and asking for Him to will us to get pregnant this month! I have decided that I am not going to get my hopes up and I think its working. However, there is that tiny tiny voice in my head telling me that it will be positive this month. Only time will tell and to save me some stress and some money I have decided to not test as early as humanly possible. I mean we all know First Response makes all its money off the girls that test 5 times a month to get that early result that never comes!

So begins the waiting game...again...among this time of waiting I have discovered that while I am experiencing this trial others seem to be thriving with fertility and are getting pregnant from just looking at their husbands. I mean my mom said the other day that her friend who is almost 40 and on birth control got pregnant and it was such a surprise to her. I mean really?!?! I know they say that when you are trying too hard it won't happen and that you don't need to stress about it. Well whoever said that never took longer than a couple months to get pregnant, like me the first time getting pregnant. I know that I shouldn't complain as God has blessed us with one child and I know deep down He will bless us with more when the time is right. I mean we may think we are ready but God obviously knows otherwise.

Also why do people always feel the need to ask when you plan on having the next baby??? I was this person until I was on this side of the trying and I promise I won't ask again! I was first hit with this realization a few weeks ago after finding out about a sister in law's pregnancy. While I am SO excited for her and can't wait to have another niece or finally have a nephew my heart sank. I was confronted with it the first time and the question that so often never bothered me started to tug at my heart. When are you going to have another baby??!?! A simple question right. Should be no problem to answer...but for me for some reason it was! The first time I laughed and joked it off. All the while saying times tables in my head to stop the tears from forming. The second time I made a complete fool of myself and stated I did not really want to talk about it while the tears started to drop (didn't help that the room went silent when the question was asked and I was at a bridal shower). I am sure I looked like a crazy person and am TOTALLY embarrassed about it! I surprised myself this last go round when asked as I just said hopefully soon and thankfully there were no tears.

I know this is a long boring and overly personal blog post but I felt like I needed to get it off my chest and since this is kinda like therapy I thought it might help. I promise to not bog down my blog with lots of these so I am cramming it into this one post. Hopefully my next one will be happier and I will have good news. If not it's okay. I know that God will provide.

Reflections of Motherhood

Myfriend Margaret posted this on her blog and it touched me! No matter how yucky the day is or how "bad" of a mother I feel I am sometimes I know that I am not alone. We all make mistakes and we all wish we could go back and change things. I do know one thing I definately took time to fall in love with my baby ;o)

Puhnkin Patch

So I am a terrible blogger and cannot believe it has taken me so long to get these pictures up from our trip to Dreamfield Farms in beautiful Hector Al. Myself, Preston and my wonderful mom made the 1 hour drive to the country to enjoy some time with sweet friends. Preston was so excited and jibber jabbered all the way for the full hour we were in the car. I don't think he truly understood what we were about to do! When we got there we took a family pic:

Preston is not a fan of taking pics these days so he pretty much refused to look at the camera! After we got there Preston checked out the Cow Train ride and the tractors! After watching it leave without him a few times ( he literally pitched a fit when it would leave and he wasn't on it) we decided it was time to ride!

He had a blast! Myself on the other hand could not wait for it to be over for numerous reasons:

1. The guy drove so fast I thought we might tip over.

2. I may have a big behind but unfortunately its wide and not really that padded so the wood seat was sooo uncomfortable.

3. the stuff they put on the back as cushion was coming apart so the cut part of the barrel was digging into my back as I held on for dear life! lol P enjoyed it though so I guess that is all that matters.

We tried the bouncy house stuff but P isn't a big fan yet and I am OK with that since bigger kids don't typically watch out for the little ones. We then grabbed some lunch ( which is waaayyy over priced and not very good). Then it was time for the hayride to the Pumpkin Patch! P was very excited that the trailer was being pulled by a tractor!

Once we arrived and saw these:

Preston stood so still and took it all in!

And then promptly found a Puhnkin and sat his tail down! I think he was overwhelmed with all the Pumpkins because he kept saying "Puhnkins! Puhnkins! Lots of Puhnkin! Grammy, puhnkins! Mommy, Puhnkins!"

We picked out our pumpkins, Preston a baby one and me a normal sized one for carving and headed back on our tractor ride. We stopped by the petting zoo where we bravely fed goats and donkeys. Poor Preston got his finger bit by a donkey in which he proclaimed bad donkey! He loved the baby pygmy goats though! The guy let two of them out and he ran up to it hugged it and called it a dog lol. After that P did a little more playing in the corn box and riding the tractor toys we headed home. He napped and we stopped by Nancy's Italian Ice for some Cherry Italian Ice. All in all it was a great day!!!

Happy Fall Ya'll!