catching up

So it's been oh about 8 months or so since i have added anything to the blog, and I figured I would try to get caught up on some things.

here is a list of things that I'll try to catch up on:

Snow

Auburn visit with Roomies

Small Group annual get together

NYC!

Oh yeah, and We're Expecting!!

Dusty's wedding

Beach Trip

Indy Trip

Courtney's wedding

Sandra's wedding

and All things baby...

Courtney and Stephen's Wedding

Courtney and Stephen were married on August 21, 2010, at Callenwolde, in Atlanta. It is a tudor style mansion, that is a fine arts center, and a very pretty location for their wedding.

The colors were deep red and purples, and had an Italian theme as Courtney has a love for Italy.

It was fun for the 4 of us- old college roommates- to all be back together again. Our other Auburn friend Lauren came as well, so that was nice for all us to get to hang out and catch up.

The food was great and lots of dancing at the reception. After the wedding Stephen and Courtney headed to where else- Italy, for their honeymoon.

Half Way Mark

I reached the half way mark, 20 weeks! Here are some pictures of me during this second trimester. This was definitely the best trimester as I was feeling very good and not in the uncomfortable phase. I really grew a lot between week 15-20, as you can see in the pictures.

Megan and Wes' Wedding

Over 4th of July Matt and I headed up to Indianapolis, for Matt's cousin Megan's wedding. We headed up a couple of days before the wedding which allowed for some extra time to hang out with Matt's extended family.

We don't get to see Matt's extended family very much so it was nice to have everyone together.

It was quite rare as every member of his moms family was able to be there, including all 16 cousins and little cousin Lauren. I am not sure if we have all been together at one time, since Matt and I started dating.

The rehearsal dinner was held at the home of a friend of the family, in their backyard, which sits right on a lake with gorgeous landscaping. It was very laid back and all of the family was invited.

Megan and Wes were married at the Indianapolis Children's Museum, which made for a very neat venue. They had a large ballroom type setting and this even allowed for the guest to walk around and look at some of the displays, including this huge blown-glass sculpture.

It was a fun time and a good trip.

It's a Girl!

Matt and I decided we wanted to try to find out the gender of the baby a little earlier than we would at my dr.'s office. They will not do the gender ultrasound until 20 weeks, so we decided it would be neat to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done. I had seen pictures of those types of ultrasounds and some where when the baby came out he/she looked almost exactly like the ultrasound had shown. I found a place where we could have the u/s done and they would also allow family members in the room, and I thought that would be really neat to have them there.

My parents and Matt's parents and sister went along with us.
We had talked about first just the two of us being in the room, when we found out the gender, then having our families come in and find out. The nurse started the u/s and searching for about 15 min. but the babies was so low and turned over where all you could see was a great shot of the spine. She said she wasn't sure if she would be able to find out or not. So we decided to go ahead and bring our families in at that point, and she would keep looking. After much pushing and moving on my belly she was able to see what she needed to see. We finally heard the words, "It's a girl! " My guess had been right, it was mother's intuition.
After we found out pink gifts were already waiting to be given, from our families. Her first of many pink outfits. We went out to eat afterwards to celebrate.
Little did they know we had the name already picked out and we had typed it up and hidden it in an envelope. We revealed the name and everyone was excited to find out. It was a great day!

Meredith's baby shower

Myself, my mother-in-law Pam, and sister-in-law Alison flew up to Michigan for Matt's cousin Meredith's baby shower. We don't get to see Matt's extended family much so it was nice to be together for a little while. What was neat was that there were 4 of us in the family that were all pregnant at the same time. Two due in August, one in November and me in December.

Here are some pictures from the shower:

Watch Me Grow!

The first trimester flew by and I wasn't too sick, thank goodness! The first couple of weeks after we found out I didn't feel great, and was nauseous off and on throughout the day. By the end of the first trimester I felt back to normal and the bump was really starting to grow.