The filling was PINK :)

It's hard to tell from the picture...but it was pink...so we're having a girl! (I also have ultrasound pictures to back it up) We're super excited and can't wait to meet our little princess. Her name will be Avery, but we still haven't settled on a middle name...so suggestions are always welcome.

This past weekend was crazy busy, but so much fun at the same time. Friday morning we had our ultrasound and found out that Avery is doing wonderfully and she has absolutely no heart issues. Then, after having lunch we closed on our house! Such an awesome day. We immediately began painting...since the living room & kitchen walls were green they wouldn't really go with our red couches. After staying up late Friday night and getting up early Saturday morning we finally finished the painting, while Brad and the guys packed up and got all the large items moved over to our new house. Katie came into town for the day and it was great to spend the day with her running around and shopping for the house. After another long and tiring day Saturday, we were right back up bright and early Sunday morning to finish making the house look presentable for our families to come over for our "reveal the sex" party.

My parents, my brothers, their significant others, Brad's parents, his sisters, his grandfather, his grandmother, his cousin & her fiance, and my best friend & her fiance all came over for the party. We had finger foods and "the cake". Before we cut the cake we had everyone who thought the baby was going to be a boy stand on one side of the room, and everyone who thought girl stand on the other. Out of our 16 guests I think we had only 2 people on the girl side. Steph, who has said since day 1 that it was a girl, and Kasey. Others wanted a girl, but thought it was still going to be a boy, so they were pleasantly surprised.

I was beyond tired by the time everyone left last night and I actually got to go to bed, from working so hard all weekend, but it was well worth it. I'll post pics of the house once it gets put together a little more. I hope everyone has a great week.

Love,
LG

Cute Questionnaire I Stole :)

How far along? 18 weeks, 5 days

Maternity Clothes? Yes

Stretch Marks? None yet...

Sleep: It's a little harder for me to get comfortable these days, and I'm waking up at least once in the middle of the night to pee

Best moment this last month: Hearing the baby's heartbeat at my last appointment

Movement: I'm still not sure if I've felt baby move or not yet...I've been told it'll feel like butterfly's or gas

Food Cravings: Milk

Gender: We'll know soon :)

Labor Signs: none

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding Rings on or off? On

What I miss: not being hungry all the time and being able to wear all my clothes

What I'm looking forward to:  Finally finding out if we're having a Boy or Girl!

Weekly Wisdom: Take things slower than normal...it's hard to remember my body is working double time these days

Milestones: none yet

Super excited

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks. We've been extremely busy trying to get everything ready to close NEXT FRIDAY...and with work. I cannot wait to move...and I hate moving...but I'm super excited to move into our own house! Also, we will find out the sex of the baby the same day we close on our house, so it'll be an awesome day!

I just wanted to give a little update...don't have much this time. I'm still waiting to feel the baby move...I'm supposed to be able to feel it anytime now...although I have no idea what it'll feel like :) I'm definitely starting to show more...I can only button one pair of my pants now. Maternity clothes here I come!

I hope everyone is doing well. I'll post after we move and I can reveal the sex of the baby!!!

Love,
LG

4 months

Yesterday I had my 16 week doctors appointment. They took some more blood, weighed me, measured my belly, and listened for the heartbeat. Everything is going exactly as it should. My belly measures exactly what it's supposed to for 16 weeks, which makes me feel better about gaining this weight, and the heartbeat is strong and healthy!

The next appointment we will have a specialized ultrasound to make sure baby doesn't have any heart problems (since Brad was born with an aortic stenosis) and we'll get to find out the answer to the big question...BOY or GIRL?!?! I can't wait!

Have a great weekend :)

Love,
LG

We're moving to Grayson :)

We are officially under contract to buy a house! If all goes well, we will be closing on August 27th and moving out to Grayson. We are both super excited to have a place of our own and be able to make it a home for our family! Everything has happend much quicker than we ever thought, but so far everything seems to be working out. Thanks for the support, we love y'all.

Love,

LG

P.S. We have our next doctor's appointment on Thursday so I'll update about the baby then!