The start of a little baby bump.....

Well, it's happened. I have the beginnings of a baby bump! This picture was taken on Thanksgiving and I was 12 weeks and 2 days along. One thing is for sure.....my pants are getting tight around the waist! Thank goodness for the BellaBand. You wear it around your waist and it conceals the fact that your pants aren't buttoned. I feel like it's too early to start looking for maternity pants, so for now--this will do! :)

Who's in there? And other things.....

So I'm already dying to know who's in there--a boy or girl?! We get to find out the sex of the baby on January 19th--less than two months away now. But I'm just so curious. I have had 4 dreams that it's a boy and 1 dream that it's a girl. I'm not sure why I feel like it's a boy, but that's just my gut feeling. I just hope Peanut cooperates on that day so we know! Thanksgiving is two days away and boy am I excited! I think I'm most excited for some hot turkey and mashed potatoes. Yum! Because it is almost Thanksgiving, here are a few things I'm thankful for this year:
-A nice roof over our heads
-A healthy pregnancy
-Healthy families
-Loving, caring families
-Steady jobs
-Savings
-Good friends
-Adding a new member to our family in 6 months

Also.....because Thursday is Thanksgiving and I have Friday off work, that means it's Christmas decorating time!!!!! I can't wait to get the tree up and decorated, the stockings hanging from the fireplace, evergreen strewn about the banisters, a nice big wreath on the door, some pretty poinsettias for the table, and some yummy smelling Christmas candles. I know everyone is different, but I don't believe in putting up Christmas decorations until after Thanksgiving. There's just something about the day or two afterwards--you have one holiday out of the way, and it's time to move on to the next one. Otherwise I feel like it's kind of skipping out on poor little Thanksgiving. :)

More later!

What's in a name?

Names. What an important aspect of your life. Think about it: the name you are given at birth defines you for the rest of your life. It is what you will always respond to and even possibly get a nickname out of. So why is it so hard to choose the "right" name?! As for boys names, I think we're set. Sean and I decided a few years ago that we liked the name Brody for a boy. It's stuck with us, so that's what it will be. My maiden name is Mitchell, so his name will be Brody Mitchell. If it's a girl.....wow. There are just so many girls names I like! The top one on my list is Harper. Now I just need to get Sean sold on that one. We've also liked Brynnly for the past few years, and call her Brynn. However, it seems suddenly out of nowhere everyone is naming their girl that! I have three friends on facebook who have used that name in the past two months. And Betheny Frankel from the Real Housewives of NY named her daughter Bryn. I thought I was the only one for all these years! Sean also likes the name Brecklyn for a girl. I guess maybe it's growing on me. :) I think maybe Breckyn would be better. Decisions, decisions.....We find out on January 19th if we are having a boy or a girl!! We had a sono last week at 8 and a half weeks and got the most precious picture from the sono. You can actually see a head, a little hand waving, and a little foot. It's just so amazing. I feel so blessed and lucky.