Happy Mother's Day

My mom and dad recently came for a quick visit to get their apartment set up.  That's right...Grammy and Grampy have their very own Knoxville pad!  I couldn't be happier about this as I know it will be so fun to have them around more often.  They still love their Florida home and life in The Villages, but having a place here will let them come and go as they please and make a life for themselves in Knoxville too.  Their visit happened to be just before Mother's Day and their wedding anniversary so Jack and I took them out for a big, yummy brunch to celebrate.  On actual Mother's Day we got to spend the day with Jack's mom Jane, otherwise known as Mimi to all the grandkids.  Baby Robert will be her 5th grandchild!

 Happy 41st Anniversary Mom and Dad!

 Me and all of the men in my life...including the one in my belly and my first 4 legged baby, Murphy.  What a lucky girl I am!  

We didn't take any pics on Mother's Day, but I love this picture of Jane with her two boys.  I know Robert's "Mimi" will have great advice for us on raising little boys to be great men since she managed to do it twice!

Happy Mother's Day to both of our moms!  We are both so thankful to have been raised by truly amazing women and are grateful that we have all of their love and support as we embark on our own parenthood journey.

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Baby Meece has a name!  ROBERT TYLER, named after two wonderful men in our lives.  Robert is my father and Tyler is Jack's younger brother.  With a name after two class acts, this baby boy is already off to a great start in life!

I truly feel blessed to have been raised by two amazing parents.  I consider both my Mom and Dad to be my best friends.  My father was, and still is, a constant source of guidance, unconditional love and support.   When Jack and I told my dad his grandson's name, he said he was honored.  However, I feel like it is our honor to name our son after him.

Although Jack is very much a big brother, forever looking after and worrying about his brother and sister, he has a great deal of respect and admiration for his younger brother, as do I.  Tyler is a great husband and father to two beautiful little girls.

So this little boy has some big shoes to fill!  But hopefully these first time parents can give him enough guidance and love to reach his fullest potentials.  We are so excited to start our journey as Baby Robert's Mommy and Daddy.    : )

5 Months

I cannot believe that we are halfway through this pregnancy!  Some days I feel like it is flying by and some days I feel like this will be the longest 9 months of my life.  I guess that's normal though.  Jack and I are getting more and more excited every day to meet our little boy!  (Still no name but we are working on it) However, we are glad to have this time to prepare for his arrival.  Jack is reading a lot and I am asking a billion questions...mostly of my sisters in law but really anyone I can get my hands on who will tolerate my endless baby talk : )  We are also working on the nursery and doing some house rearranging.  We have the furniture at this point but we still have a ways to go before it's baby ready.  We have another ultrasound appointment next week to measure the baby and all of his little parts to check his growth and see how he is developing.  We can't wait to see how much he has changed since our last ultrasound 4 weeks ago!

HAPPY EASTER!

IT'S A BOY!

It's a boy!  We are so excited to be having  son!  Baby Meece is doing great.  Mommy and Daddy have the hard job now of choosing a name for this little guy.

 He's definitely a boy!  : )

4 Months!

Baby Meece and I are doing great!  We have our gender ultrasound this Tuesday afternoon and we cannot wait to find out if we are having a son or daughter!  I am also on spring break this week and am looking forward to sleeping in for 10 days straight!  My mom and dad will be visiting from Florida for the ultrasound and then my mom and I will be doing some baby shopping for the nursery.  Wear your comfy shoes, Mom! : ) We are also having a visit from the new Mr. and Mrs. Lee.  Jack's cousin, Michael, and his bride, Elisabeth, will be coming from Illinois for a few days.  What a fun spring break! Check back this week to hear the big gender news!

3 Months and Growing!

I am now 12 weeks pregnant and we are growing everyday!  Thanks to my parents and a fun shopping trip to the outlets with my Mom, I am all set to cloth this growing belly.

Overall, I think I've had a pretty good 1st trimester.  I was only mildly nauseous for a couple weeks earlier on during weeks 6 and 7.  Other than that I have been extremely tired and really hungry!  Jack has been great at picking up the slack with cleaning, dinners, helping with Murphy and taking care of odds and ends like shopping for family birthday presents.  The crazy hunger has definitely subsided and I am starting to feel a little less exhausted but still more tired than usual.

We had our 1st trimester check up and Baby Meece is doing great!  Baby had a good, strong heartbeat and is measuring a week bigger than he/she actually is.

We have an appointment in 6 weeks for an ultrasound to find out the gender.  We are so anxious and excited to find out if we are having a boy or a girl!

I would also like to take a moment to say THANK YOU for all of the cards, phone calls, and emails full of congratulations and well wishes!  We have been hearing from friends and family all over and it is so wonderful for everyone to share in our excitement.

Check back in a few weeks for the big gender reveal!