1 Week from Today!!

Okay so you are probably wondering what the pictures are. Well the first one is where I am today, 19 weeks. This is what the BabyCenter says the baby looks like as of today. Wow, seems like that baby looks really uncomfortable, guessing mine is as well, haha. But it is so amazing how fast the baby grows and I am almost half way there! The second picture is of an Heirloom tomato, which is also what the BabyCenter says about how big our baby is today. So instead of calling them baby girl or baby boy, I can just go with Baby Tomato for now, ha!

Next Thursday, 1 week from today, we find out if we are having a Lil Miss or Lil Mr.!!! We can't wait! I am so excited to start thinking more seriously about names and also planning nursery stuff, well and of course CLOTHES SHOPPING!!! YAY!

Until then, back to work and looking forward to the weekend. We will be tuned in to ESPN on Saturday night at 7:45 for the big game. GO GAMECOCKS!!!

Baby Person's First SC Football Game!

So this weekend we went down to Columbia! We spent time with family and friends and went to the football game. Baby Person went to his/her first SC Football Game and boy was it a great one for him/her to go to. Mom made delicious breakfast biscuits for tailgating to start the day off right. It was a little hot, but we made it through the whole game. It may have been a little loud for Baby P, the stadium was crazy!! However, that did stop me from cheering and dancing to celebrate an excellent game!! We are so proud of the Gamecocks!! And this was just the first of many many games this baby will go to, haha! They are going to be born a Gamecock fan, there is just no choice in that matter, ha. I tried to take a picture of the scoreboard as you can see below, but it didn't really turn out, haha. Dad and I went shopping on Friday. We had fun! Dad is going to get Baby Person a Pack-in-Play, so we went to Babies-R-Us to look around. I think we definitely found the one we want to get, but now I am deciding on colors. The picture below is of the one I think I want. Also, when I got home from SC, I had my first Zulily purchase in the mail. You can see the outfit below, it's too cute, and can be for a boy or a girl, haha!

Final Score: 17-6 Carolina

First outfit purchased from Zulily!

Chicco Playard Dad is going to get Baby P!

Weekend in NYC!!

Fran, Baby P and I went up to NYC for the weekend! We started our weekend in NYC with a nice dinner with friends at Tao! Our reservation was for 10:15, but I don't think we actually got seated until like 11:30, so needless to say I was starving! Fran enjoyed some sushi and sake, while I had some vegetarian spring rolls and veggie fried rice. It was delicious. We stayed at Tao pretty late to enjoy spending time with friends. Saturday morning we slept late and then enjoyed a delicious breakfast at Zabars! I had a nice big bagel with cream cheese and a freshly squeezed orange juice. Freshly squeezed orange juice is something I have been craving lately and didn't realize it. Fran pointed it out to me, as Orange Juice is not something I normally drink but it is so delicious, well if it is freshly squeezed OJ, there is a difference. After breakfast, we went on 2.5 hour walk through central park. It was beautiful and the park was full of people enjoying the nice day. We walked around the Jackie Kennedy Reservoir, took a walk through a trail called the Rambler and watched people on the row boats. After our long walk, we relaxed on the couch and watched college football! YAY, so glad it is football season again. After resting, we met up with Kyle and Tatiana for dinner in Little Italy at La Mela. La Mela offers family style eating and that is what we did. We started with some fresh mozzarella and tomato. Our second plate was full of hot antipasta which included asparagus, stuffed mushrooms, roasted peppers and some cheese bread thing. Then we moved on to the pasta plate, which included Gnocchi, Rigatoni, and Tortelloni pasta! After that our meat plate arrived, which had chicken, shrimp and veal. It was delicious!!! Needless to say, Baby P was very happy with that meal! Later that night we met up with friends at the top of the Empire Hotel, which had a great rooftop bar. We then decided we were all hungry again, oddly enough, and headed to Times Square to enjoy some late night eating at Tonic. Fran and I slept in this morning and then headed back to DC. We wanted to beat the labor day traffic. We had a great time in NYC and can't wait to go back. We hope you all had a great weekend and GO GAMECOCKS! PS...I tried to put these pictures in order, but it didn't work, oops. There will also be more pictures to come as I will have to get them from my friend's cameras!

Central Park

Dinner at La Mela in Little Italy

La Mela

Fran walking through the Rambler in Central Park

Standing in front of the Jackie Kennedy Reservoir

Zabar's, where we had breakfast

Pennsylvania

This weekend we went to Pennsylvania to spend some time with Fran's family. We had a great time!! We laughed a lot and enjoyed some great weather. It was so cool outside that we grilled out 2 nights in a row and ate dinner outside. It was very nice to enjoy an evening that was not 100 degrees! I enjoyed spending time with my nieces and nephews. They are too precious for words!

I made my first trip to Babies R Us and didn't even know where to begin. Wanna talk about overwhelming?? So many different types of strollers, car seats, high chairs...I mean how to decide?? I glady welcome any feedback on the best baby products that are out there. Looks like I have some research to do, as far as which products are best and most safe, Yikes!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and that you have a great week! Here are a few pictures from our weekend.

Mary Kate and I

Anne Marie and Caroline

Jack and I

15 Week Appointment

Today we had our 15 week appointment with Dr. Bathgate at GW! We didn't do an ultrasound today but we were able to hear the heartbeat, which is always a relief. I always feel better hearing Baby P's heartbeat! Everything is going great so far. I have been feeling great and the tiredness has gone away somewhat. I am still having skin issues, ugh. And oddly enough I had to stop wearing my wedding ring because it was causing this awful reaction to my skin. Crazy the things that happen to your body. Other than those minor issues I have gained 3.5 pounds and all looks good.

We have our 20 week appointment at the end of September and we couldn't be more excited! Of course we have decided to find out the sex of the baby. We can hardly stand to wait any longer. I am so excited to find out so I can really start planning the nursery and also picking a fabulous name other than Baby P, haha!

So until then I will try to keep you posted on any other fun things going on here in DC!

First Trimester Screening

So back on August 2nd we had our first trimester screening. This screening includes an ultrasound and some blood work. So of course we got to see the little Baby Person again and hear the hearbeat! It is amazing to see how much bigger he/she has gotten in just a few weeks! We even got to see the baby move during the ultrasound! Good news is that everything came back normal and the baby looks great, so we could not be more blessed! I included the picture from that ultrasound above.

Baby P is already very loved! He/she has received 4 outfits already! I had to include the picture of one outfit in particular in the spirit of Carolina football starting in t-minus 8 days! Woohoo Go Gamecocks! So needless to say our little one will be ready to go next football season!I especially like the back of the outfit, you will see why. Thank you Aunt Lindsay and Aunt Chelsea!

8 Week Ultrasound

I forgot to include the 8 week ultrasound in the first post, so here ya go!