The Past 13 Weeks

Around mid March, I had walking pnuemonia.  I have seriously never been that down and out.  During that time, I was also really nauseated.  I just shrugged it off as part of the pnuemonia.  Two weeks later, I was still queasy (and stuffy for that matter) so that led me to Walgreens for a pregnancy test.  I took it as soon as I got home from work while Robert was at the gym.  Boy, did 2 lines pop up fast and boy, was Robert excited when he got home! Because I had difficulties getting regulated after I stopped birth control in December, it was a hard to predict how far along I was.  I went for my first doctor's appointment and we ended up estimating I was about 6 weeks.  She wanted me to come back at "8 weeks" to check for the heartbeat.  Two weeks later, Robert and I went back for the ultrasound to see a real baby with moving arms and legs!  After measuring the baby on the ultrasound, she determined I was 12.5 weeks.  That leads up to now!

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along:  13 weeks today

Size of Baby:  The size of a peach about 2.9 inches and .81 ounces.

Total Weight Gain/Loss:  Zero as of now, but things are starting to grow!

Maternity Clothes:  Still wearing my normal clothes.

Gender:  My doctor does not check until 20 weeks!  I am going to be sneaky and find out a little early though.  I really have no intuition about what I think "bean" is.  By the way, the baby's name is Bean until we find out if it is RWL III or Layla Grace.  I don't know how we came up with Bean, but it has stuck!

Movement:  No movement from baby, but there are definitely some things growing and moving inside of me!

Sleep:  I have been loving sleep!  I am finally starting to get over the fatigue, but it was awful for several weeks.  I didn't have enough energy to do anything!

Cravings/Aversions:  I can't eat much at one time so I eat several small meals a day.  For about 3 weeks, all I wanted to eat was a taco.  I am over that now and to the point where food just doesn't sound appealing at all especially meat.  Carbs are most comforting. 

Emotions:  Nothing crazy going on yet.

What I miss:  The gym.  I have been way too tired to do much more than take Sugar for a walk.  I am committing to get back into it starting this week though!

Symptoms:  Nausea - Hooray for Zofran!  Headaches - I am having terrible headaches!  I have heard they can stay around the whole pregnancy but I sure hope not.  Fatigue - For a few weeks, I would take naps when I got home from work and still sleep 9 hours that night!  I am gradually getting more energy though.

What I'm looking forward to:  Hearing the heartbeat again and finding out if we are having Tripp or Layla!

News...

Robert and Sugar have some news to share with everyone!

Robert's surprise when he got home from the gym several weeks ago! 

It's true! We are expecting a little Lee around Novemeber 4! We had the 8 week ultrasound appointment yesterday. As soon as the ultrasound machine was in place, we all saw that we had more than an 8 week old baby. In fact, we had a 12.5 week old baby!

We told our parents a few weeks ago during my 30th birthday dinner. The grandmothers' birthdays are one day apart the week after mine so we gave them each a birthday gift - an I Love Grandma onsie! My mother's panic attack is hilarious!! I can't get the video to upload now, but I will definitely keep trying.

I am going to try for weekly updates like my friend Mindi so we will have the whole journey documented!  Fingers crossed!

Happy Holidays in Pictures!

Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

Playing Catch Up

The past two months have been a whirlwind. So here's an update of life at the Lee house!

• In November, Allyson, Jennifer and I hosted a baby shower for one of my oldest friends, Jessica, at her sister, Bridgette's house. We had a great time and Olivia got lots of gifts! Since then, sweet Olivia has arrived!!
• Austin, Brittany, Robert and I went to the Saints vs. Bucs game in New Orleans. We had a great time and the Saints brought home a win!
• Brittany, Chrissy and I went to Atlanta for a weekend in November. Our friend Jessica flew in from Miami and we all stayed at our friend's Taylor's apartment. We went to some fabulous restaurants that I would highly recommend - Season's 52 and Two Urban Licks. We also watched the Saints beat the Falcons in the Georgia Dome.
• We enjoyed Thanksgiving in Pascagoula. Robert and I came back to watch the Southern Miss v. Memphis in the rain. True fans we are!
• Speaking of Southern Miss football, we beat #6 ranked Houston to take home the C-USA championship! We also won the Hawaii Bowl and have a new coach! I will miss watching Larry on the field but wish him the best.
• In December, we went to an annual Christmas party hosted by our friends Brandi & Marc, Steve and Kellar.
  
• Then, we had the annual Laurel Girl's Christmas party at Allyson and Dave's beautiful home.
• Robert and I hosted a tacky Christmas party at our house this year.
• We celebrated Christmas with my parents at our house the weekend before Christmas.
• Robert Lee turned 31 on December 19th! His parents drove up from Pascagoula to surprise him for a nice dinner at our house.
• We went to Pascagoula for Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we went to church and then had the family over to watch the Southern Miss bowl game. We had a wonderful Christmas celebration at Pam and Scotty's house.

Whew, that was a lot. Maybe that is why I am exhausted. We are staying around town for New Year's Eve and I totally happy about that. Hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year!

Happy Homecoming

Southern Miss is 6-1 and ranked in the USA Today poll! We had a wonderful Homecoming celebration yesterday. There was lots of yummy food and lots of wonderful friends.

Robert and I always make Mexican Corn Dip for our tailgate. It's is a Game Day must!! Here is the recipe:

Mexican Corn Dip

2 cans of mexicorn

1 bunch green onions (chopped)

1 cup mayo

8 oz sour cream

1/3 cup jalapenos (chopped)

1 block of sharp cheddar (shredded)

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon Accent

Mix well and bake for about 30 minutes. Serve with corn chips. We have started adding a can of rotel with habernos.

3 Years as the Lee's

We celebrated 3 years of marriage last week! The weekend before our anniversary, we went to New Orleans. It was an awesome weekend simply because we had no plans. We stayed at a hotel that we have never stayed before, ate at all new restaurants, rode the streetcar to the Audubon park and walked to the zoo, and found a free blues concert. It was a great weekend!

Happy Happy Anniversary, Robert Lee! You are an amazing husband and I am so thankful for you.

Happy Fall Y'all!

It'a my FAVORITE time of the year. Time for football, beautiful weather, sweet cinnamon pumpkin scent, mums and soups! Aren't all of those things WONDERFUL?!

Last month, we had "Robert's Best Friend's Wedding". John Allen and Robert are cousins, but they are also life long best friends. Katrina and John Allen's wedding weekend was perfect. The rehearsal dinner was yummy, the setting was fabulous and the company was great! The wedding ceremony and reception were beautiful and we all had an amazing time! I love when Robert gets to spend time with so many good friends.

Rehearsal Dinner

Lifelong Friends

Wedding

Well, it's officially football season and that makes this girl a happy camper! Southern Miss is 5-1. We should have beat Marshall and been 6-0 but I will take our winning record. Now, if the Saints can beat Carolina (I'm currently having an anxiety attack as I type), it will be a great football weekend!

In other EXCITING news, Robert took an NP job and will be starting on October 17! More details to come.

Happy Fall, Y'all!