libbie and john's wedding

this past weekend michael and i traveled to mobile for libbie meador and john allen's wedding.  it was a great weekend.  on the way down we stopped at the o'neal plant so i could see my buddy jeff {he used to work in the corporate office with me}.  then we headed to the hampton inn in downtown mobile.  in december we stayed at the battle house and while it was really nice - for price i would stay at the hampton again hands down.  they just renovated and it is super nice and in a great location.  possibly too good of a location.  we were able to walk to the rsa building for the rehearsal dinner {while that would normally be fine - 36w pregnant and in heels is not a good combo}.  michael and the groomsmen hit up the bars while i headed back to the room.  i met jeff for lunch on saturday and took a much needed nap.  the entire weekend was very relaxing.

a bump shot at 36w1d...{fat. arms.}

in the church parking lot.  dubbed as "john allen's last taste of freedom"...

michael reading....

the lovely bride and groom....

cake!  {see fat arms pic above}

Baby L Update

bad blogger.  hoping to catch up the blog sometime soon so i will be doing lots of backdating.

this pregnancy has really flown by.  and it's been fairly easy which i know is not always the case so i definitely feel blessed in that regard.  here are some bump pics {i really thought i would have been so much better at taking these pics}.

26w1d...

31w1d...

34w...

 35w1d....

michael's 34th birthday

for michael's birthday this year we decided to {finally} use a gift certficate he has had since his last birthday and make a weekend out of it.  so on saturday we drove down to mobile where we checked into the battle house hotel.  the hotel is in a great location so we just walked to lunch at the original wintzell's where michael got his oyster fix.  then we just checked out all the beautiful christmas decorations.

christmas tree at the hotel...

michael loves a good live oak lined drive {spring hill campus}....


we went on a great tour of oakleigh complete with a southern belle and all...


we then headed to dinner at true.  after dinner we wanted to go to the movies and definitely ended up at the wrong theater so we just went back to the hotel and watched taken 2 in the room.  on sunday we went to church and had lunch at felix's before heading to our next stop.

lucy buffett's horse barn loft on the way to point clear...





on our way to magnolia springs we had to stop in point clear to walk along the boardwalk.  such beautiful homes {and boathouses}...



we made it to our bed & breakfast....we love magnolia springs.  the only river route mail delivery left in the u.s...so quaint and everyone is so friendly.



loved our cute little room...

that night we had a great dinner with john allen and libbie at the wash house.  looking forward to their wedding in march!

for michael's actual birthday frances treated us to dinner at the red barn...

 

 it was a great weekend with lots of food and fun!

Baby L Update

here is a quick update of baby l.

17 week bump shot...{sorry for the up close and personal shot - only one i have}


michael made the trip up to birmingham for the big 20 week ultrasound.  we held our ground and didn't find out the sex.  everything looked good - measuring 3 days ahead.  hb was 138.  i had gained 5 pounds so far.  i think if i had to guess right now i would say boy...but we will have to wait and see!

22 week bump shot at the beach last week....

today i am 22w4d - over half way!  ha - still a longgg way to go!  feeling pretty good.  not really sleeping well and heartburn has just really started.  i cut my runs back when i found out i was pregnant since it was so hot - but still doing a 3 mile run/walk.  not sure how much longer i'll be able to run though!  no real cravings - just unhealthy stuff - but that's normal as i would pick french fries over a salad any day.  

i'll try and do better and posting updates!

thanksgiving 2012

major slacking on blogging.  will be catching up soon!  but anyways, for thanksgiving this year michael's parents rented a house at rosemary beach for the week.  we couldn't go down until wednesday afternoon - but we loved every second of it.  i started each morning with a walk around the neighborhood and shops.  something i should have carried back home with me.  {and sorry, most of these were taken with my phone}

the water was absolutely beautiful - so clear....

along my morning walk....

michael found his dream home and we had to go visit it a couple of times a day...not too shabby...

friday night was the big tree lighting ceremony...so fun with all the kids {crazy to think we will have and 8 month old next year!}...

michael and i were in heaven with all the yummy seafood and desserts...

frank and i at lunch at george's...sooo good.

before we left we were already on our computers searching for homes for next year and michael's parents went and toured one before leaving - so a plan is in the works!

good friday

well, some big changes are headed our way.  we are expecting!!!  i am 17 weeks today with the estimated due date of march 29, 2013 {good friday}.  we are very excited and feel very blessed!

so far:  i pretty much felt miserable from 6 - 12.5 weeks and lost four pounds by week 10.  at my 10 week appt they couldn't find the baby's heartbeat with the doppler so i went for an ultrasound.  all was well {hb was 171} and i was happy i got to actually see the baby...

we told my mom and roger by giving them my favorite book as a child {wacky wednesday} with a note inside.  for michael's, we gave his mom this bottle of wine...

now that i'm in the second trimester i feel like a new woman.  it's amazing - i don't even feel pregnant.  my last appt was the day we got back from our wild west trip {14w4d} and just knew i had gained 15 pounds from eating out every meal for 10 days straight.  i was up a pound from my original weight so that's not too bad.  and the baby's hb was 148.  {i know no one cares about these details!}.  it was funny - at that appt i also ran into an old college acquaintance and we both really didn't know what to say to each other given the setting we were in.  it was like you wanted to say something but really couldn't.  hopefully i'll see her at a future appt.

my next appt is the 20 week ultrasound.  we do not plan on finding out the sex.  right now i have no desire to know - i guess because i've always said i wouldn't find out.  {luckily michael was on board with that plan}.

haven't taken any baby bump pics yet - will post one soon.  right now i just look bloated! :)

anniversary trip

michael and i celebrated our anniversary in july by going to a nice dinner at highland's in birmingham.  i wish we could go more often than our current once a year pace.  it's definitely worth treating yourself!  by the time of our anniversary we had already booked our anniversary trip.  when we got married michael picked up a magazine {cowboys and indians} at the airport.  flipping through it there was this great article on the best road trip this guy had been on.  so that's what we're doing!

we fly out in the morning for salt lake city then start our 10 day road trip from there.  should be interesting!  my camera is packed and ready to go so i'll be sure to update when we return.