Friday, December 16, 2011

21 days...

We now have 21 days until Molly Grace's due date! We have been so busy getting thigs done around the house to prepare for her arrival. Her nursery is almost completely finished, swing put together, pack and play put together, and we are working on getting some clothes washed. My bag is mostly packed for the hospital and we are getting the car seat bases installed this weekend! We are both so ready to hold our baby girl!

I have 1 1/2 days of work left and then I'll be home! I have been blessed with this job, but I am definitely ready to be at home to relax a little before Molly Grace gets here.

Here is a picture of me at 35 weeks...




In other news, I have to take the time to brag on my husband. Win has officially passed the CPA exam!!! It has been a long process, but his hard work paid off! I am so very proud of him!

Have a blessed weekend!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Thankful

We have so much to be thankful for. We have had 6 out of 7 baby showers so far and have been so blessed by each of them. We feel so grateful to have these people in our lives that care enough about us to give of their time and money to help us prepare for our Molly Grace's arrival!

We had a shower hosted by some of my favorite girls from Vaughn Park Church of Christ in Montgomery.




We had a wonderful shower hosted by some ladies from Win's parents church.




On Thanksgiving day the Mainor side of Win's family gave us a baby shower.




The Sunday after Thanksgiving the Anderson side of Win's family had a lunch and shower for us.

I had a doctor's appointment on Tuesday and am measuring right on track in my 34th week, the nurse had a hard time getting Molly Grace's heartbeat because she was moving so much. It was beating at 141 bpm. We are so ready to meet our sweet girl in less than 6 weeks! I am definitely losing my energy again and have had back pains and my feet stay swollen all the time. I know that it'll all be worth it when we see our Molly Grace's face! At least we only have 5 1/2 weeks left!

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

31 weeks down...9 to go!

I cannot believe that we only have 9 short weeks until we get to meet our Molly Grace! To say we are excited is an understatement! We have been so busy and for me, that has been great. It definitely makes this waiting thing go a lot faster.

Last weekend, I had my first baby shower at Homewood. The girls did a great job hosting and it was a wonderful shower! Here are a few pictures.






This past weekend, we were so busy. I had a very busy day at work on Friday, then headed straight to Win's work for our baby shower there, and then we went to Secret Church that night and got home at 1:15 am. I am so proud of myself for making it through the whole thing because it was such a blessing. God is good and I am SO thankful that we have the freedom to worship our God whenever and wherever we want to. David Platt put a lot into perspective and we were so blessed to be able to hear what he had to say.

This weekend will definitely be more laid back. We have another shower in Montgomery and I cannot wait to see some of my favorite girls that I miss so much!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Week 29

Today I took a sick day. I have a bad sinus infection and didn't sleep well at all last night. Thanks to my Dr. I have a Z pack and should be getting over this very soon.

Molly Grace is continuing to grow and move more and more. I can feel her shifting positions and can feel when her arms or legs are moving/kicking me. Braxton Hicks contractions have started, I am in no pain from them they are just uncomfortable.

I am enjoying the temporary job that I have been blessed with. I have 8 weeks to go and then hopefully a few weeks before our baby girl makes her arrival! We are busy getting her room finished before all the holidays start, when it is "complete" I will post some pictures.

Here is my 29 week picture:

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Third Trimester

I am officially in the third trimester! I cannot believe that I am 2/3 of the way there. It really has gone by fast. With this new job, football season, showers, and holidays left, I know it will be time to meet Molly Grace before we know it!

We are so excited and are praying daily for a healthy baby girl and safe delivery. We cannot wait to see what she will look like. Will she have hair? What color will it be? Who will she look more like? How much will she weigh? All of those questions are talked about all the time around here. Less than 3 months to go!







Here is my most updated picture at 27 weeks and 2 days.

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

God is good!

I don't have a whole lot to post today so I'll just make this one a list form and will have a longer post next week!

-Win passed the Audit portion of the CPA exam and has 2 more parts to take! Not only did he pass, but he passed by a lot! (sorry just wanted to brag on him for a minute)

-Molly Grace moves/kicks more and more each day it seems like and I love it!

-We are headed to the beach tonight and will be there until Sunday. It is our last getaway before Molly Grace arrives and we are so excited!

-I have 4 baby showers on the calendar. :)

-I just got the news that I will be doing a long-term substiute position at Calera Middle School in their library and couldn't be more excited. I will start on Monday and will be done December 20th just in time to rest before baby girl gets here!


God is so good! All the time. Even when we think that we have done it all, God shows us that He is in control!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

War Eagle!

Now that football season has begun we are staying very busy! We went to the first 2 home games and had a lot of fun despite the heat. Both games were hot & my feet were so swollen by the end of them.




After the first game, Win & I drove to Atlanta for the night to get away. It was much needed and we had such a low key night and went shopping the next day.




here is my 23 week picture



At 23 weeks I am:
-Definitely have pregnancy insomnia already. I am awake a LOT during the night. My thoughts are of course of Molly Grace and what she will look like, what she'll weigh, imagining her fingers and toes, etc.
-eating more. My appetite has picked up again.
-Growing. I am finally feeling like I am pregnant.
-Feeling Molly Grace moving all the time. I even feel her moving positions sometimes now. She likes to ball up in one area a lot and stay. Win loves feeling her kick and now we can see her kick sometimes if we watch my stomach.

Only 4 months to go!

I'll leave you with one last picture...This guy has no idea what's coming...

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

21 Weeks

We are very busy getting ready for Molly Grace to be here in a short 19 weeks! We are working hard in her room and are very excited how it is turning out.

I am feeling her move ALL the time now. She loves to move at night when I am trying to go to sleep so that I will stay awake just to keep feeling her! We have our next dr. appointment next week for the hearbeat and measurement.

Here is my 21 week picture taken on 8.28


Friday, August 19, 2011

Halfway

I am 20 weeks today! In some ways this pregnancy has gone by so fast, but then again it is creeping by. We are so ready to meet our sweet baby girl, come on January! I have been feeling pretty good and trying to exercise when I feel like it.




This picture was taken at 19 weeks and 5 days.

When we found out that we were having a girl, we wanted to do something special for Win's work. We made gender revealing cupcakes for Molly Grace.





We baked the cupcakes then poked a hole in the center of them for pink icing. Then we iced them in pink and blue so they had to eat them to find out what we were having. It was so fun doing this! (and his work seemed to like them as he only came back with 4!)

I have been feeling Molly Grace kick for about a week, as each week is getting more and more evident that it is really her kicking me! Win was able to feel her kicking last night!

Thursday, August 11, 2011

It's a GIRL!!

I knew it all along, Win was determined it was a boy. Win and I, along with his parents and mine went to St. Vincent hospital for our ultrasound on Tuesday. The ultrasound tech was taking all the normal measurements and then turned the screen to me. She started showing us our baby's face, arms, heartbeat (which had dropped to 140), and feet. Then she said well, baby is not positioned where it needs to be and started poking my stomach and said, "roll over baby", and there it goes, rolling over! When she could finally tell she circled the area and said, "there's no doubt about it, those are definitely girl parts!"

After we heard that, Win and I have not stopped smiling! We are so in love with our precious baby girl already! We had a hard time thinking of names at first but when we said her name, we knew it was right. Her name is "Molly Grace" Anderson. I have always loved double names so our little girl will be called Molly Grace. Molly is a family name on Win's side. Molly was the name of Win's great grandmother and we are excited to use it for our sweet girl!


Our Internet has been out for a few days so as soon as it starts working I will post her pictures and more!

Have a blessed day!

Friday, August 5, 2011

4 days...

The countdown has definitely been going for us. We are counting down the days until we get to see our precious baby in another ultrasound and to find out if this baby is a boy or a girl! I absolutely cannot wait to know what God is blessing us with. We both want a boy first, but I feel like this baby is a girl all the way! Having that mindset, we do not prefer one over the other anymore. We just want a happy, healthy baby!

We will go on Tuesday at 11 am for the ultrasound and my parents and Win's parents will be joining us. I wanted them to be able to enjoy something special before the baby comes and since it is both of their first grandchild, I wanted them to be in there with us for this ultrasound. We are so excited and cannot wait to announce if we'll see a lot of pink or blue!

Here is my 17 week picture from last week:



Last week I drove down to Prattville to see some sweet friends of mine and their precious babies! It was so good to catch up and just hang out with them for the afternoon. I miss and love those girls so much and loved seeing the sweet babies and how big all of them have gotten!



Hope everyone has had a great week and has a wonderful weekend!

God is so good!

Monday, July 18, 2011

Well, here it is...

Here I am at 15 weeks and 2 days !


Friday, July 15, 2011

Pilot

I did it. I decided to join the blogging world. I specifically want to use this blog to document our first pregnancy and our baby's milestones.

Win & I are overjoyed that the Lord is blessing us with our first child! Our sweet baby is due January 6, 2012. We found out we were pregnant on May 5 and I am 15 weeks today! I have been so blessed in my pregnancy so far. The first trimester was not as bad as I imagined. I was nauseas but only got sick a few times. I was extremely tired, but am thankful now that I have gotten most of my energy back. I am started to feel better by the day also.

We have had 2 ultrasounds and have heard the heartbeat. Strong 160! We both want a boy first, but are thinking that this one is a girl! We find out what baby is on August 9th and couldn't be more excited!

Weird cravings and aversions:

I have no desire to eat vegetables. I used to love broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, etc...now, absolutely not! Chic fil a is a no also as well as salads.

I am loving mexican foods right now and sweets. Give me sweets ANY time of the day and I will eat them!

I think I have been feeling baby move. I have felt strange flutters that I have never felt before and I just know that it has got to be the baby! I will post a picture of my "belly" soon so that we can see the progress of it too!

Win & I are so excited to start this new adventure and cannot wait to see what this bundle of joy will be!