Gender Reveal Party...Part 1!

I used to think I was going to throw a huge gender reveal party, then when we found out we were pregnant this time, I thought that I wouldn't find out..so we obviously wouldn't have one. But in the end we talked about it and we are so excited and our families are so excited about this that we felt like we just had to do a little something fun and special. Plus, it brought both of our families together. I love that!

We kept it very simple! We planned the party for 1:00 and decided to provide a light lunch and cupcakes. I wanted the reveal to be early because I knew without a doubt that the girls would go shopping...and I still wanted everyone to get home at a reasonable hour (my family drove 3 hours). We wanted to have some of our good friends and neighbors over too but decided to wait and have them come over later because of work schedules, etc. I purposefully didn't invite anybody from school tht I teach with because I felt like then then number of people coming would be insane! Everything went just like we hoped!

The rest of my pictures will not upload! So, I'm having to break this post up into two parts. More pictures coming soon!

21 Weeks...playing catch up!

Best moment this week?  Putting the crib together! It was a sweet time late one night. I will admit that I fell asleep while he was doing it, but it was fun being together anyway. :) I also loved that Matt surprised me with baby hangers so I could hang up the clothes that she has so far!

Miss anything?  They had chili dogs out at Bargain Bazaar set up this week. I usually eat 1 grilled hotdog a year...on 4th of July, but they looked pretty good! Oh well! I'll have one this July!

Movement? For two nights in a row I feel like I felt some flutters. I'd like to keep feeling them and then maybe I'll know for sure. Although I haven't sat down this week because of co-chairing Bargain Bazaar. 

Sleep?  Definitely didn't get enough sleeep this week...but not because of the baby.

Cravings?  Strawberries, brocolli, asparagus, and strawberry ice cream.

Sickness?  Y'all I got so sick this week. I caught that awful stomach bug that has been going around and made itself at home in my classroom for over a week. I was so sick (made me very thankful that I never had any morning sickness) and am still very sore from throwing up so much.

Other symptoms?  My feet hurt so bad everynight after BB set up and especially after Preview Party and Bargain Bazaar. That many hours standing on concrete without sitting at all is torture. I almost put in 40 hours of service this week out at the fairgrounds on top of working...and that was missing one day because of the bug. Every night when I took my shoes off I just could feel that my feet were going to be swollen. Surprisingly they never were! I'm thankful for that!

Gender? It's a GIRL!

Looking forward to? Painting some stripes on the nursery walls! My next appointment! Matty naming our baby girl!

Halfway there! 20 Weeks!

I actually had two appointments this week. We found out that Baby W is a girl on Monday morning and then had my regular appointment on Thursday afternoon. Dr. M usually always finds the heartbeat right away with the Doppler. Well, on this particular day we were just chatting like always when she placed it on me...then silence. It felt like 30 minutes, but it was really probably only 5. I was looking straight up at her face and she was looking down at my stomach moving it around, and around, and around. She was so calm, so I coudn't take my eyes off of her. Her calmness helped me not freak out. I didn't look at Matt or even think. I just stared thinking if something is wrong I will see it on her face. We heard my heart beating, but not our baby girl's. It was so scary because we had just seen her and she was fine! FINALLY, we heard the heartbeat beating 152. We listened for a long time after that. I guess she was just moving all over the place, but it was truly scary. I was reminded how grateful I was to be in a little exam room with two people that know and care me. And that that with the Lord's help, I can handle anything.

Dr. McCollum knows I like a plan so she told me at my next appointment she would start measuring me (thankful she prepared me ;))....and then 2 weeks after that do some bloodwork since I'm Rh Negative. Then 2 weeks after that do my glucose test. Exciting things to come!

Best moment this week?  Finding out what we are having...so special! Getting to tell my Dr that we were having a GIRL!

Miss anything?  Every now and then I miss cold sandwiches. Or even hot ones. I'm sure it's fine, but no lunch meat at all for this mama to be.

Movement? Not yet, I mean I think I may have a felt her at church Sunday night? But I'm still so encouraged by my Dr who reminded me that she didn't feel hers until 22 weeks. 

Sleep?  Did I mention that Matt got me a pregnancy body pillow. I think he likes it more than me. :) I've still been sleeping well, just waking up early.

Cravings?  FRUIT! I've moved on from apples and now love strawberries and grapes.

Sickness?  I just have to stay away from Mexican food. I hate that because it used to be my favorite.

Other symptoms?  None

Gender? It's a GIRL!

Looking forward to? Getting the nursery ready. Matty deciding on a name.

So little time!!!

Y'all this week is flying by and I am soooo, so tired! It's Bargain Bazaar week and that means that I spend any free time I have up at the fairgrounds. SO TIRED but have had some fun chats with sweet league members! Here's a quick update!

Look at this precious dress I found as I was going through the children's department!!

And baby girl Whelan is being spoiled already! Sweet co-workers and students are very thoughtful!

Our Women's ministry kicked off our Spring Bible Study on Monday night. It is Nehemiah by Kelly Minter! I'm so thrilled and love it so far! I also think the red velvet cupcake that I had at our kick-off dinner was the best one I'd ever eaten. :)

Our crib came in!!!

I've started choosing paint colors for the nursery!

It has been so hot I've been wearing flip flops every day...in January. Makes me have Spring Fever!

Private Practice is over. I am so sad, I wasn't ready for it to end. When Violet decided to name her book Private Practice I cried...hard. Pregnancy hormones? I really don't think so! I am that attached to my shows and truly believe that they are real. I will especially miss Dr. Addison Forbes Montgomery. :)

I was invited to my very first Kelly's Kids party. Y'all I texted Matt and said that my dreams had come true! Haha!

Last week was busy at work. It was the 100th day of school for us, the Sweet Grass Mobile Dairy came to visit our school, and we had Snow Day! Oh my!!

Coming soon...Gender Reveal pictures, updates on the 20th and 21st week of pregnancy!

He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7

Tickled Pink!!!

Monday was one of the happiest days of our lives I think. It was so much fun. Tiring, but fun! We got to the Shaw Center around 8:00. I look so nervous! Wondering if we were going to find out that our baby was a baby boy or a baby girl. Or if we'd even get to find out at all. Matt wanted to pray for me and my nerves before we went in, but I just asked him to pray for me silently because I knew I'd start crying and be a mess if I heard the kind words that he was praying.

We just sat down, when the ultrasound tech that we LOVE, the one that we had been hoping for, the one that I lost sleep over because I thought that I needed her to be the tech that we saw, opened the door and called us back. That was all it took for the tears to start flowing. Ha! As soon as we sat down in her room, Matt said, "We prayed that we would have you!" Oh how I love that man! He was telling the truth though! Immediately we saw the baby and heard the heart beat. It was 143. Christy told us that the baby was currently breech and also asleep. The legs were folded up and she couldn't tell what the gender was...but she was confident that the baby would move and we would be able to tell. This is my favorite picture...I was in awe of what I was seeing on the screen and just so thankful that everything was looking good. Matt took it and I didn't even know it. (I cropped it for the blog) I will cherish this photo forever!

She was just naming different organs and chambers of the heart, when all of a sudden she said, "You're having a baby girl!" We couldn't believe it! The timing of the way she announced it shcoked us even! She said that she was positive...believe me...Matt asked several times! Haha! Baby girl kicked out her legs and we were able to tell that our little Baby Whelan was definitely a girl. I've always wanted one of each, but knowing that I'm having a daughter just makes me want to cry tears of joy! God chose to bless us with a daughter first. How special! The ultrasound lasted about 45 minutes and she took about a hundred pictures! I loved every minute!

On the drive home we already had missed calls and texts from family and friends wanting to know what we were having and if the baby was healthy. Matt and I just kept saying to each other we're having a girl. Can you believe that we're having a daughter? It was a sweet time, because other than Christy our ultrasound tech, we were the only two people on earth that really knew what we were having. I just relive that morning in my head over and over. :) I framed this immediately!

After that we rushed home to get ready for our gender reveal party!! Pictures coming soon!!

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. -Psalm 27:14

Baby Whelan...

IS A GIRL!!!

Everything looked great today! We are sooo thankful, surprised, and overjoyed!!!

Not for a moment will You forsake me...

I can't sleep! I have so many thoughts running through my head. Will my baby be healthy? Will my baby be alive? Awful thoughts. Anytime I have an ultrasound thoughts from May 5th run through my head. I do much better with surprise ultrasounds. :)

But...I have hope and the words to this song give me peace. I trust Him. He has always been faithful.


Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. -Proverbs 3:5