Oh wow, I did not realize that I haven't posted since August! So much has changed, even since then! I've obviously been busy with school, and I was seeing a personal trainer as well. School started out on an especially high note--I was ahead in everything, I kept up really well...then FYES happened. Let me just tell you, this class was a pointless waste of my tuition. It was ironic, really--the class that was supposed to be teaching me how to succeed and not procrastinate in college HELPED ME procrastinate and put things off. It made me completely apathetic for a good long while. I dreaded going to class, dreaded that class especially bad. Daniel probably got super irritated with me because i'd come home groaning about it EVERY TIME. It was awful. Needless to say, I'm glad that class is done. Oh man, that was the best day--walking out of the class for the very last time. Ah, memories. LOL anyways. Ended up finishing out my first semester, as distracted as I was the last two and a half months, with an overall 3.75 GPA. Pretty dang proud of myself, but kinda mad because I'm pretty sure the reason I didn't make a 4.0 is because I bombed my Gov't final. Oh well. Still did pretty well!
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| Our 8 week ultrasound--Baby Butter bean says YAY! lol |
As for why I was distracted the last couple months? Most of you already know. As of October 15, 2014 that Daniel and I are expanding our family! We are pregnant! I am going to be 16 weeks on Friday and I'm so in love with this little one! We won't find out the gender for a few more weeks, and it is killing me not knowing! I also had something exciting happen yesterday--I felt the baby move for the first time! At least, I'm pretty sure I did! It was so amazing and weird all at the same time. To backtrack a little, we surprised our families when we went home October 23, and it was awesome. I had written two cute little poems, one for each set of parents, and picked out onesies for each of them. A cute little turkey onesie for my mommy and daddy--and of course, an alabama jersey onesie for the in-laws. They were so thrilled, even if my mother in law thought we were kidding at first. LOL. Both sides are completely enthralled with our pregnancy, as are we. We waited to tell everyone on facebook until our 8 week appt back on November 14. It was so hard waiting THAT long. I'm just glad we told our family when we went home. Even though I was only 5 weeks at that time and there was still a chance for miscarriage, I'm glad I told everyone. My mom was able to help me through my own terror as i cramped and spotted after our trip. It ended up being nothing and our little BUTTER BEAN (hence the title) was doing just fine. I am due June 26, 2015 and this year will be the year of the butter bean! 1/2 of the year pregnant, 1/2 of the year holding my little sweetheart. So happy.
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The two of us on the side of the ship as we came into port at
Nassau. |
Daniel and I also celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary this year! Can you believe that? 5 years already! We were blessed with the opportunity to take a cruise to Nassau, Bahamas--it was so amazing. It was only a 3 day cruise, but so worth it. We want to take another one eventually, but we will probably do a 6 or 7 day cruise that time. It was amazing to just sit at the front of the ship and watch the sunrise and set over the ocean, as well as just enjoy each others company. We didn't have our phones, except to take pictures, or computers--so it was a nice change. We got to visit the Atlantis resort in nassau too while we were there--it was beautiful! Wish I could have seen their water park but since we weren't staying there, we weren't allowed many places.
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we could NOT get Titan to cooperate
trying to get our Christmas card pic lol |
We had a good visit home for both Thanksgiving and Christmas this year as well. We were able to go to MS for thanksgiving, for which i was so grateful! And spending time back home was awesome, even if I was sick the whole time (I ended up getting the flu or a cold or some other form of nasty business two days before we left for the cruise... was on antibiotics on the cruise...and proceeded to cough incessantly the entire trip home...and i'm still coughing every once in a while now. its annoying. lol)
Other than that stuff, we haven't really done much. We've spent more time together than usual, which is nice. Daniel is actually able to go with me to all my appts (so far), and believes he should be able to go with me for all of them which is exciting. being in the military, that isn't guaranteed though--so i'll take what i can get! lol hopefully he'll be able to go to all of them with me. It is very nice having him there. OH I forgot to mention, I'm seeing Midwives, not an OB. I'll meet the OBs as i get closer--just in case I have to have a C-section, but i am truly seeing the midwives. I plan on going au natural (call me crazy if you want, but i'd much rather that than the alternative!) and am both terrified and excited. Daniel supports my decision 100%, and we have a doula as well which will really help us out. We've been extremely blessed with friends and family offering up toys, a crib, changing table, etc. It is so helpful.
Oh! As for school? Since I know you're all wondering. I am continuing. I am only taking 2 courses this semester, both online. I will do the same thing next semester. 2 courses, both online. After that, I'm not really sure what will happen. It will depend on Daniel's job and what we have going on at that time. I'm not too concerned about it, though. :) I am determined to finish school, it just might take a little longer than I had originally anticipated. Which is fine by me. :)
I'll try to update more often throughout the pregnancy, but no promises. I tend to think I'm not busy, until i am busy. Then things just kinda get away from me. Overall, I think 2015 is going to be a fantastic year. I did not make any resolutions. I am really just focusing on having a happy, healthy pregnancy and encouraging my husband. I love my little family so much!
Anyways, I'll try to update you with gender reveal and more ultrasounds as they happen!
Have a great Wednesday, everyone!
-Beth-
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16 week bump pic, starting to round out a
bit! :) can't wait to see how that changes
over the next couple months! |
