Beach time

My family came in last weekend for their Spring Break and stayed with us Saturday night. I went with them to Panama City Beach Sunday - Wednesday. We had a lot of fun and it was great spending time with them. I missed Cade a TON though...more than normal. We have grown so close lately and really enjoy just being together. It was weird being away from him. Every time the baby would kick all I could think about was him. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time. I just missed the hubbs a ton! Here are a few family pics and my 21 week 3 day picture. Getting a baby shower planned with two of my best friends right now. Hoping I dont forget anyone on my list. My mind is going...this baby girl is taking my brain and my beauty..haha!

 The fam

 21 weeks, 3 days

 Mom with her girls

 Me and my seesters

We are going to have a relaxing weekend. Wishing you all a great weekend!! :D

20 weeks, 3 days

I think I finally popped. LOL

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19 weeks, 5 days picture

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ITS A....

GIRL!!! We are having a precious baby girl! We are very excited!! To be honest we were a little shocked at first because we just knew the baby was a boy and so did most people that saw us or know us. Don't get me wrong we are very excited to be having a girl, it was just shocking to hear that it was a girl when we expected boy. We had boy names picked out and everything. We do not have a girls name picked out. We are still deciding if once we pick one if we want to keep it a surprise until she gets here. We do have the middle name picked out and are very excited about that. Cade got to feel the baby kick when we went out to dinner at a loud restaurant (she kicks when its loud) Sunday night. I wish I had a picture of his face. It was priceless. I loved seeing his reaction.

We have had a wonderful week of friends visiting. Zach and Kimberly left yesterday and Bryan is here until Saturday. It has been great fun spending time with them. It was so fun seeing their reaction when we told them it was a girl. Here are the pictures from the ultrasound...

She is moving her arm (thats the blur)

No argument there

Precious Feet

If you look in our first ultrasound pictures she has the same arm up in the air and its making a fist. 

Let me back track and explain our weekend before going on...Zach and Kimberly came in Thursday. We grilled Thursday night and just hung out. Then Friday we waited for Bryan to come in then ate at Moe's. Saturday the boys went fishing while Kimberly and I went fabric shopping. Then we all headed to a store called Dirt Cheap that is basically a large consignment shop. It was a lot of digging to find good things but was fun. It rained a TON Saturday. Sunday was filled with church, lunch, boys fishing, and Kimberly and I taking a nap, then a drive to downtown to eat seafood at Wentzells. It was an adventure because we forgot their was a parade going on so we had to sit in traffic forever. The food was great. Monday, we went to the ultrasound and then went shopping. We bought baby girls coming home outfit. It is precious. We all then went and worked out then spent a relaxing evening at home. Tuesday we went to the beach on Dauphin Island. It was cool and windy but nothing too bad. We lost a frisbee, but it was ok. We ate lunch at an amazing restaurant in Alligator Bayou. We came back and got ready for the parade that night which was fun then we had dinner at a pizza place. We were all pretty wiped that night so it was a short evening. Zach and Kimberly left Wednesday and it stormed all day long. There was a tornado that touched down not too far from us. We just lounged and worked out for the most part. Cade headed back to school today and I researched how to make hair bows for our baby girl. I am excited to get started on them, so I am heading to Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby tomorrow for supplies. :D I will try and post a picture tomorrow of the growing belly. I feel huge but definitely am not. LOL. 

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Week 16, 17, and 18...

I know I am a little behind but not a lot has been going on. I had my 16 week check up and the baby is doing great. The doctor got the heart doppler right over the heart so you could hear the valve closing. It was pretty neat. Cade did not get to make to that appointment which made me nervous but it was fine. We flew out to Tulsa the next day because Cade's grandpa was given a few months to live due to complications from cancer. The entire family got to come in and enjoy much needed time with grandpa. It was great. We stayed Friday through Monday. Funny story leaving Tulsa, there is a new scanner thing at the airport that is a big cylinder that you stand in and it scans your body. I was wearing leggings, sandals, and a fitted shirt and apparently I looked suspicious...i got patted down and my hands wiped for gun powder traces. It was ridiculous. Haha. I know I look like I am packing something under my shirt but its a BABY! LOL!

This last week flew by because we were gone Monday. I found a park that I love to walk/jog. It is amazing. There is a concrete track and then trails as well. Saturday we got the rest of the baby's room cleaned out and put 2 bookshelves up. I cant wait to get a crib and dresser in there. We also put up all of our pictures and decorations around that house so it actually looks like we live here. We went to Hobby Lobby to get a painting we bought on our honeymoon finally framed. Here is a picture of the bookshelves, a rocking chair my grandma gave me, and the baby's closet in the baby's room.

 The curtains will be hung soon...

Then today to reward me for working so hard yesterday we went to the BEACH!! We went to Dauphin Island which is only 40 minutes away. It is a beautiful white sandy beach. It is not a touristy beach but more of a community beach. We loved it and cannot wait to go back many times. Here are a few pictures.

 The condos I think my parents should look into buying...

 Ocean in the background

 Facing the ocean

 The pier

The beautiful ocean

I realized today that the beach is a peaceful place. It helps that everyone is happy when at the beach. The water is still a little cold but it was about 80 degrees and sunny. It was a gorgeous day to spend on the beach. I never thought I would be laying out on the beach in FEBRUARY!! Just another reason to love where we live and all God has blessed us with. Zach, Kimberly, and Brian are coming to visit us this week for Mardi Gras. We are so excited to have visitors and to experience Mardi Gras. It is going to be a lot of fun. We also have our next ultrasound to find out what we are having a week from tomorrow. We are VERY excited and cannot wait to find out. We are both thinking and hoping boy. Not that we wouldn't love a girl or be happy with a girl, we just don't see ourselves with a girl. HAHA! Have a great week. 

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Week 15

Well today we start the 15th week of pregnancy. I am so excited that I am finally out of the morning sickness phase. I still have a few headaches every once in a while but nothing too difficult to deal with. I am now substituting at Mobile Christian (where Cade teaches) when they need me, so it gives me opportunities to get out of the house every so often. I am also training a few of the teachers and staff on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I am getting workouts in as well. We are enjoying time with good friends every chance we can get as well. We have a doctors appointment on the 17th and then 2-3 weeks after that we have our next ultrasound. We have decided that we are going to find out what we are going to have. We are really excited. I had a dream the other night that we were having a boy. It was super crazy. I am starting to show a lot more now. I am going to order some maternity clothes online this week because Old Navy is having a sale, so I thought I would get a few basics that I can wear throughout the pregnancy because all my clothes are getting a little tight. I will post pictures of me in a few of the outfits. I am able to rest my hands on my belly comfortably now and can feel the baby getting bigger. We are really enjoying the changes my body is going through. Here is the latest baby bump photo, hope you enjoy!!

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Ultrasound

Today we got to experience our first ultrasound and hear the babies heartbeat. It was so amazing. Our little child is a mover. The baby was flipping and turning all over the place. It was so surreal and so amazing. It just confirms how awesome our God is and how lucky and blessed Cade and I are. I will leave you with a few pictures. Enjoy!!!

 Baby is waving

 On the babies side facing you

 With labeled parts

 On its stomach

Again on the stomach

I love this kid already. I cant wait to finally meet it!!

12 weeks in

Here's the latest picture. Enjoy!!!

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First Drs appointment & the weekend

Our first doctors appointment was Friday. I was a little nervous to say the least. Cade met me at the doctors office once he got out of school as I was finishing up the new patient paperwork. We went back and got my vitals. I was VERY surprised by my weight. We met the doctor finally. He is extremely nice. We were very blessed by this recommendation. They drew blood which was not very fun at all. I was tense the whole time and to top it off the needle part got stuck in my arm leaving a nice bruise. After the blood work we went to check out and schedule our next appointment. I got real dizzy real fast. I got 2 feet from the couch, if that, as the room was getting REALLY dark and sat down. I stayed sat down for a while, the nurse came and took care of me, and Cade scheduled our next appointment which will be Thursday for our first ultrasound!! WHOO HOO!!! When Cade was done he came to check on me and the first words out of my mouth were "This is why I do NOT give blood"!! HAHA!!!

Needless to say I had a lazy evening Friday while Cade was coaching at the school. They lost a tough one Cade said.

Saturday was spent unpacking some of the kitchen stuff then being lazy watching college basketball and the football games.

Today we went to church at a new church. We enjoyed it but a lot of the congregation was gone to a big youth rally in Gulf Shores. Then we went up to the school to make Cade's tests for the week. It was a lot of fun haha! Then we finished unpacking all the kitchen stuff and cleaned the kitchen and living room. It feels so good having one room completely unpacked and clean!! Now just to get the others that way.

I'm hoping to have a good week considering I'm at the end of the First Trimester. The baby is now the size of a large plum. Its exciting to read all the weekly changes happening both with me and the baby.

Have a great week!!

Week full of headaches

The word for the week has been headache... I have had one every day since Sunday this week. Today was the first day it didn't last all day, just from dinner on when it hit me like a ton of bricks. I finally slept last night for the first time in over a week and woke up more exhausted than ever. This is all making job hunting a little difficult.

Tomorrow is our first doctors appointment. This is when its really real. I'm a little nervous about the appointment but excited at the same time. Cade's coming with me. I'm so excited about that. I'm so lucky to have him by my side through this. It's been a roller coaster already and he has done great.

I'm off to bed now, but ill leave you with a picture that I took Monday of the baby bump.

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Hurting hips and a couch potato

So I had yet another day spent on the couch yesterday... by far the WORST day so far. I ate small meals all day like I have been advised to do, but had a TERRIBLE headache and was so nauseated it was not good. Cade came home to a crying wife and made me take a bath which helped a lot. He then drove across town to get me Arbys. He is the BEST husband a girl could ask for. We went to bed early after spending a good night together. He even turned down going to the GoDaddy.com bowl to come home and take care of me. :D The last 2 nights I haven't slept well at all. I cannot get comfortable because my hips have hurt so bad. I guess that is just part of it all and I am starting to get "birthing hips" LOL! I am starting to see a little baby bump so look for pictures soon.

Today I have taken it easy again, but did get dishes done and am working on laundry so we are making progress. I also had the reality moment today while watching A Baby Story. It finally hit me that we are going to have a BABY!! I am so excited and cannot wait but am also a little nervous.

Tomorrow we are heading to Pensacola (which is so weird to type since I have always thought that was so far away but its only an hour or so away) to see our friends Jeremy and Maggie. We are SOOOO excited and cannot wait to see them. I just hope that I am not puny again tomorrow.

Have a great weekend. Look for pictures to come soon!! :D
Ashton

MAJOR UPDATES

Soooooo much has happened since my last post. Birthday, Thanksgiving, Interview, Graduation, Christmas, Move, New Years....

Let me start by saying that we are now living in Mobile, AL. Cade is teaching and coaching at Mobile Christian School. He is teaching Bible and coaching football, basketball, and track.Cade graduated with his Masters in Education on December 18th. After his graduation we revealed to our immediate families that we are going to have a BABY!!!! So starts the new journey of our lives and this blog. We have really enjoyed the experience so far and are loving Mobile. I have been struggling with morning sickness pretty bad since we have been here, but Im hoping it wont last long so I can go job hunting. This pretty much sums our lives the past few months. I will be using this blog as a means for friends and family to follow my pregnancy journey. I hope you all enjoy.