Pinto Bean

Here's the first ultrasound photo. Not much to see, but it was surreal nonetheless.

The Grit has a heartbeat of 154 bpm, and measured 1.4 cm on Monday... the size of a pinto bean!

Hard to believe I start my third month tomorrow. It has gone by so fast, but at the same time not fast enough. The Grit certainly needs to cook a lot longer, but I'm ready to know the sex so I can start buying clothes and decorating the nursery.

Handsome Hubby

Happy Days Festival

Here are some photos from the Happy Days Festival.

(I'm a month late posting them. Sorry.)

Six Flags

Several weeks ago it was Tech Night at Six Flags. Mike & Cherilyn and Todd & I went. I am not a fan of roller coasters (hate them actually), but there a few rides that I do enjoy:

• Monster Plantation
• Hanson Cars
• Carousel (100 years old this year)
• Highland Swings

I really don't like amusement parks. I ESPECIALLY don't like the Georgia Cyclone. Here's the story..

So we get to the park and Cherilyn & Mike are on another ride (they got there before us). Todd wants to ride the Georgia Cyclone; I didn't. He does a little pouting act, so I give in. NEVER AGAIN! I had never been on that ride, so I had no idea how bumpy it would be. Seriously bumpy. I even hit him at one point, and the words (and I quote) "Well, if we were pregnant we're not anymore!" came out of my mouth. Obviously that didn't happen, but still. That's how much I HATED the ride.

So for the rest of the evening we rode the rides I wanted to ride, but I also stood in line for almost 2 hours with them so they could ride The Batman Ride. Two minutes later, we were already looking for the next ride. I am a very good wife (and he's a very good husband). He'll be taking our kids to Six Flags with explicit instructions to NOT let them ride the Georgia Cyclone.

Here are some photos of that evening...

Spinach Dip

So I am not having food cravings, yet, but the other day I started thinking about my fabulous Spinach Dip. My friend Dawn is going to make it for her son's 1st birthday party this weekend, so I can't wait to eat some. Yum-O, as RR would say!

Here's the recipe:

1 envelope Lipton Vegetable Soup Mix
1 container (8 oz.) sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1 package (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 can (8 oz.) water chestnuts, drained and chopped

Mix all ingredients, chill for 4 hours, and serve with tortilla chips. Many of y'all have had this at my parties, so now you can make it at home... and then bring some over to the pregnant lady!

I'm Efficient

The first words my doctor told me last Friday when we went for my first prenatal appointment were, "My, you're efficient!" I'm still chuckling about his comment, and probably always will.

Now if I could just be efficient with housework and daily life.

Sharing Session #1

I am about to end my 7th week of pregnancy, which to be honest is very confusing to calculate, so I thought I'd share a little about what's going on with me:

• no morning sickness, yet
• hungry ALL the time
• already had to buy larger bras (sorry, had to share)
• about to buy Bella Band so I can avoid maternity clothes a little while longer
• forgetful a lot of the time... blame it on "baby brain"
• not too emotional, yet, although my Saturday night 1 a.m. crying fit would lead Todd to tell you differently

I'm sure there's more, but with my baby brain, I've forgotten. I'll update this post if I think of anything else!

More Baby Dreams

If you've read my blog before, you know that I often times dream about friends & family being pregnant. I won't bore you with the details, but 4 or 5 times now I have been correct.

Anyway, four weeks ago tonight (September 15) I had my own baby dream. I dreamt a nurse was telling me that I was "just pregnant." The following morning I told Todd & Mike (Todd's co-worker who carpools with us) about my dream. Of course he dismissed it, after all, we had only just started trying to get pregnant the week before.

So fast forward a few days to September 20. I have another baby dream. This time it's a little girl wearing pink bloomers with lots of pink ruffles, and I'm holding her, looking into her eyes, saying "my daughter has my eyes." And again, I tell Todd my about my dream. And again, I am dismissed.

So fast forward another few days to September 24. That's the day we found out we were PREGNANT! I guess dreams really do come true!

So mark your calendars for June 3, 2009... or thereabouts... for the arrival of our bundle of joy, Baby Whitehurst. Oh, and check back often for updates, photos, and just my ramblings.