Fun with Friends and Babies

Grant and I went to Madison, GA this past weekend to surprise our very good friend Michael for his birthday.  It was such a great weekend and I was able to spend the whole time with my very best friends - Theresa & John, Michael & Saralyn, Kristen & Jason...and Theresa's gorgeous girls - Anna Catherine and Kaitlyn (sweetest girls ever) - it was the BEST weekend!  The only bad part was having to leave.  It's always hard to come back to Boston after being in the South, but it was especially hard this time after having such a great time with friends.  We made a vow to all get together regularly and I hope that it won't be much longer before our next visit!  Here are some pictures from our weekend.

The only people missing are Kristen and Jason - they had to get an early start out on Sunday morning.

Me practicing being a mommy with sweet baby Kaitlyn - she is the snuggliest thing ever.  I cuddled with her all weekend!

Gorgeous little Anna Catherine - she is the funniest child ever - she has a HUGE personality (she takes after her mama) and she is an absolute joy to be around.  I love these girls so much!

Here is the link to all of our pictures: 

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Feeling Pregnant

Okay - so remember when I said I'd probably be wishing for the days when I was feeling "symptomless"...well that time has come. About two weeks ago, the nausea started, and it's been pretty much a constant ever since. I definitely have better days than others, but by the end of the day, I'm usually feeling pretty lousy. I'm not throwing up, so that's a good thing, but I'm just kind of constantly nauseous. I'm not at all interested in food. I make myself eat and I feel better for like 5 minutes and then I immediately feel worse. Not fun :( But it's all okay because in the end, there will be a beautiful little baby and it will all be worth it! I can't believe I'm almost at the end of my first trimester! I hope the rest of the time flies by too!! Grant and I are gearing up to go visit friends this weekend in Georgia which I am super excited about so that will give me something to take my mind off of feeling crummy. Will write more soon!

First Ultrasound!!

Yay! We finally had our first ultrasound this morning!! Everything looks great! We could see the little heart just beating away - it was so surreal and I think Grant and I were both filled with awe and wonder. We've attached a photo which may not look like much but we are proud just the same! You can see the head on the right and the little body is the rest. Our doctor said the due date is May 15th which is pretty close to my calculation of the 12th. I had a ton of bloodwork a few weeks ago and it all came back great - all of the hormone levels and everything are right where they should be. I go back on October 31st for some more preliminary tests and then they will tell us the sex on December 15th - right before Christmas! It will be a tough wait because we are so excited to find out what our little baby is so we can stop referring to as "the baby." We feel very blessed right now that everything is going so smoothly. I've still been feeling great - I've had a little bit of nausea this week but nothing bad, and so far, that's the extent of my pregnancy symptoms. I know I am very lucky!! Hopefully, the good luck will continue!

Until next time,

Lacey & Grant