Mother's Intuition

Hello, My Name is Kelli and I am 12 weeks pregnant!

(ahhhhhhhh that feels so good to say)

Shocked? Me too.

I'm officially headed to mommywood.

Full of pacifiers, bottles, boo-boos, snack packs and juice boxes.

Ay yi yi... what did we get ourselves into?!

Eddie and I knew that we wanted to have a baby in the future and planned on trying for a little one once we felt "stable" enough. Some people would tell us, "You can't have a baby yet because you need to save money", while others would say "Oh, you'll never think you have enough money". We were in a pickle and decided to wait. Then, along came February and I began to have what some women call "mother's intuition" and knew I was pregnant.

I cried. And cried. 

So I called my mom to tell her how I was feeling... irresponsible and like I was total Teen Mom status (even though I'm 24). She calmed me down and was sooo thrilled (even before I took the test). I told her that Eddie and I decided it was time to take a pregnancy test to be sure. After being nervous ALL day at work, I rushed home and peed on the little stick that would determine the rest of our lives together while Ed watched with a blank stare.

Sure enough the Clearblue Easy read: Pregnant.

(We both cried and cried some more... tears of joy this time.)

We are going to be parents!!

This is me at 5 weeks:

And this is me at 12 weeks:

(Isn't it CRAZY how quickly pregnancy transforms your body?!)

Everything happens for a reason, right?!

We decided not to tell the "world" (as my mother wished I had because she's the worst secret keeper - EVER); which was okay with us because we were totally nervous since we've never experienced this before. It was a good idea to wait as we had a rough first trimester due to the fact that I'm O negative and the baby is a different blood type (info on Rh Factor). After a visit to the ER and emergency doctor visits, I had to get a GIGANTIC big shot in my butt and wasn't allowed to do anything strenuous; which was hard for me as I'm an avid spinner, but anything for the baby.

I am now 12 weeks pregnant (WOW!!). After 3 ultrasounds of watching my little peanut grow and grow, the baby and I are doing great. The little one is being very kind to me by not giving me morning sickness and making me feel totally normal (as normal as I can be for being preggers, I guess). At 10 weeks and 5 days the baby has a loud, strong and harmonious heart beat that I wish I could hear all day long.

Heart rate of 161 bpm:

And has thee longest little baby legs I've ever seen:

My grandma says this means the baby has dancing legs already.

The next polka king or queen, perhaps.

And the baby's little profile just melts my heart:

I couldn't be happier to carry this little bun in my oven and can NOT wait to meet baby Ditata. I never pictured myself being 24 years old and "with child". Now by my 25th birthday I will be this little nugget's mommy. I am overjoyed with the love this little baby has given us.

God works in mysterious ways and I thank him daily for this blessing.

Diamonds Make Babies

It's no secret that I'm not the biggest country music fan; however I have been listening to it more. The nail salon I frequent always has the top 10 country music countdown on when I go there (how random) and oddly enough I've been diggin' every song they play. So I'm currently into Keith Urban, Dierks Bentley, Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Sugarland, and more... who would have thought right?!

So this past Saturday Dierks Bently was having a concert at Mandalay Bay's Beach so Ed and I went with some friends to enjoy some good ol' country music:

(I may be biased, but I think I have thee most handsome hubby!)

(and thee most gorgeous twinny!)

I was impressed with myself because I knew three of the songs he sang. He even previewed some songs on his next album and my favorite is going to be 'Diamonds Make Babies' - very funny and somewhat true!

All 'n all it was a great night and we had lots of fun dancing and singing in the sand!

I guess I've got a lil' country in me, ya'll! ;)

My Remedy

My life has been completely chaotic unrecognizable recently and frankly it's exhausting.

Ed's shit box of a car broke down a month ago and he didn't get a replacement because well... cars are ridiculously expensive! Who wants to put down $5,000 just to have a payment of over $300?! Come on people.

Anyways, during the span of no car phase Ed got a new job and I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off - driving to work, leaving to bring him to work, going back to work myself, getting off, then picking him up at night - needless to say, I'm exhausted and could use a vacation. To top it off he works on the weekends so I've been feeling extremely lonely and like a SINGLE women (not a great feeling for a married chick). Ed works ALLLLLLLL day on Saturday and Sunday (my days off) so I feel like I hardly see him anymore and it blows.

Luckily, we got out last weekend and enjoyed time with our friends! We went to PT's to watch some basketball, then headed to Remedies. I must say, I definitely needed some time to just chill and laugh a lot and these people were definitely my remedy for the blues.

Thank goodness for friends that keep you sane!

Eight Years Later

03-15-03

March 15th, 2003 is the day that Eddie asked me to be his girlfriend... eight years later I am his wife and could not be any happier. We are truly blessed to have such an unbreakable bond. I am so excited for what our future holds.

Love you, Ed! <3

Happy Birthday, Court!

This past Saturday was Courtney's birthday, Eddie and I went to Toys R Us to buy Courtney the Hedbandz (for adults) game since she loves board games. While we were there Ed managed to goof off and be a kid again:

On Saturday, we went to her mom's house to celebrate her birthday:

It was a sunny day filled with laughter, gifts, a million hot dogs, ice cream cake and lots of candles... I'm pretty sure she had a great 25th birthday!

Courtney is such an awesome friend and I am  so grateful to have become friends with her almost 6 years ago. I think of her as my sister and I know we will be friends when we are 85 years old with rollers in our hair. I don't know what I would do without her in my life.

Happy Birthday, Court!

Things That Make Me Happy...

Going to see funny HIL-AR-IOUS movies with great friends:

A must see!! 

R. O. C. K. in the U. S. A.

While chomping on my favorite sweets - Sno Caps!!

(which tasted extra good since 

I haven't had anything sweet since Christmas)

Every now and then you have to splurge... right?!

Finding this Sno Cap Cookie Recipe!!

(Now, I'm feeling like a total fatty with this blog post... wahhh!!)

Getting picture texts from my family in Ohio:

That's Dee at my Grammy's Oscar party!! 

I soooo missed out on that party.

(Keep the pics coming Aunt Donna)

Catching up with friends you haven't seen in awhile.

Receiving cards from your best friends that assure you

that you are going to be great at whatever your future holds.

These are some of the small things that made me happy this week. 

I hope your week was filled with happy little things as well.

REMEMBER: It's the small things that count! :)

Bring on the weekend!