Life's a Beach

The last few days have been SO much fun! My sister came to visit us on Wed. and spending time with just her has been great! We don't get to do that too often since we live so far apart now. Thursday we drove to the outlets in Foley,AL  and really just did a lot of walking and talking..we tried on some clothes but Im limited as to what actually looks good on me these days. And Adam had off on Friday and the three of us went to the beach then out to eat later that night.

Jake & Kayla, two of our close friends came to see us and will be here until Monday. It has been sooo nice to see them both especially since they will be

PCS-ing to Japan in early May. It's crazy to think that we might go 3 years without actually seeing them in person. Thank god for skype, right? At least we will be able to see each other and our new bundles of joy when they are born in a few months :).

Bump date: week 26

Is it July yet?? I know I still have some time left until our precious baby boy is here but were both getting SO excited :). I'm feeling pretty great these days but I've noticed some changes in my body this week that seem to be new.. it's not so easy to bend down to pick things up anymore, I'm starting to get some lower back pain, and my feet are already starting to swell up. Now, Im sure none of these sound too fun but I wouldn't trade feeling this way for anything. I love feeling him move around, which is doing A LOT more now than he has before. Adam can feel him move now too which is so exciting for us both! I've noticed that our baby likes to be snuggled up right in the middle of my belly, where his butt is by my belly button and his head facing down. I only know this because at almost all of my ultra sounds thats how he's positioned when they go to scan me...and that's how he's usually sitting when I'm at home too.I love when I can see my belly moving..I always say he's getting his exercise in early, as he's a very active baby already! We went for a 3D ultra sound on Sunday and its just so amazing to be able to see details of his face! We have another appointment at the end of the month when Im at 30 weeks- his cute little face will have some more fat on it and we might be able to get some more detailed photos of our little man.

My growing baby belly...

I so love the little baby inside me!

My growing baby belly :) Adam was playing around with the amazing new Nikon he got me as a Christmas/Birthday gift...and well it def. works well- and will take some beautiful pictures when the baby is here!

Baby Chase..Coming July 2012!

Here's our new little addition...Baby Chase. He or She is growing and doing just fine! In the picture the baby is 11 weeks but now the baby is 16 weeks! So the next picture the baby will be much bigger and looking much more like a baby rather than a little peanut ! Starting this week the baby will be able to hear our voices which is exciting. And lately I can feel the baby moving around inside of me...hopefully in a few weeks Adam will be able to feel the baby kicking too! Were not sure if we going to find out the sex of the baby..either way healthy is all that matters!


I was having very bad morning sickness which has seemed to pass- thank goodness! I also had kidney stones, low potassium, low protein intake, and loosing too much weight (who would have thought that would ever be a problem!!). Im going back to the DR in 2weeks to check my weight and blood. Ive been able eat a lot more than I was because Im not nauseas anymore. And can actually keep foods down now.

I know that the pregnancy will start to fly but I am so excited to meet our little baby!! Now I'm starting to show a little baby belly which I will wear proudly..even when I get stretch marks because guess what, one of the most amazing things is happening right inside of my body...a baby that we created is growing!

Belly pictures to come!

Our wedding & a new home :)

My mom & I <3

Me

Our vows- with our officiant Norm (family friend)

Sword arch

my shoes and jewelry 

bridesmaids bouquets made by Adams Aunt/Godmother!

Bridal party <3

My dress :)

Leaving the chapel

Our first dance* Everything by Michael Buble

Our wedding went was amazing. There might have been a few bumps in the day but everything worked itself out! Besides the weather being the only rainy/snowy/freezing day from Sep-Oct it managed to hold up for us to do the sword arch and exit the chapel. I think its an old wives tale that rain on your wedding day means good luck- Im pretty sure it was made up to make the bride feel better. Either way the day was perfect! And the pictures actually came out really good despite the weather. Weather ended up being the least of our worries, since my younger brother Mitchell had a very severe seizure the morning of the wedding. Thankfully Adam & John (my older brother) were there when it happened. Adam caught Mitchell as he was falling and laid him down while he seized and John went with Mitch to the ER. Jacob one of Adams good friends/groomsmen was dropping of his wife Kayla(bridesmaid) to the salon right when this was happening and he took my mom to the ER. We really lucked out on having so many great people around to help out with their support while Mitchell was in the ER. I believe everything happens for a reason. Had Mitchell seized a half hour later he would have been at the shooting range with all of the groomsmen as a pre-wedding activity (it was cancelled after the seizure occurred). Who knows what would have happened - had he seized in a shooting range. Im so thankful that he was around family when it happened. And even more thankful he was released and able to make it to the wedding because, it wouldn't have been the same without him. Regardless of the bumps in the day- everyone that was important to us was at our wedding, in good health and happiness and that's all that really matters! After our wedding Adam & I went on a short honeymoon that his parents surprised us with- we headed to The Homestead in VA. It was a beautiful historic resort, and we were able to relax and unwind! We went hiking, took long walks, had tea in the afternoon, dinner & dancing,a carriage ride, did falconry (VERY cool!) and even had a spa day which was MUCH needed and appreciated!!!

A few days later we packed up our belongings and headed to Pensacola,FL where Adam will have flight school. We decided to live in Milton,FL since Adam will have most of his training at the base over here. It will be a longer commute for now (for him) but we wont have to move again for another 2-3 yrs :). Hopefully I'll be starting school again in Jan. for an Interpreting Program (fingers crossed). Our Christmas tree is all setup, and even though the house still needs some pictures hung, and our bedroom furniture- it feels like home, were just missing the dogs! Were going to pick up Tucker and Charlie around Christmas time!

Seating chart madness

Now that I'm a few weeks shy of our wedding I can honestly say that...the seating chart has been the most difficult thing I've had to get done. But difficult I mean...we can only have 8 people per table, but I found after several attempts that most tables will seat 8, a few with 7 and two tables of 9. Now I know I can be one less person per table not sure if I can add a person at the table, might be a tight squeeze. I need to call the reception hall tomorrow.Thank goodness for Kyra and all of her help tonight!!  All of this wedding stuff...while I know it will be a great time- LOTS of fun ,is very overrated. I can't wait to see both of our families, and friends all get together and celebrate with us. And I can say that in the last six months only the last few weeks (really 2 weeks) have been getting hectic. I just know I need to get the last few things REALLY done. Actually start moving my little butt to finish up the "little" things. I find that I write out "to do lists" and then I get about half done, and rewrite a new one for the following day just adding the left overs from the day before onto the new list. Im hoping by Wed. or Thur. I have all of the "little" things pretty much done. Wishful thinking on my part :) But maybe just maybe I can get it all done! Either way I've promised myself that the week before the wedding I will have 98% of the things for the wedding- done! I left myself 2% for odds & ends that might come up along the way.

1 full week home..

So its exactly one week that I've been home, visiting my family and what not- and I have def. been enjoying my time at home. I know that I love coming home to visit but I forget just how much I miss being home. I really never thought that I would be leaving for college and not coming back home to stay. I honestly didn't think that as I walked out my front door that it would the last time I fully lived home. It never really sunk in until this visit that I wont be coming back to NY to live. I think since most of my visits are for a long weekend I've never had the time to let it sink it. But you know something as I really think about it, I couldn't be more excited to start a new chapter in my life. Marry an amazing man, start our lives together, see the world, and live in new places. And even though Adam & I will be doing a lot of moving over the next few years, it really doesn't matter where we end up because well make it our home. First stop, Pensacola, FL!