Happy 30th!

Today (Friday the 13th) Clay turns 30.  Happy birthday, honey!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

20 Week Bump-date & Presents

Here's the 20 week picture - we're 1/2 way there!  That's quite unbelievable to be completely honest!  In the past week or so I've definitely started to feel her kick a LOT.  She seems to be pretty active about 30 minutes after each time I eat and will kick for about 5 -10 minutes (I'm sure she probably does it more, but these are the only times that I can actually feel it and know for sure that it's her).  She's still not quite strong enough for anyone else to feel her kick yet, but I imagine that she will be any day now. 

Yet to be Officially Named Baby Girl also got her 1st presents last week as well.

Aunt Ashley, Uncle Will & Cousin Maddie gave her her first bib, spoons, and baby food (peas to be exact).  Clay and I were there when Maddie ate her first peas so they have all requested that they get to experience baby girls first pea experience (whenever that may be - I estimate somewhere around May or June 2011).

Mimi & Papi (Clay's parents) gave baby girl her 1st sleeper and teether as well as a super cute picture frame.

My grandparents (baby girl's great grandparents) sent her her 1st onesie, socks, baby blanket (2), and her very 1st lovey (it's super soft and I might secretly steal it for myself - just kidding).  They also sent 2 really cute picture frames.

Thanks so much, everyone!  She can't wait to use them all come the end of the year!

**  The painters are coming some time towards the end of this week to paint the nursery.  Once that's done, I'll post some bare-bones pictures to show the furniture and bedding.

We're Back!

So when I decided to take a blog break because, let's face it, no one really reads this anyways and we're just not that exciting I was just tired and didn't have anything interesting to write about, I did not anticipate that it would turn into a 2 year long blog hiatus. Sorry about that!

Let's see - a lot has happened in the past year and a half - we celebrated our 2 year anniversary (and are about to celebrate #3 - CRAZY), we've been to NC several times to visit my family, we went on our first trip to NYC together (this was my first time EVER and this quite possibly might be my new favorite place in the WHOLE. WIDE. WORLD.), we've watched/been part of several friends' wedding days, we became and aunt and uncle (to the cutest one year-old ever), Clay has fulfilled his life long dream of being a flight medic, I left public accounting and moved onto industry, and lots of other fun stuff that I really can't think of right now because a lot happens in 2 years apparently.

Oh yeah, and the biggest change in the past 2 years is that we're going to have a baby. Yes, you read that correctly - Clay and I are going to be responsible for another human being. Baby J (no, we still don't know for sure what Baby J will be - July 8th is the big day for that) is set to make his/her grand entrance into the world around December 5th. However, before that happens we have TONS of things that I have been procrastinating on since we bought our house to accomplish. So, now that our life is exciting again I am fully rested from my blogging break, we should have lots of things to post about. Stay tuned for all of our excitement to come and pictures of the infamous baby bump!

Destin

Last week, we went to Destin with Clay's family and two other families (the McCooks and the Smiths). When all of the kids were little, these three families used to go on vacation together every year and it has been about 15 years since that has happened. So this year, we decided to have a reunion and we all had a great time. There were 13 of us in 1 house together for an entire week and we all made it out safely. :) The first two days we were there it rained so we were all slightly disappointed, but after that it was beautiful for the rest of the week. For the most part, we hung out on the beach or by the pool, but we did go out to dinner and play Putt-Putt as well while we were there. It was very relaxing and something that we hope to continue a little more frequently in the future. Also while we were down there, Clay and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. We went to dinner at this fabulous little Italian restaurant called Funky's - I highly recommend it! When we got back, we all ate the top layer of our wedding cake which Clay's mom held for us in the van on the entire way to Destin so it wouldn't get smashed. People always tell you how awful there wedding cake was a year later, but let me tell you that ours tasted as if it had been made that morning still. It was so good! Everyone in the house had some with us and I'm slightly upset that I don't get to eat left over wedding cake every year on our anniversary. :)

We also went scuba diving while we were down there. Considering the first place I had ever dove before was one of the top three dive locations in the world, I was slightly spoiled going into this trip. Even so, diving in the gulf was not a good experience for us. The water was very choppy that day and I got sea sick and spent most of the morning hanging over the side of the boat (it was the same boat used in JAWS) feeding the fish. The visibility was very poor (about 10-15 feet when we were told 40-50 feet) and there was a lot of sediment in the water. For the most part, there were only very small fish around the reef we were at (Amberjack Reef - we saw no amberjack). We did see a stingray though. And we did get to use our underwater camera for the first time. I've decided I'm going to stick to diving in the Carribean from now on. However, even with the poor diving trip, we had a great vacation with wonderful family and friends and we can't wait to do it again soon!

Flatrock Revival & Baby Emerson

Last Friday, Clay's brother-in-law's band (Flatrock Revival) played at Krooners in Lebanon and we went to see them for the first time. They were fabulous! Their music is mostly original stuff with a kind of folksy rock sound to it. So far, their next gig is their cd release party on July 18th at Windows on the Cumberland. We're definitely going if anyone else is interested!Then on Saturday we finally got to meet Baby Emerson! She is the sweetest baby and she's absolutely adorable. She slept for most of the time that we were there, but she did open her eyes very quickly for about 30 seconds - long enough to see that they are big and beautiful. We hadn't seen Ryan and Dana since briefly at the hospital the day she was born so it was really great to see them and catch up as well! We can't wait to go over and play with her again, so you guys just let us know whenever you're bored! :)

Going to the Chapel

Last night, Clay's cousin, Steve, and his fiance', Ashley, got married. The wedding was absolutely beautiful and everyone had a great time. Both Ashley & Steve looked amazing! We are so excied for them and wish them all best. Congratulations!!!

Happy Birthday, Ashley!

Today, more than 28 years ago (I will not disclose how many more than 28 years ago so as not to get in trouble :)) Clay's older sister, Ashley was born! We love you and hope you have a great day!