week 14

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

This has been the best week yet. We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Scott brought Zach home Thursday around lunch time. Good grief, he grows everytime we see him. He is now as tall as Scott. We had a wonderful dinner just the 5 of us: mom, Ronald, Zach, Scott, and I. Lots of yummy things to eat. Stuffing is better PREGO. Zach is excited about being a big brother, but he wants it to be a boy. We will find out next week. I tried on some maternity jeans but they are still to big. I have some fat clothes so that is what I am wearing. The problem is my tops; they are too tight and/or too short. I am in the in between phase, I guess. I still feeling great!!! On Friday, we all went to Auburn and tailgated. Baby's first of many victories over Auburn. Hooray.

week 13

This has been a wonderful week. I went to the doctor Tuesday and we got to hear the heartbeat again. It was avergaing 153 beats per minute which is perfect. 13 weeks......We made it over the hump. The first trimester is when most problems happen and it is over. Dr Ashurst told me I could breath again. As much as I have enjoyed it, I have always been a little scared. Doing ultrasound for so long and having studied all the things that can go wrong, leave a little bit of worry in a new mommy. I prayed about it and it would go away. I made up my mind that I wasn't going to let it get to me. I have waited for a long time for this and I am going to enjoy it and I have.

My best friend Amanda had Kennedy on Friday, Nov 20. She had a c- section and it was over very quickly. I got to hold her first. She is just perfect. Amanda and I say that I am either carring her best friend or her future husband. It is hard to believe that in 6 months that will be Scott and I.

What a great weekend. I got to spend time with my mom and my Aunt Carroll while staying at Susan's house preparing for the shower. It was great. We laughed we cried and everything in between. Friday, we all went and saw little Logan followed by going out to eat. There was 11 adults and 2 kids. It was great. Jess looks so cute. She is all baby.

Saturday was the shower. I think it turned out beautiful. It was all based around Jess's turtle theme. We had so much fun just spending time together talking about the past. It was fun to hear the stories of when my mom and Aunts were pregnant with us. Megan and I got to spend some time together which was nice. Kenzie is at the age where she is getting into everything so she is keeping mommy and daddy very busy. She is still the sweetest child and she always make you smile. Although the shower was for Jess, I ended up getting a few surprise gifts as well. First, Susan (Jessica's Mother-n-law) got baby a precious little ducky outfit. Then Nana made me three burp clothes and two baby blankets. Lastly, my Aunt Nancy, gave me a Pandora bead and made me a scrap book. It is the most precious gift I probably will get. She wrote the most beautiful poem about my pregnancy, my mom, and my dad. I cried so hard and will have to stop or I will start crying again. It was a great weekend and hated to see it end. By the way....Bama beat LSU 9-0.

Headed to Atl

Leaving in the morning with my mom headed to Atlanta. It is time for Jess's (my cousin) baby shower that we (Aunt Carroll, mom, Meg, Nichole, and myself) are hosting. I am so excited. I can't wait to see Jess. We have a lot of cute stuff for the shower. Plus we got the best suprise ever. Susan, her mother-n-law, is taking us to get a sneak peak at Logan via 4d ultrasound tomorrow night. It means so much to me to get to see him, especially since I
used to do ultrasound. I can personally count little toes and fingers on this precious angel. Not to mention I just can't wait until Feb to see him. Scott is coming Saturday and the Daddys are all going to hang out. Now we just need Bama to stay undefeated and beat LSU. Baby Ruppert says, "ROLL TIDE"!!!