Our weekend!!

Ava and I hung out with our good ole buddy Fancy this Saturday. It's always fun catching up with her and hearing all the juicy California gossip...Good times!! Ava got to play with Baby Catlin too...she's a cutie!! And we ended the weekend with a little chocolate ice cream cone...Ava ate the whole thing!!

Girls Trip-Santa Fe 2007

So, we all survived the big trip to Santa Fe this year! What a great time with a great group of girls. Jennifer, Courtney, Kerry, Stacy, Traci, Leigh Anne, and myself left Friday to Santa Fe to stay in Jennifer's families adobe home there. We shopped a little and of course had some of the best food everyday. Saturday, we we're at 10,000 Waves Spa for the afternoon. I got a prenatal massage, manicure, pedicure and enjoyed watching everyone else hang out at our own private hot tub. Can't wait till next year, even if it took me 24 hours to recover....
Plus it rained most of the time we we're there, which was like paradise for me...Okay, so I'm obsessed about rain right now, sorry!!!

So Far So Good!!!

Our testing we had done at 12 weeks has all come back negative. So the chance of Down's or any other chromasome disorder are highly unlikely. We will have a full anatomy sonagram at 18 weeks to triple check everything. Seems a little much for me, but that's what you get when your 35 and older. Really, I look at it as a bouns to get to see the baby a few times b-4 February. I'm feeling great and finally have a bit of the lost energy back from the 1st trimester. Yipeeeeeeeee!!!!
No, this is not a picture of our baby, but a picture of a baby at 14 weeks. Weight=1 ounce....Height=4 inches

Let it Rain Let it Rain Let it Rain

We havent had a rain here since March!! This morning I woke up to cloudy skies and rain drops on the roof. Yipeeeeeeeee!! We need it so bad here, but am afraid it wont really make a dent in the deficit but we are happy to see it. Now the bad news...back up to 100 by this afternoon!!

Happy Birthday to the youngest in the Class of 89!!

Happy Birthday to my good friend Eric!! Have a great day Eric!! Your the Bestestess!!!














From the girl who "Cheered her ass off for you!!!!!!!!!!"






To some of your biggest fans!!!

Our 12 week old! Only a mom and dad can appreciate this types of picture!!!

Here is another picture of our baby as he/she grows, now about the size of a lime or 2 inches. Since I'm 35 years(which is the cut off age), I had to do a first trimester screen, they do a test and a sonagram to measure and check for certain birth defects. The baby measured out fine and we'll know next week the results of the full test. If there is negative results we can do other screenings and test but we're keeping positive and not worrying ourselves about it. I'm healthy and feel great(again) so for us it was just a chance to see a 3D view of baby Gerlich... Which, by the way was really cool. Patting it's hands and its profile was just perfect (as you can see in the picture). The Dr said "Boy-question mark", but myself and the nurse we're almost sure what we saw was little boy. AGHHHHH!!!

Family Reunion!!

This weekend we were in Fredricksburg at the Rankin Reunion! It is always such a great time. Not everyone was able to attend this year, but don't you worry this bunch keeps the fun and laughter going. We started out the day with Lunch at the Brewery which is always great, a little shopping, a swim in the pool, and then on to dinner. We have it catered every year and rent out the meeting room at the Fredricksburg Inn where we all stay. The Bar-B-Q filled us up and prepared us for the bidding and laughter that the auction brings every year. We had such a great time, and watching all the babies run around was just the best. Jordan(Ava's second cousin) is now Ava's hero, whatever Jordan did Ava was for sure to follow!! Next year same place we've decided, which is just fine with me...We Love Fredricksburg!!!!

So, I went for my 3 month check up yesterday. I'm 11 weeks 3 days and every thing was going "Text Book, perfect" my doctor said. Which is great because I'm getting over that first trimester stuff and feeling more normal. Only a two pound gain during the first trimester, which I'm really trying to keep under control since I gaind 60lbs with Ava. I know its easy now and I may lose it the bigger the baby gets and eat up everything but its really a goal for me...25-35lbs...we'll see. I cant believe I'm talking weight out here, but Its and issue for me anyways so there!!! "It's my blog and I can do what I want to, do what I want to, do what I want to" ahahaha!! So this is what baby looks like at 11 weeks, crazy huh!!! Next week, we do the first trimester screen, since I'm 35. We get to see 3D and all....if the dr's good maybe they can determing sex...we'll see!!