Hello 2nd Trimester!

How far along: 15 weeks

Maternity Clothes: On Black Friday I decided to buy some maternity jeans.  Let me just tell you...Maternity jeans are awesome!

 

While at the maternity store, the sales lady gave me a bump pillow.  She said the pump adds about 3 months.  I sent this picture to Jerry and said, "Are you ready for this?"  haha

 

 

Sleep:  I've been waking up at 3 probably once or twice a week.  Usually, it's because I'm hungry :/

 

Missing anything: Still missing the Jimmy John's Beach Club.  I'm also missing a good workout- specifically Hope's Cycling Class

 

Food Cravings: Week 12 was a difficult week eating wise.  However, now I'm feeling great!  I guess the only thing I have really wanted was a pickle (how cliche.)  I'm trying really hard to not go crazy on the food.... but it's really hard this time of year

 

Exercise: I'm trying to still work out 3-4 times a week.  However, some weeks are better than others. 

 

 

Food Aversions: none that I can think of

 

Symptoms: I've noticed that my sense of smell has really heightened

 

Have you started to show yet: kind of.... I think it just looks like I've had one too many helpings at Thanksgiving

 

Happy or Moody: Happy 

 

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender on Friday! 

Andrea's Big Day

Andrea and Zach got married on October 27.  The wedding was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!  Andrea did an amazing job on planning and organizing the wedding. 

Let's start from the beginning:
Andrea and I have known each other since we were in elementary school.  We played on the same YMCA volleyball team and went to Trinity United Methodist together.  We even competed against each other in high school golf tournaments.  We were never close friends more of just acquaintances in high school.  We both ended up going to Texas Tech and pledging the same sorority (separately).  Once we were Kappa Deltas we became very close and decided to live together for our sophomore year.  It's history from there, we continued to live together throughout college and remain best friends to this day.  I like to think God wanted us to be best friends. 

 


I love Andrea!  She's like a sister to me.  I can tell her anything and know that she will support me while always shooting me straight. She is trustworthy, honest, sincere, and just an all round great friend.




Okay, enough with the mushiness!  Andrea and Zach met through Brady and Kristen.  Zach and Brady have been best friends since high school.  Throughout the years we always noticed a spark between Zach and Andrea, but the timing was never right until May of 2010.  They started dating and it was meant to be!  Zach proposed at Enchanted Rock in Fredricksburg in February.

 Together, Andrea and Zach are a great couple!  They are always fun to hang out with. 

The wedding festivities began on Friday.  The girls had a bridal luncheon at Stanford House and went a had their nails done.  The Rehearsal dinner was at Pappasito's and it was delicious.  That night we stayed at a hotel in Fort Worth.

The next morning went to Shelton's to get our hair done.  Andrea made us these cute button ups with our initials---so cute!

 

Then we were off to the First Methodist-Arlington.  We finished getting ready and took pictures.  Andrea looked amazing!  Look how beautiful she is!

 

All dolled up!

 Mr. Spencer was so proud of Andrea!

 Look at that smile!

 

 

 

Next up was the reception at the T and P Station.  I have never been here before, but it is really cool venue.  Andrea's decor was great!  She did lots of fall colors and it looked fabulous. 

 

As soon as they are completed, I will add more pictures of actual ceremony and reception.  :)

I'm sooooo happy for Zach and Andrea! You guys make a beautiful couple!  Next stop..... BABIES! haha just kidding... You have plenty of time! 

We are pregnant!

Well.... if you haven't heard...... JERRY AND I ARE HAVING A BABY!!!

We are both so excited! Keeping it a secret has been so hard! 

Warning: This is a really long post.  I have been waiting for 8 weeks tell this exciting news!


So, lets start from the beginning.  Jerry and I decided we were ready to have kids back in January.  We thought about it and thought about it and decided to wait until summer to start trying.  I really wanted to have the baby close to April or May so I could use my summer as maternity leave. 

Fast forward to September 13 (Jerry's Birthday) around 5 AM.  I couldn't sleep any longer because I was so nervous about taking the pregnancy test.  Sure enough it was positive!! I could hardly believe it!  I even got Jerry up to make sure my eyes weren't lying to me.  Yep, that's two lines! 

 

We had our first sonogram on October 8.  Dr. Glenn said everything looked great!  We even got to hear the heart beat!  I think I'm about 8 weeks at this point and the baby was about the size of a raspberry or olive (according to my What to Expect When You're Expecting App.) 

 

Side note: I LOVE my doctor and her staff. She and her nurses are fabulous! Everyone is so nice and so happy for us at her office. Dr. Glenn also delivered Luke, my nephew, back in September. 

 

Dr. Glenn suggested we not make the big announcement until the next appointment.  This was VERY difficult to keep a secret.  I wanted to tell everyone, but Jerry and I resisted for the most part.  I especially wanted to tell my friends and coworkers. 

 

We decided to go ahead and tell our families.  I called my mom and sister on a three way call and told them the exciting news.  We bought "Grandma loves me!" and "I love Grandpa" bibs for Jane and Glenn.  Then we sent "Grandma loves me!, "I love Grandpa", and "My uncle is hot and single" bibs to Larry, Karen and Walker in Virginia.  It was really fun hearing everyone's reactions. 

 

Fast forward to November 2:  We headed up to the doctor for our next visit.  I was nervous, but very excited.  We had our sonogram and the baby was jumping around like crazy!  It was so funny!  We were able to see the babies head, fingers, foot, and umbilical cord.  It's amazing how fast he/she grows!  Dr. Glenn said the baby was the size of an orange!   I was relieved to hear everything looked great!  In this picture, the baby is about 11 1/2 weeks. 

 

 

In typical "Cheesy Carolyn" fashion, I decided to put this picture on facebook once we got the green light to tell everyone. 

 

We have also been taking weekly pictures.  I know I'm not showing, but it's still fun taking belly pictures. 

 

Weeks 1-7 were great!  Then Mr. Nausea came by for a visit.  Basically for 3 weeks all I ate was peanut butter and jelly, cereal, and chicken fingers.  This was not a fun part. 

 

A friend of mine from college is having a baby and she post the questions below every so often.  I thought it was cute, so I'm going to do the same thing. 

 

How far along: 11 weeks and 5 days

 

Maternity Clothes: No, just doing the old rubber band trick on my pants

 

Sleep: I've been waking up at strange times 2, 3, 6.  Not sure what this is about

 

Missing anything: Jimmy John's Beach Club :/

 

Food Cravings: I'm getting to where I can eat normal/ healthy food again (for the most part.) However, all I want to eat is starchy foods- tortillas, bread, crackers, etc.  Also, Ginger Ale is a life saver! 

 

Exercise:  I'm trying to still work out 3-4 times a week.  I just make sure my heart rate does not go over 140 beats per minute.  I'm sticking with Body Pump twice a week and walks or eliptical twice a week.

 

Food Aversions: baked chicken

 

Symptoms: occasional waves of nausea

 

Have you started to show yet: no, I just look like I've been eating too many doughnuts

 

Happy or Moody: Happy and very emotional. 

 

Looking forward to: Finding out the gender on November 30.  I'm also looking forward to Cindy and Chris' wedding!