It's A BOY!!!!!!

This post is dedicated to the day we told our parents, friends, and family what we are having.  But...first I will tell you a little about the day that Matt and I found out we are having a BOY!!!  I was 17 weeks pregnant exactly and actually felt the baby kick for the first time that morning...twice!!!  It was amazing!  I set my appt. at 2:00 on Wednesday afternoon so Matt could come back to Jackson to be with me when we found out. After basically 27 years of waiting to know what my first child would be, the moment came when the ultrasound tech asked if we saw "it".  All we saw was a white and black screen and had trouble making out anything...much less "it".  Then she announced that it was indeed a BOY!  Matt kept asking her, "For real?" over and over.  She said she was sure!  Then we saw "it" and thus Brody Aaron Cliburn in that instance became part of our family and part of us!  What a moment!! I was an emotional basket case and Matt was in total shock.  We just both knew that it was a girl.  Maybe next time though!!!

Moving on, we kept it a secret from everyone until that following Saturday.  This was DNow weekend and I had 10 girls at our house staying so the day was crazy to say the least.  I had That Special Touch bake a cake for the reveal and my parents, Matt's parents, and my grandmother came and met us at Mugshots for food and then of course the reveal.  The rest is just pictures of the day with a little commentary on the side!  Hope you enjoy as much as we did!!

The other side of the cake had our girl name on it.  If the inside was a white cake, then it was a boy and if it was a strawberry or pink cake, then that meant girl!

This is our parents getting ready to cut the cake.  We let all four of them cut it at the same time.  It was truly priceless seeing the looks on all their faces!

 

You can't really tell by the picture but my parents where almost tearing their side of the cake apart trying to see if it was white or pink!

This is my favorite picture of all time!  As soon as my dad saw that it was white, he started screaming (and I mean screaming) "It's a Boy! It's a Boy!"  Everyone in Mugshots was staring!!  It was totally awesome to see his reaction and everyone elses on camera!  This pic pretty much sums it up!

The inside of the cake!

Matt's mom and my Mawmaw sharing excitement!

Brody got a special present that day for his room which we are doing in lambs!!  It is a rocker!

As you can tell, the day was full of excitement!!!  I go back this Wednesday for my 21 week check up and we will have another ultrasound done then.  I will post a picture of that later on.  The rest are a few belly pics from 19 and 20 weeks!  He is as big as a banana this week weighing in around 10 oz and around 7 inches long!!

19 weeks

20 weeks

A Long Week!! And Month for that Matter!

So I know I still haven't posted about what we are having and the reveal.  Well... It's a BOY!!!  Brody Aaron Cliburn will be arriving the end of July/early August, and we have been working hard getting ready for his BIG DEBUT!!  I will do a seperate post of the reveal, but those pictures are on another computer.  Soon...I promise!

This past week was Matt's Spring Break.  It was so wonderful to have him home for an entire week!!!  I put him to work though as soon as he arrived back in Jackson.  We worked last weekend on painting the nursery and refinishing and antiqueing Brody's furniture.  Well...Matt did the painting in the nursery and I worked on the furniture outside where things were ventilated. 

This is the before of his dresser...and this is the after!!!

I haven't had a chance to take a picture with the new hardware, but it looks awesome!!!

This is the before of the cupboard that we will use for books, toys, etc... and the after!!!

You can also sort of tell what the paint looks like in his room.  Looks even better now with the chair rail up!!!

These are the adorable frames I bought and painted/distressed! There are 3 that are just alike that will go above his dresser.

My parents came up this past weekend and helped us with some other things like putting up his chair rail, the cornice board, the changing table topper, curtains, his mobile, etc.  I am not going to post pictures of this stuff until later down the road when we have a crib and bedding.  But let me just say, his room looks incredible!!!  My dad did an AMAZING job constructing the cornice board, changing pad topper, and hanging the chair rail...So thanks BIG DADDY!!!  Needless to say...I am exhausted!  But I'm so excited about how it looks and even more excited about being done, at least with the big stuff!

So an update on the baby... He is perfect!  Growing like a weed in his Mommy's belly.  He is approximately the size of a large mango this week at 6.5 in long and weighing about 10 oz!!!  I am 19 w 5 d as of today.  This is a huge week for me being that it marks the half-way point!  Twenty weeks!!!  BUT...It's also a very emotional week as well.  Tomorrow, March 15 was my due date with our first baby that we lost back in August.  I can't help but think about what that baby would have been like, or if it would have been a boy like his brother or a little girl.  One thing is for certain though.  I think there is zero coincidence that my due date with baby #1 and my mid-pregnancy milestone with baby #2 fall within 24 hours of each other.  No coincidence at all.  Just reassurance from MY GOD that HE IS IN CONTROL OF EVERYTHING in my life BOTH GOOD AND BAD!!! And that He makes all things work together to bring happiness and joy to His children!!! AMEN!!! I will post belly pics next time I can load my camera onto the computer.  And for those wondering...YES!!!  He is moving up a storm.  Even waking me up in the middle of the night already!!!  I love feeling those kicks and punches!  Such an incredible feeling.  Thank you Lord for blessing me with Brody!!!