Today....

This whole week has been the most amazing, picturesque fall weather. The sky is filled with a pallet of color, the temperatures have reached the 80's, and time has been spent with our favorites! Friday Derek made the big move down town. He has been waiting for this epic move since he graduated from college. A job he enjoys in a city he loves. No expense spared Quicken Loans renovated half of the Chase Tower and now call it home to 1000 employees. I am pretty jealous of the crazy colors, the dry erase walls and especially jealous of the adjustable desks.

Saturday we went to visit some of our favorites, The Perez Family! Ellis & Logan are getting so big. They are now 6 months and starting a while new phase of moving as mush as possible. These little guys are ready to be on the move. I just can't wait for Delevan to meet them. Altho by this time next year those little guys will be walking, talking, and probably on bikes =). They gave us a whole box of little boy clothes and clothes for this growing mama. Thank you so much!!! It was a great night filled with lots  of pizza and sports. UofM - Tigers - Wings all in the same night.

Today we got up early and went to Island Lake Park. It was such a beautiful fall morning. Derek
and Kari ran 11miles and both felt great. I did about 3.5 miles with Jerry and I am so glad I got out moving. Next weekend is the big race, Detroit Half Marathon!

I Miss You

Things I miss the most during my pregnancy so far...
    Nooooo, not wine or Bud Light Lime.... I miss belts and zippers and now my neck!!! This momma has got to get moving!

Boy!

That's right... We are having a BOY!!! I am so excited. I was so loving the ultra sound today. It was a this is real moment. Everything was measuring right on and looking like one perfect baby boy. I can hardly wait to hold Delevan in my arms.
His heart rate was 141and I have gained 15lbs.

It's A ....

I have been so anxious for our first ultra sound tomorrow. More than the excitement of finding out the sex of the baby, just having our first official visual of Baby Nugget. When we first found out we were pregnant I had an ultra sound done. We were only 5 weeks along at the time. So I really did not see anything but a black hole. I felt just like Rachel on the Friends episode - "I can't see my baby". I was just barely able to see the heart beat at that time. It was an amazing feeling when we first had the chance to hear the heart beat out loud. Now we can actually have a visual of what is going on in that belly of mine. I have defiantly noticed growth in the last few days. For the last few weeks I kept asking myself... Are you just letting yourself get fat - there is really not a baby in there at all. I may have felt some movements as well. It is so faint I just don't know if its muscle spasms or gas or the baby moving around.

On a fashion note.. I hate everything about maternity clothes. I hate shopping in the small cluttered stores, I hate shopping on line, I hate the way they look on me, and I hate the way the feel. I don't know who ever decided that these were comfortable clothes cause they are far from it. The elastic reaching all the way up my stomach only makes it feel like my boobs are trying to reach my knees. I am slowly but surely switching my closet over, I am not happy about it. There are so many cute fall clothes out there right now, and I have to just keep on walking by them.

So bets are about half and half down the line. Derek thinks it is a girl and I think it is a boy. I have lost the vote on our boys name thou. I had Dellevan... everyone agrees that it should be Delevan. ( Apparently spell check does not like either of them) So, even thou I am the mom... majority wins this one. Well, Derek wins this one. Well - I will be looking forward to our day tomorrow. I hope I get some sleep tonight.

Week 17

I keep telling everyone that, I feel like a normal person and that I do not feel preggers at all. However the dreams are coming on strong. I have had few dreams this week one the baby was a girl and in the other it was a boy. So I am still undecided on what our little surprise is going to be. I just keep wondering if we are going to break the popular crew with all of these boys or add to it. I keep saying he and his, while Derek keeps saying hello to little Avery. I am so glad that we are finding out.

Today my feet are swollen.

The Perez boys are 5 months old today.  Time really does fly. Well I hope everyone has a fantastic Labor Day weekend!

The Name Game

We have discussed baby names for years... now that a baby is on the way here are the favorites on our list. 


Girls:
Avery 
Kayden
Ali
Anna
Maeve

Boys:
Eathan
Dellevan
Keegan
Keanan
Jaxson


As of right now we have decided on Avery Ann & Dellevan Richard. Sept. 15th we have our ultrasound and if the little nugget is not in hiding we will find out 

M.I.A

Another busy summer has kept me away from the computer, along with fear and frustration with my lovely laptop. Falling apart at the seams POS! It has been a good run my HUGE Dell laptop and a big thanks to my awesome husband for this beauty, Yep I am taking the plunge with Apple!

Here is a recap since March...

• Kristin & Troy had their twin boys - Ellis Steven & Logan Matthew
• The B.F.P. (The Big Fat Positive) 
• World Travelers
• Concrete Project

Each of these deserve a post all on their own, for now I will recap in photos.

New drive way - complements the garage door.

New back patio