Baby!!!

We are so close to 5 months!!! It's super exciting. Every day I wake up and I'm pregnant I am so surprised! I keep thinking this is going to slip through my fingers. I am really working on being more connected and positive about my baby! I have an appointment tomorrow, really looking forward to hearing the heartbeat!

Best news ever, Zach will be home for Christmas! Which also means he will be home for our anatomy scan :) we don't have it scheduled yet, but will soon! We can't wait! It's going to be a great Christmas for us!!!

Bump!

Elliott Reid

We found out, a week ago, that we are having a son! 

This ultrasound was so awesome for so many reasons. Zach got to be there! He got home the day before! And Elliott is perfectly healthy. It was the best Christmas ever for us! 

5 month bump!

He is so cute! 

He signed "I love you" 

Little tiny foot! 

We are so excited! We didn't tell a single person when our ultrasound was, we wanted to soak in the news ourselves and take our time announcing. We went to the ultrasound and asked the tech to tell us when to look away, and to write the sex on a piece of paper. We really wanted to find out by ourselves. Let me tell you, the 30 minute drive home with that piece of paper in an envelope took forever!

As soon as we walked in the door we opened the envelope. Zach's guess was boy. Mine was girl. I knew it was a boy as soon as we saw the ultrasound, but Iwasn't  100% convinced because I didn't want to be wrong. As soon as we opened the envelope we went crazy! Zach was yelling and excited and I was crying :)

We couldn't hold it in, we called all of our immediate family right away and a few very close friends. It was awesome to surprise all of them! Zach's mom and my mom both had guessed boy so they were excited to be right. 

On Christmas Day we had some gifts under the tree to "Elliott" it was the coolest thing ever! To see our sons name on presents from his family. So emotional. Opening them was so fun and so emotional. They were all really cute things for his bedroom. Some cute frames. My mom made a little sign to hang on the wall that said "first we had each other, then we had you, now we have everything" a little hanging square that says "twinkle twinkle little star do you know how loved you are?" My sister got us a onesie that says "little ass kicker" yes walking dead! 

And this was my favorite. This sign sums up all of the feelings surrounding this little rainbow. 

Just about 4 months to go until we get to meet him! I can't wait!

As soon as my BFF, Sarah found out it was a boy she gave us all the clothes she's had for her twin boys the last 9 months! We are pretty set on clothes now ;) 

In other news I'm feeling pretty good. I had a minor complication unrelated to the pregnancy that required out patient surgery, and now I'm on the mend. Just trying to rest up before going back to work "next year" lol. 

It is the best thing ever to have Zach home. The level of stress that lifted off of me when he got here is immeasurable. When I am too tired, he is able to pick up the slack. He is an amazing husband! It's getting harder to bend over and do things like put on shoes, pick things up, and he is right there to help me. I love him so much and I'm so grateful to call him mine. <3 he is going to be one amazing daddy! I can't wait to see him meet his son! 

We have an appointment tomorrow with our midwife, and it will be Zach's first time meeting her. He left when I was 6 weeks pregnant. I am a little nervous, I hope he loves her as much as I do! She's really looking forward to meeting him and vice versa!