Thanks to my wonderful friend Anna, we are diving right in! We want to learn everything we can about this little peanut!
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
First Doctors Appointment
Dear Baby Brooks -
FINALLY! We had our first doctor's appointment to check up on you on Tuesday, January 24. We had waited two whole weeks to find out some more information on you so we were super excited to learn more! Dr. Louise Rogers is going to be taking care of all of us for the next 200 days or so. She is fabulous. We love her and know that we are all in wonderful hands.
Daddy met me at the appointment and we got to find out so much about you! Unexpectedly, we got to have an ultrasound! We had no idea we'd get to actually see you that day, so it was such a pleasant surprise! We found out that I was exactly 8 weeks and 2 days pregnant with you. Your little heart was so strong! It was beating at 171 BPM which the doctor said was fabulous! So, now we know that your due date is September 2...Labor Day Weekend.
We can not wait to meet you!! About three more weeks and we can share the news with the world!
FINALLY! We had our first doctor's appointment to check up on you on Tuesday, January 24. We had waited two whole weeks to find out some more information on you so we were super excited to learn more! Dr. Louise Rogers is going to be taking care of all of us for the next 200 days or so. She is fabulous. We love her and know that we are all in wonderful hands.
Daddy met me at the appointment and we got to find out so much about you! Unexpectedly, we got to have an ultrasound! We had no idea we'd get to actually see you that day, so it was such a pleasant surprise! We found out that I was exactly 8 weeks and 2 days pregnant with you. Your little heart was so strong! It was beating at 171 BPM which the doctor said was fabulous! So, now we know that your due date is September 2...Labor Day Weekend.
We can not wait to meet you!! About three more weeks and we can share the news with the world!
Sharing the News...With a Select Few!
Dear Baby Brooks -
Stop number 2 on the baby train was telling your grandparents that we were having a baby. The thing about your grandparents is that everyone is kind of spread out. Gammie and Kenny (we don't have an official grandparent name for him yet) live in Burlington, Noni and Pops live in Louisiana, Nana and the Dude live in Florida, and Grandad and GiGi are in Waxhaw. We weren't sure of exactly the next time we were going to see everyone but we were itching to share the wonderful news of you! We decided to involve your brother in the mix. Mommy made Buddy a bandana to wear that said Big Brother. Our plan was to send the picture to everyone to break the big news. Here's Buddy -
Handsome fella, isn't he? :-) We sent it to Gammie and Nana, and neither one of them got it at first. Gammie thought Buddy was going to be some kind of helper dog and her second guess was that we were getting a puppy. Nana thought we had made a cape for cousin Landon because Lola was going to be born in the next few weeks. Eventually, a lightbulb went off in their heads and they figured out that Buddy, was in fact, going to be a big brother...to a human baby! They were both so excited! As luck would have it, Pops was coming into town from Louisiana the very next week, so we waited to tell him in person. Once he was here, we sent Buddy downstairs to show off his new outfit. It took him a few seconds for it to register, but Pops figured it out pretty fast! Then we sent Buddy's picture to Aunt Rachel. She figured it out right away and said, "We have so much to do! We need to buy books, and blankets, and chairs!" Chairs? Huh? Silly Aunt Rachel. Then we proceeded to tell Uncle Matt and Aunt Jenna, Noni, Grandad and GiGi. Everyone is really very excited to meet you and they call to check on you all the time!
We are counting the days until we can tell everyone else our wonderful secret too!
XOXO
Mommy & Daddy
Stop number 2 on the baby train was telling your grandparents that we were having a baby. The thing about your grandparents is that everyone is kind of spread out. Gammie and Kenny (we don't have an official grandparent name for him yet) live in Burlington, Noni and Pops live in Louisiana, Nana and the Dude live in Florida, and Grandad and GiGi are in Waxhaw. We weren't sure of exactly the next time we were going to see everyone but we were itching to share the wonderful news of you! We decided to involve your brother in the mix. Mommy made Buddy a bandana to wear that said Big Brother. Our plan was to send the picture to everyone to break the big news. Here's Buddy -
We are counting the days until we can tell everyone else our wonderful secret too!
XOXO
Mommy & Daddy
A Wonderful Surprise
Dear Baby Brooks -
Here we go! You're on the way...well, in the next 30 weeks or so. Your Daddy and I are so happy and are so excited to meet you. We are going to use this space to document the first 40 weeks of your life. We'll fill it with memories, thoughts, and random happenings. We want to remember every moment of our patient wait for your arrival. We've only known you were coming for about 2 weeks now and we are smitten already. You have filled most of our conversations lately and we know that you will only continue to consume our lives and fill them with love and excitement.
There's no better place to start than the beginning I suppose. On January 10, I woke up around 3:00 am feeling like the room was spinning. A few hours later when my alarm clock went off, I still felt pretty queasy. I got out of bed, showered, and tried to get ready for work. I just couldn't kick that woozy feeling. I woke your Daddy up and told him I felt kind of crummy and that I was going back to bed. I woke up an hour or so later and thought to myself, well, might as well take a quick pregnancy test. Still feeling a little sleepy and not so wonderful, I took a very quick peek at the test, saw only one line, and went back to sleep...for about three hours. When I woke up for the third time that morning and made my way to the bathroom, that little test was still sitting on the counter staring at me, only this time there were two lines instead of one. Two! So, being me, the first thing I did was take a picture. :-)
OK...so, now that there was photo evidence, I said to myelf, "Self, take another one." So, I did, and what do you know...two lines again!
Yep, definitely pregnant. I looked at your furry brother, Buddy, he looked at me, and I think we both knew our lives were never going to be the same. I didn't want to tell your Daddy over the phone, so I just sat around all day, me and Buddy, feeling kind of terrible, and wondering what was and wasn't safe to eat! There are a lot of rules about that by the way! Because your Daddy is so sweet, he called four or five times that day to see how I was feeling. I never answered of course and was watching the clock all day anxiously awaiting his arrival home from work.
He walked in the door, said hello to Buddy, and then came into the kitchen to ask how I was feeling. I don't remember exactly the words I said, but it was somewhere along the lines of, "Well, I still don't feel great, but I know why I don't feel so great." Your Daddy immediately asked if I was pregnant. I said yes and told him that I'd taken two tests just to be sure! He kept saying things like, "No way!" "Really?!" and then he said, "Congratulations!" I said, "You too," and the journey to you began.
We went out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom to celebrate...nothing too fancy considering my tummy and I still weren't on the best of terms! I seriously didn't even know what to order for dinner. Here's how it went in my head..."OK, so I don't think I'm technically supposed to eat deli meat, so do pepperoni and ham on a pizza count as deli meat? And if they do, is it OK because it's heated? And what's the real deal with caffeine? Can I have a little bit? Is it bad if I order an unsweet tea? Ugh...so confusing! I'll have a water and a grilled chicken sandwich." I know a little more now and realize that yes, I could have had pizza with meat on it and the tea would have been fine, but I'll tell you this...if I had to only eat chicken and drink water for 40 weeks to keep you safe, you can bet I'd do it with pleasure.
XOXO
Mommy and Daddy
Here we go! You're on the way...well, in the next 30 weeks or so. Your Daddy and I are so happy and are so excited to meet you. We are going to use this space to document the first 40 weeks of your life. We'll fill it with memories, thoughts, and random happenings. We want to remember every moment of our patient wait for your arrival. We've only known you were coming for about 2 weeks now and we are smitten already. You have filled most of our conversations lately and we know that you will only continue to consume our lives and fill them with love and excitement.
There's no better place to start than the beginning I suppose. On January 10, I woke up around 3:00 am feeling like the room was spinning. A few hours later when my alarm clock went off, I still felt pretty queasy. I got out of bed, showered, and tried to get ready for work. I just couldn't kick that woozy feeling. I woke your Daddy up and told him I felt kind of crummy and that I was going back to bed. I woke up an hour or so later and thought to myself, well, might as well take a quick pregnancy test. Still feeling a little sleepy and not so wonderful, I took a very quick peek at the test, saw only one line, and went back to sleep...for about three hours. When I woke up for the third time that morning and made my way to the bathroom, that little test was still sitting on the counter staring at me, only this time there were two lines instead of one. Two! So, being me, the first thing I did was take a picture. :-)
OK...so, now that there was photo evidence, I said to myelf, "Self, take another one." So, I did, and what do you know...two lines again!
Yep, definitely pregnant. I looked at your furry brother, Buddy, he looked at me, and I think we both knew our lives were never going to be the same. I didn't want to tell your Daddy over the phone, so I just sat around all day, me and Buddy, feeling kind of terrible, and wondering what was and wasn't safe to eat! There are a lot of rules about that by the way! Because your Daddy is so sweet, he called four or five times that day to see how I was feeling. I never answered of course and was watching the clock all day anxiously awaiting his arrival home from work.
He walked in the door, said hello to Buddy, and then came into the kitchen to ask how I was feeling. I don't remember exactly the words I said, but it was somewhere along the lines of, "Well, I still don't feel great, but I know why I don't feel so great." Your Daddy immediately asked if I was pregnant. I said yes and told him that I'd taken two tests just to be sure! He kept saying things like, "No way!" "Really?!" and then he said, "Congratulations!" I said, "You too," and the journey to you began.
We went out to dinner at Mellow Mushroom to celebrate...nothing too fancy considering my tummy and I still weren't on the best of terms! I seriously didn't even know what to order for dinner. Here's how it went in my head..."OK, so I don't think I'm technically supposed to eat deli meat, so do pepperoni and ham on a pizza count as deli meat? And if they do, is it OK because it's heated? And what's the real deal with caffeine? Can I have a little bit? Is it bad if I order an unsweet tea? Ugh...so confusing! I'll have a water and a grilled chicken sandwich." I know a little more now and realize that yes, I could have had pizza with meat on it and the tea would have been fine, but I'll tell you this...if I had to only eat chicken and drink water for 40 weeks to keep you safe, you can bet I'd do it with pleasure.
XOXO
Mommy and Daddy
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Batting 1000
Well...
Looks like I'm averaging about 1 post per month these days. :-)
The only thing I can really say is that between work, traveling, and finishing up my first semester of Grad School, keeping up with this blog has (sadly) really fallen to the bottom of the To Do List.
I hope to be able to post some more goodness soon....until then, know that we're doing great, keeping busy, and if we can get through the next two weeks or so, it'll be smooth sailing!
Hope everyone had a Happy Happy Thanksgiving and that you're all getting into the Christmas spirit!!
XO
Looks like I'm averaging about 1 post per month these days. :-)
The only thing I can really say is that between work, traveling, and finishing up my first semester of Grad School, keeping up with this blog has (sadly) really fallen to the bottom of the To Do List.
I hope to be able to post some more goodness soon....until then, know that we're doing great, keeping busy, and if we can get through the next two weeks or so, it'll be smooth sailing!
Hope everyone had a Happy Happy Thanksgiving and that you're all getting into the Christmas spirit!!
XO
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Haven't Fallen Off the Face of the Earth
Although it may seem that way from the lack of blog updates in the last month! Wow...has it really been that long since we were packing for our trip to Florida??!!
Way too much has happened since then to try and give the down and dirty details of every event, so here's the highlight reel:
FLORIDA
Oh! It was wonderful! We had such a good time. The weather was great...give or take a few rainy moments here and there. We had a perfect balance of fun and relaxation. It doesn't matter how long you take vacation for, it always flies by way too fast. October is such a wonderful time in Florida. We are already looking forward to our next visit! Here is a little snippet of our photos from the week...
The next weekend was birthday weekend (sort of )!! Barrett's birthday this year fell on Sunday and mine was Tuesday. Our gifts to each other was the new iPhone 4S. We were both due for new phones, so happy birthday to us! :-) Barrett chose to spend his birthday at the Taco Mac watching football. So, a handful of his buddies joined us for a few games. I left him there after the first game to enjoy another one while I came home to get birthday cake ready. :-) On my birthday, I treated myself to a pedicure and then we went out to dinner at The Cowfish. Yum, Yum, Yummy. We both really enjoyed our birthdays this year. :-)
Last weekend we were in Greenville for Homecoming. One word - FREEZING! It was so cold! I seriously had on no less than 5 layers in the shirt department. In addition, not only did I have on two pairs of socks, but I also pulled out an extra pair of fleece gloves and put those around each of my feet. Still cold. Brrr.... Anywho, the Pirates came away with the W, so we'll take it.
This weekend...Barrett's back in Greenville for the ECU vs. Southern Miss game. Speaking of Southern Miss, I am not at the game because I have a research paper due for my class by Thanksgiving. So Barrett was enjoying the game today and I spent my day looking up journal articles. Good times.
Next weekend, we're heading to Wilmington to celebrate the engagement of our friends Claire and Will. Then it's another football game, Thanksgiving, Early Christmas family get together, Louisiana for my brother's college graduation, and then it's December 17. Did I mention I had a research paper to write? What am I doing bloggin!!??
Back to the grind...
Way too much has happened since then to try and give the down and dirty details of every event, so here's the highlight reel:
FLORIDA
Oh! It was wonderful! We had such a good time. The weather was great...give or take a few rainy moments here and there. We had a perfect balance of fun and relaxation. It doesn't matter how long you take vacation for, it always flies by way too fast. October is such a wonderful time in Florida. We are already looking forward to our next visit! Here is a little snippet of our photos from the week...
The next weekend was birthday weekend (sort of )!! Barrett's birthday this year fell on Sunday and mine was Tuesday. Our gifts to each other was the new iPhone 4S. We were both due for new phones, so happy birthday to us! :-) Barrett chose to spend his birthday at the Taco Mac watching football. So, a handful of his buddies joined us for a few games. I left him there after the first game to enjoy another one while I came home to get birthday cake ready. :-) On my birthday, I treated myself to a pedicure and then we went out to dinner at The Cowfish. Yum, Yum, Yummy. We both really enjoyed our birthdays this year. :-)
Last weekend we were in Greenville for Homecoming. One word - FREEZING! It was so cold! I seriously had on no less than 5 layers in the shirt department. In addition, not only did I have on two pairs of socks, but I also pulled out an extra pair of fleece gloves and put those around each of my feet. Still cold. Brrr.... Anywho, the Pirates came away with the W, so we'll take it.
This weekend...Barrett's back in Greenville for the ECU vs. Southern Miss game. Speaking of Southern Miss, I am not at the game because I have a research paper due for my class by Thanksgiving. So Barrett was enjoying the game today and I spent my day looking up journal articles. Good times.
Next weekend, we're heading to Wilmington to celebrate the engagement of our friends Claire and Will. Then it's another football game, Thanksgiving, Early Christmas family get together, Louisiana for my brother's college graduation, and then it's December 17. Did I mention I had a research paper to write? What am I doing bloggin!!??
Back to the grind...
Friday, October 7, 2011
And...We're Off!!
I don't have too much to say for the last few weeks except they've been busy...surprise, surprise! Last weekend we were at a wedding in Burlington and work has kept both of us hopping.
What do we need?? A vacation. Well, good thing we're going on one!
Tomorrow, we head out for Florida for 8 days. We can not wait!! We have almost zero plans...just a lot of relaxing, resting, and quality time spent with each other and Susan & Mike.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to Mary, Greg, Jeff, and Cindy for sharing the Buddy care this week!! He most appreciates it and is ready with lots of good snuggles and wet kisses!
Hope y'all have a great week! I'm sure I'l have gobs of pictures to post when we get back.
:-)
What do we need?? A vacation. Well, good thing we're going on one!
Tomorrow, we head out for Florida for 8 days. We can not wait!! We have almost zero plans...just a lot of relaxing, resting, and quality time spent with each other and Susan & Mike.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to Mary, Greg, Jeff, and Cindy for sharing the Buddy care this week!! He most appreciates it and is ready with lots of good snuggles and wet kisses!
Hope y'all have a great week! I'm sure I'l have gobs of pictures to post when we get back.
:-)
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