Snips and Snails and Puppy Dogs' Tails

That's right, people. Baby is a BOY!

We had our ultrasound last Friday and found out we're expecting a little rough and tumble Rose man :)

We are so excited, and I can't wait to start shopping for baby things and planning for the little nugget's nursery. The scan was so amazing, and I am so happy that Jordan was able to be there for this one. 

We were able to get a good glimpse at him, even though he was very squirmy (no wonder I have been feeling him kicking around like crazy!). At one point, we even got a really good look at his profile and EAR that looked like we could just reach out and touch it. Surreal.

Jordan and I were kind of geeking out the whole time and couldn't stop asking questions and having really goofy smiles on our faces. It was so crazy to believe that we were looking at our sweet little guy!

We were able to get a video from the ultrasound but haven't figured out how to save it to the computer, yet, so here are some pictures in the mean time (they are pictures of pictures, so sorry about the fuzziness)

Sucking his thumb... Oh no

A head on shot

His little hand!

His feet (I can't wait to nibble and tickle those puppies)

Warning: Graphic Content :)

More than anything, we are so excited that baby will have two boy cousins born this year to play and be BFFs with in the future. Hooray!

Movin' In!

It's true! We found a place and have finally been moving in this week. I promise to do lots of catch-up posting once we get settled, but right now is pretty hectic and we don't have Internet set up. How am I writing this post, you might ask? Oh, just piggybacking off the neighbors' wifi... Mwahaha. I just figure it can be a "welcome to the neighborhood" gift and they won't have to bring us a casserole later ;-) We are starting to like our new place, despite some reservations at first. It is literally 2-3 minutes from Jord's work, so he can come home for lunch. Wahoo! Most of this week has been spent wrangling up furniture (bless you Craigslist) and unpacking boxes. Friday is THE day... Two more and we get to see Baby Rose (on the ultrasound of course). We are hoping the little nugget isn't shy so we can find out whether we need to be shopping for blue or pink. Cross your fingers for us! Sorry if we have been a little MIA... We will email and post more once things slow down. MUAH!

Chattanooga

Well, Hello! Long time no write, family and friendlies.

I don't have a lot of time, and am currently typing from the "Business Center" at the Marriott, so I will make this short-ish.

We made it to Chattanooga!! Wahoo! We are really liking it here, so far. Finding a place has been...shall we say... a bit of a burden? Apparently, everyone and their mom here rents, as opposed to buying, so good, affordable rentals in nice areas are hard to come by. There were a few days where each one that I looked at and loved was gone in about three hours. Discouraging. However, we are finally moving into a townhouse on Monday (the 14th... aka our ANNIVERSARY!)and we are glad to at last have somewhere to rest our heads that doesn't involve putting a "sleeping" sign on our doorknob each night.

Also, met my new OB yesterday, and he is super! I can already tell that we are going to like him. An ultrasound appointment is set for NEXT FRIDAY! Finally, we will be able to find out whether "little mysterious" is a lady baby or a man cub.

So far, there are a few things that we have learned about Chatt:

-Most people have pretty thick accents (that are awesome)

-It is a bit warmer than we expected

-The mountains and rivers are super pretty, and we are glad to finally have some variation in landscapes

-Bugs, bugs, bugs

-From my experience so far, people are very nice and very honest... almost to the point of being shameless, sometimes (which is also pretty awesome/hilarious)

-There is a lot of climbing, hiking, biking, along with lots outdoorsy granola types :)

-There's also a pretty huge local food movement here, meaning tons of farmer's markets, and a lot of restaurants get their food from within 100 miles. Yum. Sanctuary!

All in all, things are good. We are excited about this new adventure and really excited to settle into our new home. I will update a little more once I am back to our computer and our own internet. Much love!

Heat Wave

It has been in the 100's this weekend in Phoenix.

This would be fine and dandy with me if my natural body temperature wasn't already 10 degrees hotter at the moment. Talk about a hot and sweaty mess, my friends!

I wish I had more exciting things to report, but lately I've mostly been laying on my bed at my parents' under the fan while watching Gidget and really dumb chick flicks. Ah, leisure...

Also, we had a pretty rockin' garage sale the other day at my grandparents' house. I scored some sweet things for our new place, wherever that may be (I love hand me down decorations :) and got to take on the responsibility of Assistant Bag Lady.

I am leaving to head back to Charlotte in a few days, and Jord and I will finally be reunited on Friday. Hallelujah!

We are getting really excited to be in Chattanooga so we can find a place and settle in. This whole "not having a real home" thing is kind of draining. We are also hoping to find out baby's gender in the next couple of weeks. Hooray!

A big thanks to my sweet mom and dad for putting me up all this month and listening to me complain every day about how my life is "sooo hard" because I am away from my husband. Whiner. Also, thanks to my grandparents for just being so wonderful and for introducing me to the amazing Dr. Spock. I have been reading, and I already feel so much more prepared :)

Here is a little peek at the 17 weeks belly!

Update: I have already gained more weight than I expected to (ha!), can't get enough apples (or Frosty's.... :-/), and I am pretty sure I'm feeling some little rumblings and kicking in there! It mostly just feels like bubbles are popping inside my stomach, though.

Thoughts on First Tri Part Deux

My first hamburger in four months... Soooo yummy

I am going post-crazy today, but I left out some things from the last one (that was super long-winded... apologies).

The creme-de-la-creme.

The Foods That Are Oddly Delicious and Satisfying, Even When You Feel Like Your Insides Are Trying to Become Your Outsides (some suggestions provided by sisters-in-law, mothers, and friends):

-Frozen grapes (green sour ones)

-Fudgesicles

-Popsicles in general (try to get real fruit ones for some nutritional value)

-Pudding

-Chocolate milk

-Lemonade (Simply Lemonade tastes like Chick-Fil-A's to me... sooo delicious)

-A little bit of caffeine free soda, even if you don't usually drink it. Coke was pretty delicious.

-Pretzels

-Frozen yogurt

-Smoothies

-String cheese

-Citrus in general. Grapefruit juice is really tart, but makes the yonks go away. At one point I was eating straight lemons, and they were amazing.

-Macaroni and cheese

-Cereal... I was really into Honeycomb and Honey Nut Cheerios

-Vanilla Greek Yogurt

-Baked potatoes (plain or with sour cream)

-French fries (not healthy, but they will keep you full for a little while)

I am sure there are lots of other things that I am forgetting. I really wasn't into hot foods, but I know everyone is different. Hopefully, this will help someone in the future. Much love!