Final Predictions...

So tomorrow is the big day...well we hope it's the big day. We have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow and we're hoping that the she will send us down the hallway for an ultrasound. I always thought you got an ultrasound every time you went for a prenatal checkup, but from what we've learned, they're completely unnecessary if you're healthy, you have a good family history (medically speaking) and if you're not showing any signs for concern. Well, Justin & I meet all of that criteria and so we have yet to have our first official ultrasound.

Now, I have to say, if that doctor doesn't give us the referral, I'm going to have to get down on my knees and plead with her and tell her that it's medically necessary! We NEED to know the sex of this baby for MY sanity! Everyone around us is dying to know and making predictions based on some of the most absurd old wives tales I've ever heard! OR they say they're one of those people that are just good at predicting the sex just by looking at you...right...lol. Well, everyone has a 50/50 chance of being right I suppose.

SOOOO...before we hear the truth, we were wondering what everyone's predictions are and why you think that way. I think it will be cool to look back one day when this little peanut (actually he or she is the size of a cantaloupe now) is older and see what all of his/her loved ones said! Please leave your prediction as a comment here on this blog! Justin is convinced it's a boy and I truly have no guess whatsoever! Looking forward to seeing the answers and of course looking forward to finding out the truth!

On a side note, I finally had to give in to this growing belly of mine and buy some maternity clothes. It was a little depressing at first because I just wasn't ready for it, nor was I excited for it. I had this image in my mind of all of these awful looking clothes such as moo moos and floral prints galore. Turns out it was nothing like that at all. I actually found myself quite a few things and even enjoyed it. It probably (well not probably, definitely) helped that I had my Mom right there with me helping me emotionally and fashionably. We had a bunch of good laughs that day, particularly with the pillow in the dressing room. Those things are sooooo funny! When I first walked into the dressing room I noticed the round pillow hanging from a hook and I thought, "what the heck is that?" Well, my first best guess was that it was some sort of Boppy pillow because they allow you to use their dressing rooms for breast feeding. That seems logical, right? However, as I started to try on clothes, it dawned on me what it was and I HAD to try it on! Not because I was particularly interested in seeing how my clothes might fit further down the road, but because I thought it was HILARIOUS! I came out with my first outfit on (including the tummy pillow) and my Mom's eyes just popped wide open and she said, "Wow! You really did need some clothes!" I showed her the pillow and we just couldn't stop laughing. In case you're wondering, here's what I could look like towards the end of this pregnancy...


I guess that's about all for now. Hopefully I will have another post to make tomorrow. Don't forget to leave your predictions as a comment below! Oh, and here's a funny link about old wives tales and predicting the sex of the baby...some are quite comical!

http://www.pregnancy-info.net/wives_tales_and_myths.html

Love Always,
Justin & Candice

The Beginning...

Hello to all of our family and friends!

Sooo...I never thought I would be the type of person to have a blog. I couldn't really understand it before and never really knew what I would blog about that would be worth saying. To be quite honest, I thought they were kind of silly and yet here I am...first blog. As most of the world knows (and if you don't, you've been living under a rock), Justin and I are expecting our first baby in December. There is so much happening right now and so much that will be happening in the future and we just want a place where we can share it with all of our family and friends. So whether you live near or far, we hope you will follow us on this crazy, exciting and unexpected time in our lives...enjoy!

First test...yep...that's a positive...no doubt about it! Eek!

Justin: Should we take another one?

Candice: I don't see what the point would be...those are two really pink lines!

As of today, I am in my 18th week of pregnancy and really feeling great! The first trimester was especially difficult for me with morning sickness EVERY morning and some afternoons AND evenings. I really don't know why they call it morning sickness...should just be called preggo sickness. I'm happy to be moving past all that and I'm starting to feel more like my normal self...not completely normal...but more than before. I haven't experienced any weird cravings as of yet but oddly enough, I'm kind of looking forward to them. Mostly I'm just really curious to see what sort of weird concoction I might fiend for. :) As of now, we do not know if we are having a boy or girl but we're hoping to find out at the end of this month (our next appointment is July 28th). I always thought it would be so cool to not know the gender of the baby until it was born, but now that I'm pregnant I've found that I really do want to know and I don't really care for the gender neutral colors that are out there. Ya know...yellow, green, orange...not for me. I wanna make the nursery a total girl room or a total boy room! Although, I don't think I'll get much of a choice if it's a boy...Justin already has his mind set on a sports themed room if it's a boy...and I'm totally happy with that!

Speaking of Justin, he is already on the road to being the greatest Daddy this world has ever seen! He takes such good care of me and puts up with my moodiness, gives me massages, LOVES to talk to the baby and rub and kiss my belly everyday! It's really awesome to see! The other day while we were at Wal-Mart, we decided to each pick out one thing for the baby for fun. After many, many laps up and down the aisles, I finally chose a nice, warm, cozy Pooh Bear blanket that came with the cutest little Pooh Bear hat. Justin however wanted to buy so much more than one little thing. He was even looking at toys that weren't even for newborns! He's REALLY excited. :) Eventually he settled on some really cute onesies...ducks!



While we haven't had our first official ultrasound, my Mom did bring home one of her portable machines and had the honor of giving us our first look at the little peanut. It was really special for all of us and was truly amazing...and a little bizarre. People always say how beautiful pregnancy is and how amazing it is...and it really is all of those things, but it's also incredibly bizarre. I find it totally strange that this little life is inside of me growing everyday. When we heard the heartbeat for the first time, Justin told me he was kind of surprised that I didn't cry or tear up. I told him that I just found it so crazy that I couldn't cry if I wanted to. I've posted the video of our home ultrasound...I hope it works! If you can't tell, Justin is really hoping for a boy and my Dad is SUPER excited!

Well, that's about it for now! I'm hoping we'll have some more exciting news to share after our next doctors appointment on the 28th. Thank you to everyone for all of your love and support!

Love,
Justin & Candice


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