Boy Oh Boy!

The polls are closed and we are happy to announce Baby Everitt is a boy! We are super excited to share the news (though obviously we would have been either way). A few pros and cons did come to mind though. Cons - 1) I hardly have anything blue. Seriously, finding a blue shirt to wear today was nearly impossible. Lots of shopping to do. 2) I wont be buying any cute cheerleader outfits, pink dresses or Pi Phi Angel attire 3) Instead I am picturing wrestling, cuts and bruises, video games and fraternities. OMG. Pros 1) The first and only baby I helped raise was my little brother Henry and I loved every minute of it. Though it was 21 years ago I think I can still consider it 'experience'. 2) I already told Chad he is in charge of potty training. 3) Last but not least, I still get to be The Princess!!!!
So thats the scoop from here. Chad and I leave for Florida tomorrow for our 'babymoon'. More next week. Happy April Fools Day (almost).

22 Weeks

As you can see I have grown a lot in the past two weeks. Chad now uses words such as 'chunky' 'fat' and 'pudgy' to describe me. How endearing... Anyway, I don't have much to write about this week as I hope to have some news to post Tuesday night after our ultrasound so check back in two days.
By the way it snowed in Iowa this weekend. Good thing the Orlando forecast is 85 degrees this week.

21 Weeks

21 weeks and 13 pounds gained so far. Rice Krispy kicks and punches throughout the day to let me know everything is ok (or so I hope).
Our weekend can be summarized in two words - March Madness. We watched basketball ALL weekend. This is one of Chad's favorite times of the year, and to put icing on the cake the golf course opened at DCC this weekend. Double bonus! The highlight of the weekend for me was Wisconsin's late night win in OT on Friday. I don't have high hopes for today but we'll be cheering for the Badgers anyway. Our agenda for this week - more basketball, planning our Orlando agenda, and my grandma Nancy's 89th birthday on Friday!!!

20 Weeks

Halfway already! Finding clothes to squeeze into is definitely becoming more of a challenge. Not much to write about this week. Friday night we stayed home so I could fight off a cold and Saturday night we went to Mamma Mia. The show was fabulous. Tonight we are having corn beef and cabbage in celebration of St Paddys Day (even though neither of us is Irish) and Tuesday we may go out for green beer (Green O'Douls for me ). We are anxiously counting down the days until our Florida vacay!! Happy Spring Break to all of you lucky ones out there.

Rain Rain Go Away!

Time to round up the animals and build an arc! Seriously, I think we are supposed to get 2-3 inches of rain this weekend. Thankfully we are not leaving the house today so I am looking forward to sweatpants and the lifetime movie network...

Anyway, I am 19 weeks and have gained almost 10 pounds. The big ultrasound is scheduled for March 31 so we hope to find out if the upstairs will be painted pink or blue! Last chance to cast your votes!

Anyone reading this knows how crazy my family is. Well, Friday night was no exception. We attended the Purim service at Temple (a Jewish holiday where children come in costumes, most often as princesses and kings) and decided that we were all going to dress up. I won the costume contest as Tweety Bird but my favorite was BJ and Chad dressed as Brokeback Mountain cowboys. Pictured from left to right - Brandon the referee, Ellie the Rasta girl, Disco Dave, Joan the Hula Girl, Jon with a bow on his head (like Papa used to wear), Kathy the Japanese princess, me, BJ and Chad. We later showed up at the Valley Inn in costume. It was fun. We attend this service annually to remember my grandpa (Papa) so I hope he was watching!!!

Saturday night was much more tame. We went to see He's Just Not That Into You with friends. Cute flick. Tonight we are celebrating Chad's mom's birthday at our house. Also, Happy Birthday to Shelley today! Looking forward to Texas Sheet Cake Tuesday morning!

18 Weeks

Chad says I look the same as last week but I am starting to feel chubbier. Also my butt looks huge in this picture but I hope its just a shadow or the camera angle.

We had a busy week as usual. Friday night we went to a friends house for a cocktail party and Saturday to a couples shower in celebration of a family friend John Payne's wedding in May. Today we went to a family brunch for Henry's 21st birthday. WATCH OUT IOWA CITY! I cannot believe my baby brother is going to be 21 on Tuesday. I was a cool big sister and got him 21 different bottles of beer. Chad told him not to drink it all in one night but we'll see... More exciting news this week - we got a new Beta fish named Mythos today (named after our favorite Greek beer). And last but not least we are going to Florida April 1st! Yay, we are both definitely in need of a vacation. We plan to relax by the pool, get a massage, visit Chad's aunt, and go to an amusement park. Maybe Animal Kingdom but we are open to suggestions.

Happy Birthday shout outs this week to Uncle Jon (today), Henry (Tuesday), Grandma Pete (Thursday) and my mother in law Shirley (Saturday). Happy March!

17 Weeks

Bummer, I dont think I look any bigger this week. But I did wear my first BellaBand which was pretty sweet. Chad wants to get one in his size. Also, I started feeling lots of twinges and fluttering in the lower left side of my abs. I am not 100% but I think its the baby trying to say hello. I may need a few more weeks before I know for sure.
This weekend went by way too fast as they always do. Friday night we went to the Bettendorf vs Assumption basketball game. The dogs won of course :) Saturday night we bowled in the Junior Achievement Bowl-A-Thon. Deloitte always chooses the 9 pm start time so it was a little bit of a late night but lots of fun. Oh yeah, I beat Chad so that made it even better. Now we are even in 2009. Today I am off to meet my buddy Heather for coffee, then volunteering for Junior League this afternoon. Unfortunately the Oscars are getting in the way of our Sunday night shows so who knows whats in store this evening. More next week!