Be careful what you wish for....

... because it just might come true!

For most women pregnancy is 40 weeks long. For me, it was 41.5 weeks... but, hey, who's counting right? 41.5 weeks of cravings, heat flashes, swelling, nausea, weird dreams, and Coke flavored Icees. I knew I wanted to find out the sex of baby as soon as possible. My first thought after "Holy Bejesus, I AM pregnant!" was "Boy or girl? Oh, BOY for sure!" I had a feeling it would be a boy. Boy name? Easy! Boy nursery? Easy! Girl name? Uhhhh... Girl Nursery? Help please!

I love manicures, shopping, and stilletos just as much as the next person girl, but I always saw myself being a boy mom. I imagined a life filled with muddy kisses, Tonka trucks, and frogs. That is, until.............

My 19 week ultrasound. I was SO excited to find out the gender. So excited, in fact, that the first words out of mouth upon entering the exam room were "YES WE WANT TO KNOW THE GENDER. PLEASE TELL US TODAY". Mr B and I held hands as we watched our amazing little one move. When the ultrasound wand passed over that oh-so-important spot, we sat still. We watched. We waited. IT'S A GIRL!

What? A girl! We were having a girl! WOO-HOO! Pink. Lace. Ruffle butt pants. Ok, I could do this. I could be a girl mom. Wait.... I wanted to make sure. I asked how sure the ultrasound tech was. 95%. Those are really good odds. Girl!

I spent the next 12 or so weeks preparing a princess wonderland nursery. Butterflies, pink, daisies... white lace. We filled the room with pink toys, and pink dresses. A baby girl can never have too much pink! I made it my goal to have the nursery completely ready before our 3D ultrasound at 31 weeks. The only thing I had left to do was put her precious 3D picture in the frame on the nightstand... and then wait. Wait for the day our little Carly would join us.

I made a joke in the car on the way to the 3D ultrasound that "It would be really funny if we end up having a boy" Because you know, we had everything finished... and my shower was SIX days away... and I apparently like having heart attacks. Those 12 words would come back to bite me when we did, in fact, find out I was a card carrying member of Team Blue. I had always wanted a boy, so this was good. Right?

No better way to find out than in a room with an ultrasound tech, my husband, my grandma, and a webcam with our out-of-town relatives watching. What do you say? What do you do? I laughed. Out loud. It was either cry, or laugh and I chose to laugh.

I would be lying if I said I never cried but now, in this moment, I can't imagine being "Mom" to anyone other than my beautiful blue eyed boy.

So, be careful what you wish for because it just might come true! & When it does, it just might be nothing short of perfect. I can't wait for muddy kisses from the sweet boy who stole my heart on July 22, 2009. Being a boy mom really is as amazing as I imagined.

I have a surprise for you!

I know I told you we would have a giveaway when the blog reaches 60 followers. And we will!

But.........

We are also going to have a VALENTINES DAY GIVEAWAY!

I will give you more details next week.


(What's that? You want a hint?......... Meet Biscuit.)

XOXOXO

These are a few of my favorite things...

... for bringing home baby.

Fisher-Price Ocean Wonders Soothe and Glow Seahorse.

 

Cradle

Receiving blankets/ Swaddle blankets

Playtex Ventaire bottles (6oz)

Onesies!!

Footed sleeper with snaps.

Soft, plush baby blanket. (To cover the stroller/carseat)

Let's have a GIVEAWAY!

When I reach 60 followers... we will have an awesome giveaway.


Who's excited??

Wishful Wednesday..... Grammy performance.

'I wish' .... I could have stolen Pink's spotlight last night at the Grammy's!

(Ok, I admit, I did not watch the Grammy's this year. I picked Pink because she made all the headlines!)

To join in on Wishful Wednesday, go HERE!

McFatty Monday. 3.

Well, here we are at McFatty Monday. I guess let's jump right in.

The good: I lost 2 lbs.

The bad: I did not work out. At all. I had a cold. It was snowing. Sweet cheeks wanted to play. Excuses!

New goals:
** Work out AT LEAST once. (Start small, ok?)
** Eat healthy meals with the exception of 1 cheat meal.
** Go for a walk with Sweet cheeks once.
** Meet up with a friend to go walk to mall at least once.

To join in, go HERE.

Not me Monday!

I did not "pretend" to do my taxes this week on Turbotax.com just to find out what my return would be, and then hit "Cancel" right before it asked for my credit card information. (& I am beyond thrilled that our return is higher than I expected!)

I did not get SUPER excited when Sweet Cheeks got his 2 (top) front teeth! (Finally! They have been trying to come in for WEEKS now and I couldn't be happier they finally broke through the skin!! )

I was not shocked and upset to find out that the jewler who re-sized my wedding rings also cracked the center stone. I also did not get defensive when she told me that *I* cracked it prior to coming in. (Humph! I originally had a 5.4 carat red tourmaline as the center stone in my engagement ring... but, now I am looking for something to replace it with. Something pretty. That sparkles.)

I have not had a nasty cold for the past 5 days..

I did not tear up watching "The Duggar's special delivery" last night. (Made me SO Thankful to have a healthy, "big" baby.) I also did not force ask Mr B to watch it with me.

I did not use excuses such as "Its snowing!" and "I have a cold!" to avoid working out this week. I would never use excuses to avoid doing something I don't want to do. Nope, Not me!!

To join in, go HERE.