KY Shower!

 

A couple weekends ago Trev and I went up to Kentucky where my sweet sister and parents threw us a shower. The shower was absolutely beautiful and the food was delicious. The theme was honoring our new "little gentleman." There were adorable bow ties everywhere. Mom and Elle thought about every detail. They made my favorite cookies into bow ties with my favorite frosting, along with cupcakes with my favorite frosting. The invitations were sent out with bike stamps in honor of Trev. It was so sweet and I have loads of pictures so basically I feel like this post is a big photo dump! ENJOY:)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My two beautiful grandmothers.

Elle, Mana, Bapa, and Me

 

Elle, Grandpa, Grandma, Me, and Trev

I feel so bad that this is one of two pictures I got of my Daddy:(

 

Three generations....soon to be four!

Trev showing off his new toy...this had nothing to do with the shower and happened before guests arrived.

Instead of cards everyone gave us a book. Also between each present we opened we had to draw a question out of a bowl and answer it, it was fun to hear Trev answer questions about pregnancy/baby and visa versa.  

 

Mom and Dad got Trev this amazing Kelty backpack hiking carrier for the shower. He was SO excited. Tonight he was even talking about how he can't wait to take our little man on hikes this spring. :)

 

 

Birthday and a Bumpdate!

This weekend was my 27th birthday. Trev and my parents did a super job making my day special. I came down in the morning to streamers and a Happy Birthday sign and my parents came in Friday evening with a fresh German Chocolate cake (organic of course) and presents.

We had a tremendous weekend celebrating and getting things ready for our little guy. Whenever mom and dad come to visit we put them to work:) Mom helped wash all of his clothes and diapers and Dad did some touch up painting. They are always a huge help!

 

Dad kayaks while Trev swims in front of him to train for his tri at the end of the month. That is not our yard our neighbor decided he wanted to kill his grass and start "fresh."

 

Both of these pictures were taken at 29.5 weeks!

 

 

 

Our little guy at 28 weeks he's currently in the 67th percentile.

Sneak peak of the nursery...not the green paint just the oars!:)

Michigan Trip

Trev and I made a last minute decision to head up to Michigan for a while and visit family and friends. We realized that we probably would not make it up for another year since the little guy is coming late this fall. We got a lot accomplished and saw tons people we love! 

We first went to GR where Trev was able to play in a soccer game with several of his college soccer buds. However the best part was seeing one of my dear friends from college who lives in Ecuador. I also got to meet her precious baby girl.

Hannah, Emma, and Me

We are two weeks apart!



Then we headed to Mackinaw Island where Trev competed in his tri. He did a stellar job and got 1st in his age group and 6th overall. His dad also competed in the tri. It was a great thing that they could do together. 

Beautiful Mackinaw Bridge

We headed up to the Upper Peninsula to visit my family's cottage. I hadn't been in seven years and I wanted Trev to see where I went growing up. It was nice to see some extended family members and my grandparents.

After the UP we went back down to Traverse City. I swear this town is paradise in the summer, even though summer is only 3 months long up there.

After the Tour de Tart! A 20 mile bike ride, it was so fun:)

Lastly we headed down to the Detroit area where Trev's aunt gave me a wonderful shower. I felt so blessed and I know this little guy is already dearly loved. It was a great way to end our vacation. Now I'm just prepping myself to start school tomorrow.

Master Bedroom Makeover

A dear friend once told me that pregnancy insomnia is just preparing you for the lack of sleep you will get when the baby comes. If anyone knows me well they know that I DO NOT wake up early on my own. Well, here I am sitting in my parents living room at 5:50 am, so I decided to blog.

Nesting is in full effect at the Christie household. Earlier this week I called my parents and begged and pleaded with them to come help me paint my master bedroom. When I married Trev he made it very clear that he would never be painting. My parents obliged and we met them at Lowes at 9:30 pm to pick out paint.

I only have one "before" picture and the quality isn't great because I took it on my ipad but I have some great "after" pictures. Dad said that my new room reminds him of a coastal cottage, mom is painting her bedroom a light blue, and Trev said he didn't realize how much painting could change a room:)

I've been cookin'...

A BOY! He's perfect! Measuring five days ahead of schedule:) The ultra sound lady said he was very expressive with his hands...he must get that from his parents. We are blessed!

Sorry the pictures are not great. Our dvd that we got is not cooperating so I took these from the print out strip with Trev's phone.

Catch Up

Well like I had promised after school was out I would do a little catching up.  Trev and I feel so blessed that God has chosen us to be earthly parents to baby Christie. We had been trying to get pregnant for about a year. We had done some minor fertility treatments with no luck. In January, feeling very defeated I decided to go off clomid and progesterone and really trust in God for what He wanted for our family. In March, on spring break in Florida, Trev and I decided that if God did not want us to have biological children at this time then it was time that we started seriously pursuing and praying about international adoption. We had already filled out a preliminary application but after spring break we were really going to dive in deep to the process. Well a week after we returned from spring break I still had not had my period but I just thought it was my body adjusting from being off clomid. I did not want to take a pregnancy test and get my hopes up….well two more weeks passed and I finally decided to take a test and it was positive! I took the test on March 17^th, St. Patrick ’s Day, which happens to be the SAME DAY that two years ago I went into the hospital jaundice, with liver failure and so my health debacle started. How awesome is GOD?! We obviously have put adoption on hold but we know that it is something we will do in the future.

Another really cool detail that I forgot to mention was about a week before  I took the test I got an email from a dear college friend  in Ecuador who I had not heard from in months (well let’s be honest I’m a terrible communicator/emailer so I probably didn’t return one of her emails). Anyway she emailed me and asked me if I was pregnant because she had a dream that I was, well I was pregnant but did not know it yet. When I found out I emailed her and she said that she had been asking God to reveal things to her through dreams, just another cool element.

I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant. I’m feeling really good. The first 13 weeks were filled with nausea and vomiting, I’m sure glad that those days are over. I had a doctor’s appointment yesterday and the baby’s heartbeat was in the 150s. I still have not gained a single pound however my stomach is sticking out and my belly button looks weird. My doctor said she wants me to gain 2-3 pounds by 19 weeks, which is when we find out if we are having a boy or girl! YAY

I was going to do the super cute monthly pictures but I didn't get around to it. This was at 2 months/8weeks ish (Easter 2012).

See there is a little pooch, this was taken at 15 1/2 weeks.

Well would you look at that....

Two lines means I'm pregnant. We are super excited!! Our baby is due November 15th (good thing my husband is not a hunter:) More details and pictures to come soon, with only 10 days left of school I'm swamped so expect a post after that.