Baby Gifford's New Home

When we found out Baby G was coming into our lives, we knew we had to start house shopping.  Unfortunately, everything on the market wasn't what we had in mind.  So, our realtor gave us the option of building a house...yes, building a house.  Are we crazy to be building a house when I am pregnant?! Probably, but it sure has been fun!  So far, we have picked out anything and everything for the house.  Interior, exterior, land, and all!  It only took us three hours with the house designer to pick out everything we "wanted."  Then it took us a few days to figure out what we could live without so the house would be able to appraise.  Alex and I had to compromise on a few things, but we have some of the same tastes so it wasn't too hard.  Right now they are working on getting the permits to build the house...it seems like it is taking forever!  They tell us the house could possibly be built by Memorial Day weekend, but I'm not getting my hopes up.  I just want to make sure it is done so I have time to paint and decorate the baby's room!

         Exterior of the house

Cabinets, tile, granite, paint color and trim, and stone around the kitchen island

  Sneak peak of what the kitchen will look like!

Yes, We are Still Alive!

Of course I would wait over a month for a new post, and of course I am going to blame it on being pregnant! Well, today I am 12 weeks and 4 days, almost done with my first trimester. Yay!  The time goes by so slow when you are going week by week, but thinking back to when we first found out we were pregnant seems like an eternity ago.  It is definitely a relief knowing I am almost one third of the way done with my pregnancy.  So, how am I feeling?  Much better now, but weeks eight through ten were pretty brutal.  I have know idea why they call it "morning" sickness.  It is more like a 24 hour "constant" sickness.  Now the nausea doesn't begin until about six at night, usually after I eat dinner.  My life savers have been "Preggie Pops" (the sour flavors) to help with my queasiness.  Sometimes I think they work, and other times I feel like it is all in my head! I can't complain too much, because I know I don't have it nearly as bad as some brave ladies out there!

I want to take a minute and make a shout out to my wonderful husband, Alex.  He truly has been absolutely amazing throughout my pregnancy.  Helping out more around the house, trying to keep our dog, Lucky, off of me, and getting me anything I may need are just a few things I am very thankful for.  Oh, and he recently just booked me an afternoon at the spa (while he goes and plays golf, of course)! So, thank you, Alex, I love you more than anything! You are going to be such a great daddy!

Here are a couple of pictures:  The first is me at the end of my second month and the last is a sonogram of the baby at 10.5 weeks.  Enjoy!