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Greenlee Stuff  

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This post is dedicated to my friend LaRae because she loves to know all the little details about my pregnancy, setting up the nursery, outfits I buy, etc. It's nice to have a friend who truly cares about the little things that go on in my life. I am seriously so thankful for her friendship and all the thoughtful things she does for me. She is probably one of the most giving people I know. For example, she was the first one to send Josiah and I a wedding gift soon after we were engaged, and she was the first one to send me a little treat in the mail (Target gift card) when she found out we were pregnant. She is truly a gem and constantly teaches me how to be a better friend. She also challenges me in my relationship with the Lord on a continual basis through her blog, which I love reading...and just through the chats we have. Love ya, LaRae! Here are some updates for you:

The very first outfit I bought Greenlee. My favorite part about it is that on the back it has pink ruffles along the butt of it-- how cute! Another thing I love about it is that it has NO characters on it...praise Jesus! My biggest pet peeve about baby clothes is all those ones with disney characters or Winnie the Pooh!!! eeek!!
Greenlee's crib...nothing fancy, just simple. We really like it. I don't have the crib skirt on yet or the bumper fastened on...but I just wanted to take a picture so you could see what it looked like set up. What do you think about the caddy corner placement?
20 weeks pregnant belly!! I've gained a whopping 10 lbs so far! You can actually see her moving in my belly now which is sooo cool.

Come visit soon, Auntie LaRae :)

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Charleston and Savannah  

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Jellyfish on the beach in SC. I tried to rotate this, but it didn't work...sorry about that.
Peacock at Magnolia Plantation
the pier-- I want to move to Charleston SO bad!
being silly
gorgeous flowers at Magnolia Plantation
LOVE
at dinner in Folly Beach, SC
more of Magnolia Plantation

my favorite picture of us from the entire trip-- even though i have no makeup on...lol. i just think it's a great photo!
Magnolia Plantation...built in 1800s
not sure what this was about
dinner at Magnolia's
Ft. Sumter
getting baked by the heat on our boat ride
random picture josiah took while i was in the midst of a heat stroke...ha
some sight seeing at Tybee Beach
Light House at Tybee Beach, GA
Colonial Cemetary
Spanish moss

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Brandon's Kiddos  

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Here are some recent picture of my brother's 3 children that I took a few weeks ago when they were in town. They currently live in West Palm Beach, FL.
Lilly Claire, who will be 1 year old on June 3rd


Cooper, 2 1/2 years old
James, 4 years old

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Trip sneak peak and 19 weeks pregnant  

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Yesterday, we returned from our babymoon, which was a trip to Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA. Our favorite city out of the two was definitely Charleston! We went on ghost tours, toured old mansions and plantations, took a harbor history tour in Charleston, shopped, ate, and went to two different beaches. It was so wonderful spending so much time together-- definitely a trip we won't forget! Here is a sneak peak of some of the many pictures we took while on our trip (I'll try to post more soon):

horse and carriage in Savannah, GA
our last night of vacation, Folly Beach, SC
sunset at Folly Beach on the pier
our one fancy dinner, Magnolia's in Charleston
the harbor in Charleston


Our first purchase for Greenlee once we found out she was a girl: the teal and pink head band above and the brown and pink knit cap below. We bought these in a market in downtown Charleston, SC.

19 weeks pregnant. I'll be 20 weeks on Monday! Halfway there!!

In other news, I've been thinking a lot about how I want to decorate Greenlee's room. I'm not very good at decorating, that's why I've started thinking so far in advance about what I want to do. I'm very indecisive and I usually need help from friends on this kind of thing. But, Josiah has actually been interested in helping me so we've started shopping online and talking about color schemes. So far, we've put the crib together, bought the bedding (which is solid cream), and spray painted the baby furniture (we are using all espresso colored wood). I've picked out the curtains I want, but we are waiting to see if they go on sale before we buy them. I've also found some really adorable wall decor like hand made wooden painted letters (for her name or initials) on eBay. Also, my aunt Paula gave me two large painted pictures that are many years old and came from my grandmother's house to hang on the nursery walls. Once we decide how to arrange the furniture we will hang those pictures-- they are absolutely beautiful and I know Greenlee will love them as much as I did as a child.

That's all the news and thoughts I have for now!


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Gender Reveal  

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Well, it's official...we are having a baby GIRL. We found out today and are super excited. I have some ultrasound pictures but for some reason Blogger is not letting me upload them. Josiah and I baked pink and blue cupcakes last night and then iced them with white icing so you couldn't tell what color the middle was....then when we found out today that it was a girl I took the pink cupcakes to my mom's work and surprised her! It was a fun way to tell the gender and my mom really enjoyed it. Unfortunately my dad was out of town so he didn't get to participate in all the fun, but he is so pumped about spoiling our little girl in a few months!


To celebrate, my mom and I went and registered at Babies-R-Us. It was a lot of fun!! Next, we will hit up Target and do an additional registry there as well.

That's all the exciting news for now! Please keep praying for our little girl, Greenlee Reese, that she grows healthy and strong!!

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Lately...  

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Here is the latest picture of my almost non-existent belly. I was 15 1/2 weeks in this picture. Now I am 17 weeks and it hasn't really grown much since then. I also had maternity pants on in this picture, which always makes you look bigger than you really are. The doctor said at my 16 week appointment that my belly is very small for how far along I am, but that it is nothing to worry about. I have gained about 4 lbs total, and am still eating like a total HOG! I guess my metabolism is just totally ramped up or something. Whatever it is, I am thankful. I really did not want to gain a lot of weight with this pregnancy because I was already over my normal weight when I got pregnant. My weight gain goal is 20-25 pounds, but if I gain more that is okay too. I don't really monitor what I eat (obviously I try to stay away from really junky stuff), but I do try to exercise 4 times a week or so.


In other news, I started feeling the baby move around 15 weeks. I had thought before then that I felt movement, but I wasn't for sure. Once I hit 15 weeks I was for sure I could feel distinctive baby movements. It was like nothing I had ever felt before-- some people compare it to gas or indigestion, but it didn't feel like that at all to me. That's how I knew it was the baby! It was like little flutters or a like something was crawling around tickling me from the inside. Some days the baby is more active than others. There will be days when I feel it move all the time, and other days I don't feel anything at all. The doctor said that is normal at this stage in development because their movements are so sporadic and unpredictable. Either way, it is exciting and comforting for me to feel the baby move around in there.

My next doctor appointment is May 12th and that's when we find out the gender of our baby. We are really excited about this! I am so ready to start calling the baby by his or her name, instead of "it." Please continue to pray with us that our baby will be healthy and continue to grow strong!

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