This has been an incredible weekend. We were so overwhelmed by all the love and joy that our Baby Shower brought us. I will be posting a detailed post with pictures of the shower later this week, but for right now I just want to share a few highlights and to officially announce the name of our little man!!!
Nic and I have thought long and hard about this name. When we found out that we were pregnant, we instantly agreed on a girls name. Several actually. We knew exactly what we would call a little princess and we loved it. But boy names. Oh man did we go round about the boy names. We just couldnt seem to agree on any of them. All that ones that we liked seemed so generic compared to the totally awesome unique girls name that we liked. We really liked Aiden. But its so popular. We also liked Joel but decided against it for the same reason. I loved Malachi, but Nic really didnt like it and I mean who can tell their husband that they have to name their kid something that they dont love. Thats just mean. So we just decided that we werent gunna talk about it for a while and see what happened. Well, I kept looking anyways haha. And we were on our way to our anatomy scan ultrasound and I was so scared they were going to say it was a boy and we had no name for him! So in the car on our way there I told Nic that we had to agree and decide on something because I wouldnt be able to handle hearing "Its a Boy" and not having a name. So we settled then and there and gave the little guy a name...
We would like to unofficially introduce Rylan Lafayette Morris.
We can't wait to meet you, little man.
And here is this week's bumpdate...
Maternity clothes? Everything fits weird at this point. Doesnt matter what it is, its weird. Sweatpants are pretty much the only thing that are comfortable to me right now so that is where I spend the majority of my time. My sister in law got me these really awesome Pea in the Pod sleepy pants for Christmas. I have pretty much been living in them. They are so soft and so very comfy. Rylan on the other hand has far more clothes than I think he will ever be able to wear before he even grows out of them. We got so many adorable things for him at our shower on top of the amazing hand me downs that I posted about several weeks back. In addition to the cute things that we have bought for him because I mean, come on, sometimes you just have to buy that adorable little outfit that is 70% off at Carter's.
Sleep: Sleep is still hard. Im trying so hard to just pray before I lay down and just rest, but even the laying down has gotten painful this week. Apparently my hips are softening. Preparing for that whole pushing a human being out of me thing. So thats been lots of fun. Aside from that it hasnt been that bad. I am still getting up once a night to go the bathroom. Although, according to Nic, I apparently really like sleeping in the middle of the bed now. It doesnt help that I have an extra person attached to the front of me, but I like being in the middle haha. He just smiles and says that he has gotten very good at sleeping on the edge of the bed :)
New this week: Holy ankle swelling. My ankles are huge!! They have been slightly puffy before now, but this week has been a whole new breed of puffy. I look like an elephant. And nothing really makes them unswell. As soon as I get the puffiness down some, I have to go walk somewhere and there they go again. Man oh man. I sure do love this kid haha.
New this week: Holy ankle swelling. My ankles are huge!! They have been slightly puffy before now, but this week has been a whole new breed of puffy. I look like an elephant. And nothing really makes them unswell. As soon as I get the puffiness down some, I have to go walk somewhere and there they go again. Man oh man. I sure do love this kid haha.
Best moment this week: Our shower. That day was truly filled with more love than I can handle. So many people came to love and support us. It honestly meant so much to me that so many people came and just the fact that they cared enough to spend their time celebrating our beautiful little boy just meant everything to me. We received so many beautiful gifts and we were truly blessed with everything that is essential for little man to arrive. And what we did not receive we got gift cards to cover. We were blown away by the love and the generosity of everyone there. It meant so very much to us. So to everyone out there reading who came, know that we love you all and that we are truly so thankful for everything you did to make that day memorable for us and for the love that you showed our little boy. He doesnt know it yet, but he has been blessed with more wonderful people in his little life than he will know what to do with.
And my mom. That sweet, wonderful, kind, giving, caring, incredible woman that I have the honor of calling my mom. I could not be more thankful for the hours of planning, and decorating and work that she put into throwing us this shower. Not that my dad and my brother werent a big part, but I just really want to take a minute to thank my mom. She truly gave us a day that we will never forget and she did it so selflessly and so willingly. I could not ask for a better best friend and a better partner in crime. She is my everything and I am so thankful that God thought enough of me to allow her to be mine. Shes just incredible.
And my mom. That sweet, wonderful, kind, giving, caring, incredible woman that I have the honor of calling my mom. I could not be more thankful for the hours of planning, and decorating and work that she put into throwing us this shower. Not that my dad and my brother werent a big part, but I just really want to take a minute to thank my mom. She truly gave us a day that we will never forget and she did it so selflessly and so willingly. I could not ask for a better best friend and a better partner in crime. She is my everything and I am so thankful that God thought enough of me to allow her to be mine. Shes just incredible.
Miss Anything? People not always being in my personal space hahaha. I am not a big physical touch person. Never have been. Definitely not one of my love languages. lol. But having a small human attached to the front of me gives pretty much everyone license to touch me. Whenever they please. Im looking forward to having my space back and having a baby to hand them instead of a large round appendage
Cravings: Still oranges. And today it was Sarris chocolate. We took care of that particular craving haha.
Cravings: Still oranges. And today it was Sarris chocolate. We took care of that particular craving haha.
Anything making you queasy or sick: Not sick in particular but the heartburn is back this week. Yesterday was the worst its been I think. It burns all the way up. Ive been using Zantac though (Doctor approved) and its the only thing that works. So thank God for that because I would be one miserable preggo.
Wedding rings on or off? Still half and half.
Looking forward to: Seeing our little man. We have been talking a lot about what he is going to look like lately and we are really curious to see whos guesses are right. My mom said she thinks he will have dark hair and blue eyes. I personally think blonde curls with blue eyes. And Nic hasnt really weighed in much on this one so we shall see haha. I really just cant wait to hold him and love him and to kiss that beautiful little face of his. It truly will be a beautiful moment for us.
And thats the bumpdate!
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