Here are pictures of Mary Alice!
Here is her profile!
She kept looking at us so we call this her "alien" picture.
Here is the great picture! It's a girl! She kept her legs over her head for most of the ultrasound!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Pictures of Mary Alice!
Here is her profile!She kept looking at us so we call this her "alien" picture.
Here is the great picture! It's a girl! She kept her legs over her head for most of the ultrasound!
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Update
I just wanted to post a quick update about the baby.
We found out yesterday that we are going to be the proud parents to a little baby girl!!!
Her name will be Mary Alice Graham and we will use the double name. My Mimi's name was Mary Alice and I always loved that name when I was younger. Patrick's grandmother's name is Mary and his mother's name is Alice, so she will have a great family name.
We got really good pictures during the ultrasound because she kept showing us her face. She would not stay still during the whole ultrasound. It was so neat to see her face and body! She already has long legs and her profile looks like Patrick's face (from what we can see).
Please continue to pray for a healthy baby girl!
We found out yesterday that we are going to be the proud parents to a little baby girl!!!
Her name will be Mary Alice Graham and we will use the double name. My Mimi's name was Mary Alice and I always loved that name when I was younger. Patrick's grandmother's name is Mary and his mother's name is Alice, so she will have a great family name.
We got really good pictures during the ultrasound because she kept showing us her face. She would not stay still during the whole ultrasound. It was so neat to see her face and body! She already has long legs and her profile looks like Patrick's face (from what we can see).
Please continue to pray for a healthy baby girl!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
A Great Fall Weekend!
This weekend was the first in about a month that we have not had something planned. It was so nice to be at our house and do whatever we wanted to do!
Friday we went to dinner and then came back to watch Made of Honor! It was actually a great movie, even Patrick liked it! :)
Saturday, we both slept late and then decided to go run errands. I believe EVERYONE in our town had the same idea! It was so crowded outside. That night we went to a couple in our Sunday School class to watch the Carolina game. It was fun to be with friends even if we lost the game.
This morning we went to a great service at our church. We decided to go to the Traditional service and it was so nice! It reminded me alot of the church I grew up in. It was so refreshing to hear a great sermon in a great service! After the service I met the lady that I WOULD LOVE to keep our child next year. She said she wasn't sure she had any openings but I was first on the list! (WE ARE PRAYING SHE GETS AN OPENING)
Today we have done much of nothing, but I LOVE THAT! :) I actually feel refreshed for work this week (although I did not grade one paper all weekend).
I hope everyone had a great fall weekend as well! The weather is just perfect! :)
Friday we went to dinner and then came back to watch Made of Honor! It was actually a great movie, even Patrick liked it! :)
Saturday, we both slept late and then decided to go run errands. I believe EVERYONE in our town had the same idea! It was so crowded outside. That night we went to a couple in our Sunday School class to watch the Carolina game. It was fun to be with friends even if we lost the game.
This morning we went to a great service at our church. We decided to go to the Traditional service and it was so nice! It reminded me alot of the church I grew up in. It was so refreshing to hear a great sermon in a great service! After the service I met the lady that I WOULD LOVE to keep our child next year. She said she wasn't sure she had any openings but I was first on the list! (WE ARE PRAYING SHE GETS AN OPENING)
Today we have done much of nothing, but I LOVE THAT! :) I actually feel refreshed for work this week (although I did not grade one paper all weekend).
I hope everyone had a great fall weekend as well! The weather is just perfect! :)
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008
13 Different Things
This post is really for me to read after I have had the baby!
13 Different things that I feel/deal with since I have been pregnant...
1. Feeling nauseated 5 days of the week (Thank goodness this is over)
2. Only being able to be up for 3 hours at a time (Praise the Lord this happened in the summer as well)
3. Getting up EVERY hour to go to the bathroom
4. Getting use to having a big belly (I know it might not look big to ya'll, but it is alot bigger to me)
5. Eating EVERY hour (I use to never eat)
6. Having CRAZY dreams .. Last night the cat and this weird animal with big teeth attacked me
7. Not being able to get comfortable when I sleep!
8. Not having to clean the house for about 3 months (THANKS PATRICK.. I LOVE YOU)
9. Craving food and having to have it immediately
10. listening to people tell me how much I don't look pregnant
11. having to buy a whole new wardrobe.. (I still don't understand how a black maternity shirt can be 30, when a normal black shirt can be 10. They are just trying to get my money)
12. enjoying looking at our little peanut every time I go to the refrigerator
13. Enjoying feeling our little peanut move around and flutter in my stomach! That is really the best part!
There are many more things I have to deal with.. This week the newest ones are the fact that my leg will just give out for no reason and will feel like I pulled a muscle (This is because of my wonderful peanut laying on my nerve) and the fact that my seatbelt is NOT comfortable anymore!.. Also I am sure my mom and Patrick could tell you many other things! They have really been great during this pregnancy!
All the bad things are definitely worth the good! Every time I feel it flutter it is AMAZING! :) I can't wait to find out what it is! :)
13 Different things that I feel/deal with since I have been pregnant...
1. Feeling nauseated 5 days of the week (Thank goodness this is over)
2. Only being able to be up for 3 hours at a time (Praise the Lord this happened in the summer as well)
3. Getting up EVERY hour to go to the bathroom
4. Getting use to having a big belly (I know it might not look big to ya'll, but it is alot bigger to me)
5. Eating EVERY hour (I use to never eat)
6. Having CRAZY dreams .. Last night the cat and this weird animal with big teeth attacked me
7. Not being able to get comfortable when I sleep!
8. Not having to clean the house for about 3 months (THANKS PATRICK.. I LOVE YOU)
9. Craving food and having to have it immediately
10. listening to people tell me how much I don't look pregnant
11. having to buy a whole new wardrobe.. (I still don't understand how a black maternity shirt can be 30, when a normal black shirt can be 10. They are just trying to get my money)
12. enjoying looking at our little peanut every time I go to the refrigerator
13. Enjoying feeling our little peanut move around and flutter in my stomach! That is really the best part!
There are many more things I have to deal with.. This week the newest ones are the fact that my leg will just give out for no reason and will feel like I pulled a muscle (This is because of my wonderful peanut laying on my nerve) and the fact that my seatbelt is NOT comfortable anymore!.. Also I am sure my mom and Patrick could tell you many other things! They have really been great during this pregnancy!
All the bad things are definitely worth the good! Every time I feel it flutter it is AMAZING! :) I can't wait to find out what it is! :)
Monday, October 13, 2008
Our Makeover
Since we found out we were having a baby we have been planning what to do with the two extra bedrooms in our house. When we first moved in, we made one a guest bedroom and the other a study/junk room. We knew that we needed a place for at least one person to sleep so we needed to at least keep a bed, but we wanted to have a nursery and a "man" room. I actually told Patrick that he could do whatever he wanted in this room as long as we have a bed for our family to come down.
This weekend we decided to start tackling this project! We started by cleaning out the study/junk room and making piles for keep, donate, storage, and trash. Patrick learned that I am pack rat and I hate to throw away ANYTHING! He had to compromise with me many times! We also needed to clean out the two closets because we needed to make the nursery closet empty!
After we finished going through everything and putting things in their place, I decided that we(or Patrick) should just go ahead and paint the room since we had time this weekend. We went to Home Depot at 7:00 and bought a paint color that Patrick wanted. We came home and Patrick painted until 12:30 Sat. night.>
Sunday, Patrick painted all day as well after church and we finally finished around 9:00 that night!
We are both very excited about the man room because it will get the Playstation, Wii, and DVDs out of the living room to help make room for a swing and toys!
This weekend we decided to start tackling this project! We started by cleaning out the study/junk room and making piles for keep, donate, storage, and trash. Patrick learned that I am pack rat and I hate to throw away ANYTHING! He had to compromise with me many times! We also needed to clean out the two closets because we needed to make the nursery closet empty!
After we finished going through everything and putting things in their place, I decided that we(or Patrick) should just go ahead and paint the room since we had time this weekend. We went to Home Depot at 7:00 and bought a paint color that Patrick wanted. We came home and Patrick painted until 12:30 Sat. night.>
Sunday, Patrick painted all day as well after church and we finally finished around 9:00 that night!
Monday night after Patrick got home from work (I had the day off). We put everything back to normal in the man room! Now, we just have to find out what we are having and do the nursery. We have decided though that Nana and Granddad are going to paint that room! :):)
Here are the pictures!
Study/Junk room Before
Study/Junk Room closet Before
Nursery Closet Before
Here I am taking down the last of the border
Patrick taping while taking a break from painting!
Nursery Closet After
This is the bed that we got for 15.00! We just have to buy a mattress! :)
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Pictures! :)
I have finally found my camera so I thought I would post some pictures!!
Here is a picture of what I gave Patrick for his birthday. (This is really for his family to see because I forgot to show them, but you can enjoy)
Here is a preview of what we have been doing all weekend! I will post before, middle, and after pictures when we finish, which I hope is VERY SOON!!!
Here is a picture of what I gave Patrick for his birthday. (This is really for his family to see because I forgot to show them, but you can enjoy)
Here is a preview of what we have been doing all weekend! I will post before, middle, and after pictures when we finish, which I hope is VERY SOON!!!
The first picture is not then nursery, it is Patrick's new "MAN Room"
A Great Sermon
Today we had a great sermon at church. I wanted to share some highlights.
* Our friend's baby was Christened and our preacher gave some insights of parenting at the beginning of the sermon that really made me think.
He talked about how his children were into sports and how he could count on one hand how many games he had to miss. He explained that he LOVED to watch his children play sports and he was known as the "Loud" parent. It embarrassed his children when they were little but now that are very thankful that their parents supported them.
This made me think about how when I was growing up I was involved with EVERYTHING.. Band, dance, piano, basketball, softball, etc. and my parents very RARELY missed anything where I was playing the piano or dancing, even if it was just a fall festival. When I was little I didn't really understand how important this was, but now looking back I am very thankful that my parents supported me in everything I did and they were there to see me participate in all activities. Patrick and I hope to do the same with our children because we really believe it is important to put your children FIRST and support them in everything they do!
* Our preacher also made a good point that we need to be like Paul and put the past behind us, even past accomplishments. We must always look towards the future.
*We must also try to be as POSITIVE as possible. This does not always mean we HAVE to surround ourselves with positive people because we can bring positive to negative people. We must always though look towards the positive of every situation.
*Lastly, we must have attitudes like Christ and put other's before ourselves. We must always think others are better than ourselves and never think we are better than anyone. This was the hardest challenge of the day for me because I do have trouble with this the most.
This week I am going to try and work on all of this challenges from the sermon and I hope you will do the same!
Have a great week! :)
*Stay tuned for pictures our eventful weekend getting ready for a baby! *
* Our friend's baby was Christened and our preacher gave some insights of parenting at the beginning of the sermon that really made me think.
He talked about how his children were into sports and how he could count on one hand how many games he had to miss. He explained that he LOVED to watch his children play sports and he was known as the "Loud" parent. It embarrassed his children when they were little but now that are very thankful that their parents supported them.
This made me think about how when I was growing up I was involved with EVERYTHING.. Band, dance, piano, basketball, softball, etc. and my parents very RARELY missed anything where I was playing the piano or dancing, even if it was just a fall festival. When I was little I didn't really understand how important this was, but now looking back I am very thankful that my parents supported me in everything I did and they were there to see me participate in all activities. Patrick and I hope to do the same with our children because we really believe it is important to put your children FIRST and support them in everything they do!
* Our preacher also made a good point that we need to be like Paul and put the past behind us, even past accomplishments. We must always look towards the future.
*We must also try to be as POSITIVE as possible. This does not always mean we HAVE to surround ourselves with positive people because we can bring positive to negative people. We must always though look towards the positive of every situation.
*Lastly, we must have attitudes like Christ and put other's before ourselves. We must always think others are better than ourselves and never think we are better than anyone. This was the hardest challenge of the day for me because I do have trouble with this the most.
This week I am going to try and work on all of this challenges from the sermon and I hope you will do the same!
Have a great week! :)
*Stay tuned for pictures our eventful weekend getting ready for a baby! *
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
16 Week Update!
I went back to the doctor today for a quick (I mean very quick checkup). I was only in the office for 25 minutes! Our doctor is VERY fast!!! :)
The heartbeat was strong at about 150 beats per minute. All of my tests came back negative so I am clear of all things! I have also gained 8 pounds which is good considering it is hard for me to gain weight. I was actually very surprised my blood pressure was normal because my student's were TERRIBLE today!
We go back on the 27th to find out the sex of the baby! :) I don't think it could get here fast enough!
On another note, I was logging in to Yahoo today and I always enjoy looking at the news. Every week they have the new high school standings and the picture beside the heading for the standings was of Byrnes running into the game! I was so surprised to see that! It was neat to see my high school on a very well known website! GO REBELS! :)
The heartbeat was strong at about 150 beats per minute. All of my tests came back negative so I am clear of all things! I have also gained 8 pounds which is good considering it is hard for me to gain weight. I was actually very surprised my blood pressure was normal because my student's were TERRIBLE today!
We go back on the 27th to find out the sex of the baby! :) I don't think it could get here fast enough!
On another note, I was logging in to Yahoo today and I always enjoy looking at the news. Every week they have the new high school standings and the picture beside the heading for the standings was of Byrnes running into the game! I was so surprised to see that! It was neat to see my high school on a very well known website! GO REBELS! :)
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Happy Birthday 2 (Alittle Late)
Ok so I am alittle late with this post. There is only 2 more hours in the day ....
Today Patrick and I celebrate two special birthdays.
The first is Patrick's mom, Alice. Patrick was born the day before her birthday! I am sure she had a great birthday present in 1983!
Alice, We hope you had a great day! We can't wait to have your first grandchild!
The second birthday we celebrate is Caroline's!
The night Caroline was born was very special. It was so neat to be at the hospital. I will never forget holding her the first time. I cannot believe that has been three years ago. She really has grown up! I love to watch her take care of Eli! I can't wait to introduce her to our child and see all the love she has for him/her. We love you Caroline and hope you had a great day! :)
Monday, October 6, 2008
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! :)
Today is my WONDERFUL husband's 25th birthday! We had TONS of celebrations this past weekend and tonight we are going out to eat and to shopping to spend some of his birthday money!!!
I gave him his presents last night, well two of them. He really wanted a Metallica shirt that I ordered off the Internet and it hasn't come in yet!
He did get to open two things though! One was the Willow Tree angel, New Dad. He saw it the other night and really liked it. Another was a present from EBAY. I got him a onesie that says, I rock out to Metallica with my Daddy! Patrick really LOVES Metallica and we hope to get the baby lullabies that are Metallica songs so our child can listen to them.. The lullabies are actually really good! :)
Happy Birthday Honey!
I LOVE YOU! :)
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Dentist, Birthday's, and Belly!
I am sorry I haven't been updated lately. Nothing new is going on! I still feel alittle sick at least once a week but I think it is beginning to get better!
Today I had to go get two cavities filled. I was so nervous because I knew I was not suppose to get laughing gas. When I was in first- fourth grade I had about 12 teeth pulled by the dentist so I am very scared of getting anything done to my mouth. I always cried the whole time Neil was pulling my teeth and I HATED the shots. All day today I just kept thinking about how bad the shots were going to hurt without the laughing gas. Well I DIDN'T FEEL A THINK!! I was so happy! It was really not all that bad! I guess I am getting older! The only problem right now is that the feeling is coming back and my teeth are alittle sore!
Tomorrow we are heading up to see our family! This is the BUSY birthday weekend of the year! We celebrate Caroline's birthday, Patrick's birthday, Alice's (my mother-in-law) birthday, Patrick's cousin birthday, and Patrick three aunts birthday! By Sunday we are VERY TIRED! :)
I have ordered Patrick two things on the internet for his birthday (which is Monday) and none of them have come yet. I told him he wasn't going to get anything because I am scared nothing will be here! Pray they come this weekend! :)
I am starting to get a little belly now. If you don't know I am pregnant you can't really tell, but those people that see me everyday and know me very well can tell! I will get my mom to take pictures this weekend and upload them! :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
Today I had to go get two cavities filled. I was so nervous because I knew I was not suppose to get laughing gas. When I was in first- fourth grade I had about 12 teeth pulled by the dentist so I am very scared of getting anything done to my mouth. I always cried the whole time Neil was pulling my teeth and I HATED the shots. All day today I just kept thinking about how bad the shots were going to hurt without the laughing gas. Well I DIDN'T FEEL A THINK!! I was so happy! It was really not all that bad! I guess I am getting older! The only problem right now is that the feeling is coming back and my teeth are alittle sore!
Tomorrow we are heading up to see our family! This is the BUSY birthday weekend of the year! We celebrate Caroline's birthday, Patrick's birthday, Alice's (my mother-in-law) birthday, Patrick's cousin birthday, and Patrick three aunts birthday! By Sunday we are VERY TIRED! :)
I have ordered Patrick two things on the internet for his birthday (which is Monday) and none of them have come yet. I told him he wasn't going to get anything because I am scared nothing will be here! Pray they come this weekend! :)
I am starting to get a little belly now. If you don't know I am pregnant you can't really tell, but those people that see me everyday and know me very well can tell! I will get my mom to take pictures this weekend and upload them! :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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