Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!  Today is going to be a great day!  We have a busy Saturday planned, but I am excited for this day!  First up a 1st Birthday Party for HARPER!  Happy Birthday Harper!  Second we have a second party this afternoon for our friends daughter who is turning 4.  Happy Birthday Emma!  Lastly Chad and I are spending the evening with a few of our friends we are having a group date night. 

Outback and Avatar...should be a great date!

So has anyone seen this movie?

Also thank you for all the baby advise!  I loved reading all the comments and I have made a few decisions for Baby Grayson.  Our bedding is ordered and I am so happy with what we decided!  Have a great Saturday!

Baby Bargains and It's Official

Since I am a new Mom it was suggested that I get this book.  It arrived yesterday afternoon and last night I spent the evening reading the section on Cribs.  Chad and I are ready to shop and get our crib, but after reading this section I have questions for all the experienced mommies.  But first this book offers great websites for all mommies so I thought that I would list them for all of you:

Freebies - www.BabyBargains.com

Crib Sources - www.babyfurniture-plus.com, www.BabyNewsStores.com, www.ninfra.com, www.USAbaby.com

Speciality Store Finder - www.AllBabyAndChildStores.com

Now onto the questions.  Chad and I plan on purchasing the following items for the nursery, crib, dresser, and rocker.  Do you recommend these three pieces or do I need something else?  If I could find a vintage dresser or a orange dresser I would love it.  So if you have any ideas send them my way.  Next question how many of you have convertible cribs?  I thought that this would be the route to go, but after reading this book I am not sure.  Are they worth the money?  Where did most of you purchase your cribs?  Did you have a bassinet for your bedroom when your baby was a newborn or did you use a pack n play?  Where is the best place to purchase a rocker?  I know a lot of questions, but this new mommy needs just a little direction.  I want my nursery to be what I have dreamed of and I am sure with your help I can get there.  Thanks in advance! 

It's Official Chad and I have named our little peanut!

GRAYSON KONNOR

Thank you for all your name suggestions!  It was fun to read through all of them! 

One final question what are the best sites to look for baby bedding and mongrammed items?  Now that we have the name picked out I am excited to start looking for mongrammed items.  Have a great Thursday!

Week 21

Today I am 21 weeks and 1 day!  I had such a great week last week and this past weekend was so much fun!  I have had a great time sharing all the wonderful moments thus far in my pregnancy.  This week I am relaxing and spending a lot of time thinking of all things baby.  Like what will the nursery look like, baby names, baby clothes, baby gear, and paint colors.  Chad is ready to get started on the nursery and get this project completed.  I believe that I have finalized the nursery bedding and the color theme.  I also have done some shopping for winter clothes for our baby boy at Baby Gap.  They have some amazing deals right now that I just couldn't pass it up.  I need to go to Children's Place and Old Navy to see what kind of deals they have on baby clothes.  I know I am shopping early, but I can't express how excited I am that we are having a healthy baby boy!  Yes Chad and I are expecting a Healthy Baby Boy in May 2010.  During our ultrasound they completed a complete review of our baby and everything is normal and our ultrasound tech and doctor told us that our baby is healthy.  So going forward unless I have any issues I will no longer need ultrasounds and we will just have our normal monthly appointments.  I loved seeing our baby boy, but I am happy that everything is going well! 

God is Good! 

Pregnancy Highlights:

How Far Along: 21 weeks and 1 day

Baby Boy Stafford Weighs:  13 ounces

Baby Boy Stafford Heartbeat:  144

Total Weight Gain/Loss: I have gained 4 pounds since my last appointment in December so my total weight gain is 6 pounds

Maternity Clothes: None Yet

Sleep: Sleeping is going okay I do wake up at least once a night to use the bathroom and than I lay awake thinking about things that are going on in my life or about our baby. 

Best Moment this week:  My favorite moment was seeing our baby last week and finding out the gender of our baby.  I also loved having our Family Reveal via Skype and our Gender Reveal Party.   

Gender:  It's A Boy!

Movement:  Yes I have experienced the first movement.  It was amazing and I love the feeling. 

Food Craving: Honey Nut Cheerios and Dark Chocolate

What I miss:  I don't miss anything right now!  I was missing chocolate milk, but I did find a chocolate milk that I like.  So that makes me happy! 

What I am looking forward to:  Planning and Preparing the Nursery and Shopping!

Symptoms:  None I am doing well!

If you missed my last post on baby names go check it out here!  Please let me know what name you like or give me your idea! 

Favorite Baby Names

What is your favorite baby name for our Baby Boy?  Chad has his favorite and I have mine. 

Here are a few names that we like:

Grayson Konnor

Grayson Winton

Grayson Beckham

Payton Konnor

Payton Winton

Konnor Winton

Or do you have a favorite boy name that you would like to share with us?

Thanks for your help and have a great day!

Also since a few of you asked I got our shirts from the Gender Reveal Party at www.cafepress.com

Great Friends

I would have to say that one of best things that have come from blogging is the friends I have been able to meet in NWA.  Today I got the opportunity to have a lunch date with some wonderful girls!  I had lunch with Ashley and Avery, Kelly and Harper, Julee, Jennifer and Brody, and Katie.  I feel blessed to have each of these girls in my life.  We met at a local restaurant called Hammontree's and they only serve Grilled Cheese Sandwiches.  It was YUMMY!  I enjoyed the great conversation between all the girls and watching each of our relationships develop over the past several months.  Thanks girls for all your support and friendship today.  I needed it today!  Here are a few fun photos from today! 

Gender Party Reveal

The party was amazing!  I wish all of you could have been with us. 

So why did I do a Gender Reveal Party?  I had two reasons for having this party.  One was calling each friend to tell them what we were having would have taken some time and second was I have been waiting for two years for this pregnancy so I am trying to have fun at each stage of my pregnancy.  As much as I can't wait to see our baby BOY I am trying to absorb every day of my pregnancy and enjoy.  So if you didn't see my Blogging Friends Reveal Post go here!

Chad and I wanted to have a special way to share the news with our friends and family.  So that is where the shirts that you will see in the pictures come into place.  I was wearing It's A Girl and Chad was wearing It's A Boy and when one of us answered the door the person at the door thought that they knew until they saw the other.  It was so much fun!  I thought about decorating our home in the color BLUE for Boy, but than I thought well I don't want it to be that easy.  So with the help of my sweet friend Ashley we made the decorations that you will see in the pictures. 

 

The evening started with everyone just chatting and enjoying appetizers and drinks.  During this time Chad and I asked each of our friends to vote for their favorite Baby Girl Name and Baby Boy Name.  We had our top 4 that we liked and than if  they wanted our friends could give their suggestion.  It will be great to read each of them and see what our friends think.  I also plan on seeing what all my blogging friends think too!  Speaking of names I have my FAVORITE boy name picked out I just need to finalize the name with Chad.

Finally the Big Reveal.  We started with getting Team Pink together and taking a picture.  As you can see Team Pink was the majority. 

Than Team Blue got together with Chad to take a picture.  I wasn't sure if the boys in the photo thought that it was a Boy or if they didn't want to wear Pink. 

Chad than told everyone that we were going to go change into the right shirts and when we came out they would know. 

As you can see everyone was shocked!

It's A Boy! 

Again I am ALREADY in Love with our Baby Boy!  I can't wait to start the nursery and continue to share our pregnancy journey with all my friends and family. 

I missed my family and wish they could have been apart of this special day.  But they will be here for the baby shower.  In case you are wondering I am not having a nursery reveal party.  I did get asked last night.  This is it for parties until the baby shower!

To all of you reading, my friends, and family the road to get here has been long and if you haven't read our story you can go here to get caught up.  I feel truly blessed to have each of you in my life. 

See you tomorrow for a Week 21 Post and a complete post on my appointment!

Hush Little Baby

Hush Little Baby Don't Say a Word

Mommy will tell all

our

Blogging Friends

that

you

are

a

BOY!

Chad and I are in LOVE with our Baby Boy!

I will be back tomorrow with all the photos and details of our Gender Party Reveal!