2013: The year of the Lily! :)

January 4 2013

I seem to have gotten a little behind on updating this.....sorry blog followers, my new years resolution is to be a better blogger!

So what has happened in the last two weeks?

Had a great dinner with my cousins and the kids!  So cool to have everyone together and see the next generation growing up!

Girls and their babies....

Couples...there are two babies in this picture (Congrats Andrea!!!)

My mom and sister and cousins threw me a surprise mini bib shower!  I was totally surprised, which rarely happens since I am such a snoop but I got lots of good bibs, I may be stocked for the first year unless Lily inherits my eating habits...may need a few more!

The loot!!

And......

ITS A GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE ARE HAVING A GIRL!  AHHHHH YAYAYAYAYAY! We cut the cake on Christmas Eve, I believe everyone was a little shocked.  Literally everyone we asked predicted it was going to be a boy, including my doctor!  But we are over the moon excited to welcome

Lilianne Sara Simonetti

into our little family in April. She will be in a lot of good girl company in this family with girls outnumbering boys 5 to 2!  Lily's name has special meaning to both Matt and I as it is a tribute to two women who helped make us who we are today, my grandma Anne Grubb and Matts Nani Sara Bioux.

Lots of other things happened in the last week but I didn't capture pictures to post about them, so I will just list them below:

- I went back to the doctor to have my blood pressure re-evaluated...still a little elevated 130/80 but at home is measuring normal so the elevated one at the doctor may be part of my fear of doctors creeping in.

-Charlotte!  We got to spend 5 whole days with my family, it was great to catch up with everyone, especially Charlotte, she is so big! We learned our condo hits capacity at about 4 adults and a baby....next time we host hopefully we will be in a bigger house!

-Christmas!  Great food, great gifts, great family, the whole day was great!

-New Years!  We went to a party at my friend Jaime's house, I ate about a pound of pineapple plus lots of other delicious food....I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to stay up until midnight, first time since becoming pregnant!

-Dinner with my hookers!  Last night I went to dinner with Molly, Sarah and the long lost Erica!  So great to catch up with everyone, so crazy that 6 years ago our biggest concern was what we were going to wear to highlawn and now one of us is pregnant, 2 of us are married, 1 is engaged and one has 8 months left in Somalia before moving in with her soulmate!  Life has certainly taken us places!!  

-VIABILITY!!!!!  I hit 24 weeks, which means if I were to go into labor right now Lily would most likely survive....spend a lot of time in the ICU but still survive :)  hooray!  

Phewwwwwwwwww!  Busy busy two weeks!  Next week (I think) I have my glucose test for Gestational diabetes, I am really looking forward to drinking that highlighter orange liquid..........On January 16 we have our follow up ultrasound to make sure Lilys kidney issue is getting better/gone, fingers crossed!

How far along? 25 weeks!!!
Weight gain/loss? Christmas was a binge fest......
Maternity clothes? Motherhood Maternity has been a life saver!  
Stretch marks? Nothing yet..::knock on wood::
Sleep? I got a snoogle for Christmas, best pillow ever invented!  I have slept through the night since using it!  I highly recommend!
Best moment this week?  Everything in the last two weeks has been the best!
Movement? Lots of movement!!!! I am starting to feel it on the outside too so soon matt will get to feel it!
Food Cravings? Fruit, pineapple and apple and grapes and everything!
Food Aversions? Nothing
Gender? GIRL GIRL GIRL GIRL!
Belly button in or out? In but yesterday I had to take my belly button ring out :( it was pulling too much, a sign that I will soon be losing my innie, EK!
What I miss? Nothing!
What I am looking forward to? Getting started on the nursery!
Milestones?  VIABILITY!!!!!!!