13 Weeks

I had my 13 week appointment on Wednesday, and it was so exciting! It was incredible how much my little one has changed in such a small amount of time. This baby was kicking all over and rolling all around, which certainly wasn't the case at 7 weeks. I could see its arms, legs, and little feet! The first picture is the profile, and I just love its little gut. I think I can see pouty lips, but who knows? In the other picture, it's laying on its side with its legs crossed. You can see its foot pretty clearly (and its tee-tiny toes!). For that brief moment, it was just chillin' and having a good time. Then, it started to move all over again. It is just so amazing how this little baby is moving all over the place and I don't even feel it. I am completely in love with this little baby and I can't stop staring at these pictures. I am very excited to find out what it is so that I can stop saying "it" all the time. Every now and then, I catch myself saying "him" or "her". I honestly don't have a preference because I will be happy no matter what. I hope you enjoy the pictures!

I am my Mother's Son

So there used to be a serious issue in the Holloway household. When we would sit down to dinners we ended up using napkins from all of the favorite fast food restaurants in the area. Some of the usuals were Tommy's, In N Out, and Burger King. Even if we had normal napkins or paper towels, we ended up using the fast food ones at the dinner table. Another issue in the Holloway household was birthdays, usually the cake. Well, I hope I have made you proud Mom, because here we have brought them both together. Now the one difference is that the different napkins and plates were purchased, yet they were for many different holidays. And since it was Kevin and Clint's birthday we were celebrating, we had to somehow make the candles work out. We had a 5 candle and Andrea had brought over a box of regular candles, but with how old Kevin and Clint are we had to figure out a way to make it work. I think the picture tell the rest of that story. Some may call us ghetto and some may call us white trash, but we call ourselves the Holloways.

P.S. If you can't tell what number is on the cake, it is a 59. Kevin is 31 and Clint is 28.

Killer Pit

With the recent news of us expecting we have had some people express their concerns about us having a "Killer" pitbull. Those of you who know Molly know better, but for those of you who don't, here is a small glimpse of how dangerous she can be. This is Molly with her best friend and cousin Reese. This was not a planned picture. Reese just wanted to cuddle with Molly and watch "Little Einsteins" with her. Molly was more than happy to be used as a pillow, but it was tough for her to not kiss her all over.

Earlier during that day, I took Reese and Molly to the park. It was one of the cutest things I had ever seen. Molly would watch Reese very carefully as she climbed to the top to get to the slide. As soon as Reese was about to slide down, Molly would run to the bottom of the slide and wait for Reese. When Reese got to the bottom, Molly would cover her with kisses. Then, they would start all over again.

So, yes, Molly is going to be a great big sister. We will continue to train her to be sweet and gentle. We just have to hope that she has enough love in her heart for the baby, Reese, and us. I have a feeling we may be pushed aside at some point. Well, maybe Blake won't be, but I'm sure I'll be first off the list!

P.S. Once Reese realized that Blake had a camera, she started to pose. In the second picture, she is trying to pretend like she's asleep. I don't know who sleeps with a face like this, but she is Kevin's daughter so go figure!

Happy 4th of July??

We had quite the interesting 4th of July...thanks to Blake and his diving abilities, or lack thereof. We went to a friend's house for an innocent barbeque and pool party. Kevin, Clint, and Andrea were there as well. They decided to begin a "dunk" contest. Kevin began the creative shots with an in-between the legs shot, then good ol' Blake wanted to try an upside-down, headfirst dunk. Unfortunately, he went in right about where the pool goes from 8 feet and slants up to 4 feet rather quickly without his hands over his head. Instead, his forehead took the brunt of the dive, followed by the bridge of his nose, and then his chin. He came up with blood pouring down his face and calmly stated, "I think I hit the bottom of the pool." The watermelon that I had just eaten was back in my throat at that point, since I immediately thought, "Great, I'm going to be a single mom...or, my husband is now deformed." Then, Gayla, our friend hosting the party said, "Yeah, you're bleeding! You need to get out of the pool!" I got a towel and put some pressure on his poor, bloody face. That was the first time that I have actually seen cartilage so up close. I was feeling a little queasy, so I put Clint and Kevin in charge of first aid. They cleaned his wounds with hydrogen peroxide and put on some gauze. Now, two days later, his wounds are slowly healing and he doesn't look like he'll be too deformed. I'm actually quite impressed with my nursing skills now that I am in charge of neosporin and gauze applications every night. I think the permanent dent on his nose will give him some added character on his already adorable face!

We broke the news!

We were so excited to find out that we were finally expecting that we couldn't wait to tell everyone. I(Blake) wanted to call everyone that second. Liz came up with a good idea that included our spoiled dog. Anyone who knows us knows that our lives revolve around our pit bull Molly. Don't ask me why but we already had a pink polo shirt for her (Liz enjoys torturing her and making her wear ridiculous clothing), so Liz decided to get iron-on letters and then let her run around the family and see how long it took them to notice. It was a Sunday and we were getting together with Clint and Andrea at Kevin and Melissa's house. Almost the second Molly ran in the house we heard a gasp from Andrea...and Melissa was right behind. We are just so excited to finally be expecting a child and we were happy to incorporate our little girl in helping us make this wonderful announcement. We are grateful to have such great family and friends who are excited for us.

First Ultrasound

Here is the picture of our first ultrasound! Our little peanut is 7 weeks in this picture...very, very teeny! Who would have ever thought that something so tiny could be so loved and cherished!!?? We got to see its little heart beating, which was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen in my life! The heart beat was 132 beats/minute. According to babycenter.com, the baby is the size of a blueberry...how crazy! We'll keep you posted on the updates and progress of our little embryo!