Big Reveal!

This post has been a long time coming and trust me, I didn't put it on hold on purpose. I've been really busy and the days I think about it, I'm either too lazy or I get caught up doing other things. Anyways, here goes it!

A couple of weeks ago, hubby and I went to the doctor's office for the ultrasound reveal of our little one's sex. Honestly, I didn't have a preference going in. If it turned out to be a boy, my excitement would be in nurturing a different sex and having a son. I think baby boys are really adorable and mother-son relationships are precious. If it turned out to be a girl, my excitement would be in MoMo having a sister and developing a special relationship with her. I think hubby badly wanted a boy though.

When I was pregnant with MoMo, prior to finding out her sex, I badly wanted a boy. I always wanted to have a son as my first child because I wanted him to be the "protector" over his siblings. Ahh... yah! Also, I was so in love with my nephew and was so used to having him around me, and he made me want a boy so bad. When we found out MoMo's sex, my reaction was so blah... lol. There wasn't much excitement in that room. How sad... Thinking back, I sometimes want to smack myself for my reaction. I'm so thankful to God that my little girl came first. God knows why He did it that way and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Back to our appointment. So we got in the room, and for some reason, it felt like it took hours before the lady revealed the sex. I don't know if it was my anticipation or if it also took that long with MoMo. Anyways after she got through with the measurements that just took forever, the struggle started to get the baby to move and position properly so we could know! The lady finally said what the sex was, but I did not hear a word she said. I was so focused on the screen in the room, that I had managed to totally zone her out. I found out what the sex was because she typed it on the screen. When I saw it, I let out a scream! Was that what I hoping for? Maybe... hehe

IT'S A BOY!!!

Hubby and I are TOO excited! With every passing day, I think about him and I pray for him. Heaven knows I can't wait to hold him in my arms and give him all the love in the world that is humanly possible!

In other news... In just a few days, my baby will be 1! If I think too hard about it, the tears will roll. Therefore, I'm gonna go to bed. Lol!

Some Family Time!

I had a pretty awesome weekend in Dallas, TX with my family. Hubby, MoMo and I took the 5hr road trip to go celebrate with my sister Harriet. She graduated from the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University. We had a really great time with family members and friends, plus it was refreshing to be out of Bentonville.

We are so very proud of this amazing lady! Ain't she prettay?

My First Mother's Day!

Last year, I missed celebrating mother's day by a few weeks. MoMo had not made her wonderful debut yet. Boy I tell yah, this was a really great first mother's day for me. I got so much love that I had to look at the calender to make sure it wasn't my birthday. Lol. The out pour of love was truly amazing.

I woke up early on Sunday morning to my first mother's day call from my mom! She woke me up out of my sleep, and I wouldn't have picked anyone better to say it to me first. Before she got off the phone, she asked if we were going to church. Such a mummy.. Lol. Almost right after her call, I got another call from my brother-in-law and my nephew. Hearing my nephew tell me happy mother's day was the sweetest thing ever. Hubby decided to be silly and called me while we were in bed to say happy mother's day. Yep... that's the man I married. It was pretty funny though. After that, we got up and got ready for church. The calls and messages kept coming. I reached out to all the mother's I know and also wished them a happy mother's day.

I taught the kids at church on Sunday, but there was a reception for the mother's after church and we all got gifts.

This lovely arrangement was delivered to me at work during the week from hubby :)

With my baby after church on Sunday.

I got this from hubby later on in the evening and I can't wait to listen to the Fred Hammond CD! He's one of my faves.

I had a really lovely first mother's day and I'm thankful for it!

Totally off the main post, but this Saturday, hubby blew me away! We woke up early in the morning, and relaxed in bed for a while with MoMo watching Yo Gabba Gabba. By 9:00am, we had breakfast and MoMo and I were out of the house to go grocery shopping. I also decided to take her to the doctor's office for a follow up visit for her ear infection. We got back home about 4hrs later and when I walked into our bedroom, I froze in my tracks. Not only had hubby done the laundry, he folded them too! Lol! Hubby is pretty impatient with stuff like that, so this was a big deal. Even I get frustrated folding MoMo's clothes because they're just so little. I had to take pictures of course!

MoMo's clothes all neatly folded!

He also went a step further and grouped his folding by onesies, pants, and blankets. Just how I like it! It was easier for me to put away because I keep them separated. Easier for getting ready!

He also folded sheets and towels!

All together, he did four loads of laundry. There was a set drying and another one that was done in the washer when we came in. Plus, he washed the bathroom too!

I was one pleased and happy wife :)

What's Your Guess?

It's always funny to me how people try to guess the sex of a baby by looking at how the woman is carrying. I don't understand it totally, but it's something about the belly either being high or low. How accurate that is? I have no idea.

When I was pregnant with MoMo, a lot of people thought I was having a boy because of the way I was carrying. They were all wrong... clearly. Lol. As a matter of fact, some people even thought I was carrying twins! I'll let it be known now, I'm definitely not having twins. We would have absolutely loved that, but there is only one baby in my belly. 

I think I just carry in a very unique way. Even my mom who has some experience as a midwife jokes that she has never seen a belly like mine before. I will reveal the sex of our baby later this week, but below is a picture of me a day before my due date last year. MoMo came exactly a week after my due date, so she "baked" for a total of 41weeks! What would your guess have been by looking at this picture? Girl? Boy? Twins maybe?...

With my bff  Ndidi :)

Breaking The News About Pregnancy #2

And just like that, we're in May! This year is already moving by really fast and I can't can believe it. I haven't blogged in a while because I just have so much going on. Please excuse me while I find a balance.. Lol

I wanted to share the story behind my "Exciting News!" post. After getting married, hubby and I decided that we would try for another baby before MoMo turned one. We wanted a little over a year difference between our first and second babies. The plan was to have the second baby the following August after MoMo was born. Hubby wanted a birthday mate really bad. In his mind, things would work out to where the baby would be born right on his birthday. Ha! Well it's evident that God answered our prayers! I got pregnant in the time frame we planned and we're going to have our August baby but unfortunately for hubby, definitely not on his birthday. Not even close... Lol. It really is amazing though that it worked out!

I found out that I was expecting in November last year. Considering I have a nosy hubby, he picked up on it before I could surprise him. I didn't give him any definite answer though until I took the pregnancy test when I visited him in Arkansas. When I told him, he was very excited of course but he asked why I didn't wait to take the test when he was with me. He was with me for the first one so I guess he wanted to be present for the second one :)

Hubby wanted us to wait until the Christmas holiday before we broke the news to our families. So, I went back to Georgia with my great news that I had to keep secret! Luckily for me, there was no morning sickness issues, so my secret was safe with me. I was kinda happy holding the news because I was nervous about telling my family. What? Why? I know, I know. I really didn't discuss our plans to have our children back to back with anyone, so I knew it would come as a shock to them. I wasn't sure about their reaction, so there I was married and still worried about breaking such wonderful news! Crazy right?

We told our family members on Christmas day. Everyone was excited for us and boy was I relieved to get it out! Lol!

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