Our Girls!

The wait is over! CC is a little girl and her name will be Carly. This afternoon while we were waiting for Dr. Cook to come into the room Jeff looked so nervous and he just kept pacing back and forth. I had NEVER seen him so nervous before, not even on our wedding day! I was very anxious as well but I think I was more worried about what his reaction would be. He was really hoping for a boy to carry on the Garner name and to be able to do all those "boy" things with his son. Of course he is happy and thrilled to be having a healthy baby girl, but it is taking him some time for the news to sink in. All evening he has been practicing and repeating things like "me and my girls, daddy and his girls, Katie and Carly". I think he is just trying to wrap his head around being surrounded by three females. I know he will be an amazing daddy to both of his girls and I just keep telling him he can still do a lot of the things he had dreamed about doing with his son.


The rest of the appointment went great and both Carly and I are doing very well. She weighs approximately 12 oz right now and still has the same due date of June 24. I will go back in a month for another routine appointment. After our appointment we went out to dinner at a place called Scotty Browns. It was nice to be able to talk about what the future holds for our little family and just get some quiet alone time to process the big news. We are so blessed to have our little family complete.

The Second Trimester Begins

I am almost 15 weeks along which means I made it through the first trimester and the morning/evening sickness is gone and I am actually staying up until 9:00 again (sometimes). I have definitely gotten my appetite back and have been thoroughly enjoying all of the holiday goodies. I am a little worried about the weight gain this time around because I am not in as good of shape as I was with Katie. I am trying to work out at the gym a couple times a week but that's less than half as much as I did before. Luckily I think breastfeeding REALLY helped me get back into shape and I will be doing that again with CC. I am pretty much out of my regular jeans and wearing maternity pants and since they are so comfy I don't mind at all. I am still waiting to feel that first movement but last night while Jeff and I were watching TV I thought I felt a little kick but wasn't completely sure. At least I know what it feels like now so I should be able to feel CC sooner than I did Katie. After the holidays are over we are going to start working on setting up the room which should be fun. We will be loosing our guest/storage room which will put my organizational skills to the test, but we decided it would be best to give Katie and CC their own room (at least for now). And February 4th is the big day...only one more month before we find out if we are having a boy or a girl. So excited!

CC Pictures

I had my second appointment with Dr. Cook on Tuesday and I meant to post this yesterday but Katie and I didn't have a good day and she was testing all of my mommy patience. I am 12 weeks along as of today, and our lil bean (aka CC) is growing and doing great. It's funny how different these appointments are than the ones with Katie. Before Jeff and I could both just stare at he picture on the screen and be in awe of all the tiny movements our 11 week old baby was making. This time, Katie was scared and crying, Jeff was trying to make her happy, I was lying there trying to console my baby girl, and Dr. Cook was probably just thinking let's get this over with as quickly as possible so my office will be quiet again. :) It's just not quite the same but luckily everything is fine and I am starting to feel better which is good. I also didn't have any questions really so the appointment was quick. I will go back in a month for just a quick checkup and then the big date will be February 4 when we learn if CC is going to be Cole or Carly. Needless to say, Katie won't be joining us for that appointment.

Our Little Bun in the Oven

I realized I forgot to share the story on the blog of how Jeff found out he is going to be a daddy again. Unfortunately, the video I had planned on showing didn't turn out because the remote didn't work when I went to hit the record button. I am still mad about that but what can you do.

We found out October 14. I really wasn't having any pregnancy signs and even though I was late, I didn't think anything of it because I am still breastfeeding. However, for some reason there was a little voice in my head telling me to take a pregnancy test. So, I was going to Costco that day and decided to get some there (FYI-they come in a four pack and it's the cheapest place to get them). Katie and I got home, she went down for her nap and I took the first one. They say it's best to take it in the morning but I couldn't wait at that point. One minute later the second line barely appears and I keep staring at it thinking, no way, this can't be happening! Of course the line didn't go away so I opened up the second package and took another one. Same result. My mind of course is racing and I am doing the math in my head thinking about how old Katie is going to be when this new little one is born. Finally I take the third test just to confirm and once again, two pink lines. Ok, it sinks in...I am pregnant, now how am I going to tell Jeff. I didn't want to just call him on the phone...that seemed so boring. I decided to wait until he came home from work and do something creative.

I got a hamburger bun and I put it on a plate in the oven. I set the video camera up and hid it under a towel so it could record his reaction (of course that didn't happen). Then when Jeff came home I told him I was making dinner and something was wrong with the oven, can he look at it. You would have thought this was a little strange because I didn't let him shower or anything...I made him look the second he walked in the door. He didn't notice though and just opened the door and stared at the bun. He says: "yeah, so there's a bun...." and I come back with "and it is in...." and he says "the oven". Still not getting it at this point. Finally, I put it all together for him and say "there is a bun in the oven....and I point to my stomach a bun in MY oven!" He just looks at me and exclaims "NO WAY!!!!!" It was perfect and I really wish the camera had worked. Katie woke up from her nap at that point and we told her too but she obviously didn't care. I am sure she will be feeling differently come June, but we are going to do our best at giving her all the care and attention she needs. I think we will just be split up a lot...Jeff with Katie and me with CC. 11 weeks today, only 203 more days to go.