It's a Girl!!!

Well, the little bouncing baby on top of the screen has finally passed the halfway mark! We went to tupelo today for a sonogram to find out what we are having. They confirmed it is definitely a girl :) We are very excited! We went to Baby's Kickin' in Tupelo, and it was a very cool experience. We watched the sonogram on a 60 inch flat screen. Here are a couple of pics...

BJ and Shep

This just cracks me up

A big weekend

This was one of the big weekends in Starkvegas. We were here for some of it, but not all. Super Bulldog Weekend started Friday and ended today. We were extremely lucky that the weather held out for the most part. BJ and I went to the baseball game friday night and had lots of fun! I can't believe that is the first game I have been to all year. Saturday was also Cotton District Arts festival. To kick off the festival, they have a Dog Parade. Well of course we had to enter Carter and Stella. Lauren also entered Kingston. There were several awards handed out at the end, but unfortunately Carter and Stella were shut out of the competition. We were able to cheer on Kingston since he won Cutest Eyes.

All three dogs did really well. I was very worried about Stella, since she gets so nervous. She loved the parade...pranced the entire way. Once we got to the finish and were waiting on the awards, she started shaking like a leaf. Very sad. After the parade, BJ headed to Oxford for the Red/Blue game. He enjoyed sitting in the skybox with lots of interesting people. His favorite was meeting Shep Smith. I have a picture I will upload once I figure out how to get it from the phone to the computer. We then met up in Corinth for Gary's (bj's stepfather) surprise 70th birthday party. It was quite the shindig! His step sisters flew in from the west coast, so it was wonderful to see everybody. Gary got some pretty fantastic gag gifts from his friends. We had lots of fun, but I am very glad to be home today. So tired!!

Just an update...

I've been pretty lackadaisical about posting recently...oops! We have been pretty busy, though. We went to Greenville last weekend for the Ole Miss/MSU Tennis and Golf tourney. We had lots of fun. BJ played golf with Adam and Mr. Jones. He had a great time! He even won "Closest to the Pin", whatever that is. So he is now the proud owner of two free nights at Harlows, dinner at Harlows, AND four tickets to Patty Loveless... jealous anyone? I had a great time watching tennis all day saturday. We also got to see lots of friends! We will be hanging out in Starkvegas for Easter. BJ has to work all weekend :( Oh well, that's part of life in retail.

On the baby front, I had an appointment this morning. All is well. Heart beat sounded good at 148. That's when the doctor proclaimed "sounds like a boy". He then remembers I had a sonogram four weeks ago and asked what the sonogram showed. "Girl," I said. "Oops" he says. Pretty funny conversation. So we'll see what's cooking in there. I still think it's a girl...i've thought that the whole time. Could be wrong though...wouldn't be the first time!!! We then started in on my weight...always a fun conversation. I have gained one pound since my last visit. My net weight gain for the whole pregnancy is -1. He said that's fine, but I now have to gain weight. Seriously, explain to me how I am constantly trying to loose weight when i'm not pregnant and I gain weight. Then I get pregnant, eat a bunch trying to gain weight, and end up loosing it? i'm so confused....

A little snow and a little baby

It snowed a few week ago and of course BJ and I had to get Carter and Stella out in it. There was around two inches on the ground, so we had lots of fun. Stella had never actually been in the snow. She loved it :) She had to check it out of course, but she started prancing around in it.

On the baby front, I had an appointment this morning. I have yet to have just a normal, relaxing appointment, and today was no exception. The MD listened to the heartbeat (which was good) and looked at me. He then said, "let's get a sonogram and make sure it's not twins." So, I called up BJ (who was at home in his PJs), and he drove to the clinic for the big reveal. It turned out to be one baby, who is just resting really high - like underneath my bellybutton. The baby was kicking and dancing the whole time. It was so amazing to see! We think it is a girl. We had a very good "shot" of the appropriate area, and there was no 5th appendage :) of course, I am only 15 weeks, so we can't be positive. Here are some pics taken today!!

A few appropriate funnies

This is so accurate, it's sad.


This is me...now...at three months...sad

This is literally what i looked like in the three days between when we could find out, and when we went to the MD. Bj actually forbid me from buying more of them (he didn't believe them either)

sweet tea doesn't count....right?

so if it's in a pitre dish...what does that mean?

I'm still convinced i'm having twins

No comment needed

The Octuplets...and other random thoughts

Interestingly enough, I have had multiple people ask me my opinion on the "octuplet controvery" coming out of California. I guess since I have been through all of this, people want to know my "expert" (and i use the term very loosely) opinion. hmmm.... well, i personally blame the shenanigans on the MD. it is not ethical, and statistically not better, to implant more than three eggs. so to implant six eggs is pure craziness. now, the fact that they implanted six and two split to give a grand total of eight implanted eggs...wow. it makes me wonder if it is all a cover up and she didn't do IVF. mabye she was just on follistim or clomid (or some similar drug)to produce more eggs and she got pregnant that way. with that process, you cannot control the outcome of how many eggs are fertilized. i think it is all very interesting, and i think the press should leave the woman alone (i do think child services should take a long look there, though) . i think the doctor, however, should be looked at very closely by the medical board in california. alright...enough of that. next topic...

Mississippi State Basketball. That is one of our favorite things about living in Starkvegas. We have seen the bulldogs play in some amazing games the last couple of weeks. Some we won, some we lost. But they were all GREAT games to watch. The Marconi's have been wonderful to us and lent us tickets for most of the games...so thanks so much!!! BJ even sent Jessica a text the other day that said "I think I am becoming an MSU basketball fan" -- don't worry, she saved the text :) Hopefully, they can pull out a few more wins, kick butt in the SEC tourny, and then make a great run in the NCAA tournamet.

Next, Kappa Delta Shamrock Week. Oh yes all you Kappa Delta ladies out there (and of course anyone else who would like to donate), it's that time of year again. The girls are putting on several functions during the week -- who can forget KD late night pancakes. But most importantly, on Saturday and Sunday they are doing volunteer work all over Starkville. Each girl has to raise $150 in sponsor money. 80% of the money will stay around Starkville to help local charities, and the other 20% goes to KD's national philanthropy. If anyone would like to donate, you can send a check addressed to Jessica Alexander to my house. Email me, and I will give you the address. Every $5 counts, so thanks in advance for your help!

Finally...Happy Birthday BJ!!!! (and yes, I know i'm a day late) BJ turned 29 on Sunday, and we celebrated by going to Tupelo to meet his parents for lunch. Then most importantly, he went to Dick's Sporting Goods to shop for golf goodies. Courtney and Casey cooked us a wonderful dinner sunday night, too! So good!! Love you BJ and hope 29 is a GREAT year for you!!!

Those are all my thoughts for now....have a great week :)