Lucky.

A few weeks ago, Levi sent me flowers.  The card said, "I bought you flowers!  -Your Husband"  Sweet, but the card left much to be desired.

For our anniversary, Levi sent me three dozen roses.  They are so pretty!!  This time, the card was much sweeter.  

"You are the love of my life.  Thanks so much for sitcking by me the last seven years.  I pray our foundation of love is mirrored in our children as we raise them to love and serve God.  -Love, Levi"

So sweet!  It's also what I pray...that we will be an example of love for our children, and that they will also love and serve God.


I was wrong about our dinner date.  We went to Scalini's instead!  So. Good.  It's famous for it's Eggplant Parmesan, because it's known to send some women into labor!  If you eat the EP, and you have your baby within 48 hours, they send you an adorable pink or blue Scalini's Baby onesie!  I ate there twice trying to evict Oliver (since he was a week late and I was OVER IT), but it wasn't much help.  I do have a friend who it worked for, though!


After dinner, we wanted to go see a movie, but they all started waaaaay late.  Instead we did a bit of shopping for the kids (I say kids because Oliver needed a new sleep sack, and instead of buying him two, we bought one for him and one for the little one to come!), and headed home.  All in all, a wonderful time.  I'm a lucky lady!!

Seven years!

Today marks seven years of wedded bliss.  =D

Seven years ago today, I married my best friend.  Today is a special day, because there were times where I wasn't sure we'd make it.  Our first year was very hard on us, but every year is sweeter than the last!

I got three dozen roses in the mail today.  They are so pretty!!  I'll post a pic when they have opened up some.  Tonight, we're going to dinner at an undisclosed location (I have an idea, and am hoping we're going to Canoe in Atlanta!), and my sister is sitting for us tonight.  Looking forward to a romantic night out with my beloved!

Love.

Yesterday was the anniversary of my first date with Levi.  Eleven years ago, we met up at his new college digs, had dinner, and went to see Deep Blue Sea.  =D  I fondly remember him NOT holding my hand and shushing me during the movie!  lol  It was an awkward sort of date, because we had been friends for so long, but we had a nice time.

Monday is our seventh wedding anniversary.  I accidentally saw on the bank statement online that he ordered me flowers (for the second time this month!), even though I totally told him never to do so again because it costs so much, and grocery store flowers?  Still pretty.  We're planning on going out to dinner somewhere.  Levi is planning it, and I'm going to be surprised.  Romantic, no?  =)

Things on the baby front are fine, though I don't remember this much round ligament pain this early on.  At least I think that's what it is...or at least it's what the OB called it.  All I want to do is eat (and it's hard not to!!), but I'm trying to eat well.  This morning was yogurt and a string cheese.  Lunch will be a salad and a sammich.  But for dinner, since Levi is going to be at his nerd day all day long, I've decided to order pizza.  LOL!  A pizza with no sauce, add bacon, to be exact.  Basically, it's like cheese sticks with bacon.  So.  Good.

Other than being hungry, I have no other symptoms.  Per usual.  Hooray!  We have another u/s appointment in a couple of weeks. We went from poppy seed baby to apple seed baby this week.  Hooray!  I'll keep you updated!

!!$#%^&$!!

I keep wavering on whether or not to share some news we recently got, and I figure not a whole lot of people read this blog anyway, so what the hey.  Baby #2 is in the oven!  Please be discreet on FB and other such sites, until we're through the first trimester.

We found out Saturday, August 21.  I had high post ovulation temps for 12 days, and my normal luteal phase is about 12 days, so I took a test in the middle of the afternoon and was happy to see two beautiful pink lines!  After two previous stark white negatives, those two pink lines were day-making.  =)

So anyway, I'm just barely pregnant.  My first appointment was yesterday, and everything looks great.  I asked the sonographer, "It's a boy, right?"  lol...I was 4 weeks 4 days along at that point.  =D  I am thinking due to the timing of intercourse, it may be a boy.  I hope so!

I'm due, according to my LMP, on April 29, 2011.  However, I ovulated on day 18 of my cycle rather than day 14, so I'm thinking May 3 is more like it.  The best part?  My brother in law is graduating high school on May 8, 2011!  My poor in laws, lol.  I'm assuming I'll go a week early, since we will be scheduling a repeat c-section this time around (no judgments, please, I've weighed the risks carefully with my husband and my healthcare provider, and have decided that a VBAC is just not worth the risks), I'll have a little more control over when baby comes rather than laboring for over 30 hours last time around.  I'd really like to keep the little bun in there as close to 40 weeks as possible, but I recall what it's like being 38 weeks pregnant (I went all the way to 41 last time!), so we'll see what the OB thinks the closer we get.  I'll also have 2 under 2 for almost a WHOLE MONTH!  lol  I think I can take it.

So!  In all of my spare time, I've of course been obsessing online over every thing pregnancy related.  Message boards, web sites...all things baby!  I remember that this is exactly how I was last time around, only this time I have time and experience on my side.  =)

Almost time for the tot to get up.  More updates to come!