My Mom Saves the Day

So, Saturday I washed the dress I bought to wear to my showers. I read the tag to be sure how it should be washed and cared for. It said, "Machine wash cold and tumble dry low." I really don't like putting dresses in the dryer, but put this one in for 15 minutes to get the wrinkles out. I went in the laundry room after 15 minutes and pulled it out. The seams at the shoulders were ripped and frayed!!!!! I had only worn this dress 2 times and couldn't believe it did that. I bought the dress at the Motherhood store. Needless to say, I was crying and upset. My sweet husband calls the location at the Haywood Mall and they didn't have my size.

So onto Sunday.....mom had gone to visit Megan and Drew in Beaufort and was coming back in time for my shower at church. She stopped by the Columbiana Mall and went into Motherhood, who happened to be having a BOGO sale on their dresses. :) She had mentioned to the cashier about what happened to my dress and the cashier said I needed to bring it back. Mom picked out 2 beautiful dresses for me, she was my lifesaver! Needless to say, I will be going to Motherhood tomorrow after our doctor's appointment to return the dress. The nice thing is that they keep a log of what you buy, so that dress is in their system under my name.

36 weeks....more or less?!?!?!

I haven't updated the blog in a while. We've been really busy preparing for Karson's arrival. Last Tuesday, we had our 36 week appointment. Everything was great. Karson is measuring a little larger than expected, try 38 weeks instead of 36. The doctor wants to do an ultrasound to check her size, so we will be going tomorrow for our weekly appointment and ultrasound.

Showers:
We have had 3 wonderful showers! It is nice to know our little girl is loved my so many already. We are very blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives.

Sickness:
I will have to say that I have been one of the "lucky ones" during this pregnancy. I haven't experienced morning sickness or been sick at all until NOW! Saturday morning I woke up with a scratchy throat and my chest felt tight, which wasn't a good sign. Sunday morning I woke up and felt awful. I just prayed I could make it through the day and my shower at church. After the church shower I came home and went straight to bed, with a terrible cough and chills. YUCK!!!! Matt went out and bought me some medicine. I slept off and on Sunday night. I am still congested, but definitely don't feel the aches and pains I felt yesterday.

Week 26

We have had a busy past few weeks around here. We ordered Karson's crib and it was broken. The slats had been damaged in shipment. This particular crib must be popular in the white color because every place that carried this brand was sold out and didn't know when they would receive more. We finally decided on another crib and it should be here soon. I picked out the fabric for the nursery and mom is making the bedding and drapes. Her room is painted, we just need the crown molding put up. Here are a few pictures of what is going on in Karson's nursery. I will post more when everything is put together.

It's a GIRL!!!!!

So, this past Tuesday we went for our U/S. We found out Baby Reaves is a girl. Yes, that's right a girl!!!!! No one ever thought in a million years we would have a girl. (Reason why: Matt is the oldest of 4 boys, his dad has 1 brother who had 3 boys; so now you can see why everyone was expecting a boy) We told our families that day, by giving them a gift that was pink. Matt's mom was speechless, which his dad says never happens. :) Everyone was beyond thrilled, especially Matt and I. The night before we had officially decided on a boy name and a girl name. The names we chose were Connor Matthew and Karson Grace. So, Karson Grace Reaves is measuring just right and is healthy. We are very excited for this little girl to join our family. She is already spoiled and will be even more spoiled when she arrives.

Tomorrow is the BIG Day!!!!

Tomorrow, November 2, we find out if Baby Reaves is a boy or a girl. Today I polled my class to see what they thought and it was a 50/50 vote. I know tonight it will be difficult to sleep due to the excitement. This evening Matt and I are going to sit down and go through our list of names for the baby. Stay tuned to find out!!!!!

16 Week Checkup

We went yesterday for our 16 week checkup. Everything was great! We heard the heartbeat and actually got to hear it move, which was really neat. I think I have felt a few "flutters," but am not exactly sure. The doctor said the further in I get I will definitely know for sure. We scheduled our 20 week appointment and ultrasound for November 2 at 9:15. This is where they do the full body scan and we can hopefully find out the sex of the baby. (Please cooperate Baby Reaves, so we can know what you are.) I am fine with either a boy or a girl, just a long as they are healthy. It worked out where we can go early in the morning on Nov. 2, becuase Matt and I are both off, it is election day and also my daddy's birthday.