Introducing Taylor Rae Douma

Today we went to have an ultrasound to make sure everything was growing like it should, and all the pieces were there, and to find out the sex. It was one of the best appointments thus far! Well everything is growing just as it should and all the pieces are there for our little girl. And obviously its a girl! Greg and I swore it was a boy because of some old wives tales and such, but we couldn't be more wrong or more happy (along with all family and friends)! She is perfect and we can't wait to meet her. Also as you talk to Greg about it being a girl you can see his heart start to melt already! He's so great with both his nieces and nephews, but has a soft spot for little girls. This is going to be one spoiled little princess! But, he said that he's still putting her to work with him on the dairy :) I can't wait to see her in her little rubber boots that his older brother and sister-in-law bought for us! So the first picture is her profile, and the next one is her legs, private parts, and buttocks, and of course I had to buy an outfit cause it was too fun to find out! As for her name, I have liked Taylor for a girl since I was younger, and Rae is named after my daddy's middle name (although he spells it Ray, I thought and E would make it more feminine) whom I love very much! Well there you have it, and I can't wait to put pictures up of her for all to see!

getting bigger

So I'm 5 months (20 weeks) now and I'm starting to look a little bigger. It's weird to see your body changing so fast, but I guess this is what I signed up for right? Everything is going great so far and we find out if its a boy or girl in 4 days, so I'll keep you all posted! My last doctors' appt went great and the heartbeat is right in the middle at a whopping 150. Everything is going great so far, here's to hoping it keeps up that way!

2nd doctor's appt.

So today (Dec.9th) was my 2nd baby doctor's appt. It went well. I have come to learn that you get to hear the heartbeat every appointment, and this was my first time hearing it. It was just as fun as I thought it was going to be. It was fast, so assume what you wish, but I'm not going to fall for any old wives tales just yet. :) I could only hear the heartbeat for a few seconds cause he/she was moving around and kicking up a storm. The kicking is louder than the heartbeat, so it was short-lived, yet still exciting! All seems just fine so far. I also turned down the tests for down syndrome and such other disorders because I feel that there is nothing I can do about it now, and if God wants me to have a baby with such disorders, then so be it. I'm just stoked that I am able to have a baby! This is such a blessing and miracle that I'm in awe every appt and I want to share it with everyone, even though I know I'm not the first woman to be pregnant. :) Anyway only about 6 more weeks until I found out what it is!!!!

Dec. 6th trip down south

So this past weekend was my nephew's (Connor) first birthday party. It was held at my mom's house in Arcadia, which was the perfect location. Tracy did a great job of planning food and entertainment for the party. Some of my family and friends were there, and it went off without a hitch! I decided to stay the weekend and go out with some friends that sat night. I went out with Alex, Helen and Candace and had a blast there too. Then to top the whole weekend off, I wake up the next morning and Steve (my stepdad) made my sister and I some yummy breakfast! It was a great weekend with family and friends and I'm going to enjoy those becuase its going to be a lot harder to go down for a weekend with a new baby.

Pregnant!

Yay! Greg and I can finally announce our pregnancy! I will be 11 weeks along this coming Wednesday Nov. 12th. We had our very first doctors appointment today, and it went perfectly! We saw the heartbeat and got some pictures and it was all very fun! The due date is June 4, 2009 and we, along with our family and friends, are VERY excited!
I have been feeling pretty good for the most part. Just a tiny bit nauseated at times and tired a lot. But my worst complaint so far is the sciatic nerve in my lower back hurts pretty bad. But if that's all I have to deal with, I'm a happy camper! We feel VERY blessed in more ways than one! And to those of you who said or thought about twins... there's only one! Greg and I are very happy about that as well :) Well there's the new news, so if you could keep us in your prayers that everything goes as planned, that would be great! Here are some pictures at 10 weeks.

Cruise to Mexico

So for our Christmas present this year Chuck and Dar decided to take the whole Douma family on a cruise instead of the traditional presents. It was so great to be able to spend some serious family time as well as be on vacation together! The cruise went to Cabo San Lucas and Ensenada and lasted for 5 days. Also the very first day of the cruise was mine and Greg's 1 year anniversary! What a great way to celebrate it! We got some cards from from family before we left, Greg's parents bought us some flowers for our room that we enjoyed all week, and Greg had our room decorated. It was a great anniversary all around thanks to everyone!

Helen and Rob's wedding

This past weekend Greg and I went to Helen's and Rob's wedding down south. Helen has been one of my best friends for quite some time now and I was able to take part in her big day by being one of the bridemaids. It was a great weekend! Not only did Helen look beautiful but the whole wedding went off without a hitch! It was so great to spend time with friends for a whole weekend too! It was one of the best weddings I've been to, except mine of course :)