Valentine's Day

I am married to the sweetest husband in the world! He seems to actually listen what I say...strange isn't it. Earlier this week, we had a long discussion about the process of making sweet tea. While my Georgia husband stands as the sweet tea expert, I trusted that this expertise would not crack my favorite pitcher. Unfortunately this is exactly what happened, as boiling hot sugary tea water poured all over my white counter tops and splashed all over the floor. After about 7 soapy moppings, and a bleaching of the countertops, my kitchen seems back to normal (except one pitcher short).

So much to my surprise, on Valentine's, there was a beautiful glass pitcher waiting for me with a custom Andy-designed flower arrangement with spider mums and a giant hydrangea (my favorite). Isn't he the sweetest?

And now for my prego update...

As of today, I have reached the 18 week mark and have not felt good this last week. I think I have a self-diagnosed sinus infection, which has made sleeping both a frustrating and miserable affair. My doctor says that the baby is doing well, with a good heart rate, and is very active (kicking the doppler repeatedly during my last appt.). I have felt what I think are little kicks or punches, but only a few times. I think maybe my overly active baby is also the source of a constant backache. My husband and heating pad again to the rescue! It is amazing to experience this miracle from the inside...praise the Lord, who in all his wisdom, knows everything about this baby already!

No, we don't know the sex yet, that will probably be a few more weeks...

Kelly, this one's for you

Yes, Kelly, I am finally posting my first prego photo. This picture was taken at 14 weeks. As of tomorrow, I will be 15 weeks. Woo hoo! So long first trimester! My baby center updates say that at 15 weeks this little fella is about 4 inches long, weighing in at 2 1/2 ounces. He/she is busy inhaling and exhaling amniotic fluid and his/her legs are beginning to grow longer than the arms. Thank goodness. I will try to post more as I grow, if for no other reason than to avoid the nagging of friends across the ocean (ahem, kelly, ahem).

christmas in Williamsburg

Even though it's a bit late, here I am posting a couple of Christmas pix from our trip to Williamsburg, VA with Andy's family for Christmas. Never a dull moment with the family!
















Yes, we did take the classic "stockade" picture. I felt cliche, but still very happy to come away with such a silly and free souvenir. It was very cold, but many funny memories were made. And with over 2000 miles driven, mostly with the family, even more interesting moments were had. Yay, family vacations!!!

Apparently I don't look like a celeb

I realize that I have procrastinated greatly since my last post, but I am currently waiting for my camera battery to recharge so I can post some pix too. I promise a full update is coming...

I got this off of crazy cara's blog. Ok, so my celebs turned out a little strange, but I guess I will just blame it on the pix that I chose. Have fun!

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"He's gonna be a soccer player...he is...he is!"

Well, here it is! Our baby's first picture. Yes, that is baby not babies...and for that we are very grateful! This sonogram was taken at 7 wks on Dec. 1st, with the little fella measuring in at a massive .95 cm with a heart rate of 153 bpm. How amazing, that a baby, not bigger than a grain of rice, would already have a beating heart. Only God could pull that one off. Amazing to see it on video! My official due date is July 21st, so I still have awhile to go. We covet your prayers for health, safety, and contentment for mom, baby, and a very supportive husband (who has never looked so good as when he is doing dishes, laundry, dinner, vacuuming, and even cleaning out the kitty litter box). For all you dads out there...kudos for all you do. God bless!

Bright and Shiny

A few bright and shiny (a Gray's Anatomy reference for those fans out there) moments of my week...
*Finding out we are pregnant (Hooray!...My 3-yr. old nephew has officially brought back this exclamation as a part of his everyday "excitement"vocabulary)
*Hearing everyone shriek as we spread the good news
*Putting our house on the market
*No parents yelling at me during ARD meetings (yes, this does happen to bright-and-shiny-Lisa)
*DVR-No Commercials!
*Christmas lights
*I heard my first official Christmas song on the radio
*No work ALL next week!!!

May you have many bright-and-shiny moments as you head toward Turkey day! Enjoy!

Coming this summer

Sorry for the delay in this post, but our computer has been a little quirky. Anyway, Andy and I found out officially on Tuesday that we are expecting our own little Adkins sometime this summer. That's right, I'm PREGNANT! We are both very excited, but we won't know more details about my due date until my first official doctor's appointment. We will blog our updates as we know more. In the meantime, keep us in your prayers...

Babushka Lucy

We lovingly refer to this sweet picture of our ever-curious 85-lb. baby as "Babushka Lucy."
My mother was irritated about how her fabulous dishcloth that she had given me had landed on the top of Lucy's head. However, Andy and I were quite entertained with Lucy trotting loudly through the house with this get-up on. We were even more entertained with her eagerness to have her picture taken. (Believe it or not, this is actually one of many from this particular picture-taking session).

I thought this would be an appropriate post-Halloween post
since Lucy sadly had grown out of her Police officer costume that she so gracefully wore last year. This is as close to a Halloween picture that we have in our house. Andy and I were unsuccessful in our attempts to come up with an idea for a costume, so we elected to go as ourselves. When I asked my 3-year old nephew what we should be, he very excitedly said "a DUCK!"

I was all for it, but Andy wouldn't go for it...

If you have them, post your Halloween pictures!

Offically a blogger...

Yes, I have been sucked into the oh-so-enticing world of blogging. I thought it would be simple to set up, but let's just say I have been sitting here long enough that my lap is become dangerously hot from my very frustrated notebook. I think I may have to enlist the help of some of my more professional blogging co-horts. I think it will be fun to post pictures and comments about our usually exciting life! Hopefully this will become an easier and less painful process. Regardless, even if I am a little reluctant to join in the latest trend (because they seem to be just that, trends), I just couldn't resist the allure of "the blog." Well, here we go...let the blogging begin!