Baby Love...at Christmas Time!!!

Last night, Jason and I went to our LifeGroup Christmas Party, and it was wonderful....we had the pleasure of meeting our two newest members of the group...baby Lindsey and baby Luke! They are both roughly 2 weeks old, and of course, I was all over little Lindsey. It felt so good to hold her! I was imagining holding Sailer and looking at her precious little face.....Now that Lindsey and Luke have arrived, there are 4 babies on the way! Whew! Something is in the water in our class, don't you think?
My 1st Banana Pudding....we only brought a little bit home..it turned out really yummy! :)
Isn't this tree the most adorable and precious tree ever? Our hosts for the party have 2 girls...Eleanor and Clare. This tree was in Clare's room...she is almost 2 years old. I instantly loved it! It is sitting on her dresser and it illuminates her entire room. Clare's mom, Meghan, did an extraordinary job decorating both girls rooms, so I was inspired all night. It was so good to be with all of the amazing women in our class...of course, all we did was talk about our children!

21 Weeks...Growing & Growing....

Here I am at 21 weeks! I am feeling my best right now....I've been sick once over the last week and that's it, so YAY!!!! Sailer is moving more and more, although her movements still do not even compare to Noah's boxing and karate chops in my belly! She is sweet and subtle...my precious little angel!

Our Princess Has A Name!

We would like to officially announce our daughter's name....Anniston Sailer Pendley. We are so excited about this name! She will be called Sailer. I heard this name awhile back, and Jason and I fell in love with it. We have spent the past few days pondering over first names, and Jason came up with Anniston, which I LOVED instantly! It is so nice to finally refer to our daughter by name......our little precious Sailer. We love her!

A Princess For Our Family :)

Here "SHE" Is!!! Yesterday, Jason, Noah, and I were given the most wonderful news!! We're having a girl!! 100%...no doubt about it!!! A couple of you have asked over the last couple of weeks what I thought it was going to be....I have to honestly say that I have known it was a girl for the past 4-5 weeks...but, it has been very difficult with not knowing "for sure." There are mostly boys on Jason's side of the family, and we were beginning to wonder if we'd ever see a little girl. Believe me, our boys are precious enough, but isn't it wonderful to be given the best of both worlds? I am Overly Excited! A funny story....it took the entire 30 minute ultrasound to confirm that it was indeed a girl. Why?? She had her legs crossed just like a little lady...It was hard to wait for the final word, but it was quite funny to see her act in that way. I cannot WAIT to meet her!!!

Here's the proof.....nothing between the legs...I'll let you figure this one out for yourselves...:)
Here's her face looking right at you....kinda scary at first, but that's just the way ultrasounds look!
Her perfect little footprint....all five gorgeous little toes!

It's Daddy's Turn....

Last night, for the first time, Jason got to feel Baby Pendley move! He loved it! Right now, Baby Pendley only really moves when I'm sitting down watching TV at night...isn't that funny? I guess that's the only time of day that I'm actually still for a few minutes. I think it's so important to share as many pregnancy moments as we can with our men b/c they miss out on so much by not being able to carry the baby. Of course, some things they'd be happy to miss out on...:) Good or Bad....I personally love it all, and I feel privileged that I am able to carry a child of my own.

Baby Pendley's First Flutters :)

Well...baby Pendley is definately making its presence known! So Exciting! About 4 days ago, I THOUGHT I felt that first little flutter, but it was SO SO subtle. I knew it could be possible since I first felt Noah move at 17 weeks, but I still needed some convincing. Then, sure enough, over the next 2-3 days, I felt more and more little thumps and flutters....mainly all in the same area, so I knew it was my little bambino!!! :) I just love it! It is just one of the most magical and amazing feelings that a mom-to-be can experience. Now, I am wondering more and more....who are you in there?? He Or She??? Only God knows!!!

16 Weeks :)

Well...here I am at 16 weeks...not much of a change since 12 weeks, except I am one step closer to feeling my sweet baby's movements...and of course, finding out what this little one will be....boy or girl? Who Knows? It's hard to predict, but we are very excited about finding out next month.

This past Thursday, I visited my doctor for a check-up, and baby Pendley is strong and growing, with a heartbeat of 155 BPM. It was wonderful to finally hear the heartbeat for the first time.....I was able to see the baby's heartbeat on the last ultrasound, but this was my first time to actually hear it with the doppler. And...big news! I've gained 3 lbs.! This is good, b/c I had lost 1 lb. during the first trimester, so now, I'm headed in the right direction. I'm still small for being 4 months pregnant, but, we all know that that will soon change as I enter month 5 and 6.

I am still having about 1 sick day per week.....hard to believe, but hopefully this sickness will make it's way OUT of my life FOR GOOD soon. I am feeling good though...I'm still resting when Noah naps, and my appetite is getting better. I dined on some AMAZING sushi this week for the first time this pregnancy. I had some killer indigestion afterwards, but it was worth it! :)

PLEASE keep us in your prayers, and visit Noah's blog often....we have been SUPER busy, making sure that Noah's last fall season as an "only child" will be one worth remembering! :) Love you all!!!