Carolina vs. Missouri {9-22-2012}

I have been so bad about blogging so I figured I would start from the most recent events and make my way back to the spot I left off! Football season has started and our weekends are now revolving around Gamecock Football! With football season in full swing, that means we are that much closer to meeting our sweet little boy!! There is nothing more exciting than waking up on Gameday in Columbia! Although their hasn't been any rain to keep us from the games, the weather has been pretty hot but nothing we couldn't handle! After our win today against Missouri, the Gamecocks are now 4-0 and will head to Kentucky! Sadly, I will be staying home while Alex, my dad, John and some other guys head to Lexington, Kentucky to cheer on our Gamecocks but I am excited for Alex to get a weekend with the guys before our lives are forever changed{for the better, of course}! GO COCKS!!

MAK

I don't know why I ever thought I could wait to find out what we were having because my patience are non existent. Once we found out we were having a boy, I swore I wasn't going to tell his name because I don't like always referring to him as his name when he is still "baking in the oven". Even before we got pregnant, we had always had a boy's name and to be honest, I don't remember when we came up or decided on the name but all I know is we have never questioned his name or thought twice about calling our first son anything but the first name we picked out. Well my patience ran out when my sister, Kat, ordered Baby Boy some monogrammed stuff from Pottery Barn Kids and I couldn't resist not posting them! After that we announced the name of our first born son:

MITCHELL ALAN KUBAS 

Picking out a boy's name was fairly easy because I have known for a while that I wanted to name my son Mitchell after my dad and Alex's dad's middle name is Alan, which worked out perfectly because Baby Boy is named after his two Granddaddies middle names. It just so happened to work out that his initials spell out Mak which is what he will be called: Mak Kubas! Alex and I love the name and so glad we were able to name him after our dads! 

24 Weeks

Today, Alex and I had our 24 week appointment for Baby Boy! Dr. H told me that I had gained some weight since the last time I came in and told me to make sure I drank a lot of water with the weather being so hot! Last time we went to the doctor, I was measuring 20 weeks at just 19 weeks but this appointment, I am measuring right at 24 weeks! We heard Baby Boy's heartbeat which was at 142! All in all, everything looks great! Dr. H said that we are now on cruise control and that it will fly by until the last month, then it'll just drag! {BOOOOOO!}. The nurse gave me a nice little "goodie" bag equipped with some orange drink, nursing freebie with breast milk bottles, and our Hospital Registration form! Crazy! It's hard to believe that we only have 16 weeks left until we meet our son. I haven't really had any cravings anymore, Grouchos was a huge craving at first but not so much anymore. I need to get one of those Boppy pillows because I am starting to feel real uncomfortable at times when I am lying down.  Here is a photo of my belly today..crazy!

                            {Ignore the ugly wallpaper! We're in the process of removing it now!}

Happy Birthday Emory!

Happy Birthday to the sweetest, most beautiful 5 year old I know! I can't believe she is already five! It seems as though yesterday, we were welcoming her at the hospital, Amy and Aaron's first born, Mom and Dad's first grandchild! She is a princess for sure, but it also helps that she is the only girl and we will see if she stays the only granddaughter for the time being, come October! Happy Birthday sweet girl! Quit growing up so fast! We love you!!

It's a BOY!!

Alex and I are so excited to announce that we will be welcoming a Baby Boy come November! We went to our doctors appointment today and it was pretty clear what we were having. We got to see how much Baby Boy has developed since the last ultrasound and we even got some 3D pictures of his face and legs and arms! We are a couple days shy of 20 weeks which means we are almost HALF WAY THERE! Ahhh! I've always wanted to have a boy because I feel as though I can handle a boy better but we, of course, would have been just as happy with a girl! Alex had a HUGE grin on his face when he realized he was gong to have a son! We got several ultrasound pictures during this visit..

 Baby Boy's sweet face

Proof from the Nurse that HE is a Boy! and Baby Boy's Foot

Baby Boy's body all curled up in mommy's belly!

After our appointment we headed over to my parents house to relax before everyone came over for dinner and to find out if we were having a Baby Boy or Baby Girl! When we were leaving the doctor's office, I told Alex not to go in the house because Mom would automatically know we were having a boy because of his huge grin on his face. Alex got to my parents house before I did, and he was already outside cleaning a dog pen out for Maya. Mom starts grinning and said "Alex is up there cleaning his sorrows away, it must be a girl"! I just started laughing and went on with my business.

I didn't want to use the original gender reveal ideas but wanted to include the kids because I knew that'd enjoy it! Joanna and I headed out Sunday to get a Pinata, some candy and toys and I printed out two puzzles, one that said "It's a Boy" and one that said "It's a Girl" and included all of the pieces for the boy puzzle! I also put in some of the pieces to the girl puzzle to throw everyone off. 

The Loot

The anticipation kept building up and the kids were ready to get outside to hit the pinata. I told Emory before hand that she would be the one putting the puzzle together and which ever puzzle she had all the pieces together, that's what we were having. The rest of the crew got to Mom and Dad's and we were ready to reveal if we were having a Boy or a Girl! The kids took turns swinging..

Then the kids handed the broom bat over to Aunt Jo to bust poor little Nemo. The kids ran to all the candy and toys while I picked up all the puzzle pieces. 

And then Emory put together the puzzle! At first everyone thought it was a boy because there were more blue pieces, then they started putting together the girl puzzle and it looked as if it was coming together, until they realized the last piece to the boy puzzle was there and IT'S A BOY!!

It was fun having the pinata and Emory is obsessed with puzzles, although I think she was more interested in the candy and toys inside the pinata! She did a great job!

For more pictures of the reveal, check out my sister, Amy's, blog post! 

It's a...

..you'll have to wait and find out tonight or tomorrow!! Today, Alex and I will find out if we are having a son or a daughter! When we first got pregnant I always said we would wait to find out the sex of the baby until I actually deliver. It is what my sister has done for her first three and what shes doing with her fourth{yes, Amy is pregnant with her FOURTH!} She is due 5 weeks before me which will put her having 4 kids 5 years and under all BEFORE she turns the big 30! Crazy! Anywho, for the first 15 weeks of the pregnancy I was adamant about not finding out, I just didn't have the urge to know. Well, that all changed when we went to our 15 week appointment and the doctor told us we could find out out NEXT visit. I immediately got the butterflies and the urge to know if I was carrying a little boy or girl finally hit me. Alex had always said "you're too impatient to wait to find out" and I would always say "I'll just have to be impatient for a little while at the appointment then I'll be good". He was right{along with EVERYONE ELSE}, and we are now finding out, TODAY! Ahhh. I can hardly concentrate wondering what we will find out today, if he or she will be okay. The butterflies are in full force! We will reveal the gender news tonight with my family and will tell Alex's family tomorrow morning when they call so stay tuned...am I carrying a boy or a girl???? Or both???{jk jk}

Tweetsie Railroad

Our last day at the mountains, we ventured over to the famous Tweetsie Railroad. We grew up going here and loved it as kids. Watson is infatuated with trains and he couldn't contain his excitement when we arrived. We rode the big Thomas train, played in the Thomas jumpy thing, met Sir Topham Hatt, watched a dance skit, rode some rides, and went to the gift store. It was fun seeing the similarities and differences from when we used to go to now. Some things were the same while others were different. Aaron and Alex had never been and I had been telling them the skit on the train was cool and scary. The cowboys would get off the train at a stop and there would be fake shooting going on between Cowboys and Indians. Unfortunately, they have toned it down a lot which was a huge disappointment. The kids still had fun and they just watched the whole time without moving!

 It was a great time and fun watching the kids enjoy something that we enjoyed as kids!