19 week and GENDER REVEAL!!!!

Let me start by saying our little girl is a lady, she sure is modest and had us thinking that she wasn't going to show us her genitals for most of the ultrasound. She had her little legs tucked under her bum the whole time... even after I went to the bathroom!! Then all of a sudden she moved suddenly and our tec snapped a picture, said that it looked like a labia and she was going to say girl!! Mike and I were skeptical for sure, cause it was so quick and to our untrained eye looked like it could also be a tiny penis..

We headed to my Aunt's work to tell her and she wasn't anymore convinced than we were... then I started googling, I googled 18 week ultrasound boy, and went through the pictures, it became very clear that tiny penis's are obviously a penis, they are out there with authority! There were also other pictures of little girls that looked the same as the shot that we had!

I feel like the tec is likely right, I am hoping she is because it would be amazing to have a little girl! Now I need to start designing the nursery, I feel like I am starting from scratch with my planning...I kinda want to make it a super delicious girly space....like epically girly, we will see what Mike lets me get away with :) 

                         Here is how I told my family members who were able to come over... 

 Really I just wanted black forest cake, so I decided to color the whipped cream from the middle, cute and effective :) 

So we are pretty excited, Mike has always wanted a little girl so he is pretty stoked! 

Also...this week my uterus feels HUGE, like a huge ball in my belly, its very shocking. I also can feel baby girl move more, its pretty cool, she was kicking me before the ultrasound :) 

<3 Kass

In preparation for things to come!

Wow I have not blogged in what feels like (and really was) forever! Mike and I were married a few weeks ago and married life is just blissful! I think its so different than just living together, there is a security in knowing I am his and he is mine, period forever. I just love it. 

First comes marriage and then comes...hopefully babies, which leads me to thinking about setting some goals so that we can eventually have a mat leave that is not at all plagued with stress about money. Mike would like us each to save up $5000 before babe comes, and its totally doable, but I need to stop shopping, like yesterday. I am so bad, I drive all over the city for work and end up early to meetings (I am pathologically early, except apparently on our wedding day, when I was late (5 minutes, but it made me crazy). Because I am early I go to shops and look around and buy cute things...daily, its pretty silly. 

I have made a goal for next week, my goal is to spend as little money as possible, I have already approved a tank of gas, and ONE lunch out with my friend E, that's it...I will pack all other snacks/lunches/drinks. I will bring a book/knitting to work on if I am early to meetings, I will go to the gym rather than shopping. I. Will. Not. Shop! Next week should be easy as we have a ton of groceries, we may need milk and maybe some cat food and that's okay but just what we need will be purchased (Mike should really do the picking up of little things...I end up grocery shopping like a boss and filling our fridge). 

I feel that putting this out in the universe to all my friends in family is a great way to keep my tiny little spending machine behind accountable, feel free to call me on it if you see me shopping, seriously I'm not joking :) 

Do you guys have any goals that you would like to work on? 

I am reading the book "Women food and God" for book club, it just occurred to me that where others eat I think I shop and justify it by saying its at dollarramma and on the buysell and thrift shops and is "such a good deal". In some cases I am totally right, but I know money stresses out Mike, and to honor my husband I am going to try to kick this little habit ! (at least cut it in half...)

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Can y'all see Mike dancing with joy in the corner? He will LOVE this new goal I think :) 

<3 Kass