Baby Groce is a...

BOY! We found out June 3rd that we would be having a baby boy! But most importantly, he was measuring just as he should be and heartbeat was still good and strong at 155- guess those old wives tales really are just tales- its definitely a boy! He was moving all around and even waving at us. He also was not very shy about sharing with us what he was- if we had not wanted to know it would have been too bad because he was not modest in the least!

Having grown up with a sister and a house full of Barbies and ballet shoes I really don't know what to expect with a little boy but excited and a little nervous to find out. I have never even changed a little boy's diaper but i have been told I better be quick:)

Ultrasound pictures at 16 weeks.

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12 weeks!

Wow- what a difference a month makes! I went back to Dr. Dupre for my 12 week checkup and the nurse attempted to hear the heartbeat with the Doppler and could not find it. So, I got to have another ultrasound to make sure everything was ok and to check the heartbeat. I could not believe how much had changed- we had arms and legs and moving all around!! Actually looks like a baby now- heartbeat was 151 so everyone had their predictions on whether baby Groce was a boy or a girl! Old wives tales would predict girl- we would find out in another 4 weeks! Below are pictures at 12 weeks.

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Baby on Board!

We found out in March that we would be parents! We are so excited, thankful, and truly blessed! It was tax season for me when we found out so I had to get through those first few weeks of pregnancy- a little nausea but extreme exhaustion- while working 60 hour weeks! It was kind of rough but I made it through and would do it all again.

We both went to the first appointment the beginning of April and Dr. Dupre was kind enough to insist on an ultrasound so we could see out little "butter bean." This became baby's nickname for the first 16 weeks of its life...Aunt Erin is still calling our little one butter bean:) Everything on the ultrasound looked perfect and we got to see and hear the tiny heartbeat- it was truly amazing! Due date is November 20, 2009. Below are this pictures from the first ultrasound at almost 8 weeks.

Better late than never...

I have been told by many I need to start a blog to keep in touch with friends and family- so here it goes!

I think its best to start from the beginning...Hunter and I met when were 15!! Yes, our parents dropped us off at the movies on our first date:) We dated over 2 years in high school and then reconnected in college. We dated over 8 years before we got engaged on July 2, 2005 in Orange Beach, AL. We had a beautiful wedding on May 20, 2006 at The Church of the Ascension in Montgomery, AL and reception at my parents home. We honeymooned in Italy (Hunter has promised to take me back for our anniversary some day) and now we are happily settled in Montgomery. It is hard to believe that was three years ago! We have had so much fun these first few years- we have traveled to see friends far away, football games, beach, Disney World, and married off a few best friends. Oh how life is about to change...

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