Can you believe that I am already 6 months along? The time has been flying by. Before you know it, Stevie will be making his big debut. Nick and I can not wait. We still have a lot to do to get ready, but are very anxious. We just want to hug, kiss and smother him with love. As Auntie Caro calls Chris and I, Pepe Lepus. We just love to give out those hugs and kisses. Even if they are not wanted, they are still given. :)
This month has been a whirlwind. Once we found out what we were having, we wasted no time buying little cute outfits and tons of blue items. Okay I wasted no time. Nick is warning me to slow down before I have an entire store in our house. I just can't help myself. Nick has had moments too. He found the jackpot at Babies R Us. We were just browsing and he ran into a rack full of Texas Tech outfits. He just couldn't resist buying one of each. Don't think that we wouldn't welcome more Red Raider gear. According to us, you could never have to much double T gear. ;) Go future Lil Red Raider!
Right before Thanksgiving, Nick and I went on a little get away. We went to Las Vegas! Yes sin city. We decided to start Lil Stevie early. Nick wanted to take us away for a little bit and he found this fantastic deal that included hotel and airfare. Oh and what a hotel it was. We lived it up in luxury in a suite at the Venetian. It was the most gorgeous hotel ever. I could have stayed in the hotel the entire time and been happy. We did tour the strip, but we made sure to have Stevie in at a reasonable time. It was so funny to see people looking at me with my big ole belly wondering what the heck was I doing there. I wasn't the only prego though. There were many expecting mothers gallivanting around town. I made sure to stay far away from smoky areas as much as possible. We mainly just hit the buffets and shopped. Yes FOOD! My main happiness right now. I have a funny story to share that has to do with MY food. We were at the Paris hotel and I spotted a woman with this exquisite looking fruit tart. I told Nick right away, "I have to have one of those before we leave." We searched and found just the place. It was straight out of heaven's bakery. It had every piece of fruit imaginable on it. My mouth was just watering anticipating the moment I would be able to devour it. Mmm Mmm! Well I decided to take it with us to go so I could enjoy it back at the hotel in my comfortable, fluffy bed. Well it was quite a walk back to the hotel so the anticipation just kept growing. We finally made it close to the hotel when this lady comes out of nowhere asking for, what I thought, spare change. Well right away Nick told her we did not have any money. She automatically said, "I didn't ask for money, I asked for any spare food." As she is clearly eyeing down my tart, Nick once again told her no. You would have thought that she would have given up but she did not. Once again she said more forcefully, "You don't have ANY (still eyeing my tart) spare food?" I looked at her as if to say, "Girl if you think I am giving you this tart after wanting it all this time and spending $6 on this thing you are CRAZY!" You know she had to have seen my big ole belly, but she obviously didn't care. She was angry. I was ready to protect what was mine and Nick was trying to protect his two pumpkinheads and the tart. :) It was too funny. We held on to the tart and hightailed it out of there. Oh if she only knew not to mess with a pregnant lady and her fruit tart. LOL! We definitely got our share of food while staying in Vegas.
On the first night we were there, Nick booked us tickets to see the Blue Man Show. It was an awesome show, but I was a little concerned. I didn't think it was going to be so loud. They have a band playing throughout the show and it was so loud my whole body was vibrating. I felt so sorry for Stevie. He was going crazy in my belly. Everyone said he was jamming to the music, but all I could think of was that it was harming his hearing. I know it sounds crazy, but I was very concerned. I put my jacket and Nick's sweater over my belly and held on to him tight every time the music went on. Later that night (3:00AM to be exact) I woke Nick up to hand me his blackberry so I could google loud music and being pregnant. Poor Nick I had him up and worried as well. I know, already an overprotective mom. What can I say? We didn't just eat while we were there. We did gamble a little. I worked on the penny, nickel and occasionally the quarter slot machines, while Nick was the big gambler on the Blackjack table. I always broke even or doubled my money. Nick lost it all. I was so happy when I gambled $15 on the nickel machine and doubled it in 10 minutes. I quickly cashed out and went to Nick to show him my winnings. LOL! He on the other hand was down at least $100. I can gamble, but I could never gamble big. I get too stressed out. One time I put a $10 bill in the dollar blackjack slot machine and accidentally pushed the maximum bet. OMG! You would have thought I was betting hundreds or even thousands. I was mortified at the thought of losing a measly $10 on one play, but I ended up doubling my money. What luck. Everyone was telling me to bet bigger, but I just couldn't do it. I'll leave the big bets to Nick! :) All in all we had a great time in Sin City.
Thanksgiving was wonderful. My dad, sister, Aunt Elsa, Uncle Alex, Cousin Victoria, and Grandpa came down from Lubbock. We spent it together with my brother Chris, Carol, Baby Jacob, my mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-laws, YiaYia, friends and Ollie (one of my best friends puppy). I was dog sitting for the week. He fell right in with the Greeksicans. :) We had tons of food, so Stevie was very well fed. I ate so much that week I thought I gained 15 pounds. I'm only supposed to gain a pound a week so when I went back to the doctor I was expecting a high number, but I only gained 6lbs instead of 4lbs like I was supposed to. Not too shabby. I have officially gained 20lbs total. The doctor says I am on the right track and everything is going great.
The newest thing with Stevie is that I can finally feel him moving around. Before it felt like little thumps. I couldn't decipher if it was him or just gas bubbles. LOL! Now I can absolutely tell that it is him. Nick has felt him a few times. It was hard for him to feel at first, but Stevie made sure to give him a good kick so he could feel him. Nick was so shocked to see his hand move that he thought it was me that did it. It is so amazing to feel him inside, but even more amazing to see Nick feel him. I love to see Nick's face light up whenever we learn something new about our lil' one. He is such a proud and protective papa. I think my favorite moments with Nick is when he puts his hand on my belly and holds on tight. It is such a feeling of security and love that it is overwhelming at times. Yes my hormones are on overdrive and I get overly emotional, but I have always been an emotional person. Everyone that knows me can agree! :)
This weekend we are having the baby room painted. I am so excited! We even have our baby furniture here and ready to assemble. Once the nursery is painted, we will put up the furniture. I will be taking pictures of the whole process and post them for everyone to see. It is getting close and we are enjoying every moment. I can not wait until the finished product. I will be having a shower in January. My sister-in-laws and mother-in-law are throwing me a shower. Invitations will go out soon, so be looking out for them. The shower will take place the weekend of Martin Luther King, Jr. day. We hope to see everyone soon. Until next time. xoxo
