Baby S 17 weeks

Starting to look and feel pregnant!!

I am happy to report that this is the beginning of Day 5 without having desert. I feel like I am turning the corner. It has been driving me crazy especially since I am not a desert person. I am very UNHAPPY to report that I now have and intense liking for Gelato. Thanks to my dear husband Mr M and Tampa, I have been introduced to this amazing concept.  Now - I have not yet mastered my NEED for a cookie. So far this week my count is 2. 

We have Lobster!! Science and Birthdays!!

Good thing there is Lobster on the menu this week. Sebastian is not quite a lobster but he sure is cute and from one of my favorite Disney movies. Today is April 13th and my Dad's Birthday!! Happy Birthday Dad!! Enjoy the corn beef dinner and ice cream cake (shh that was a secret). April has been a BUSY month so far. I ran the Cooper River Bridge Run, we have  gone on Babymoon #2 to  Tampa, participated in the 3rd grade Science Fair, Completed our Flat Stanley project, Got glasses and Went to the baby doctor. Whew I am tired already.

Tampa~North Reddington Beach
Mr. M and I met in Tampa for a long weekend. 80+ degrees and Sunny, not to mention Spring Break. Every time we saw teenagers you heard "SPRING BREAK WooHoo". I got my first verbal recognition that I was having a baby. While waiting for Mike to land at the airport, I got a mani/pedi. The ladies in the salon were all about the baby!! Yeah special treatment. Every day we did the beach and a Tampa landmark. We ventured out  to The Salvador Dali Museum, Tampa Museum of Art, The Salt Rock Grill, Gators Cafe, Kohr Frozen Custard Family Ice Cream. In the above picture is some of our favorite paintings from Dali, the pirate ship adventure, our sunset at night and other places of interest we visited.

Science Fair Project
3rd Grade is a big deal. We get to do our 1st Science Fair project. Lil Miss J and her friend did this whole project by themselves. They came up with the Problem Statement, Hypothesis, Experimental Design and Conclusion all on their own. Ultimately in the End ~ Girls have a better sense of smell than Boys. They are already looking forward to next year they plan to look at Teeth and how they decompose. The best part is they plan to sacrifice their own teeth from the Tooth Fairy to have materials to test. Does this mean the Tooth Fairy will give them extra for being so diligent in school??

Flat Stanley and New Glasses...

Big Girl H has patiently waiting for her Flat Stanley to return from his trip to Aunt Pat and Uncle Jim's house in Woodville TX. Meaning every day she races to the mailbox to see if he is back, begs me to call and see if they mailed him yet and talks about it non stop. She is 8, that is considered patient right?One side is from Texas with all the animals, friends and family he visited and the other is Jamaica. Mr. M and I went there for Thanksgiving last year. Big Girl H also has on her NEW GLASSES. They look really cute too. She is very proud of them and very careful too. I hope they help her out and make it easier for her to see at school.



We got to hear Baby "S's" heartbeat today. Little Punkin gave me a kick right at the time we started listening. So exciting since I have been feeling the little one move around lately. Our heartbeat was a strong 136. All of these are signs we are having a ~~ come on people I am not going to guess one way or the other. Still sticking with the surprise Go Team Mint Chocolate Chip!! Our baby is the size of a Lobster or an open hand. By the next visit, "S" will move up to my belly button region. Right now we are hanging out just below  the navel.

Stay Tuned... we have many more exciting things to try and do especially with Spring Break, Easter and Summer right around the corner. Up next, we will be somewhere in New York or Washington DC.

September 20, 2011

And so it begins.... The name war. So far we have:
1st of all the due date is my Great Grandmother's 128th birthday ~  Frieda Christine Schenider
~Freida Brook Shaw
~Christine Frieda Shaw
~Brook Freida Shaw
~Alfreda Julia Shaw
This is where I told everyone that my husband ordered a BOY...and so it continues
~James Michael Shaw - after Grandpa Shaw
~Joe Michael Shaw - After my great Uncle
~Michel - for my sister who was supposed to be a boy

Good to know we have the name picked out girl or boy we have one down.

Tweet Tweet ... what??

I am on Twitter. I am new to Blogging. I am trying to find my way in my hormone enraged body. I am inspired and excited to learn, master and conquer these new adventures. We will laugh and grow ~ literally in this process. So far I am following a lot more than I have following me. I have 4 tweets (soon to be 5) and I plan to post this blog post to my Twitter Feed. I hope I am doing this right. Found this site that shortens my links so I can Tweet them. Wish me luck.

The Cooper River Bridge Run

Year #3.... and counting. I have lived in Charleston for 11+ years now and I had always wanted to run this race. Especially since I had run the Peachtree Road Race in Atlanta while I was much younger and still in college. It would be the one time a year I actually brought myself to do any form of running. Fast Forward (or Rewind) to 3 years ago.... I was starting a new chapter in my life. I had just started dating my now husband and we were going to do the race together.  We made the treck down to the Guillard on Friday night and waited in line for 3+ hours to pick up our race packets. Come 11 pm, no dinner, only surviving on Starbucks coffee we finally made it home AND we were still in good spirits: I knew at that moment this was the man for me. He was willing to endure anything to make me happy and make a dream of mine come true without complaining.

How could you not love this man?

Since that race I have fallen in love with running. Whether it is a 4 mile run on the beach, weekly bridge runs during soccer practice or running on the treadmill at the gym.... I am hooked. My girlfriend, Amy and I run as many races together as we can. Being 2 days  shy of 4 months pregnant - my goal this time was not to beat my best time of 1:00:00 for a 10k, but to make to it to mile 4 without walking. Now... Mile 4 is at the very TOP of the bridge and marks the downhill portion. REALITY... I hit my wall at mile 3. I was on pace for  10 minute miles through the 3rd mile. Then I needed to walk. Failure... the thoughts of OMG what am I thinking trying to run this race?? My Ipod came to life with this amazing song and it gave me what I needed to get over my wall. Then on Mile 5....This  is what I received:

My girls and My husband Cheering me on..... The girls ran the last mile with me. As we are walking and talking here they are killing my pace I was working so hard for but all is OK....this right here made my day.
Final Result: 1:14:37 Not Bad. Next year Baby Shaw will be here and the WHOLE Family will run it together.

Sneak Peak to the next post....

Baby Shaw idea board

1 Sherwin Williams Mint
2 Blue Paint
3 Mobile for above changing table
4 Larkin Changing Table
5 Larkin Glider
6 Larkin Crib
7 Cheerful Critter Nursery

Thanks to all the Bloggers out there with beautiful nursery ideas. From the beginning we have decided Gender Neutral since we are waiting to find out what we are having. Please stay tuned to see the Progress and the Final Reveal.

One little Baby Shaw treat

The soon to be revealed / Created / inspired Baby Nursery....... Color Scheme will be Mint Chocolate Chip. Recently I am falling in love with Clean Lines.... why?? I am not that type of design person. I have always hated it. This must be a sign  that the soon to be named S Shaw aka wiggle worm is a BOY. Don't get all excited -- we are still not finding out.

I can't wait to install this mobile

Credits
Nursery : Live the Fancy Life, Martha Stewart and The Lantern Shop