Lisa's Bachelorette Party

We celebrated Lisa's last night out on Saturday night in Austin. We all had a great time and everyone had a safe and sober ride home (yeah, that was me!). I made it all night with them, although I did have my pregnant side-kick Mel to keep me company towards the end.

So they all survived a night a drinking with the girls and I survived a night of hanging out with a bunch of drunk girls!

Kelly & Amy - Our TP Dress Models

Runaway Brides.....

The drinking part of the wedding party...

You might be a redneck if......

You choose to "hunt" fish with a bow and arrow instead of a fishing pole. I just had to share this picture of Chad on one of his fishing excursions. This would be one reason to hope for a girl, although he could probably convert her to a redneck fisherman too!

So I came up with another girl name because Chad decided he didn't really like Ashlyn. I like Alexa or Alexis. My cousin Tony has a little girl named Lexi and my cousin Matt has a son named Alex (technically that is his middle name, but that is what they are going by). So I don't know if it would be too confusing to add another similar name to the bunch. I guess I have plenty of time to decide though!

20 days to go for Lisa's wedding! I can't wait for the vacation time and the wedding!

22 Weeks, 1 Day

Well, we had another ultrasound on Monday. The baby is doing good and measuring a little bit big (Already?), but my due date is still October 23rd. We did not find out if the little one is a boy or girl. I guess you have to let Daddy have his way once in a while. So I guess we wait until October to find out if the name will be Carter or Ashlyn. I keep dreaming that it is a boy, but they say you usually have the opposite, so will Maddie, Taylor and Abbie have another little girl to play with?

I also had an appointment with my Doctor on Monday and found out I gained A LOT of weight. She said it was ok, unless I gain the same this month. So I am up a total of 15 pounds - with hopefully only 10-15 to go. They say the baby will almost double in size the next few weeks, so lets hope that is the only weight I gain! Otherwise I guess it is diet time! Boo!

20 Weeks, 1 Day

Time is flying! I can't believe I am already half-way there, yet I still have so much left! So my belly is growing, I feel huge. I think this picture was taken at a bad angle - because I look huge! My wonderful husband is out fishing, again, so I had to take the picture myself.

The baby weighs about a pound and is measures about 8 inches. My ultrasound is scheduled for June 16th, so we should be able to get a good look at the baby. We are still going to wait until birth to find out what we will be naming the baby......unless Chad changes his mind by then.

I can feel the baby move quite a bit now, especially when I go to bed. I hope that is not a sign for what will come once the baby is here!

One year later....

We survived our first year of marriage. They say that the first year is the hardest, so we should have it pretty good from now on! :) Chad also did a good job on sending me a huge bouquet of flowers to work today, they are so pretty!

Now I wish I could go on another honeymoon! I am ready for another vacation, but I will just have to wait for Lisa's wedding. We leave for Reno, NV in 37 days!