Our little angel finally has a name!

It almost feels weird to say that Manny and I actually decided on a name for our little one! After months of going back and forth and trying to settle on the best possible name for him we finally made a decision.

The name we picked for him shares many family ties and is one that I hope will suit him quite nicely once he is here.

His name is.....

Manuel James Rodrigues

His first name will be the same as his daddy and his Grandpa. His middle name (which is what he will go by) is after both his Grandpa and his Great Grandpa on my side. One day when he is old enough to understand I can't wait for him to know and be proud of the fact that he is named after some amazing men. If he grows up to be half of the men that these men are then we will be blessed.

So Sweet Baby James it is! Everyone has already come up with nicknames for him. But for the record it will be James, not MJ, not Little Jimmy, not Jim....Just James! Here I come monogramming machines! :)

Can't wait for Sweet Baby James to be here in less than 100 Days!

My First Baby Shower

I had my first baby shower this past weekend. My sweet Mother-In-Law threw me a shower in Rhode Island. Lots of friends and family came out! It was such a great day spent with everyone. The food was amazing! I truly felt loved and so did the little guy! (we still don't have a name for him :)) Here are a few pictures from the weekend.





We also went to a super fun Italian wedding for some of our friends. It made me wish that I was Italian! We had a great time celebrating with everyone.


In baby news we really don't have much to report. Our little guy is still super active and growing daily. We have our next monthly appointment next week and then we will start going every two weeks. Time is just flying by! It's hard to believe that he will be here in 3 months! We are hoping to finalize a name for him soon. We'll be sure to post it when we figure it out! :)

Home from Vacation!

We just got home last night from a wonderful trip to Jamaica! After 4 nights and 5 days I feel rested and relaxed. It was just heaven and the biggest treat that my husband could give me! It was so nice to just enjoy eachother and the fact that right now we still can getaway easily. In about 3 months or so that will all change!

One thing that I did while on this trip that I HAVE to share with all those mothers to be, would be the book that I read. If you haven't already read Becoming Babywise, then you should. My sister turned me on to it after she did it with her little girl. It is all about putting your newborn on a schedule. It gets them regulated and sleeping through the night much sooner than normal. It goes through and tells you the do's and don'ts and seriously it makes so much sense after reading it. I think that all parents should read it before having a baby. I have seen it work for many of our friends and family. Hey if it gets them sleeping through the night sooner than why not give it a try. It's an easyy read too!

Other news is that while we were gone we started being able to actually see Baby R move from just looking at my belly. It was super cool. I loved that Manny could see it while it was happening. He still moves all the time. I love it though! :) We go in a little over a week for our next visit. I'll be sure to post pictures from our trip as soon as we get them uploaded.

Days are flying by...

I can't believe that we are almost to the end of May. Where has the time gone? I feel like we just skipped right past Spring this year. Part of me doesn't mind it though, cause that means it's closer and closer to the day that I get to meet this little one!

I had my monthly doctors appointment yesterday and everything checked out great. "Baby R" is doing well and growing at a great pace! He measures right on target. It was as always wonderful to hear his little heartbeat that has now gotten much stronger!

Lately it seems that all he does is move. He moves a lot at church on Sunday's when my Dad is preaching! I wonder if I have a future preacher on my hands?!? It's so fun to already feel like you have such a connection to this little baby that you haven't even met. I can only imagine how amazing it will be when he is actually here.

We have been staying super busy this month though. Lots of Weddings and Trips! We are getting ready to go on a "Babymoon" to Jamaica which Manny and I are both really looking forward to. It'll be nice to just get away and relax. I don't imagine us going on too many trips once "Baby R" is here. I'll be sure to post pics from the trip though.

On a side note I hope it is ok for me to throw a prayer request out there...We are in the midst of trying to sell our current home while we build our new home. In all honesty I have really been wrestling with trusting God on this one. I know he has it under control, but at the end of the day I just can't give it to him. I would truly covet your prayers. Just to know and remember that His timing is perfect and that he is a God of Details. I think about all of the other areas of my life that I have put my faith and trust in Him, so I shouldn't stop now. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest! :)

Bad Blogger

My apologies for not blogging in a while. Things have just been absolutely crazy! Work has been so busy for both Manny and I. I feel like I finally have my head above water this week!
On to the more important topics....my sweet little boy. I am 20 weeks this week. So we are half way there!!!!! He and I are both doing great! He is growing more and more. Over this past weekend my belly seemed to begin to pop. I just love it! For now at least! He is quite the mover and shaker though. During the day while I am sitting at my desk he is constantly moving around. Manny has felt him which was super neat! Right now those little kicks are sweet and soft. We'll see how I feel once he starts getting bigger! :)
Last weekend I was able to get away with my best friend and head to Charleston for the weekend. Can I just tell you that God went before that trip in so many way. It was such a great weekend. She and I had both had horrible weeks so we were really anxious to get away. It was a beautiful weekend. We talked and talked and talked and went for walks and laid on the beach. All in all it was HEAVEN! Such a treat to get away. Not to mention we are both pregnant which gave us tons of things to laugh at throughout the weekend.
We are getting ready to start an extremely busy month. We literally have something every weekend. My hope is that it will make the month fly by and I will be one more month closer to meeting my sweet baby.
I can't wait to meet him. To see who he looks like, to smell him, to kiss his soft cheeks, to call him by name, to see his sweet face every morning, to see if he has hair or not, to see Manny with his son for the very first time, to introduce him as our son and to see his little personality. The list could go on and on and on, but I'll stop there. Bottom line is that I can't wait to have him here!
I will be sure to post belly pics very soon!

It's a...

BOY! We went to our ultrasound appointment today and found out that we are having a little boy! This whole time I have thought girl, but today when we got to the doctor's office I told Manny that I thought it was a boy and sure enough he is! The minute the ultrasound tech put the wand on my belly you could see that it was a boy.

And an active boy is he! He was just kicking his little legs all around. He even sucked his little thumb for us. He likes his hands up by his face. He even did a little flip for us. It was one of the most amazing things that we have ever experienced. Watching this little one swim around in me. I just kept thinking about how good God is. How he knew about this baby before he was even a thought in our minds. How he is already taking care of him. You look at this little guy on the screen and can't imagine how people can deny God being God. How else does something this perfect and amazing happen!

She also told me that I am actually 18 weeks instead of 17, but they are keeping my due date the same for now. She told me to expect to go early though! So we'll see when this little man wants to enter the world!

For the time being we are just going to enjoy this fun news! I'll post Ultra Sound pics tomorrow!

My cup runneth over!

Belly Time!

Several of my friends and family have asked to see some belly pics. I finally got brave enough to post some. We took some this weekend at my parents house on Easter. So here they are....





On a side note I can hardle wait...a week from today we find out what the little lovebug is!