It's a Boy!

Looks like Jason beat me to the blogger this time :-) Yes, come February Jason will no longer be outnumbered in the Wilson house. I would like to point out that I am apparently living proof that how you are carrying it doesn't determine the sex - I have been complaining the past few weeks that "I feel like this baby is trying to grow into my lungs!" and the women at school kept telling me that it must be a girl because I'm carrying it so high - WRONG!  Despite this, I could not be more excited. I can only hope that this little one comes out with beautiful dark curls and dimples like my Jason had. We have agreed on one of his names and once we've settled on his full name, we will share it with all of you. Like Jason said, our 16 week appointment went well and we are just waiting on the results of some blood work. We should have known it was a boy - or at least taking after his daddy - because this was his behavior at our doctor's appointment: when the nurse checked his heartbeat, there were all kinds of sounds that she explained were him moving around quite a bit; half an hour later when we got to the ultrasound, he was curled up apparently sleeping (that's Jason - wide open one minute, sound asleep the next); then it took the ultrasound tech jiggling my belly for a while to get him to uncross his legs and I knew right there that he must take after his daddy because you know Mosier women aren't modest! Anyway, I'll try put the ultrasound pics on here, but I apologize for the quality - I'll have to find a scanner so they'll be more clear. Our next appointment is September 23rd.

Student teaching is going pretty well so far. These kids have such unique personalities and they already have a little piece of my heart. I have found, to my surprise, that my favorites are the hyper boys that are very bright but can't sit still for 5 minutes - they remind me of Tennent and John Lynn! So, maybe I will make a good boy's mom after all. I worked with them alone briefly for the first time this week and even I was surprised by how well that went, so I definitely think I've found my calling. On the other hand, for those of you who were taking bets, I lasted only two weeks before I got sick. Yes, those little germ infested creatures have already given me some kind of cold, so I've been miserable on the couch all weekend. Koozie has been a wonderful nurse :-) and Jason has been an angel as usual.

PS: someone asked me how to use the comments: if you want to make a comment on any of our posts, just click where it says "Comments" at the bottom of the post and a little box will pop up for you to write in. It usually says "0 Comments" or 1 or 2, depending on how many have been left already. Thanks!

Hiding the Paint Brushes

Our 16 week visit was yesterday afternoon in Greenville. We got there a little early so I wanted to take a 15 minute nap in my car, as I have been known to do during my lunch break, but Katie wasn't as interested as I was about closing my eyes for a few minutes in the parking garage at Greenville Memorial so we went on into the doctor's office.

While Katie was getting some labwork done I ran into my boss's wife. She was a little confused as to why I was carrying a purse and roaming around an OB/GYN office but thankfully Katie came out from around the corner and eased her mind before any rumors were spread.

We didn't wait too long before going back to see the doctor. This is a fairly large practice so we see a different doctor each time. This time it was Dr. Dubose; best one yet by far! You know you have a no bulls**t doctor when they ask you if you want to do a test and before you can answer they tell you it is stupid and a waste of time. This wasn't an ultrasound visit but because we hadn't seen the baby in about 6 weeks she squeezed us into line and did a quick scan so we could take a peak at how things were going.

We came away with 3 pictures: 1) full picture that actually looked like a baby for the first time 2) one tiny foot (hope there is another one) and 3) evidence that we are having a BOY; or at least that is what the scanning lady said.

So I guess I have to hide the paint brushes from Katie until 20 weeks but it looks like a baby boy is on the way. Now I just have to find a way to cover up the canteloupe paint we used in the bedroom that is going to become the nursery.

The Kooz

I feel that we should devote at least one blog to our first baby, Koozie. She has been a joy from day one and neither of us could imagine life without her. This new addition will be such a change for her as she has always been the baby and, truth be told, she rules this house.

She is a daddy's girl, always Jason's little shadow. She loves to snuggle and likes to lay against mommy's belly lately. She pulls all of her toys out every time I put them up, steals food when no one is looking, and insists on being in our lap regardless of what we are doing. We can always count on Koozie to be glad to see us, even if we've only been gone 5 minutes, she'll be waiting by the door, tail wagging.

 First Halloween

First Play Date with Chloe

Hanging out with cousins Barkley & Bernie

Congratulations Anna & Cole!!

Belly Pics

I swear my belly gets bigger every day! which is hard to believe since I basically don't like any foods anymore. It's fun and also hard to get used to - all these years of trying to hide all traces of a belly and now I'm learning to show it off :-) Oh the joys of being a woman! But I love that I now look pregnant  - it makes all of the morning (noon and night) sickness more worth it and maternity clothes are so comfy. So I decided to get Jason to take belly pictures of me and about a hundred pictures, and whines from me, and Jason laughing, we managed to produce this one picture that I am pleased with - enjoy ;-)

Surprise!

Baby Wilson at 10 weeks

Baby Wilson's 1st Picture (5 Weeks)

Our First Blog

We have decided to set up a blog to regale our family and friends with updates on life as a Wilson. We are now 15 months into our marriage and couldn't be happier. God has faced us with some difficult trials in Year #1, but we have faced them together and so far Year #2 has included the most beautiful surprise: a new member of our family! Up until now, Koozie has been our one and only child and I keep reminding her that she will always be our baby :-) but, God willing, we will have another baby joining us in February 2011.
I am now 13 weeks and 4 days into the pregnancy and just this past week have seen a let-up in my morning sickness (YAY!). Despite the fact that Baby Wilson endured my laproscopic surgery at only a week old (before we knew he or she was there), the pregnancy has progressed positively and everyone seems to be healthy. We plan to find out at 20 weeks if we have a boy or girl so stay tuned!
In other news, I start student teaching next week and can't wait to get into the classroom! I'll have class at night also, so it's going to be a busy fall. I will be graduating in May 2011. Jason has recovered from the parking assignment frenzy in June and is looking forward to Football Season 2010.
We will try to update here as often as possible, so check back soon!